Keith Moon

The Who: The "Second Half" of Their Career

Episode 30

Episode date - April 26, 2019

How Music Changed
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If I were to cut the Who’s career into two distinct halves, right here is where I would draw the line.

Up until now, there was cohesiveness to the band’s endeavors, even when they failed. Pete Townshend held things together by developing a framework for virtually everything the band did, but from this point on, that changes. The band itself seems to get a bit more distanced from one another also, with solo projects pushing band endeavors onto the back burner.

The band would never again approach the greatness of “Quadrophenia”, “Who’s Next”, “Tommy”, or “Sell Out.” Instead, projects would be slightly haphazard, and less focused. That does not mean that there is no more good music – there is plenty of it yet to come – but this is where the unity that bonded the band starts to fray.

Feature tracks include:

Postcard

Who in the Hell – John Entwistle

Mad Dog

Overture (Tommy Soundtrack)

The Acid Queen

Pinball Wizard

Sally Simpson

A few silly Interludes….

Crazy Like a Fox – Keith Moon

In My Life – Keith Moon

Promos with Ringo Starr

Long Live Rock

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