Blues To The Bush (2000)

Disc one
1."I Can't Explain" - 2:37
2."Substitute" - 3:16
3."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" - 4:08
4."Pinball Wizard" - 2:56
5."My Wife" (John Entwistle) - 7:54
6."Baba O'Riley" - 5:27
7."Pure and Easy" - 6:06
8."You Better You Bet" - 5:39
9."I'm a Boy" - 2:55
10."Getting in Tune" - 5:09
11."The Real Me" - 4:03

Disc two
1."Behind Blue Eyes" - 3:46
2."Magic Bus" - 9:19
3."Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) - 2:35
4."After the Fire" - 4:49
5."Who Are You" - 6:32
6."5:15" - 8:35
7."Won't Get Fooled Again" - 8:53
8."The Kids Are Alright" - 2:16
9."My Generation" - 9:20

All song written by Pete Townshend except as noted.

did not chart

This was one of the albums (along with Jimmy Page & Black Crowes) that caused a major stink among retailers in 2000.
A start-up internet-only label MusicMaker.com had exclusive rights on these 2CD live albums and The Who album was never released in any other way although the Page/Crowes album came out on TV later in the year.
I've never haedr this album but I always wanted to get it because the 1999 shows were so damn good. The recordings cover the 2 shows at the House Of Blues in Chicago and 2 shows right before Christmas at the Shepherd's Bush in London.
I recall purchasers also could arrange the order of songs they wanted for their CDs but I don't remember if different songs were involved.
I remember reading that these were mediocre, muddy soundboard type recordings, but I have never heard the album myself.
The album has long been OOP but can be had for $25 or so usually, sometimes less.

Imho the Blues to the Bush set's quite good as far as the sound quality goes.......I believe the cd you'd get if you ordered it through Musicmaker.com was a cd-r my set's a pressed disc.

I have this album but haven't listened to it in a long time. The only thing that I can reiterate from a previous post is that the band was pretty hot with Zak on the drums and could blow younger bands off the stage any night of the week.

I bought it...not bad at all. Nice to hear Pure & Easy and After The Fire.

Was "After The Fire" a full band version or acoustic?

The Concert For New York City (2001)-various artists

Disc one
1."America" - David Bowie
2."Heroes" - David Bowie
3."Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
4."Wanted Dead Or Alive" - Bon Jovi
5."It's My Life" - Bon Jovi
6."Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" - Jay-Z
7."American Girl" - Goo Goo Dolls
8."Miami 2017" - Billy Joel
9."New York State of Mind" - Billy Joel
10."Emotion" - Destiny's Child
11."Gospel Medley" - Destiny's Child
12."I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" - Eric Clapton
13."Operaman" - Adam Sandler
14."Quit Playing Games With My Heart" - Backstreet Boys
15."Miss You" - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
16."Salt of the Earth" - Mick Jagger and Keith Richards

Disc two
1."FDNY" - Mike Moran
2."Who Are You" - The Who
3."Baba O'Riley" - The Who
4."Won't Get Fooled Again" - The Who
5."Come To My Window" - Melissa Etheridge
6."Born To Run" - Melissa Etheridge
7."Fire and Rain" - James Taylor
8."Up on the Roof" - James Taylor
9."Peaceful World" - John Mellencamp
10."Pink Houses" - John Mellencamp and Kid Rock
11."Superman (It's Not Easy)" - Five For Fighting
12."Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" - Elton John
13."I'm Down" - Paul McCartney
14."Yesterday" - Paul McCartney
15."Let It Be" - Paul McCartney
16."Freedom" (reprise)" - Paul McCartney

US #27

This of course, was a very emotional concert organized by Paul McCartney after the terrorist attacks of 9-11. There were some great performances, some headscratchers, and some very subdued ones understandably. But, without a doubt The Who stole the show. Everyone there knew it and so did anyone watching and any critics.
It was great to see them kicking ass (if I'm allowed to say something so unhip) and waking the place up. And they do so with the utmost respect. Jon Carin (from Pink Floyd/Roger Waters) filled in on keyboards for Rabbit and Simon was added back as a second guitarist and has been there ever since.
This would be the last US show with The Ox alive and in many ways, the last Who show if you will.
They performed 4 classics in "Who Are You", "Baba O'Riley", "Behind Blue Eyes" (not on the CD) and "Won't Get Fooled Again".
The show raised over $35 million.

Yeah, I don't know what it is about this particular performance--these are songs they've performed countless times--but they were absolutely electrifying that night. Probably just the sheer emotion of it all.

It starts out with just Roger and Pete on acoustic guitar, and slowly builds to include the whole band. Pretty cool performance--I know Pete and Roger have both performed this separately, but this is the only version I've heard officially credited to the Who.

A very emotional night and it was wonderful to see The Who come through in a big NYC moment.

We watched the show in the store I owned when I was working that night and aside from when Bowie started the show it was the only moment when everyone just stopped and watched. I don't what it was either, because The Who were dynamite. Maybe it was The Ox's farewell and we didn't know it yet.

I too remember that being a really great performance by the band.

The Ultimate Collection (2002)

As seen in the British edition. All songs written by Pete Townshend except where noted.

Disc one
1."I Can't Explain" – 2:05
2."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) – 2:41
3."My Generation" – 3:19
4."The Kids Are Alright" – 2:46
5."A Legal Matter" – 2:48
6."Substitute" – 3:48
7."I'm a Boy" – 2:38
8."Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) – 2:28
9."Happy Jack" – 2:11
10."Pictures of Lily" – 2:45
11."I Can See for Miles" – 4:07
12."Call Me Lightning" – 2:21
13."Magic Bus" – 3:22
14."Pinball Wizard" – 3:01
15."I'm Free" – 2:40
16."See Me, Feel Me" – 3:26
17."The Seeker" – 3:12
18."Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart) – 3:25
19."My Wife" (Entwistle) – 3:35
20."Baba O'Riley" – 5:01
21."Bargain" – 5:35
22."Behind Blue Eyes" – 3:42
23."Won't Get Fooled Again" – 8:33

Disc two
1."Let's See Action" – 3:59
2."Pure and Easy" – 5:22
3."Join Together" – 4:22
4."Long Live Rock" – 3:54
5."The Real Me" – 3:34
6."5:15" – 4:50
7."Love, Reign o'er Me" – 5:51
8."Squeeze Box" – 2:42
9."Who Are You" – 6:21
10."Had Enough" (Entwistle) - 4:30
11."Sister Disco" – 4:21
12."You Better You Bet" – 5:37
13."Don't Let Go the Coat" - 3:40
14."The Quiet One" (Entwistle) - 3:09
15."Another Tricky Day" - 4:51
16."Athena" - 3:47
17."Eminence Front" – 5:37

UK #17 US #31

And we also had a bonus disc:

Bonus disc
1."Substitute" (Rare US single version)
2."I'm a Boy" (Early version)
3."Happy Jack" (Unreleased acoustic version)
4."Magic Bus" (UK single version)
5."Baba O'Riley" video (Live at Charlton 1974)
6."Substitute" video (Live at Charlton 1974)

IMO, the best single place to get a Who comp is right here. It sounds great (at least I think so), and aside from omitting "Relay" it has a very, very well thought-out track listing spanning their entire career.
The resurgence of The Who from 1999-2002 was a glorious and most surprising thing indeed and this comp went Platinum in the US (despite the inferior track listing) and the upcoming tour was almost totally sold out.
What I love about this comp is you get 60s, 70s and 80s Who in all the right places.
Sure, there's a track or two one could gripe about, but this baby is great. I love the UK version (the one I have) which adds plenty more 80s tracks, all of which were either US Radio Hits, Hot 100 Singles or both!
I saw the tour but was very heartbroken at seeing the band without The Ox who died on the eve of the tour. The show was actually very good (as was Robert Plant), but it stopped truly being The Who for me right here.
What was especially aggravating was that I read an interview with Entwistle around the time of The Concert For New York in 2001 and he said he had written material for a new Who album that was finally going to get going in 2002. It never happened and we never did get an album with The Ox again. Shame on Pete for that.
However, I will not forget how great it was to be a fan again from 1999-2002.

I bought this strictly for the bonus disc. There was no other reason for me to do so.

In addition to John's songs for the never to be recorded Who album from this period I recall Roger also stating that he'd done some writing for a new album. Too bad that never came to fruition. If it was Pete's insecurities that stopped that, then shame on him. There was never anything written which stated a Who album had to be entirely or mostly written by Pete, particularly at that late stage of the game.

Maybe it's me, I know, I'm a dork, but I was more interested in the solo stuff Pete was selling on his website during this era--the Lifehouse box, "Scoop 3", the reissues of his Baba albums. I was also picking up the Who material that was coming out during this period, of course--the 2-disc deluxe editions started up in 2001--but I never really paid much attention to the whole Who reunion tour thing. But that's just me--again, I'm a dork. Fighting crowds and shelling out wads of cash to see an arena rock spectacle is an activity that just stopped appealing to me at some point.

At some point word began to circulate about an upcoming Who studio album, and I probably stopped wondering if Pete was ever going to do any new solo material.

It took a long time for me to reach my limit, but about 3 or 4 years ago, I too stopped shelling out for arena shows, or any shows for that matter, with rare exception. The Cream reunion, Roger's tour of 3 or 4 (?) years ago and the Tommy show from last year are the most notable of those exceptions.

I bought this just for the bonus disc, hoping that the version of Magic Bus would be the long version on the LP of MBB&B. It wasn't.

It was kind of cool to hear the "I keep going forward" version of Substitute, though.

Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2003)

All songs composed by Pete Townshend except where noted.

Disc one
1."I Can't Explain" – 2:51
2."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) – 4:33
3."Pinball Wizard" – 3:44
4."Relay" – 8:14
5."My Wife" (John Entwistle) – 6:38
6."The Kids Are Alright" – 6:12
7."Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" – 4:12
8."Bargain" – 6:52
9."Magic Bus" (incl. "Country Line Special" by Cyril Davies) – 10:05
10."Who Are You" – 7:05
11."Baba O'Riley" – 5:48

Disc two
1."Drowned" – 6:38
2."Heart to Hang Onto" – 4:41
3."So Sad About Us" – 3:19
4."I'm One" – 2:51
5."Getting in Tune" – 6:21
6."Behind Blue Eyes" – 3:48
7."You Better You Bet" – 5:46
8."The Real Me" – 5:27
9."5:15" – 11:40
10."Won't Get Fooled Again" – 9:12
11."Substitute" – 3:20
12."Let's See Action" – 5:15
13."My Generation" – 5:30
14."See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You" – 5:04

Disc three
1."I'm Free" – 2:49
2."I Don't Even Know Myself" – 4:43
3."Summertime Blues" (Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran) – 3:20
4."Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison) – 5:54

UK #73 US did not chart

The Who
Roger Daltrey – lead vocals
John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals
Pete Townshend – guitar, vocals

Additional musicians John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards
Zak Starkey – drums

Special Guests Bryan Adams – vocals on "See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You", "Behind Blue Eyes"
Noel Gallagher – guitar and backing vocals on "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Kelly Jones – vocals and guitar on "Substitute"
Nigel Kennedy – violin on "Baba O'Riley"
Eddie Vedder – vocals on "I'm One", "Getting in Tune", "Let's See Action", and "See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You"
Paul Weller – vocals and guitar on "So Sad About Us"

I never got this one and it was definitely an afterthought coming 3 years after the actual show in November of 2000. The 3rd disc does include a few songs from Feb. 8, 2002-the last show The Ox would play.
I really dislike the whole "special guests" thing which is why I never got this on CD or DVD.
I'm sure it's OK, but is this something I really need to own? Anyone?