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‘Who Are You’: The Who, That’s Who, On Signature 1978 Hit
Early in the 21st century, millions of TV viewers came to recognize it as the theme for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. But on August 26, 1978, “Who Are You” was simply a great new Who song that was...
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‘Who’s Next’: The Rock Classic That Freed The Who From Their Shackles
It may not sound like the greatest of eulogies by the man whose songs underpinned the album that became a staging post for The Who, and in rock history overall. Pete Townshend wrote in his...
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Talkin’ ’Bout My Germination: Roger Daltrey And Pete Townshend Plant Tree At...
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend marked the occasion of The Who’s performance last night (28) on the Royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk by planting a tree in the Royal Gardens, in support of Heritage...
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Branding The Band: The Rise Of Logos In Music
Quick, picture in your mind what the members of Chicago look like. OK, maybe you’re a Robert Lamm fan or grooved to Peter Cetera’s hit ballads, but odds are that nobody comes immediately to mind. Now...
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Different Drum: The Who Stateside Without Keith Moon
On September 10 and 11, 1979, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, and John Entwistle got on stage in New Jersey, looked behind them and, for the first time at an American gig, they didn’t see Keith Moon. At...
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The Who’s ‘Who’s Next/Life House’ Set Displays Pete Townshend’s Prophecy
The Who’s 10-disc, 155-track Who’s Next/Life House boxed set, now releases, is winning rave reviews not only for the band’s extraordinary studio and stage performances contained within, but the...
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Fight For Your Right: The Battle Over Music Censorship
Unlikely as this now may seem, there was a time, not long ago, when you couldn’t say anything naughty on a record. In fact, you couldn’t even imply anything naughty unless you were especially clever...
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‘Baba O’Riley’: The Story Behind The Who’s Classic Song
In 1969, The Who released an album that would irrevocably change their fortunes. Their rock opera, Tommy, was a huge success in their native England, but even more so in America, where it was hailed a...
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‘It’s Hard’: The Who Laid To Rest, Or So Pete Townshend Thought
No one said it would be easy for The Who to carry on after the death of Keith Moon, but they found a way of remaining relevant and inventive with the 1981 release Face Dances. Nevertheless, Pete...
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Road Works: How Life On The Road Made Music Matter
The quest for new audiences, an artistic challenge, or simply the need for money and applause: the reasons for musicians to travel have remained pretty constant since troubadours wandered around Europe...
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‘See Me, Feel Me’: The Who Hit The Hot 100 With A Taste Of ‘Tommy’
In the up-and-down singles chart history of The Who in the US, they were onto a winner on September 26, 1970 — and with a song that never made the UK countdown at all. By that year, the band’s...
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‘Behind Blue Eyes’: The Story Behind The Who’s Song
On June 9th, 1970, The Who were in Denver, Colorado, having played a storming 27-song show in the city’s Mammoth Gardens. They were at the peak of their popularity, reaping the rewards of the...
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England Swings: How the UK Mods Bridged Blues, 60s Rock, 70s Punk, and 80s Pop
There’s a mutable but magical phenomenon that links the easy-rolling blues shuffle of Jimmy Reed, the manic muscle of The Who, and the soul-plus-synths sophisto-pop of The Style Council, and you can...
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‘The Concept Is There’: Pete Townshend On The Who’s ‘Life House’ Box
The Who’s lavishly-mounted Who’s Next/Life House set presents fans with the dream opportunity to hear the genesis of some of the group’s most time-honored songs. But it is also a document of one man’s...
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Not Fade Away: The Who Unleash ‘My Generation’
A truly groundbreaking song in British rock history was born on October 13, 1965, when The Who were in Studio A at IBC Studios in Portland Place, London, recording “My Generation.” Within three weeks,...
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Pearl Jam’s ‘Lightning Bolt’ Celebrates Tenth Anniversary With New ATMOS Edition
Pearl Jam is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its tenth album, Lightning Bolt, with a new surround-sound Dolby ATMOS edition of the record now available. Shop the best of Pearl Jam’s discography on...
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100 Of The Best 60s Songs: Classic Tunes From A Decade That Changed Music...
The best songs of the 60s? Surely an impossible task. And it is. So we’ll say at the beginning that this list doesn’t purport to be the definitive top 100 songs of the 60s. Instead, what we’re hoping...
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‘I Can See For Miles’: The Who Finally Go The Distance To US Top Ten
Fans of The Who, try this one: what was it that the band achieved in Britain in the spring of 1965, that it took them two and a half years longer to achieve in America? The answer is have a Top 10...
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