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P r o g r e s s i v e R o c k W o r l d
The Who: The Origins of Modern Rock
The Who are a British rock band from London, considered one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time, having sold over 100 million records.
They were among the most influential groups in rock music: their progressive approach to album writing and their emotional concerts attracted many artists; the hard rock style they borrowed from the UK music scene paved the way for bands like Led Zeppelin, Queen, and The Clash.
The Who's historic lineup
Pete Townshend on guitar and wrote most of the songs.
A guitarist, composer, and singer, he is a multi-instrumentalist and the band's backing vocalist. He also plays keyboards, accordion, ukulele, mandolin, violin, synthesizer, bass, and drums. He is one of the greatest guitarists of all time and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who.
Roger Daltrey on vocals
He is a singer, actor, guitarist, and harmonica player with some success as a soloist, chosen by Ken Russell for the lead role in Tommy, the film inspired by the rock opera of the same name. He is the prototype of a rock band frontman: bold, energetic, and with a remarkable ability to sing romantic ballads with intensity, an unmistakable and powerful voice, one of the greatest and most charismatic singers in rock history.
John Entwistle on electric bass
In The Who, Pete Townshend favored rhythm parts, leaving the lead roles to others. John therefore had to develop a more elaborate and complex technique. His bass was not a purely rhythmic but a melodic instrument, so much so that Pete and John often switched roles, with Pete setting the beat while John played the solos, an innovative use of the bass for the time. One of the most important bassists in history.
Keith Moon on drums
A genius, along with John Bonham, one of the best rock drummers of all time in my opinion (I'm not forgetting Neil Peart among them), and rightfully inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who. He began playing drums at a very young age and was self-taught. He couldn't read or write music and learned to play by listening to the records of jazz drumming giants like Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.
He had a more creative than technical style, one of the first rock drummers to introduce the use of double bass drum, already used in jazz for some time. His set was devoid of hi-hats, except when he played in the studio, and he used crash cymbals more often to give his sound more punch. He played unusual fills and often didn't play a linear groove. He played flams with double bass drums. His style influenced many of the greatest drummers.
The current lineup consists of
Roger Daltrey – vocals (1964–1983; 1985; 1988; 1989; 1996–present), rhythm guitar (1982–1983; 1989; 1996–present)
Pete Townshend – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals (1964–1983; 1985; 1988; 1989; 1996–present)
These are the session musicians:
Simon Townshend – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals (1996–1997; 2000–present)
Mick Talbot – keyboards (2004–present)
Pino Palladino – bass (2002–present)
Zak Starkey – drums (2000–present)
These are the former members:
Doug Sandom – drums (1964)
Keith Moon - drums (1964-1978)
John Entwistle - bass, backing vocals (1964-1983; 1985; 1988; 1989; 1996-2002)
Kenney Jones - drums (1979-1983)
Former session musicians
Steve Bolton - guitar (1981-1983; 1988-1990)
Simon Phillips - drums (1981-1983; 1988; 1989)
John Bundrick - keyboards, backing vocals (1979-1983)
Jon Carin - keyboards (1996-1997)
The Discography and the Reviews
My Generation - 1965
A Quick One - 1966 - Coming Soon
The Who Sell Out 1967 - Coming Soon
Tommy - 1969
Who's Next - 1971 - Coming Soon
Quadrophenia - 1973 - Coming Soon
By Numbers - 1975 - Coming Soon
Who Are You - 1978 - Coming Soon
Face Dances - 1981 - Coming Soon
It's Hard - 1982 - Coming Soon
Endless Wire - 2006 - Coming Soon
WHO - 2019 - Coming Soon