THE WHO : LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM 1982

 

  1. Substitute
  2. I Can't Explain
  3. Dangerous
  4. Sister Disco
  5. The Quiet One
  6. It's Hard
  7. Eminence Front
  8. Behind Blue Eyes
  9. Baby O'Riley
  10. I'm One
  11. The Punk And The Godfather
  12. Drowned
  13. Tattoo
  14. Cry If You Want
  15. Who Are You
  16. Pinball Wizard
  17. See Me Feel Me
  18. Love Reign O'er Me
  19. Long Live Rock
  20. Won't Get Fooled Again
  21. Young Man Blues
  22. Naked Eye
  23. I Saw Her Standing There
  24. Summertime Blues
  25. Twist And Shout
    Bonus Tracks :
  26. Substitute
  27. I Can't Explain
  28. My Generation
  29. A Man Is A Man
  30. 5.15

Label : Eagle Vision

Venue : Shea Stadium, New York City, New York, USA

Recording Date : October 13, 1982

Release Date : June 29, 2015

Length : 146 minutes

NTSC : 4:3

Review (AllMusic) : An audio spinoff of the 2015 home-video set Live at Shea Stadium 1982, this double disc comprises the Who's October 13 gig at Shea, the second show in a two-night stand at the storied New York venue. Touted as the Who's farewell, their 1982 tour found the group promoting the recent It's Hard, a conflicted record that saw the group attempting to lurch into the 1980s. The performance captured on Live at Shea Stadium 1982 -- a concert given in the first part of the tour, which stretched from September to December -- finds the group pushing the record with performances of its title track, "Dangerous," "Cry If You Want," and "Eminence Front" while curiously side-stepping "Athena," one of the songs from the album that endured in the popular consciousness. The band does lean into their arena-rock theatrics of the late 1970s and early 1980s to the extent that they give such '60s standards as "Substitute," "I Can't Explain," and "Pinball Wizard" muscular readings. On the whole, the band does sound surprisingly strong, playing with a vigor that belies the conventional wisdom that the Who were on their last legs with Kenney Jones behind the drum kit in 1982. It also helps that they demonstrate a sense of humor: the entire proceedings close with an encore containing "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Twist and Shout," a cheerful nod to the Beatles' legendary concerts at this storied venue.

Review (The Who) : On 29 June 2015, Eagle Rock Entertainment release LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM 1982 by The Who on DVD, SD Blu-ray and digital formats. The set list on this amazing show features both classic tracks and rarely performed songs and includes: ‘Pinball Wizard’, ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, ‘My Generation’, ‘Substitute’, ‘Who Are You’, ‘I Can’t Explain’, ‘See Me Feel Me’, ‘Baba O’Riley’ and many more. Although a couple of tracks have appeared on compilations, this is the first official release of the full show and features restored footage and newly mixed sound. The Who’s 1982 tour, which was all in North America apart from two warm-up dates at the Birmingham NEC in England, was their last to feature Kenney Jones on drums and the band did not tour again until 1989. The tour promoted the recent IT’S HARD album, which had been released in June 1982, and the set list included a number of tracks from that album, some of which the band would only play live on this tour. This concert film features the show from the second of their two nights at New York’s Shea Stadium and was filmed on 13 October 1982.

Review (Ultimate Classic Rock) : On Oct. 12 and 13, 1982, the Who performed a pair of shows at New York's Shea Stadium. The second night was filmed and now, 33 years later, it's making its debut in full on DVD. Nineteen-eighty-two was a rough year for the Who. Though the band released the It's Hard album, which sailed into the U.S. Top 10 urged by the hits "Eminence Front" and "Athena," it was also the end of the road for the much-loved band. The tour was originally put in place to promote the new album, but it was announced that it would serve as their farewell. That, of course, would ultimately prove not to be the case, but it would be the last with drummer Kenney Jones and their last outing until a reunion in 1989. Live at Shea Stadium 1982 captures the entire second night at Shea, and, truth be told, the years have been kind to the performance here. The whole Jones era has gotten a lot of slack, some deserved, over the decades, mostly due to the unanswered question of how could such a vibrant and exciting drummer in his days with the Small Faces and Faces become so stiff when behind the kit for the Who? In viewing this new DVD - even though Jones is, at times, frustrating - the Who are still in fine form throughout. It should be noted that Jones had some mighty big shoes to fill, so any criticism on his playing needs that side note. They deliver a long and varied set list, touching on various corners of their incredible catalog, including a healthy nod to both Tommy and Quadrophenia as well as all the hits. One interesting note is that you get to see and hear the band dish out rarely heard songs such as "Sister Disco" and John Enwistle's "The Quiet One." And even though he's not the powerhouse drummer the late Keith Moon was, Jones holds his own. This was the band's fourth tour in as many years, and that non-stop carousel was wearing thin on the band, Pete Townshend in particular, who was coping with the stress by ingesting large amounts of drugs and alcohol. "I was the instigator. I was responsible for getting him back on the road after 1978," Roger Daltrey told Rolling Stone in 1982. "And after three tours of America, he was a bloody junkie. I felt responsible for that. It was really hard to live with, and I just don't want to think about it anymore. I mean, I think the world of that guy. I think enough of him to stop the Who." Despite the behind the scenes turmoil, the band delivered a high energy set at Shea. Among the highlights are the one-two opening punch of "Substitute" and "I Can’t Explain," which finds Townshend reclaiming those signature power chords from the evening's opening act, the Clash. The unusual appearance of "Tattoo" from their 1967 masterpiece The Who Sell Out and the inclusion of "Naked Eye," a staple of early '70s Who shows, is a nice addition. A show closing trio of covers - "I Saw Her Standing There," "Summertime Blues" and "Twist and Shout" also rattles the walls.