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10.23am
10 May 2011
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Now another band to be obsessed with.
I just listened to Tommy the other day and completely DIGGGED The Who.
Anybody esle?
BB CAN YOU HEAR ME???!!!???
3.36pm
4 December 2010
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I really like some of their songs- Baba O'Reilly and Won't Get Fooled Again must be in the running for the greatest album opener and closer combo ever, and then there's My Generation, Pinball Wizard, Pictures of Lily…
I think I'd like them a lot more, but Townshend's wasn't a very good singer early on, yet he somehow got to sing backing vocals on most of their songs. The Kids Are Alright was one of the worst affected.
5.23pm
1 May 2010
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The Who are, to me, the closest any band has come to matching up with the Beatles, particularly from an albums perspective. Tommy is utterly fantastic. I love their sillier earlier stuff particularly on A Quick One and I can't help but feeling like a 17 year old when I hear anything from Quadrophenia. It could have something to do with my listening to that album for literally six months straight when I was 17, and perhaps that's why I don't listen to the Who that much anymore.
Regardless, they are a fantastic band with arguably the greatest rhythm section of all time. I love their use of space on those concept albums, it's like they give you the idea then they give you five or so minutes of instrumentals to sort of ponder what's going on and how it applies to you. It seems to me like those albums would be healthy for the brain.
6.20pm
4 December 2010
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No one talks about The Who enough. Seriously one of the greatest bands to touch this earth. I watched the concert film "Listening To You: Live At Isle of Wight" and like it's a completely mind blowing thing to watch them perform. It's sad to say that I don't own enough of their music.
In Who news: Pete Townshend is releasing his autobiography either this year or next year. The director's cut of the movie Quadrophenia is also being released soon. Roger Daltrey is going on tour an performing Tommy in its entirety (Sadly, I can not attend). Biggest news in my opinion is there are rumors that The Who might reconvene next year and tour.
If The Who do tour, I'm going. I don't care if they sound sound as incredible as they did in 1970. It's the fucking Who! (sorry for language but it's the truth).
And if the Stones tour too… 
9.16pm
1 May 2011
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If the Who toured wouldnt it be the same now as with Queen (only Brian and Roger) or The Beatles if they toured (Paul and Ringo), ie there wouldnt be that many of the originals on stage? I know that Zac Starkey is/was on drums.
9.39pm
19 September 2010
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McLennonSon said:
BB CAN YOU HEAR ME???!!!???
Oh, don't worry, we can hear you loud and clear. As for the topic at hand, anyone who wants to see them live, don't forget the Super Bowl performance.
11.21pm
4 November 2010
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I haven't heard too much Who music, but the songs I have heard I liked. Especially "My Generation"- that song always makes me go kind of crazy. I've been thinking about getting an album of theirs- which one should I start with?
12.53am
1 December 2009
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The Who Sell Out (expanded edition) is so SO classic!
Tommy, Who's Next, Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy (a "greatest hits" record, sorta) are varying degrees of excellent as well.
2.58pm
12 March 2010
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Someone said "Nobody talks about The Who".
Well, maybe that's true for normal life outside.
On any music forum The Who is among this most appreciated and hailed bands.
Most praise goes to Moon and Entwistle and their spectacular talent.
Yeah, I like them too, another Top 5 band for me. Technically they beat the Beatles, since all three instrumentalists do stuff none of the Fab Four could ever do.
Musically they still fail to reach the Beatles since they are not as diverse nor did they music change and develop as much.
I have the "40 years of Maximum R & B" box which I quite like.
My favourite period is the latter half of their career.
I like "Quadrophenia" much better than "Tommy". It sounds better (the drums will blow you away!!!), it rocks harder and the songs are more consistent. It's more timeless.
"Who's next" is their best album, imo. At least it's the most successful and highly acclaimed one.
Favourite songs:
Love reign o'er me.
The real me
Guitar and pen
The music must change
I can see for miles
Baba O'Reilly
Who are you
Eminence front
My wife
Boris the spider
Join together
They also made Elton John's "Saturday night is alright for fighting" their very own song. Great version!
3.01pm
12 March 2010
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mr. Sun king coming together said:
McLennonSon said:
BB CAN YOU HEAR ME???!!!???
Oh, don't worry, we can hear you loud and clear. As for the topic at hand, anyone who wants to see them live, don't forget the Super Bowl performance.
While it's nice to see they still rock it's kind of sad they ALWAYS play the same three or four songs on these occasions…
I saw them some years ago when they were playing the whole "Quadrophenia" with The Ox still alive… That was great.
8.19am
10 May 2011
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Just found something amazing:
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