Whose Who In The Who

Who? THE Who! They were one of the greatest rock bands to ever be produced! In fact, in my opinion, they were the first hard rock band, and were extremely ahead of their time.

And now I'm going to tell you Whose Who In The Who!

First up, we have Pete Townshend. He was the main songwriter for The Who, having written well over 100 songs for the bands 11 studio albums. He plays guitar, and works very much with synthesisers and keyboards. He also does co-vocals. He is absolutly full of energy on stage, obviously noted when he slides across the stage, jumps 4 feet in the air, and does his classic "windmill" guitar technique.

And now, we have lead singer, Roger Daltey. Man oh man, does this guy have lungs! He also plays a little bit of guitar. In fact, Daltrey first started out as lead guitar player for The Who and Pete Townshend played rhythm guitar. According to Pete, Roger Daltrey then heard Elvis and decided to stick with the singing.

But every good band needs a good drummer, and that's where Keith Moon steps in! I already talked about Keith in my "Drum Day" post, so I won't go too much over him. All you need to know is that Keith Moon is considered to be one of the greatest rock drummers in history... a lomg with one 0f the most wild and reckless rockstars in history. The Who was banned from tons of hotel's across America mainly because of him. He is infamous for sticking dynamite in the toilets and throwing TV's and furniture out the windows. And is estimated for $500,000 in damages JUST for toilets! I consider him to be #3 in the top drummers of all time! (2 would be John Bonham from Led Zeppelin, and 1 would be Neil Peart from RUSH) He once took horse tranquilizers and washed down with Bandy (a strong alcohol). Now the only reason I don't have 2 pictures of him is because he died in 1978 so there is no modern shot.

And my personal favorite! The greatest Bass player Rock has ever produced!
"Thunderfingers!" "The Ox!" John Entwistle!! Do you know who Jimi Hendrix is? He is considered the greatest electric guitar player that has ever lived. He could play behind his back and even with his teeth! He made such a huge influence on guitar. Well, thats what John Entwistle did for the Bass. He is without a shadow of doubt, the greatest rock Bass player there was, and ever will be. Thats all there is to it. He had over 200 instruments, mostly basses I'm assuming. And has been voted "Bass player of the Millenium".

So Pete, Roger, Keith, and John, thank you for all the great music you have produced.

Untill next time, I'm Lord Semaj, and that will be all.