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Who FAQ

All That's Left to Know About Fifty Years of Maximum R&B
  • ISBN-13: 9781480361034
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: BACKBEAT
  • By Mike Segretto
  • Price: AUD $50.99
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/07/2014
  • Format: Paperback 394 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Music: styles & genres [AVG]
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Foreword by Dave Davies.THTHFifty years after Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey John Entwistle and Keith Moon made their first ruckus together onstage the world is still fascinated with its greatest rock-and-roll band. Whether their music is popping up in TV commercials and the various incarnations of ECSIE or the remaining members are performing at the Super Bowl the Olympics or multitudinous charity events the Who have never faded away. Yet while such artists as the Beatles Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin have been pored over flipped on their backs and examined from every imaginable angle the Who remain somewhat mysterious. Questions persist. Who were their most important influences and which other bands were their most loyal followers? Did they really create the very first rock opera? What were their most important collaborations gigs solo projects and phases? Where do they stand on politics religion and philanthropy? The answers to these questions don't amount to mere trivia but create a clearer portrait of the enigma that is the Who.THWhether they were Mods or punk pioneers rock Wagners or a gang of guitar-smashing thugs the Who are a band beyond categorization or comparison a band that constantly poses new questions a and EThe Who FAQE digs deep to find the answers.
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