The Official Who Thread

Deakin18 · 11-30-2010, 12:00 AM

The Who just plain out rule, every album from the first album to Who are You? Are all just fantastic. The albums that came after Moon were different but they still had there good songs on them. I also love all of there solo stuff. My personal fav solo wise though is Entwistle, i'm just a huge fan of his.
All of the members in The Who I would put in my top 5 of any instrument/vocal list.

Goblin Tears · 11-30-2010, 05:28 PM

RMR · 12-01-2010, 02:57 PM

Somebody tell me what I'm missing with the Who?

--I recognize they have great players: Townsend, Entwhistle, Moon, Daughtry all shine in their respective roles
--I recognize they have great vision: Tommy as the first rock opera and Quad taking the rock opera one step further
-- I recognize that they put on great live shows: Live at Leads being a notable example
-- I recognize their influence, most recently on bands like "Green Day"

But... I find them incredibly boring and lacking musically hooks. I know this sounds harsh, but their sound just doesn't do it for me, and aside from the four points I made above, I hear them as their day's Nickelback.

Musikwala · 12-19-2010, 02:42 PM

Was listening to The Real Me yesterday. The lightning fast drum and bass gives me goosebumps!

Syrith · 01-10-2011, 08:35 AM

The greatest band of all time ever in the history of the universe

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Originally Posted by RMR

Somebody tell me what I'm missing with the Who?

--I recognize they have great players: Townsend, Entwhistle, Moon, Daughtry all shine in their respective roles
--I recognize they have great vision: Tommy as the first rock opera and Quad taking the rock opera one step further
-- I recognize that they put on great live shows: Live at Leads being a notable example
-- I recognize their influence, most recently on bands like "Green Day"

But... I find them incredibly boring and lacking musically hooks. I know this sounds harsh, but their sound just doesn't do it for me, and aside from the four points I made above, I hear them as their day's Nickelback.

If you think The Who were the Nickelback of their time then you might just be an idiot.

You listed Tommy, Quadrophenia, and Live At Leeds. Have you actually listened to those albums?

TheNiceGuy · 05-31-2011, 03:06 AM

Listening to Who's Next right now and it's absolutely smashing! Going to listen to Live at Leeds for the first time soon and I'm looking forward to it.

Unknown Soldier · 05-31-2011, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by TheNiceGuy

Listening to Who's Next right now and it's absolutely smashing! Going to listen to Live at Leeds for the first time soon and I'm looking forward to it.

Highly recommended and probably the best official live album ever recorded.

The 70`s were full of stellar live albums:
Who- Live at Leeds
Deep Purple- Made in Japan
Yes- Yessongs
AC/DC- If You Want Blood You`ve Got it
Blue Oyster Cult- On Your Feet Or On Your Knees
Cheap Trick- Live at the Budokan

Are 6 of the best

Howard the Duck · 05-31-2011, 03:52 AM

I'm one of the few who really like It's Hard

SGR · 05-31-2011, 04:25 AM

So I've been thinking of getting some Who. (I don't own any, surprising I know)

Should I stick with the 95 remasters? I assume they are probably the best right? The only reason I ask is because some times there are many people who think strongly when it comes to the sounds of some remasters, but the 95 ones are good right?

Also, I was thinking of starting with The Who Sell Out. Good idea or bad?

Unknown Soldier · 05-31-2011, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

So I've been thinking of getting some Who. (I don't own any, surprising I know)

Should I stick with the 95 remasters? I assume they are probably the best right? The only reason I ask is because some times there are many people who think strongly when it comes to the sounds of some remasters, but the 95 ones are good right?

Also, I was thinking of starting with The Who Sell Out. Good idea or bad?

I`ve got most of the Who albums and a couple are the remasters, I think its a matter of personal choice really, most people I know tend to prefer them.

The Who Sell Out is a good place to start, but any reason why you are missing out on the first two albums? The evolution of the band is quite interesting throughout the 60's before they got bogged down into doing rock operas.

I hope your listen includes seeing them live on dvd, the Who are usually considered the best band live in the history of rock according to most lists. Watch the couple of songs they did at Woodstock and Isle of Wight concert and this will justify their live reputation.

View Poll Results: How good are the Who?
Greatest Ever!	15	13.27%
One of the Best Ever!	64	56.64%
Pretty Good.	20	17.70%
Ok.	11	9.73%
Terrible.	3	2.65%
Voters: 113. You may not vote on this poll

11-30-2010, 12:00 AM	#111 (permalink)
Deakin18 Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 21	The Who just plain out rule, every album from the first album to Who are You? Are all just fantastic. The albums that came after Moon were different but they still had there good songs on them. I also love all of there solo stuff. My personal fav solo wise though is Entwistle, i'm just a huge fan of his. All of the members in The Who I would put in my top 5 of any instrument/vocal list. __________________

12-01-2010, 02:57 PM	#113 (permalink)
RMR Front to Back Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Richmond, Virginia Posts: 360	Somebody tell me what I'm missing with the Who? --I recognize they have great players: Townsend, Entwhistle, Moon, Daughtry all shine in their respective roles --I recognize they have great vision: Tommy as the first rock opera and Quad taking the rock opera one step further -- I recognize that they put on great live shows: Live at Leads being a notable example -- I recognize their influence, most recently on bands like "Green Day" But... I find them incredibly boring and lacking musically hooks. I know this sounds harsh, but their sound just doesn't do it for me, and aside from the four points I made above, I hear them as their day's Nickelback. __________________ RMR My music reivew site: RMR Music Reviews

11-30-2010, 05:28 PM	#112 (permalink)
Goblin Tears Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 337

12-19-2010, 02:42 PM	#114 (permalink)
Musikwala Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 51	Was listening to The Real Me yesterday. The lightning fast drum and bass gives me goosebumps!

05-31-2011, 03:06 AM	#116 (permalink)
TheNiceGuy Living under the bridge Join Date: May 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 317	Listening to Who's Next right now and it's absolutely smashing! Going to listen to Live at Leeds for the first time soon and I'm looking forward to it.

05-31-2011, 04:25 AM	#119 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,326	So I've been thinking of getting some Who. (I don't own any, surprising I know) Should I stick with the 95 remasters? I assume they are probably the best right? The only reason I ask is because some times there are many people who think strongly when it comes to the sounds of some remasters, but the 95 ones are good right? Also, I was thinking of starting with The Who Sell Out. Good idea or bad?