Post-Keith Moon Songs by the Who: Gimme Five
Perhaps, in hindsight, Led Zeppelin had the right idea: When your linchpin drummer dies, simply call it quits. Not so, the Who.
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The Who – Tommy (1969; 2013 reissue)
At once ambitious and complex, the Who’s Tommy stands as a shining moment in their vast career. Their sweeping work redefined the “concept album” and set the standard for rock operas such as Green Day’s American Idiot. You May Also Like: Tommy James and the Shondells – Cellophane Symphony (1969):Read More
Original Quadrophenia era saw the Who devolve into a nasty tangle: ‘He was very, very drunk’
As the Who gears up for another series of shows featuring Quadrophenia, beginning on June 8, 2013 at Dublin, it’s worth remembering that things haven’t always gone so well You May Also Like: The Oddly Complex Legacy of the Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’
‘A possibility of flying apart at any moment’: For Pete Townshend, it’s a wonder the Who is still here
Even as the Who announced the final dates of their sold-out Quadrophenia and More tour across the UK, Pete Townshend can’t help but marvel that they’re still together at all. And not just because they’ve lost two members. You May Also Like: ‘Pretend You’re in a War: The Who andRead More
‘If it’s getting a bit quiet, I just swing my arm’: Pete Townshend thrilled to be windmilling back in England
Pete Townshend says he can’t wait for the Who’s on-going Quadrophenia and More tour to return to his native UK, calling the 1973 double-album hit “a quintessentially English piece.” You May Also Like: No related posts.
Pete Townshend, ‘Who I Am: A Memoir’: Books
Perhaps he feels that he can’t explain, but Pete Townshend does a remarkably fine job with ‘Who I Am’ in revealing just who he is.
Pete Townshend says the Who ‘feel the ghosts’ after losses of Keith Moon and John Entwistle
As Pete Townshend prepares to retake the road with Roger Daltrey, he talked frankly about the Who’s two lost members, drummer Keith Moon and bassist John Entwistle. A 36-stop tour of North American begins in November, with a show called “Quadrophenia and More” that will feature that 1973 album inRead More
Something Else! Playlists: The Rock Anthem
So I was sitting at the kitchen table this morning, attempting to wipe the dust of sleep out of my droopy eyes while waiting for the five-minute coffee timer to go off. I’d just switched on the satellite radio a few minutes before, but my ears hadn’t really started payingRead More
‘Anxious to work together before we drop dead’: Pete Townshend on latest Who reunion
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are set to reunite for a 36-date North American tour as the Who, presenting a concert called “Quadrophenia and More.” The dates, included below, will feature that legendary 1973 release in its entirety, plus a few other Who favorites. The second Who rock opera, QuadropheniaRead More
Who frontman Roger Daltrey noncommittal on another reunion tour: ‘It all depends’
Frontman Roger Daltrey was noncommittal about another reunion tour for the Who, saying “it all depends on whether it feels right.” The Who’s last major concert treks were held between 2006-09, in support of the comeback album Endless Wire, as Daltrey and co-founding guitarist Pete Townshend played shows in England,Read More
