[Updated on: Mon, 06 July 2009 14:47]

Sorry boristhearachnid that was a typo I meant to move Zak up to The Who.



Hollywood Dream By Thunderclap Newman
In 1969, Pete Townshend, The Who's guitarist, created the band to play songs written by the former Who roadie, drummer/singer/guitarist John 'Speedy' Keen. Keen wrote the opening track on The Who Sell Out album, "Armenia City In The Sky". Townshend produced the single, arranged its strings, played its bass guitar under the pseudonym Bijou Drains, and hired for it GPO engineer and Dixieland jazz pianist Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman (born Andrew Laurence Newman, 21 November 1942, Hounslow, Middlesex) and the fifteen year old Glaswegian, Jimmy McCulloch. McCulloch later joined Wings.


Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman – Piano
Jimmy McCulloch – Guitar
John 'Speedy' Keen – Drums
Pete Townshend – Bass ( aka Bijou Drains)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderclap_Newman

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In The Attic



Pete and Rachel TV interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xlMmbDC_M0&feature=relat ed

Pete’s girl friend pianist Rachel Fuller made this jam CD with Townshend and musicians below:

Lou Reed
Tenacious D,
Ben Harper,
Rachael Yamagata,
Alexi Murdoch,
Amos Lee
Joe Purdy.

Check out Pete Townshend's site http://www.eelpie.com/

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[Updated on: Sat, 26 June 2010 13:05]

Quadrophenia Movie Soundtrack 1979



These are different mixes than those that appear on the 1973 album as they were remixed in 1979 by John Entwistle. The most notable difference is the track "The Real Me" (used for the title sequence of the film) which features a different bass track, more prominent vocals and a more definite ending. Most of the tracks are also edited to be slightly shorter. The soundtrack also includes three tracks by The Who that did not appear on the Origional 1973 Quadraphenia album —"Get Out and Stay Out", "Four Faces" and "Joker James".

John Entwistle loved redoing old bass tracks to make it sound better to him but not to Roger Daltry

http://www.clashmusic.com/news/quadrophrenia-scooter-sold

Side four of this double LP sound track had these songs below by other artists

"Night Train" (James Brown) – 3:38
"Louie Louie" (The Kingsmen) – 2:41
"Green Onions" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s) – 2:46
"Rhythm of the Rain" (The Cascades) – 2:28
"He's So Fine" (The Chiffons) – 1:52 ( George Harrison got sued by this people for “My Sweet Lord”) I still think the songs don’t sound much a like
"Be My Baby" (The Ronettes) – 2:30
"Da Doo Ron Ron" (The Crystals) – 2:09
"I'm the Face" (The High Numbers) – 2:29

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[Updated on: Sat, 17 October 2009 12:10]

Just one of ten band lineups to date of Ringo's All Star Band

In 1995 John toured Japan and America with Ringo Starr’s All Star Band, which gave him the dubious pleasure of knowing that he has now performed "Yellow Submarine" more times than Sir Paul McCartney.

The Band

Ringo Starr: Drums, percussion, vocals.
John Entwistle: Bass guitar, vocals. The Ox
Billy Preston: Keyboards, harmonium, vocals.
Zak Starkey: Drums and percussion.
Felix Cavaliere: Keyboards, vocals.
Randy Bachman: Guitar, vocals (The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
Mark Farner: Guitar, vocals (Grand Funk Railroad)
Mark Rivera: Saxophone, vocals.

http://wapedia.mobi/en/Ringo_Starr_%26_His_All-Starr_Band#1.
http://www.markrivera.com/
http://www.ringostarr.com/biography.php

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Rockpalast 1981



Pete came on stage to play with the Grateful Dead near the end of their second set after The Who opened. Pete played with the Dead for 25 minutes while chords of these songs were yelled at him while playing along below

Not Fade Away (11 minutes 30 seconds )
Wharf Rat ( 9 minutes 30 seconds )
Around And Around ( 4 Minutes )

The Band:

Bob Weir – Guitar - Vocals
Jerry Garcia – Guitar - Vocals
Phil Lesh - Bass
Bill Kreutzmann - Drums
Mickey Hart - Drums
Brent Mydland – Keyboards - Vocals
Pete Townshend – Guitar

Memories From The Road: The Who & the Grateful Dead Story
http://blogcritics.org/music/article/memories-from-the-road- the-who/

The site above has a story of all Dead –Who behind the scenes stories by Justin Kreutzmann son of Bill Kreutzmann drummer for the dead who was at these shows as a kid

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Parting Should Be Painless

Solo Studio album by Roger Daltrey - fifth solo album released in 1984. Billy Nicholls has worked on many Who and Solo efferts




Personnel
Roger Daltrey - vocals, harmonica
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Chris Spedding - guitar
Mick Gallagher - keyboards
Robert Medici - marimba
Billy Nicholls - background vocals
Allan Schwartzberg - drums
Mike Thorne - synthesizer
David Tofani - clarinet
Norman Watt-Roy - bass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brecker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Spedding

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Gallagher

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Nicholls

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Watt-Roy

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[Updated on: Wed, 15 July 2009 08:33]

Empty Glass



Solo Studio album by Pete Townshend
Released 21 April 1980
Recorded 1978-1980

Personnel
Pete Townshend: vocals, guitars, keyboards, synths
John "Rabbit" Bundrick: "straight" keyboards
Mark Brzezicki: drums
James Asher: drums
Simon Phillips: drums
Tony Butler: bass guitar
Kenney Jones: drums on "Rough Boys"
Raphael Rudd: brass arrangements on "Rough Boys"
Peter Hope-Evans: harmonica on "Cat's in the Cupboard"

more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_Glass

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[Updated on: Wed, 15 July 2009 15:16]

"Rockestra Theme" Single by Wings from the album “ Back to the Egg”

Released 1979



Rockestra Theme, one of Paul McCartney's harder-rocking songs, was recorded on October 3, 1978, at Abbey Road Studios by an all-star collection of musicians dubbed "Rockestra", although the song is technically credited to Wings. Keith Moon was to have taken part in "Rockestra" but died one month before the recording sessions took place. Kenney Jones, who replaced Moon on drums within The Who, appeared instead.

Video of this "Rockestra"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQrLZFXTl58&feature=relat ed

Rockestra members:

Denny Laine,
Laurence Juber,
David Gilmour, Guitar
Hank Marvin,
Pete Townshend (guitar),
Steve Holly,
John Bonham, (drums)
Kenney Jones (drums),
Paul McCartney,
John Paul Jones (pianos),
Ronnie Lane,
Bruce Thomas (bass),
Gary Brooker,
Linda McCartney, (keyboards, vocals)
Tony Ashton (keyboards),
Speedy Acquaye,
Tony Carr,
Ray Cooper, (percussion)
Morris Pert. (percussion),
Howie Casey,
Tony Dorsey,
Steve Howard,
Thaddeus Richard (horns).

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[Updated on: Mon, 21 June 2010 09:37]

Holy Cow "Is there a DRUMMER in the house?

The Who - The Cow Palace
San Francisco, Ca. - November 20, 1973



After taking a handful of tranquilizers, drummer Keith Moon slows, then passes out and falls over his drum kit in the middle of Won’t Get Fooled Again. As the house lights went up, Moon was carried offstage by roadies, who placed him in a shower in an attempt to revive him. Their efforts worked. An injection of cortisone revived him and got him back onstage after approximately a thirty-minute delay. He came out kicking & screaming, & then. the show continued with "Magic Bus." The percussion of the song’s opening verses consisted only of Moon hitting two wooden blocks against one another. However, when the drums were actually required, Moon only played for a few more minutes before passing out again (for the final time). He was carried off—this time not to return., Moon had swallowed four times the usual amount of tranquilizers for horses that came to the Cow Palace for animal shows (offered to him by a fan) while remarking, "Of course I can take it. I'm Keith fucking Moon!"

The remaining three band members then played "See Me, Feel Me", without drums, with vocalist Roger Daltrey adding a tambourine for percussion. The song received a huge response, and Pete Townshend thanked the crowd for putting up with a three-quarter-strength band. Instead of leaving the stage, though, Townshend asked the crowd, "Can anybody play the drums?" He repeated the question, adding forcefully, "I meant somebody good!" "Is there a DRUMMER in the house?

19 year old Scott Halpin came forward to play on three songs with The Who

Smokestack lightning
Spoonful
Naked Eye


Rest of story on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scot_Halpin

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Woodstock 1969




Abbie Hoffman was a hippie Vietnam war protester that helped organize the lift the Pentagon with love sit in during 1968 at Washington DC. All the protesters surrounded the US military headquarters holding hands and meditating on lifting the giant builting with love to leave earth in peace. Some people said it did shake a little. The Abbie Hoffman Incident at the famous 1969 Woodstock conert was an event that happend during The Who's set right after the song "Pinball Wizard". So I guess you could call him a unwanted narrator at a Who concert. Abbie Hoffman was able to get on stage and grab a microphone during Pete Townshend tuned his guitar. He said: "I think this is a pile of shit! While John Sinclair rots in prison...". Hoffman was protesting against the imprisonment of John Sinclair (leader of the White Panther Party and manager of the left-winged Hard-Rock band MC5) who had been convicted and sentenced to nine years of prison because of marijuana possession. Townshend, angry that someone took the stage, yelled: "Fuck off! Fuck off my fucking stage!", hit him with his guitar and sending him off stage again. Townshend then added: "I can dig it!"; And after the song "Do You Think It's Alright?": "The next fucking person that... on the stage gets fucking killed! [crowd cheers] You can laugh!!" (this is hardly audible). A 16 second sound bite of the incident can be heard on The Who compilation set entitled Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (Disc 2, Track 20, "Abbie Hoffman Incident"). Pete was fed up with the event by this time having trouble getting paid for the gig he didn't even want to do and seeing a hippie hang himself there while walking around before the show. The Who's road manager had the thankless task of getting the $11,000 fee from the organizers "were not going on to we get paid" 12 hours of negotiations finally paid off for the band and the movie put The Who on the map in the big time

Pete Townshend threw his smashed guitar off stage but according to The Kids Are Alright DVD liner notes the guitar was retrieved from the crowd by one of the roadies for the band. So not only did the Who get paid and get Pete's famous SG back they got real famous to boot. The Who organization had the toughest roadies in the business so the band got paid for the gig were other bands didn't. The Who were there to make money and if people had a problem with that they were asked to leave

Like a few other artists performing at Woodstock, The Who already played two years earlier at the Monterey Pop Festival that made the who bigger plus The Smothers Brothers TV spot where Moonie blew up his drum kit and everybodies ear drums. About a year after Woodstock, Pete Townshend met up with some White Panthers after a concert doing Tommy in 1970. These guy's really wanted to beat Pete up for kicking Hoffman off at Woodstock. Finally Pete talked them down and said he didn't mean nothing by it. Later at the Hotel coffee shop Pete saw John Sebastian and his blond bimbo tie dye girl friend that usually didn't wear underwear of any kind ( yum yum) and told them about the ruff up. So later John Sebastian gave Pete a new tie dye boiler suit he whore when the Best of Tommy LP cover picture was taken in 1970. Pete I think really doesn't like much of the whole hippy movement in a way. He said "all it really did was change the length of mens hair and nothing else", but the Who went through a lot of shit in the so called classic years 1964 to 1974. Pete said "The first ten years of The Who were apsolutley fucking horrible"

Pete's recovered 1968 woodstock SG seen in the movie will be shown at a Hard Rock Cafe in London next month (Jul09) along with other artifacts from Woodstock, including Jimi Hendrix’s vest, a jacket worn by Joe Cocker, a festival poster, and souvenir T-shirt.

Pete Townshend returned here as a solo act for the 30 year anniversry concert in 1999

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[Updated on: Thu, 03 September 2009 19:09]

foadlom wrote on Thu, 16 July 2009 10:09

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (07/06/81 - NEC ARENA, BIRMINGHAM, UK). Townshend played on the last two songs ("BTR" & "Detroit Medley") of their set. Peace, Foadlom

Dire Straits in '86 or '88 Princes Trust concerts

Townshend played on the last two songs ("Solid Rock" & "Local Hero/Going home") of their set.

Peace, Neohippie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeGu_miLQWM

[Updated on: Thu, 16 July 2009 04:10]

Thanks again neohippie and foadlom, I didn't know that I will find more on that - every little bit helps - so many people are involved with The Who over the years it's really amazing.

LEFT FOR LIVE Live solo album by John Entwistle

Recorded live on John Entwistle's 1998 tour



Released 1999

Producer: John Entwistle, Steve Luongo

The John Entwistle Band:

John Entwistle (vocals, synthesizer, 6- & 8-string basses);
Godfrey Townsend (vocals, guitar, synthesizer);
Gordon Cotten (vocals, keyboards);
Steve Luongo (vocals, synthesizer, drums).

Check out http://www.johnentwistle.com/

http://www.johnentwistle.com/

This album sounds like The Who in a way but different

A really cool site about John http://www.godfreytownsendmusic.com/entwistle.htm (Godfrey Townsend)

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[Updated on: Tue, 27 October 2009 15:41]

This came out in 1983

A collection of Pete Townshend demo tapes used to present new songs Pete wrote to everyone in The Who. I think this was the first time anyone put out a demo tape LP ( actually Double LP) He made a deal to put this out but it was a prestige deal where not much money was made etc.. You can hear the genius of all this hard work he put in on all these tracks over the years. It's one thing to write one good song, it's another to write a album, it's another to write three albums of the magnitude The Who had ( Tommy - Who's Next - Quadrophenia ) Three of the best albums in classic AOR rock. Pete did all that song creation in his various home studios over the years, I think he is a home studio fan because he bought a home from a guy that was once owned by Ron Wood ( Rolling Stones) That Pete once help Wood put in his own home studio there ten years before - but the later owner replaced it with a indoor racket ball room - Pete asked if he could pry up the floor boards to see if anything was left of it - So he got down on his hands and knees with a crowbar and pulled up the floor and found all the old wiring and equipment still in place and bought the house. The funny thing is when you see the studio most of Pete's best material was made it was one of his smallest ??? So is that the key to success a crammed studio or is it you have to be around 27 plus years old to make the best Rock ( also the age most rock stars die) ???

Pete did a lot of Les Paul sound on sound kind of stuff a tape cutting etc.. that a lot of pioneering home studio buffs did back then before the latest multitrack recording came out recently. So Pete was literally on the cutting edge of the medium makeing all these great songs we love and it's hard to believe all these songs came out of one man's head. I can't imagine not having all these songs to listen to and how long will they last? Most likely way past all of us now I'm sure of that. In 2071 Won't Get Fooled Again will be played again for the 3 billionth time on the radio on some Moon base then


Pete took it pretty hard when the Iron Man LP didn't do that well - It is pretty good like all his stuff but the timing may have been all wrong and it's usually pretty hard pushing a solo LP anyway - but it did lead to a Who reunion in 1989 a year later after Pete saw how much fun Roger Daltrey was having with his solo touring around the same time. Pete found out from the Who's old manager one day that if The Who toured in 1989 they could make up to 100 million dallors. So Pete said no problem when do we start ( everybody was having money problems ). Pete was seriously injured during this 1989 tour and after. First while on the 89 tour he put a Fender Strat whammy bar through his right hand wind milling and later in 1990 he was vacationing on a island with bike trails and went over the handle bars after hitting a pot hole and flipped over and broke the same hand in three places. Wow that had to hurt

I only wonder how Pete got the idea for all the home studios was it trial a error or getting the idea from Les Paul or somebody like that or even Kit Lampbert etc.. but for some one as young as Townshend was when he started writing using all this stuff I wonder who his mentor was at that time to start doing that, The only reference I found was in Who Are You the book about Pete. He knew a guy at art school who had bands and made funny recordings on a one track tape player. Later Pete bought a used one at his Mum and Dad's junk shop he sometimes worked in to help out. Later he found another and started doing sound on sound etc.. He later got some friends at art college to help him build his first sound proof studio at his parents house etc.. I have noticed all the great song writers had similar equipment like Pete had. A lot of famous Rockers went to the same art school as Pete so maybe it was there he got interduced to the idea I don't know - but it was a critical event in the history of The Who that's for sure - He might have got the idea from a guy in soho who had a studio in his living room that The Who used around 1964 - he had a secret room in back that no one was allowed in and the bands played in the front room etc.. So I think Pete might have got the idea there for having his own home studio or work area to compose songs in.

Pete Townshend spent a lot of time in these various studios and it was the only hobby he had according to him till he started getting into boating etc.. ( not sure If he had a studio on a boat??) but he did have a boat docked next to a studio. I remember one interview of Pete's on the radio around 1982 when the DJ asked how many songs did Pete write etc.. Pete said hundreds of demos were made and only a few made it on any Who records etc... This guy must have put in thousands of hours of recordings and playing to get to where he ended up one of the best song writers out there. I find this the most interesting part of Who history and could be the most important part in a way. I guess for every great Who song there are maybe around 10 to 100 bad songs that never saw the light of day. So with every other artistic process I'm sure. Pete was always trying to out do himself in song creation especially from 1968 to 1978. Roger Daltry claims he use to leave Pete alone a lot on purpose so Pete could write and compose etc..

Pete Makes WGFA below
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEPSruBdSqk&

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[Updated on: Mon, 21 June 2010 08:18]

PETE TOWNSHENDS LOST ALBUM with RAPHAEL RUDD



"The Oceanic Concerts," an eighteen-track disc documenting PETE TOWNSHEND's 1979 and 1980 collaborations with classical pianist RAPHAEL RUDD, Recorded at Townshend's own Eel Pie studios, the invitation-only concerts -- staged in tribute to Townshend's spiritual guru, Meher Baba -- found the guitarist playing acoustic versions of WHO hits like "The Seeker" and "Bargain" as well as songs he would later include on his first solo album, 1980's "Empty Glass." "It was a really special event because Pete did it out of devotion to his master," Rudd told Rolling Stone. "These songs came from his heart and soul."
more below
http://www.raphaelrudd.com/press.html

Raga (1:45)
Drowned (5:11)
The Seeker (3:51)
Magic Grace (2:49)
Who Is Meher Baba? (2:20)
The Ferryman (7:14)
Kitty's Theme (3:04)
A Little Is Enough (4:25)
Contact in Solitude (4:28)
Sleeping Dog (2:53)
Sound Barrier (2:30)
Bargain (5:03)
Longing for the Beloved (2:45)
Tattoo (3:14)
Let My Love Open the Door(2:43)
Awakening (8:02)
Western (American) Arti (6:10)
O'Parvardigar

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[Updated on: Tue, 08 September 2009 19:49]

Pete Townshend Live



Recorded live at The House Of Blues, Chicago, Illinois on August 16, 1998.

Now and Then (from tour)
http://www.last.fm/music/Pete+Townshend/+videos/+1-eyZ4wn666 ZU


Personnel:

Pete Townshend (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars)
Eddie Vedder (vocals)
Tracey Langran (hi-string guitar, background vocals)
Peter Hope-Evans (harmonica, mouth organ
Jon Carin (keyboards, programming, background vocals
Chucho Merchan (bass, percussion)
Jody Linscott (percussion)


1. On the Road Again
2. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
3. Little Is Enough
4. Drowned
5. You Better You Bet
6. Now and Then
7. North Country Girl
8. Let My Love Open the Door
9. Won't Get Fooled Again
10. Magic Bus
11. I'm One
12. Magic Bus
13. Heart to Hang Onto

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[Updated on: Mon, 21 June 2010 10:05]

Moon The Loon 1975



Moonie was a crazy and generous guy, He even gave this drum kit to Ringo Stars kid ( Zak Starky ) after using it on the whole 1975 and 1976 Who tours. Then he would ring up the rest of the band begging for more money. This really drove everybody nuts concerned. Moonie had this drum kit specially made for him, it was suppose to have all gold plated hardware till it was found out it would cost a bundle. So copper was used instead to get a similar look in stage lights.

I have to say Kieth was one hell of a drummer on a good night he really was great with The Who live when everything was right. Like John Entwistle said, " when we couldn't hear each other The Who could sound like shit on stage but when we could we played off of each other" " Kieth was a very natural drummer it just came to him "

If you listen to just Moonie's drums on all his tracks he really sounds like a drum machine that pulls on the tempo and reacts a lot to Rogers vocal parts. He helped sell a lot of drums too. I'm not putting down all the other drummers that played in The Who too, but Kieth Moon is still my favorite

more on

http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/drums/equip-moondrum s-75-76.html

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[Updated on: Thu, 03 September 2009 21:08]

Cool Zak Starky info



other acts he has played drums with other than The Who

Oasis
The Icicle Works
The Waterboys
ASAP
The Lightning Seeds
Face
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band,
Johnny Marr and the Healers
The Semantics

A really good drummer - it's like having Ringo and Moonie all in one even though he does have his own favorite style like all the top musicians seem to have - I guess I will agree with Daltrey that Zak's style is a better fit than Kenny Jones with the Who's music style = Zak is more moonish than Kenny was, I think Zak proved that at the 1997 Quadrophenia shows in NYC etc.. and being a child of a real life Beatle doesn't hurt either. Kieth Moon even showed Zak how to play drums as a kid. It would be hard to replace Zak in any Who show. It is ironic that the Who use to dress up and kind of copy the Beatles in the early years
(Everybody did then) and later to actually play with a son of one must be bazzare to Roger and Pete. Of course Pete and Roger are friends of the remaining Beatles also so you have that connection etc...

more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_Starkey

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Who's Better Who's Best



Great compilation CD and song collection

This picture was a out take of a photo shoot for a planned EP in 1972 that was to have Postcard - Water - Join Together - Relay and other new songs recorded at Olympic Studios about the same time. One day Pete came in to Olympic all excited about a few new songs he wrote the night before that eventually turned out to be all material found on the double LP Quadrophenia. He said "I got stuff that will blow all this shit out of the water mates" Everybody else in The Who agreed and stopped that day on the planned EP sessions at Olympic in Barnes. They were about to open Rampport Studios which they owned soon and decided to wait and record there with Pete's new songs.

Olympic Studios http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Studios

Was an independent commercial recording studio located at 117 Church Road, Barnes. The studio was best known for the many famous rock and pop music recordings made there in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Ramport Studios http://www.batterseapowerstation.org.uk/who/who.html

Was a South London recording studio owned by The Who. Several major albums were recorded at Ramport, including the 1974 album Crime Of The Century by the progressive rock band, Supertramp. The 1973 album quadrophenia was recorded there (it was not necessarily a quadrophonic studio. Eventually, virgin records acquired it. it is now reportedly a doctor or surgeon's office.

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[Updated on: Wed, 30 September 2009 16:14]

A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who



Daltrey's Favorite Leather Jacket again folk's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daltrey_Sings_Townshend

Also known as Daltrey Sings Townshend, is a music event and later album documenting a two-night concert at Carnegie Hall in 1994. This event was produced by Roger Daltrey of English rock band The Who in celebration of his fiftieth birthday. The Who's music was arranged for orchestra by Michael Kamen, who directed The Juilliard Orchestra for the event. Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Eddie Vedder, Sinéad O'Connor, Lou Reed, David Sanborn, Alice Cooper, Linda Perry, The Chieftains and others performed as special guests.

The event was followed by a major tour of the same name, financed by Daltrey and including John Entwistle on bass, Zak Starkey on drums and Simon Townshend on guitar. Although the tour was considered an artistic success, it failed to make a profit and was concluded early. However, it did serve the purpose of attracting attention to songs from The Who's Quadrophenia, and gathered support for a staging and major tour of the rock opera in 1996-1997.

In 1994 Daltrey released a CD and a VHS video edited from the two nights of Carnegie Hall performances with direction credited to Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The CD was released on Continuum 19402 USA. Edited by Alan Miller, a DVD was released 14 July 1998.

Billy Nicholls - Vocals (Background)
Pino Palladino - Bass
Phil Palmer - Guitar
Linda Perry - Vocals on "Doctor Jimmy"
Simon Phillips - Drums
John "Rabbit" Bundrick - Keyboards
John Entwistle - Bass
Bob Ezrin - Producer, Liner Notes
Jody Linscott - Percussion
Roger Daltrey - Vocals, Main Performer
Pete Townshend - Guitar, Vocals on "Won't Get Fooled Again"
Michael Kamen - Arranger, Conductor
David Sanborn - Saxophone
Cleveland Watkiss - Vocals (Background)
The Chieftains - Various instruments

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[Updated on: Tue, 17 November 2009 17:54]

Lifehouse (rock opera) 1970 to 1971 concept

Lifehouse was a science fiction rock opera by The Who intended as a follow-up to Tommy. It was abandoned as a rock opera in favour of creating the traditional rock album, Who's Next

more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifehouse_(rock_opera)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lifehouse_Chronicles

http://www.richmondreview.co.uk/features/townshend.html

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[Updated on: Wed, 28 October 2009 19:04]

[Updated on: Mon, 02 November 2009 16:20]

oxmoon wrote on Thu, 03 September 2009 20:38

With Love (Pete Townshend album) Released March, 1976 With Love is a 1976 album by Pete Townshend and friends dedicated to Townshend's spiritual mentor Meher Baba Pete played with himself on all these tracks I think not sure if anyone else is on here. You could call it Scoop Zero "Hail Avatar Meher Baba" "Give It Up" "Without Your Love" "His Hands" "Just For A Moment" "Baba Blues" "Meher" "Contact" "Gotta Know Ya" "Sleeping Dog" "All God's Mornings" "Lantern Cabin" Not a best seller but interesting just the same

It's been a while since I listened but I'm pretty sure His Hands and Sleeping Dog are the only PT tracks on this album. The rest are by "various artists".

Of the three Baba albums, Happy Birthday is almost all Pete, with a few surreal spoken parts by Mike Da Costa; I Am has three or four PT tracks including the 9-minute instrumental Baba O'Riley among some others, and With Love is more like a typical compilation LP with only 2 Pete songs. And both I Am and Happy Birthday include some tracks from the Who Came First sessions but in slightly different mixes.

[Updated on: Tue, 08 September 2009 15:34]

Your right bobzilla77 - sorry about that I guess I should have said it's Rough Mix 0 - I still never found this to buy either so my only link was Townshends (Who Are You) Book etc..

Simon Townshend



Roger Daltrey and Simon Townshend at a Who Convention

http://www.simontownshend.com/ offical site

Simon has played with Pete since about 1968 and was on some 1969 Tommy tracks as well and the Movie sound track released in 1975 - so Simon has been around The Who a long while now

more here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Townshend

Simon is a excellent rocker in his own right, but when your a baby brother or child of a famous rocker no one takes you serious for some reason. You think it would be the other way around when you think of it. There are so many talented people like him that suffer from the baby brother sindrome. Julian Lennon comes to mind as I right this. People just think your riding on your parents or older relatives fame or whatever, but there are a lot of good players that get beat up pretty bad. Dick Dale ( Surf Guitar King ) has a only child Jimmy Dale that can play as good as his dad at only 17 or what ever. I wonder how well he will do in the long run. He tours in his dads place now after his dad got too sick to play out anymore etc..Music is a fly by night business also so the odds of being or even staying high on the list is small at best. What might be cool is for all the Beatle kids get together and form a band etc...
Little Beatles

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[Updated on: Wed, 04 November 2009 16:34]

Billy Nicholls



Billy has worked on many of Roger and Pete's solo material and toured with The Who in 1989. He also was at Pete's Deep End Concerts in 1985 and played on White City LP. plus Pete's Lifehouse concert and others. Does a lot of back up singing along with producing also. He directed and arranged the 1989 Who tour band for a month before The Who even showed up for rehearsals in a giant airplane hanger. Pete gave him a list of songs to be played etc.. and they all worked out a show. He has done a lot of produceing and prep work on Pete's "White City" LP and other Who related solo projects over the years.

more on http://www.billynicholls.com/main.htm

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[Updated on: Wed, 30 September 2009 17:55]

Kenny Jones



Kenny with The Who in 1979

Kenny was friends with the Who for years and took Kieth Moon's place in early 1979 on the Drums. He also worked on the Who Are You sessions and the Tommy movie sound track before joining The Who. He was frequently at odds with lead singer Roger Daltrey, who felt that Jones' drumming style wasn't right for The Who. Jones also played with the band at Live Aid, and made his final appearance with The Who when the group received a lifetime achievement award at the 1988 British Phonographic Industry awards ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Pete Townshend had to go to this while his sick daughter was going to the hospital to play this 1988 gig so that could be why the playing was a little sloppy worrying about her. Kenny was a really good drummer who's style was much different from Kieth Moon that caused friction in The Who the whole time Kenny was on the drum chair. Kieth had a internal time keeping method that varied in tempo where Kenny laid down the he time pretty good on the hihat and ride where kieth hardly ever did that. The only song I can remember Kieth did do this was on Cut My Hair on Quadrophina but it was only during a chorus or bridge part on the song then he goes back to Moonie drums again. Basically Kieth only played time on breaks on the drums or where there is only one drum being played. Kenny didn't very the tempo much as keith had done that was a critical method used in the Who's songs and playing live. Daltrey is right about Kenny not fitting in that respect but, Kenny was a good time keeper and laid down good patterns etc...Kenny did a lot of standard type drum fills or rolls on the tom drums , where Kieth used the snare - toms and floor toms plus the bass drums for most of his drum fills together and used a lot of the same drum patterns doing that. (Thats why it sounded like Moonie drums) . Also Kenny did fills more like regular drummers where Kieth played them a lot to Roger's vocal parts or accented them etc.. Where Kenny would do fills at the end of Rogers vocal that Roger wasn't use too. so I can understand his argument back then that Kenny wasn't working for him. Drumming is the hardest thing to do so I feel all the Kenny bashing was uncalled for really. He is a good drummer but just different from Kieth's way of doing things. Different man different style and sound. Kieth was a big California surf music fan, he even had a real to real tape player in his glass house that played all this stuff twenty four seven. That's were his drumming ideas came from really especially floor tom patterns and wipeout type drum fills that were varied on that form of percussion. He also had trad jazz type drumming he used also. A lot of surf instrumental songs have this type of drumming like Kieth did but he played all this stuff much faster and varied elements of it. Kieth liked the rudiment right left right right left right left left but used different drums instead of playing this on a snare etc... He also was very picky about tunning of his drums. Kieth must have sounded great live because recording drums is very hard to do to get a actual live sound on tape etc... That's the difference to me with Kenny as far as the drums go. Kieth reacted to a lead singer a lead bass player and a lead guitarist were Kenny just laid down a good steady tempo.

Kenny had a real challenge filling in for his old buddy Kieth, and I think he did a good job at it back then. I know Phil Collins wanted that post and might have fit better, but Kenny was already there at the time of Kieth's death and even said Kenny would be a good replacement for him if anything happened to him. Pete always felt bad at screaming to Keith only a day before died for being late to a Kids Are Alright sound track session on the phone. Pete was just trying to get Kieth straighted out and spending a lot of money on Kieth then sending money paying his rent etc..So Pete was all stressed out ( Moon could do that to people)


Guest appearances

Jones has guested as drummer on many recording sessions, which include appearances on albums by the Rolling Stones, Andy Fairweather-Low, Joan Armatrading, Marsha Hunt, Mike Batt, Pete Townshend, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, David Essex, John Lodge, and Wings, He was also on a Top of the Pops performance with Status Quo, performing their 1986 hit "Red Sky".



More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenney_Jones

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[Updated on: Tue, 08 September 2009 07:42]

[Updated on: Tue, 08 September 2009 07:55]

Peter Hope-Evans



appears on many of Petes albums and Deep End concerts playing the best Harmonica you ever heard

started with Medicine Head back in the late 60's went on to work a lot with Pete Townshend a lot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Head

http://www.peterhope-evans.co.uk/

Appears On:
One & One Is One (LP, Album) Instant Karma Kid, Blu... Polydor 1973

Thru' A Five (Cass, Album) Polydor 1974

Rough Mix (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Nowhere To Run, Misund... MCA Records ... 1977 (Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane)
Rough Mix (LP, Album) Nowhere To Run, Misund... MCA Records 1977
Rough Mix (LP, Album, Gat) Nowhere To Run, Misund... Polydor 1977

It's Just A Lifetime (LP, Promo) A&M Records 1978

Chappo (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Face Of Stone Acrobat Records ... 1979
Chappo (LP, Album) Face Of Stone Acrobat Records, EMI Electrola 1979

Chappo (LP, Album, RE) Face Of Stone A/S Studio B 1982
Back To You (LP) Trent Records 1980

Empty Glass (Album) ◄ (9 versions) ATCO Records ... 1980
Pete Townshends 1980 solo album recorded between 1978 and 1980
Empty Glass (LP, Album) ATCO Records, ATCO Records 1980

A Bao A Qu (10", Single) Arctic Death Why Fi Records 1982

All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (Album) ◄ (4 versions) ATCO Records ... 1982 Cool video of slit skirts on his site

Water Into Wine ◄ (2 versions) Beggars Banquet ... 1982

Water Into Wine (LP) Beggars Banquet 1982
Water Into Wine (LP) Beggars Banquet, CNR Records 1982
White City (A Novel) ◄ (2 versions) ATCO Records 1985
White City (A Novel) (LP) ATCO Records 1985
White City (A Novel) (LP) ATCO Records 1985
The Seeds Of Love (Album) ◄ (7 versions) Standing On The Corner... Mercury ... 1989
The Seeds Of Love (CD) Standing On The Corner... Mercury 1989
The Seeds Of Love (CD, Album) Standing On The Corner... Fontana, Phonogram 1989
The Seeds Of Love (LP, Album) Standing On The Corner... Fontana 1989
The Seeds Of Love (CD) Standing On The Corner... Nippon Phonogram 1989
The Seeds Of Love (LP, Album) Standing On The Corner... Fontana 1989
The Seeds Of Love (CD, Album, RM, RE) Standing On The Corner... Mercury 1999
The Seeds Of Love (CD, Album, RM) Standing On The Corner... Mercury 1999
Changing Faces (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Don't Go Loving Me Now Columbia 1991
Changing Faces (LP, Album) Don't Go Loving Me Now Columbia 1991
Changing Faces (CD, Album) Don't Go Loving Me Now Columbia 1991
Changing Faces (Cass, Album) Don't Go Loving Me Now Columbia 1991
Live - A Benefit For Maryville Academy (2xCD, Album) Platinum Entertainment 1999
Chronicles: The Hurting / Songs From The Big Chair / The Seeds Of Love (3xCD) Standing On The Corner... Mercury 2005
White City: A Novel (CD, Album, RM, RE) Hip-O Records 2006
Nights At The Circus (CD, Album) Nights At The Circus, ... Gryphon Records 2007

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[Updated on: Tue, 08 September 2009 13:11]

Phil Palmer

Nephew of The Kinks's founders Ray Davies and Dave Davies.
Actor - Composer - Guitarist/Musician



Un été d'orages (1989) (musician: Keep On Trucking, guitar)

Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1991) (TV) .... (Guitar)

Dire Straits: On the Night (1993) (V) (musician: guitar)

Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who (1994) .... Guitar
... aka Celebration: The Music of The Who
... aka Daltrey Sings Townshend

Pete Townshend: VH1 Storytellers (2000) (TV)

Music for Montserrat (1997) (V) .... (guitar) This concert was organized by The Beatles old Producer George Martin and had many top acts there to benefit the island Montserrat West Indies at the Royal Albert Hall, The Island was destroyed by a Volcano where Roger Daltrey did vocal tracks for McVICAR at the end of 1979 at a studio owned by Martin and destroyed by this Volcano. Great show - Phil Collins played drums on The End with Paul McCartney and others just like on Abby Road the way Ringo did

Born in 1952 in London, England, is a session guitarist in jazz and rock who has worked with numerous artists, including Lucio Battisti (1980), the Pet Shop Boys, Wishbone Ash (1986 touring), Joan Armatrading, Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey, Dire Straits, Thomas Anders (1989), Bob Dylan, Tina Turner, Dire Straits (1992 tour), Pete Townshend (1993 and 2000 shows), Paola e Chiara (1997), Chris de Burgh, Bryan Adams, George Michael, Renato Zero, Claudio Baglioni and Melanie C. He often works with producer Trevor Horn.

In 1993, Palmer assembled a band called Spin 1ne 2wo, with Paul Carrack (of Mike and the Mechanics; vocals and keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Rupert Hine (producer, keyboards) and Tony Levin (bass). They released one album, a self-titled project, made up of classic rock covers including songs by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Blind Faith, Steely Dan and Bob Dylan.

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[Updated on: Tue, 08 September 2009 11:55]

Andy Fairweather-Low



With The Who and Pete Townshend

In 1978, Fairweather-Low sang backing vocals on the Who album Who Are You, specifically on the tracks "New Song", "Had Enough", "Guitar and Pen", "Love is Coming Down", and "Who Are You". After filling in on guitar during rehearsal for the Who album It's Hard (Pete Townshend was in rehab), he ended up on the album itself, playing rhythm guitar on the song "It's Your Turn". Fairweather-Low later appeared on Townshend's 1993 album Psychoderelict and the accompanying concert tour.

Andy was born in 1948 in Cardiff, S.Wales and rose to prominence in the 1960’s as the front man and guitarist for chart topping teen idol band Amen Corner. His vocals and his distinctive voice were the perfect lead for the group. Amen Corner scored 6 memorable hits between 1967 and 1969 with ( If Paradise is ) Half As Nice reaching number 1 in January 1969 and their shows were always full of excitement.

Friends and Colleagues from over the years...

http://www.andyfairweatherlow.com/#/other-links/friends-& ;amp ;amp ;amp ;amp ;-colleagues/

The Band - Chris Barber - Jeff Beck - Mary J Blige
Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Jackson Browne - Eric Clapton
Joe Cocker - Phil Collins - David Crosby - Sheryl Crow
Lonnie Donegan - Donald 'Duck' Dunn - Bob Dylan
Dave Edmunds - Georgie Fame - Roddy Frame - Steve Gadd
The Bee Gees - Dave Gilmour - Buddy Guy - Emmylou Harris
George Harrison - Jimi Hendrix - The Impressions- Elton John
BB King- Ronnie Lane - Van Morrison - Jimmy Page -
Gerry Rafferty - Bonnie Raitt - Chris Rea - Linda Ronstadt Otis Rush - David Sanborn - Joe Satriani - Leo Sayer
Ringo Starr - Benmont Tench - Richard & Linda Thompson
Pete Townshend - Roger Waters - Charlie Watts - The Who Steve Winwood - Roy Wood - Bill Wyman - Warren Zevon

Who doesn't this guy know ( Andy is the guy playing George Harrison's Magical Mystery Tour Stratocaster during "A Concert For George " at the Royal Albert Hall in 2002 and Know's Pete Townhsend and Eric Clapton pretty good too.

More on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Fairweather-Low#With_The_W ho_and_Pete_Townshend

http://www.andyfairweatherlow.com/

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Bob Pridden aka Bobby is the bloody tape on



Bob Pridden is a British sound engineer, best known for his long-standing position as principal sound engineer for the rock band The Who. He has also worked with a number of other rock musicians and with individual members of The Who on solo projects. He worked a lot with John Entwistle's commercial home studio

more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Pridden

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who%27s_influence_on_sound

This poor guy took a lot of heat and noize from The Who. You could call him the fifth band member of The Who - usually was on stage left facing Pete - a sometimes scary place too be when The Who's Next or Quadrophina backing tape broke or was to late coming in. Pete actually smashed up one of his mixer boards with a 3000 dallor Les Paul Delux in 1973 during this tour seen above because a tape broke or whatever. Sometimes he would play wood claves with Kieth Moon while playing the intro to Magic Bus on stage. So that makes him a performer too School Bus That Magic Bus Thank you driver for gettin us here

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[Updated on: Tue, 08 September 2009 19:22]

Music from Van Pires

John Entwistle aka The Ox



Released 2000
Genre Rock
Label Pulsar Records

All songs written by John Entwistle and Steve Luongo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Luongo

Music From Van Pires is the last studio solo album of John Entwistle. It was a soundtrack for the UPN animated Children's Computer-Generated television series, "Van Pires," which John had been involved with. The album was not officially released as a collection. Some of the tracks appear on John's solo albums and compilations, despite this, though. Notably, this album was not re-released alongside John Entwistle's other solo studio albums, in 2005.

Steve's site http://www.steveluongo.com/

Track listing

"Horror Rock" (Entwistle)
"Darker Side of Night" (Entwistle)
"Sometimes"
"Bogey Man" (Entwistle)
"Good & Evil" (Godfrey Townsend, Entwistle, Luongo)
"When You See the Light" (Luongo)
"Back on the Road" (Entwistle)
"Left for Dead"
"When the Sun Comes Up" (Godfrey Townsend, Entwistle, Luongo)
"Rebel Without a Car"
"Don't Be a Sucker" (Godfrey Townsend, Entwistle, Luongo)
"Endless Vacation"
"I'll Try Again Today"
"Face the Fear" (Godfrey Townsend, Entwistle, Luongo)

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[Updated on: Thu, 10 September 2009 05:52]

Jimmy McCulloch 1953 to 1979



Best known for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney's Wings from 1974 to 1977. Before that, McCulloch had been a member of the Glasgow psychedelic band One in a Million (from the age of 11, when the band was known as The Jaygars), Thunderclap Newman, and Stone the Crows.[1] He also made appearances on a number of albums, including John Entwistle's Whistle Rymes in 1972, as lead guitarist playing alongside Peter Frampton on two tracks — "Apron Strings" and "I Feel Better". McCulloch was a friend of The Who, and his band Thunderclap Newman was created and produced by Pete Townshend. Later he started a band called Wild Horses with Brian Robertson, Jimmy Bain and Kenney Jones.

more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_McCulloch

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The Beatles and The Who and other big acts



The connections between The Who and The Beatles is almost too numerous to list. Lot's of connections through family and the music business as a whole. Pete Townsend always say's it was The Beatle's the Stones and The Who

Not sure when The Who gravitated into the realm of the Beatles social circles, but I think it was around 1967 when Jimi Hendrix showed up on the London scene. Everybody that was anybody showed up at his Bag of Nails gig. So lots of bands met there around that time. The Who and Hendrix were suggested to be groups included by Paul McCartney himself at Monterey Pop. Mitch Mitchell even tried out on drums for the Who before Kieth joined and Pete showed Hendrix all about Marshall stacks where Mitch worked etc,, so you have that connection too. When you think of it for a group that was playing daily gigs around London to be suggested by a real life Beatle that was a honor for sure at that time. The Who recorded in Olympic Studios the home ground of The Rolling Stones and where The Beatles some recording also. So there was always some connection in that way from 1967 on.

Kieth Moon and Ringo Star where great pals later also after a film they were both in. Zak Ringo's kid plays with the Who. Roger Daltrey and his wife were social friends of the McCartney's in the 70's etc... Pete Played on McCartney's Press to Play solo album in 1984 ( I knew it Pete the first note I heard ) That sounds like Townshend on there....He also did a 1979 track at Abby Road Studios on Back to the Egg sessions and a live show too. Roger Daltrey recorded vocal tracks at the Apple Studios and even did a track on the same roof the Beatles did in the Let it Be film four years later.

So The Who were really a big group in every way possible. I think The Who made it to the Stones and Beatles level myself around 1970 and on. They were just a little behind for a while. Led Zepplin were much bigger in album sales then most groups even today. So I could say it was Led Zepplin, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who. but Pink Floyd is up there with Zepplin too with Dark Side of the Moon LP. Pete Townshend never liked a thing Zepplin ever did and I think likewise.

The irony of all this was when Bos Burnell of later Bad Company a Zepplin Swan Song spinoff product was being considered as a replacement for fired Roger Daltrey in 1966 after beating up Kieth Moon on drugs, you have the very Monkier (Led Zepplin) name itself came from John Entwistle and Kieth Moon when they were looking for names and a new group with Jimmy Page after the Who broke up again around early 1968. Moon played with John Paul Jones and Jimi Page with Jeff Beck etc,,, lots of top act connections that help The Who become a top act too. This very event caused Townshend to start writing Tommy to save The Who from breaking up. It even makes fun of famous albums like Pet sounds and Sargent Pepper etc..and was suppose to be a joke but everybody took it a serious work.

This is incredible really because Jimmy Page was hired as a studio man for I Can't Explain when the Who recorded it. Pete demanded to be on that track because Jimi didn't have a 12 string so they let Pete play on his own song. Pete got back at him when The Who kicked Zepplin off the stage for playing past their slot as opening act to The Who. When Pete and Roger were fighting a lot around 1973 Roger brought in Jimi Page to play guitar on his first solo LP any signals there mates. Even the Beatles had public rows with McCartney's Ram and John Lennon's Imagine solo LP's so it was cool and trendy to fight on solo records back then. Even to do solo albums was a honor ( that means your really big to do that )

Over all The Who were right in the middle of all this pop stardom that led into the mid 1970's stadium gigs they were famous for. How many bands can play the same set list for years and still fill a stadium to the raffters - not many. Townshend claims he doesn't hear what Daltrey hears at Who gigs (MAGIC) something happened when four geezers from Sheppards Bush London hit the stage back then. It could be Pete was really always deaf but when the Who took the stage they owned it

I like The Who the best of all these groups mentioned but I know a lot of Who fans in America were Dead Heads too and went to many Who shows etc,,I think most Who fans are Rock fans in general. Thats why they have greatest hits LP's right? All these bands used a lot of the same type equipment too that also helped make them all in a way but putting all at above aside what a great group The Who were. I was listening to the whole Quadrophenia album and thinking this is pure genius what a great band and work. If I met Pete Townshend I might find out I wouldn't even like the bloke, but his music I like. Even without the help the Beatles gave The Who in the early years I think they would have made it anyway but a "Little Help From My Friends " didn't hurt either.

1967 Monterey Pop Festival info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Pop_Festival

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Who Gear



Equipment is a very important part of Whohistory and just a sample from the picture above in early 1976________________________________________

Pete's new 1975 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe used from 1976–1979. Number 6 serial no. 99222939, cherry sunburst Gibson Les Paul Deluxe played through Three Hiwatt amplifier heads model CP103 “SUPER WHO 100” (one amp as backup). Two heads each driving one or two Hiwatt SE4123 4x12 cabinets, configured in two “stacks.” with one or two cabinets containing JBL K120 speakers (likely the bottom cabs); Fane 50w in the rest. Cabinets miked with Shure 548 microphones. Custom-made white-face Gelf preamp unit atop amplifiers.


John's Alembic Series one bass in zebra wood that was played through Alembic/Sunn Coliseum Power Amp amplifier's on rack and two Sunn 412L 4x12 speaker cabs (outside top), two Sunn 312 3x12 speaker cabs (inside top), two Sunn 1x18 speaker cabs

Moonies 1975 Cream/White Custom made Premier Drum Kit with copper fittings and stands.

Bob Pridden began working with Showco Sound of Dallas, Texas in October 1975, for the Who’s sound system. The Showco PA was used November and December 1975 and March, August and October 1976. Additional wedge monitors placed at the front of the stage for vocal foldback, so each position has two, representing the front-stage foldback setup used on virtually every stage today. The size of the PA, designed by Showco, was varied to suit the venue, and usually averaged 56,000 watts.

JBL bass, mid-range and high-range speaker and horn units
Crown DC-300 power amplifiers
Three Mavis mixing desks
One Alice mixing desk
One Scully 4-track tape machine
Two vari-speed Revox tape machines
Two WEM Copicat echo units
One Eventide 3-channel 400-millisecond electronic delay
One Eventide Instant Phaser unit
Shure and Neumann microphones.

Roger a avid Shure microphone user virtually his entire career and the rest of the band , used his trusty Shure SM-58 model Mic in 1976

all found on http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/index.htm
check it out

What did you say I can't hear anymore ? 56,000 watts

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With Love Released March 1976
(Universal Spiritual League)



Pete Played on two songs

His Hands
Sleeping Dog

With Love is a album by Pete Townshend and friends dedicated to Townshend's spiritual mentor Meher Baba

"Hail Avatar Meher Baba"
"Give It Up"
"Without Your Love"
"His Hands" Pete Townshend
"Just For A Moment"
"Baba Blues"
"Meher"
"Contact"
"Gotta Know Ya"
"Sleeping Dog" Pete Townshend
"All God's Mornings"
"Lantern Cabin"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meher_Baba

http://www.meherbabafilm.com/

Meher Baba (February 25, 1894 – January 31, 1969), born Merwan Sheriar Irani, was an Indian mystic and spiritual master who declared publicly in 1954 that he was the Avatar of the age. Pete Townshends writing and inspiration of many songs came from this man.

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1967 Monterey Pop Festival



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Pop_Festival_

Held on June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. One of the most famous rock shows ever even though it was called a jazz festival in 1966 when Jefferson Airplane played there the first time with the origional female lead singer before Grace Slick joined the band who sang at this 1967 show.

The movie of this concert did not come out to 1968 when The Who returned to the USA a second time. The film did make The Who bigger and was headlining concerts in 1968 by now all over. Lots of fairs and park gigs plus the famous 2 Fillmore venues (East and West). You could say 1968 made The Who and only a year later was begged to perform at Woodstock in 1969. Wow what a ride and not only that they almost broke up right after the 1968 tours that led Pete Townshend to start writing Tommy to keep the group together. He and Kit Lampbert talk for years about doing a rock opera and finally a attemp was made to keep the Who flag flying so to speek what is freaking wierd is when I updated this post I just got 1921 views on here
Tommy can you see meeeee Tommmmmmy I got a feeling twenty one is going to be a good year - I'm free I'm am Free and freedom taste a reality - see me feel me

BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Lou Adler, Donovan, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Jim-Roger McGuinn, Terry Melcher, Andrew Oldham, Alan Pariser, Johnny Rivers, John Phillips, Smokey Robinson, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson

The Who were in debt to the tune of 320,000 dallors when they did this gig by buying gear on hard purchase and busting it up over three years time. In 1967 dallors that is like 4 million dallors now. The famous fight between Townshend and Hendrix evolved after rumors were tossed around of Jimi doing a smash up routine The Who made famous. Pete went to Jimi's dressing room and said there is no way we are following and have you steal or act mate etc.. Brain Jones of the Stones flipped the coin and the Who won first spot.

Roger Daltrey's favorite concert( said the bloody cameras sould have been backstage ) The Who might have met the Smothers Brothers backstage here at Monterey to get on their TV show later that same year to push "I can See for Miles" and "My Generation" where Moonie blew up his drum kit and everybodies ears ??? Both Events put The Who on the map in the USA. The Who played the songs below a short set list but more like their Murrey The K set lists when they first came over in 1967.

Substitute
Summertime Blues
Pictures Of Lily
A Quick One
Happy Jack
My Generation

This concert was put out in a 4 CD box set in 1994 and had the whole Who set above. Not many groups had their whole set either on there. This Box set is worth getting just to get this Who set. They also played the film on TV in 1997 with Roger Daltrey one of the artist interviewed and did commercial break annocements etc.. Pete Townsend did a short spot too about Hendrix ordeal also. I think it was recorded at the 1997 Hyde Park Gig era because they both looked the same as they did there even John who talked about the debt they were in then 30 years before

Friday, June 16

The Association
The Paupers
Lou Rawls
Beverly
Johnny Rivers
Eric Burdon and The Animals
Simon and Garfunkel


Saturday, June 17

Canned Heat
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Country Joe and the Fish
Al Kooper
The Butterfield Blues Band
The Electric Flag
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Steve Miller Band
Moby Grape
Hugh Masekela
The Byrds
Laura Nyro
Jefferson Airplane
Booker T. & the M.G.s
Otis Redding


Sunday, June 18

Ravi Shankar
The Blues Project
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Group With No Name
Buffalo Springfield
The Who
Grateful Dead
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Scott McKenzie
The Mamas & the Papas

The Grateful Dead and The Who played at the same concerts together four times, first here at Monterey (1967), Then at Woodstock (1969), Day on the Green (1976) and Finally in Germany ( Rockpalast) in 1981

History of annual event click below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Jazz_Festival#Performe rs_by_year

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Jimi Hendrix



Jimi Hendrix is here with the Who at IBC Studios in late 1966. Jimi is holding one of Pete's guitars (Rickenbacker 360/12 Mapleglo electric 12 string. Chase Chandeller the old bass player for the Animals was Jimi's manager - Producer and knew Pete and brought his new artist over to get info on equipment Jimi wanted ( Marshall Stacks ). The Who were instrumental in developing Marshall equipment always wanting bigger and louder amps and cabs etc.. Jim Marshall's music shop just happened to be in Pete's part of town too. Pete said he didn't know Hendrix very well but did jam with him back stage at a few concerts the two bands shared bills with. Hendrix was also signed to track records The Who's label. Mitch Mitchell Jimi Hendrix's drummer worked at Marshall's Music shop in Soho also where more than likely they first met. Mitch tried out for The Who two years before this the week before Kieth Moon showed up. Pete probably told Chase and Jimi about him and told them to look him up as a possible drummer.

Up until they went to OLYMPIC STUDIOS to record “THE WHO’S NEXT” IBC played a big part in the bands music. “I CANT EXPLAIN”, “ANYWAY,ANYHOW,ANYWHERE” and “MY GENERATION” were all recorded there in 1965 and they were followed by “I’M A BOY” (1966) “PICTURES OF LILY” (1967) and “MAGIC BUS” (1968). The biggest album they ever recorded at IBC was the classic rock opera “TOMMY”. The band had used the studio for “A QUICK ONE” (1966) and “THE WHO SELL OUT” (1967) also but it was “TOMMY” that took up most of their time in 1969 as they spent hours recording or drinking at THE DOVER CASTLE, the pub that was just a few yards from the back door of the building

IBC Studios


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBC_Studios

http://www.ibcstudio.co.uk/historyindex.html

http://www.skyemastering.com/pictures.html Pictures of equipment

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