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Shepherd's Bush, West London, England (1964 – present)
The Who is an English rock band that formed in Shepherd’s Bush, West London, England, in 1964 and grew to be considered one of the greatest and most influential bands in the world. They are also famed for their prowess as a live band - winning awards and being described as “possibly the greatest live band ever”, primarily due to their energetic, loud performances and their smashing of instruments. The primary lineup consisted of Pete Townshend (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Daltrey (lead vocals), John Entwistle (bass, vocals) and Keith Moon (drums, vocals).
The Who rose to fame in the United Kingdom with a pioneering instrument destruction stage show, as well as a series of top ten hit singles (including the celebrated
My Generation) and top five albums, beginning in 1965 with their first single release I Can’t Explain. They first hit the top ten in the USA in 1967 with I Can See For Miles. The 1969 release of Tommy was the first in a series of top five albums for the group in the USA, followed by Live At Leeds(1970), Who’s Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973), and Who Are You (1978) among others. Live at Leeds along with Deep Purple’s ‘In Rock’ Black Sabbaths Self Titled and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Led Zeppelin II’ was one of the albums that brought hard rock into the mainstream during the early 70’s after the flowery acid infused rock of the mid 60’s.
Keith Moon passed away three weeks after the release of Who Are You on 7th September from overdose. Kenney Jones of The Small Faces and Faces took over on drums after Moon’s death. The band would release two more studio album:, the top five Face Dances in 1981 and the top ten It’s Hard in 1982, before officially disbanding in 1983.
The Who rose to fame in the United Kingdom with a pioneering instrument destruction stage show, as well as a series of top ten hit singles (including the celebrated
My Generation) and top five albums, beginning in 1965 with their first single release I Can’t Explain. They first hit the top ten in the USA in 1967 with I Can See For Miles. The 1969 release of Tommy was the first in a series of top five albums for the group in the USA, followed by Live At Leeds(1970), Who’s Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973), and Who Are You (1978) among others. Live at Leeds along with Deep Purple’s ‘In Rock’ Black Sabbaths Self Titled and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Led Zeppelin II’ was one of the albums that brought hard rock into the mainstream during the early 70’s after the flowery acid infused rock of the mid 60’s.Keith Moon passed away three weeks after the release of Who Are You on 7th September from overdose. Kenney Jones of The Small Faces and Faces took over on drums after Moon’s death. The band would release two more studio album:, the top five Face Dances in 1981 and the top ten It’s Hard in 1982, before officially disbanding in 1983.
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Who's Next
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My Generation - The Very Best Of The Who
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The Ultimate Collection (disc 1)
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Tommy
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Substitute
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Magic Bus
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Bargain
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Squeeze Box
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Pictures Of Lily
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Shoutbox
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JuanMarin92 wrote:
Indeed a really good band
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Anderesu_ wrote:
A really good band.
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fi_moon wrote:
eu concordo com você : )
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EirasMoon wrote:
A melhor banda de todos os tempos!!
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thewho91 wrote:
This band goes beyond of music, man, what a group.
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inkablot wrote:
Zeppelin and The Who played *very* different music over their careers, probably because the Who's primary decade was the 60s and Zeppelin's was the 70s, but neither band had a weak or boring performer in their four piece. Beyond both bands having never boring instrumentalism, The Who's main strength was their energy and Townsend's songwriting, especially in his operas and mini operas. Led Zeppelin's strength was their bluesy roots and rhythmic complexity. I think it's easier to compare the Rolling Stones or The Beatles to The Who.
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mito_urbano wrote:
@mikevolta01: In my opinion only Led Zeppelin IV and Houses of the Holy are perfect albuns in Led Zeppelin's catalogue. The others have some fillers. I also think that The Who are more original and have better ideas, just listen to The Who Sell Out, Tommy and Quadrophenia. That's my opinion but The Who are my favourite band and I think that Led Zeppelin are quite overrated.
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nerdork wrote:
Oh, and to answer the Zeppelin stan, Who's Next is my least favorite from The Who's run of Good Albums (1967-74ish, in my opinion). But it's hard to make recommendations because the rock operas aren't universally accessible.
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nerdork wrote:
How great is "Naked Eye"?
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IanCad wrote:
sorry i love led zeppelin page has got to be my favorite guitarist, but i dont think they ever came close to making anything as majestic as tommy
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mikevolta01 wrote:
Im going to give the rest of the albums a listen, but i do have to say all of Zeppelin’s back catalogue are better than this album! what has one got to say about that!?????
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mikevolta01 wrote:
Right...I had a drunken argument about who is the better band...Led Zeppelin or The Who..with a few friends the other night. I am not a massive “Who” fan...obviously I know there hits etc. but never sat and listened to an album in its entirety. So i made my promise and just listened to “Who’s next”. I thought it was ok. Baba O’Riley is always going to be top class...great intro, just a classic song...(though can anyone else hear Jim Jamison’s vocal on “Im always here” part of this song, i can! haha..). Start on a high, end on a high with “wont get fooled again”. This song lasts three times the length of any song made today, choose three...any in the chart right now and is better than all three rolled into one! but In my personal opinion...Zeppelin are better. I liked “Love Aint for Keeping” and the end of “Getting in Tune”...the increased tempo on drums and piano playing...but thats about it (though this is the first time hearing the whole album).
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bovub wrote:
one of the best rock bands of all time. even so, they should've quit when moon passed away.
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J-K47 wrote:
i know all about the who thanks to my bros and keith moons foundness for cars and water so clifford dont instantly think we're all in the dark bt heck y nt
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TaczMi wrote:
whooo areeee youuuu
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CliffordOlson wrote:
Talkin about my ggggeeennnerrratttion! Hope I die before I get old. Unfortunately most of you shouters aren't old enough to remember The Who when Keith Moon was still alive and the band was in it's prime. Trashing hotel rooms and getting high!
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whythe60shateus wrote:
5:15 <3
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kevin5280 wrote:
The Who will perform during halftime at this year's Super Bowl =)
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MrLJM wrote:
The next time someone says "Who?" when I say I'm listening to The Who, I'll beat them over the head with a twig. I've heard it about 999,999 times and 1,000,000 is my breaking point.
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Sapegas wrote:
rhythm-n-roll! =)
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