The Who

Formed: 1964 in London, England
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Genre: Rock
Styles: Hard Rock, British Invasion, Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Mod, Album Rock, British Psychedelia, AM Pop
Group Members: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Kenney Jones
Biography: Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. The group was a whirlwind of activity, as the wild Keith Moon fell over his drum kit and Pete ...Read full biography
Who's Next
Released: 1971
Label: Classics Fr
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Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock opera Pete Townshend abandoned after suffering a nervous breakdown, caused in part from working on the sequel to Tommy. There's no discernable ...Read full review
Live at Leeds
Released: 1970
Label: Universal
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Rushed out in 1970 as a way to bide time as the Who toiled away on their follow-up to Tommy, Live at Leeds wasn't intended to be the definitive Who live album, and many collectors maintain that the band ...Read full review
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Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend, the two surviving members of the Who, perform in Stockholm...
Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend, the two surviving members of the Who, perform in Stockholm...
The Who perform in Hollywood, Fla., at Hard Rock Live in March, 2007.(Larry Marano/Retna Ltd.) More...
The Who, circa early '70s: Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend and Keith Moon....
The Who perform on England's "Ready Steady Go" TV series in the mid-'60s. (Retna Ltd.) More on Pete...
The Who's guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend sports a Union Jack blazer in a shot from the...
The Who reunite in Las Vegas for a 1999 performance with surviving original members John Entwistle,...
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