heh, sounds like something Pete'd say. heh.
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Apparently shags his wife a lot too. That's how he stays in shape.
Oh, so that's what you do when you're married?
Well, that's the reason I'M getting married.
The Who invented rock opera with a quick one while hes away in 1965.
John entwistle and keith moon are without any doubt some of the absolutely most gifted musicians on their instruments ever.
Pete Townshend is one of the original architects of rock guitar with a comlpetely unique and powerful way of playing that is one of the most influential in rock history.
And roger daltrey is a extremely good frontman/singer.
The who ´were the greatest live band ever, anyone who doudts that should check out live at leeds, live at the isle of wight(both the movie and the record) or the kids are allright movie.
John entwistle and keith moon are without any doubt some of the absolutely most gifted musicians on their instruments ever.
Pete Townshend is one of the original architects of rock guitar with a comlpetely unique and powerful way of playing that is one of the most influential in rock history.
And roger daltrey is a extremely good frontman/singer.
The who ´were the greatest live band ever, anyone who doudts that should check out live at leeds, live at the isle of wight(both the movie and the record) or the kids are allright movie.
God I love this thread.
The Who started for me in 1984 when I was home from school and watching Pebble Mill At 1 on BBC1 - there was an interview with some blonde bloke and they played this bit of film - very hazy in my mind until 1988 when the self same clips appeared on a TV advert for Who's Better Who's Best. From that moment, I switched from beeing a Queen devotee to a Who-phreak.
From there, my life changed completely. I've toured with the band twice - UK 1996, UK 2000 and UK 2002, plus various shows Stateside. I fell in and out of love with someone inside the inner circle and have been treated to the very best in what grown-up rock can provide both spiritually, physically and mentally. I have also been privelaged enough to spend a great deal of time with the greatest Bass player rock has seen and also to chew the fat with two other truly inspirational musicians. I've met some absolutely wonderful people along the way and have built up a collection of stuff that to many, is completely useless - but to be is treasure.
FOR ME, The Who (and Pete specifically, through his writing) have the uncanny ability to be able to talk directly to me as an English kid (or someone that WAS a kid - has that changed?). All the classic Who songs of frustration and teenage angst, the dilema of what to do and how to express your feelings - the search for the person that you really are as opposed to what people think you are. It's all there in a way that no other band has been able to do.
I adore Queen - they were my first love - but I view them now as a stepping stone to something much bigger and more intense.
I'm sure that there are hundreds of people that think the saem way about Queen or other bands - and that's the beauty of thing thing called music!
The Who started for me in 1984 when I was home from school and watching Pebble Mill At 1 on BBC1 - there was an interview with some blonde bloke and they played this bit of film - very hazy in my mind until 1988 when the self same clips appeared on a TV advert for Who's Better Who's Best. From that moment, I switched from beeing a Queen devotee to a Who-phreak.
From there, my life changed completely. I've toured with the band twice - UK 1996, UK 2000 and UK 2002, plus various shows Stateside. I fell in and out of love with someone inside the inner circle and have been treated to the very best in what grown-up rock can provide both spiritually, physically and mentally. I have also been privelaged enough to spend a great deal of time with the greatest Bass player rock has seen and also to chew the fat with two other truly inspirational musicians. I've met some absolutely wonderful people along the way and have built up a collection of stuff that to many, is completely useless - but to be is treasure.
FOR ME, The Who (and Pete specifically, through his writing) have the uncanny ability to be able to talk directly to me as an English kid (or someone that WAS a kid - has that changed?). All the classic Who songs of frustration and teenage angst, the dilema of what to do and how to express your feelings - the search for the person that you really are as opposed to what people think you are. It's all there in a way that no other band has been able to do.
I adore Queen - they were my first love - but I view them now as a stepping stone to something much bigger and more intense.
I'm sure that there are hundreds of people that think the saem way about Queen or other bands - and that's the beauty of thing thing called music!
Any question about who was a better live band between The Who and Queen can be answered by watching the Live Aid DVD.
Mr.Jingles79 - How can actually compare Queen and the Who live using Live Aid as a reference???
The Who hadn't played together since I believe 82, this was a one off show. Keith Moon was long dead by this time, they were never the same live band after that.
The Who hadn't played together since I believe 82, this was a one off show. Keith Moon was long dead by this time, they were never the same live band after that.
Or you could compare The Who and Queen at Woodstock.
Oh..oh yeah. Queen was in it's most infantile stages when Woodstock came about.
How old were you at this time, Benn? When you discovered The Who?
Oh..oh yeah. Queen was in it's most infantile stages when Woodstock came about.
How old were you at this time, Benn? When you discovered The Who?
Although I respect The Who for being a great live band, they're still behind Queen IMO (with or without Live Aid as a reference).
Although I'd definitely put The Who along with AC/DC and Led Zeppelin for the greatest live acts ever.
Although I'd definitely put The Who along with AC/DC and Led Zeppelin for the greatest live acts ever.
Aiee! They've all had a member of the band die. Isn't ANYONE safe these days?
I was 10 when I saw the first clip on Pebble Mill At 1 and then 14 when I saw it again on the TV advert. There was something about it that made me think "What the HELL is THAT noise!".
The Who's set at Live Aid actually wasn't that bad in terms of musical quality - things conspired against them. Kenny was saying some horrible things about Roger (whilst doing a few things to a certain lady that he shouldn't have been doing) and Roger resented someone that was such a recent addition to the band mouthing off. Kenny is a great drummer, but not a Who drummer (where Zak Starkey certainly is - he's got the spirit unique to The Who in him). If Pete hadn't fallen over and Roger hadn't made himself look stupid by trying to cover it up, and if the satellite feed hadn't cut out, we could be talking a different story. On the day, they were just another band.
However, during the Concert For NYC in '01, they showed just how far they had come. A friend of mine is an NYC Fire Lieutenant and used to work for Pete in the early 80's (heroin period) - she first saw them at The Fillmore East in '68 and swears blind that she had NEVER seen Pete so fired up as at that show in '01. I was watching at home with my parents and sister - Iwas obviously spellbound by what they did - my dad's a fan from the early days, but even my sister had to say "God - now I know what you've been on about for all these years!" and she HATES The Who.
Woodstock's an intersting one though - both Pete and Roger have openly admitted that they hated it, while John told me that he thought the band were only ever better twice (Forest Hills in July '71 and the US tour of late '76). My take is that it's a brilliant performance and deserves to be out there as a landmark piece for everyone to see. Remember that Hendrix only did his tricks after coming to London in 1967, signing to Track Records (run by The Who's management) and seeing The Who on stage........
The Who's set at Live Aid actually wasn't that bad in terms of musical quality - things conspired against them. Kenny was saying some horrible things about Roger (whilst doing a few things to a certain lady that he shouldn't have been doing) and Roger resented someone that was such a recent addition to the band mouthing off. Kenny is a great drummer, but not a Who drummer (where Zak Starkey certainly is - he's got the spirit unique to The Who in him). If Pete hadn't fallen over and Roger hadn't made himself look stupid by trying to cover it up, and if the satellite feed hadn't cut out, we could be talking a different story. On the day, they were just another band.
However, during the Concert For NYC in '01, they showed just how far they had come. A friend of mine is an NYC Fire Lieutenant and used to work for Pete in the early 80's (heroin period) - she first saw them at The Fillmore East in '68 and swears blind that she had NEVER seen Pete so fired up as at that show in '01. I was watching at home with my parents and sister - Iwas obviously spellbound by what they did - my dad's a fan from the early days, but even my sister had to say "God - now I know what you've been on about for all these years!" and she HATES The Who.
Woodstock's an intersting one though - both Pete and Roger have openly admitted that they hated it, while John told me that he thought the band were only ever better twice (Forest Hills in July '71 and the US tour of late '76). My take is that it's a brilliant performance and deserves to be out there as a landmark piece for everyone to see. Remember that Hendrix only did his tricks after coming to London in 1967, signing to Track Records (run by The Who's management) and seeing The Who on stage........
I'm pretty sure Pete fell over on purpose...
I actually don't think he did, but I know Roger did. It looks like he kind of slipped as he swung his foot over the microphone, but I'm not really sure.
I became a Who fan about ten years ago, even though I had been given Tommy as a Christmas present in 1993 or 1994. I didn't listen to it until much later after I had picked up My Generation - The Very Best Of The Who. I listened to that and became immediately hooked, then I listened to Tommy and became even more addicted. I picked up album after album that I could, and by now my favorites are By Numbers, Quadrophenia, and The Who Sell Out.
I've also seen them live twice, both in Camden, NJ - once in 2000, with Entwistle, and then again in 2002, without Entwistle, and both were very moving and poignant performances in their respective ways. I remember on the night that Entwistle died, my friend, who's also a Who fan as well as a bass player who modelled himself after Entwistle, called me at work and told me so, but I told him that was preposterous. Once I got into my car, I tuned into the classic rock station to see if he was right or not, and they were playing 'My Size', one of John's solo songs which I had never heard on the radio before, and that was proof enough that he had died. The station then went on to play almost the entirety of Live At Leeds uninterupted.
I've attempted to collect every single Who song out there, but there are still considerable gaps. Benn, I've emailed you, but I'm not sure if you got my email or not.
I became a Who fan about ten years ago, even though I had been given Tommy as a Christmas present in 1993 or 1994. I didn't listen to it until much later after I had picked up My Generation - The Very Best Of The Who. I listened to that and became immediately hooked, then I listened to Tommy and became even more addicted. I picked up album after album that I could, and by now my favorites are By Numbers, Quadrophenia, and The Who Sell Out.
I've also seen them live twice, both in Camden, NJ - once in 2000, with Entwistle, and then again in 2002, without Entwistle, and both were very moving and poignant performances in their respective ways. I remember on the night that Entwistle died, my friend, who's also a Who fan as well as a bass player who modelled himself after Entwistle, called me at work and told me so, but I told him that was preposterous. Once I got into my car, I tuned into the classic rock station to see if he was right or not, and they were playing 'My Size', one of John's solo songs which I had never heard on the radio before, and that was proof enough that he had died. The station then went on to play almost the entirety of Live At Leeds uninterupted.
I've attempted to collect every single Who song out there, but there are still considerable gaps. Benn, I've emailed you, but I'm not sure if you got my email or not.
I dislike the Who overall.
Well that's great.