10 Best Hard Rock Albums Of The 1970s
4. Live At Leeds - The Who
The Who could have easily called it a career at the start of the 70's. After releasing the rock opera Tommy to widespread acclaim, the band achieved success that any typical rock band would have given their life for. Then again, the Who were not just an ordinary band.
During the tour to support Tommy, the band stopped at the University of Leeds to give a performance for the ages. This live album assembled the best cuts from the live experience into 40 minutes of liberating hard rock. While half full of covers, the band brings their all as they take "Young Man Blues" and "Summertime Blues" to unbelievable sonic heights. The band also takes their signature tune "My Generation" and blows it up to gargantuan proportions across the track's near 15-minute runtime.
Legend has it that there is still a crack in the concrete of the Leeds Refectory because of the sheer power behind the music performed that night. As the band went into the studio again, they failed at the next concept album Lifehouse but brought even more thunder delivering Who's Next. But as it stands, Live At Leeds is the Who's brilliant foray into the realm of hard rock.