History YMMV / TheWho

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Hope I die before I get old," in "My Generation", after the deaths of Keith Moon and John Entwistle. In another FlipFlopOfGod, Townshend took in the '90s to claiming that "oldness" is a state of mind, not a descriptor of physical age.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" where the among the first rock songs to feature synthesized patterns. Now it's common in every pop song.

** There's also a small number of people who allot this status to ''Live At The Isle of Wight'' album.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Several, but the version of "A Quick One" from ''TheRollingStones' Rock and Roll Circus'' featured in ''The Kids are Alright'' stands out. Part of the reason the Stones sat on the footage for several years was because they couldn't take being upstaged by a rival band in their own film.

** "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" from the same song. Used to criticise [[strike:BarackObama]] every politician in office, ever.

* CoveredUp: They are often the coverers though: "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison), "Eyesight to the Blind" (Sonny Boy Williamson II), "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran), "Leaving Here" (Eddie Holland, Jr.), "Baby Don't You Do It" (MarvinGaye).

* EndingFatigue: The keyboard break in "Won't Get Fooled Again".

* {{Covered Up}}: They are often the coverers though: "Young Man Blues" (Mose Allison), "Eyesight to the Blind" (Sonny Boy Williamson II), "Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran), "Leaving Here" (Eddie Holland, Jr.), "Baby Don't You Do It" (MarvinGaye).
* {{Crazy Awesome}}: Keith Moon

* {{Face Of The Band}}: This wasn't always the case. The Who now consists of Pete, Roger, and those two guys who ''aren't'' John and Keith. One could also argue that ''Endless Wire'' is a Pete Townshend solo album featuring Roger Daltrey on guest vocals.
* {{Fanon Discontinuity}}: Some have ignored the band's work after Moon's or after Entwistle's death.

* Any of the videos where they're lip-synching a song. Watch Keith Moon, naturally. He'll usually spend most of the video contentedly bopping his head and occasionally hitting the drums in rhythm with the song.

* LoveItOrHateIt: This is often the reaction to the most recent album ''Endless Wire'', though [[SoOkayItsAverage So Okay it's Average]] isn't uncommon either.

** According to Alice Cooper, only a fraction of the rumors about rockers like Ozzy, Iggy Pop, and Alice Cooper are actually true. ''All'' the stories about Keith Moon are true... and you've only heard a quarter of them.

* GannonBanned: It won't get you banned, but if you spell Daltrey without an e, Townshend without an h, or Entwistle with an h, count on getting corrected. (Note that the latter two actually ''occured'' on the [=US=] release of the group's first [=LP=].)
** Or if you assume that LimpBizkit's cover of "Behind Blue Eyes" is an original song. Or if you even imply that the LB version is in any way superior to the original. Hell, just if you mention Limp Bizkit without "I hate" or "are shit" attached.
*** [[AcceptableTargets Well, that last one is just in general.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The line "Hope I die before I get old," in "My Generation", after the deaths of Keith Moon and John Entwistle. In another FlipFlipOfGod, Townshend took in the '90s to claiming that "oldness" is a state of mind, not a descriptor of physical age.