How good were The Who

[Bill Walker]

Never liked them.
Townsend used to be a sheet metal worker just in case that matters to anyone.

 

[Bill Walker]

Saw them at the Oasis club in Manchester back in the 60s, brilliant band back then, the Oasis club and the Twisted Wheel were great clubs to go and see bands from that era, happy days.

Did you ever go to the Magic village in the 60s ?

 

[MillisleBlue]

The soundtrack to Quadrophenia genuinely changed my life. Finally got to see them live in the 02, Greenwich a couple of years ago. Even though they've been at it for decades, the power was still very much there.

 

[OB1]

Never liked them.
Townsend used to be a sheet metal worker just in case that matters to anyone.

Pete Townshend was not a sheet metal worker: that was Daltrey.

 

[OB1]

They are a truly brilliant band at their best. Townshend is literally a genius.

The classic line-up was sensational live.

Going to see them all being well next year (gig postponed from this year).

 

[Bill Walker]

Pete Townshend was not a sheet metal worker: that was Daltrey.

Oh ok, someone told me that's why he wore the overalls. I guess they were wrong.
Never liked em anyway.
Although My Generation was good.

 

[Blue_eyes]

My favourite band ever, a four piece inc vocals, uncompromising with a "take it or leave it" attitude.Not the best technically, not the most popular, and certainly not the most commercial, and I can understand why some dont rate them as high as some of their contempories. However, if every band played to their best in a concert, the Who would top the lot, but only the original line up. They also pushed the boundaries with rock operas, early synths, use of lasers in live acts along with stereo/quadrophonic sound. They stood out in some of the great festivals like Woodstock and Isle of Wight and had one of the true mental rock legends in Keith Moon. If I had to pick one bands music as all I was allowed to listen to for the rest of my life, it would be The Who, and I make no apologies for that, as I would be very happy.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

The soundtrack to Quadrophenia genuinely changed my life. Finally got to see them live in the 02, Greenwich a couple of years ago. Even though they've been at it for decades, the power was still very much there.

Fabulous album. My older brother had it. It got me interested. I hadn’t really heard much up until that other than my generation.
New little except they used to smash up their instruments and hadn’t taken them seriously.

That album changed my mind. Got Tommy after that and started listening to more.

Townsend is a bit iffy, but he wrote great stuff.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Did townsend ever get round to publishing that book he was 'researching'?

 

[Bluesince1979]

Had some banging tunes

Baba O’reilly is immense