The Who

Regularly updated by its author, Richard Barnes (who designed many of the Who's early posters, was a longtime member of its inner circle, and also happens to have given the band its name), THE WHO: MAXIMUM R&B is a comprehensive guide through the history of one of the most important groups in rock, from its beginnings as the High Numbers to its early 21st-century incarnation. Featuring over 400 color and black and white photographs from throughout the Who's career, including its early Mod years, its appearances at the Monterey Festival and at Woodstock, and the recording of its epochal album TOMMY, MAXIMUM R&B provides an invaluable source of information for Who fans and for students of the Sixties. Barnes's position as one of the few people to have been with the band from the beginning (he was a college friend of Pete Townshend's) gives the reader an unparalleled and mostly unbiased insider's view of the Who at its best and worst moments. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.