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The Who
I am off to the Knowsley festival tommorow to see The WHo, There are plenty of other bands like THe Zutons, The Coral and the view but The WHo are the band I wanna see. What do you guys think of the Who?
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I bought 'Who's next' off Amazon about 6 months ago. brilliant album.
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Superb band. One of the best 60's bands. Love Tommy fantastic album, plus I made my own Who compilation for my Zen, love turning Magic Bus up to 11 ...a la The Simpsons
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Superb band. One of the best 60's bands. Love Tommy fantastic album, plus I made my own Who compilation for my Zen, love turning Magic Bus up to 11 ...a la The Simpsons
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One of the best live bands ever, and they've still got it.
I saw them in the 70s in their heyday, and I dont think anyone could touch them. I also saw them last month, and enjoyed them just as much. They have made plenty of great records, and deserve their place in rock history. |
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LMAO love that in the Simpsons . Homer shouting play 'magic bus!' l. I am really excited like a young boy (paedos back off) to see The WHo. I mean they are ' The Who!'
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One of the best live bands ever, and they've still got it.
I saw them in the 70s in their heyday, and I dont think anyone could touch them. I also saw them last month, and enjoyed them just as much. They have made plenty of great records, and deserve their place in rock history. My favourite Who LP is their debut, 'My Generation'. Choc full of top tunes, Townsend was really coming into focus as a songwriter then, 'La-La-Lies', 'The Goods Gone', 'A Legal Matter' to name but a few.......then ending with the instrumental 'The Ox' (Entwistle's nickname, obviously) featuring some high octane drumming from Moon.......
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Must have been great to see the original line-up including Moon and Entwistle.......always a minor regret of mine that I've been too young to see some of the greats in their prime like the Beatles, Who, Kinks, etc........
My favourite Who LP is their debut, 'My Generation'. Choc full of top tunes, Townsend was really coming into focus as a songwriter then, 'La-La-Lies', 'The Goods Gone', 'A Legal Matter' to name but a few.......then ending with the instrumental 'The Ox' (Entwistle's nickname, obviously) featuring some high octane drumming from Moon....... ![]() I like My Generation, but I think they just got better and better. A quick One, and The Who Sell Out were fantastic but they were overshadowed by the three that followed, and became rock classics. Tommy, Whos Next (my favourite album of all time), and Quadrophenia were all top class. The albums that followed those(until Moons death) were also overshadowed by the big three, and The Who By Numbers really is under rated. The fact they are still putting on such great shows now is testimony to their quality. Every rock fan should try and see them while there is still time. |
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I was very lucky to see them back then, they were awesome.
I like My Generation, but I think they just got better and better. A quick One, and The Who Sell Out were fantastic but they were overshadowed by the three that followed, and became rock classics. Tommy, Whos Next (my favourite album of all time), and Quadrophenia were all top class. The albums that followed those(until Moons death) were also overshadowed by the big three, and The Who By Numbers really is under rated. The fact they are still putting on such great shows now is testimony to their quality. Every rock fan should try and see them while there is still time. I agree with you about 'Who's Next', widely acclaimed as the closest The Who got to a classic album, 'My Generation' is just my personal taste...... Whenever you tried to buy 'The Who By Numbers' from a second hand record shop someone had always joined the dots hadn't they?
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One of Britain's best bands. I like the album A Quick One, with all the advert jingles on it. Who's Next is a masterpiece, with some of their best rockers like Won't Get Fooled Again. The slower songs are all excellent too - Behind Blue Eyes in particular.
Tommy is full of great tunes, but I think Quadrophenia is more accessible; the four themes, one for each Who group member, is a clever idea. Some of the synthesizer and keyboard work on it are outstanding - a side of The Who often missed. Where are today's equivalent of The Who?
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I love The Who.........
As a teen at the time, I only really knew the singles, and to be honest, I still only really know the singles............. But what a collection of hit singles.............. My Generation, Can't Explain, I'm A Boy, Pictures of Lily, Happy Jack, I Can See for Miles............ |
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One of Britain's best bands. I like the album A Quick One, with all the advert jingles on it. :
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Don't you mean The Who Sell Out? Both fine albums though, although Quadrophenia is IMHO the best thing they ever did, with Live At Leeds and Who's Next right behind it.
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Looking forward to seeing Pete Townshend?
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Yes, just realized my mistake, it was The Who Sell Out with all the jingles. Quadrophenia always seems to be in the shadow of Tommy, but it's easily just as good. I love the sound effects on it like the sea, radio reports and brass bands. Gives a great feel of 60s seaside England.
One interesting thing about The Who live in recent years is that they record all their concerts, and they are available on cd and dvd. All the profits go to charity, and it does away with the bootleggers. |
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No Who thread is complete without this
Awesome performance, for me The Who has to have Keith and John.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jhk5RtXJd0 |
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sodding well let down with the tickets
Yeh I wanted to see Pete Townshend so much.
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Yeh I wanted to see Pete Townshend so much.