Think about this! Is there a band you can think of, (then or now) that you can compare to The Who??? Need some help here, drawing a blank.
2007-11-02 16:39:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rock and Pop
I think The Kinks are the only band that can remotely compare to The Who. Both of those bands had that "protopunk" sound and idea.
2007-11-02 17:30:15 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Madonna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink Floyd draws the biggest comparison.
Both bands are highly innovative, I'd say easily the most innovative bands in rock and roll history.
Both are known for incredible live shows, Pink Floyd's more extravagent, The Who's just damn good.
Both known for constantly reinventing themselves, no two Who albums sounds the same, same goes for Floyd.
They both started out with similar sounds too, then began to embrace synths, although they went in completely different directions, before ending on similar notes in the 80's, as A Momentary Lapse of Reason and It's Hard are very similar to me.
Both have rock operas, The Who invented them with Tommy, and then put out Quadrophenia, and Pink Floyd has The Wall. Both also have concept albums, like The Who Sell Out and Wish You Were Here. Also, their rock operas were made into feature films.
I could go on, but no band compares easier than Pink Floyd and the Wall, and both were influences on each other.
2007-11-04 07:52:34 · answer #2 · answered by Dan A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kinks are what came to mind first.
According to Last.FM:
The Doors, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and Cream are the most similar artists.
2007-11-02 23:59:20 · answer #3 · answered by Matthew 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can compare them as the school of several composers.
The who.- This band started to create riffs, rythms and sounds as Progressive genre to influenciate others Bands.
Alice Cooper was the master of the show and teather and glam.
Led Zeppelin who create Rock terms and establishes main heavy metal foundations.
Black Sabbath and Judas Priest who re-define the metal sounds.
2007-11-03 00:39:33 · answer #4 · answered by Merck -The entrepreneur- 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one...but then I don't think anyone can compare with the Stones, Pink Floyd, the Beatles or many other groups.
2007-11-03 00:08:26 · answer #5 · answered by Perki88 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Led Zeppelin.
Yeah, I agree with the below person on David Bowie and Pink Floyd, as well.
2007-11-02 23:44:35 · answer #6 · answered by Muse - Viktor's Mommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, David Bowie...
2007-11-02 23:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by The man in the back 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The kinks - never a big fan of either band.
2007-11-03 00:17:14 · answer #8 · answered by M D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Kinks or the Rolling Stones both had periods where they were similar to them.
2007-11-02 23:59:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, for the song behind blue eyes,i prefer the cover by limp bizkit, they pulled it off heaps well!!! The who's version may be more famous, but i think the tone of the who's voice doesnt get the meaning through about the song.
Good Question,
Luke.
2007-11-03 00:14:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋