Who FAQ - by Mike Segretto (Paperback)

About the Book

THE WHO FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT FIFTY YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B

Book Synopsis

Foreword by Dave Davies.

Fifty years after Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon made their first ruckus together onstage, the world is still fascinated with its greatest rock-and-roll band. Whether their music is popping up in TV commercials and the various incarnations of CSI or the remaining members are performing at the Super Bowl, the Olympics, or multitudinous charity events, the Who have never faded away. Yet while such artists as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Led Zeppelin have been pored over, flipped on their backs, and examined from every imaginable angle, the Who remain somewhat mysterious. Questions persist. Who were their most important influences, and which other bands were their most loyal followers? Did they really create the very first rock opera? What were their most important collaborations, gigs, solo projects, and phases? Where do they stand on politics, religion, and philanthropy? The answers to these questions don't amount to mere trivia but create a clearer portrait of the enigma that is the Who.

Whether they were Mods or punk pioneers, rock Wagners, or a gang of guitar-smashing thugs, the Who are a band beyond categorization or comparison, a band that constantly poses new questions - and The Who FAQ digs deep to find the answers.

About the Author

Mike Segretto (Jersey City, NJ) is a freelance writer. He has been running and writing the retro pop culture blog Psychobabble (psychobabble200.blogspot.com) since 2008 and obsessing over the Who since twenty years before that. His other writings include contributions to a variety of reference works, such as the pop-culture encyclopedia Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms.