Chula Vista

We're talking classics though. Not my fault so many of them reside in the dad rock realm.

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grindy

You're right, I probably shouldn't judge a "genre" I'm not really into, although there are some bands and albums there I can enjoy.
This one was lame though.

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YorkeDaddy

Not a Who fan but that album is still solid and has some great tracks. I'll give it a yes

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grindy

Oh and please don't interpret my comments about one song as a no on the album.
I haven't listened to it in years and am not qualified to pass judgement there.

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Moss

Cmon, the drums on The Bargain alone make that a classic. Our band does Baba live and the place always erupts, young and old, not just the dads. People know every word to behind blue eyes. That era of the he Who as a live band was hard to touch. Don't fear the classic rock. It's often classic for a reason.

And for some reason this album just popped into my head.

Pet_Sounds

Yes. Of course.

EDIT: Sign me up, BTW.

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Frownland

Classic for a reason I can't understand. The fact that The Who was capable of making something as phenomenal as Tommy or Quadrophenia only takes more points off of this mediocre album.

And I know all the lyrics to Van Halen's Jump, but that song still sucks too .

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Moss

Well you got me on that one. But I saw the Smithereens cover that song a few years ago (free show) and was surprised at all the people enthusiastically singing along. The album is 40+ years old. I know popularity is not an indication of greatness but something in these songs still resonate with many, many people.

Screen13

One YEEEEEEEEEEEAH! from me on Who's Next.

Although I'm more of a Mod era Who listener, Who's Next seriously kept their world moving in the right direction for them. Tommy was a hard act to follow, and the full Lifehouse project turned into a basic good album that had songs which connected to the listeners in the Post-Hippie days more than what that concept would do - at least in the pre-Internet days (to be fair to Pete's goals, they were far more suited to the modern day and slightly succeeded). Moon's drumming nailed it in his own style turning into a Tsunami when he was a Sound of Mod Thunder before, Roger kept up the pace he delivered on Tommy, John was still a Heavy Bass legend, and Pete was seriously at the top of his game (again!) on the album and his use of the Arp turned two already good songs into iconic moments for the era - "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again".

Two epics in a row would have been too much, and at least Quadrophenia had something that the listener can grab onto through the music (and later the film). They were one of the greatest live bands of the time, and Who's Next at least brought their power to the studio album form after Live At Leeds captured an excellent set as some of their other studio works, as great as they are, sounded a little less live as I wanted those recordings to. For the start of the 70's FM Rock era, it was needed as it sounded great through the speakers and the songs had substance.

Not the Who album I return to may times over (and there are a couple of dull songs in there in my opinion), but one I seriously respect.

Best moment - the break in "Won't Get Fooled Again" with some powerful drumming, that Arp, and Roger's scream. Hard to top.

Plus the cover is great!

Trollheart

That's 6-1 so another

for The Who.

Chula, time to take your revenge!

So it's Chula and Pet_sounds to be signed up. Anyone else?

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