To even the most casual rock fan, The Who’s seminal Live At Leeds is considered one of the greatest live rock albums ever, showcasing the immeasurable talents of singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, drummer Keith Moon, and bassist John Entwistle. Live At The Oval, 1971, recorded a couple of years after Live At Leeds, reveals the fearsome foursome as one of the best live rock acts of the day, ruling the concert stages in the late 60s and early 70s. On September 19, 1971, the band headlined “Goodbye Summer: A Rock Concert,” a fundraiser in aid of famine relief for the people of Bangladesh. It was held at The Oval cricket ground in Kennington, south London, before a crowd of 35,000. The 15 songs from The Who’s performance have been newly mixed from the original eight-track analog multi-track tapes. A snippet-of-a-song “So Glad To See Ya,” begins with the band rolling into “Summertime Blues,” famous from the aforementioned Live At Leeds, but sounding just as heavy here. Then we are hit with the then-new songs from Who’s Next, which was released just weeks before this concert. John Entwistle sings lead on his “My Wife,” before the band falls into “Love Ain’t For Keeping.” Neither really stands out, save for maybe some fun jamming at the end of “My Wife.” With Moon up front in the mix throughout, it is hard not to be pushed along by his wild flumping drum attack. “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” easily fare best from Who’s Next. They remain staples in the band’s set to this day. Daltrey’s vocals are a powerhouse. Although Townshend’s guitar initially sounds too high in the mix of “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” it somehow settles in and we get a competent read on what would become a classic Who song. “Pinball Wizard,” may be one of the best tracks on the set. The set winds down with “My Generation,” “Naked Eye,” and harmonica jam-ender “Magic Bus,” which results in Townshend and Moon all but destroying their equipment, creating an end no band could match or follow. As the time of this review, The Who, which might be facetiously called ‘The Two’ at this point with Daltrey and Townshend as the only OGs still alive, are on what is supposed to be their final tour. No matter what they may or may not sound like in 2025, Live At The Oval, 1971 reminds us of how The Who delivered to rabid rock audience way back when they were Rock Gods who walked the Earth. ~ Ralph Greco, Jr. Purchase Live At The Oval

A disturbed woman who was jailed for posting unhinged death threats against President Donald Trump on social media was quietly released last week by a federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama, who has a record of rulings against the 47th president.

Gov. Pritzker agreed big cities have high crime, and he seems content with that. A total of 57 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend and at least seven have died. Mostly young people are the criminals and the victims. So, I guess it has to be a way of life in his mind. […] The post Gov. Pritzker Wants Us to Accept the High Crime in Chicago & Trump Says, “We’re Going In!” appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The U.S. military on Tuesday struck a drug-carrying boat hailing from Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as tensions spike between the Trump administration and the Venezuelan government. President Trump announced the strike in an unrelated Tuesday afternoon Oval Office event, saying the military had “shot out” the boat “moments ago.” He said his […] The post US Conducted a “Lethal Strike” on a Drug Vessel from Venezuela appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that American forces had taken out a “drug-carrying boat” coming out of Venezuela. Trump made the comments during a press conference from the White House announcing that Space Command will be moving its headquarters from Colorado to Alabama. He said that the Joint Chiefs of Staff had briefed him just before the press conference. “When you come out and when you leave the room, you’ll see that we just, over the last few minutes literally, shot out a boat, a drug-carrying boat, a lot of drugs in that boat. And you’ll be seeing that, and you’ll be reading about that,” Trump said. ? @POTUS: We just, over the last few minutes, shot out a drug-carrying boat… and there’s more where that came from… These came out of Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/JlurCZWBpG — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 2, 2025 “It just happened moments ago and our great general, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who has been so incredible, including what took place in Iran knocking out potential nuclear power for a long time to come … he gave us a little bit of a briefing. And you’ll see. There’s more where that came from. We have a lot of drugs pouring into our country. Coming in for a long time,” he added. He said that the boat came out of Venezuela. “We took it out and you’ll get to see that after this meeting is over,” Trump said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the strike in a post on X. “As [Trump] just announced moments ago, today the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike in the southern Carribean against a drug vessel which had departed from Venezuela and was being operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization,” Rubio posted on X. The strike comes as tensions have been rising between Trump and Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Last month, Trump directed the Pentagon to deploy U.S. troops and warships to address “threats to U.S. national security from specially designated narco-terrorist organizations in the region,” according to Reuters. The Trump administration has accused Maduro and his government of taking part in massive drug trafficking operations that smuggle narcotics into the United States. The government recently increased the bounty on Maduro to $50 million, citing his alleged ties to transnational gangs and drug cartels.