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I found Sell Out! to be on the decent side. It's got some memorable tracks but it's one of their weaker albums in comparison to the rest.
the height of the Mod era, buddy
the expanded edition is much better and cohesive, as Pete intended it to be a double album
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as again, i think the expanded version is better, with the cover of Barbara Ann and Batman
the title track is cool - stitch ten short songs together
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Greatest ever and then some. I'm listening to Who's Last which is really great. It has live versions of Doctor Jimmy and Love Reign O'er Me. Kenney Jones does a good job on drums, I am not sure why they really stopped using him, and John Enwistle is on bass.
A level down from the debut album, for the simple reason that all band members got to write on this album and therefore the quality has been diluted as a result, the band were much tighter when Townsend dominated the writing. Saying that though, it did give John Entwhistle a chance to show his writing ability.
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^ Apparently Roger Daltrey was not keen on contributing songs, but it was a management idea to make the band seem more like The Beatles.
In the mid-seventies, A Quick One and Sell Out were re-released together as a double album. They worked quite well in the format. Odd 'n' Sods was pretty good too.
There are some later CD compilations of so-called rare material available, but I get confused with the multiple versions of songs.
as again, i think the expanded version is better, with the cover of Barbara Ann and Batman
the title track is cool - stitch ten short songs together
Agreed, although after listening to the Leeds and Kids are Alright versions of the song, it underwhelms me slightly.
For some reason this album is overlooked. It is not a masterpeice, but it is fun and not overblown like some of the Who's later stuff (Quad in particular).
I even like Keith Moons "I Need You". Roger's song is terrible though... The only dud on the album.
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I can't say I LOVE the Who all that much. Good band, very creatively ambitious, but most of the music doesn't move me so much. Who's Next is their best set of songs by a cakewalk.
^ This. However, I do feel The Who have created a handful of great songs.
Today I was trying to think of more songs from the '80s that I like, when I finally remembered "You Better You Bet," which I didn't recall was by The Who. I always enjoy this song because I am amused by its humor. The song also sounds pretty and even beautiful at times to me...fresh, honest, and real.
Then I realized I couldn't remember many other songs by the Who that I like. I can think of some that are meh or that I hate with a passion (like "Who Are You?"). Yet it was harder to remember songs that please me.
After listening to a few of those YouTube videos that provide the starts of 25 songs in a total of only 6 minutes (yeah!), I made my list of the few songs by The Who that I enjoy. Here it is:
1. "You Better You Bet" (1981)
2. "My Generation"
3. "Baba O'Riley"
4. "Won't Get Fooled Again"
5. ? ? ? (If I recall or find other Who songs I like, I'll add them)
"You Better You Bet" -- I like this song very much due to its sound (especially beautiful at the beginning), meaning, humor, and associations -- I associate it with a particular time in my life. I like the song even though it breaks the cardinal rule of songwriting: Never, never, never, never, never rhyme "life" with "knife"!! (Shudder.) However, that flaw is counterbalanced by the delightful "your dog keeps licking my nose," which redeems the lyrics.
Hey, I just learned on Wikipedia that this was the 4th song to be played on MTV after its 1981 launch, and "You Better You Bet" was also the first video to be shown on MTV more than once!
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