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[B]The Who[/B] are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of vocalist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Daltrey"]Roger Daltrey[/URL], guitarist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Townshend"]Pete Townshend[/URL], bassist [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Entwistle"]John Entwistle[/URL], and drummer [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Moon"]Keith Moon[/URL]. They became known for energetic live performances including the pioneering spectacle of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_destruction"]instrument destruction[/URL].[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who#cite_note-RS_29-0"][1][/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who#cite_note-Vodafone-1"][2][/URL] The Who have sold about 100 million records and have charted [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who_discography#Singles"]27 top forty singles[/URL] in the United Kingdom and United States with [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who_discography#Studio_albums"]17 top ten albums[/URL].[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who#cite_note-2"][3][/URL] including 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who#cite_note-3"][4][/URL].
The Who rose to fame in the UK with a series of top ten hit [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_%28music%29"]singles[/URL], boosted in part by [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_radio"]pirate radio[/URL] stations such as [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Caroline"]Radio Caroline[/URL], beginning in January 1965 with "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Explain"]I Can't Explain[/URL]". The albums [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Generation"]My Generation[/URL][/I] (1965), [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Quick_One"]A Quick One[/URL][/I] (1966) and [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who_Sell_Out"]The Who Sell Out[/URL][/I] (1967) followed, with the first two hitting the UK top five. They first hit the U.S. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40"]Top 40[/URL] in 1967 with "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Jack_%28song%29"]Happy Jack[/URL]" and hit the top ten later that year with "[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can_See_for_Miles"]I Can See for Miles[/URL]". Their fame grew with memorable performances at the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Pop_Festival"]Monterey Pop[/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who#cite_note-4"][5][/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock"]Woodstock[/URL][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who#cite_note-Brittanica_vid-5"][6][/URL] music festivals. The 1969 release of [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_%28album%29"]Tommy[/URL][/I] was the first in a series of top ten albums in the U.S., followed by [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_Leeds"]Live at Leeds[/URL][/I] (1970), [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Next"]Who's Next[/URL][/I] (1971), [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrophenia"]Quadrophenia[/URL][/I] (1973), [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who_By_Numbers"]The Who By Numbers[/URL][/I] (1975), [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Are_You"]Who Are You[/URL][/I] (1978) and [I][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kids_Are_Alright_%28soundtrack%29"]The Kids Are Alright[/URL][/I] (1979).[/quote]Albums: ([B]Must-listens in bold[/B], not that they all aren't, just basics Who starter songs)
[U][B]My Generation[/B][/U]
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/My-Generation--2.jpg/200px-My-Generation--2.jpg[/IMG]
1. Out in the Street
2. I Don't Mind
3. The Good's Gone
4. La-La-La-Lies
5. Much Too Much
[B]6. My Generation[/B]
[B]7. The Kids are Alright[/B]
8. Please, Please, Please
9. It's Not True
10. I'm a Man
[B]11. A Legal Matter[/B]
12. The Ox
[U][B]A Quick One[/B][/U]
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/A_quick_one.jpg/200px-A_quick_one.jpg[/IMG]
1. Run, Run, Run
[B]2. Boris the Spider[/B]
3. I Need You
4. Whiskey Man
5. Heat Wave
6. Cobwebs and Strange
7. Don't Look Away
8. See My Away
9. So Sad About Us
10. A Quick One, While He's Away
[U][B]The Who Sell Out
[/B][/U][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/98/The_who_sell_out_album_front.jpg/200px-The_who_sell_out_album_front.jpg[/IMG]
1. Armenia City in the Sky
2. Heinz Baked Beans
3. Mary Anne With a Shaky Hand
4. Odorno
5. Tattoo
6. Our Love Was
[B]7. I Can See For Miles
[/B]8. Can't Reach You
9. Medac
10. Relax
11. Silas Stingy
12. Sunrise
13. Rael (1 and 2)
[U][B]Tommy [/B][/U](This CD has a shit load of songs, since it's also a Rock Opera)
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Tommyalbumcover.jpg[/IMG]
1. Overture
2. It's a Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. The Hawker
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The Acid Queen
10. Underture
11. Do You Think It's Alright?
12. Fiddle About
[B]13. Pinball Wizard
[/B]14. There's a Doctor
15. Go to the Mirror!
16. Tommy, Can You Hear Me?
17. Smash the Mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sally Simpson
[B]21. I'm Free
[/B]22. Welcome
23. Tommy's Holiday Camp
24. We're Not Gonna Take It!
[U][B]Who's Next
[/B][/U][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/44/Whosnext.jpg/200px-Whosnext.jpg[/IMG]
[B]1. Baba O'Riley[/B]
2. Bargain
3. Love Ain't For Keepin'
4. My Wife
5. The Song is Over
6. Getting in Tune
7. Going Mobile
[B]8. Behind Blue Eyes
9. Won't Get Fooled Again[/B]
[U][B]Quadrophenia[/B][/U] (Another Musical story)
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/Quadrophenia_%28album%29.jpg/200px-Quadrophenia_%28album%29.jpg[/IMG]
1. I Am the Sea
2. The Real Me
3. Quadrophenia
4. Cut My Hair
5. The Punk and the Godfather
6. I'm One
7. The Dirty Jobs
8. Helpless Dancer
9. Is It in My Head?
10. I've Had Enough
11. 5.15
12. Sea and Sand
13. Drowned
14. Bell Boy
15. Doctor Jimmy
16. The Rock
[B]17. Love, Reign O'er Me[/B]
[U][B]The Who by Numbers
[/B][/U][IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/The_who_by_numbers_cover.jpg/200px-The_who_by_numbers_cover.jpg[/IMG]
1. Slip Kid
2. However Much I Booze
3. Squeeze Box
4. Dreaming from the Waist
5. Imagine a Man
6. Success Story
7. They Are All in Love
8. Blue, Red, and Gray
9. How Many Friends
10. In a Hand or a Face
[U][B]Who Are You?[/B][/U]
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/Who_Are_You_album_cover.JPG/200px-Who_Are_You_album_cover.JPG[/IMG]
1. New Song
2. Had Enough
3. 905
[B]4. Sister Disco
[/B]5. Music Must Change
6. Trick of the Light
7. Guitar and Pen
8. Love is Coming Down
[B]9. Who Are You?[/B]
[U][B]Song Sampling
[/B][/U]
[U][B]My Generation[/B][/U]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uswXI4fDYrM[/media]
[U][B]The Kids are Alright[/B][/U]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmowtt9vhLY[/media]
[U][B] A Legal Matter
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBMEFxEhu_8[/media]
[U][B]Boris the Spider[/B][/U]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8dSBWysmnM[/media]
[U][B]I'm a Boy[/B][/U]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4_eSW6D6sc[/media]
[U][B]I Can See for Miles
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4BBQMjbX3c[/media]
[U][B]Pinball Wizard
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AKbUm8GrbM[/media]
[U][B]I'm Free
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGa70tVYVKo[/media]
[U][B]Baba O'Riley
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2KRpRMSu4g[/media]
[U][B]Behind Blue Eyes
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_1RqyNdzbE[/media]
[U][B]Won't Get Fooled Again[/B][/U]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6-wG5LLqE[/media]
[U][B]Love, Reign O'er Me
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygOaNo3M_Hw[/media]
[U][B]Sister Disco
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz3gpKCjRTM[/media]
[U][B]Who Are You?
[/B][/U] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_FZVD5lsAw[/media]
If I missed anything, feel free to tell me and I'll fix it. It took an hour or two to make, and I couldn't find another one. So, discuss!
I've never heard of them.
But Seriously. I love them. Pete is amazing, and Keith's drumming was amazing.
My favorite album is "Who's Next"
[QUOTE=Just2Rusty;19522827]I've never heard of them.
But Seriously. I love them. Pete is amazing, and Keith's drumming was amazing.
My favorite album is "Who's Next"[/QUOTE]
Much agreed, brother.
Teenage Wasteland?
about all i know lol
[QUOTE=Ojey;19522986]Teenage Wasteland?
about all i know lol[/QUOTE]
[B]It's Baba O'Riley, god dammit.[/B]
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On my third time redoing the videos (LOVE the new system, Garry. I've always wanted to do [B]everything[/B] 3 times!), I put each song open in a tab. It was like something between a message from hell or heaven.
[QUOTE=G71tc4;19523018][B]It's Baba O'Riley, god dammit.[/B]
[editline]07:04AM[/editline]
On my third time redoing the videos (LOVE the new system, Garry. I've always wanted to do [B]everything[/B] 3 times!), I put each song open in a tab. It was like something between a message from hell or heaven.[/QUOTE]
Well on my mp3 player it says Teenage Wasteland/Baba O' Riley.
So I shall call it as I please.
Who?
Sorry had to do it.
Yeah one of the best bands of all time
One of the best bands of all time.
No pedo accusations guys, it was disproven anyway.
I Can See For Miles and Who Are You are my favourites, I don't listen to The Who very much but I think they are truly a great band from what I've heard
Really great band! I haven't looked at all their songs, but I love them so far.
The Who is one of my favorite bands, not only from 60's.
Quadrophenia and Who's Next are amazing albuns.
For the guys who like "Early" Beatles (Please Please Me until Revolver), Who's first album (The Who Sings My Generation) and A Quick One are amazing starts!
[b]the loudest show on earth[/b]
Hope I die before I get old.
Not a huge fan of them, but I love the sound of Townshend's guitar instrumentals.
The instrument smashing makes me rage, though. I see them bring a nice guitar down onto the ground and it's like: "NOOOOOOOOO."
You're missing It's Hard and you should include a some of the non-album singles and the live albums (particularly Live at Leeds!!!).
Live at Leeds is one of my favorite live albums of all time.
[I]We Don't Get Fooled Again[/I] and [I]The Seeker[/I] are my favourites. The Who are awesome.
The first time I heard The Who was on all the CSI intro videos, since then I have loved em.
I think it's great how just about every rock band has tried to rip off the riff of "I Can't Explain" ever since it came out. The Who are one of my favorites, though.
[B]The Who is playing the Super Bowl! [/B]:neckbeard:
i'm not a super fan on The Who, but i loved the film Quadrophenia
I highly advice the song "The Real Me" on the album Quadrophenia, the bassline is pure sex (pretty much like any other song by The Who to be honest).
Don't underestimate 5.15 though, when they used to play it live (when John Entwistle was alive) he always had some time in the middle of the song to put out some mean bass-solo :)
[QUOTE=G71tc4;19698337][B]The Who is playing the Super Bowl! [/B]:neckbeard:[/QUOTE]
It's really weird, they're so old now, I nothing goes wrong :ohdear:
I love The Who! Top 10 favorite bands of ALL time!!
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