First Time Ever Listening to the Who - I Can't Explain | ​⁠​⁠

[@freeform2985]

The entire album “Quadrophenia” is a real mental health journey. Some of their most amazing compositions. “Love reign o’er me“ is one of the most recognizable songs from this album.

[@willjohnson8446]

Might want to watch the movie.

[@dagmar.6954]

The Who are a great British rock band formed in London in 1964. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century & have sold over 100 million records worldwide. They have so many great songs such as "The Kids Are Alright", "Who Are You", "My Generation", "Baba O'Riley", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Substitute", "Happy Jack", "I Can See For Miles", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Boris The Spider", "Pictures Of Lily", "Magic Bus", "Pinball Wizard" etc.

[@citizenkane4831]

And don´t forget Love reign o´er me

[@dinoc1804]

Who ?

[@rtwbikerider]

Won’t Get Fooled Again live at Shepperton Studios in 1977. Written following the revolutionary youth movement of the late 1960’s. I think that this performance is the answer to the question “What is rock music?” Enjoy.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

She needs to hear Studio versions before Live...cuz the audio sucks.

[@rtwbikerider]

@@johnathanstruble1064While I understand your desire to expose reacters to the best audio available, I certainly wouldn’t say that the audio sucks on this live recording. It’s recorded in a movie studio in front of just 300 fans. Like every clip on KZbin, I imagine the audio gets compressed. Maybe Spotify’s studio version doesn’t. But, I’ll bet that Guinness’ loudest live band aren’t embarrassed by this performance. I recommend this performance for the same reason that I recommend the Pulse version of Comfortably Numb first.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

@@rtwbikerider totally agree, on Live performance, but for newbies, the should hear the studio tracks first...example , Freebird, studio vs Freebird Live in Oakland....would you agree my friend?

[@jons3808]

Definitely studio first

[@rtwbikerider]

OK, the people have spoken. Check out the studio version of Won’t Get Fooled Again first. And, for the record, I would not suggest Freebird in Oakland. The video is mostly crowd shots that do not match up with the audio.

[@custardflan]

Their greatest album is Who's Next. They came out of the London Mod movement in the 60s, known for riding scooters. Tommy is their best known rock opera.

[@gustavogutierrez9086]

The Who is a whole universe of music that you need to go into (down the rabbit hole.) And, epic live performances. Great reaction!

[@MikeWalsh-f1g]

Thanks for the excellent reaction to my favorite The Who song! Check out My Generation, which you mentioned.

[@markmeyer2351]

I saw them in 1968 at the Filmore East. It was a religious experience. The greatest live band EVER!!!!

[@peterdoe2617]

I was born 1960. So "kinda late to the party". (I'm german.) My dad was a fisherman. So he never had to fight during WWII. (He always wanted to be a sailor. That was driving him: to explore the world. So: not really a political decision. But, of course: he was in the Hitlerjugend as a kid. Not a "full-grown Nazi" But very much of it.) That is my background. When I had learned to use the turntable, I did listen to Marty Robbin's "El Paso" or songs by Freddie Quinn. "Hundert Mann und ein Befehl". As a kid I would listen to the "international hit parade" on NDR radio. Until 1975, on a travel during mddle school, a classmate brought a tape that did contain "Into the void" by Black Sabbath. That song really changed my life. Hard rock. The 1st time, I came across that genre. Soon explored Led Zeppelin. The Who where never so prominent to me, until much later. Due to the son of a neighbour (8 years older than me), I learned to fluently pronounce "Dave Dee, Dozy,Beaky, Mick and Tich" at the age of 8. And do it fast! During the time, sailing the east coasts of America, my dad once met a (nautic) pilot. His name was Willy Wood. Introducing himself: "It is pronunced: double you eye, double l why, double you, double o, dee!" Try to learn that by heart! Gruß aus Tangstedt!

[@allengray5748]

NICE!! Didn't know it was from 1965!!?? That's even more Awesome!! The Scorpions did a good cover of this. BABA O'REILLY is another among many MANY great songs! Great Reaction Miss Elliott!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@pierretoureille7359]

The Who are one the very greatest bands ever -- this track shows them at their earliest. Try Won't Fooled Again to see them at their arguably best

[@johnkominar8417]

Behind blue eyes a must

[@KevinRCarr]

You gave me a bit of a chuckle,. There are no female background singers on this. The Who were part of the background music in the soundtrack of my life. I was 8 when this was released. For the rest of my young years after this The Who were always just there, coming out of radios, played on records by older siblings of friends, etc. Other early songs of theirs that you might like were I Can See For Miles, and Magic Bus, and you really must listen to My Generation, at some point.

[@michaelstocks1774]

Your spot on there Rosie I was a 12 year old around that time and there was a lot of youth clubs in England at that time and the who was played a lot. Was the transformation era between rock and roll IE chuck berry chubby checker era to pop and rock.

[@fredjohns1869]

Their rock opera 'Tommy' was absolutely mind blowing! Saw it live in Detroit many moons ago! Seeing them live was awesome! Thanks Rosalie!!!

[@fredjohns1869]

My Generation is also an important song from their catalog!

[@AnneBiebrich]

Yes....the movie "Tommy" was epic! Tina Turner, Ann Margaret......epic

[@donaldbrunner6250]

You should watch concert version of Don't get fooled again you'll get an idea of the energy they bring to their shows.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

I'm not even going to lie, "The Ho Can't Explain" would be a great name for a band. Just saying. 😉

[@troydruckenmiller1751]

This is a great song. The beginning of the hippy era. A true classic. But till you see a live performance song from Tommy . You really cannot understand. They transformed the world. Won't be Fooled Again changed me. Turned me against the establishment. Made me a rebel.

[@davescurry69]

I wouldn't call this in any way part of the hippie era. The Who were one of the few rock bands of the time (The Kinks are another) who were not part of the hippie, flower power movement in any way. They were far too cynical for that.

[@cujof16]

jr high, 75. radio by bed. tommy album on Rock 101, blown away.

[@richardfurness7556]

If you listen to only one more song by this band make sure it's My Generation - if for no other reason that it contains the most famous lyric in rock and roll history.

[@Ou81gi812]

😂 You cracked me up! At the 6:50 mark, you were trying to “visualize” a person hearing this music back in the 60’s and 70’s, but that “vision” didn’t have a device for listening to music like your iPhone or Sony Walkman. So you said (and I applaud you for your quickness), “…coming out of a window on some sort of record player…” Well, here’s a little history lesson: We had a thing called a “transistor radio!!!” And in the 50’s, 60’s, and ‘70’s…we only had ONE earphone; because radio was Mono not Stereo…even in the car! On the bright side; everything that you’re discovering musically, today, we got to hear half-a-dozen times a day…for months… and if it was realllly good, we could hear it for years‼️ Also, feel lucky that you get to listen to these gems in pristine stereo. Some people never heard this music in stereo…because they never bought a stereo or albums. Even a receiver with an AM/FM radio that had stereo was pretty spendy. Anyway, you’ve got your STEREO…but, some of us audiophiles had…QUADRAPHONIC Sound Systems…but that’s another animal all together. Enjoy your journey…and I’ll enjoy your analysis/reaction.

[@PaulMDove2]

I'd almost forgotten, yes I had a tiny little transistor radio and a single ear phone back in the 60s. Funny how until I saw your comment I would have said my first time listening to music on the move was a Walkman in the 70s. But you're right I used to carry a small radio around in the 60s; I can't remember now a single thing I listened to on it.

[@Ou81gi812]

@@PaulMDove2 Living up in Alaska in the 60’s, we didn’t even have an FM 📻 radio station…so stereo was out of the question. I was listening to AFRN (Armed Forces Radio Network) and every Friday or Saturday night I would look forward to catching a disc jockey named…Casey Kasem and his American Top 40‼️ Those were the days; riding around the Air Force Base with my letterman’s jacket (AM radio in my pocket) and headed to a fishing hole on my Yamaha DT2 250 Enduro. Now YOU got me thinking about stuff that I thought were long forgotten. Thanks, for that. I also remember walking to school at -30° listening to my little earphone with the hood of my parka pulled up over my head…in 1969.

[@PaulMDove2]

Not from the 60s, I'd forgotten but now you've reminded me I remember Casey from Casey's Top 40 which aired in the 90s. Also the voice of Shaggy on Scooby Doo. I miss Casey, he used to always cheer me up 30 odd years ago. "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars".

[@AnneBiebrich]

I am in that "last generation growing up without beepers, cell phones, video games and social media"..yes it is sad!

[@markknebel8923]

I saw the Who on December 15th, 1975 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia PA. It was the best concert that I ever attended. They ended the concert with playing Won't Get Fooled Again. It was an unbelievable light show and the Who blew the roof off of the building that night. It was my opportunity to see The Who with the original band as drummer, Keith Moon died in 1978.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

The Who had the Guinness World Record of Records of loudest Rock band live according to decibels , twice. ❤

[@stuBdoc]

To which the Beatles replied with "Helter Skelter".

[@sumonjamal1653]

The Who was the most explosive band to emerge in the 60's... The Beatles were the phenomenon... The Rolling Stones were the bad boys of rock n' roll... The Beach Boys were the summertime party... The Doors were the psychedelic kings... Cream were the pioneers of improvisation... The Jimi Hendrix Experience was the ultimate power trio... The Kinks were raw and underrated... The Who were the band u could not contain onstage. U have to hear the original band live and realize that the studio could not capture what they were capable of in concert. Starting as kids in London, Roger Daltrey met John Entwistle (bass), who had built his own instrument and invited him to join his band in the early 60's.... Entwistle brought in his friend from school, Pete Townshend (guitar) and they played cover songs, mostly American rhythm & blues... Switching from guitar, Roger Daltrey became the band's vocalist and they sounded great live as a 4-piece band. However, the band's sound was completed when Keith Moon (drums) joined the band and brought in his maniac drumming that pushed up their power and unpredictability... Drummers in the 60's usually played to a beat or groove... jazz drummers were better at improvisation... Keith Moon was the first rock drummer to pound his drums to a pulp and earned him the nickname 'Moon the loon'. After using various names, they settled on The Who... and were still an R&B cover band by 1965 when they were offered to make a record... Pete Townshend wrote his first ever song "I can' explain" ... trying to emulate The Kinks. It was released as a single and did well. Pete Townshend took it upon himself to become The Who's primary songwriter and bassist John Entwistle also contributed some songs. It was the single 'My Generation' by The Who that broke the band big and they were touring relentlessly by 1967... When The Who appeared on US television in 1967 to perform 'My Generation' live, drummer Keith Moon pulled a stunt that made The Who instantly famous... At the end of The Who's concerts, the band would trash their instruments - Pete Townshend would smash his guitar and Moon would trash his drum kit... and they did this every night... For the live TV appearance, they agreed to smash their instruments to end the song and they installed a small cannon in Keith Moon's bass drum that was supposed to fire off a bang. Keith Moon didn't like the test 'bang'... so, he overloaded the cannon without telling anybody (not even the band)... At the end of 'My Generation', as Townshend smashed his guitar, Moon fired the cannon and it exploded on the set w/ a boom, destroying his drum set, injuring him and could have killed Pete Townshend (whose hearing was permanently damaged as a result) The Who had arrived. After numerous hit singles, Pete Townshend decided in 1969 that The Who needed a new idea... He wrote songs that created the concept album 'Tommy'... about a boy who is born deaf, dumb and blind, but uses his remaining senses to become a gifted pinball player. Roger Daltrey captured the character of 'Tommy' w/ his vocal delivery and the album became known as a 'rock opera' and was a huge success. In 1971, Pete Townshend used the new technology and synthesizers to develop new sounds and songs. What emerged was The Who's biggest album "Who's next"... and the massive singles "Baba O' Reilly"... "Won't get fooled again"... The Who were a massive concert attraction when they toured in the 70's and opening bands would usually get hassled by their fans when they played... Roger Daltrey was an animated singer, spinning his mic... Pete Townshend was jumping all over the stage, while John Entwistle was the quiet bassist onstage... and Keith Moon was the explosive drummer and everybody notice him for his playing. However, drugs and alcohol were causing problems within The Who, especially after the tour for 'Quadrophenia'... another concept album in 1973.... Keith Moon encountered numerous incidents due to his alcohol and drug intake... In 1978, The Who recorded another stellar album 'Who are you' and were expected to tour... Tragically, drummer Keith Moon was found dead that year from misuse of pills that he was using to curb his alcoholism. The Who announced that they would continue and tour w/ session drummers but the magic was gone without Keith Moon... Tragedy struck The Who again in Cincinnati, Ohio when the venue of their concert failed to control the crowd waiting outside to get in... 11 people died in the mayhem. The Who released 2 more albums by 1982 and decided to disband after a final tour... However, none of the members - Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey or John Entwistle... had any major success as a solo artist. They decided to start performing again as The Who occasionally. In 2001, The Who played the charity Concert for New York City in NYC after the 9/11 attacks on the city... and The Who stole the show that night... It would be the last performance of bassist John Entwistle... He was found dead in 2002 from a heart attack, just before The Who was to start a massive comeback tour... The Who carried on touring as a duo (Townshend and Daltrey) w/ session musicians... One of them was Zak Starkey (drums) who is the son of legendary Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, and he could emulate what Keith Moon did onstage. The Who released 2 more albums - 'Endless wire' in 2006... and 'Who' in 2019.

[@paulrt3]

Was a definite favorite band of mine growing up in the 70's. Who Are You", "Behind Blue Eyes", “Won’t Get Fooled Again” "The Real Me", "Bargain”, "Happy Jack", "Magic Bus", "The Seeker", "I'm Free", "Pinball Wizard", "The Kid's are Alright", “Baba O’Riley”, “Love, Reign O’er Me”, “Love, Reign O’er Me”, and “I Can See for Miles” are just a few to check out. So many great tunes.

[@billbabcock1833]

I saw The Who just once. Early 70s they played the football stadium at my college. Definitely the loudest concert I ever saw. The stage was in one end zone and I was 3/4 of the way to the other end zone. My ears were ringing for two days. Good thing it was an outdoor concert. Great concert BTW. The Who were known for destroying their instruments at the end of their concerts. Doing a performance on a TV show in the 60s, Keith Moon put explosives in his drum kit to blow the kit up at the end. Too much explosives. Lucky no one was killed.

[@charlesmarshall1309]

This is fairly early Who. They're an especially interesting band because they emerged from the Mod scene in early 60s England and evolved into a phenomenon. Pete Townshend, the lead guitarist, wrote most of their stuff and it got increasingly ambitious, withe rock opera "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" being genuinely innovative concept albums. "Who's Next", probably their most popular album, was made up of what remained of an even more ambitious Townshend project that he didn't quite bring to fruition. They're well worth investigating.

[@vaughnroycroft999]

I was looking for someone to mention the Mods. Their emergence from the Mods vs. Rocker conflict (which was often violent) really helped to define the Who in a way that lingered, echoing into the 70s. When I was in high school (mid 70s), they were huge, but were still looked down upon by the heavy metal-loving crowd in the Midwestern US.

[@MikeytheGeek7711]

The Who's early singles are not representative of what they became. Their best early single was My Generation. They did an unforgettable live performance of that on The Smothers Brothers Show. Their album Tommy was the first "rock opera". It was about a boy who was traumatized by witnessing the death of his father and became deaf and blind.They performed it at Woodstock and were incredible! See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You, and Pinball Wizard were their best songs on that album. Then they made the incredible album, Who's Next. Baba O'Reilly, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won't Get Fooled Again were all incredible songs! Their performance of Won't Get Fooled Again from Shepperton Studios was perhaps the greatest live performance ever! Their next album, Quadrophenia, was about a boy with multiple personalities. Love Reign O'er Me, and The Real Me were the best songs from that one. Their song Who Are You was the biggest hit from their album of the same name and is recognizable as the theme song from CSI. They had a lot more great songs, but those are the ones you should start with.

[@friedemannkemm63]

BTW, there are no female backing vocals. It's all them.

[@kentgreer1079]

In fact, John Entwhistle sang the highest notes in their harmonies. Look ash e video for A Quick One (While He's Away) from The Rolling Stones' Rock nd Roll Circus. John sings the highest parts.

[@dino_j]

The Ivy League contributed backing vocals and did handclaps on this. If you listen closely (and it's more audible in the newer remixes), one of them (Perry Ford) also played a staccato piano part on the record as well.

[@stevegillaspy9458]

I mostly remember hearing "Pinball Wizard" on the radio growing up but "Behind Blue Eyes" was one that got me to buy their greatest hits cassette. You have probably heard them on TV if you have watched any of the CSI TV drama shows. I think they all use a Who song.

[@sirkat344]

I am the youngest of 7 (in my 60s now!). The brother who influenced my musical journey the most was heavy into the Who. When I hear 'early' Who (to me late 60s-'74), I think of my growing years and my sibs. I am more of the group that followed The Who from the mid 70s forward. Like other comments, there's a LOT of good songs to look into. Behind Blue Eyes should be on your list. Their "quietest' song, but moving lyrically... Cheers, Rosilee!

[@paulbriggs5238]

Real me and behind blue eyes are a couple of my favourite Who tracks but the whole quadrophenia album is brilliant

[@russhudson7362]

Quadrophenia, Live at Leeds and Who's next ..... My favourites and we listened to them all the time when I was in high school, on 8-track in my car.

[@tictocbang7443]

This is the “I wanna hold your hand” era of The Who. Prepare to be blown away by what follows. One epic song after another.

[@chickmcgee1000]

You would enjoy take a deep dive into this band. I always thought, as much as I love their music that made the charts, that the hundreds of hidden gems Pete Townshend has written are the ones I enjoy the most. Really enjoy listening to and watching you react to new stuff.

[@jimgreen2080]

This is part of the mid-'60s youth's simultaneous rebellion and new (to this age group) consumerism. Townshend wrote this just before he turned 20, so he had just been through the hormone attack that is adolescence and yet was able wryly to encapsulate it in a way that made for a hit pop song. Eight years later, a total contrast in expressing self-examination to the world: The Real Me, from Quadrophenia, brilliant in a very different way.

[@Ben-sq6un]

So much Who to explore, they matured and really had so many different great songs. Their live performances defined them. Quadrephenia is the double album I listened to more times than I can count. beginning with The Real Me, and closing with Love Reign O'er Me.

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

The first song that got me hooked on The Who was "I Can See For Miles"

[@arthur4818]

A lot of people dont remember 13 people died at the Cincinnati concert trying to get to the front of the stage.

[@Peejay1966]

Saw them live as a 14-year-old in Glasgow' Apollo Theatre in 1980. Incredible, even if Keith Moon had died by then. Grew up with them as two older brothers were fans. The greatest live band, possibly, at their peak. Check out Live at Leeds.

[@thomassanchez-oo6sb]

The Energy!!!!!!even when I saw them in 2016💥💥💥💥

[@axandio]

Yeah I'm getting old. I am a Gen-X human that is on the cusp of Boomers... and I hung out with Booomer's and embraced the hippie thing but 10 years later than it's roots. My high school friends were into the Hair Bands, Metal and New Wave of the 80s and I was still digging back into the 60's and 70's. This song and ALL of the Who was big for me as a kid. They had a LOT of radio hits.

[@Swine-O-Sonic]

The finest moment is hearing Roger sing.. See me, feel me, touch me, heal me.. Lady you need yo heat that.... It can change your life

[@petervandervlies6427]

I saw The Who for the first time in 1972 in Amsterdam. This was the opening song. The sound was amazing, verry verry loud, but brilliant. Never heard better till this day. Great live rockband. Fan for life. Nice reaction, thanks. 👍😁💪❤️

[@DarrellNorton-gq2ic]

Your videos are just such a pleasure to watch. Thank you ✌️

[@cornovii934]

No Who = No Keith Moon = No Animal

[@mjtribby6328]

1982, Chicago. Went to see The Who with my now wife of 40 years and some friends. We were told it was their last concert so we thought it to be very special. They did tour after that but it was special to us. We were all under age and had open beer in the car on the way to the concert. When we arrived at the toll booth just outside the venue, the Illinois State Police was searching cars. We were freaking out. The car just in front of us was getting searched and the officer at the booth let us pass without an inspection. The rest of the evening was epic. What a great band and a great show. It was an evening we will never forget. Only one thing would be greater, to have seen Led Zeppelin in their prime. 🙂

[@pauldixon5778]

The Who is a classic rock band. Two of my favorite Albums are Who's Next and Quadrophenia. The song Won't Get Fooled Again really influenced my taste in music, with its harder and more powerful sound than other bands at that time. The song Love Reign O'er Me is a gripping and forceful song on healing. Both superb. In addition, they have so many other tremendous songs. Grateful to have grown up when the influence of music literally changed the world.

[@Ben-sq6un]

The Who, Townshends writing often reflects or is influenced by that post war environment.

[@TyGrrPoetry]

Good to see you Rosalie. This one reminds me of me and my cousins in the 70's. A seven year old me bopping to the Who. Memories.

[@Lightmane]

2:09 Now I can't get a picture of "The Ho playing Won't Get Fooled Again" out of my mind. Great, just great : )

[@diamonddog439]

The first punk band. The best live band. The best band ✌️

[@ellet6560]

The Who and Queen is all I need!

[@FinallyTuned]

Their song “My Generation” was famous for the rising youth movement and musically unusual with the intentional stutter.

[@randyobrien2836]

I grew up on all this stuff. That’s why I’m “talking about my generation”. Lol. By the way that’s another one of their hits.

[@StephenRBukovinsky]

If you want to do a psychological break down of rock, The Who is a good band to explore more. Their main song writer is Pete Townsen. It's well documented that he was abused as a child, and he has talked about how this has influenced him as an artist. In many of his works we get the main themes of abuse, anger, and self-loathing, but we also get calls for deliverance for these states. Tommy and Quadrophenia are both rock operas built around these themes. For a good single that encapsulates these, look to Behind Blue Eyes, sang from the perspective of the villain from a third rock opera that never really came together.

[@richardkint6531]

You should checkout their video for their first hit "I Can't Explain". They looked so young! I believe they were teenagers. They progressed very rapidly. From their signature song "My Generation" to rock opera "Tommy" & "Quadrophenia" and more. Lots to dive into here. "Love Reign O'ver Me" still gives me chills when I hear it. Political gems "Won't Get Fooled Again" & "Baba O'Reilly". And you can't forget "Who Are You"! Saw them twice in concert in 1983 and in 2016! loved it both times!

[@jdbroders64]

I saw The Who in concert several times (pre Autotune) back in the day and what was amazing was how good and tight they were live. They always killed it. This is a really deep rabbit hole if you're interested. So many great albums, songs etc.to choose from. Albums Tommy (was called the first Rock opera), Who's Next and Quadrophenia are highly recommended to dive in.

[@richardlovell4713]

To answer your question and to give us all a break from those pushing particular Who tracks, the Who were a seminal ‘youth rebellion’ band in the ‘60s. You picked up on the Post-War generational change and they were an early example of that by producing music was everything the previous generation hated: it was (very, in the case of The Who) loud, with amplified instrumentation, ‘self-indulgent’ lyrics, ‘crude’ and played by young men who dressed rebelliously and outrageously for that time. The Who were quite aware that they were in the vanguard of a youth rebellion, as a contemporaneous song to this, ‘My Generation’ explicitly stated. It was the start of a social revolution that transferred power from the middle aged conformist generation to their children, many of whom were looking to favour individualism rather than social conformity and often expressed through the idea of sexual freedom, outrageous clothing and experimentation with drugs rather than the fashion/musical/sexual conformity of their parents. Ironically, this rebellious non-conformist generation was itself rebelled against by subsequent generations, but that is another story.

[@craigplatel813]

A good song to get a sense of the feeling of growing up in England during and just after WWII would be "When I was Young" by eric burden and the animals

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

Not just Rock Opera. They also influenced many other genres, including punk rock, heavy metal, and progressive rock. If you want to check out their rock opera journey, start with "A Quick One, While He's Away" (their first attempt of what would become rock opera), and then their double album, "Tommy," and finally "Quadrophenia." Also "Baba O'Reilly," which was meant to be part of a rock opera that never came to fruition. Although they are credited with the birth of rock opera, The Pretty Things' "S. F. Sorrow" came out slightly before "A Quick One..."

[@profjohnfrinks]

This is so tame, prepare to be bulldozed... do not fear, you will enjoy it!

[@davidberesford7009]

I think "Won't Get Fooled Again" would be good, but you really need to see the band perform they were a very visual band. Keep Reacting!

[@mzambo666]

"My generation" and when I saw them smashing their instruments I though they were awesome as a kid... As a drummer myself Keith Moon had some influence in me, his drumming is very unique, I wrote a paper on him in high school since he was hyper active with attention deficit disorder as a child like me... The personality of their music is very attractive they project attitude...

[@bobholtzmann]

Pete Townshend was playing a 12 string electric Rickenbacker on this one - made famous by George Harrison's solos with the early Beatles, and The Byrd's "Turn Turn Turn".

[@VintageWanderer]

I can’t wait till you watch A Quick one by the Who live at The Rolling Stones’s circus. It’s the first mini rock opera and they stole the show. Cheers.

[@MrBedZeppelin]

Fine young lads! Probably go over like a led balloon.

[@chrisfancher1267]

Rosalie - for your channel, The Who's 'The Real Me' and "Join Together" would be two songs I don't see mentioned in the other comments that would be great. I saw The Who for the first time in the fall of 1982 - 18 years old - and was literally foaming at the mouth at the end of the concert (no mind altering substances involved). About a month later, a friend brought me a magazine article that said "if you saw The Who October 3 in Minneapolis, it is easy to understand why they were once known as the best live band in the world". Yes, they were. RIP Keith Moon.

[@mojorider8455]

the Real Me is a rhythmic assault on the senses----John Entwistle and Keith Moon just tore it up on that song!

[@alexharbison4411]

Nice reaction. While everyone in the band was a good musician Keith Moon and John Entwistle were in the top 5 or so on their respective instruments. Many would say Moon was one of the best drummers ever. Check out some of the Opera Tommy, I know you would be fascinated. The movie is a lot of fun too.

[@Roy-mw5js]

Love Aurora ❤ love The Who also. I regret never seeing The Who live. But I will see Aurora in Chicago live November. Keep creating Rosalie ❤

[@neiloliver4745]

Pete Townshend considered his solo songs to be more representative of who he was/is. The songs he wrote for the early Who were more about, for, and to the kids who came to the shows, a lot of instant action and motion, and any introspection came later if at all, the kids just diving into Swinging London without much thought for any consequence. The album a skilled mental health professional could have a field day with is "Quadrophenia", which is a deep dive. Before that, there are all kind of gems to savor, including all of "Who's Next", most of "Tommy", and individual odds and ends like "The Seeker", "I Can See For Miles" "A Quick One While He's Away" "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere." And Townshend has left fleets on annotation about everything as to what he intended with each disc.

[@MrDportjoe]

The Who and the Rolling Stones were the biggest bands to come out of the 'Mod scene. Music with American roots (Motown and older R&B) with it's own uniforms, and norms. You HAD to have the neatest suits, the most tricked out scooter neat hair cuts. Your sworn enemy were the "Rockers". Leather jackets, pompadour hair cuts with heavy pomade to keep slick and tall. You could a month wading through the lyrics to the rock opera Quadrophienia (or just go watch the movie then read the lyrics MORE FUN. Here a taste of what Who fans would have looked like in 1965. OH and language of the mods The guy with the best look and coolest bike would be a FACE, then based on how uncool you were in terms of bike and clothes yo were a second or third class ticket.

[@stuBdoc]

All of their music great, but their masterpiece album is Who's Next from 1971. Every song is outstanding, all could have been #1 hits on their own. We Don't Get Fooled Again is the greatest political anthem ever written, IMHO, and even more relevant today than when it was released, and as mentioned below, a definitive rock song.

[@Swine-O-Sonic]

Womens backing vocals 😀 its Pete!! And probably Keith. Later who.. like the end of Tommy.. its utter shivers .. Tommy can you hear me? I got to see Roger and Pete last year.. they still kick it. Roger can still do all the screams and for a 70 year or more he was awesome

[@ericzeichert511]

Two must see rock opera's from the Who....Tommy, about a deaf dumb and blind pinball wizard, and Quadrophenia, They are not a band, they are an experience. The radio single of "My Generation" is more than a catchy title...It is an ALL TIME classic Rock and Roll song, and a theme song for the youth of the sixties.

[@williamcabell142]

The GREAT BRITISH INVASION PRODUCED TONS OF GREAT ARTIST! One ow the GIANTS! 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@КириллДронов-л1ф]

"First time ever hearing!!!" "Well, I've actually heard it some times" My favorite type of FIRST TIME HEARING reaction 🤝

[@gregorybrown3272]

These guys were born with bombs dropping all around them, they were raised throughout the deprivations of post war rationing, and came of age during the swinging sixties. They were super serious, and they were out to have a good time. Talk about duality!

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Pete has a very distinctive high-energy chaotic style of guitar playing.

[@robertkern9911]

Youve got to see them perform live their energy will blow your mind They held the Guiness book record for the loudest band live in the world

[@MegaIronleg]

BACK IN THE DAY, THE CLUBS, BARS N DINERS ALL HAD JUKEBOXES. ALSO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA WAS, THE RADIO. WHEN I WAS SIXTEEN, THE BIG SONG THEN WAS, PINBALL WIZARD. A MUST HEAR. ALSO EMINENCE FRONT, ARE MY TWO PICS. ROCK ON 👊🖖

[@davidpope2189]

Just about anything by the Who, especially their early stuff, is well worth listening to.

[@chrisholland6052]

To give you a clue on the talent level of this band, the bass guitarist; John Entwhistle helped develop the strings that are used on bass guitars today. When you listen to Baba O'reilly, you will hear synthesizer. This was when synthesizers took up a small room. Pete Townsend had to program the sounds you hear, they weren't preprogrammed. Keith Moon was an equal to John Bonham on the drums, meaning he was one of the best in the world. Roger Daltry is a frontman like few others.

[@pauldavis2535]

All the bands meant everything

[@tonydagostino6158]

If you're interested in intensity and emotion "Love Reign O'er Me" from Quadrophenia is for you. That would be a big jump from early teen angst Who vs. much more thoughtful, serious Who but hey, it'd be fun! Their first rock, Tommy, is an opera that dealt with abuse of a post-war child and cult behavior. Their second, Quadrophenia is about Jimmy, also a post-war kid who suffers from multiple personality syndrome (four, hence Quadrophenia) and how he deals with it and his life

[@Lulabee2024]

The Big Push (w/Ren) covered The Who's "My Generation". It's pretty good! For me my first recollection of The Who is "Pinball Wizard".

[@Swine-O-Sonic]

We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me Feel Me/Listening to You ... Live at Leeds!! Do yourself a wonderful thing

[@brianshockledge3241]

Watch them play "A Quick One" live at the Stones rock n roll circus 1968.

[@mojorider8455]

oh, you have NO IDEA about rhythmic intensity yet until you hear more of the Who. Keith Moon was a different kind of animal on the drums....! 😁 Please do more and you'll find out the genius of Keith Moon's drumming. somebody said that other bands had rhythm sections while the Who had an assault team!

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Oh , Ms Rosalie, the rabbit hole of the Who....is as deep as the Stones, and Zepplin., and Beatles...this was the early stuff, it's gets better , and Better, plus this band can be credited with two albums...that were Rock Operas'.....not conceptual ums, but Rock Operas'.

[@peterbadore1338]

Pete Townshend - especially during this time - liked to write about the teenage experience, in this case these new feelings of being in a romance. You hit the nail on the head regarding this, and I thought I'd help put it in more perspective.

[@flnthrn2]

Enjoy the ride The Who ? is one of the best journeys you will ever take.

[@jeffreylasher4188]

One of my top five bands ever. At their peak they were every bit the equal of Led Zeppelin.

[@Rasmuth]

The Who.....intelligence, and sweet sweet rock and roll chaos.

[@chris6770]

As you heard, they may have started as a radio friendly 60s boy band, amongst the Beatles and Rolling Stones, but that's far from where they ended up. The rock opera Tommy and Quadrophenia movies contain some masterpiece performances. Until you see Keith Moon drum (and hear the stories) or watch Pete shred the guitar you won't get it. Keep going. It's odd but after watching Ren's take on 74 I can see/hear the DNA from that generation to this. British rock music is the best.

[@patrickholt2270]

At this period, I believe that they were calling their sound "Maximum R&B". It took them many years to accept the idea that they were writing rock songs. They were part of the Mod movement, which was the youth subculture immediately after the classic rock and roll revolution of the 1950s, who wanted to distinguish themselves from the "Rockers" who were still into Elvis Presley and all those greats, by listening to '60s R&B instead, and wearing more recent, and expensive, fashionwear. This is a period of R&B that was closer to the Blues than modern R&B, and also involved the British Blues scene that steadily evolved into heavy rock and Metal, so Mods were also listening to the Rolling Stones. The film Quadrophenia was co-written by Pete Townshend of The Who, and is about a Mod who is struggling with his own inability to communicate or process his emotions, at the height of the struggles in the streets between Mods and Rockers over whose subculture best represents young working class Britain in the early 1960s. You might like it from a psychology perspective.

[@alexfletcher5192]

The Who (or The High Numbers at one point) were raw talent. And, unusually, much of their live propulsion came from the rhythm section - which is terribly hip today. The central tension was always between original bandleader Roger Daltrey (still around) and guitarist/art school antagonist Pete Townsend. The latter is probably the God of the guitar chord and, in may ways, that collective approach sort of anticipates British punk.

[@douglaspensack3499]

In mid-1960s, WWII had been over 20 years, not 50 years. It was still recent history in the popular mind.

[@robertbunker817]

Eminence Front would be an interesting dive into

[@phosphorescentscotsman]

The bassist is the lead guitar player, the guitar player is the drummer, and the drummer is conducting an orchestra. Oh and the singer, he sings. THE WHO in a nutshell.