The 1960s band Pete Townshend said The Who could never compete with: “They stole our mantle”
The real rock and roll virtuosos.
Pete Townshend Archives: 04/2026
John ‘Speedy’ Keen: The Who roadie who scored a 1967 number one hit the band never had
Who’d have thought it?
The Beatles member Pete Townshend fell in love with: “His spiritual commitment was absolute”
The softer side of the Fabs.
The 1965 song Ritchie Blackmore said changed guitar forever: “I thought it was wonderful”
“I thought it was wonderful.”
“Neglected”: Pete Townshend thought ‘The Who Sell Out’ was a wasted opportunity
“Potentially brilliant but ultimate inconclusive…”
The one album Pete Townshend never needed to hear again: “I didn’t want to go back”
Getting all he could out of it.
The classic rock album that blew Eddie Vedder’s 10-year-old mind: “The locomotive”
Opening up the doors of his mind.