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Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

This epic documentary portrays the story of rock legends The Who in unrivaled detail. Spanning four decades of the band’s explosive history, and including interviews with the members as well as other musicians and industry professionals, it features rare archival material and concert footage from the group’s beginnings through its rise to stardom.

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The Who: Six Quick Ones
The Who: Six Quick Ones

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Why the Punks Loved The Who

Simon Townshend — brother of The Who’s Pete Townshend — is flipping the bird. In the film “The Who: Six Quick Ones,” he’s demonstrating on an acoustic guitar how his sibling voices chords by “taking out the pretty part.” As he works the frets, the middle finger on his left hand pops up. The rude gesture isn’t intentional, but it’s nonetheless an apt means of expressing how The Who’s music must have sounded when it came blasting out of the U.K. in the mid-‘60s. The “pretty parts” often got smashed. 

1 Min Read | Greg Kot
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Who’s Who in The Who

Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon and John Entwistle each get their props in The Who documentaries “Amazing Journey” and “Six Quick Ones.” All agree that the band’s personalities couldn’t have been more disparate, but somehow they made era-changing music together. The films offer insights into their backgrounds and how they were able to click.

1 Min Read | Greg Kot
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The Who Fan Club

The Who influenced countless bands and artists with its groundbreaking sonics and ambitious songwriting, perfecting everything from the three-minute single to the rock opera. The band’s acolytes span generations, including the following:

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The Who
Captured by Paul Natkin: Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, 1989 (Seated)
The Who
Captured by Paul Natkin: Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, 1989 (In Action)

Collection

Smashing the Pretty Things

Four disparate personalities reimagine rock in The Who
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Smashing the Pretty Things

Four disparate personalities reimagine rock in The Who
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Story
Why the Punks Loved The Who
Story
Who’s Who in The Who
Timeline
The Who Timeline: Highs, Lows, Fights and Explosions
Story
The Who Fan Club
Film
The Who: Six Quick Ones
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Roger Daltrey: The Coda Collection Interview
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Paul Crowder: The Coda Collection Interview

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