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THE WHO Released Their 9th LP ‘FACE DANCES’ This Day 45 Years Ago

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15 March 2026

British rock heroes THE WHO released their
9th LP FACE DANCES on 16 March 1981, today
45 years ago.

Despite mixed reviews, the record peaked at #4 on the
US Billboard Charts and #2 on the UK Albums Chart.

The album was originally to be titled simply The Who, but the name Face Dances
replaced it just before release. The phrase was inspired by a friend of Pete Townshend‘s who was rhythmically moving a match between her teeth, an action that Townshend jokingly termed “face dances.”

The album cover features 16 paintings of the band members by 16 British painters,
who were commissioned by Peter Blake, designer of the cover of the Beatles‘ album
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967.

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THE WHO Released Their Single ‘YOU BETTER YOU BET’ The First Without KEITH MOON’ 40 Years Ago Today

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27 February 2026

British rock kingpins THE WHO released their single YOU BETTER YOU BET this day
40 years ago, on 27 February 1981. It was the first one without their manic drummer and party animal Keith Moon (1946-1978) who passed away nearly 3 years before. Kenny Jones took his seat.

The song featured on their Face Dances album.

It was written by Pete Townshend as a love song for his girlfriend at the time:
“I developed ‘You Better You Bet’ over several weeks of clubbing and partying. I had gone through a lean period in my marriage and was seeing the daughter of a friend of mine. I wanted it to be a good song because the girl I wrote it for is one of the best people on the planet.”

It went to #9 in the UK, #18 in the US and #4 in Canada.

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THE WHO Released Their Influential Debut LP ‘MY GENERATION’ Today 60 Years Ago

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3 December 2025

THE WHO released their influential debut LP MY GENERATION
on 3 December 1965, that’s 60 years ago today.

Rolling Stone Magazine said: “With its ferocious blend of grungy
distortion, rumbling bass and percussion, and brutish vocals, this album
became the blueprint for much of the subsequent garage rock, heavy metal,
and punk.

My Generation positively shoved at the boundaries of popular music.
Townshend’s fiercely original guitar experiments here predate the
innovations of his later American rival Jimi Hendrix.”

Pete Townshend: “The music we play has to be tomorrow’s,
the things we have to say have to be said today, and the reason
for bothering is yesterday.”

John Entwistle: “This band makes sure that we have whole sections of
stuff that are free form so that they don’t know what we are doing next.”

Keith Moon: “Give me a mandolin and I’ll play you rock ‘n’ roll.”

Roger Daltrey: “Rock & roll was the only thing I wanted to get into.”

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THE WHO Released Their Timeless Juggernaut ‘MY GENERATION’ 60 (Yes 60) Years Ago Today

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29 October 2025

Today 60 (yes 60!!) years ago, on 29 October 1965, iconic mod rockers
THE WHO released their best known juggernaut with MY GENERATION.
More than 2,02 billion streams on Spotify. Wowzers.

It was named the 11th greatest song in history
by Rolling Stone Magazine some years ago.

It went to #2 in the UK and
only #78 (oops) in the US.

Legend goes that Pete Townshend wrote the song on a train,
inspired by the Queen Mother who had his 1935 Packard hearse
towed off a street in Belgravia (London) because she was offended
by the sight of it during her daily drive through the neighbourhood.

Doubtful, but hilarious story. I wonder who invented it. Anyway, later in
1985 Townshend said My Generation was very much about trying to find
a place in society.

“People try to put us d-down, talkin’ ’bout my generation
Just because we g-get around, talkin’ ’bout my generation
Things they do look awful c-c-cold, talkin’ ’bout my generation
I hope I die before I get old, talkin’ ’bout my generation”

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THE WHO Released ‘SEE ME, FEEL ME’ Single 55 Years Ago Today

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10 October 2025

THE WHO (singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshed) who played,
after 61 years, their final gig last week, released their SEE ME, FEEL ME
single, on 10 October 1970, today 55 years ago.

The song is, along with ‘Listening To You’ part of two overture parts from
their rock opera album Tommy, actually the second and third parts of the
album’s final song We’re Not Gonna Take It.

They performed the song at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
This was captured on film in the 1970 Woodstock documentary.

To capitalize on its appearance in the movie the song was released
as a single in the US. It reached number 12 on the Pop Singles Chart.
Afterward, it was also released in the UK but did not chart there.

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Rock Icons THE WHO Played Final Show Of Their Final Tour – The Band Retire After 61 Years

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6 October 2025

THE WHO played the final show of their American
tour and their career, last Wednesday, October 1.

The iconic band who lost original drummer Keith Moon in 1978
and bass player John Entwistle in 2002 played their last concert
in the Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, California.

Pete Towshend: “I suppose, you know, it’s goodbye. That’s what it is.
To what we know as The Who, it’s goodbye. What Roger and I will get up
to next, who knows? If we last any longer, I’m sure we’ll get up to all kinds
of mischief.

“We’ll do stuff together, I’m sharing some stuff, all kinds of bits and
pieces. But for this kind of thing, it’s goodbye. And you were last!”

Roger Daltrey said: “Thank you so much for your support, over all the years.
It means so much to us. It was every band’s dream in the ’60s to make it in America.
And thanks to you guys, you made it happen for us. Thank you so much!”

The Who still can’t explain it after 61 years.

SETLIST

I Can’t Explain
Substitute
Who Are You
The Seeker
I Can See for Miles
Long Live Rock
Pinball Wizard
See Me, Feel Me
Another Tricky Day
Behind Blue Eyes
Eminence Front
My Generation
Cry If You Want
You Better You Bet
Going Mobile
(Simon Townshend
on lead vocals)
The Real Me
I’m One
5:15
Love, Reign O’er Me
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Baba O’Riley
(with Katie Jacoby)
The Song Is Over
Tea & Theatre

My fav THE WHO track.

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