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- Summary: The previously unreleased recording (outside of unofficial bootlegs) of the band's live show at New York City's Fillmore East on April 5-6, 1968 was mixed and remastered by Bob Pridden.
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- Record Label: MCA
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock
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Aug 9, 2018It may not have the classic status of Live at Leeds, but the group never sounded as explosive as it does here.
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Aug 9, 2018This official release has been ably remixed by Bob Pridden, a roadie at the Fillmore back in ’68. ... Everything is delivered with the muscular sincerity that made The Who such a compelling and memorable live act.
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Aug 9, 2018That combination of astonishing music and nerd-centric revelations makes Live at the Fillmore East 1968 a continuing treat. Had this record been released in its time, it might have felt like the statement that Leeds and every other show was catching up to. Coming decades later from the vaults, it's valuable as a historical artifact, but even more worthy as a devastating concert in itself, inevitable closing guitar-smashing and all.
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Q MagazineAug 9, 2018Not quiet as good as 1970's Live At Leeds, but it's still a riot. [Jun 2018, p.119]