A Classic: "Who's Next"

1974 The Who, at the top of their game, fill my beloved stadium

In those days you did not hear new rock music as soon as it was released. Where would you hear it? Especially away from the pirates in the North Sea, there was just Radio 1, which was mainly playing pop. That's why I only discovered the full depth of the brilliant Who's Next in 1974. In the summer they played The Valley. It was a strange feeling, to finally be there and see it filled to its 75,000 capacity, knowing that it would never see that number for football. What a concert that was, with Bad Company early on, Lou Reed completely bombing, and as the sun went down on a rare golden summer day, the electric intro to Baba O'Reilly filled the Valley. But my favourite track on the album is this one, rarely played live, a haunting and wistful track which the legendary Keith Moon drives to its finale.