Rockstars Who Don’t Like The Who

[@jdemarco]

Townshend is a genius. The Who kicked ass in the day with Moon and Entwistle. Best live show hands down.

[@joshdon2049]

…also a nonce

[@BigTrouble324]

They invented LOUD along with Jimi Hendrix. Gotta give some credit for that.

[@kallan6828]

And the Stones

[@trajan6927]

Actually Townshend influenced Jimi, loud, feedback, amps, explosive performances. Daltrey even admitted that and many people who were around at the beginning of Jimi in England.

[@georgeedward1226]

I'll take The Who over Lou Reed any day.

[@trajan6927]

I will take The Mighty Who live over any band live, especially from 1967 to 1976.

[@chicklets4ever51]

I'll take Lou, especially with the original Velvet Underground.

[@trajan6927]

@chicklets4ever51 notice you were the only one! 😆 only one good song, Sweet Jane.

[@chicklets4ever51]

@@trajan6927 You've got to be kidding. Ever listen to "Venus in Furs?" Check it out. I will grant, however, that much of the brilliance of that song comes from John Cale, who was out of the Velvets after the second album. Still, on his own, Reed wrote some great songs like "Rock n Roll," "Sally Can't Dance," and many others. I think. He's not a good singer or a particularly good guitarist, but he's a very good songwriter.

[@trajan6927]

@chicklets4ever51 first Reed is never considered a good or great singer, nor a good or great guitar player, nor a great performer, nor a hit maker, nobody ever says that Reed influenced them, Reed never makes any kind of list from musicians, or anybody in the industry and for Reed to dis The Mighty Who is really laughable. Now you may like him, I am stating that very FEW feel like you do. Especially compared to The Who. Cheers!

[@briansummers6074]

The who is the best F the rest.

[@colinlusty2812]

Lou Reed …gimme a break , you only got to listen to The Who Live at Leeds they were outstanding…..and yes I have seen them live twice , followed them since 1965

[@trajan6927]

Live At Leeds, 1970, Nuff said!

[@Bctass]

Lou Reed detested any artist who made more money than he made

[@saifonlawrence2044]

God I need to get back home to cool cool rain.

[@georgespottiswood4660]

LOVE the Who.........even to this day.......no apologies.

[@davidwhiting5630]

Without the who, there won't be heavy metal.

[@marshalljones268]

Baba O'Riley is a gem in the rock world.

[@trajan6927]

Notice none of those complainers could knock The Who's live performances and Townshends ability to create great music? Now lets talk about the thousands of bands that were influenced by The Who, and admired The Who.

[@AquaMarina-j50]

Isle of White 1970, Keith Moon flat out on drums, I have it on DVD, doesn't get much better.

[@trajan6927]

​@@AquaMarina-j50Young Man Blues!

[@Paul-tk2my]

Jealousy is an easy accusation to make, and often used incorrectly. However, I am always disappointed when Keith Richards slags off other artists, and it actually does come across as just that sometimes.

[@marcstevens8576]

Charlie Watts wasn't Keith Moon.

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

"Daddy Rollin' Stone" was recorded by "Derek" Martin NOT "Dean" Martin. 😂

[@classicrockproductions]

My bad. 😆😆

[@Paul-tk2my]

I wondered what the fuck he was on about. I couldn’t see the Who covering a Dean Martin track by any stretch of the imagination.

[@chicklets4ever51]

@@Paul-tk2my "Everybody loves somebody sometime..."

[@ImYourOverlord]

Lou Reed's opinions count for less than my own.

[@trajan6927]

Lou Reed was a nobody. Voted over and over the most overrated piece of crap singer songwriter, and for 40 yrs could only play in small clubs! The Mighty Who played stadiums and was considered the greatest live band from 1967 to 1976.

[@Paul-tk2my]

@@ImYourOverlord No your opinion is far more important than his- the flaky old bastard

[@charlessteenburgen]

The Who was neverf as good again after Moonie died

[@BellsCuriosityShop]

The Who was never the same after Quadrophenia. Most of the songs didn't do it for me. Townsend's best material after this was Empty Glass and Chinese Eyes.

[@Jacobaltman228]

WHO cares……

[@SusanBlakely-pd6mp]

People overlook the Dean Martin influence.

[@obdeisibcirrus993]

😂

[@rdhudon7469]

Music is subjective . The who was one of the best but I agree with those who say they should have split in '78 . Pete loved John as a dear friend and kept reuniting to help John pay his bills and avoid bankruptcy .

[@thomasaronson6482]

Rip.moon and entwistle. ROCK ON WHO.I Love Tommy album and th÷ one before that who Sell out ...

[@williamriddell9804]

Pure click bait pish.

[@trajan6927]

Keith Richards says that, (Roger Daltrey, one of the greatest frontmen of all time) "is all flash" says the guy who's wearing fishing lures in his hair.

[@jdemarco]

🤣

[@trajan6927]

@@jdemarco 😆

[@GeorgeGogos-q1s]

Yep..Keith loves himself..and prances round like a little fairy.

[@trajan6927]

@@GeorgeGogos-q1s 😆👏

[@jordandickerson4069]

​@@GeorgeGogos-q1sHe is a Prancer. Good One.

[@indigohammer5732]

Kilmister is pronounced "Kilmister". Not "Kilmeister".

[@ianjohnson7761]

“Helter Skelter” the precursor to heavy metal? Every1 knows Black Sabbath started that genre.

[@MrJeepsters]

Le heavy metal, c'est bien Black Sabbath. Ceux qui disent que les Beatles en sont les inventeurs ne connaissent pas le rock.

[@trajan6927]

Listen once again and rediscover I Can See For Miles, 1967, with the headphones on. Nobody was doing what Townshend did on that song at that time. Nobody! Unreal solos, loud, aggressive, high octane, explosive, and feedback. Black Sabboth were still kids.

[@ianjohnson7761]

@ John Entwistle is the only person who was in The Who that mattered. When he died, The Who died. And don’t even get me started on the undeserved, overly-revered Keith Moon. He actually insulted wasn’t that great :) Tony Iommi and Bill Ward (that would b Black Sabbath’s founding drummer) combined alone, take shits bigger than anybody who was in the Who, again except for John Entwistle.

[@trajan6927]

@@ianjohnson7761 Ward and Iommi were great! No doubt! But why the hatred towards The Mighty Who? See Young Man Blues from Isle Of Wight and then get back to us. Listen to Live At Leeds and then tell us how Moonie and Townshend were not great. We will wait. Cheers!

[@chicklets4ever51]

I agree about "Tommy." I didn't like it when it first came out, and I still don't. And I've never liked Townshend's lyrics. Good live band, though. "Live at Leeds" is a classic.

[@MarkSchreind]

These bands damage their image by continuing without the original members .... Led Zeppelin came along at the right time and understood when to stop. Their image was never really tarnished. The Who should have done the same.

[@trajan6927]

Almost all bands have replaced a member or two for some reason or another. It is the band that decides to continue or change its name. Amazing how people want to dictate what others do. Why does Plant keep singing Zep songs on tour? What a hypocrit.

[@trajan6927]

Led Zep tarnished themselves with Plant wearing little girls blouses with ruffles while twirling his hair with his index finger, screaming oooh baaby oh bbbbaby baaaaby and stomping his feet like a little girl and humping the mic stand.

[@MarkSchreind]

@trajan6927 😆 🤣

[@MarkSchreind]

@trajan6927 yeah .. I also don't like the new versions of those songs.

[@trajan6927]

​@@MarkSchreind😁

[@KyleWessels-c8z]

The Who were far superior to Led Zeppelin. And the only really good album any of the former Beatles put out was George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, excluding sides five and six. There is no other band comparable to the Who.

[@davidmulhall2710]

Let’s agree to disagree.

[@Psycherratha]

@@davidmulhall2710 Agreed

[@MrJeepsters]

J'adore les WHO et j'adore les KINKS .

[@KyleWessels-c8z]

Agreed on that point, Jeepster.

[@chicklets4ever51]

Zep blows the Who straight out of the water. Page can play circles around Townshend, Jones can play circles around Entwhistle (and is excellent on keyboards as well), and Bonham, while similar to Moon in style, varies his power drumming better than Keith. Between Daltry and Plant it's kind of a toss-up, though I think Robert is much more intelligent and sensitive than Roger. But the real kicker is that Page, compositionally, is several galaxies beyond Townshend, who never gets beyond basic major-minor sequences, the perfect accompaniment to his navel-gazing, cringeworthy lyrics.

[@patrickselden5747]

I've seen The Who twice: at Charlton Football Ground in 1974 (which was disappointing - they were struggling with the backing tapes for Quadrophenia), and at Parkhead in 1976, which was, and still is, one of the best gigs I've ever seen; in their prime, they were untouchable. I agree with Robert Plant, though: they should've knocked it on the head when Keith Moon died... ☝️😎

[@danielmoran9902]

I liked them because nobody else did. And we knew nobody liked us and we didn't care. That was the thing, we were all misfits together. And it was great!

[@xavierdecozar9448]

Why should I care 😂??

[@trajan6927]

Just because somebody thinks that The Mighty Who should have packed it in after Moonie passed doesn't mean that they hated The Who or didn't like The Who or were not influenced by The Who. Silly video.

[@22julip]

Who cares ??? Get it who who !!! Ha ha . My favorite story is the young drummer who filled in for Moon , don’t think you’d find a fill in for Bonham ???? Except for Pedi Pete . I like the rest . Plant is the big hypocrite , first a lot of bands ZZ Top , the who , the stones , etc , proves my point , if I died I would want my band to go on , if they wanted too , Plant saw John’s death as a way out , for his big ego , these rock stars a lot of them are grownup children , who live in la la land .

[@johnballantyne5110]

Mixed feelings here. Roger Daltrey great singer. Keith Moon good drummer, John Entwhistle amazing bass player. The other one, unorthodox "researcher" 🤔

[@trajan6927]

Not only is Roger Daltrey a great singer but a great frontman since 1962 and today.

[@BoynamedMagnus183]

For me The Who is Pete Townshend,he is the most genious and brilliant musical critic of all time in the world

[@trajan6927]

I can agree with that, and I also think Page made Zep.

[@BoynamedMagnus183]

@ Great i can agree on that too!

[@BoynamedMagnus183]

@ Great i can agree on that too!

[@trajan6927]

Why should I care, if I had to cut my hair, Ive got to move with the fashion or be outcast.

[@ImYourOverlord]

Pete never disliked Zeppelin all yhat much.

[@Daniel-es2qy]

Oh shuddup

[@markymarco2570]

so even the who doesn't like the who

[@justiceforall6412]

As a music consumer I've always felt The Who was highly overrated..Lou Reed was another highly highly overratted musician

[@trajan6927]

@justiceforall6412 watch Young Blues from Isle Of Wight and then get back to us.

[@edyb2097]

It's hilarious to read the comments by the butthurt hardcore fans caused by something that someone said decades ago. Get over it, mythomaniacs.

[@pmoran7971]

'I can see for miles' is a million times better than 'the rambling and noisy 'Helter Skelter' of course Keith Moon is in a different league to Ringo and the Who although not the worlds best musicians are far better than the Beatles, and Baba O'Riley and Wont get fooled again' are infinitely better than 99 per cent of the Beatles output

[@obdeisibcirrus993]

I love both the Beatles and the who. I can’t choose between the songs and feel they are of equal quality. It doesn’t have to be a competition of who’s a “better musician”. Each band and member has their own strengths. Both those tracks are kickass.

[@trajan6927]

@pmoran7971 in it's day, and even today, I Can See For Miles is still a master blaster.

[@TheMagicalBus]

This is utter horse shit ! Nothing but click bait!

[@anthonylaspisa6992]

They should have quitted right after Keith Moon and John Entwistle died without those two there is no who I don't know why they keep touring is beyond me call it quits my God

[@MrJeepsters]

Townsend a toujours reconnu que les WHO ont cessé d'exister après le décès de Keith Moon. Il a même dit que "quadrophenia" était un disque raté car in n'y avait pas de hit dessus.

[@anthonylaspisa6992]

English please

[@MrJeepsters]

​@@anthonylaspisa6992Pete Townsend recognised the WHO ended when Keith Moon died. Hé said "quadrophenia" was a bad record because no hits.

[@anthonylaspisa6992]

Quadrophenia wasn't that bad of an album my favorite one of all time was who's next that was the most underrated album and now they want to tour in 2025 last time I saw him was back in 96 in Philadelphia New York great show I must say

[@greensombrero3641]

yabbadabbadon't

[@solangesworld5150]

I can understand they were revolutionary in their own way but I always found their songs cheezy

[@trajan6927]

Watch Young Man Blues from Isle Of Wight and tell us how cheesy that concert or song was. 😅

[@doloresbyrne5847]

Theres a video of lou reed and pete townshend playing together and they seemed to have a lot of respect for each other

[@richprokop5155]

Page kicked Townsend's ass... Led Zep kicked THE WHO'S ASS 68-80...

[@Stublinsky]

Yeah, but unlike Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin, the Who wasn't constantly being dragged into court, nor was the Who making out of court settlements because of plagiarism like Led Zeppelin did. As pathetic as the Who has become, at least they didn't degenerate to the level of Led Zeppelin when Led Zeppelin exposed themselves as monumental frauds at LIVE AID !!!!! I've never seen a more embarrassing performance than the one given by Led Zeppelin at LIVE AID. To top matters off, sleaze bag Jimmy Page tried to blame Phil Collins for his shameful performance as if Phil Collins was the one who was playing the guitar ! LOL !!!!!!

[@trajan6927]

FACT: Page could never write meaningful hit songs all on his own like Pete. Page couldn't sing and Page could not perform like Pete. Page cannot play all of the instruments like Pete can. So who can kick whos ass?

[@richprokop5155]

@trajan6927 Wrong... Townsend was jealous of Page n Led Zep... Why?? Cause Led Zep was way bigger than the Who...KICKED ASS...

[@trajan6927]

@richprokop5155 FACT: Townshend is not jealous of anybody. Where did to hear that? On a Zep video? Please state where Pete said that he was jealous. You can't Lol

[@trajan6927]

@richprokop5155 FACT: again Page could not sing. Ever hear Page sing? I haven't either. Ever hear Page sing and perform live on stage? I haven't either. Sorry to disappoint you but Pete Townshend one of the most complete singer/songwriters/musicians in the world.

[@patrickancona1193]

Tommy is hardcore creepy now we know more then I ever wanted to about windmill guy

[@benburndred2226]

Pray tell? Seriously?!

[@scitsalcoryp]

The ' man ' who invented Uncle Ernie wanted to fiddle about 😄

[@simonholyoak8869]

@@scitsalcoryperm… Uncle Ernie was invented by Entwhistle who wrote that song