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The Who With Special Guest Reignwolf at Jones Beach Theater

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The Who, With Special Guest Reignwolf The Northwell Health at Jones Beach TheaterMovin' On Tour Wantagh, NY September 15, 2019 What can be said or written about the Who, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey that hasn't already been put out into the world? Not a lot. So, to recap...the Who is an English rock band formed in London in 1964. The band's classic line-up consisted of: lead singer Roger Daltrey; guitarist, singer and chief ...

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Live Review

The Who at State Farm Arena

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The WhoState Farm ArenaAtlanta, GASeptember 18, 2019 The Who have long been one of rock's most enduring bands and its 2019 North American tour found the group in remarkable form, augmented by the presence of a local orchestra along each stop of the tour. Vocalist Roger Daltrey and guitarist/vocalist Pete Townshend have found a compelling way to present the full range and scope of their musical output and aspirations in The Who. The ...

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Album Review

The Who: Live At The Fillmore East 1968

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For long-time fans of the the Who acquainted with the less-than-stellar audio quality of bootlegs that have circulated over the years, this two-CD (and three-vinyl LP )fiftieth-anniversary set Live at the Fillmore East 1968 will no doubt be a revelation. Those more casual followers who may only know of the iconic British group as of their widespread commercial breakthrough in the form of Tommy (MCA, 1969) will quite possibly be more astonished-and on multiple fronts-hearing the quartet's stage show before ...

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Film Review

The Who At The Isle of Wight Festival 2004

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The Who Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2004 Eagle Rock 2017 The Who Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2004 documents an appearance at the famed British festival two years after the untimely death of bassist John Entwistle and thirty-four(!) years after the original four-man lineup of the Who, as documented on Live At The Isle of Wight 1970 (Columbia, 1996) galvanized an audience with the prowess and power of the band ...

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Book Review

The Who: The Official History

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The Who The Official History Ben Marshall with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey 320 Pages ISBN: # 0062396366 Harper Design 2015 The explosive dynamism of The Who on stage, at the peak of their career, was so intense it had to be seen and heard live in the moment to truly appreciate it. Even so, the intensity was so great that more than enough of it translates to the photographs within The Who: ...

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Film Review

The Who Live in Hyde Park

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The Who Live in Hyde Park Eagle Vision 2015 If seeing The Who in Hyde Park in a theater the fall of 2015 didn't provoke the thought, watching the DVD of Chris Rule's terrific film cements the impression the group now fronted by guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Pete Townshend and lead vocalist Roger Daltrey is the greatest tribute band in the world. Anyone who's been apprehensive about seeing the Who since the passing of original members, ...

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Film Review

Fathom Events Presents The Who in Hyde Park

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The Who The Who in Hyde Park Fathom Events: Palace 9 Cinema South Burlington, Vermont October 8, 2015 As presented by cinema entrepreneurs Fathom Events in selected cities the fall of 2015, Chris Rule's film of The Who in Hyde Park is ideally suited for viewing in theaters, particularly those like South Burlington's Palace 9 where the Grateful Dead's annual Meet-up at the Movies as well as the July 4th 2015 Fare Thee ...

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Recording

The Who - Quadrophenia- The Director's Cut (Super Deluxe Edition) (Geffen, 2011)

The Who - Quadrophenia- The Director's Cut (Super Deluxe Edition) (Geffen, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland

The progressive rock opera Quadrophenia has been my favorite album by The Who since I discovered it in college. This is one of those “overkill" reissues, really aimed at the true believer fan, containing not only the original double album re-mastered, but discs of demos and surround sound mixes, along with a hardcover book and other related ephemera. I didn't have the money (or the attention span) to purchase the whole set, so I was thrilled that the most of ...

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Recording

The Friday Morning Listen: Wilco - The Whole Love (2011)

The Friday Morning Listen: Wilco - The Whole Love (2011)

Source: Something Else!

Salon writer Touré misses monoculture. This isn't the monoculture of a Starbucks every 1 1/2 miles, bookending the Walmart and the Lowes. Obviously, that monoculture hasn't gone anywhere. No, this is what Touré refers to as “Massive Music Moments," when a release is so huge that it dominates the culture. The examples given—Nevermind, Purple Rain, Thriller, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back—were popular, or at least well-known, with a large segment of the public. Their popularity ...

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Performance / Tour

Roger Daltrey to perform The Who’s Tommy on tour

Roger Daltrey to perform The Who’s Tommy on tour

Source: Michael Ricci

Roger Daltrey has revealed plans to tour the United States this fall for a special outing that will feature The Who frontman and his band preforming The Who's Tommy in its entirety. The tour will stop at Boston's Agganis Arena on Saturday, September 17. On the tour, Daltrey and his band will perform The Who's legendary rock opera Tommy in its entirety from start to finish. Daltrey premiered the show at The Royal Albert Hall in aid of Teenage Cancer ...

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Opinion

Why the Whole Music World Should Not Go Digital

Why the Whole Music World Should Not Go Digital

Source: HypeBot

Vinyl records have resurged; it is no secret. The bigger question that looms is why have they? Tye L. at The Music Cycle thinks it is because of two factors. First, records produce a sound that is unique to them. They are richer or more natural sounding than their digital counterparts. In addition, they give fans a sense of ownership that files stored on a computer do not. It is a piece of music and it is theirs. The packaging ...

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Recording

The Who: Live at Leeds 4 CD Box Set

The Who: Live at Leeds 4 CD Box Set

Source: JamBase

LEGENDARY LIVE ALBUM TO BE REISSUED IN A 4 CD BOX SET To mark the 40th anniversary of the 1970 release of The Who's Live at Leeds, Geffen/Universal will release a “Super Deluxe" 4 CD box set on November 16. Having been reissued and expanded from the original six tracks twice before (in 1995 and 2001), the new set will include the complete 150 minute version of the February 14 Leeds University concert, as well as a double CD of ...

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Performance / Tour

Zak's Who dat The Who had Keep the Beat Superbowl Halftime

Zak's Who dat The Who had Keep the Beat Superbowl Halftime

Source: All About Jazz

The Who at the Super Bowl: Roger Daltry, Pete Townshend, and drummer Zak Starkey still rockin'

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, the band's two surviving original members, tore through a medley of their hits at the Super Bowl.

For non-fans who noticed the drummer looked younger than Daltry and Townshend, he's actually Zak Starkey, the son of Ringo Starr. British rockers The Who played a medley of their greatest hits at the Super Bowl halftime show in ...

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Performance / Tour

When Generations Collide: The Who at the Super Bowl

When Generations Collide: The Who at the Super Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci

As Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend left their Super Bowl news conference Thursday, Daltrey carried a Saints helmet and Townshend one for the Colts. Minutes before, the two leaders of the Who held acoustic guitars for an expressive mini-concert that included “Behind Blue Eyes," “Pinball Wizard" and “Won't Get Fooled Again."

“Meet the new boss. ... “ Daltrey sang, ending the final song by purposely leaving off the final line, “same as the old boss."

Rock music at halftime is ...

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Award / Grant

The Who to be Honored at Carnegie Hall 03/02

The Who to be Honored at Carnegie Hall 03/02

Source: JamBase

MUSIC OF THE WHO TO BE HONORED BY STAR-STUDDED GATHERING OF ARTISTS SPANNING GENRES AND GENERATIONS, MARCH 2, 2010 AT CARNEGIE HALL

The Who Michael Dorf announced today the first artists confirmed to play a special tribute concert to take place March 2, 2010, at Carnegie Hall, celebrating the anthemic, insurgent music of The Who.

The initial group of artists honoring the group's unparalleled repertoire include: Frank Black (The Pixies), Bobby McFerrin, Bob Mould, The Gaslight Anthem, Matt Nathanson, Sondre ...

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Event

The Who: Super Bowl Halftime

The Who: Super Bowl Halftime

Source: JamBase


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Recording

The Who:Sell Out: Deluxe Edition

The Who:Sell Out: Deluxe Edition

Source: JamBase

By: Ron Hart

For those of us who grew up on classic rock radio, you would think that The Who had been raiding the airwaves since their inception with the amount of AOR play they get. Yet when the legendary instrument trashers initially burst onto the UK rock scene in 1964 it was the rogue patchwork of pirate radio stations who gave the band the most spins due to the BBC's reluctance to embrace rock 'n' roll.

1967's The Who ...

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Live At The Fillmore...

Universal Music Enterprises
2018

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Tommy Deluxe Edition...

Universal Music Group
2014

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Quadrophenia

Universal Music Group
2012

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