Baba O'Riley

"Baba O'Riley" is a song written by Pete Townshend for his Lifehouse project, a rock opera which was to be the follow-up to The Who's 1969 opera, Tommy. When Lifehouse was scrapped, many of the songs were released on The Who's 1971 album Who's Next. Baba O'Riley became the first track on Who's Next. The song was released as a single in several European countries, but in the US and the UK was only released as part of the album. The song is sometimes lovingly but incorrectly referred to as "Teenage Wasteland". Noted

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Who's Next is an album by The Who. It was released on August 2, 1971 in the United States and August 25, 1971 in the United Kingdom. Initially seen by the band as a compromise release following the collapse of a more ambitious rock opera, Who's Next was a major success, reaching the top five on the Billboard charts in the US, spawning several hit singles, and remaining in print and continuing to sell well in many editions for over three decades. The album has been consistently voted as one of the best rock ...

Including:

• Who's Next - After Lifehouse
• Who's Next - Arrangement and songs
• Who's Next - Cover
• Who's Next - Recognition
• Who's Next - Track listing
• Who's Next - Original
• Who's Next - Remastered
• Who's Next - Deluxe
• Who's Next - Charts

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Baba can mean: Beb, an Egyptian god; An F-Zero Racer The word "father" or a derivation (like papa) in several languages, including Albanian, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Turkish, Urdu, Syriac, etc.; Baba is shortened form of various persons whose full name includes baba, e.g. Sai Baba of Shirdi (1838?-1918); Ali Baba Sathya Sai Baba (born circa 1926-1929), a famous Indian guru in Puttaparthi; Meher Baba Derived from its original meaning of fath ...

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The Who - On stage. The Who had to be good onstage in order to survive. They had made a bad record deal with Shel Talmy and could make more money playing concerts than putting out records. Pete Townshend used many different rigs over the years. During each tour something had changed. During the rise to 'supergroup' status (the Live at Leed's era) his most notable equipment consisted of the following: Gibson SG Specials using Gibson Sonomatic strings 3 HIWATT Custom 100 C ...

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The Who, The Who - Sounds and performances, The Who - On stage, The Who - Current Era, The Who - In The Studio, The Who - History, The Who - Discography, The Who - The Who in popular culture

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While his early endeavors were influenced by Stockhausen, Riley changed direction after first encountering La Monte Young, whose Theater of Eternal Music he performed in 1955 and 1956. Riley has referred to him as "the freakiest guy I have ever met in my life," stating that it was Young's ideas that were at the heart of minimalism, though more composers would come to name Riley as an influence. The 1960 String Quartet would be his first work in this new style, followed shortly thereafter by a string trio in which he first latched on to the repe ...

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Terry Riley, Terry Riley - Life, Terry Riley - Musical style and techniques, Terry Riley - Notable works

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Pearl Jam - 1990. Pearl Jam was born from the ashes of Mother Love Bone. With the death of Mother Love Bone frontman Andrew Wood and the disintegration of the band in 1990, Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament set out to create their next band. They recruited guitarist Mike McCready and recorded a three song demo tape. This tape made it to ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons, who passed it on to his friend Eddie Vedder during one of their hiking trips. Vedder listened to the tape shortly before going surfing. While he was out in the water, the music played in ...

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Pearl Jam, Pearl Jam - History, Pearl Jam - 1990, Pearl Jam - 1991–1995, Pearl Jam - 1996–2002, Pearl Jam - 2003–, Pearl Jam - Members, Pearl Jam - Discography, Pearl Jam - Studio albums, Pearl Jam - Live albums and compilations, Pearl Jam - Charted songs, Pearl Jam - Samples, Pearl Jam - Trivia, Pearl Jam - Hidden tracks, Pearl Jam - List of Pearl Jam songs covered by others

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(All songs by Peter Townshend except as noted) Who's Next - Original. "Baba O'Riley" – 4:59 "Bargain" – 5:34 "Love Ain't For Keeping" – 2:11 "My Wife" (John Entwistle) – 3:41 "The Song Is Over" – 6:16 "Getting In Tune" – 4:50 "Going Mobile" – 3:43 "Behind Blue Eyes" – 3:39 "Won't Get Fooled Again" – 8:38 See also:

Who's Next, Who's Next - After Lifehouse, Who's Next - Arrangement and songs, Who's Next - Cover, Who's Next - Recognition, Who's Next - Track listing, Who's Next - Original, Who's Next - Remastered, Who's Next - Deluxe, Who's Next - Charts

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Born into a musical family (his father Cliff was a professional saxophonist and his mother Betty a singer), Townshend exhibited a fascination with music at an early age. He had early exposure to American rock and roll (his mother recounts that he repeatedly saw the 1956 film Rock Around the Clock) and obtained his first guitar from his grandmother at age 12, which he described as a "Cheap Spanish thing." In 1961 Townshend enrolled at Ealing Art College, and, a year later, Townshend and his art school friend John Entwistle f ...

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Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary Work, Pete Townshend - Musical Equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations, Pete Townshend - References

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Born into a musical family (his father Cliff was a professional saxophonist and his mother Betty a singer), Townshend exhibited a fascination with music at an early age. He had early exposure to American rock and roll (his mother recounts that he repeatedly saw the 1956 film Rock Around the Clock) and obtained his first guitar from his grandmother at age 12, which he described as a "Cheap Spanish thing." In 1961 Townshend enrolled at Ealing Art College, and, a year later, Townshend and his art school friend John Entwistle found ...

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Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary work, Pete Townshend - Musical equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Charity Work, Pete Townshend - Children's Charities, Pete Townshend - Drug Rehabilitation, Pete Townshend - Amnesty International, Pete Townshend - Miscellaneous efforts, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations

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Over the next few years, Pearl Jam's popularity declined, in part because of their unwillingness to record videos and because of a lawsuit alleging a Ticketmaster monopoly which stifled the launch of supportive tours. Another reason for its decline in popularity may be due to its uncommercial and experimental nature. The first CD could be classed as grunge, but their later body of work was more difficult to categorize. On August 27, 1996, exactly five years after the release of Ten, the band released their fourth album, No C ...

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Pearl Jam, Pearl Jam - 1990, Pearl Jam - 1991–1995, Pearl Jam - 1996–2002, Pearl Jam - 2003–, Pearl Jam - Members, Pearl Jam - Current line-up, Pearl Jam - Former members, Pearl Jam - Samples, Pearl Jam - Discography, Pearl Jam - Studio albums, Pearl Jam - Live albums and compilations, Pearl Jam - Hits, Pearl Jam - Trivia, Pearl Jam - Hidden tracks, Pearl Jam - List of Pearl Jam songs covered by others

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The events of Meher Baba's life are well documented. Typically he lived and travelled in company with the circle of his closest disciples ("mandali"), both men and women, from whom he demanded absolute obedience. (It should be noted, however, that Baba was celibate, and demanded that his mandali be celibate as well). When asked by a rather pert reporter if he had ever fallen in love, the characteristic answer was that he loved humanity. He and his mandali voluntarily assumed a life of ext ...

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Meher Baba, Meher Baba - Meher Baba's Life, Meher Baba - Early years, Meher Baba - Manzil-e-Meem and Meherabad, Meher Baba - Prem ashram, Meher Baba - Silence, Meher Baba - First contacts with the West, Meher Baba - The Discourses, Meher Baba - Work with 'masts', Meher Baba - The New Life, Meher Baba - Automobile accident in U.S.A., Meher Baba - Highest of the High, Meher Baba - Automobile accident in India, Meher Baba - Seclusion and East-West Gathering, Meher Baba - God in a Pill, Meher Baba - Final Seclusion and Amartithi, Meher Baba - Last Darshan, Meher Baba - Cosmology, Meher Baba - Evolution and Involution, Meher Baba - Sanskaras, Meher Baba - The Avatar, Meher Baba - Role of the Avatar, Meher Baba - Followers of Meher Baba, Meher Baba - Influence on Pete Townshend

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Townshend showed no predilection for religious belief in the first years of The Who's career and few would have suspected that the violent guitar-smasher was even a closet acolyte. By the beginning of 1968, however, Townshend had begun to explore spiritual ideas. In January 1968, The Who recorded his song "Faith in Something Bigger" (Odds and Sods LP). Later that same month during a tour of Australia and New Zealand, The Small Faces' member Ronnie Lane introduced Townshend to the writings ...

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Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary work, Pete Townshend - Musical equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Charity Work, Pete Townshend - Children's Charities, Pete Townshend - Drug Rehabilitation, Pete Townshend - Amnesty International, Pete Townshend - Miscellaneous efforts, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations

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In 1969 Townshend assembled a band called Thunderclap Newman, produced their album Hollywood Dreams, and played bass on it under the alias Bijou Drains. The album contained the band's number one single "Something in the Air". For albums Townshend composed as a member of The Who, see their entry. Not included are albums by other artists on which Townshend played as a session musician. Through much of 2005, Pete Townshend has been recording and performing alongside his partner Rachel Fuller, a classically trained pianist and sing ...

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Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary work, Pete Townshend - Musical equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Charity Work, Pete Townshend - Children's Charities, Pete Townshend - Drug Rehabilitation, Pete Townshend - Amnesty International, Pete Townshend - Miscellaneous efforts, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations

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From the beginning of The Who's appearance on the British music landscape, Pete Townshend could always be counted upon for good copy. By early 1966 he had become the band's spokesman, interviewed separate from the band for the BBC television series A Whole Scene Going admitting that the band used drugs and that he considered The Beatles' backing tracks "flippin' lousy." Throughout the 1960's Townshend made regular appearances in the pages of British music magazines but it was a very long interview he gave to Rolling Stone in 1968 that sealed his reputation as one of rock's leadi ...

See also:

Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary work, Pete Townshend - Musical equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Charity Work, Pete Townshend - Children's Charities, Pete Townshend - Drug Rehabilitation, Pete Townshend - Amnesty International, Pete Townshend - Miscellaneous efforts, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations

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Pete Townshend has woven a long history of involvement with various charities and other philanthropic efforts throughout his career, both as a solo artist and with The Who. His first solo concert, for example, was a 1974 benefit show which was organized to raise funds for the Camden Square Community Play Center. The earliest public example of Townshend’s involvement with charitable causes is the relationship he established with the Richmond-based Meher Baba Association. In 1968, Townshend donated the use of his former Wardour Street ...

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Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary work, Pete Townshend - Musical equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Charity Work, Pete Townshend - Children's Charities, Pete Townshend - Drug Rehabilitation, Pete Townshend - Amnesty International, Pete Townshend - Miscellaneous efforts, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations

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Throughout his solo career and his career with The Who, Townshend has played (and destroyed) a large variety of different guitars. In the early days with The Who, Townshend played 6-string and 12-string Rickenbacker semi-hollow electric guitars primarily (particularly the Rose-Morris UK-imported models with special f-holes). However, as instrument-smashing became increasingly integrated into The Who's concert sets, he switched to more durable and resilient (and sometimes cheaper) guitars for smashing, such as the Fender Stratocaster, ...

See also:

Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary work, Pete Townshend - Musical equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Charity Work, Pete Townshend - Children's Charities, Pete Townshend - Drug Rehabilitation, Pete Townshend - Amnesty International, Pete Townshend - Miscellaneous efforts, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations

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Townshend showed no predilection for religious belief in the first years of The Who's career and few would have suspected that the violent guitar-smasher was even a closet acolyte. By the beginning of 1968, however, Townshend had begun to explore spiritual ideas. In January 1968, The Who recorded his song "Faith in Something Bigger" (Odds and Sods LP). Later that same month during a tour of Australia and New Zealand, The Small Faces' member Ronnie Lane introduced Townshend to the writings ...

See also:

Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary Work, Pete Townshend - Musical Equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations, Pete Townshend - References

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Pearl Jam - Hidden tracks. There are a total of four hidden tracks in the Pearl Jam catalog: "Master/Slave", the little song opening Ten right before "Once", also closes the album after the end of "Release". "Hummus" was released on Yield, starting at 5:03 minutes into the 13th track, "All Those Yesterdays". Binaural also has a little hidden sound bit (although not a song per se), 6:49 minutes into track 13, "Parting Ways". This hidden sound is called "Wr ...

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Pearl Jam, Pearl Jam - History, Pearl Jam - 1990, Pearl Jam - 1991–1995, Pearl Jam - 1996–2002, Pearl Jam - 2003–, Pearl Jam - Members, Pearl Jam - Discography, Pearl Jam - Studio albums, Pearl Jam - Live albums and compilations, Pearl Jam - Charted songs, Pearl Jam - Samples, Pearl Jam - Trivia, Pearl Jam - Hidden tracks, Pearl Jam - List of Pearl Jam songs covered by others

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From the beginning of The Who's appearance on the British music landscape, Pete Townshend could always be counted upon for good copy. By early 1966 he had become the band's spokesman, interviewed separate from the band for the BBC television series A Whole Scene Going admitting that the band used drugs and that he considered The Beatles' backing tracks "flippin' lousy." Throughout the 1960's Townshend made regular appearances in the pages of British music magazines but it was a very long interview he gave to Rolling Stone in 1968 that sealed his reputation as one of rock's leadin ...

See also:

Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary Work, Pete Townshend - Musical Equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations, Pete Townshend - References

Read more here: » Pete Townshend: Encyclopedia II - Pete Townshend - Interviews

Throughout his solo career and his career with The Who, Townshend has played (and destroyed) a large variety of different guitars. In the early days with The Who, Townshend played 6-string and 12-string Rickenbacker semi-hollow electric guitars primarily (particularly the Rose-Morris UK-imported models with special f-holes). However, as instrument-smashing became increasingly integrated into The Who's concert sets, he switched to more durable and resilient (and sometimes cheaper) guitars for smashing, such as the Fender Stratocaster ...

See also:

Pete Townshend, Pete Townshend - Biography, Pete Townshend - Literary Work, Pete Townshend - Musical Equipment, Pete Townshend - Interviews, Pete Townshend - Religion, Pete Townshend - Solo discography, Pete Townshend - Compilations and EPs, Pete Townshend - Collaborations, Pete Townshend - References

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