It’s true. I played in a punk rock Who cover band called The HO! We were damn good and very fun. Here is some promo from our last tour in 2004:
The HO roasts the Who with some Maximum BBQ…
The HO, the world’s only Live at Leeds -era Who cover band, brings all the intensity, volume and pomp of a vintage Who concert to a small club setting. The HO combines serious musicianship with good-humoured parody to provide Who fans with what they’ve been missing out on for years - real, raw, unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll.
Fans just can’t explain the thrill of experiencing — live! — the windmill guitars, microphone twirls, ripping bass riffs and impossible drum assaults of classic 1970’s Who. With tongue-in-cheek, dressed in wigs and vintage outfits — the boiler suit, sexy suede fringes, eerie skeleton suit, and British target T — The Ho brings the legend back to life. Their sound is big, powerful and “sloppy” — a worthy substitute for the original. Best of all, The Ho still has all four original members.
Reclaiming the “punk-rock” spirit the geezers once possessed, The HO features Dave Mello (Operation Ivy, Schlong) as Keith Moon; Lucio Menegon (Reverend Screaming Fingers) as Pete Townshend; Joey Schaaf (Zebu) as Roger Daltrey; and Tim Romain (CheckPoint Charlie) as John “Shaft” Entwistle.
So why pay $100 to see The Who do their oldies schtick at some enormous, acoustically nightmarish outdoor venue this summer? Come and get a big ol’ serving of Maximum BBQ instead - while there’s plenty to go around.
the HO! Young Man Blues (2004)
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