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: Why ‘Endless Wire’ Should Have Been the Who’s FinalRead More
Who fans can get a sneak peek at a previously unreleased live version of “Pinball Wizard” from the forthcoming limited-edition Tommy set — if you can crack a fun memory game at the band’s web site. You May Also Like: Why ‘Endless Wire’ Should Have Been the Who’s Final FarewellRead More
Though he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year as a member of the Small Faces and Faces, for a time beginning in the late 1970s Kenney Jones was best known as drummer for the Who. You May Also Like: Rickie Lee Jones, Alexis Evans,Read More
Roger Daltrey sorts through the curious situation that found Jimmy Page playing guitar on a track by the Who, after their producer asked him in during the sessions for “I Can’t Explain.” “Pretty famous, isn’t he?” Daltrey muses. You May Also Like: Roger Daltrey – ‘Ride a Rock Horse’ (1975):Read More
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’ Why ‘Endless Wire’ Should Have Been the Who’s FinalRead More
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: Why ‘Endless Wire’ Should Have Been the Who’sRead More
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: On the Joy, and the Pain, of Pete Townshend’s ‘Empty Glass’ Why ‘Endless Wire’ Should Have BeenRead More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mambstsOPG4&w=500&h=305] Might as well get the Who stuff out of the way; Yes, he’s Pete Townshend’s baby brother. Has appeared on Who albums from Tommy to Endless Wire, and on tours with the band, Pete and frontman Roger Daltrey. But there’s more to Simon Townshend. You May Also Like:Read More