The Who look back to ‘77 on live DVD

November 20, 2008

DETROIT (Billboard) – A 1977 concert filmed for the Who documentary "The Kids Are Alright" has long been considered a holy grail by rock fans. But frontman Roger Daltrey remembers it as taking place on "kind of a weird day."

"We did the show in the afternoon, which is not the best time of day to be on form, especially for (drummer) Keith Moon," Daltrey told Billboard.com.

The concert footage, from the Gaumont State Theater show in the London suburb of Kilburn, was released in its entirety this week on the DVD "The Who at Kilburn 1977."

Roger Daltrey of The Who arrives at the taping of the third annual VH1 Rock Honors: The Who concert in Los Angeles July 12, 2008.
(Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Though Who biographer Johnny Black has called the concert "disastrous," Daltrey said he "always thought it was quite a good show, but I remember that Pete (Townshend) at the time wasn’t very happy with it, and I never quite figured why. I’ll have to buy the DVD and find out, I guess."

During the concert a clearly upset Townshend tells the somewhat unruly crowd that, "There’s a guitar up here if any big mouth f—ing little git wants to take it from me."

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