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*DEBUT SINGLE* –>
“ZOOT SUIT” / “I’M THE FACE”
(‘3 july 1964’)
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“I CAN’T EXPLAIN” / “BALD-HEADED WOMAN”
(’15 january 1965′)
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(released as a single on ’29 october 1965′)
(b-side: “shout + shimmy”)
(a 1962 ‘james brown’ song)
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“MAGIC BUS”
(single released ’27 july 1968′)
(UK B-side: *’doctor jekyll’ + ‘mister hyde’*)
(an ‘entwhistle’ song)
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“TOMMY”
(STUDIO ALBUM #4)
(“23 MAY 1969”)
*’75 MINUTES’ / ’15 SECONDS’*
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“WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT”
(final track)
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“THE SEEKER”
(1970)
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*WHO’S NEXT*
(1971 album)
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“QUADROPHENIA”
“THE REAL ME”
“LOVE REIGN OER ME”
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“JOIN TOGETHER”
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“SQUEEZE BOX”
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*EMINENCE FRONT*
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“BE LUCKY”
(’25 SEPTEMBER 2014″)
(“who hits 50”)
(a new song included on another ‘greatest hits’ album)
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(“the who” are an ‘english rock band’ that formed in ‘1964’)
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(their ‘classic line-up’ consisted of lead singer ‘roger daltrey’, ‘guitarist’ / ‘singer’ *peter townshend*, bass guitarist ‘john entwistle’, and drummer ‘keith moon’)
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(they are considered “one of the ‘most influential rock bands’ of the ’20th century'”, selling over ‘100 million records’ worldwide and ‘holding’ a ‘reputation’ (??? / ‘maintaining’?) for their ‘live shows’ and ‘studio work’)
(‘the who’ developed from an earlier group (‘the detours’) and established themselves as part of the ‘pop art’ and ‘mod’ movements, featuring ‘auto-destructive art’ by destroying guitars and drums onstage)
(their first single as ‘the who’ (“i can’t explain”) reached the UK ‘top 10’, followed by a string of singles including “my generation”, “substitute”, and “happy jack”)
(in ‘1967’, they performed at the ‘monterey pop festival’ and released the US ‘top 10’ single “i can see for miles”, while touring extensively)
(the group’s 4th album, 1969’s rock opera tommy, included the single “pinball wizard” and was a ‘critical’ and ‘commercial’ success)
(live appearances at ‘woodstock’ and the ‘isle of wight festival’, along with the live album live at leeds, cemented their reputation as a respected rock act)
(with their success came increased pressure on ‘lead songwriter’ and ‘visionary’ townshend, and the follow-up to tommy, lifehouse, was abandoned)
(songs from the project made up 1971’s who’s next, which included the hit “won’t get fooled again”)
(the group released the album quadrophenia in ‘1973’ as a celebration of their ‘mod’ roots, and oversaw the film adaptation of tommy in ‘1975’)
(they continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from ‘live performances’ at the end of ‘1976’)
(the release of who are you in ‘1978’ was overshadowed by the death of ‘moon’ shortly after)
(‘kenney jones’ replaced ‘moon’ and the group resumed activity, releasing a film adaptation of quadrophenia and the retrospective documentary the kids are alright)
(after ‘townshend’ became weary of ‘touring’, the group split in ‘1982’)
(‘the who’ occasionally re-formed for ‘live appearances’ such as ‘live aid’ in ‘1985’, a ’25th anniversary tour’ in ‘1989’ and a tour of quadrophenia in ‘1996’ β ‘1997’)
(they resumed regular touring in ‘1999’, with drummer ‘zak starkey’)
(after entwistle’s death in ‘2002’, plans for a new album were delayed)
(‘townshend’ and ‘daltrey’ continued as ‘the who’, releasing endless wire in ‘2006’, and continued to play live regularly)
(the who’s major contributions to ‘rock music’ include the development of the ‘marshall stack’, large ‘PA systems’, use of the ‘synthesizer’, entwistle and moon’s lead playing styles, townshend’s ‘feedback’ and ‘power chord’ guitar technique, and the development of the “rock opera”)
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(they are cited as an influence by (‘hard rock’ / ‘punk rock’ / ‘mod’) bands, and their songs still receive ‘regular exposure’)
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