The Who

[El_Jeffe]

everyone loves these legendary british rockers. townshend was such a creative energy, songwriter & solid guitarist, moon's drumming was outstanding, entwistle's clever & thumping bass, daltrey's rough rock vocals (that scream coming to the end of 'won't get fooled again' is so damn cool). when they were all bought together it led to such a sweet combination of creativity & ...awesomeness haha

live at leeds, is one of my absolute favourite live albums, just so good. rumor has it, in their prime, they were one of the greatest live bands & after hearing that album i'm not sure how you could disagree haha. as for favourite studio album, would have to be who's next

share some love & discussion?

[Brokenhill]

Meet the new boss.....same as the old boss!

I like a couple tracks from 'em, but Im not that deep into them. But yea they do deserve respect.

[Smash Adams]

they're still excellent live, I was going to post about them

[Tyler Revolution]

I still can't believe that one thread where a few people said something about The Who not being a well known/ talked about band. Amazing band.

[El_Jeffe]

Meet the new boss.....same as the old boss!

I like a couple tracks from 'em, but Im not that deep into them. But yea they do deserve respect.

sweet as, what tunes have ya heard? definately pick up who's next sometime if you're keen on these guys. so good mate

they're still excellent live, I was going to post about them

not many originals left though is there? i'd still jump at any chance to see pete townshend live though

[Smash Adams]

sweet as, what tunes have ya heard? definately pick up who's next sometime if you're keen on these guys. so good mate



not many originals left though is there? i'd still jump at any chance to see pete townshend live though

just townshend and daltrey

[Brokenhill]

sweet as, what tunes have ya heard? definately pick up who's next sometime if you're keen on these guys. so good mate



I have "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Who are you?" in my library...

I have probably heard more that I can't name on the radio...but yea I should get into them more...

[El_Jeffe]

I still can't believe that one thread where a few people said something about The Who not being a well known/ talked about band. Amazing band.

haha i must of missed that thread, just as well i suppose. the who's incredible & their influence is undeniable, i really really rate them

just townshend and daltrey

whoever's on drums & playing bass has massive shoes to fill then haha especially live. but yea as ya were saying, i'd still go see them aswell mate

[El_Jeffe]

I have "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Who are you?" in my library...

I have probably heard more that I can't name on the radio...but yea I should get into them more...

oh ya've started well then mate, both bloody good tunes & ya must of heard 'my generation.' if ya do pick up an album sometime, whichever one it is, let me know what ya recon, even if this threads long gone haha

[Brokenhill]

oh ya've started well then mate, both bloody good tunes & ya must of heard 'my generation.' if ya do pick up an album sometime, whichever one it is, let me know what ya recon, even if this threads long gone haha


Haha, will do man.

[clandestinerdc]

I love the Who.

My dad's seen em 14 times.

[love_american_style]

i just heard an interesting story about the who the other day.

[El_Jeffe]

I love the Who.

My dad's seen em 14 times.

your old man's a bloody lucky fella then haha

i just heard an interesting story about the who the other day.

sweet as, lets hear it

[love_american_style]

sweet as, lets hear it

well when they were on tour for Quadrophenia Keith Moon passed out behind his drum set towards the last few numbers. so at first Daltrey and Townshend were doing it solo then Townshend asked the croud if there were any drummers out in the audience. they picked out some 19 year old kid on the side of the stage and he did the rest of the set with them. this show was relativley close to me. my dad may have been there.

[El_Jeffe]

well when they were on tour for Quadrophenia Keith Moon passed out behind his drum set towards the last few numbers. so at first Daltrey and Townshend were doing it solo then Townshend asked the croud if there were any drummers out in the audience. they picked out some 19 year old kid on the side of the stage and he did the rest of the set with them. this show was relativley close to me. my dad may have been there.

hahaha holy hell, that's awesome. imagine being that kid, be the moment of ya life haha

[love_american_style]

hahaha holy hell, that's awesome. imagine being that kid, be the moment of ya life haha

haha..really though.

[Tyler Revolution]

haha i must of missed that thread, just as well i suppose. the who's incredible & their influence is undeniable, i really really rate them



whoever's on drums & playing bass has massive shoes to fill then haha especially live. but yea as ya were saying, i'd still go see them aswell mate

I think Zach Starkey (maybe spelled Zak, I can't remember) plays drums for them. He's also Ringo Starr's son.

[ringstad]

Most of their work is ridicilously good :) Im seeing them live at Roskilde this summer. Going to be aweeeeee

[El_Jeffe]

I think Zach Starkey (maybe spelled Zak, I can't remember) plays drums for them. He's also Ringo Starr's son.

sweet as, to be honest though i've never heard any tunes that zak's been a part of, but i'm sure he's a talented wee bugger haha

Most of their work is ridicilously good :) Im seeing them live at Roskilde this summer. Going to be aweeeeee

hell yea! get back to us on how it was mate

[MyWorldEntire]

This bump is quite satisfying, took me about 30 minutes to find the thread.

Anyways, what are you favorite Who songs? I'm really hoping the rumors are legitimate that they are going to play Bonnaroo this year.

[anthonydarko]

Only 20 posts? Seriously?

[Dr. Acula]

everyone loves these legendary british rockers. townshend was such a creative energy, songwriter & solid guitarist, moon's drumming was outstanding, entwistle's clever & thumping bass, daltrey's rough rock vocals (that scream coming to the end of 'won't get fooled again' is so damn cool). when they were all bought together it led to such a sweet combination of creativity & ...awesomeness haha

live at leeds, is one of my absolute favourite live albums, just so good. rumor has it, in their prime, they were one of the greatest live bands & after hearing that album i'm not sure how you could disagree haha. as for favourite studio album, would have to be who's next

share some love & discussion?

2 pages? BLAH. Wish I would have found this thread earlier Craig. I almost made a thread because the search function never shows a Who thread. I finally decided to check the Official Threads page and found this. As always, you have great taste. Miss seeing you around here man!

Anyways, one of the greatest bands EVER. Amazing musicians, great discography. Favorite record would probably be "Who's Next" followed by "Quadrophenia" and "Tommy". "Who Are You" is solid as well.

Watching live performances of this band on Youtube pisses me off that I'll never be able see them in their prime. Amazing energy. Doesn't get any better then watching these guys on stage.

For the record, The Who > Led Zeppelin.

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[cshadows2887]

I don't know if there's ever been a noiser 4-piece. Dudes sound like an orchestra all by themselves.

[bradnewman]

I have the live DVD from like 67 and then the live DVD from 2004 or sometrhing and they rock jsut as hard in both haha.

[Dr. Acula]

:-d Glad to see some people showing love. And I agree...live, they were something else. They were amazing musicians and songwriters but they had this dangerous, almost punk rock vibe about their live show.

[El_Jeffe]

You couldn't have bumped this thread at a better time mate. When I got up this morning I threw on Quadrophenia. I absolutely adore this band, & I've always held them as a member of the "the big 3" in punk rock music; The Clash, The Ramones, & The Who (rather than the Sex Pistols). Such an awesome, raw, passionate, intense band. Love everything about their music.

[cshadows2887]

You couldn't have bumped this thread at a better time mate. When I got up this morning I threw on Quadrophenia. I absolutely adore this band, & I've always held them as a member of the "the big 3" in punk rock music; The Clash, The Ramones, & The Who (rather than the Sex Pistols). Such an awesome, raw, passionate, intense band. Love everything about their music.

Love Reign O'er Me might be my fav Who track. I really need to buy Quadrophenia soon.

[heyzombiehitler]

i support this thread.

[Dr. Acula]

You couldn't have bumped this thread at a better time mate. When I got up this morning I threw on Quadrophenia. I absolutely adore this band, & I've always held them as a member of the "the big 3" in punk rock music; The Clash, The Ramones, & The Who (rather than the Sex Pistols). Such an awesome, raw, passionate, intense band. Love everything about their music.

Agree 100%. (Never cared for the Sex Pistols at all) Quadrophenia is such a great record. Beginning to end. Favorite tracks?

[Thomas Balkcom]

all-time favorite band, hands down. I've been working my way back through their discography (an album per week) and this week I am on Quadrophenia.

[Dr. Acula]

So pumped for The Who performance coming up!

[cshadows2887]

So they'll prob play "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Who Are You" right?

[iSasquatchh]

Omg I've Been A Huge The Who Fan Ever Since They Performed At The Superbowl Half Time Show!

[cshadows2887]

Omg I've Been A Huge The Who Fan Ever Since They Performed At The Superbowl Half Time Show!

That happened with Prince. Soooo many fake fans popping up.

[iSasquatchh]

That happened with Prince. Soooo many fake fans popping up.

And don't even get me started on Guitar Hero...

[cshadows2887]

And don't even get me started on Guitar Hero...

I will never forgive that game for giving Foghat a second life.

[iSasquatchh]

Haha. I love it. DRAGONFORCE FANS UNITE

[Dr. Acula]

So they'll prob play "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Who Are You" right?

I think they are doing a medley of quite a few songs.

[Theseventhson]

Yeah, they're doing a medley.

[Stavie Steelo]

I wanna watch football not a concert damnit

[fake empire]

I wanna watch football not a concert damnit
Never watched the Superbowl before?

[iSasquatchh]

My God these guys are gonna turn into dust up there!

[fake empire]

Not as good as Springsteen.

[Theseventhson]

Not as good as Springsteen.
I agree. Springsteen was phenomenal last year.

[maxvsmaradona]

Rolling Stones >

[cshadows2887]

Not as good as Springsteen.

I agree. Springsteen was phenomenal last year.

Really? Bruce is a god, but he was in terrible voice that night. Worst I've seen him either live or in a filmed performance.

[Dr. Acula]

Uh oh...Springsteen fan boys showed up.

As for The Who performance, it was good. They sounded great. Energy wasn't was it used to be but they are all around 65 years old.

[SSLYBY]

I thought that was great.

[Dr. Acula]

Really? Bruce is a god, but he was in terrible voice that night. Worst I've seen him either live or in a filmed performance.

The voice doesn't get attention because he did that SUPER COOL crotch shot slide into the camera. :yawn:

[Dr. Acula]

I thought that was great.

Agreed. Could have had some more energy but I'll give it a pass since Roger and Pete are like what? 65/66 years old?

They sounded great though. Good selection of songs.

[cshadows2887]

Uh oh...Springsteen fan boys showed up.

As for The Who performance, it was good. They sounded great. Energy wasn't was it used to be they are all around 65 years old.

Townsend's mic should have been lower. He half-assed all his backing vox and he was louder than Daltry. Fail, CBS.

[Dr. Acula]

Townsend's mic should have been lower. He half-assed all his backing vox and he was louder than Daltry. Fail, CBS.

The whole Super Bowl performance (whoever is playing it) is a clusterfuck. They have what? 10-15 mins to get EVERYTHING ready. There's not much room for error. Also, I remember that Springsteen was playing to a backing track with live vocals when they played. I'm curious if The Who did that cause it didn't sound like it.

[Theseventhson]

The whole Super Bowl performance (whoever is playing it) is a clusterfuck. They have what? 10-15 mins to get EVERYTHING ready. There's not much room for error. Also, I remember that Springsteen was playing to a backing track with live vocals when they played. I'm curious if The Who did that cause it didn't sound like it.
I don't think so because there was one part where Townshend kinda missed on his spin guitar strum thing and you could hear it.

[cshadows2887]

I don't think so because there was one part where Townshend kinda missed on his spin guitar strum thing and you could hear it.

Prince played guitar and vox over a backing track, I expect The Who might have done something similar.

[eriatarka24]

that was better than having bs like taylor swift/beyonce or whatever. the amount of ignorant people tweeting/posting on Facebook saying "SOOO BORING!" is ridiculous

[Theseventhson]

Prince played guitar and vox over a backing track, I expect The Who might have done something similar.
I worded that terribly, I meant to say that the mistake was noticeable.

[cshadows2887]

that was better than having bs like taylor swift/beyonce or whatever. the amount of ignorant people tweeting/posting on Facebook saying "SOOO BORING!" is ridiculous

Eh. They know their primary audience is adult males. Hence why they pick past-prime legends every year. They won't cry that some girls who aren't in their target audience are crying in 60 words or less.

[Dr. Acula]

that was better than having bs like taylor swift/beyonce or whatever. the amount of ignorant people tweeting/posting on Facebook saying "SOOO BORING!" is ridiculous

Thank you! Some voice of reason.

[fake empire]

Springsteen's voice sounded better than Townshend's.

[Dr. Acula]

Jesus Christ.

[Theseventhson]

Deny your maker

[fake empire]

I like the Who and Springsteen. Chill bitch.

[Dr. Acula]

I like the Who and Springsteen. Chill bitch.

Nobody cares.

You think Springsteen was better, we got it.

[cshadows2887]

Springsteen's voice sounded better than Townshend's.

Yes. But not better than Daltry's.

[Dr. Acula]

I was hoping they would play some "Love Reign O'er Me"

[cshadows2887]

I was hoping they would play some "Love Reign O'er Me"

Not with Daltry's voice in it's current state. That was at the top of his range in the late 70's, let alone when he's approaching his 70's. Amazing song though.

[Dr. Acula]

Not with Daltry's voice in it's current state. That was at the top of his range in the late 70's, let alone when he's approaching his 70's. Amazing song though.

You're right..but god damn, such a great song.

[cshadows2887]

You're right..but god damn, such a great song.

Funny though, my dad was standing behind me with like half an eye on the performance going "Eh if they're not playing 'Love Reign O'er Me' I don't really care."

[Dr. Acula]

Hahaha.

[GuitarR0cker1]

Oh man that was great. The second they started playing Baba O'Riley I started rocking out.

[kylieobscene]

I got goosebumps for Baba O'Riley

[fake empire]

Nobody cares.

You think Springsteen was better, we got it.
You're the one whining about people having opinions that differ from yours lol.

[dissident]

they sounded great.

[ThePartialGlow]

I was hoping they would play some "Love Reign O'er Me"

Probably my favorite Who song. Heart also does that song justice in their live set...still. Not even joking.

[cshadows2887]

Probably my favorite Who song. Heart also does that song justice in their live set...still. Not even joking.

Why would repping Heart be a joke? They're great.

[MyWorldEntire]

Do people not get that every act that does an event of this size plays to a backing track?

The vocals weren't perfect, but overall I loved their performance. That was the most gorgeous stage set-up I've ever seen.

[ThePartialGlow]

Why would repping Heart be a joke? They're great.

Haha, you know I agree with you. But I've encountered too many people who consider them generic "mom rock."

[mht]

that wasn't The Who. It was 2 guys that played in the who and a bunch of scab members. Might as well have been a cover band.

[cshadows2887]

Haha, you know I agree with you. But I've encountered too many people who consider them generic "mom rock."

Grr point me in their direction and watch a brawl erupt. I own their whole catlogue. And they were one of the first live shows I ever saw. My dad's seen them like 8 times and was at the show where they taped their live record. I'm def a fanboy.

[ThePartialGlow]

Grr point me in their direction and watch a brawl erupt. I own their whole catlogue. And they were one of the first live shows I ever saw. My dad's seen them like 8 times and was at the show where they taped their live record. I'm def a fanboy.

Yeah, I love the people that bash them and simultaneously jock Zeppelin. Listen to Ann Wilson sing, please.

[MyWorldEntire]

that wasn't The Who. It was 2 guys that played in the who and a bunch of scab members. Might as well have been a cover band.

Definitely not The Who, but it's still really enjoyable to see Roger and Pete play.

[dissident]

Probably my favorite Who song. Heart also does that song justice in their live set...still. Not even joking.

pearl jam does a fantastic version

[bobcatbob18]

I thoroughly enjoyed their performance. Good amount of energy and c'mon... "Baba O'Reilly" is one of the greatest rock songs of all-time!

[cshadows2887]

Yeah, I love the people that bash them and simultaneously jock Zeppelin. Listen to Ann Wilson sing, please.

Well Zep are significantly more influential. Hell, Heart spent their whole first album trying to rip them off. But people who dismiss Heart based on Magic Man or their 80's singles drive me b-a-n-a-n-a-s.

[bobcatbob18]

pearl jam does a fantastic version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjB1r77JljM

FANTASTIC.

[ColdNovember]

The what?

[shit stroll]

my dad got Keith Moon's autograph when he was a teenager.
/my contribution to this thread

[ColdNovember]

my dad got Keith Moon's autograph when he was a teenager.
/my contribution to this thread

God Bless you!

[x togepi x]

kinda wanted them to play my generation. haha

people here would have liked them better on the super bowl if the who had their own gaslight anthem upping the punx. i liked hearing them mess up since...you know...bands actually do that.

[kearn1tm]

my dad got Keith Moon's autograph when he was a teenager.
/my contribution to this thread

Yeah? Well I don't know my dad, asshole.

[El_Jeffe]

Wow where did all this Who love come from in the past couple days? Good to see though!

[Dr. Acula]

Wow where did all this Who love come from in the past couple days? Good to see though!

They just played the Super Bowl here, haha.

[El_Jeffe]

After a quick google search it seems like this super bowl is a pretty big deal over there? Seems weird they have bands like The Who playing at half-time or whatever haha. Where's Don King when you need him... "Only in America".

[ThePartialGlow]

Well Zep are significantly more influential. Hell, Heart spent their whole first album trying to rip them off. But people who dismiss Heart based on Magic Man or their 80's singles drive me b-a-n-a-n-a-s.

Oh, no question Zeppelin is the far more influential band. Heart ripping them off was what I was referring to.

[cshadows2887]

kinda wanted them to play my generation. haha

people here would have liked them better on the super bowl if the who had their own gaslight anthem upping the punx. i liked hearing them mess up since...you know...bands actually do that.

It was a bit disapponitng to realize Pete Townshend doesn't know the lyrics to a song he's been performing for 40 years by heart yet. I'm sure he keeps meaning to get around to it...

[x togepi x]

It was a bit disapponitng to realize Pete Townshend doesn't know the lyrics to a song he's been performing for 40 years by heart yet. I'm sure he keeps meaning to get around to it...

haha i asked my roommate "is he drunk?"

but i mean, that could have been nerves. i mean, they're the who but they were playing the super bowl which is an insanely big show.

[cshadows2887]

haha i asked my roommate "is he drunk?"

but i mean, that could have been nerves. i mean, they're the who but they were playing the super bowl which is an insanely big show.

It might be. Crazy to think a band like The Who, who've been everywhere and seen everything, could still make nervous fuck ups like any 18-year-old garage band, but I'm sure those butterflies never go away.

[x togepi x]

It might be. Crazy to think a band like The Who, who've been everywhere and seen everything, could still make nervous fuck ups like any 18-year-old garage band, but I'm sure those butterflies never go away.

well yeah but i mean, how many shows do you think they played for that many people? I mean, a giant sold out stadium plus millions of people all over the world in a really rushed and stressful environment. i don't know if you'd ever get used to that no matter what band you're in.

[benbton]

the who is by far my most fav band of all time, when i listen to them they are completly flawless absolutly love them

[BornUnderPunches]

Epic band

[cshadows2887]

Today was my first time with Live at Leeds. Studio fixing or no, what a friggin' HUGE sounding record. They were a force of nature. And the covers especially are amazing.

[cshadows2887]

Sings My Generation is a pretty impressive album. Like if someone took old James Brown records and blew them up with dynamite.