The Who turned 50 years old last year and their pioneering pop-rock music remains relevant no matter the year.
Formed in 1964 by Pete Townshend (guitars, vocals), Roger Daltrey (vocals), John Entwistle (bass, vocals) and Keith Moon (drums), The Who started life as a mod band but quickly outgrew that tag and have been a seminal influence on hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal, glam, punk and alt-rock genres during their most vital years, mainly 1964 – 1978. Drummer Moon died in 1978 and The Who never recovered from that loss. Entwistle passed away in 2002 and though Townshend and Daltrey still tour and even recorded one LP together (Endless Wire), the band is understandably a pale shadow of its former self.
This playlist covers those crucial 14 years when The Who were perhaps, one of the greatest rock bands in the world. With the high resolution streaming available at Deezer Elite, most of the tracks sound amazing, resonating with the primal energy upon which the band built its legendary reputation.
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nonsense since Face Dances was far superior album to WAY. and the huge chunk of shows from 1979-1981
were easily as good and better than with Moon in final years..
Okay, granted that Face Dances was a good album – not sure if it was ‘far superior’ to Who Are You though. Thanks for the comment.