Album Review #21 - The Who - "Who Are You" (1978)
Album Review #21 Artist: The Who Album: Who Are You Year of Release: 1978 Grade: 4.5 / 5 Band Members Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, percussion Peter Townshend – guitars, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals, lead vocals on “Sister Disco” (bridge) John Entwistle – bass, synthesizer, backing vocals, lead vocals on “905”, brass Keith Moon – drums, percussion, backing vocals Background One of the great live bands of all time, The Who mixed hard rock, rock opera, pop, and punk music (before it became a thing). It had one of the ultimate lead singers in Roger Daltrey, power chord master Pete Townshend, quiet but thundering bassist John Entwistle, and maniac drummer Keith Moon to form the quartet of rock’s loudest bands. They created an original masterpiece as the rock opera “Tommy” and the classic album “Who’s Next”. They followed that up with another (but less successful) rock opera “Qu...