The Who Discography
As Mod’s prime time subsided, Townshend began pressing the band into more adventurous paths, which culminated in the very first suitable Rock Band, Tommy (1969). In one dropped swoop, the group updated they’re standing off “average Joe’s” to the intelligentsia. Inspired by Tommy’s results, Townshend’s songwriting became more and more self-indulgent as well as confessional. While “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Affection, Power ’emergency room Me” are just superb, much of the Which’s ’70s component is bogged down due to the band’s internal conflicts and Townshend’s downward spiral into booze and substance abuse.
The Who Band rose to prominence in the UK with a series of Leading 10 smash hit singles, improved partially through pirate radio stations including Radio Caroline, starting …