The Who
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The Who are an influential English rock band formed in the 1960s, renowned for their energetic performances, pioneering use of rock opera, and classic songs like "My Generation" and "Baba O'Riley."
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Who canonical | 58 |
| The Who (as manager) | 1 |
| The Who (band lineup with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon) | 1 |
| The Who (touring member) | 1 |
| The Who discography | 1 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English rock band
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musical group ⓘ rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
ⓘ
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
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hard rock ⓘ mod rock ⓘ power pop ⓘ proto-punk ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Blur
ⓘ
Green Day ⓘ Oasis ⓘ Pearl Jam ⓘ The Jam ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Who
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Who (band lineup with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon)
|
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| influenced |
hard rock
ⓘ
power pop genre ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| member |
John Entwistle
ⓘ
Keith Moon ⓘ Kenney Jones ⓘ Pete Townshend ⓘ Roger Daltrey ⓘ Zak Starkey ⓘ |
| movement |
British Invasion
ⓘ
mod subculture ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
performance at Isle of Wight Festival 1970
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performance at Monterey Pop Festival 1967 ⓘ performance at Woodstock 1969 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
energetic live performances
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instrument-smashing stage antics ⓘ pioneering use of rock opera ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baba O'Riley
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Behind Blue Eyes ⓘ I Can't Explain ⓘ Love Reign O'er Me ⓘ Magic Bus ⓘ My Generation ⓘ My Generation ⓘ
surface form:
My Generation (album)
Pinball Wizard ⓘ Quadrophenia ⓘ Quadrophenia ⓘ
surface form:
Quadrophenia (rock opera)
Substitute ⓘ The Kids Are Alright ⓘ The Who Sell Out ⓘ Tommy ⓘ Tommy (rock opera) ⓘ Who Are You ⓘ Who’s Next ⓘ
surface form:
Who's Next
Won't Get Fooled Again ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Decca Records
ⓘ
MCA Records ⓘ Polydor Records ⓘ Track Records ⓘ |
Referenced by (62)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
MCA Records
this entity surface form:
The Who (as manager)
this entity surface form:
The Who (band lineup with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon)
this entity surface form:
The Who (touring member)