10 Band Members That Overshadowed The Singer

10. Keith Moon - The Who

The entire dynamic of the Who never really seemed to line up with the traditional rock format. Although Roger Daltrey was always the soul behind every song, Pete Townshend was the real mouth of the band, always writing every lyric and making sure that they were on the right track in terms of having some sort of impact on the genre. While Townshend was the serious side of the band, Keith Moon was practically a cartoon character being unleashed onstage.

Much like his colleagues like John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, Moon was always a spectacle onstage from the sheer power that he had behind the drum kit, sprinkling in complex fills, mountains of attitude, and even a touch of humor every time that he played a song. From the first time the band played together, it almost felt like Moon's persona was closer to a clown than a rock and roller, looking to stir up chaos and more often than not getting it. Just look back on the footage of the band's first gigs, like when he set off a bomb at the bottom of his drum head during a performance of My Generation.

Some of that magic also translated into the studio, never really playing the same thing twice and making some of the more complex drum grooves sound simple. The drum part in something like Won't Get Fooled Again might feel a little too busy for what Townshend may have wanted, but what Keith played was never out of place. It's just exactly where it needs to be.