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Season Two is coming soon, but there's more Talking About The Who content to be had in the meantime...
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Matt Kent talks about his entry point to The Who, appearing in a Dave Clark Five movie, his work for the upcoming Who Are You Super Deluxe box set, meeting Keith Moon in 1978, why Who fans are a special breed, how his Naked Eye fanzine became a semi-official fan club, the only time he had to walk out of a Who gig, establishing a friendship with John Entwistle, and how seeing the band live in the 70s was like seeing the Grand Canyon.
Plus: in light of the end of Season One, Paul looks at what’s to come from Talking About The Who before the start of Season Two.
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Quadrophenia ballet website
Opening scene of Catch Us If You Can starring the Dave Clark Five
The Who at Hyde Park, 1996
‘Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere’ from Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 1999 (second night)
‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ from Live Aid, 1985
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Matt Kent talks about releasing the first Naked Eye fanzine for 22 years, being behind the Who 60th anniversary commemorative stamps from Royal Mail, showing the band members a Track Records compilation that they didn’t know existed, why Quadrophenia will work as a ballet, his pride in co-organising the 1995 Who convention and the difficulties involved, his creativity thriving from working for Pete Townshend, being up close to the ideas behind Lifehouse becoming a reality, and why he walked out on his dream job.
Plus: Paul looks at the recent gig announcements for 2025 and wonders what the potential line-up of the band could look like.
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Royal Mail Who stamps and collectibles
Track Records’ Who Did It album front cover
Who Did It back cover
Quadrophenia ballet website
Roger Daltrey sings 'Pinball Wizard' on Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, 1994
‘Boris the Spider’ from the 1995 Who Convention, Shepherd’s Bush
Quadrophenia medley from the 1995 Who Convention
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Ethan Fisher and Bets Crockett from The Fisher Protocol talk about the origins of their channel, why a video about ‘Slip Kid’ is their most popular, Keith Moon's capability of being a disciplined drummer, why the band had to carry on after Keith’s death, what sort of live Who show they want to see in 2025, and why making mistakes on stage is a good thing.
Plus: Paul puts forward a thought experiment around The Who of the 1980s and considers whether they would have sounded all that different with Keith on drums instead of Kenney Jones.
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‘Who Are You’
‘I Can’t Explain’ from The Who at Kilburn: 1977
‘905’
‘You Better You Bet’
‘Cache Cache’
‘Guitar and Pen’
‘You’
‘Dr Jimmy’
The Fisher Protocol’s ‘Who played the drums on Slip Kid’ video
‘Real Good Looking Boy’, live at the Gotham, New York, 2005
‘Who Are You’ from A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, 1994
Scott Halpin replaces Keith Moon on drums at the Cow Palace, California, 1973
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Tony Fletcher talks about his work with the Rock Academy and the challenge of directing a show dedicated to The Who, recording with his band The Dear Boys, what compelled him to write a Keith Moon biography, trying to separate the myths from the truth, the effect the book had on his well-being, the most surprising thing he learnt while writing the book, his experiences of interviewing Oliver Reed and John Entwistle, and where he ranks Dear Boy/Moon amongst his other work.
Plus: on the 60th anniversary of The Who’s first single ‘I Can’t Explain’ being released in the UK, Paul looks at how the band’s debut immediately established their identity and managed to stay relevant throughout the next six decades.
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The Who – ‘I Can’t Explain’ (original version)
The Who – ‘I Can’t Explain’ (London Coliseum, 1969)
The Who – ‘I Can’t Explain’ (Royal Albert Hall, 2000)
Tony’s Substack post about the Rock Academy show, including their version of ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’
The Rock Academy website
The Beatles – ‘Doctor Robert’
Keith Moon with champagne bottle in wall image
Chris Charlesworth’s memoir Just Backdated
Tony’s festive recommendations post on Substack
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YouTuber Mr Boulder is more likely to talk about Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Metallica on his channel than he is to talk about The Who. However, after asking Paul for a Who album recommendation beyond the greatest hits he already owned, Paul offered up Who’s Next. Sometime later, the two of them decided to record a track-by-track analysis of the album from their different perspectives – while also going off on various tangents – as part of an experimental cross-channel collaboration, and today we present their conversation as our New Year’s Day offering – Happy New Year to you all!
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Classic Albums episode on Who’s Next (Part 1 of 4)
Roger Daltrey – ‘Baba O’Riley’, 2024
John Entwistle – ‘My Wife’ (1973 solo album version)
The Who – ‘My Wife’ (live version from Thirty Years of Maximum R&B box set)
The Who – ‘Pure and Easy’
Roger Daltrey – ‘Going Mobile’, 2009
Limp Bizkit – ‘Behind Blue Eyes’
Nine Inch Nails – ‘Hurt’
Johnny Cash – ‘Hurt’
Bob Dylan – ‘All Along the Watchtower’
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – ‘All Along the Watchtower’
The Vocalyst reaction to ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’
The Charismatic Voice reaction to ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’
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Irish Jack was a nineteen-year-old Mod in Shepherd’s Bush when he first met and became friends with The Who in 1962, and he’s gone on to become an instantly recognisable figure to Who fans everywhere. In this episode, he shares some of his short stories about the band, and these are combined with archive clips to create ‘A Mish Mash of Irish Jack’, a collection of 60 years of Who-related memories. These include: a series of letters between Jack and Pete Townshend which sowed the seeds for Quadrophenia, hearing the album before its release as a way of avoiding watching Coronation Street, meeting the band for the first time when they were called The Detours, interrupting a Roger Daltrey radio interview with a badly timed phone call, broaching the subject of Who manager Kit Lambert’s homosexuality with his mother, and experiencing an evening in the company of Keith Moon and Oliver Reed.
All clips used in this episode provided by Irish Jack
Clip 1: Pete Townshend interview with Ken Stewart on RTE Radio, 1985
Clip 2: Pete on The BP Fallon Orchestra on RTE Radio, 1984
Clip 3: Irish Jack interview on Portsmouth TV, 2002
Clip 4: ‘Jack Lyons: A Moment’ on RTE Radio, hosted by Alf McCarthy
Clip 5: Mastermind on BBC TV, 2008
Clip 6: Roger Daltrey interview with Nihal Arthanayake on BBC Radio 5 Live, 2018
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Chris Charlesworth talks about writing his new memoir Just Backdated, being Melody Maker’s man in America during the 70s, giving Debbie Harry her first UK print exposure, an unexpected phone call from Keith Moon after writing a glowing review, getting to know The Who and their families, and his feelings on the band playing with an orchestra.
Plus: after Pete Townshend announces upcoming Who activity in 2025, Paul ponders what that might look like and whether it’s finally time to bring back some obscure early material on stage.
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Chris Charlesworth's new memoir Just Backdated
Chris’ blog ‘Just Backdated’
Sound desk audio of Roger and Pete banter at the Royal Albert Hall, 2024
Pete’s interview in The Standard, October 2024
Roger Daltrey – ‘Another Tricky Day’, 2024
Matt Kent on The Fisher Protocol
The Who – ‘Bald Headed Woman’
The Who – ‘Young Man Blues’, Ottawa, 1969
The Who – ‘My Generation’ from Live at the Fillmore East 1968
Slade – ‘Get Down and Get With It’ on UK TV, 1971
John Entwistle’s Ox – King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents in Concert, 1975
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Jody Linscott talks about how she inadvertently became a musician, being fired from Dingwalls and joining a band, the inspiration from her parents’ and brother’s record collections, not initially being a fan of The Who, being told, “Pete Townshend is looking for you”, playing with Pete’s Deep End band in the mid-80s, touring with The Who in 1989, the joyful chaos of being part of The Who’s acoustic line-up in 2020, and how Roger Daltrey is singing better than ever.
Plus: host Paul Bearman explains how he became a Who fan at the age of two, and how a major health scare in 2020 led to him wanting to make a podcast about them.
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Season 3 of Discography
The Fisher Protocol
Mustapha Tettey Addy bio
Kokomo on The Old Grey Whistle Test, 1975
Jeff Linscott – ‘Things to See’
Pete Townshend’s Deep End – 'Slit Skirts’, 1986
Pete Townshend’s Deep End – ‘Rough Boys’, 1986
The Who – ‘Join Together’, 1989
Roger Daltrey – ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, 2024
Roger Daltrey – ‘Boy in the Bubble’, 2024
The Who – ‘Break the News’, 2020
Teenage Cancer Trust
The Who – ‘Baba O’ Riley’, 2022
The Who – ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’, 2022
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Irish Jack, close friend of The Who since 1962, will be one of the special guests in Season One of Talking About The Who, a new podcast dedicated to that nice rock and roll band from Shepherd’s Bush, London
Season One begins on 20th November 2024 and will be available on all good podcast apps
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Percussionist Jody Linscott will be one of the special guests in Season One of Talking About The Who, a new podcast dedicated to that nice rock and roll band from Shepherd’s Bush, London
Coming very soon to all good podcast apps
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A new podcast dedicated to that nice rock and roll band from Shepherd's Bush, London
Season One is coming very soon to all good podcast apps
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
