Just like Ben E. King's "Stand By Me," which absolutely nailed the I-VI-IV-V progression on strings—you never thought to question it...it just sounded so right—Townsend delivers the ultimate acoustic guitar rock rhythm'n'lead. As good as it gets along side Keith Richards's work on Beggar's Banquet and Lennon's on Help! and Rubber Soul. Yeah, you don't ordinarily associate Lennon with guitar, but he was one hell of a rhythm guitarist.

What a mess of a song !
Could some today music sound as unfinished !

Saw the "farewell tour" in 1982.  After they left stage, every one was yelling Who, I was yelling Magic Bus - came back and played Magic Bus for first encoure - needless to say was amped.

Live from Leeds was one of my favorite albums as a kid.

Listen to the fadeout of this.  You can hear Pete say "I SAW YA!"  Keith Moon was trying all day to disrupt the backing vocal session, so they tied him to a chair in the control booth.  He wriggled himself out of it just as they were finishing it and he jumped up right at the end.

 joempie wrote: 
yep.

I've always been a huge Who fan but compared to the rest of their catalogue, this one pales in comparison.

 beerforever wrote: 
So do I - can't see why others don't really...

sounds a lot like My Generation, just a lot worse...

Then, Im just a TOTAL slut.

 MidLyfe wrote: 

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esweazey73 wrote: I think there are 2 types of people in the world, Who fans and Stones fans — I'm a Who fan.

Help! I'm bi then? Bye, bye.

love this song,

Yay!!!!!  Leave it to RP to have the good sense and class to play a Who song besides Teenage Wasteland!!!  Now if only we could get the long version from Live at Leeds.

Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

The Who and the Beatles were both cool enough.  I doubt that one needed to or whether it even mattered whether they copied off of one another.  They were all on the same trip.

 renlat wrote: 

. copymonkey wrote:
The original magic bus was Further and it made its epic trip in 1964.

 jeremyg2k wrote: 

Go take a walk.

jeremyg2k wrote:

I work from home, so no problem stinking up my office. I just might...

esweazey73 wrote:

Are Zep fans not people?

esweazey73 wrote:

Help! I'm bi then? Bye, bye.

I think there are 2 types of people in the world, Who fans and Stones fans -- I'm a Who fan.

n4ku wrote:

A second CD version of Live at Leeds was released something like 3-4 years ago with the full live version of "Magic Bus"--that is, without the electronica Townshend dropped in in the studio for the original release. In a way, then, it's more faithful to the live performance than the original vinyl or the first CD.

renlat wrote:

Actually the song was written probably in 1965 or 66, BEFORE Magical Mystery Tour (1967), although The Who didn't release it until 1968.

Kesey’s kid is selling Magic Bus memorabilia on EBay, check it out.

Magical Mystery Tour imitation ??

The only problem with this tune: it's far too short!

I'm a Who fan, but this has aged a bit.

I want it, I want it, I want to hear it again...!

jeremyg2k wrote:

LOL

Not in the mood for this. It's not the 70s anymore.

LowPhreak wrote:

I'm old... will I get over it?

I just don't have the "who" gene... especially after all the "final" tours they've done over the years. Sheesh...