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About This Track
“The Seeker” is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1971 compilation album Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy.
“I suppose I like this least of all the stuff”, wrote Townshend. “It suffered from being the first thing we did after Tommy, and also from being recorded a few too many times. We did it once at my home studio, then at IBC where we normally worked then with Kit Lambert producing. Then Kit had a tooth pulled, breaking his jaw, and we did it ourselves. The results are impressive. It sounded great in the mosquito-ridden swamp I made it up in, Florida at three in the morning drunk out of my brain with Tom Wright and John Wolf. But that’s always where the trouble starts, in the swamp. The alligator turned into an elephant and finally stampeded itself to death on stages around England. I don’t think we even got to play it in the States.” (Actually, this is not true, as the band did perform it for about two weeks on their 1970 American tour.) Released in the UK as Track 604036 on March 21, 1970, it reached #19 in the charts. Released in the U.S. as Decca 732729, it hit the Billboard charts on April 11, 1970, eventually peaking at #44. The Who revived the song on the 2006-2007 tour for Endless Wire.
* Canadian rock group Rush recorded a cover of the song on their 2004 album Feedback.
“I suppose I like this least of all the stuff”, wrote Townshend. “It suffered from being the first thing we did after Tommy, and also from being recorded a few too many times. We did it once at my home studio, then at IBC where we normally worked then with Kit Lambert producing. Then Kit had a tooth pulled, breaking his jaw, and we did it ourselves. The results are impressive. It sounded great in the mosquito-ridden swamp I made it up in, Florida at three in the morning drunk out of my brain with Tom Wright and John Wolf. But that’s always where the trouble starts, in the swamp. The alligator turned into an elephant and finally stampeded itself to death on stages around England. I don’t think we even got to play it in the States.” (Actually, this is not true, as the band did perform it for about two weeks on their 1970 American tour.) Released in the UK as Track 604036 on March 21, 1970, it reached #19 in the charts. Released in the U.S. as Decca 732729, it hit the Billboard charts on April 11, 1970, eventually peaking at #44. The Who revived the song on the 2006-2007 tour for Endless Wire.
* Canadian rock group Rush recorded a cover of the song on their 2004 album Feedback.
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lottadogs wrote:
fkn great song...this does rawk
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dewbie226 wrote:
I'VE BEEN SEARCHING LOW AND HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH!!!
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Rush does a GREAT copy of this one. Check em out!
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
this BBC version rawks!!!
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
one of their best
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gleeh0rt0n wrote:
people tend to hate me cuz i never smile....
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headgear56 wrote:
classic ^_^
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davidmills71 wrote:
Fantastic...
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julian2012 wrote:
Archival !
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
i asked bobby dylan,i asked the beatles,i asked timothy leary....boy,1970 was just gettin started
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Steely_Rain wrote:
I've been searching low and HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH!
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priom__ wrote:
150 points snatch!!
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Tom_Pullings wrote:
Top tune from The Who.
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pteronophobic wrote:
Damn great tune from the 'orrible 'oo.
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melliegaredhat wrote:
Awesome, the Seekerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, rock on rock on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RAGGLEMAN wrote:
Great great version :))))
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Grimmoire wrote:
the one on the BBC Sessions is the one worth it =)
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prominence_la wrote:
As I ramsack their homes, they wanna shake my hand.
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Foggster wrote:
the official harry potter quidditch song for the seekers...rock on !!!
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GuyLove wrote:
Truly legendary.
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