Today in 1978, Keith Moon played his last with The Who. And Wow.

[Faygo Kid]

I loved The Beatles, the Stones, the Doors, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, U2, and all things Motown.

But these guys rocked.

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[exboyfil]

1. Arguably the greatest

rhythm section in rock history (Keith and John). Guitar (Pete) and working class vocals (Roger) not too bad either. My favorite band.

[zeemike]

2. Yes they did

And Who's Next was an all time great album.

[AndreaCG]

3. Thank you

My favorite 60s/70s band too

[nikto]

4. After The Beatles...

For me, The Who were the permanent residents of the #2 spot.

My top 5:

1.Beatles
2.Who
3.Byrds
4.Steely Dan
5.The Police

[WinkyDink]

6. Hmmmmm.... No Stones? Chicago? Danny Seraphine:

But then there's this COMPLETELY AMAZING solo, Palmer of ELP:

[nikto]

10. Those are my "Fundamental 5"

Lots of artists reside farther down, but still in lofty positions like,
Gentle Giant and other Prog bands, the Hollies, Kinks, etc etc etc

[WinkyDink]

5. Keith Moon was the Gene Krupa of Rock & Roll. I've always wanted to drum like them!

But seein' as how I'm a dame, well, that was that!

[Hoppy]

14. I was at MSG when The Who did that tour.

I recall looking at the expressions on Moon's face during the performance.


Krupa... Sing, Sing, sing. One microphone over Krupa during that eleven minutes of drumming excellence.

[WinkyDink]

18. And tsk-tsk to both of us for no link! Here:

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Compilation:

And here's a fantastic depiction by Sal Mineo (it's Gene's actual drumming sounds, though), taught for the movie BY GK, who gave Sal his drumset afterwards!:

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Gene teaching Sal (the 29-minute mark):

[Hoppy]

19. Teddy Wilson, Harry James, Lionel Hampton....

I don't know how many times I listened to that.

[RufusTFirefly]

7. Moon was great. We all wanted to be like him (without the self-destructive streak, of course)

When Keith died, the news of his death swept through campus with the ferocity of a brush fire. Yet when John Paul I died, it just seeped in slowly.

Although I was a huge Moon admirer, this was the solo that got me started...

[Botany]

8. thank you

another classic

[Enthusiast]

9. They blow me the fuck away!

I have a new appreciation for The Who. This started within the last couple of years. I have always been a fan. But lately I am finding new appreciation for lots of the old music that I might have taken for granted years ago. That fucking Entwhistle! All of them! What a cast of characters.

[jalan48]

11. Thank You

Thanks for the post. Keith Moon was one of the best-what energy these guys had. Check out Blue Cheer's cover of Summer Time Blues, which The Who also covered. High energy.

[postulater]

15. I used to have summertime blues on 45.

Wonder whatever happened to it?

[adirondacker]

12. Quadrophenia, Dark Side of the Moon, and Houses of the Holy were my stoner era LP's of choice

Rock Opera!

[central scrutinizer]

13. Seen them in concert three times

1970, 1972, 1980

God that Super Bowl was painful to watch

[Crowman1979]

16. For the most part, I though Abbie Hoffman was a brilliant activist.

But on this occasion, I thought he acted like a total f*#&in' idiot. Seriously?!?! You're going to jump on stage in the middle of Tommy?

[ancianita]

17. Awesome! Thanks!