The Who - 1979-12-08 - Chicago, IL (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

The Who

International Amphitheater

Chicago, Illinois

December 8, 1979

Lineage:

Low generation cassette => Stand-alone Pioneer CD burner => EAC => Magix Audio Cleaning Lab => WAV => FLAC front end (level 8)

Disc 1 (74:37):

(1) Substitute (3:34)

(2) Can't Explain (2:43)

(3) Roger comments (0:37)

(4) Baba O'Riley (5:13)

(5) Roger/Pete comments (1:37)

(6) The Punk and the Godfather (4:58)

(7) John intro (0:49)

(8) My Wife (6:47)

(9) John comments (2:07)

(10) Sister Disco (5:48)

(11) Behind Blue Eyes (3:48)

(12) Banter (1:32)

(13) Music Must Change (false start) (0:56)

(14) Music Must Change (9:46)

(15) Drowned (10:29)

(16) Who Are You (6:51)

(17) 5:15 (6:54)

Disc 2 (69:43):

(1) Pete Comments (0:38)

(2) Pinball Wizard => See Me Feel Me (9:18)

(3) Long Live Rock (5:09)

(4) My Generation (4:08) =>

(5) I Can See For Miles (4:27)

(6) Sparks (5:48)

(7) Won't Get Fooled Again (9:40)

(8) Encore break (1:04)

(9) The Real Me (1:45)

(10) Dancing In The Streets (3:48) =>

(11) Dance It Away (4:06) =>

(12) Young Man Blues (5:00) =>

(13) Roadrunner (2:05) =>

(14) Big Boss Man (3:29) =>

(15) How Can You Do It Alone (9:11)

Comments:

This came to me in trade in 1994; I can't prove the lineage although it was represented to me as a 2nd gen. from the soundboard. It sounds as though it comes from the pro shot video source; whether the generation is counted as being from the original video master or whatever source tape was used down the line. In any case, it is a low generation recording -- the fidelity is pretty good and there is minimal tape hiss. There is more crowd than one typically hears in a board tape, but I think the crowd was miked pretty loudly.

This show happened at what I think is the peak of the post-Moon era; the performance is great and the band are in great spirits. The show sold out so quickly that the show was broadcast via closed-circuit to movie theaters throughout the Chicago area; Roger, Pete, and John occasionally shout out to the various suburbs with funny comments. I think the heavy crowd miking was for the benefit of the remote audiences to create more a "live" feel.