The Who

The legendary rock-band The Who was formed in 1964 in the capital of England and it is considered to be one of the most innovative bands of the sixties and seventies. Also The Who found their place in the list of the Greatest Bands Of All Times due to their hits, which became classical nowadays and the onstage behavior: The Who were the first ones to start crashing the instruments after the show. Initially, Pete accidentally broke his guitar during the concert, and at the following gig the fans asked him to repeat the trick. Then the drum set was broke as well. Thus, the audience was greatly satisfied.

In 1965 The Who released their debut studio work titled My Generation. That record became the real legend, and in 2004 the musical magazine Q put it to the eighteenth place in the list of 50 Greatest British Albums Of All Times. In 1966 the rockers issued the second album A Quick One and began touring in the US, crashing the equipment at the shows. The Americans liked such kind of attitude, and the riotous British quartet gained popularity in no time. In 1967The Who Sell Out was released, which is considered to be one of the band’s best works and it was followed by the record Tommy (1969). After The Who performed at the famous Woodstock festival in 1969 they achieved the international recognition.

In 1971 the band issued the record Who’s Next, which included such strong compositions as Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again: the latter was played as the final song at the quartet’s shows. Two years later the conceptual album Quadrophenia (1973) was released. It told the story about a person, whose lifestyle split his mind into four elements. Thus, every member of The Who represented one part of that person’s mind. Quadrophenia turned out to be not only interesting, but also the successful album: in Great Britain it was certified Gold and in the US it was certified Platinum. The next studio workThe Who By Numbers (1975) was a bit gloomy, which is connected with Pete’s personal life experience. That also influenced the sound: the musicians did not use the synthesizers and method of overdubs. However the album was critically acclaimed and the fans also enjoyed that work.

In 1978 the album Who Are You was released and later it was certified double Platinum in the USA and Gold in Great Britain. In 1981 The Who issued the studio attempt titled Face Dances, and numerous musical critics entitled it the band’s best work since Quadrophenia (1973). In 1982 the long play It's Hard appeared, and the following year Pete declared that The Who was disbanded. After that the members of the quartet were busy with various solo projects, but in the new millennium The Who reunited and pleased their fans: they recorded the long-awaited album Endless Wire in 2006. The band’s fans had been waiting for that work for twenty four years, and Endless Wire turned out to be extremely strong: the musicians created it in the best traditions of The Who, one of the greatest рок-bands of all the times. Moreover, the wonderful compilation album titled Greatest Hits appeared in 2009, and in 2010 all the lovers of live sound and convert atmosphere were pleased with the record Greatest Hits Live.