My Generation

Too long

It’s really interesting to hear how similar all of these bands were when they first started out. 2.5 but I’ll round up

a 2 for enjoyment and a 3 for appreciation

I mistakenly listened to the 30 song version and it definitely didn’t help them. My biggest complaint would be that it’s too long. Trying not to hold that against them though, the song that stood out to me is love is like a heat wave. I don’t necessarily like all of the talk-singing in the middle of the songs in general, but this album did feel like one of the albums you could throw on and do any activity. Good nostalgia factor.

Not the who. Know

not good music for pipetting 3/5

Concrete block album was better but this one was still enjoyable!

Not the best I've heard from them

My generation comes in like a train. You can start to see where they are going. From “borrowing” black music to forming their own sound.

This is a hard one to rate for me, because I do like some "The Who," but I think this album has greatly been overshadowed through the years and mostly falls flat today. The song, "My Generation" is still great, but "I'm a Man" is very cringey. Then, most of the other songs are forgettable. So, while I want to give this a 4 just based on influence, I think I have to round down and give it a 3, since I can't give it a 3.5, which may be my real score.

Early The Who is lovely. Moon's drumming and excellent singles set them apart from their peers. Although the collection of singles (Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy) is better than their full albums, their debut My Generation is rightfully heralded as one of the most important Mod albums of all time.

I think this is another case of The Band Effect, where the influence has been so thoroughly internalised that it’s difficult to see just why it was so special in the first place. Lots of artists have done the mixture of Hard Rock and R&B that made for great Mod music since, and The Who made much better albums that outside of the two big singles, The Kids Are Alright and the title track, My Generation seems a little inconsequential. It was a big influence on The Jam, who were a big influence on Britpop, which had a big influence on later Indie on both sides of the Atlantic. The influence is there, but which of the Indie Bands nowadays could claim that The Who are a direct influence? It’s on it’s third or fourth steep at this point. And that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it. I liked the two James Brown covers a lot, I liked The Good’s Gone and The Ox a lot, and of course I liked the two big singles. But the other half of the songs feel a bit outdated. I understand why the albums on the list, and I could make more of a case for it’s inclusion than some of the entries I’ve had recently, but I didn’t feel this as much as later Who projects

5/10 A stark contrast to what would come later. boring, but what wasn't in 1965. At least this had a little bluesy edge. 5-3-2024

I never was much of a Who fan. DOCTOR WHO, yes! But THE Who, not so much. ;-) 2.5 stars

How many times has My Generation been covered? I know Green Day covered it 30 years ago. This is a decent album.

Some great tracks, some terrible tracks, but mostly just mid. Glimpses of what they'd become.

Pretty good, early glimmers of the band they'd become, but little currently to differentiate them from other Brit-blues bands of the time.

beatles vibes, good mood, nice album

This is a perfectly acceptable album. The only bad song is the fucking blues song. Theres nothing worse than 1960s UK bands thinking they can do blues. They all did it and all of them are embarrassing. Other than that this is very clearly a good band trying to figure out their sound.

Группа The Who сама сказала, что это проходной альбом. Ну вот и ставлю я ему проходную оценочку, чё тут. Базовый прикол наверное в том, что ещё было много чего придумывать на свете. И The Who что-то смогли воплотить даже на первом альбоме.

Album was enjoyable- nothing notable except for songs that I was familiar with already but I don’t necessarily gravitate to. Out In The Street I think is a good precursor for later released songs and starts to have a bit of their stamp. Other tracks felt more generic and less original. I can see how it could stand out more when it was released, but albeit the classic status it holds, it’s not memorable or captivating enough to me as a whole.

Overall, I think this album is fine, not much stands out outside of My Generation being the obvious hit

Some bops. Some flops. Fun overall

A great band still finding their sound with very mixed results. The first half up to and including the title track is actually great but the drop in quality from there is pretty significant

I like the blend of 1950s/60s sound combined with early rock and roll. Cool groove.

One cracking track and a lot of middling filler.

Didn't know anything about The Who before listening to this album. I always thought they were some forgettable old (80s, maybe?) dime a dozen Brit-Rock band. Turns out I was off by about 20 years, and the lads actually rock. Pretty old school, but still solid today. Considering that this was "only" their debut album, I am excited to hear what a more refined The Who album will sound like. 3.5/5

It's a cool album with nothing special about it. It's a bit boring during the middle. Robert's voice is really good. The lyrics are like any other song in the mid 60s. At least it's not bargain bin compilation material. 3 stars for some nice songs.

The Ox helped

mid

I have difficulty with rock music pre-1967 but admittedly this has some pretty immortal jams on it. A lot of the early British rock of the ‘60s sounds pretty similar to me so I’m probably more of a ‘70s Who guy but it was nice hearing the earliest stuff.

Doesn't sound as polished as some of their later albums. "A Legal Matter" was one of the better songs, in my opinion. I think the only song I had heard before was "My Generation" which is good but I prefer some of the remakes better.

01) Out In The Street - 7,5 02) I Don't Mind - 7,0 03) The Good's Gone - 7,0 04) La-La-La-Lies - 7,0 05) Much Too Much - 6,5 06) My Generation - 10,0 07) The Kids Are Alright - 8,0 08) Please, Please, Please - 7,5 09) It's Not True - 8,0 10) I'm a Man - 7,0 11) A Legal Matter - 8,0 12) The Ox - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,54 (75/100) Once upon a time, it was called "the hardest rock in history" but today it sounds to me like a sugar-sweet pop with doo-wops backing vocals a la Beach Boys. "My Generation" is a classic though.

It’s interesting. Some of the songs are straight-up appropriation, like “Please, Please, Please” and “I’m a Man” while others are more original like “My Generation” and “The Ox.” Then there are the songs that just sound like other popular music of the era. It’s a decent album, but they hadn’t yet found their identity as a band. 3.0 Side note: I find “My Generation” to be ironically prescient given they’re of the Boomer generation. Poor Booms have been disparaged since day 1!

It's a pretty awesome debut album. And for the time, it must have been really great. It holds up, but there are several songs I wasn't keen on. Could "My Generation" be the perfect rock n' roll song? 3.6

Pleasant listening, nothing to get too excited about , obviously my generation is a good song but on its own not enough to warrant the album a higher score.

A pleasant rock album. I didn't think I would like The Who as I don't enjoy a lot of classic rock, but this has a nice 60s sound to it. "My Generation" is definitely a skip though, as I've heard it too many times. There are a couple of interesting covers/interpolations such as "Shout and Shimmy" and "Heatwave". 3.25 stars

Not a Who fan, I only like a very limited part of their music and this is not part of that.

There were some good hits on this album, but thats all it really felt like. Attempting for one of the songs to take off

Some classics, but rough. Never quite realized exactly how this early british stuff took from R&B bands.

Listening to the whole album for the first time in 2024 is ... fine. My Generation's stutter gimmick doesn't age well as an aesthetic choice.

A hint of blues and the beach boys

(personal trivia/talking to myself about social poetry in songs, and what they mean): My Generation - written by Pete Townsend. Whether a plea or a rebellion, the titular opening song (depends on album version) says, essentially, we are here, see us, deal with it. It seeks Identity, recognition, acceptance and belonging - and maybe approval from the older (hypocritical and amnesic?) generation who finds them and mod/punky sensibilities, puzzling/concerning. I know because I thought *hard* about this under exam conditions, during a heatwave in Perth so bad, they served water during our exams so we wouldnt pass out. Australia, 1989 (24 years after its release) that meaning of the song - My Generation - was an exam question in my ENGLISH LITERATURE paper for my university entrance exam. You could say its 'respect us' - we want to live in the moment, and live in the possibilities of post war Europe, not just subsist. So many irionies to this, It a voice to power, and rallying call indirectly, to die living and not getting old rich comfortable and complacent. its a call for the full throttle struggle and defiance, if not rebellion (quite). The irony is these Boomers became the richest generation there will be, with an extraordinary progression in standard of living never to be seen again. Se-se-stutter your way through a song that pretends to swear and says to old people (censorhsip was strong) we have identity and worth, and are a tribe with our own language, distinct form yours, different habits, not worse, and ready to live. So 10 20 and 30 years later it resonated for youth and most of all, was as catchy as a jingleso stayed popualr and had lots of airplay thorugh the 80s.... I love how the cover looks like an off balance selfie of mouth breathing pale english boys with Big Ben. the references to the Stones make sense as there is polenty of blues inspiration here and yes, some beatles - the predominant sounds... Yes an ok album - talent is there (but make up your mind, are you rebelling, doing blues, or copying the beetles!) a bit of a sampler and showcase fo what they can do - it your can masterfully imitate, you can masterfully do your own stuff too - like The Ox, and while they choose which muse to love most. general tick, and score of 3.5. As if we're making requests, I want to hear Quadrophenia in quadrophonic 4-speaker array next. Surely its better than that too long too indulgent shite called Tommy. Sorry Brits - I wasnt there so I dont care. Funny how music and memory bind this way, isnt it?We are all a Generation. But I wasnt gorwing up when this came out so it didnt , couldnt, bind more than this. good stuff tho'

Well, it's a pretty great debut album, especially for its era. Certainly better than the Stones' debut, and arguably stronger than the Beatles. Mind you, it suffers some of the same weaknesses; quick and dirty recording, an over-reliance on slavish covers of songs by Black American artists. Mind you, the band is extraordinarily tight and powerful, smashing through their live set. Nicky Hopkins is reliably great on piano, doing his best Mose Allison impression. The singles really pop out, and we can see how distinctive Townshend's songwriting would become (especially The Kids Are Alright, which highlight his gift for harmony). It's a strong example of sixties mod, but I'm not sure it would be on the list if The Who hadn't moved on to bigger and better things.

bit hit and miss, some great tracks, and some poor, good sound in mono

Some all timer singles here, padded out with absolute fluff

Basic some good songs some ok songs.

it was fine listening, not too exciting, but interesting

Fun and classic rock at its best - I think Who's Next is still a lot better IMO

Never been a big fan of The Who. I liked Tommy and some of their bigger hits. This album had a couple songs I knew and liked but the album overall didn't grab me.

Pretty good.

Interesting how they sound very much like The Beatles on many of their songs here on their first album. Feels like they hadn't quite found their identity yet. 'My Generation' does feel very much like a The Who song though, and is easily the best song of the album. The rest are pretty forgettable actually, not much to get excited about.

They hadn’t really found their thing yet, this is a bit all over the place stylistically

Classic rock. It's okay. A couple of good ones.

Well, had not listened to this classic before. Some very solid and classic songs, My Generation, obviously, and The Kids are Alright. And some others I liked as a precursor to what I feel is their more signature sound. But the songs Please, Please, Please and I’m a Man grated on me so badly that I’m going to have to go with a three.

A classic. But not one of my favourites.

Самое забавное, что эта группа звучит лучше всего, когда косплеит Битлз... Лучшая песня - The Kids Are Alright.

Really basic compared to their later albums. Title songs of course is a classic in itself.

Why do they think they are black?

Just listening the The Who, you can see how fans of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Beach Boys would like them, but it was the live performances that set them apart with Townsends wild antics and the destruction of property. Personally, I would rather listen to The Beatles or The Stones, but I’d jump to see The Who live.

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I didn’t love it but it did grew on me. I like their later stuff better. 3

If it was playing in the car, I would not be offended

Keith Moon is too cool of a name to be in a band with alongside names like Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle.

I’m a big 70s classic rock fan so it was kind of cool to hear something from the 60s.

It was good. My generation was probably my favorite.

I know most of these songs already - early Who - '60s pop rock with a little bite. Standouts for me today were "My Generation" (the performance from the Monterey Pop doc is awesome) and closer, "The Ox"

I thought I liked The Who, but after sitting through this I'm less sure. Based on reputation, and my own imagination, I was expecting a rebellious hard hitting album. What I got was fairly boring pop rock. Not bad, but really not noteworthy either.

Yeah not bad, only favourited 1 song, my generation. But overall good, 6.5/10

I actually liked these songs more than I expected!

First time I listened, I hated this. Tried again and it was less bad (not good tho). It’s just really long - after 10 songs I was over it. I wouldn’t seek this out but if someone put it on as background noise I wouldn’t be mad.

I really really like The Who but this album just doesn't do it for me. "My Generation" is good and really the only thing that dragged this album up from a 2 for me. The blues tracks are decent but the rest just sounds like boring 60's pop for me. I'm thankful for their later work!

Fine to have on in the background, but not something I’m going to usually put on.

It was fine 3/5. You can tell they'll go on to be amazing, but this was just a decent starting point. Great Songs: My Generation The Ox

Classic rock for the north bay

The Who have always felt like a pot about to boil over, just on the cusp of totally wrecking their instruments and exploding mid-set. This debut album prominently showcases that wild energy that made them cornerstones of the heavier subgenres of rock, but lacks the musicality and refinement of their later work. Vocals and guitar are driving and fuzzy, bass is picked and pounding, and Keith Moon is unhinged in his over-playing, all-fills-all-the-time style. The lofi recording quality also adds an element of nonchalance and nostalgia, but also feels sloppier then the band's later titanic, anthemic rock sound. In this album, the band mainly sticks to blues rock and typical 60's UK Invasion songwriting, sounding a little bland and indistinguishable from other acts of the time. Later albums will see them spread into prog rock, hard rock, and other synth-driven greatness, but these beginnings are still loudly humble. Stand out tracks include "My Generation", "The Kids Are Alright", and "The Ox".

- Only ever heard later Who albums - Good but not as good as the later stuff and parts are a bit dated - Title track kind of overshadows the rest of it - Fav songs: My Generation, La-La-La-Lies, I Don't Mind

Love The Who. But this album has never been my favorite.

Some classics and some questions. Clearly some blues influences (though I would’ve stayed away from “I’m a Man” if I were The Who) and mor pop sounds than I expected but the album is a bit all over the place. But I do like The Who.

The titular song, while the most famous one on here, is perhaps my least favorite. A lot of really good songs on this, but nowhere really close to what The Who would become. Grateful it exists, but there's better The Who out there.

a classic

A straight forward rock n’ roll album — nothing more, nothing less.

It wasn't too bad

Of these mid 60s rock albums on the list so far, this one is certainly my favorite. The others have been heavy with redo from other musicians. This one is not without them, but they feel more original. And the song by the same name as the album is iconic.

Idk it was probably cool at the time, but it just sounds like a 60s rock album to me

Will always like The Who because they played the Super Bowl halftime the year the Saints won. Unfortunately this album doesn't have Pinball Wizard.

Boring 60s classic British rock

Bien. Un poco largo.

Debut album by The Who. So basic - it was 1965 after all. Most songs written by Pete Townshend, but includes two James Brown tunes (I DON'T MIND; PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE) and a Bo Diddley (I'M A MAN). What's interesting about this album is that you can clearly hear the roots of what they'll become - lead vocals, harmonies, and instruments - but they're trying out a whole bunch of genres to figure that out. Therefore, a good percentage of the album is filler throwaway material, which was pretty typical of albums at the time - a handful of good tunes (or even just one!) and quickly record a bunch of shit to get the album out. But there in the middle sit MY GENERATION and THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT. Both songs are classics and have held up for almost 60 years!!! That's pretty amazing. THE OX (last cut on the album) - you can easily imagine that here is where they decided to smash their instruments on stage. I guess I can understand that this belongs on the list for historical purposes, but doesn't warrant 5/5 for me. ⭐⭐⭐ __________________________________ 🎧 LPs reviewed: 29 🎧 LPs left to review: 972 🎧 LPs I found great/relevant enough to be mandatory listens (5): 8 🎧 LPs I *might* include in my own list (4): 9 🎧 LPs I will certainly *not* include in mine (1-2): 8

Very sixties sound. There’s also that slightly schizophrenic nature to this that I don’t find helpful and that I associate with the decade. Some stuff I like and then some I don’t ever want to hear again. Odd how Muddy Waters and Otis Redding can produce albums that are so solid and then you get ones like this that are just so flakey. I managed two listens though so it wasn’t that bad.

In completely different areas I've seen either documentaries or articles about Keith Moon and John Entwisle being unique talents with their instruments, and I'm glad I was able to go into this album with that in mind because they were the highlight of a somewhat disappointing album. I thought I was fairly familiar with the Who's songs, but I think only the title track was one I knew pretty well, and maybe another couple of heard of but not much beyond that. For a debut album that is nearly 60 years old is likely it would have been more impactful at the time, but I know what this band does later on and there are better things in store on this list (I expect). Favorite track "My Generation" 2.5/5

Ok

Typical for that era, can't wait to see and hear what would develop.

I mean…it’s okay

I wanted to give it a 4 so badly. But I came in with such high expectations and the album just did not meet them. I wanted to love it so badly but I didn't.

Me pasó un poco desapercibido

Objectively good but does absolutely nothing for me.

The standouts here are My Generation (obviously), which is just phenomenally good, and The Ox. Everything else is decent mid sixties blues/rock. A high 3.

This album from The Who was alright. It was nothing spectacular, and most of it was standard rock'n roll from the mid-60s. Besides their famous song "My Generation", there were not many memorable tracks. I highly recommend this album if you enjoy the genre. Favorite Song(s): "My Generation", "It's Not True", "Circles", "I Can't Explain"

Fascinating to hear them at this stage of their career. You can almost feel the band pushing against the constraints of the packaged sound they were being asked/told to create as a foreshadowing of the instrument destruction that was to come...

Lots of great songs.

The title-giving track "My Generation" is still a banger, the rest is too much beat, R&B, and stuff, nothing outstanding, besides "The Ox", where Keith Moon was showing his amazing talent.

Better than their later stuff. 3 long-eared owls out of 5 🦉🦉🦉

The band's charisma seems to explode despite not yet really achieving stardom. Keith Moon's drums are a standout. The entire album, lyrically and musically, sounds like a group nearly ready for big time.

Sounded similar to the beatles. I liked a few of the songs. Decent vibe overall.

Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background. You can hear all of the elements of what will eventually make the Who great....but not quite there yet as the song are a bit derivative of the time, with a couple of exceptions.

Good album, but not as many bangers as I expected.

Despite being from the 1960s, it's not a monotonous rock or just "yeah, yeah, yeah." It features funk elements, especially in the early tracks, and towards the end, it has a more jazzy vibe. It was an album that influenced many bands, albums, and songs, like "The Kids Aren't Alright" or even the live cover of "My Generation" by Maneskin (which, by the way, turned out even better). The vocalist's voice and singing style on this album strongly remind me of James Brown's funkier tracks, not to mention the incredible skill of Keith Moon on the drums. Engaging melodies, and many of the songs (if not all) would easily fit into indie film credits.

Much more of the R&B and classic rock 'n roll sound than their more experimental/synth stuff that came later. More vocal harmonies and blues licks. Whole album rocks pretty hard for 1964, the title track being the obvious standout. Moon and Entwhistle are brilliant throughout. Probably an album I'll mostly just revisit via singles.

yawn

This is where context plays so much in my ratings. Other than My Generation and The Kids Are Alright, most of this album is middling mid-60s guitar pop indistinguishable from most other mid-60s guitar pop. While I like this kind of music as a whole, this album is just ok. That said, without the success of these two songs, do The Who go on and become “The Who” of Quadfina and Tommy? I dunno. I guess I gotta go 3 stars instead of 4.

Allt í lagi stöff. Dálítið bítla-wannabe-vibe sem er alveg skiljanlegt m.v. útgáfuárið.

Outside of a few songs it sounds almost beach-boy-ish. Despite having my generation I found too much of the rest lacking.

Pretty much what I expected this to be

Maybe I’m stuck in a rut, nothing has of yet come along to wow me for a while. This was a nice listen - I could feel the chains of musical connections reaching out from albums before and after this and there’s a couple of good jams on there I grew up with.

I remember first hearing The Who and being struck by how unique their sound was. 20 years later I see some shades of early punk in the mix, know who Bo Diddly and James Brown are, and think it’s kinda “meh”.

Am I an idiot? I had no idea the who originally sounded like the beatles.

I like the Who. I didn't get to listen to the whole album (my daughter switched it to Katie Perry, what can I say), but it was solid classic rock.

was okay

Pretty good, never been a big fan

6.5 Very early who, my generation and some of the later instrumentals were pretty good sound rock. For 1965, definitely good but doesn't hold up perfectly

Early sounds. Reminiscing of the beach boys. I agree with the wiki article saying it's a unique sound for it's time

It seems so wholesome now, but this record must have been controversial when it came out. I can just imagine kids listening to it for the first time on vinyl thinking "That's right, man. We do get around." It's easy to tell which tracks they intended to be radio friendly hits and others where they were just having fun rocking out.

Classic rock I hadn’t heard for years. Easy to see it’s R&B roots in this album.

Pretty okay but not a lot of variance in the songs.

Ok

Original Blues Brothers

Talkin' bout my generation! eh? again, one I grew up on, so it's not new, but I feel like i've also grown out of a lot of this music.

The Who are...fine? Once you put them in the 70s I think they become one of the best bands of all time, but this just feels mostly void of character. The Kids Are Alright is mostly just a Beatles track, many others just feel like something off the Stones. The only track that REALLY stands out to me here is The Ox. I think this song is the best example of what makes The Who so great, more specifically what WOULD make them so great. They're still finding what clicks, but it just wasn't right the first time around. Favorites are The Kids Are Alright, Please Please Please, and The Ox.

Sounded way more like the Beatles than I expected!

Liked it, chill

Rockiger Sound der 60er. Hat ganz ordentliche Tracks z.B. „The Kids Are allright“ aber absolute Highlights waren nicht dabei. Auch der lead/Song „My Generation“ reihte sich in diese Impression ein. Trotzdem wird das Album in der 2. Hälfte deutlich stärker z.B. mit dem Song „I am a Man“ oder dem schon Heavy klingenden „The Ox“

Some random thing I noticed in this listen is the song The Kids Are Alright reminded me of the Beatles. Similar sound. I don't think I have listened to this album all the way before. Definitely heard a bunch of these songs. Classic 60s rock and roll sound. Throw yours hands up and Shout!

Pretty damn long and pretty mid. Some solid classic rock sounds throughout with no blemishes. However, nothing really stood out to me. It felt like they played out of rhythm a ton, which I assume was done on purpose. Not nearly impactful enough to warrant the length.

Pretty standard enjoyable 60s rock album. Nothing really of note stuck out, but it was a good listen while walking the dog on an early Sunday morning

Something about the Who just doesn't do it for me. I definitely like some of these songs but overall meh. Really do dig Townshend's and Moon's Guitar/Drums (especially The Ox) on a number of these tracks. Definitely not bad for a debut but there is better Who for me.

I really wanted to love this one - I had listened to some songs here and there but never the whole album. But alas, despite the greatness of My Generation and a couple of other good songs such as The Kids Are Alright, this album didn’t really grab me. If I could, I’d give it a 3.5

Überraschend nahe an den Beatles, zu anderen Zeiten sehr bluesig - und ziemlich eitel.

Not the best The Who album

Kinda average album

Nice listen, nothing exceptional

Solid 60s rock. Gotta say though, the guitarist is putting in most of the work to keep the tracks interesting.

2.75 per track. I didn’t really care for this but can hear why it’s important l.

It was ok. I still don't like the who

Vivant, rythmé, presque fiévreux parfois. Pas mon style, mais plusieurs bonnes chansons

The sound must have been a sledgehammer to the speakers in 1965. Sixty years on, and accustomed to distortion and frenetic drumming, most of it sounds like what it was, awkward covers of American soul and blues. The titular song is amazing as is the Kids are Alright. Everything else is just filler. Paul, John, and Brian hadn't yet turned the rock and roll world onto the pursuit of making great albums.

Its music

Great

The British bands of the 60s definitely had that special something. The music just has an edge. You can see why kids in America went mad for it. This is definitely one of those bridge albums that takes the safe, poppy rock and roll and starts the morphing into the harder, weirder sounds on the 70s. It's good stuff.

I like the piano work (after reading the album summary I learned it was provided by a session musician). Most of the songs sound pretty much the same, similar to the Beatles' early records.

This is a pretty solid album overall, but probably not absolute top tier for them or for the time. There's a few classics ("My Generation" and "The Kids Are Alright" for instance) and it's enjoyable overall, but it lacks anything really stellar. This does rock a bit harder than most of what else was going on at the time, so they were definitely starting to stand out a bit. Favorite song: The Kids Are Alright Other: I Don't Mind, La-La-La-Lies, My Generation, A Legal Matter 12/17/23

My favorite The Who album so far! 3.4

I've always considered The Who to be a greatest hits kind of band for me not knowing their work well or really caring to go beyond the hits but this album may cause me to reconsider. Sure, the songs and sound are dated but listening to this album taking that into perspective, it was a decent listen.

Thought I'd like this one more based on the strength of the title song, but this turned out to just be a good rock album, not an amazing one.

Helt okidoki. Gammelmannsmusikk

Covers. Some good songs.

I imagine it was crazy hearing My Generation for the first time and then flipping the record to The Kids Are Alright during the 60’s. Knowing what The Who would go on to make later really diminishes the impact of this album. Most of it feels very derivative of similar acts at the time as they hadn’t fully established their sound yet.

There are some good songs here but a few of them never really get going, I'm surprised at the time when this came out and how relevant some of them stayed.

Aside from My Generation, this sounded like depressing Beach Boys.

This was a really interesting listen. As an album its sound is pretty chaotic, which is clearly part of the appeal. You can hear all of these different elements coming in that are foreshadowing the explosion of musical genres that is about to come. The drums and guitar are often madly experimental which is so fun to listen to but also a hint to the technical and stylistic developments that Townsend and Moon were pioneering. It’s wild to compare this to the music the Beatles were making at the time - sometimes you can see the similarities but other moments sound completely alien, like music from a parallel planet. That all being said, the quality is ropey in many ways. The lyricism is comically crap for a number of songs. My Generation stands out as this innovative gem in a sea of experimental chaos. Liked it, had fun, learned a lot. Will maybe return occasionally for the whole album but not going into regular rotation.

Hang on. Where's the anger and angst? This is generic 60's white-boy blues rock.

Unremarkable

i feel like i should know this album more than i do -- i vaguely recognize "my generation" even tho it seems like a very seminal song. dont hate it, not really loving it so far, cool 60s vibes for sure but not doing anything crazy for me not the biggest fan of like the blues-rock "I'm a Man" song at all lol -- ok that gets better when it gets to the ending jammy type part. i think i just have something anti-that type of chorus kinda fun jammy thing at the end with "the ox"

Re-listenend. Still as good as the first time.

3.5 - Ok but would not be top choice

One or two good tracks, the covers sound alright but not as good as their originals. 4 more The Who albums to go...

Not the Who's best but very good. A glimpse of things and albums to come.

3.5

The songs I like I like a lot but some songs are kind of water. Solid 3.5

Much like the other 3 big british invasion bands (The WifeBeaters, rolling rock, and the fetishes), the who really hit their stride in the latter half of the 60’s, a few albums into their career. Interesting hearing the roots of greatness here though. Moon and entwistle, often considered some of the GOATs of drum and bass respectively, are not quite as virtuousic as they would be in the years to come. Also, seems like a weird decision to not include can’t explain on the standard track listing??

Enjoyable garage rock album. I had heard some of these songs before but not the whole album. Pretty fun and definitely worth listening to.

很有年代感。。。

I think this will forever be the album that perfectly captures that gap in life between graduating high school and becoming a functional adult (a dangerous void from which some never return). The vibe reminds me a lot of what you get from the Scott Pilgrim movies/comics/animated series. An undeserved sense of competence matched with an earnest humanity

Fun album, high on the strut-ability index

I've listened to Tommy and that one grabbed me more on my first listen, seems cool tho

This is fine. Not very memorable tbh

50/50, blues tracks kind of suck or are weird pastiche copycat nonsense, the more british invasion rock tracks are actually quite good and obviously the kids are alright and my generation are classic; the Ox is a surprisingly fun closer and sort of interesting given where they'd go in the future

Reminiscent of The Beatles around the same era, just before their best albums. Not bad but also not particularly striking.

Nothing special

This is really fun, a little bit less pop version of the Beatles classic rock sound. It feels like young American summer life in the late sixties, which is weird to say of a band that is British I think. Still, can't fault a classic sound. Favorite song is please please please.

Ok

This is a very pop sounding album. I've never really listen to The Who but I always thought that they were more rock. Either way, this is a good set of songs. I wouldn't turn it off if these songs popped up on a playlist.

Nice album like the tital song rest was kinda meh tho the final couple tracks were good

Opzich wel oke, paar leuke hitjes maar niet allemaal knallers

It’s fine

Damn, Isley Brothers and Sam Cooke. The song My Generation is cool

It's giving The Beatles vibes. Some songs are pretty cool. "I Don't Mind" was my favorite.

The Who still hasn't quite grabbed me, but this is still a good listen. There's a lot of youthful energy the performances, attitude, and rougher production. The title track especially exemplifies these qualities.

Maybe felt revolutionary at the time, but 60 years on seems pretty standard 60s fare

meh

Eh. Wasn't as impressed as I expected to be actually. I'd give it another go, but as an overall album I wasn't grabbed. Was distracted a bit though

Really great album, enjoyed it more than I thought I would. One thing this generator has been introducing me to is a lot of old school mono mixes. Added 2 skipped 1.

Nonce

This must have blown their socks off in 1965

#23. Not The Who's best album, but a pretty solid debut to be sure. 3/5: acceptable Song added to playlist: My Generation I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Classic. Not necessarily my cup of tea, but it was good.

I like this burgeoning sound of a harder rock to come later on Similar to the stones before they went to America.

Big cup of meh.

3.5 der er kun en virkelig banger, ikke?

Tiene temas buenos y otros que mhe

Out in the Street: Are songs like this really any better or worth lauding over those of the American bluesmen from whom Pete Townshend took his inspiration? I Don't Mind: Similar question here - are these 20-year-old Brits doing anything other than emulation when they choose to record a James Brown song? The Good's Gone: This one is really interesting and gets away from the blues-worship of the first two songs, really more like something you might hear from a 80's alternative rock band. Wikipedia says it was inspired by a Kinks song - that group being the true geniuses of the British Invasion era. La-La-La-Lies: Would've been better with some Beach Boys-style harmonies and backing vocals. Much To Much: Nothing much to say about this one - a solid but forgettable little pop song. My Generation: Now here is something original, utilizing call-and-response vocals and a blues song structure, but speeding it up and adding a lot of attitude. The Kids Are Alright: Very Beatles-y to me, and definitely my favorite song on the album. Please, Please, Please: Great song, totally superfluous recording. It's Not True: Another Beatles-esque composition, but The Who play it with so much more reckless energy than the tightly-managed Liverpudlians ever would. I'm A Man: The vocal affect is pretty embarrassing, but I like I do feel like the band had an idea that drove the recording of this Bo Diddley song, unlike the other covers on this record. A Legal Matter: This song is great, even if Townshend is not much of a singer at this point. The Ox: More Americana, this time in the form of a surf rock instrumental. Strange way to end the album, but these are early days in the development of the format's conventions.

The Good's Gone is amazing. The covers are reminiscent of more punky beatles early covers. It’s not true is great as well- bass sound is amazing. Entwhistle is underrated. The Ox is a true highlight

3/5 -B

I mostly listened to the mono version since that's the one that's linked, and quick search suggests it's the authentic version. It's weird, there are some songs here that hardly feel like "rock" because I'm poisoned by being aware of really hard rock. But when I look for a genre to label this, I definitely feel like it's quintessential rock. Definitely interesting that "My Generation" is from their first album. Definitely a song that's so famous I can sing it just from hearing the title. The album is a lot cleaner and jazz/blues-ier than I assume when I think of The Who. It could almost be confused with a Beatles album for a few bits - just with a little more guitar solos. I feel like the drum set The Who uses is very iconic - idk what it is about the drums, maybe they're flatter than normal, or have less bass drum or something? But compared to some newer music, it's nice for the drums to be busy, but not noisy - you can hear what's happening still. There's a lot more "Beach Boys" harmony than I would have expected - although there is some in the most famous Who songs so I should expect it. I don't hear a lot of this harmony in the music I typically listen to, but I really like it. It gets slightly noisy at certain parts, but not in a bad way. (Eventually it got to be a bit too noisy.) The Ox is pretty neat - seems like no lyrics, basically like a jam session. The end of the album got a little bit noisy to me, but might have been related to my mood rather than the actual music. Actually it's the horns, like the mellophones or some thing, they're not great imo.

Was ok

While there were a couple of standout moments (My Generation, I'm a Man), the majority of the songs sound very similar.

Not really my taste, but not bad I guess

The Who is nice

A few great classic rock tracks, but the album, as a whole, lacked the coherence and flow of of some of its better-known and respected contemporaries.

This is good. Except even for 65 it sounds like it was recorded through a payphone

Great summer car trip album. Appreciate the stripped-back production of oldies. Not for me.

pretty solid debut effort, got samey to me after a while. I don't know that I will return to it necessarily. Sounded like the Beatles.

It's fine, The Who's fine. But nothing more. Fight me.

I grew up listening to a lot of The Who's stuff from the 70's (my dad was a fan), but for some reason never heard their stuff from their earlier years. As a huge fan of garage rock revival, it was so fun to listen to this album! Songs that stood out to me upon 1st listen: 3 - The Good's Gone; 5 - ; 6 - Much Too Much; 7 - My Generation; 8 - The Kids Are Alright; 12 - The Ox Would I revisit this album: Maybe!

It doesn’t quite sound like The Who, but instead like a band trying to figure out their sound and borrowing from what’s popular. There are some obviously iconic tracks and I think what makes them iconic is that they sound uniquely like The Who, but the other tracks are more easily forgotten and would be better served as part of a “Best of the 60s” compilation than an original album by a band.

It’s really hard to judge this album knowing how much “better” their later albums got. The direct “theft” of trad blues music is more obvious here anyway. I can’t say I enjoyed most of it and the Shout cover was particularly hard to enjoy.

I warmed up to it

OK, its the who

I thought this album rocked more than it did before listening back. Didn't realize how much the Who sounded like the Beatles in their early days

Good listen. few songs that i really enjoyed

Solid

Está bueno, pero soy de otra generación. No me encantó pero estuvo bueno.

I Don’t Mind // My Generation //

Solid album. More of that 60’s style sound than I really remember from the who.

I Don't Mind My Generation The Kids Are Alright

Couple of bangers and definitely influential, by and large too repetitive for easy listening in my opinion. Not crazy about the vocals in early British rock although I liked the bluesy ones

Not my style, but it wasn't bad

Solid album I enjoyed it

Know the single, not the album at all. It was okay overall. The songs were catchy and pretty good, but not my style and couldn't grab me emotionally like many others. Considering this is the debut, I'd say a very strong start and the Singles went out with a bang. The Ox is a great closer.

Yes, The Who played a part in hard rock and punk (see their Live at Leeds performance, for example), but this album is mostly significant for historical purposes. And that matters some, but it doesn't carry this album far enough. 3 stars.

мало послушала, поняла ролики что совсем по-другому ху представляла

i hate this band but this album isn’t bad

I like this album a lot, reminds me a bit of the clash

Title track is an all timer, but the rest of the album is too basic, too garagey compared to what The Who would do later. Big Sam Cooke influence in the vocals, more than I’ve heard on other albums by the band.

alt album din anii 60..:) îmi dau seama că perioada asta nu e preferata mea, dar o pot aprecia. nu prea am ce să spun despre album, e ok. cel mai mult mi-au plăcut my generation și a legal matter, iar la the ox e clar că a influențat multă muzică care a urmat

Bom.

A few mid songs. Some good ones

Het debuutalbum van The Who! Nog nooit een nummer van hun gehoord denk ik zo. Maar tot nu toe(3 nummers in) prima album! Niet pure rock tot nu toe, vrij veel blues invloeden waar ik toch een beetje een sucker voor ben. Goede chapsels ook op de cover, altijd belangrijk. Het voelt heeeeeel erg als The Beatles, gebaseerd op de nummers van The Beatles die ik ken. La-La-La-Lies helemaal, als je mij verteld had dat dit The Beatles was, dan had ik je ook geloofd. My Generation, de titelsong en grote hit van het album vind ik wel een prettig rock nummer! En het is niet eens bluesey, nieuwe smaak, who dis? I'm a man, het riffje wat we ook hebben gehoord op Muddy Waters! Hoe vaak denk je dat het terug gaat komen? All in all, echt een prima te verteren rock album. Heel erg Beatles vibes, dus als dit een voorbode is voor alle Beatles albums dan komen er nog veel 3 sterren aan. FAVO: I don't mind, My generation, It's not true

Natuurlijk, The Who kan niet ontbreken op dit lijstje (*zucht*). Brits? Check Rock? Check Klinkt op zich wel goed, minder standaard rock/hard-rock die we vaak horen tot nu toe. Misschien omdat het uit een ander tijdperk komt? Volgens mij is dit wel behoorlijk stevig voor de jaren 60. Zeker als ik mijn beperkte Beatles kennis hiernaast leg. Flinke blues invloeden te horen, met een paar bijna pure blues nummers voor mijn gevoel. Favorieten: I Don't Mind, The Ox

Classic Rock and Roll.

Sounds tame by modern standards, but it's got the same proto-punk energy as The Kingsmen. Bit of a hotch-potch but very listenable.

Early Who. Very garage rock inspired. Really represents the mod scene that was happening in England in the mid 60s.

Decent stuff, but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it. Really captures what I think must have been the energy of the era. I wasn't there, so who knows :)

My Generation is such an iconic song. It’s giving early Beatles vibes. I didn’t get to listen to it as much as I would’ve liked but still a solid album.

The Who is pretty unknown where I'm from. I know they were part of the big UK bands from the 60s British Invasion era, I know "My Generation" and some other hits (mainly because they were used in the CSI series). I like the sound, but it does seem pretty generic to me. From what I've read the band was still trying to find their own sound and it shows. My Generation is clearly the most outstanding one in terms of style, but the rest of the album is just ok and it would be difficult to discern it from other similar groups from the era. I also found it a bit cringeworthy when the vocalist pretends to be black at some of the tracks on the B side. The drummer is a beast though - there's plenty of creative stuff going on and a lot of fills which still do not distract from the rest of the music on the album. Not really something I'll be looking to go back to.

One of thoe all time favourite classic bands and albums, quintessential to music history. Fully recognizing the importance of it but just wasn't feeling it today.

OMG after listening to this album, I went through their most-played songs. They sang the original version of Behind Blue Eyes that Limp Bizkit remade, one of my favorite songs. It has been a while since I heard the janky, cheerful, upbeat piano and flawed unsynthesized music. This is such a lovely time when music feels real compared to what is produced these days- a combination of various electronic beeps

3 or 4 great songs with a lot of forgettable stuff including a blatant Kinks rip-off. The great songs are remarkably good though.

Nothing much to this album except My Generation which surprised me compared to their later works

High energy, listened to it while working

I too wish boomers had died before they got old!

Not my favorite The Who album but still a good one. It feels like a mix of Hollies and late Beatles.

solid rock debut, still some more work to do

Another intro album from a legendary band! They're definitely leaning more into their psychedelic and power pop roots here; they hadn't solidified their hard rock sound yet that they'd ultimately become more famous for. If you listen closely, though, you can hear elements of that sound. I think this is a good, worthy exploration because it shows the solid, talented roots of one of the top rock acts of all time, but ultimately, the music here is just okay.

🧙🏻‍♂️

Title track and ‘The Kids Are Alright’ are stand out tracks. The rest of the album had a few surprises, notably ‘The Ox’. A real mish-mash of styles on here but some lovely harmonies and hints of the bigger rock sounds that were to come later (and I prefer!)

Not trying to cause a big sensation…

3,5

Brilliant title song, rest a bit meh

I thought I would like it more.

S'fine

the only who album i know is who's next, and then also "who are you" from the album of the same name. surprised me seeing how popular the title track from this is. but this is pretty nice, good covers.

This is a difficult one to grade. It's a lot better than a lot of my 3's, but i'm not sure if it's interesting enough to be a 4. At this time, I have only really listened to the Who Best of, and Who's Next. I remember Who's Next being a lot better than this. But this album has the foundations of the band, I assumed, that they become. I like the briefness of the songs and the album in general, but the two better known songs 'My Generation' and 'The Kids Are Alright' stand out more than the rest quality wise. The bluesy balladness of 'I Don't Mind' is interesting and a highlight, with a couple of parts that remind me of She's So Heavy. I think many aspects of this album could grow on me with revisits, but I can't imagine revisiting it too often. It reminds me more of very early Beatles music, and I feel like by '65 they'd already moved on from this kind of thing, but the positives on this album outweigh the negative. I'm gonna say... HIGH THREE

This album is too straight for me but it's not bad

I like the who. This album, besides my generation and the kids are alright, was very... generic? I'd give the entire album a 2.5, and rounding up.

Not my fav band but I liked this more than Tommy

My generation is a cool song. The Who hasn't really been a band I've gotten into. There's some decent rock n roll here but nothing super special.

Not great, not terrible. First couple tracks were pretty solid and got me excited but most of the album is just standard mid-60s brit rock/pop. My Generation is the clear standout, also enjoyed the bluesy vocals on I'm A Man. Keith Moon's drumming stands out to me. I found the mixing was weird, turn up the piano (free piano!)

Early Who with almost all songs sounding the same. My Generation is obviously an all time classic but the rest of the album is filled with forgettable songs that are only fun to listen to because they recall the sound of the actual good sounds from the early days of the band. The opening track actually rips off the riff from Anyway Anywhere Anyhow, unless it actually predates it or something. Legal Matter is probably my least favourite moderately famous Who track.

Classic sounds, the title track stands out for me. Good not great.

First time listening to this album. It is interesting how much they grew out of the heavily Beatles influence in this album and created their own sound in later albums and in turn, go on to influence other bands that followed The Who.

Can you believe that the British media tried to turn mods into the devils of youth subculture once upon a time? Kids who look like THESE goobers, supposedly violent hooligans? British people are so fucking stupid. Anyway, it's alright, but just feels like a very undeveloped version of what a lot of bands would end up carrying with them into the 1970s-- The Who themselves included. The title track is fun as hell (and probably the reason it's on here), but the rest just feels overwhelmingly eh, despite how much energy it keeps trying to give me. A mod-ular 3/5.

Better than some of it's contemporaries. A bit of a harder edge. Outside of the title track and "The Kids are Alright" a pretty forgettable album. One wonders if without those songs it would be considered for this list.

En weer vier opgeschoten Britse knullen met een debuutalbum, deels gevuld met covers van de Amerikaanse zwarte voorbeelden. Het heeft nog minder pretentie dan Beatles of Stones, het gaat zo te horen meer om de lol en het bij tijd en wijle slopen van een gitaar of een hotelkamer. De muziek lijkt hier haast wel bijzaak, al zouden ze niet veel later de eerste 'rock-opera' op de planken brengen. Het titelnummer is sterk, de rest trekt niet echt de aandacht.

Kruising tussen de Stones (side one) en de Beatles (side two). Voor als je niet kon kiezen tussen die twee, kon je the Who kiezen, had je ze allebei. Oh ja, en dit is hun debuutalbum, extra sterretje!!!

Sketches of where they were going to go. A few real iconic songs.

For me it's like Aftermath - a few good singles and the rest is a band finding / building their classic sound. You do get a taste of later Pete guitar playing on the fills in Out in the Street. 3/5

Straight up British rock. Enjoyable, nothing mind blowing. My Generation does have an urgency that would not really be replicated for a few more years. Moon is the stand out here. He was fully cooked with his primal abandon even at this point. Townsend is neither the songwriter or force on guitar he would become. Daltrey eventually becomes one of the better rock singers but isn’t there yet. It’s funny, the apple blurb states the band didn’t like it much, feeling it was rushed which may be some of its charm. In reality, except for a few exceptions (Who’s Next), The Who are a band I like on paper more than I do in reality. Almost every album feels like it is lacking compared to the various compilations or their live sound which gets at that unhinged urgency of My Generation or It’s Not True. It does its job well though and they are a competent enough band.

I would sum this up as a couple of poignant tracks (My Generation, The Kids Are Alright) mixed in with some half rate James Brown covers and then a bunch of average filler. This early in their career, the Who were really just a singles band. Given the year of its release, I would say it’s “heaviness” is somewhat revolutionary, but overall I think this one has been vastly overrated.

The Who's debut album is lopsided. They definitely were the loudest, heaviest band at the time (or at least the loudest that I know of), but they were still playing off of 60s RnB, blues, and pop, and they weren't great with those types of songs. The vocal harmonies are particularly rough; Roger Daltrey sounds great, but Townshend and Entwistle's backing vocals don't sound so good and don't sit well in the mix, title track excepted. Still, there's enough here that's worth a listen, but just barely.

Yeah look... I liked it more than "Who's Next", but I'm still not feeling The Who all that much. It's garlic and onions being browned in a pan. An essential base, and a wonderful smell, but I don't enjoy eating them as they are.

Almost a 4, but some parts have really aged, otherwise, rock-y fun! Standout Tracks - I Don't Mind - A Legal Matter - Instant Party

nothing really special but I enjoyed it

Decent album. "My Generation" is a classic, as is "The Kids Are Alright." 3.5 stars.

Not my favourite Who songs on this one, but it's still a pretty great album.

Never listened to this album in full before. It was enjoyable, and a strong debut album, though I prefer the band’s later music.

So unlike where they ended up, it’s strange to listen to. Beatles influence and 50’s bubblegum rock. A few songs hint at the good things to come.

It was non eventful.

A little different for a Who album. Seems like some more experimentation and guest artists. It was all kind of middle of the road for me though.

I love the title track.

мне не понравилось

I’d say this album is one of the early punk albums. Good stuff. But not the best who.

Helt okej. Slop trummor

Good!

Was ok not my favorite WHO music sounded kinda like they ripped the vinyl.

I liked a few of the songs. Like most of the stuff I've heard from The Who, their albums have some great songs and some easily skippable stuff.

A better version of the beatles? And I don’t even rate the beatles that high

Cool

Literally only know this band from the song "Baba O'Riley" They definitely get bonus points for being an English band that doesn't sound English. This has "My Generation" on it so at the very least it is a 3. I don't have a whole lot to say about this album. It's pretty generic rock at this point. At the time it was probably very influential. 3/5

Before I checked the year this was released, I was thinking it sounds like mid-career Beatles (Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver era). It turns out I was correct, since this came out in 1965. I liked it, but I prefer their later stuff. I was mostly distracted the whole time thinking about how much they sounded like a Beatles knock off.