The Who Live: The Blues to the Bush 1999
This live album captures the Who on stage in the closing weeks of 1999. The recordings come from two pairs of shows: the House of Blues in Chicago on 12 and 13 November, and the Empire Theatre in Shepherd's Bush on 22 and 23 December. The title nods to both ends of the journey, from the Chicago blues club to the band's home turf in west London.
It came out in 2000 on Musicmaker.com, which sold it exclusively, and that site has since closed. That makes it a collector's item rather than a record you stumble across in the racks. It sits between the band's 1982 studio album It's Hard and Endless Wire in 2006, and it is worth tracking down for anyone who wants to hear the Who on the road at the turn of the millennium.
The Who Live: The Blues to the Bush 1999: tracklist and credits
20 tracks · 1:46:32Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1I Can't ExplainPete Townshend2:39
- 2SubstitutePete Townshend3:16
- 3Anyway, Anyhow, AnywhereRoger Daltrey and Pete Townshend4:09
- 4Pinball WizardPete Townshend2:56
- 5My WifeJohn Entwistle7:55
- 6Baba O'RileyPete Townshend5:27
- 7Pure and EasyPete Townshend6:07
- 8You Better You BetPete Townshend5:39
- 9I'm a BoyPete Townshend2:56
- 10Getting in TunePete Townshend5:10
- 11The Real MePete Townshend4:03
- Disc 2
- 1Behind Blue EyesPete Townshend3:49
- 2Magic BusPete Townshend9:20
- 3Boris the SpiderJohn Entwistle2:35
- 4After the FirePete Townshend4:50
- 5Who Are YouPete Townshend6:33
- 65:15Pete Townshend8:36
- 7Won't Get Fooled AgainPete Townshend8:54
- 8The Kids Are AlrightPete Townshend2:17
- 9My GenerationPete Townshend9:21
- Produced by
- Bob Pridden
- Executive producer
- Bill Curbishley, Robert Rosenberg
- Recorded at
- House of Blues Chicago, O₂ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
- Recorded
- 12–13 November 1999, House of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and 22–23 December 1999, Empire Theatre, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
- Mixed by
- Bob Pridden
- Engineered by
- Bob Pridden
- Mastered by
- Jon Astley
- Artwork
- Richard Evans
- Photography
- Graham Hughes
- Label
- Musicmaker.com
- Length
- 1:46:32
Line-up
- John “Rabbit” Bundrick · keyboard · guest
- Roger Daltrey · guitar, harmonica, vocals · guest
- John Entwistle · bass guitar, vocals · guest
- Zak Starkey · drums (drum set) · guest
- Pete Townshend · guitar, vocals · guest
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More from The Who
Full discography →The best of 2000
All of 2000 →More on Musicmaker.com
The label →How we know the release date only month precision available
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2000 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | April 2000 | |
| Wikidata | April 2000 | |
| US release | 2000 | earliest US date |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Musicmaker.com | original |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 300×302 | upscaled |