Doubtful. The Who was always dependent on the drumming of Kenney Jones. Everyone else was just playing backup.

40below: Doubtful. The Who was always dependent on the drumming of Kenney Jones. Everyone else was just playing backup.

That's right. Moon was merely prologue.

I'm a huge Who fan, but I always felt the band ended in a way when Keith died. There were still some excellent live shows in the 80's, I saw a handful of them, and the band truly seemed energized when they got Zak Starkey on drums in the 90's. Their performance at the 9/11 show in 2001 was incredible. But to continue as The Who after John died seemed.....stupid.

They should be forced to bill themselves as Half The Who.

I got my tickets in early 2002 to see The Who in the summer of that year. And then John died. And so I got to see Pete & Roger. So no, it kinda made the show I went to not as awesome as it could've been. I have, though, seen them three times since (as a gift from my parents, that is).

It's not the same without Keith and it's not The Who without John.

I said this the day Entwistle died, to some acclaim.

The next album, or next tour... or even the BAND itself now...

should be called Who's Left.

Honestly, The Who should have quit after Keith died. I saw them in their first "farwell" tour in '82 (with the Clash and Eddie Money). It was a great show...still, The Who should have given it up after Who Are You.

The Endless Wire album is a collection of half-finished songs going back to the early 80s. Pete may want to continue the group, but his songwriting talents seem to have dried up.

They're alright

Ill leave the channel on if they are doing a song on some VH1 special. Unlike Zeppelin, where Plant is just done singing rock.

the Who is Pete

//that is all

jj325: I'm a huge Who fan, but I always felt the band ended in a way when Keith died. There were still some excellent live shows in the 80's, I saw a handful of them, and the band truly seemed energized when they got Zak Starkey on drums in the 90's. Their performance at the 9/11 show in 2001 was incredible. But to continue as The Who after John died seemed.....stupid.

The show they did at the RAH for the teen cancer foundation that Roger supports was an awesome show. For some reason I couldn't find the whole song online, but here's the Ox's bass solo. Pino Palladino's a good bassist and Kenney Jones is a good drummer, but when you're following Moon and Entwhistle, ya gotta be better than good.

/Zak Starkey FTFW

Saw an Entwistle solo show in a small club in Providence (the Living Room) in the mid-80's. Awesome does not begin to describe it. His level of musicianship was in the stratosphere.
/I even shook his hand on the way in.

I always took a strange comfort in the Muppets creators keeping Keith Moon alive.

40below: Doubtful. The Who was always dependent on the drumming of Kenney Jones. Everyone else was just playing backup.

Soumac: 40below: Doubtful. The Who was always dependent on the drumming of Kenney Jones. Everyone else was just playing backup.

That's right. Moon was merely prologue.

One of you is being sarcastic, the other is not.

Pino Palladino for the win.

The Who Cares? I love Pete's 70s work, like Quadrophenia. But like all the old guys, they are now just a nostalgia band. Same thing happened to Yes. They still play extremely well and their last album Magnification had a few good songs but overall they are a mere shadow of the 70's band. You can't go home again.

jj325: I'm a huge Who fan, but I always felt the band ended in a way when Keith died.

The Who did end when Moon died. Who Are You was their last album. If you don't think Moon's drumming was driving Pete's song writing then you haven't listened to their music closely enough. And without the Ox? They shouldn't be allowed to try to pretend they're The Who any more.

Saw them on the Quadrophenia tour and they kicked total ass.

John Entwistle was great, so unpredictable. Some nights he would just stand still and play his bass. Other nights we might turn to the right a little while playing.

jj325: I saw a handful of them, and the band truly seemed energized when they got Zak Starkey on drums in the 90's. Their performance at the 9/11 show in 2001 was incredible. But to continue as The Who after John died seemed.....stupid.

THIS
I saw them with Simon Phillips and they were good, with Zak they were legen.....dary
/I saw Ox solo 4-5 times, amazing

Clash City Farker: John Entwistle was great, so unpredictable. Some nights he would just stand still and play his bass. Other nights we might turn to the right a little while playing.

would you bother to try to keep up with the rest of them?

SplitGuy: Saw an Entwistle solo show in a small club in Providence (the Living Room) in the mid-80's. Awesome does not begin to describe it. His level of musicianship was in the stratosphere.
/I even shook his hand on the way in.

Man, that place is quite a dive. Great venue to hear live music, but...whew. I had no idea it was around for decades, though.

I'd seen them a few times without Moon, and they were great, then I saw them in 2000 with Zak, and they were SPECTACULAR, Old geezers that could wipe the arena floor with any band on the planet.

Sadly, they are a shadow of that without John, he was truly the greatest musician among them, and obviously the glue that held them together as arguably the best rock band ever.

Headline reminds me of "we had to burn the village to save it."

The Who died when Keith died. I saw them for Quadraphenia, and they were incredible. One of the best live shows I've ever seen; right up there with vintage Zeppelin or CSNY.