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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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aNLokxMusiK wrote:
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classicsnevrdie wrote:
Best band...
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Lietvyris wrote:
Eminence Front is great.
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Clashnroller wrote:
Quadrophenia.
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miqmiranda wrote:
I love this band!!!
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Janv92 wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/I+want+to+choose+my+own+artist+picture
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madafaka1 wrote:
greatest band ever.
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FeleFeee wrote:
The Who rocks!
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Lifietsfel wrote:
1929
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generalenergiz wrote:
Check it out! --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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infectedmodes wrote:
► We Love British Bands
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fi_moon wrote:
LoL
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q_uiz wrote:
Fuck, I love Teenage Wasteland.
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nennee_ wrote:
Who's Next is fuckin' classic<3 But I think that Tommy is one of their most important albums too
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bovub wrote:
most important albums; The Who Sings My Generation, The Who Sell Out, Tommy. I guess most people would say Who's Next as well, but at that point their sound has completely changed and does not really appeal to me. I'd recommend checking out their live performance of Tommy during Live at Hull, their legendary performance at Leeds as well as their BBC sessions album. They tend to play a LOT harder live, which is what the Who was all about on the top of their career
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The_Speedist wrote:
The Singular Greatest Band EVER. Oh, and Who's Next and Quadrophenia
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illeatchu wrote:
one of the best bands of all time.
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susedenien wrote:
Tommy & Who's Next [2]
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Sjoerdboersma wrote:
Tommy & Who's Next
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第44回 スーパーボウル （日本時間）
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The Who
Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy
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