Talk:The Who

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Simon Townshend

I notice Simon Townshend's article says he is a "full touring member of The Who". Does this mean that he should be in the "current member" list with Pete Townshend and Daltrey? What kind of contractual relationship is "full touring member"? Pkeets (talk) 04:55, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

That statement in his article is uncited, I guess. Scieberking (talk) 06:53, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

They just discussed it in a radio interview he did in NYC. However, they didn't explain what it meant there, either. Pkeets (talk) 17:00, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Could be mentioned in the current members list then. He's a Townshend after all... :) Scieberking (talk) 14:14, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

I dunno. I'm thinking the touring Who might be contractually different from say, the recording Who. When Pete did the last album, he and Roger didn't use any of the touring musicians. Pkeets (talk) 03:16, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

Correct to User:Pkeets! They have a status but it's below that of Pete and Roger. I'm fairly well versed with the band- I once knew one original member-- and I uploaded most of their photos that way.

The only official members of The Who are Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, after the deaths of Keith Moon and John Entwistle. Even when The Who were the four to original bandmates, they frequently had other sidemen- particularly during on tour supporting Tommy and the film film of the same name which followed. Entwistle was responsible for the musical arrangements for the horn section. In addition, keyboardist John Rabbit Bundrick, Simon Townshend, and many famous musicians ranging from Tina Turner (as "the Acid Queen"), to Sting (as a "mod") backed them up or played the roles of the characters in Tommy. Heck, even David Gilmour has been a "touring member"! They attempted to tour with longtime friend and drummer Simon Phillips, but Daltrey wasn't able to handle Phillips' (far more normal) approach to playing the drums. When they did tour before losing Entwistle, I watched from an excellent seat in Washington, D.C. at the curtain call, when only the remaining trio took a bow. I didn't understand why they did that, thinking it was rude. Just as they were feeling rejuvinated, Entwistle died the day before their tour. So, currently, Pino Palladino on bass guitar, and drummer Zak Starkey, (who had some of his first drum lessons from Moon, his Godfather), and Simon Townshend are only given credit as supporting musicians- "members" if you like, but just on the tours. To be honest, It's a bit scary to need this question answered here! I hope I was helpful- guess we all learn one way or another here in cyberspace Wikipedia! --Leahtwosaints (talk) 19:52, 29 November 2011 (UTC)

Mods or rockers

Why does the first sentence describe them as a "rock band"? I have always understood The Who to be a mod group, so it should describe them as a mod group. This could at least be reflected in the categorisation of the article. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 15:39, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

In fact, the article on mods and rockers, in the section on contrasts between the mods and the rockers, does point out that the mods listened to groups such as The Who. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 15:43, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Rock is a fairly broad genre and they fit in there as well as anything. They've shifted styles at least once a decade. Pkeets (talk) 04:42, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Is this guyfor real? The Who were a quintessential ROCK band. However "mod" they were was strictly passe by 1967-1968 - which at that period of time they truly broke through the charts and began receiving more press coverage on both sides of the Atlantic.