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Svetonio 
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 Topic: The Who members poll!
Posted: September 30 2011 at 02:51 |
Although I agreed that classic The Who wasn't possible without anyone of four, my fav member is John Entwistle.
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jammun
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Posted: September 24 2011 at 22:25 |
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I can't even vote I'm so conflicted. John and Keith was as good a rhythm section as there was, ever. But Pete wrote the really good songs. And Roger sang them okay. Not voting, though i'd lean towards Pete who other than that guitar player in my band taught me everything I know about guitar.
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Can you tell me where we're headin'?
Lincoln County Road or Armageddon.
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Horizons
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Posted: September 24 2011 at 16:13 |
Keith is my favorite.
John is my second.  |
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: September 24 2011 at 15:18 |
Keith Moon 
A mixture of Monty Python, Tasmanian devil and a buffalo stampede behind the drums.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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richardh
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Posted: September 24 2011 at 15:14 |
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The only reason I listen to them is Keith Moon. Baba O'Riley is pretty much as good as it can ever get drumming wise.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: September 24 2011 at 15:09 |
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the group was never the same without Moon The Loon....
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Posted: September 24 2011 at 14:20 |
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I'll go with The Ox - probably the most accomplished musician of the four (brass as well as bass, and a versatile multi instrumentalist on his solo albums) and an underrated songwriter.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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YesBrittain94
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Posted: September 24 2011 at 13:07 |
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Has to be pete townshend, an amazing songwriter.
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rod65
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Posted: November 06 2010 at 23:30 |
 steppenfloyd wrote:
I would vote for Roger but I can't because I'm a newbie.
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That shouldn't stop you. He is one of the defining voices of rock music, and one of the best live performers I have ever seen.
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steppenfloyd
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Posted: November 06 2010 at 18:54 |
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I would vote for Roger but I can't because I'm a newbie.
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rod65
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Posted: October 29 2010 at 13:49 |
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As far as picking a favorite member of the Who, my longtime favorite rock band, goes, well ... the effort has propelled me into a series of unpleasant FACE DANCES. I mean, really... WHO ARE YOU to ask me to rate the members of the WHO BY NUMBERS as if such a difficult question as if it were merely A QUICK ONE? The tension is enough to propel me into a state of QUODROPHENIA--me and many other members of MY GENERATION, I'm sure. No sooner do I pick one name, than the obvious question arises: WHO'S NEXT? Don't get me wrong. It's not as though I want to whip out a TOMMY gun and start firing into crowds, or even string myself up on an ENDLESS WIRE. All I'm really saying is, IT'S HARD.
But in the end--and I hope this doesn't sound like a SELL OUT--I've gotta say John.
Edited by rod65 - October 30 2010 at 07:15
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Jazzywoman
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Posted: October 24 2010 at 14:08 |
June wrote:
Poor Roger, he only got 2 votes.
Went with John.
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This!
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Catcher10
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Posted: October 11 2010 at 17:09 |
Man I love The Who.......I would give anything to see them live......with Keith Moon on the drum kit. That sloppy playing style was simply awesome......
Keith is my favorite for sure.
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Catcher10
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Posted: October 11 2010 at 17:07 |
The Quiet One wrote:
Gandalff wrote:
Pete Townshend, incredible guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, composer, "Brain of the Band", creator of "Windmill style" of guitar playng?
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He "copied" it from Keith Richards, though Keith didn't even realise he was doing it, so yeah, Pete was the first to use it. |
I think they both copied it from Elvis.....
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The Quiet One
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Posted: October 11 2010 at 16:32 |
Gandalff wrote:
Pete Townshend, incredible guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist, composer, "Brain of the Band", creator of "Windmill style" of guitar playng?
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He "copied" it from Keith Richards, though Keith didn't even realise he was doing it, so yeah, Pete was the first to use it.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: October 11 2010 at 16:31 |
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My username says it all. Though Daltrey's vocals have always been a favorite of mine.
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Matthew T
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Posted: October 11 2010 at 16:01 |
Pete Townsend but special mention must go to to Keith Moon. What happened to Rock and Roll stars destroying hotel rooms and of course drum kits? ( guitars too) Its not the same anymore 
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Intruder
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Posted: October 01 2010 at 01:29 |
When I was in my early teens, Roger was THE man....then I picked up his Ride a Rock Horse LP - when he started writing with Leo Sayer it really stripped away that razor tough street punk attitude. I never heard the Who the same way again. Roger just became an overblown mouth piece for Pete's writing. I much prefer the Pete sung demos of all the 70s classics that Roger ran roughshod over. No subtlety whatsoever....and Pete's songs, though often loud and bombastic, really are subtle pieces.
To me, Pete really is THE man, not just in the Who but in any rock band. The guy really wrote rock anthems....things that stick with you your entire life.
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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GY!BE
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Posted: September 20 2010 at 17:45 |
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Keith Moon is truly awesome.
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Moogtron III
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Posted: September 20 2010 at 13:55 |
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Pete Townshend for his wonderful compositions.
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