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The Who is an English rock band that formed in Shepherd’s Bush, West London, England, in 1964 and grew to be considered one of the greatest and most influential bands in the world. They are also famed for their prowess as a live band - winning awards and being described as “possibly the greatest live band ever”, primarily due to their energetic, loud performances and their smashing of instruments. The primary lineup consisted of Pete Townshend (lead guitar, vocals), Roger Daltrey (lead vocals), John Entwistle (bass, vocals) and Keith Moon (drums, vocals).
The Who rose to fame in the United Kingdom with a pioneering instrument destruction stage show, as well as a series of top ten hit singles (including the celebrated My Generation) and top five albums, beginning in 1965 with their first single release I Can’t Explain. They first hit the top ten in the USA in 1967 with I Can See For Miles. The 1969 release of Tommy was the first in a series of top five albums for the group in the USA, followed by Live At Leeds (1970), Who’s Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973), and Who Are You (1978) among others. Live at Leeds, along with Deep Purple’s In Rock, Black Sabbath’s eponymous album and Led Zeppelin’s Led Zeppelin II, was one of the albums ...
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