The Who are an English rock band that released ten studio albums between 1965 and 1982, including the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia. They started during the early sixties beat boom when singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist–songwriter Pete Townshend, and bassist John Entwistle evolved from West London hopefuls The Detours. In 1964, drummer Keith Moon joined […]
Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by English rockers The Who, released on October 23, 1973, on Track/MCA. Quadrophenia stands as their second completed rock opera and second studio double-album, a monumental follow-up to Tommy. Building upon the ambitious, high-tech arrangements conceived for the aborted Lifehouse concept, Quadrophenia presents a tighter, more direct narrative with […]
Who Are You is the eighth proper studio album by The Who, released on August 18, 1978, on Polydor and MCA. The album is the final studio appearance featuring drummer Keith Moon and showcases the band’s shift toward complex, synth-heavy arrangements. It features extended instrumental sections and polyrhythms, particularly on the lengthy title track, which […]
Tommy is a concept album by English rock band The Who, released in 1969 as a two-LP set on Track/Decca. The songs concern the coming of age of the disabled titular character, whose traumatic inner-war childhood is salvaged by his mastery of pinball. Essentially a rock opera, the album’s concept and songs have formed the basis […]
