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The WHO 1977 |
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The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century.
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The Who were always very flexible as regards the style of their music.
However, when they were most famous, I was not a fan - my tastes
were elsewhere
But recently I watched a TV broadcast of a concert that they gave in London in 1977.
It is interesting that Roger Daltrey, on the stage, as the concert began, said that they were playing after a year of inactivity. Perhaps in that time of relaxation and perhaps growth, things changed for the better.
I found some articles on the internet that criticised the performance as not being as polished as their normal performances.
However I find that, if it is somewhat chaotic, then the chaos makes it more interesting.
I noticed that, at this moment of their career, the bass player was playing a very prominent and interesting role, in a way that I had not noticed elsewhere. He seemed to be interacting with the drummer.
Unfortunately the drummer, Keith Moon, died very soon after this performance was recorded. This brought an end to that period of career of the band. So we will never know how their style might have developed with that original line-up.
The bass player, John Entwistle, also died some years ago.
In the original line-up, there were 4 individuals, each equally as prominent. Without any one of them, the band would be disappointing.
Recently there have been concerts which featured the survivors, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend.
Well, they are getting old...
The bass was hardly heard at all...so depressing...
I managed to find and borrow a copy of the DVD of this concert.
For academic purposes only, of course, I have put a zipped and password protected copy of the DVD here:
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