The Who

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  • Towsertunes
    Towsertunes Posts: 187
    Cosmo wrote:
    I'd start someone off with 'Who's Next'. That is a classic WHO at their prime album with the Rock anthems, 'Baba O'Riley' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again'.
    ...
    Then, 'Quadrophenia'... which needs to be listened to from beginning to end to get the story.
    For the older hits, 'Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy'... and the classic, 'Tommy'... 'Live at Leeds' (look for the full concert CD).
    ...
    The rest are left for your tastes... older Mod stuff... or later rock stuff. I like 'Odds and Sods' because you get the full band version of 'Pure and Easy' and one of my favorites, 'Long live Rock'.
    ...
    Another one to look into... 'The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus'. It pre-dates 'Tommy' and shows how and why the Who becames the greatest band in the world. Plus, you get The Dirty Mac superband.

    Yeah the stones actually withheld the release of "rock and roll circus" because of the legendary scene stealing performance by The Who of "A Quick One".
    Good stuff.
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Towsertunes wrote:
    Yeah the stones actually withheld the release of "rock and roll circus" because of the legendary scene stealing performance by The Who of "A Quick One".
    Good stuff.
    ...
    If you have the DVD... you can see that it is true. The absolute brilliance of The Who's potential is clear. 'Tommy' was getting the finishing touches put on it... and this 7 minute glimpse of the future is amazing to see in retrospect.
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  • Towsertunes
    Towsertunes Posts: 187
    Cosmo wrote:
    ...
    If you have the DVD... you can see that it is true. The absolute brilliance of The Who's potential is clear. 'Tommy' was getting the finishing touches put on it... and this 7 minute glimpse of the future is amazing to see in retrospect.[/quote

    Haha...Moonie pounding the skins as only he can with water spraying all over the place.

    "Your all forgiven"...
    "they don't give a shit Keith Moon is dead,
    is that exactly what I thought I read?"


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  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    Start with - Who's Next

    their best - Quadrophenia

    their most underrated - The Who By Numbers
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,007
    Quadrophenia is their best. Check out the BBC Sessions also.
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  • dana_b
    dana_b Posts: 141
    Azwethinkweiz wrote:
    QUADROPHENIA!

    One of the greatest albums ever recorded.

    Then get "Who's Next" and "Tommy".

    "The Who By Numbers" is a great album too...quite underrated.

    Listen to this person. Very wise, very wise indeed.
  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,412
    LIVE AT LEEDS DELUXE EDITION, QUADROPHENIA, WHO'S NEXT


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  • DOSW
    DOSW Posts: 2,014
    Strangely enough I'm really not a fan of the Who at all. They have some really good songs but overall they're just horribly inconsistent... a lot of their stuff either leaves me scratching my head or bored to tears. I just don't really dig their overall "sound..." it's not powerful, it's not soft or emotional, it's just bleh. My opinion of course.
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    Quadrophenia
    Who's Next
    The Who By Numbers
    Tommy
  • Ikkin
    Ikkin Posts: 6
    The Who's overall strength does come from everyone being a "lead". Lead song writer/guitar, lead amazing bass guitar, lead vocals, and lead drums, as they all feed off each other. As hard as this can be, they accomplished it!

    The Result is the music, and why Pearl Jam can give the same feelings.
    I personally would love to see Pearl Jam cover Real Good Looking Boy, and play the Midwest again soon!!
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  • ii44
    ii44 Posts: 430
    Towsertunes wrote:
    Yeah the stones actually withheld the release of "rock and roll circus" because of the legendary scene stealing performance by The Who of "A Quick One".
    Good stuff.

    Roger said that it wasn't released because Brian Jones was in very poor health when it was filmed.
  • Given2Fly...SD
    Given2Fly...SD Posts: 146
    who's next
    tommy
    quadrophenia
    live at leeds

    these are basic staples.
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  • vedderfan10
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  • Towsertunes
    Towsertunes Posts: 187
    ii44 wrote:
    Roger said that it wasn't released because Brian Jones was in very poor health when it was filmed.

    Probably from partying all night.
    Very diplomatic of Roger but the Stones were
    wiped out by the time they performed.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_Rock_and_Roll_Circus
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    is that exactly what I thought I read?"


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  • Slip Kid
    Slip Kid Posts: 1,175
    InHiding80 wrote:
    Start with - Who's Next

    their best - Quadrophenia

    their most underrated - The Who By Numbers

    In this order u can't go wrong. The Who was the best band and will be the best band period
    I just don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
  • The Vacant
    The Vacant Posts: 271
    Get the mid-90's version of Who's Next (with the studio version of I Don't Even Know Myself) and Odds And Sodds (which collects a ton of the outtakes from the Who's Next era (Water, Naked Eye, Pure And Easy, Time Is Passing, Too Much of Anything, and an alternate take of Love Ain't For Keeping) and some other cool gems (Young Man Blues, Long Live Rock, Summertime Blues, Marry Anne With The Shaky Hand).
  • TDMize15
    TDMize15 Posts: 166
    InHiding80 wrote:
    Start with - Who's Next

    their best - Quadrophenia

    their most underrated - The Who By Numbers

    This is a very smart man.

    Definitely buy "Who's Next" first if you aren't big into The Who already. I would also recommend the deluxe edition of "Live at Leeds" as The Who are a completely different band live.

    However, "Quadrophenia" in my opinion is the greatest album of all time, but it is pretty deep for someone who doesn't really know The Who well yet.
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  • brianlux
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    I love this photo!
    ummagumming Pete Townshend of 39The Who39 tosses his guitar in mid-air as he performs onstage at Atwood Stadium in Flint Mic Rock music Townshend Rock and roll

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