Search results
23 de may. de 2024 · A late-70s blitz of punk, personal problems and tragedy forced The Who’s Pete Townshend to reassess his life and career. One of the results was his solo masterpiece Empty Glass. In early 1977, Keith Moon took Pete Townshend to see Generation X at the Marquee Club. “It was my first punk concert,” Townshend recalled in 2019.
13 de may. de 2024 · En el 2018, la reconocida publicación británica NME armó un artículo con los “100 álbumes de culto para escuchar antes de morir”, los cuales fueron seleccionados “por tus estrellas de rock favoritas”, entre las que se encontraba el guitarrista de The Who.. Pete Townshend. Foto: Phyllis Keating. En aquella oportunidad, el músico del condado inglés de Middlesex apareció en la ...
11 de may. de 2024 · Perhaps because it was followed up by portentous, concept-driven albums in The Who's catalog, the band's 1967 record The Who Sell Out doesn't quite get the same kind of love from casual rock fans.
19 de may. de 2024 · Townshend went on to be one of the 1960s’ most influential figures. Through his music, of course – unsurprisingly, The Who were quick to find success in America (as one of the leading groups of the British Invasion) before going on to sell more than 100 million records worldwide – but equally Townshend inspired through his personal style.
8 de may. de 2024 · The Who song Pete Townshend considered a “masterwork”. Tim Coffman. Wed 8 May 2024 15:30, UK. For Pete Townshend, rock and roll was never just about having a good time. It may have been the soundtrack to many high school dances and sockhops during its inception, but there was a certain power to this style of music that went beyond a hit single.
15 de may. de 2024 · With the Stones yes, with Macca no." The interesting thing about his relationship with Daltrey, adds Townshend, "is that it's not a band", adding a consideration that may appear paradoxical given that he is considered the true leader of the Who. «It's a group of musicians chosen by Roger. I didn't choose any of the musicians I go on tour with ...
15 de may. de 2024 · The band continued to attract attention in Britain with its 1967 album The Who Sell Out, a pioneering concept album devised by Townshend that criticized excessive commercialism. The double album Tommy (1969) rocketed the Who to stardom, effectively originating the concept of the rock opera and bringing the band’s music to a wider ...
