Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

在60年代掀起英国摇滚风潮的代表团之一The Who，1969年出版概念专辑『Tommy』，成为史上第一张成功的摇滚音乐剧大碟，同时风光打开美国市场。1971年的『Who's Next』分别站上VH1以及滚石杂志「史上最佳专辑」第13与第28位置，吉他世界杂志更评选为「经典摇滚专辑」季军，AMG与滚石杂志全献上五星满分赞誉，美国高收视率影集「CSI」，更是将他们的歌曲置入片头与片尾当重点衬乐。 这张现场收音特辑，重温The Who黄金时期的多支经典名作，包括：入选滚石杂志「史上五百首经典歌曲」第11名、VH1频道「百大摇滚乐优选单曲」第13位，不仅确立The Who在乐坛的地位，更成为世代年轻族群国歌的“My Generation”；1965年初次登上英美两地排行榜，选入滚石杂志「史上五百首经典歌曲」第371名的“I Can't Explain”…等多达30首单曲，同时回味1978年因吸毒过量去世的鼓手Keith Moon，最精湛的演出实况。 Live at the Isle of Wight Festival is a double live album by The Who, recorded at the Isle of Wight Festival on 29 August 1970, and released in 1996. A DVD of the concert was also released. The Who were one year and three months into their Tommy tour when they played their second engagement at the Isle of Wight Festival. As in 1969, they played most of their famous rock opera, which by this time was quite familiar to the festival crowd. Huge spotlights bathed the audience of some 600,000 attendees, and as The Who's tour manager John Woolf recalls, attracted "every moth and flying nocturnal animal on the island". By August 1970, Pete Townshend was already introducing new songs to the setlist including "Water", "I Don't Even Know Myself" and "Naked Eye". These songs, which were being recorded at the time of the festival, were intended for an upcoming project known as Lifehouse. Although Lifehouse was eventually abandoned, the sessions paved the way to the Who's classic album Who's Next. The Who also performed some live staples such as "Heaven and Hell", "Substitute", "My Generation", "Magic Bus", "I Can't Explain", and the perennial covers of "Shakin' All Over" and "Summertime Blues".