The Who is known for giant guitars, big vocals, drum smashes, and even the occasional guitar demolition onstage. But beneath all of that pomp and circumstance are some terrific songs. Well-crafted ...

Originally written as a tongue-in-cheek joke, the song became one of the band's biggest sing-a-long hits.

The Who are famous for pioneering the rock opera. A concept album bringing a classical form to rock fans, the rock opera is the meeting ground for high art and low(er) art. Here we’ll be looking at ...

I hope I die before I get old. Roger Daltrey of the rock band The Who has revealed that he is slowly going deaf and blind after turning 81 on March 1. “The joys of getting old mean you go deaf. I also ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Who’s Live at the Oval 1971 debuts at No. 7 on Top Album Sales ...

The Who played their first show of 2025 Thursday night at London’s Royal Albert Hall as part of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust benefit concert series. It was their live performance of any sort since ...

The Who have announced a “bittersweet” final tour of the US and Canada in what the venerable rock band calls “a truly grand finale” of their six-decade career. The series of 2025 tour dates includes ...

The Who launched the North American leg of their The Song Is Over farewell tour on Saturday at Sunrise, Florida's Amerant Bank Arena, where they played the Who's Next gem "Going Mobile" live for the ...

Much like investigating overlooked Pink Floyd songs, peeking behind the Who’s hits reveals a strange catalog full of odds, sods and minor masterpieces. Thanks in part to every CSI show, Pete Townshend ...

The Who released their landmark LP Who’s Next in 1971, and before the year was out they’d played seven of the nine songs live in concert. The two exceptions were “The Song Is Over” and “Goin’ Mobile.” ...

Contemporary music is filled with great unreleased albums — the Beach Boys’ “Smile,” Marvin Gaye’s “Love Man,” the Clash’s “Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg,” David Bowie’s soundtrack to “The Man Who Fell ...