The Who are a British rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey,guitarist and singer Pete Townshend,bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle,and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century,and have sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall Stack,large PA systems,the use of the synthesizer,Entwistle and Moon's influential playing styles,Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar technique,and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by many hard rock,punk rock and mod bands,and their songs are still regularly played.
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is an English guitarist,singer and songwriter. He is co-founder,leader,guitarist,secondary lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who,one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s.
It's Hard is the tenth studio album by English rock band the Who. Released on 4 September 1982,it was the last to feature bassist John Entwistle,who died in 2002. It was also the second and final Who studio album with drummer Kenney Jones,as well as the last to be released on Warner Bros. Records in the US. It was released on Polydor Records in the UK,peaking at No. 11,and on Warner Bros. in the US where it peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. The US rights to both this album and Face Dances subsequently reverted to the band,who then licensed them to MCA Records for reissue. The album achieved gold status by the RIAA in the US in November 1982. It was their last album for over two decades until Endless Wire in 2006.
Who Are You is the eighth studio album by English rock band the Who,released on 18 August 1978 by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and MCA Records in the United States. Although the album received mixed reviews from critics,it was a commercial success,peaking at number 2 on the US charts and number 6 on the UK charts.
Face Dances is the ninth studio album by English rock band the Who. It was released in 1981 by Warner Bros. in the United States and on Polydor in the United Kingdom. It is one of two Who studio albums with drummer Kenney Jones,who joined the band after Keith Moon's death three years earlier.
Endless Wire is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band the Who,released on 30 October 2006 in the UK through Polydor Records and the following day in the US by Universal Republic. It was their first new studio album of original material in 24 years following the release of It's Hard in 1982,as well as their first since the death of the bassist John Entwistle,and their last one for the 13 years to follow,until the release in December 2019 of their follow-up studio album,Who. The album was originally due to be released in early 2005 under the working title WHO2.
All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes is the third solo studio album by English rock musician Pete Townshend,released on 14 June 1982 by Atco Records. Chris Thomas produced the album and it was recorded by Bill Price at three separate recording studios in London,England,which were Eel Pie,A.I.R. and Wessex. The album peaked at No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart,and at No. 26 on the US Billboard 200.
"Who Are You" is the title track on The Who's 1978 album,Who Are You,the last album released by the group before Keith Moon's death in September 1978. It was written by Pete Townshend and released as a double-A sided single with the John Entwistle composition "Had Enough",also featured on the album. The song was one of the band's biggest hits in North America,peaking at number 7 in Canada and at number 14 in the US,and has become one of the band's signature tunes at their live shows. The piano on the track is played by Rod Argent.
"Eminence Front" is a song written and sung by Pete Townshend of the Who. It appears as the sixth track on the group's 1982 studio album,It's Hard. The single reached number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lead singer Roger Daltrey,vocally critical of the album,described "Eminence Front" as the only song on it that he felt was worthy of being released.
"Athena" is a song written by Pete Townshend and recorded by The Who. It appears as the first track on the group's tenth album It's Hard,released in 1982. Written for actress Theresa Russell,the song was the first single from It's Hard. The single was a moderate success reaching the top 40 in both Britain and America.
Live from Toronto is a double live album by The Who recorded during the last concert of the It's Hard Tour at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,17 December 1982. These performances were originally broadcast live on cable TV and FM radio across the U.S. and Canada. It was later released in the early 1980s on VHS video tape.
"Drowned" is a song written by Pete Townshend,the guitarist for the Who,for their sixth album,Quadrophenia.
"Real Good Looking Boy" is a song written by the guitarist of the British rock band The Who,Pete Townshend. It was originally released in 2004 on the compilation album Then and Now,and was one of two new songs on that album,the other being "Old Red Wine". Together,they were the first new songs released by the Who for 15 years. It was later released as an edited single backed with the aforementioned song. "Real Good Looking Boy" was later performed in the 2007 rock musical The Boy Who Heard Music. The song peaked at #28 on the Heritage rock chart. Bassist Greg Lake and drummer Zak Starkey,as well as keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick played on this song.
"Join Together" is a song by British rock band The Who,first released as a non-album single in May 1972. The song has since been performed live multiple times and has appeared on numerous compilation albums.
The Who Tour 1979 was The Who's first concert tour since the death of original drummer Keith Moon. The tour supported their 1978 album Who Are You,and consisted of concerts in Europe and the United States and acknowledged the band's return to live performance.
The Who Tour 1980 was The Who's second concert tour since the death of original drummer Keith Moon,supporting their 1978 album Who Are You.
The Who Tour 2000 was partially in support of The Who's live album The Blues to the Bush and their first full-fledged tour as a five-piece band since The Who Tour 1982.
Quadrophenia is a stage musical based on the sixth studio album by English rock band The Who,released on 19 October 1973,and a film of the same name,released in 1979. The album was the group's second full-length rock opera,and the story reveals social,musical and psychological events from an English teenager's perspective. The music and songs were composed by Pete Townshend and the story is set in London and Brighton in 1964 and '65.
"It's Hard" is a song written by Pete Townshend that featured on British rock band The Who's tenth album,It's Hard,of which it was the title track. It was released as the third and final vinyl single from the album in 1983,backed with the John Entwistle written song "Dangerous",but failed to chart,although it reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. This would become the last Who single of new material until "Real Good Looking Boy" in 2004,and the last album single by them until "Black Widow's Eyes",two years later.
Who is the twelfth studio album by the English rock band the Who,released on 6 December 2019. The band's first new studio album in thirteen years,and the second overall comprising the duo of vocalist Roger Daltrey and instrumentalist Pete Townshend,it comprises ballads,rock music,electronic experimentation and "classic Who-ish" songs,according to Townshend.
