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June 28, 2007

Exclusive Audio: Jann Wenner's 1968 Interview with Pete Townshend
September 30, 2004

Behind the Cover: Pete Townshend

Photographed by Annie Leibovitz
April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 29) The Who

By Eddie Vedder
July 14, 2000

Getting Old With the Who

Why the Who -- then and now -- still resonate

Endless Wire

When Roger Daltrey sang "My Generation" at the second of the Who's New York shows in September, the line that jumped out at me was not the infamous "Hope I die before I get old" but the "fuck you" upfront -- "People try and put us down/Just because we get around."
The Who now playing that song...

2006 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Then And Now

2004

Live at the Royal Albert Hall

2003

BBC Sessions

2000

Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970

1996

Join Together

1990

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In the annals of rock history the Who (like their contemporaries the Beatles and the Rolling Stones) stand alone. Though technically they were Mods and musically self-proclaimed "Maximum R&B," the Who were also the godfathers of punk, the pioneers of rock opera, and among the first rock groups to integrate (rather than merely fiddle with) synthesizers. The smashed guitars and overturned (or blown ...

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