Maybe these will help with your argument: - First band to use synthesizers as a lead instrument (Baba O'Reilly, Won't Get Fooled Again) - First Rock Opera ("Rock Opera" was coined for Tommy) - Loudest Rock Band (according to Guiness, approximately 1976) - First use of lasers in a live performance - First to use the Marshall amplifier "stack" (Entwistle) - Best bass player in rock-n-roll