Not long after the Who's debut album was released, Pete Townshend was already moving on. My Generation, which arrived at the tail end of 1965, was mostly made up of R&B covers, garage-rock rave-ups ...

The Who started as a band that focused more on singles than albums but transformed into a group that used the long-form format to their advantage like few others. Before the 1950s, the single was king ...

“A Quick One” in progress. Photo: Mark and Colleen Hayward/Redferns (It should be noted, though, that this “A Quick One” performance was cleared for use in 1978’s The Kids Are Alright as a stand-alone ...

If you’ve ever caught The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, you probably count The Who’s performance of “A Quick One (While He’s Away)” among the highlights. By then, The Who had lived with the ...