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The end of the Who

zx1zx1
edited July 2014 in Chit chat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28087350

It seems the end of the road for the Who but i suppose it's only natural as they're now past 70:sad:
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  • DavidBDavidB
    edited July 2014
    But a good legacy of tunes!
    No one important.
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited July 2014
    they don't really say they're retiring. How long is a "long goodbye". Could be 6 months, could be 5 years. and they say they'll keep playing after they stop touring...

    This is more like a press release for their upcoming tour.
  • def chrisdef chris
    edited July 2014
    what is everyone's favourite Who track if you had to pick one.

    I have to go with Pictures Of Lily

  • daveysludgedaveysludge
    edited July 2014
    Theres only 2 of them left anyway...

    More 'Half Who'
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited July 2014
    daveysludge wrote: »
    Theres only 2 of them left anyway...

    More 'Half Who'

    I was gonna say that, its not really been "the who" for years
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  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited July 2014
    To be honest The Who pretty much died with Keith Moon in 1978. After all who can remember a Who song or album written after Keith's death.

    They've pretty much been a nostalgia band since then, playing the old hits over and over again.
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  • SpexSpex
    edited July 2014
    After all who can remember a Who song or album written after Keith's death.

    You better you bet?

    But you are right.

    Watched Quadrophenia a while back, although enjoyable, didn't realise it was about a person with mental illness. That certainly wasn't clear.
  • Alessandro GrussuAlessandro Grussu
    edited July 2014
    karingal wrote: »
    To be honest The Who pretty much died with Keith Moon in 1978. After all who can remember a Who song or album written after Keith's death.

    They've pretty much been a nostalgia band since then, playing the old hits over and over again.
    Couldn't agree more - with due respect for Daltrey and Townshend, of course, but nothing the band did after Moon's death, or whatever each of the surviving members did in their solo careers, can match the output of the classic formation in terms of depth, impact, emotions etc.
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  • VampyreVampyre
    edited July 2014
    def chris wrote: »
    what is everyone's favourite Who track if you had to pick one.

    I have to go with Pictures Of Lily

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    All of their classic tracks are fantastic though. I was a metal-nut from the late-80's and it shames me to admit that I only discovered The Who about 4 years ago. Same with Led Zeppelin.
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  • JeffBJeffB
    edited July 2014
    Substitute's a great one to jam along to. A Quick One's fun to sing along to...
  • Matt_BMatt_B
    edited July 2014
    Vampyre wrote: »
    Baba O'Reilly

    All of their classic tracks are fantastic though. I was a metal-nut from the late-80's and it shames me to admit that I only discovered The Who about 4 years ago. Same with Led Zeppelin.

    Funnily enough, I first got into the Who by hearing punk and metal bands covering their songs. Although you wouldn't really associate them with either genre much, I suppose they're one of those bands that are so influential that they cross over a bit with everything.

    My favourite song would have to be Won't Get Fooled Again.
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited July 2014
    def chris wrote: »
    what is everyone's favourite Who track if you had to pick one.
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  • VampyreVampyre
    edited July 2014
    Matt_B wrote: »
    Funnily enough, I first got into the Who by hearing punk and metal bands covering their songs. Although you wouldn't really associate them with either genre much, I suppose they're one of those bands that are so influential that they cross over a bit with everything.

    My favourite song would have to be Won't Get Fooled Again.

    Love that song too.

    Mine was by starting to listen to Johnny Walker on the way home from work when I switched to Radio 2. He used to do a phone-in where you had to guess the name of the celebrity from a very brief recording and the intro music to it was Who Are You. I didn't have a clue it was by The Who, thought it sounded good, so looked it up. Downloaded their greatest hits and realised what a colossal mistake I'd made by dismissing them for donkey's years!
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  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited July 2014


    OK probably not my all-time favourite, but the first song I heard of theirs as a small boy.
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited July 2014
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    I can see for miles

    this?
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited July 2014
    leespoons wrote: »


    OK probably not my all-time favourite, but the first song I heard of theirs as a small boy.
    yeah boris is one along with the beatles's octopuses garden that i rememeber fondly from being a child

    i dont really have a fave who track, suppose maybe pinball wizard, love that intro, i never got into the who as such, i grew up with the likes of the who, stones, animals and hendrix as my dads played them as long as i can remember, prolly even in the womb
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  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited July 2014
    mel the bell wrote: »
    i dont really have a fave who track, suppose maybe pinball wizard, love that intro, i never got into the who as such, i grew up with the likes of the who, stones, animals and hendrix as my dads played them as long as i can remember, prolly even in the womb

    We must've had the Tommy album as one of my other earliest memories is hearing 'See Me Feel Me' - I still get goosebumps when I hear it.

    Keith Moon was probably the biggest influence on the 17-year-old me when I started drumming, even though the music was 25 years old by then.

    Before The Who (and for quite a while after) most rock drummers were just there to keep the rest of the band in time. You couldn't say that about Moon :D
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  • zx1zx1
    edited July 2014
    Won't get fooled again is my all time favourite.
    I suppose after Moon's death the band did go into terminal decline but one or two of the later tracks were okay. Never bought Endless Wire though.
    Need to try and get a ticket but they'll probably be sold out in 10 seconds:sad:
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited July 2014
    zx1 wrote: »
    Won't get fooled again is my all time favourite.
    I suppose after Moon's death the band did go into terminal decline but one or two of the later tracks were okay. Never bought Endless Wire though.
    Need to try and get a ticket but they'll probably be sold out in 10 seconds:sad:
    i bought endless wire, only cos it was like 69p lol not played it yet tho
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  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited July 2014
    leespoons wrote: »
    We must've had the Tommy album as one of my other earliest memories is hearing 'See Me Feel Me' - I still get goosebumps when I hear it.

    Keith Moon was probably the biggest influence on the 17-year-old me when I started drumming, even though the music was 25 years old by then.

    Before The Who (and for quite a while after) most rock drummers were just there to keep the rest of the band in time. You couldn't say that about Moon :D
    tommy (the film) especially is another early memory
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  • def chrisdef chris
    edited July 2014
    about half a dozen tracks mentioned so far as faves...sign of a good band - although as I said the other day I don't think they really made a truly great album
    mel the bell wrote: »
    i grew up with the likes of the who, stones, animals and hendrix as my dads played them

    sorry but

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  • STeaMSTeaM
    edited July 2014
    def chris wrote: »
    what is everyone's favourite Who track if you had to pick one.

    My personal fave without any hesitation.



    This video of it has become a fave of mine too! Gotta be a mick take? :D
  • VampyreVampyre
    edited July 2014
    I think it was Alice Cooper on Top Gear when he said that about 25% of the things you heard about him were true. His mate, Keith Moon, on the other hand, EVERYTHING you heard was true, and probably only accounted for about 10% of what he actually got up to. :-)
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  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited July 2014
    Funnily enough Substitute was the only Who song I've ever played (in 2 different bands) but probably my least favourite of their songs, along with Squeeze Box.

    Always loved this James Brown cover (itself a rip-off of the Isley Brothers' Shout)

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  • Bermondsey BobBermondsey Bob
    edited July 2014
    I don't like them and never have! Tommy is a decent film, but I'll only watch it if I'm flicking through the channels and it happens to be on.

    The main reason I don't like them now is because of that issue with Pete several years back. He admitted to paying to see kiddie pron, but pretty much got away with it. If that was a "normal" person, he'd have had the book thrown at him and rightly so, but no, he got off.

    I remember seeing a documentary about his arrest etc and as he was waiting for his transport after one of his questioning sessions, the police man who was questioning him shook his hand as he left! Would he have done that with anyone else suspected of the same thing? Probably not!

    I don't mean to tarnish them all (I like Roger and find him entertaining) but I just can't watch or listen to them anymore!
  • zx1zx1
    edited July 2014
    That did put me off them for a while (didn't listen to them for over a year) but after i read Pete's biography i think he had just been stupid and isn't a paedo.
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  • daveysludgedaveysludge
    edited July 2014
    I'm inclined to agree with Bob, but Townshend is just the tip of a very big iceberg, you may as well shun the 'entertainment' industry altogether if you want to avoid paying homage to perverts...
  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited July 2014
    Not condoning Townshend at all but as I was a Who fan before that incident I find it relatively easy to separate the band's music from his actions. Same goes for Metallica, the fact that I find James Hetfield's stance on bear hunting abhorrent doesn't stop me from listening to their music.

    If I only listened to music by people who shared my morals or values I'd probably be left with one Moby album or something :roll:

    Anyway the mods have spoken (by deleting the last two threads that talked about this), so best to concentrate on the music I think...
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  • Maroc's Other ProjectionMaroc's Other Projection
    edited July 2014
    Two of my faves are:

    Slip Kid



    Drowned

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  • Maroc's Other ProjectionMaroc's Other Projection
    edited July 2014
    Keith Moon's biography (Dear Boy... by Tony Fletcher) is one of the best music bios I've ever read. It's huge and a great read. Quite depressing in places though.

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