| rdfs:comment | - The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964: vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States with 17 top ten albums, including 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone
- The Who were scheduled as the second to last act (before Jefferson Airplane) to play on Saturday, August 16th. When they actually started playing it was already Sunday morning around 5:00. They played their exceptional Tommy album, a Rock Opera dealing with the struggle of a deaf, dumb and blind boy who later finds a cure and gains stardom with his messianic movement. The finale of this performance took place during sunrise which occured at 6:05 am. __TOC__
- The Who is a British rock band, whose songs "Baba O'Riley" (in "Out Where the Buses Don't Run") and "Eminence Front" (in "Killshot) appeared in the TV show Miami Vice.
- The Who is an English professional wrestler working for independent promotions all over the world. The Who is best known for his hardcore style mixed with some European technical wrestling.
- The Who (pol. Kto) – brytyjski zespół rockowy, założony dawno, dawno temu, gdy twoich starych jeszcze na świecie nie było. Niektórzy twierdzą, że to najbardziej wpływowa grupa wszech czasów, ale i tak nikt o nich nie pamięta, choć nawet Żuczki nie były choćby w połowie tak zajebiste jak oni. Ich muzyka opiera się na perkusji, która rozsadza bębenki w uszach, perfekcyjnym basie, orgazmotwórczym wokalu i beznadziejnej gitarze, ale to szczegół. Znani z tego, że na koncertach rozpierdzielali instrumenty na drobne kawałki.
- The Who waren anfangs Teil der Mod-Bewegung der 1960er. Sie waren härter als die Beatles und die Stones. Seit 1999 haben sie die Band ein wenig wiederbelebt. → Siehe auch The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Hawkwind
- The Who are a rock band from London, England, formed by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals), Pete Townshend (lead guitar and backing vocals), John Entwistle (bass guitar) and Keith Moon (drums). The band currently consists of only Townshend and Daltrey, the only two surviving founding members. They are notable for their hits "My Generation," "Who Are You?," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Baba O'Riley" and "Pinball Wizard."
- The Who é unha banda inglesa formada en 1964. A súa principal formación estaba composta polo guitarrista Pete Townshend, o vocalista Roger Daltrey, o baixista John Entwistle e o baterista Keith Moon.
- The Who (detti anche Gli Who, o Gli Hù, o più semplicemente I Chi) sono un gruppo psychedelic-folk inglese, con chiare tendenze filo-nipponiche. Gli Ù sono composti da Peto "Pete" Townshend (chitarra e fabbricatore di penne per i testi), Roger Daltrey Cantey (voce bianca, tendente al verde), "Elton" John Entwistle (basso) e Keith "Non voglio mica la" Moon (batteria). Il gruppo è considerato uno dei migliori della musica Rock dalle loro madri. Gli Hù nella loro carriera hanno vinto: un buono sconto da Burger King, un rifornimento a vita di Yogurt Activia, una Coppa Italia e un giro gratis al luna park. In virtù di queste vittorie, I Chi sono stati inseriti nella Rock'N'Roll Al, ho fame!.
- À la question, qui sont les Who ? la réponse est : Who sont les qui ! À l'origine les Who s'appelaient les Einstürzende Neubauten, si bien qu'à chaque fois qu'ils s'annonçaient sur scène, le public demandait : les qui? donc les Who , et non pas les où ? car tout ceci se passait en Angleterre et que, de plus, les musiciens étaient bien visibles (mais pas très connus).
- thumb|200px'The Who (traducido al español como L'os que) es una banda inglesa de rock formada en 1962. Originalmente se llamaba The Detours, aunque [[Archivo:The Who.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Who (traducción del texto: 24 de septiembre del 2000. Martes Musical en el Anfiteatro de Miami, Florida)]] poco después adoptarían el nombre de The High Numbers para más adelante pasarse a llamar The Who.
- The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain", reached the UK top ten, followed by a string of singles including "My Generation", "Substitute" and "Happy Jack". In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released the US top ten single "I Can See for Miles", while touring extensively. The group's fourth album, 1969's rock opera Tommy, included the single "Pinball Wizard" and was a critical and commercial success. Live appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival, along with the live album Live at Leeds, cemented their reputation as a respected rock act. With their succes
- The Who are relatively new additions to the Barney Bunch. In 2016, new Speakonia Community member SavageBoy69Alt (now known in the community as SAVAGE GAYSHIT) introduced them into the Barney Bunch. The addition of the group, while later inspiring other members, such as TomServo3Alt and Life Or Death, to make videos with them, caused some debate, as Savage would constantly add more classic rock characters, mostly from the 1960s and 1970s, into his videos, notable ones being Tommy James And The Shondells and Led Zeppelin. Savage later deleted his Who videos and stopped making them.
- The Who es una banda inglesa de rock formada en 1964. Originalmente se llamaba The Detours, aunque poco después adoptarían el nombre de The High Numbers para más adelante pasarse a llamar The Who. La banda nació en Londres, Inglaterra. La alineación "clásica" estaba compuesta por Roger Daltrey (voz), Pete Townshend (guitarra), John Entwistle (bajo) y Keith Moon (batería). Townshend era el principal compositor: escribió la mayor parte de las canciones de la banda y fue el responsable de los conceptos e historias de álbumes como Tommy y Quadrophenia y el proyecto Lifehouse. Entwistle también compuso una parte importante de las canciones de The Who, y fue responsable de algunos temas importantes de la banda, en los que cantó (Townshend solo cantaba en algunas de sus propias canciones).
- The Who's Pete Townsend occasionally reaches levels of almost Colbert-like guitar playing skills. Who member Roger Daltry is almost as manly as Stephen Colbert, if it weren't for his luscious hair. Their most famous album was titled "Who's Next (to surrender to communisim)". They are considered the second greatest rock band next to Stephen and the Colberts. This article is a stub. You can get a Tip of the Hat* from Stephen by adding only truthiness to it.*Tip of the Hat not guaranteed.
- The Who are an English rock band. They appeared in the episode, "A Tale of Two Springfields", where they play in Springfield and destroy the wall separating "Olde Springfield" and "New Springfield". Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle voiced themselves. Pete Townshend decided not to guest star in the episode, so he was voiced by his brother Paul Townshend. In the episode, the drummer (who only appears briefly and doesn't speak) is animated to look like Keith Moon, who was the band's original drummer before his death in 1978, despite the band's drummer at the time being Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey.
- The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction.[2][3] The Who have sold about 100 million records,[4] and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.[5] The Who rose to fame in the UK with a series of top ten hit singles, boosted in part by pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, beginning in January 1965 with "I Can't Explain". The albums My Generation (1965), A Quick One (1966) and The Who Sell Out (1967) followed, with the first two reaching the
- The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction.]] The Who have sold about 100 million records and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States with 17 top ten albums,] with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.]
- Band Members: Roger Daltrey (singer) (alive), Pete Townshend (guitarist, songwriter) (alive), John Entwisle (bassist) (dead, replacement-Peno Palidino), Kieth Moon (drummer) (dead, replacement-Zach Starsky) Albums: Quadrophenia, Tommy, My Generation, Magic Bus, Who's Next, Who Are You, By the Numbers.
- The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Pete Townshend (guitar, vocals, keyboards) and John Entwistle (bass, brass, vocals), and joined shortly after by Keith Moon (drums, vocals). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records, and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.
- The Who were a famous, groundbreaking rock band from Shepherd's Bush, London, England, known both for their many influential songs and for their pioneering of the art of instrument destruction. They were formed by guitarist Pete Townshend, who joined forces with lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and Crazy Awesome drummer Keith Moon. They are so influential that when people talk of the great rock bands of The British Invasion, it's often The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who in the same breath. But of the three, only The Who actually spawned a whole musical genre. Don't take our word for it: Johnny Rotten, Johnny Ramone, and Joe Strummer (to name only three) are on record as saying something like, "If not for The Who ..."
- As one of the key figures of the British Invasion and the mod movement of the mid-'60s, the Who were a dynamic and undeniably powerful sonic force. They often sounded like they were exploding conventional rock and R&B structures with Townshend's furious guitar chords, Entwistle's hyperactive basslines, and Moon's vigorous, seemingly chaotic drumming. Unlike most rock bands, the Who based their rhythm on Townshend's guitar, letting Moon and Entwistle improvise wildly over his foundation, while Daltrey belted out his vocals. This was the sound the Who thrived on in concert, but on record they were a different proposition, as Townshend pushed the group toward new sonic territory. He soon became regarded as one of the finest British songwriters of his era, rivaling John Lennon and Paul McCartn
- In 1964 would-be rock and roll entrepreneur and BBC producer Kit Lambert spotted a gap in the market for a TV serial following the fortunes of a southern beat combo to rival The Beatles but with more wholesome appeal than The Rolling Stones. He invested his last 15 shillings to place a recruiting advert: Wanted Insane boys for music-television program. Want screaming girls to hold your "hand"? Call 01 3565687 and say Soon Lambert had signed up professional fly-fisherman Roger Daltrey. “He had the looks and he’d been stunning trout with his voice for years,” Lambert recalls.
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| abstract | - The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964: vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States with 17 top ten albums, including 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone
- The Who are an English rock band. They appeared in the episode, "A Tale of Two Springfields", where they play in Springfield and destroy the wall separating "Olde Springfield" and "New Springfield". Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle voiced themselves. Pete Townshend decided not to guest star in the episode, so he was voiced by his brother Paul Townshend. In the episode, the drummer (who only appears briefly and doesn't speak) is animated to look like Keith Moon, who was the band's original drummer before his death in 1978, despite the band's drummer at the time being Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey. Entwistle died aged 57 in 2002.
- The Who were scheduled as the second to last act (before Jefferson Airplane) to play on Saturday, August 16th. When they actually started playing it was already Sunday morning around 5:00. They played their exceptional Tommy album, a Rock Opera dealing with the struggle of a deaf, dumb and blind boy who later finds a cure and gains stardom with his messianic movement. The finale of this performance took place during sunrise which occured at 6:05 am. __TOC__
- The Who is a British rock band, whose songs "Baba O'Riley" (in "Out Where the Buses Don't Run") and "Eminence Front" (in "Killshot) appeared in the TV show Miami Vice.
- The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction.]] The Who have sold about 100 million records and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States with 17 top ten albums,] with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.] The Who rose to fame in the UK with a series of top ten hit singles, boosted in part by pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, beginning in January 1965 with "I Can't Explain". The albums My Generation (1965), A Quick One (1966) and The Who Sell Out(1967) followed, with the first two reaching the UK top five. They first hit the US Top 40 in 1967 with "Happy Jack" and hit the top ten later that year with "I Can See for Miles". Their fame grew with memorable performances at the Monterey Pop] and Woodstock]music festivals. The 1969 release of Tommy was the first in a series of top ten albums in the US, followed by Live at Leeds (1970), Who's Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973), The Who By Numbers (1975), Who Are You (1978) and The Kids Are Alright (1979). Moon died at the age of 32 in 1978, after which the band released two studio albums, the UK and US top five Face Dances (1981) and the US top ten It's Hard (1982), with drummer Kenney Jones, before disbanding in 1983. They re-formed at events such as Live Aid and for reunion tours such as their 25th anniversary tour (1989) and the Quadrophenia tours of 1996 and 1997. In 2000, the three surviving original members discussed recording an album of new material, but their plans temporarily stalled upon Entwistle's death at the age of 57 in 2002. Townshend and Daltrey continue to perform as The Who, and in 2006 they released the studio album Endless Wire, which reached the top ten in the UK and US. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, their first year of eligibility.]] Their display there describes them as "Prime contenders, in the minds of many, for the title of World's Greatest Rock Band."] Time magazine wrote in 1979 that "No other group has ever pushed rock so far, or asked so much from it."] Rolling Stonemagazine wrote: "Along with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, The Who complete the holy trinity of British rock."] They received a Lifetime Achievement Award from theBritish Phonographic Industry in 1988, and from the Grammy Foundation in 2001, for creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.]] In 2008 surviving members Townshend and Daltrey were honoured at the 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors.]
- As one of the key figures of the British Invasion and the mod movement of the mid-'60s, the Who were a dynamic and undeniably powerful sonic force. They often sounded like they were exploding conventional rock and R&B structures with Townshend's furious guitar chords, Entwistle's hyperactive basslines, and Moon's vigorous, seemingly chaotic drumming. Unlike most rock bands, the Who based their rhythm on Townshend's guitar, letting Moon and Entwistle improvise wildly over his foundation, while Daltrey belted out his vocals. This was the sound the Who thrived on in concert, but on record they were a different proposition, as Townshend pushed the group toward new sonic territory. He soon became regarded as one of the finest British songwriters of his era, rivaling John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, as songs like "The Kids Are Alright" and "My Generation" became teenage anthems, and his rock opera, Tommy, earned him respect from mainstream music critics. Townshend continually pushed the band toward more ambitious territory, incorporating white noise, pop art, and conceptual extended musical pieces into the group's style. The remainder of the Who, especially Entwistle and Daltrey, weren't always eager to follow him in his musical explorations, especially after the success of his first rock opera, Tommy. Instead, they wanted to stick to their hard rock roots, playing brutally loud, macho music instead of Townshend's textured song suites and vulnerable pop songs. Eventually, this resulted in the group abandoning their adventurous spirit in the mid-'70s, as they settled into their role as arena rockers. The Who continued on this path even after the death of Moon in 1978, and even after they disbanded in the early '80s, as they reunited numerous times in the late '80s and '90s to tour America. The group's relentless pursuit of the dollar was largely due to Entwistle and Daltrey, who never found successful solo careers, but it had the unfortunate side effect of tarnishing their reputation for many longtime fans. However, there's little argument that at their peak the Who were one of the most innovative and powerful bands in rock history.
- The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain", reached the UK top ten, followed by a string of singles including "My Generation", "Substitute" and "Happy Jack". In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released the US top ten single "I Can See for Miles", while touring extensively. The group's fourth album, 1969's rock opera Tommy, included the single "Pinball Wizard" and was a critical and commercial success. Live appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival, along with the live album Live at Leeds, cemented their reputation as a respected rock act. With their success came increased pressure on lead songwriter and visionary Townshend, and the follow-up to Tommy, Lifehouse, was abandoned. Songs from the project made up 1971's Who's Next, which included the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again". The group released the album Quadrophenia in 1973 as a celebration of their mod roots, and oversaw the film adaptation of Tommy in 1975. They continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from live performances at the end of 1976. The release of Who Are You in 1978 was overshadowed by the death of Moon shortly after. Kenney Jones replaced Moon and the group resumed activity, releasing a film adaptation of Quadrophenia and the retrospective documentary The Kids Are Alright. After Townshend became weary of touring, the group split in 1982. The Who occasionally re-formed for live appearances such as Live Aid in 1985, a 25th anniversary tour in 1989 and a tour of Quadrophenia in 1996. They resumed regular touring in 1999, with drummer Zak Starkey. After Entwistle's death in 2002, plans for a new album were delayed. Townshend and Daltrey continued as the Who, releasing Endless Wire in 2006, and continued to play live regularly. The Who's major contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack, large PA systems, use of the synthesizer, Entwistle and Moon's lead playing styles, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by several hard rock, punk rock and mod bands, and their songs still receive regular exposure.
- Band Members: Roger Daltrey (singer) (alive), Pete Townshend (guitarist, songwriter) (alive), John Entwisle (bassist) (dead, replacement-Peno Palidino), Kieth Moon (drummer) (dead, replacement-Zach Starsky) Albums: Quadrophenia, Tommy, My Generation, Magic Bus, Who's Next, Who Are You, By the Numbers. 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.
* Doctor Jimmy 15.
* The Rock 16.
* Bell Boy 17.
* Love, Reign Over Me 1.
* Overture - It's A Boy 2.
* You Didn't Hear It 3.
* Amazing Journey - Sparks 4.
* Eyesight To The Blind 5.
* Christmas 6.
* Cousin Kevin 7.
* The Acid Queen 8.
* Underture 9.
* Do You Think It's Alright - Fiddle About 10.
* Pinball Wizard 11.
* There's A Doctor I've Found 12.
* Go To The Mirror Boy 13.
* Tommy Can You Hear Me 14.
* Smash The Mirror 15.
* Sensation 16.
* Miracle Cure 17.
* Sally Simpson 18.
* I'm Free 19.
* Welcome 20.
* Tommy's Holiday Camp 21.
* We're Not Gonna Take It
- The Who is an English professional wrestler working for independent promotions all over the world. The Who is best known for his hardcore style mixed with some European technical wrestling.
- The Who (pol. Kto) – brytyjski zespół rockowy, założony dawno, dawno temu, gdy twoich starych jeszcze na świecie nie było. Niektórzy twierdzą, że to najbardziej wpływowa grupa wszech czasów, ale i tak nikt o nich nie pamięta, choć nawet Żuczki nie były choćby w połowie tak zajebiste jak oni. Ich muzyka opiera się na perkusji, która rozsadza bębenki w uszach, perfekcyjnym basie, orgazmotwórczym wokalu i beznadziejnej gitarze, ale to szczegół. Znani z tego, że na koncertach rozpierdzielali instrumenty na drobne kawałki.
- The Who's Pete Townsend occasionally reaches levels of almost Colbert-like guitar playing skills. Who member Roger Daltry is almost as manly as Stephen Colbert, if it weren't for his luscious hair. Their most famous album was titled "Who's Next (to surrender to communisim)". They are considered the second greatest rock band next to Stephen and the Colberts. This article is a stub. You can get a Tip of the Hat* from Stephen by adding only truthiness to it.*Tip of the Hat not guaranteed. Spelling skills aside, seems the above Colbert fan was busy whacking the salami while the rest of us enjoyed a nice, friendly piece 'o vinyl entitled Live at Leeds. BTW, dude? Lenin would kick you in the nads because part of the whole deal is that there is no 'I' in communism (at least the way YOU spelled it, ya dunce.
- The Who are relatively new additions to the Barney Bunch. In 2016, new Speakonia Community member SavageBoy69Alt (now known in the community as SAVAGE GAYSHIT) introduced them into the Barney Bunch. The addition of the group, while later inspiring other members, such as TomServo3Alt and Life Or Death, to make videos with them, caused some debate, as Savage would constantly add more classic rock characters, mostly from the 1960s and 1970s, into his videos, notable ones being Tommy James And The Shondells and Led Zeppelin. In late September, BB veteran Blood, frustrated, sent Savage a long statement as to why he shouldn't constantly add new characters (adding that he was on a slippery slope), let alone real life humans (an exception being the Wiggles). Savage later deleted his Who videos and stopped making them. However, in June 2017, Blood returned and settled the debate once and for all by allowing The Who to be in the Barney Bunch. Savage reuploaded all the Who videos and even a new one on July 25, 2017.
- The Who waren anfangs Teil der Mod-Bewegung der 1960er. Sie waren härter als die Beatles und die Stones. Seit 1999 haben sie die Band ein wenig wiederbelebt. → Siehe auch The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Hawkwind
- The Who are a rock band from London, England, formed by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals), Pete Townshend (lead guitar and backing vocals), John Entwistle (bass guitar) and Keith Moon (drums). The band currently consists of only Townshend and Daltrey, the only two surviving founding members. They are notable for their hits "My Generation," "Who Are You?," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Baba O'Riley" and "Pinball Wizard."
- The Who é unha banda inglesa formada en 1964. A súa principal formación estaba composta polo guitarrista Pete Townshend, o vocalista Roger Daltrey, o baixista John Entwistle e o baterista Keith Moon.
- The Who es una banda inglesa de rock formada en 1964. Originalmente se llamaba The Detours, aunque poco después adoptarían el nombre de The High Numbers para más adelante pasarse a llamar The Who. La banda nació en Londres, Inglaterra. La alineación "clásica" estaba compuesta por Roger Daltrey (voz), Pete Townshend (guitarra), John Entwistle (bajo) y Keith Moon (batería). Townshend era el principal compositor: escribió la mayor parte de las canciones de la banda y fue el responsable de los conceptos e historias de álbumes como Tommy y Quadrophenia y el proyecto Lifehouse. Entwistle también compuso una parte importante de las canciones de The Who, y fue responsable de algunos temas importantes de la banda, en los que cantó (Townshend solo cantaba en algunas de sus propias canciones). De esa alineación sólo quedan vivos Pete Townshend y Roger Daltrey ya que Keith Moon falleció por sobredosis de pastillas en 1978 (por lo que fue reemplazado por Kenney Jones) y John Entwistle por un ataque al corazón en 2002. El grupo es considerado uno de los más influyentes en la historia del rock, y ha sido descrita como "una de las bandas más innovadoras y poderosas en la historia del rock". La banda es pionera del concepto de ópera rock, y se la considera precursora de subgéneros como el punk y el britpop.
- In 1964 would-be rock and roll entrepreneur and BBC producer Kit Lambert spotted a gap in the market for a TV serial following the fortunes of a southern beat combo to rival The Beatles but with more wholesome appeal than The Rolling Stones. He invested his last 15 shillings to place a recruiting advert: Wanted Insane boys for music-television program. Want screaming girls to hold your "hand"? Call 01 3565687 and say Soon Lambert had signed up professional fly-fisherman Roger Daltrey. “He had the looks and he’d been stunning trout with his voice for years,” Lambert recalls. Other positions were harder to fill. Keith Moon had only seen the advert by chance, picking up a magazine in the common room of St. Goebbels’ youth detention centre on the last day of his six month sentence for aggravated assault. Lambert signed him as drummer, making use of his ability to hit things repeatedly for hours without losing interest. Coincidentally, guitarist Peter Townshend had only recently been released from the Bethlehem Hospital for the criminally insane and had been recruiting musicians for his own band, Pirate Pete and the Kiddie-Fiddlers, when his social worker showed him the ad. Prospects for bass player looked grim, with only two applicants: 56 year old William Hartnell, a former jockey and pick-pocket with no prior musical experience, and a bearded stranger who insisted on being referred to as The Master. Lambert began to wonder whether restricting the advertisement to Angling Times and Convict Weekly had been wise but, without the funds to re-advertise, chose Hartnell as he felt the older man would be easier to control on tour. As the only rejected applicant left the audition he swore to pursue vengeance through space and time. With the line-up complete the band were in need of only one thing - a name. Lambert chose The High Numbers but this was soon changed to The Who, due to Moon’s inability to think of any numbers higher than ten.
- The Who (detti anche Gli Who, o Gli Hù, o più semplicemente I Chi) sono un gruppo psychedelic-folk inglese, con chiare tendenze filo-nipponiche. Gli Ù sono composti da Peto "Pete" Townshend (chitarra e fabbricatore di penne per i testi), Roger Daltrey Cantey (voce bianca, tendente al verde), "Elton" John Entwistle (basso) e Keith "Non voglio mica la" Moon (batteria). Il gruppo è considerato uno dei migliori della musica Rock dalle loro madri. Gli Hù nella loro carriera hanno vinto: un buono sconto da Burger King, un rifornimento a vita di Yogurt Activia, una Coppa Italia e un giro gratis al luna park. In virtù di queste vittorie, I Chi sono stati inseriti nella Rock'N'Roll Al, ho fame!.
- À la question, qui sont les Who ? la réponse est : Who sont les qui ! À l'origine les Who s'appelaient les Einstürzende Neubauten, si bien qu'à chaque fois qu'ils s'annonçaient sur scène, le public demandait : les qui? donc les Who , et non pas les où ? car tout ceci se passait en Angleterre et que, de plus, les musiciens étaient bien visibles (mais pas très connus).
- thumb|200px'The Who (traducido al español como L'os que) es una banda inglesa de rock formada en 1962. Originalmente se llamaba The Detours, aunque [[Archivo:The Who.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Who (traducción del texto: 24 de septiembre del 2000. Martes Musical en el Anfiteatro de Miami, Florida)]] poco después adoptarían el nombre de The High Numbers para más adelante pasarse a llamar The Who.
- The Who were a famous, groundbreaking rock band from Shepherd's Bush, London, England, known both for their many influential songs and for their pioneering of the art of instrument destruction. They were formed by guitarist Pete Townshend, who joined forces with lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and Crazy Awesome drummer Keith Moon. They are so influential that when people talk of the great rock bands of The British Invasion, it's often The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who in the same breath. But of the three, only The Who actually spawned a whole musical genre. Don't take our word for it: Johnny Rotten, Johnny Ramone, and Joe Strummer (to name only three) are on record as saying something like, "If not for The Who ..." The group started out as the Detours in 1962 when classmates Townshend and Entwistle met Daltrey, then a high-school dropout working in a sheet metal factory. After beating around the bush for a while as a mod-rock act, changing their name to the High Numbers and then the Who, added Moon to the lineup in late 1964, and finally struck gold in 1965 with the singles "I Can't Explain", "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" and the famous "My Generation". The album of the same name however was a rushed affair lacking in memorable work (though the American release was better). Guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend had more ambition though, and included the 9-minute "mini-opera" "A Quick One, While He's Away" on the album A Quick One, which was released the next year(and also featured the single "Boris the Spider"), as a taste of things to come. Their first breakthrough was the 1967 Concept Album The Who Sell Out, which included their biggest hit in the US, "I Can See for Miles". In 1968, Townshend became a convert to the teachings of Meher Baba, an Indian guru who preached a gospel of love, pantheism, and music as the key to understanding the universe. Inspired by his new religion, and the rejection of psychedelic drugs that it called for, Townshend wrote what many consider the Who's Magnum Opus - the famous Rock Opera Tommy in 1969, about a deaf, dumb and blind kid who "plays a mean pinball". The tour in support of this album, which took the band to Woodstock and the Monterey Pop Festival and often featured them performing Tommy in its entirety, established them as one of the most dynamic and exciting live acts of their day. Around this time Townshend conceived an epic project called Lifehouse, a story set in a Crapsack World led by an authoritarian government in which hundreds of people gather at a concert and ascend to a higher plane of existence through The Power of Rock. However he over-exerted himself this time, and miscommunication which even manager/co-producer Kit Lambert (who convinced the band about the Tommy concept) couldn't resolve killed the project until it resurfaced as a Townshend solo album in 2000. Instead, The Who regrouped in 1971 with producer Glyn Johns and reworked the songs written for Lifehouse to produce Who's Next. Who's Next reached #1 on the UK charts, #4 in the USA, was critically acclaimed (generally regarded as one of the best albums ever) and contains some of their best-known songs: "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Riley" and "Behind Blue Eyes". After a quick break, The Who recorded another Concept Album/Rock Opera, this time about a mentally ill teenager named Jimmy and his conflicts with his family and friends during the height of the mods-rockers conflict in the 1960s. Named Quadrophenia, it was released in 1973 to critical acclaim, and spawned another hit with the ballad "Love, Reign O'er Me". During the supporting tour a famous incident occurred on 20 November 1973 in San Francisco, when Keith Moon passed out twice during the performance due to tranquilizers (the put-to-sleep-large-animals kind of tranquilizers), the first time returning after a half-hour delay, and the second time he was carried off. After playing "See Me, Feel Me" with Daltrey on tambourine, Townshend asked "Can anybody play the drums? I mean someone good!" An audience member, Scot Halpin, filled in for the three-song encore and did a pretty good job. When interviewed by Rolling Stone, he noted: "I only played three numbers and I was dead". The Who began faltering after this period, as a result of Keith Moon's addiction to drugs and alcohol and Townshend's depression, which resulted in 1975's bleak The Who By Numbers, full of songs about self-loathing, alcoholism, middle-age, and fear of irrelevance, lightened by the Top 10 hit "Squeeze Box". The same year a movie version of "Tommy" was released with an all-star cast under Ken Russell's direction. The move away from concept albums and epic rock operas continued with the stripped-down Who Are You, released in 1978, which again climbed up the charts (higher in the US than the UK) and spawned a hit single, "Who Are You". However, one month after the album's release, Keith Moon died after accidentally overdosing on Heminevrin, a drug he had been prescribed to treat alcohol withdrawl. (He had taken to downing them by the dozen and mixing them with alcohol; 31 undigested pills were found in his stomach during his autopsy.) He was replaced by Kenney Jones of The Faces, who lacked Moon's characteristic hyperactive drumming style, with John "Rabbit" Bundrick unofficially added as the band's keyboardist, a position which Townshend (and occasionally Nicky Hopkins) had filled in the past. With Jones, they recorded two more albums: Face Dances (1981) and It's Hard (1982), which suffered from uninspired songwriting, the only notable songs being "You Better You Bet" and "Another Tricky Day" from the former, and "Athena" and "Eminence Front" from the latter. Finally, in December 1983, Townshend issued a public statement that The Who had disintegrated. The Who first reunited for a one-off performance at Live Aid in 1985, where Kenney Jones was replaced with Simon Jones (no relation). A 1989 tour followed, where, citing an inability to play electric guitar due to hearing problems, Townshend recruited a large backing band, including a guitarist, a second drummer, three backing singers and a five-piece horn section. During this tour, the band regularly performed Tommy in its entirety for the first time since 1971. 1996 saw the band's next tour - a similarly large-scale production of Quadrophenia, featuring guest vocals by Billy Idol, Gary Glitter, and others, and the first appearance of Zak Starkey, son of Ringo Starr and childhood protege of Keith Moon, as the group's regular drummer. Beginning in 2000, the Who returned to touring as a five-piece group, which they did on a biannual basis throughout the 2000s. The night before the scheduled kickoff of the 2002 tour in Las Vegas, John Entwistle died of heart failure after spending the night with long time rock groupie/stripper Alycen Rowse, and was replaced on short notice by session bassist Pino Palladino, who has played for the group since. The band's current incarnation, which Townshend jokingly refers to as "Who-2", consists of Daltrey, Townshend, Palladino, Starkey, Bundrick, and Townshend's little brother Simon on backing guitar and vocals. In 2006, the group released Endless Wire, their first studio album since It's Hard. While not particularly a hitmaker, the album featured some rather good songs, including the Man in a Purple Dress, a Dylanish Protest Song inspired by The Passion of the Christ; It's Not Enough, the band's first charting single since 1982; Mike Post Theme, a salute to the writer of theme songs for many of the TV shows catalogued on this very Wiki; and Wire and Glass, a "mini-opera" adapted from Townshend's novella The Boy Who Heard Music. The band has performed only sporadically since 2008, including a handful of charity shows and a performance during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2010, though Roger Daltrey has toured internationally with a solo band in recent years, including the first touring production of Tommy since 1989. Also make an appearance in Rock Band: "Won't Get Fooled Again" in the first game, "Pinball Wizard" in the second, "I Can See For Miles" in the third, plus 20 downloadable songs. For the announcement of Rock Band 2 at E3 they even held a concert in promotion for it. In addition to their work as a group, each of the Who's members also pursued solo careers to varying degrees of success;
* Townshend was the most successful commercially. Townshend's career outside the Who started in 1969, when he and several other musicians recorded three albums of religious music for devotees of Meher Baba. These albums were heavily bootlegged and tracks from them were later released on his first official solo album, 1972's "Who Came First". Townshend's solo career peaked in The Eighties, with his albums "Empty Glass", "All the Best Cowboys have Chinese Eyes", and "White City" producing a number of minor hits with "Let My Love Open the Door", an electro-pop love song sung from the perspective of God, reaching #3 in the pop chart. He was also a member of two short-lived supergroups - "The Palpitations", which included himself, Ronnie Wood, Steve Winwood, Rick Grech, Jim Capaldi and others as backing band for Eric Clapton's comeback show in 1973, and "The Deep End", featuring himself and Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, who played on his solo album "White City" and released a live LP in 1986. In 1999, Townshend resurrected the Lifehouse project as a radio play which aired on the BBC; this play, along with his original demos of the Lifehouse songs and several other recordings, was released in a six-disc box set called "Lifehouse Chronicles" in 2000. The now-defunct "Lifehouse Method", a website which allowed visitors to create synthesizer tracks based on their vital statistics in a manner similar to how Townshend composed "Baba O'Riley", spun off from it in 2007.
* Daltrey's solo efforts were less remarkable, consisting mostly of ballads written for him by other people (most notably "Giving It All Away", penned by fellow pop star Leo Sayer, which reached #5 in the UK), as well as a cover of Elton John's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" for the soundtrack to The Lost Boys. Daltrey's success outside the Who was mainly as an actor - after his big-screen debut in the film adaptation of Tommy, he starred in the musical Lisztomania and the crime drama McVicar, as well as a string of minor roles in film and TV throughout the '80s and '90s, including a memorable appearance as the villianous Col. Rickman on Sliders, and hosted the short-lived History Channel series "Surviving History".
* John Entwistle's wasn't successful either, though his solo recordings contained mostly original compositions and are considered cult classics by the fanbase. Entwistle maintained an aggressive touring schedule until his death, performing both with his solo group the John Entwistle Band, and as part of "A Walk Down Abbey Road", an all-star Beatles tribute group featuring himself, Todd Rundgren, Ann Wilson, and Alan Parsons. Entwistle was the only musician to perform both at the original Woodstock concert and at Woodstock '99, though he was relegated to the second stage for the latter.
* Moon's lone solo album, Two Sides of the Moon, defies categorization; it's a compilation of '60s pop covers, produced by Phil Spector. Moon does not play drums at all on the album, leaving that job to session musicians while he sings and often croons the lyrics to Beach Boys songs, a number of Lennon/McCartney tunes, one of his own band's songs, and a Harry Nilsson song where he and Ringo Starr talk over the music and tell bad Music Hall jokes. ("My dog doesn't eat meat!" "Why not?" "We don't give him any!") Moon also made a one-off appearance with the Jeff Beck Group, playing drums on the instrumental piece "Beck's Bolero". Principal members:
* Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, harmonica, occasional guitar
* John Entwistle - bass, keyboards, synthesizers, horns, trumpet, vocals
* Keith Moon - drums, percussion, kazoo, occasional vocals
* Pete Townshend - guitar, bass, synthesizers, keyboards, piano, banjo, ukelele, accordion, vocals Contributing musicians:
* Dave Arbus - Violin (Baba O'Riley)
* John "Rabbit" Bundrick - Keyboards (1979-1981, 1985-present)
* Tim Gorman - Keyboards (1982-1983)
* Peter Huntington - Drums (Endless Wire)
* Nicky Hopkins - Piano (My Generation, Who's Next, The Who By Numbers)
* Al Kooper - Organ (The Who Sell Out, BBC Sessions)
* Greg Lake - Bass (Real Good Looking Boy / Old Red Wine)
* Kenney Jones - Drums (1979-1983)
* Simon Jones - Drums (1985-1989)
* Jimmy Page - Rhythm guitar (My Generation)
* Pino Palladino - Bass (2002-Present)
* Simon Phillips - Drums (1989-1990)
* Zak Starkey - Drums (1996-Present)
* Doug Sandom - Drums (I'm the Face / Zoot Suit)
* Chris Stainton - Piano (Quadrophenia)
* Simon Townshend - Guitar, vocals (2002-present)
* Leslie West - Guitar (Songs available on the deluxe editions of Who's Next and Odds and Sods) Albums released:
* 1965 - My Generation
* 1966 - A Quick One, released as Happy Jack in the US, because of Moral Guardians. The original title has since been restored.
* 1966 - Ready! Steady! Who! (EP, now included on the CD reissue of A Quick One)
* 1967 - The Who Sell Out
* 1969 - Tommy
* 1970 - Live at Leeds, reissued in 1995, 2001, and 2010 with additional material
* 1971 - Who's Next
* 1971 - Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (singles compilation, includes non-album singles)
* 1973 - Quadrophenia
* 1974 - Odds and Sods (compilation of previously unreleased material, reissued in 1998 with additional rarities)
* 1975 - The Who by Numbers
* 1978 - Who Are You
* 1981 - Face Dances
* 1982 - It's Hard
* 1984 - Who's Last (live)
* 1990 - Join Together (live)
* 1996 - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (Previously featured in the concert film Listening To You)
* 2000 - Blues to the Bush (live)
* 2000 - BBC Sessions (Compilation of live radio performances recorded 1965-1973)
* 2003 - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (recorded 2000)
* 2006 - Endless Wire
* 2006 - Live From Toronto (recorded 1982 for a live Pay-Per-View) Non-album singles:
* 1964 - I'm the Face
* 1965 - I Can't Explain, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
* 1966 - Substitute, I'm A Boy
* 1967 - Pictures of Lily, Under My Thumb
* 1968 - Call Me Lightning, Dogs, Magic Bus
* 1970 - The Seeker
* 1971 - Let's See Action
* 1972 - Relay
* 1973 - Join Together
* 2004 - Real Good Looking Boy They are the Trope Namer for:
* Going Mobile ("Going Mobile")
* Magic Bus ("Magic Bus")
* Meet the New Boss ("Won't Get Fooled Again")
* Power Pop
* Teenage Wasteland ("Baba O'Riley")
- The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (lead vocals, guitar, harmonica), Pete Townshend (guitar, vocals, keyboards) and John Entwistle (bass, brass, vocals), and joined shortly after by Keith Moon (drums, vocals). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction. The Who have sold about 100 million records, and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone. The Who rose to fame in the UK with a series of top ten hit singles, boosted in part by pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, beginning in January 1965 with "I Can't Explain". The albums My Generation (1965), A Quick One (1966) and The Who Sell Out (1967) followed, with the first two reaching the UK top five. They first hit the US Top 40 in 1967 with "Happy Jack" and hit the top ten later that year with "I Can See for Miles". Their fame grew with memorable performances at the Monterey Pop, Woodstock and Isle of Wight music festivals. The 1969 release of Tommy was the first in a series of top ten albums in the US, followed by Live at Leeds (1970), Who's Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973), The Who by Numbers (1975), Who Are You (1978) and The Kids Are Alright (1979). Keith Moon died at the age of 32 on 7 September 1978, after which the band released two studio albums, the UK and US top five Face Dances (1981) and the US top ten It's Hard (1982), with drummer Kenney Jones from The Small Faces/The Faces, before disbanding in 1983. They re-formed at events such as Live Aid and for reunion tours such as their 25th anniversary tour at The Royal Hall with guest stars Billy Idol, Elton John and Shirley Bassey in 1989 and the Quadrophenia tours of 1996, 1997, and 2012. In 2000, the three surviving original members discussed recording an album of new material, but their plans were temporarily stalled by Entwistle's death at the age of 57 in 2002. Townshend and Daltrey continue to perform as The Who and in 2006 they released the studio album Endless Wire, which reached the top ten in the UK and US.
- The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums). They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction.[2][3] The Who have sold about 100 million records,[4] and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.[5] The Who rose to fame in the UK with a series of top ten hit singles, boosted in part by pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, beginning in January 1965 with "I Can't Explain". The albums My Generation (1965), A Quick One (1966) and The Who Sell Out (1967) followed, with the first two reaching the UK top five. They first hit the US Top 40 in 1967 with "Happy Jack" and hit the top ten later that year with "I Can See for Miles". Their fame grew with memorable performances at the Monterey Pop,[6] Woodstock[7] and Isle of Wight music festivals. The 1969 release of Tommy was the first in a series of top ten albums in the US, followed by Live at Leeds (1970), Who's Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973), The Who by Numbers (1975), Who The Who are an English rock group, formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey The Who are English rock group, formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey The Who are English rock group, formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums) became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction.[2][3] The Who have sold about 100 million records,[4] and have charted 27 top forty singles in the United Kingdom and United States, as well as 17 top ten albums, with 18 Gold, 12 Platinum and 5 Multi-Platinum album awards in the United States alone.[5] The Who rose to fame in the UK with a series of top ten hit singles, boosted in part by pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline, beginning in January 1965 with "I Can't Explain". The albums My Generation (1965), A Quick One (1966) and The Who Sell Out (1967) followed, with the first two reaching the UK top five. They first hit the US Top 40 in 1967 with "Happy Jack" and hit the top ten later that year with "I Can See for Miles". Their fame grew with memorable performances at the Monterey Pop,[6] Woodstock[7] and Isle of Wight music festivals. The 1969 release of Tommy was the first in a series of top ten albums in the US, followed by Live at Leeds (1970), Who's Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973), The Who by Numbers (1975), Who Are You (1978) and The Kids Are Alright (1979).Who Are You (1978) and The Kids Are Alright (1979). Moon died at the age of 32 in 1978, after which the band released two studio albums, the UK and US top five Face Dances (1981) and the US top ten It's Hard (1982), with drummer Kenney Jones, before disbanding in 1983. They re-formed at events such as Live Aid andreunion tours such as their 25th anniversary tour (1989) and the Quadrophenia tours of 1996 and 1997. In 2000, the three surviving original members discussed recording an album of new material, but their plans temporarily stalled upon Entwistle's death at the age of 57 in 2002. Townshend and Daltrey continue to perform as The Who, and in 2006 they released the studio album Endless Wire, which reached the top ten in the UK and US. The Who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, their first year of eligibility.[7][8] Their display there describes them as "Prime contenders, in the minds of many, for the title of World's Greatest Rock Band."[9] Time magazine wrote in 1979 that "No other group has ever pushed rock so far, or asked so much from it."[10] Rolling Stone magazine wrote: "Along with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, The Who complete the holy trinity of British rock."[11] They received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the British Phonographic Industry in 1988, and from the Grammy Foundation in 2001, for creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.[12][13] In 2008 surviving members Townshend and Daltrey were honoured at the 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors.[14]
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