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Posted: April 11 2010 at 08:59
For me, Who's Next is synonymous with Who's Greatest Hits. "Baba 'O Riley" is a great anthem song. I would consider it and "Won't Get Fooled Again" kinda proggy even.
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Posted: April 28 2010 at 13:33
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on a non musical note.i know Roger Daltrey has done some acting,has anyone seen him in anything other than "Mcvicar"?
I Remember him in an Episode of "Sliders" playing a soldier in one of the Alternate Earths they slide to.
any other roles?
He appeared in a number of episodes of Highlander, the TV series. Also, he has made regular appearances in British dramas. The Bill comes to mind immediately, but thdere are others.
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Posted: May 18 2010 at 11:39
Quadrophenia has been my favourite album since the second time I listened to it, almost 30 years ago (on first listening, six months earlier, I hated it), and in terms of musicianship (especially Entwistle and Moon), it is a milestone. I've always found it interesting that Daltry prefers Quad to Tommy while Townsend's position is the opposite. While Tommy is certainly more foundational and thus more important historically, I think Quad is more mature musically and vocally.
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Posted: May 18 2010 at 11:47
Just started reading this. Had no idea Roger was such a hard-ass. I thought Pete was the ruffian, but Roger liked to fight. While the first drummer claimed Roger punched Pete all the time, Towhshend claims Daltrey did not hit him until 1974.
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Posted: May 18 2010 at 14:27
rod65 wrote:
Quadrophenia has been my favourite album since the second time I listened to it, almost 30 years ago (on first listening, six months earlier, I hated it), and in terms of musicianship (especially Entwistle and Moon), it is a milestone. I've always found it interesting that Daltry prefers Quad to Tommy while Townsend's position is the opposite. While Tommy is certainly more foundational and thus more important historically, I think Quad is more mature musically and vocally.
I dont know which source you get, but i have been reading in those interviews with Townshend where he said that his favs are Quadrophenia and By Numbers. Same with Entwistle (RIP). Also, Townshend said so many times that he wasn't satisfied with Tommy as original album, so because of that he was rewriting Tommy almost completly for Tommy the film music - which,(imo) is miles above better, much more funky, and, say, more "WHO", although there are many other (great) artists, than original 1969 album with that lack of electric guitar. I really dont know what Daltrey said, though. Well, Quad songs are very demanding vocally, Daltrey's vocal range is amazing on Quad.; on By Numbers too, for example How Many Friends song.
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Posted: May 18 2010 at 14:30
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Just started reading this. Had no idea Roger was such a hard-ass. I thought Pete was the ruffian, but Roger liked to fight. While the first drummer claimed Roger punched Pete all the time, Towhshend claims Daltrey did not hit him until 1974.
Daltrey floored Townsend and knocked him out completely - he had to leave the band for a while until they realised they couldn't do without him.
A hard man, from a hard area of London, Daltrey was a true working class kid. Townsend, in contrast, was what they used to call an art school to**er (much as I admire him)
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Posted: May 18 2010 at 15:02
Yeah Steve, it was interesting for me to read about the different neighborhoods around London where they came from....Acton was one....I thing Ealing....Shepherd Bush......I wonder how similar or different these areas are today from the places the Who members describe.
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Posted: June 05 2010 at 04:00
I love the Who, one of the best rock bands to come out of the UK IMO. The Who Sell Out is one of my faves, also the track A Quick One While He's Away, which may well be the first pop 'Concept' track? Have seen them live many years ago, and have gotta say that they were very impressive, sadly they were just 'post-moon' when I saw them, which is one of my big regrets!
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Posted: June 07 2010 at 10:01
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I love the Who, one of the best rock bands to come out of the UK IMO. The Who Sell Out is one of my faves, also the track A Quick One While He's Away, which may well be the first pop 'Concept' track? Have seen them live many years ago, and have gotta say that they were very impressive, sadly they were just 'post-moon' when I saw them, which is one of my big regrets!
Check out the live version of "A Quick One While He's Away" on the re-release of Live at Leeds. Pete refers to the piece, if I recall correctly, as "Tommy's parents."
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Posted: June 14 2010 at 00:30
rod65 wrote:
Progist wrote:
I love the Who, one of the best rock bands to come out of the UK IMO. The Who Sell Out is one of my faves, also the track A Quick One While He's Away, which may well be the first pop 'Concept' track? Have seen them live many years ago, and have gotta say that they were very impressive, sadly they were just 'post-moon' when I saw them, which is one of my big regrets!
Check out the live version of "A Quick One While He's Away" on the re-release of Live at Leeds. Pete refers to the piece, if I recall correctly, as "Tommy's parents."
You guys HAVE to see the band do AQOWHA on the "Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus" DVD -- it blows the album version away, and it's a very young Who captured live on camera in top flight!
An AMAZING, electrifying performance -- there are rumours that the Stones delayed release of the video for years because the Who totally upstaged them. I quite like the Stones stuff on there, BTW. it's classic, with a young Mick chewing up the camera (an an obviously wasted, and marginalized Brian Jones). PLUS, there's a vintage Tull (ian in hairy "bum" mode, with that coat) and John Lennon with Clapton as his guitarist.
In short, he DVD is a must for fans of the era!
Edited by Peter - June 14 2010 at 00:32
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