New book on the Who sell out

[Martin Bailey]

John said:

> A new book has been published on the Who sell out by Continuum press, in
> their 33 1/3 series of books.

I was looking at this new book about Who Sell Out, and Amazon thought that I
may be interested in this:

The Who By Numbers (Paperback)
by Alan Parker (Author), Steve Grantley (Author)

Published: 3 Jan 2007

Book Description:
>From "My Generation" and "Substitute" to "Pinball Wizard", "Won't Get Fooled
Again" & "Who Are You" - the stories behind all The Who's songs.

The Who are one of the few truly legendary rock 'n' roll bands. Backed by
wild man Keith Moon and the more stolid John Entwistle, fronted by classic
rock vocalist Roger Daltrey and powered on by the playing and composing of
windmilling guitarist Pete Townshend, they emerged from the mid-60s R&B
world with a furious sound and a series of great anthems like "My
Generation" and "Substitute". Unlike many of their rivals who fell by the
wayside, the band forged a more mature body of work in the late 1960s and
the 1970s with the first successful rock opera Tommy and the later
Quadrophenia. Even after the death of Keith Moon in 1978, the band
reconvened on a number of occasions for sold out tours and remain one of the
classic live bands.
Though renowned for Keith Moon's madcap antics and for incendiary live
shows, The Who are best known for and best judged by their songs.

Synopsis:
>From early anthems like My Generation and Substitute to later classics Won't
Get Fooled Again and Who Are You taking in Tommy and Quadrophenia along the
way, this is a anecdote-packed, richly detailed album-by-album song-by-song
commentary on the songs of one of the classic rock bands. The Who, by
acclaimed author and Sid Vicious biographer Alan Parker and professional
rock drummer, and Stiff Little Members member, Steve Grantley.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Numbers-Alan-Parker/dp/1900924919/ref=pd_bxgy_b_
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