Review of Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007) by David T — 30 Jun 2010

Pete Townsend on early Who years â??Keith Moon was a genius, John Entwistle was a genius, I was nearly a genius and Roger Daltery was just a singerâ?? - I bet Roger Daltery was made up by thatâ?¦.

I have to say that I had a tear in my eye during the self-destruction of Keith Moon despite already knowing it all anyway, thatâ??s the power of the icon that isâ?¦what a legend and a true pioneer of drumming (The Keith Moon way) and one of the craziest rock stars of them allâ?¦and most loved by every generation.

Iâ??m a mere 27 years old and was just a itch in me Daddyâ??s nut-sack when The Who first started making parents gasp in shock and horror at the racket booming out of their kids bedrooms, my dad was a Mod and thus passing it down the food chain to myself, I grew up with The Who as well as other great bands from the past but it seemed to me that The Who and The Kinks stood above the rest (and that did include The Beatles too) I think the story of The Who is remarkable, the fact they didnâ??t kill each other in itself is testament to this great band, while John and Paul thought they were having a fight Pete, Roger, Keith and maybe not The Oz as much but the rest were certainly kicking seven bells out of each other.

The music is still powerful today.

I fear we may never get another generation as good as the sixties lot, I think the 90s came close but it will always be musicâ??s finest decade without doubt.

I think fans of The Who will enjoy this and I think for newcomers to The Who experience will get a lot from this documentaryâ?¦plus the rare High Numbers gig in full on disc too is certainly worth a look.