Who's past it?
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Sharon Jones A WEEK ago ITV showed the final night of the Who's final tour. After almost a couple of decades the Who have definitely (as far as the TV networks see it) packed it all in.
The programme focused on Townshend, Daltry and Entwhistle. . Keith Moon's replacement Kenny Jones didn't get much of a look in (presumably out of respect for Moon) which turned out to be just as well, 'he was even duller than the rest of the band.
The concert was really rather sad. 2 men at least 40 odd, leaping around and: singing 'My Generation' has to be either comical or sad.. Especially when one looks like Peter Cook and the other is wearing two loose-fitting zippy black things, presumably to hide his paunch.
I wasn't sure if Daltry's stylish squatting at the back or tne stage pose, or if he was just trying to get his breath back!
Most OI the songs were from 'Who's next' - their last album - or from albums released after '76. "76 was a turning point in the style, the year they released Who by Numbers and the single Squeeze Box.
When The Who started off they wère the Mod and they have been identified as such ever since.
Their songs were about being a young bloke, having a bit of money, and being generally quite bitter.
In fact by their second or 3rd album the Who were no 20p we stand Join Laboure Socialist the ORGANISER for 36p including postage N8 8PL. longer only straight Mod music, psychedelia had crept in. 'I can see for miles' owed more to acid than to the Mods pills.
Between the 'Mod' music and 1976 the Who produced some of their best material. They moved on from the early 3 chord wonders like 'Can't Explain' to complicated double albums, operas like Tommy. Neither did they become as pretentious as the other bands around. long awgited Who by hamberse came out. Most reviewers (and Who 'fans') were appalled. The songs were very different. They were about making records and obviously autobiographical.
The Who had branched out.
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