The Who lasted from the 1960s to the 1980s... ah, what a good time for music... They created the genre "power-pop" which, I guess, was coined as though they had a "pop" sound, it was infused with more energy than other generic pop singles. They also had rock singles. They were, further, famous for instrument destruction- a feat that was repeated many times after.
The Who influenced many bands that came after- one of which was Pearl Jam, a band that I had talked about recently.
Substitute
As far as the lyrics go, Townshend's favorite song at the time was "Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. Townshend loved the way Smokey sang the word "substitute" so perfectly ("Although she may be cute she's just a substitute 'Cause you're the permanent one") that he decided to celebrate the word with a song all its own. - Songfacts.comKeith Moon... the Loon. The fellow on the drums- haha look at the way he's playing. Anyway, he was famous for exploding toilets at hotels that the band stayed in. Graduating from cherry bombs, to M80s, and finally to dynamites, he caused the band to be banned from staying at several hotel chains.
It was to note that it was him who recommended Jimmy Page the name for the band Led Zeppelin. (The name arose at the failed attempt on part of Page to create a supergroup, therefore a "Lead Balloon" it was spelt as "led" to avoid mispronunciation.)
However, he was quite wild and uncontrollable- often on drugs and alcohol. During an attempt to stay clean from alcohol he was given pills, however, he OD'ed on the pills and passed away.
You Better You Bet
First song on the album Faces Dances; the first album released after Moon died.
"You Better You Bet" was both the 4th and 55th video to be aired on MTV, making it the first video to be shown more than once. - Wikipedia
Live at Leeds
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