Thee 'OO!! Probably third place in the 'Holy Trinity' of the British Invasion by most enthusiasts but they are my favorite! Yes, I am an American, a total U.S. 'Garage-in-the-mid-sixties' freak and a die-hard Who fan!! Arguably the first Punk band in Rock and Roll history as well as having one member blow away the song writing skills of Lennon/Macartney (spelling?) and Jagger/Richards in a single bound (starting with The Who Sells Out). I love the whole sordid story of these boys, the four opposite personalities, the fights onstage and the love that would come later. The music of the Who is by far the most timeless out of the other two bands mentioned above and I expect time will prove that out (in time). Way too much for me to say about these lads so just let me get on the board here; I am one of the Who-Heads!

Despite hearing the song a hundred thousand times, I still max the volume for My Generation every time I catch it on the radio.  I also need a regular dose of Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (including the Live Five version which I just clicked on to complete this post).  

The early stuff is just downright incredible (all their stuff is but in regards to punk).  But obviously their talent was too big to just stay in the lo-fi garage standard.  Amazing to think Tommy was their 4th studio album, they had evolved that much, that quickly.  By 1967 they had horns in their tracks (Pictures of Lily).  After all, Entwistle was a french horn player I have read.

Obviously, for the overall world of Rock-n-Roll we should be pleased they developed the way they did.  But I wish they had put out another album or two before they went so rock opera so I had a few more raw songs.  Probably timing, maybe if they came out just a year or two earlier things would have moved differently.  To me, their best return to the veracity of the early stuff was their cover of "Summertime Blues".  

Hmmmm, I seem to recall several conversations regarding The 'OO and garage... Are the Who so incredibly tied to STADIUM RAWK now that they're not worth discussing re garage? I just can't believe it's true! Did the '70's block our Who-dar in the Hideout?

Too commercial to discuss? I'm interested in hearing about who have been influenced by the Who musically, personally, whatever. Me? I can't think of garagepunk without thinking about a certain 'attitude' -- and a sound that ingested early R&B, blues, then spit it back out in a new form. The Who had that basement, raw, obnoxious sound.

Could there be any more opinionated, snot-nosed, punks than Townsend in his prime? Could anyone mess up their kit better than Moon? There'd be no '70's punk without 'em. And certainly no Jam (well, duh).

Who are the Who-Heads? :D

Maybe the first couple of sentences are'nt appearing here.....I usually see the intros to other people's blogs before I click on 'em.

But , if you're just tuning in , have a look , leave a comment regarding The Who and their infuence on US and UK GARAGE ROCK  , FREAKBEAT , Punk , non  - US/UK  bands , too , AND OF COURSE, mOD (SOME MODS STILL PREFER GUITARS OVER STRINGS AND VIBES , i'M TOLD.) .The phone lines are open !

Sorry if the title was too vague. That's an ongoing joke amongst The Who and their fans.

Or maybe I'll just give it away on my radio show.

swt said:

I've got an extra promo copy of The Chesterfield Kings' Live Onstage ... If You Want It. Comes with a DVD of the performance.

I'll send it to the first one who sends me his or her street address.

 

Yep! they're still lookin for the mold mate, so they can break it. Good luck wi that search. I think it's still in Ivy's closet

Oh, I got ya. You reminded of a funny story , regarding Lux Interior. Actually , I have some good ones of my own , and some that other people told me. They don't make 'em like him , and they never did , either.

Hehe. We're all on standby to walk up them stairs man! I guess i was trying to see, dead or alive, who could take the elevator?

Andy , Maybe I picked the wrong week to stop drinking Romilar cough syrup , but , was'nt the general question , more or less , who do you think would get a free pass to Rock'n'Roll Heaven? Ray and Dave , of course , are alive , even though Dave had his stroke right when he and his Brother attempted a reconciliation and were talking about collaborating  , possibly even with the original Kinks (Until , of course , Pete Quaiffe passed away.).

Never saw The Kinks , tho' I tried to , but , I saw Dave once and Ray , three times. Guess who rocked like fuck.

Mark lanegan and isobel Campbell. Two voices that were made for each other. Saw him in Aberdeen last month and he was just awesome. Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/FsaD8mTUXW4

Beautiful. I have two albums by Gry. Not sure if she's released more. Nancy and Lee's version is the ultimate, but this is an amazing version of Summer Wine. I wish some of my friends were as understanding. They just think ahm weird for liking this kinda stuff, haha

Andy, fantastic! We got the LINKAGE at the end!!
Hear to this version of Summer Wine sung by Gray, FM and Alexander Hacke:

Andy Climax said:

Its getting late meine fraeulein. gotta sleep, so i will leave you with this chunk of madness. Gry with FM Einheit of Einsturzende Neubauten. Gry isn't well known over here, but I love her voice and they compliment each other beautifully. If you haven't heard Gry before? Enjoy an buy some of her stuff. Sorry about goin' off subject again. Night Y'all!

http://youtu.be/bExLiM2sSG8

Tersicore said:

Haha, fräulein is right! can be also written fraeulein without the german keypad.
i make lot of mistakes in your language, so don´t worry!

Yep, i guess we do got same taste in music (and I love Clint Ruin as well!) 
Nice!

Its getting late meine fraeulein. gotta sleep, so i will leave you with this chunk of madness. Gry with FM Einheit of Einsturzende Neubauten. Gry isn't well known over here, but I love her voice and they compliment each other beautifully. If you haven't heard Gry before? Enjoy an buy some of her stuff. Sorry about goin' off subject again. Night Y'all!

http://youtu.be/bExLiM2sSG8

Tersicore said:

Haha, fräulein is right! can be also written fraeulein without the german keypad.
i make lot of mistakes in your language, so don´t worry!

Yep, i guess we do got same taste in music (and I love Clint Ruin as well!) 
Nice!

Haha, fräulein is right! can be also written fraeulein without the german keypad.
i make lot of mistakes in your language, so don´t worry!

Yep, i guess we do got same taste in music (and I love Clint Ruin as well!) 
Nice!

You're more than welcome meine frauline (hope this is the right context, and i haven't just insulted you) I love the stuff Lydia did with Foetus, but then i just love Foetus anyway. Diamanda Galas is just sublime. Two of a number of singer / performers that you just can't pin a label on. They keep it dark and they keep it strange. Just how we like and love it. Sounds like we got the same tastes in music. Fabulous
 
Tersicore said:

Oh! I DO love both since about 30 years!!
I´ve seen Lydia Lunch a couple of times in Berlin (80s-90s - Horny!;) 
and last winter She played with Gallon Drunk (in a place i´m working so i also got to know and talk to them). She didn´t change much! Still the same beautiful slut! She´s splendid!
I wanna thank you for the Diamanda Galas video, long time i haven´t hear from her
(same story: seen in berlin back then) but now i recall why i loved her so much. What a voice!! What a presence!!

Andy Climax said:

Yep. Their music that should be shared with the world. I know i went a bt off subject but.... Y'gotta love'em

Oh! I DO love both since about 30 years!!
I´ve seen Lydia Lunch a couple of times in Berlin (80s-90s - Horny!;) 
and last winter She played with Gallon Drunk (in a place i´m working so i also got to know and talk to them). She didn´t change much! Still the same beautiful slut! She´s splendid!
I wanna thank you for the Diamanda Galas video, long time i haven´t hear from her
(same story: seen in berlin back then) but now i recall why i loved her so much. What a voice!! What a presence!!

Andy Climax said:

Yep. Their music that should be shared with the world. I know i went a bt off subject but.... Y'gotta love'em

I thought somebody did mention X , or , I would have , earlier....John and Exenes' vocals are like watching stunt planes....I mean , sometimes perfectly aligned , and sometimes going off in other  directions ,  and coming back. People said Exene could'nt carry a tune , but , X had a plan. It was / is a perfect vessel for her. Besides , that's a load of rubbish. I've always loved her voice , from the first time I heard it , more than 30 years ago. Of course  she's really come into her own doing Country MATERIAL , ON HER OWN AND WITH THE KNITTERS.
 
Mutants of the Holocaust said:

What?! No references to 'X'? How about their cover of Breathless for starters.

..and for a change of tempo...Leonard Cohen/Jenifer Warnes - Joan of Arc ..beautiful.

Haha Sleazy! Looks like you wanna piece your personal "Pirelli Calendar " together! ;)

Here my choose :
I suspect both having more testicles than most male peers!

Lydia Lunch 

Diamanda Galas

(video selection inspired by Andy Climax)

You've just added about 10 more names to my list... gee thanks,   ; )

John Battles said:

Of course , the late Ronnie Dawson NEVER failed , and the late Janis Martin kicked major ass. Great lady.

John Battles said:

Yeah , that's the deal . When I go to these Rockabilly fests (I only went to the first Viva Las Vegas , but , the next one actually looks good.) , I catch a few new acts on the flip flop , but go see the older cats , out of respect....The best have included Art Adams , Huelyn Duvall , Joe Clay , The Collins Kids (Of course) , Wanda Jackson (Ditto.) , Charlie Gracie , Billy Lee Riley , and Hayden Thompson and Sonny Burgess (But he was TERRIBLE the last time I saw him , and I missed the Batusis to go , again , out of respect , and , while he usually BLAZES , he failed.
 
Joe said:

I recently saw both Ray Campi and Mac Curtis for the first time, at last April's Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend.  Both are a little worse for wear - hell, they're in their eighties! - but it was cool to see them perform, nonetheless. 

I regret not having seen the whole Nirvana-concert dec.91 in Chicago. I catch just the end!

Back to ´84, Virgin Prunes were suppose to play in Catania/Italy (of course at that time everything was organized in a different way), so i got myself 2 piles of tickets to sell.
After a couple of weeks and after selling about 150 tickets, the band communicated they won´t come anymore!! (i don´t recall the reason) and so, a wile after that, i had lot of fun to give all the money back and recollect the tickets! :/
Newer saw them again!

I'm auctioning off a test pressing of the MASTERS APPRENTICES "Undecided" b/w "Wars Or Hands Of Time" 45 reissue on Ugly Pop, with all funds going directly to Norton. Check it out and bid hard if you can-- you'll getting a very rare (this is #3/10) copy of one of the greatest garage singles ever released, and you'll be helping out some very good people in the process!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MASTERS-APPRENTICES-Undecided-45-Australian-Garage-TEST-PRESSING-Norton-Benefit-/281019533233?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item416e11c7b1

I can't make it to the city to lend a hand, but I did kick in a donation on their website.  I encourage anyone else to do the same!  If you're a fan of Norton Records (who wouldn't be?), help 'em out.

Kid Congo is all around the bend , stylistically speaking. His last album , "Dracula Boots" is my favorite. I found a beatup copy of "Dr. Rhythm" , one of two of The Dave Clark Five's Freakbeat singles. I forget the other one. But , I gave him the copy I'd just found , as I have two copies , already. I hope he covers it.

I guessit depends on how you define the two.....Suicide is one of the only bands with a drum machine that I can stand , and even THEY can still be pretty challenging if you're not in the mood.  I'd have to mull over it a bit....I like Lizzy Mercier Decloix's first album , but , I'd say it has little to do with Punk. Others seem to disagree. Even Nina Hagen straddled the line between the two , in the Late 80's. James CHANCE , SOMETIMES , PARTICULARLY WITH JAMES wHITE AND tHE bLACKS. Individual songs like PIL's "Fodderstompf".....I DUNNO.

PUNK FUNK is a lot easier to define , it was so much "Hipper" in the 80's.

If you want a good head - scratcher , seek out The Seclusions' album. Probably the only 60's Garage - Disco crossover album , EVER. Joey Ramone , Mickey Leigh (His Brother.) , Holly Beth Vincent (Joey's then - girlfiend.) , Jay Dee Daugherty , Busta Jones, and a plethora of other names  could'nt savethe record from being much more than a curiosity.

I know the bass player from Klaxons, Jamie Reynolds, who worked at the late Essential Records shop in Greenwich Market. Great bass player.