THE WHO
“My Generation” BRUNSWICK, 1965
This was radical when it came out – everything from the bass solo, to using the volume knob on the guitar for creating that vibrato or tremolo effect, to the fact that it doesn’t really have a traditional chorus. It sums up the sudden self-awareness of teenagers at that time, and it hasn’t dated in my opinion. I would have been about 13, [watching it on] or Unlike other bands at the time, The Who seemed to be quite aggressive and I picked up on that. It was the first time I’d heard the bass played like that and
