Reviews (page 11 of 13)
I’m A Mqn!!
Pretty decent album . I liked lies lies lies, the kids are alright and the end one the ox
ref ein kommentar eg hadde om at eg alltid blanda the doors og the who og ikkje var sikker på kven eg likte best: the doors er bedre og dei er ikkje spesielt like 3
Shout and Shimmy (disc 4 of the 50th anniversary super deluxe album) was one of those songs that I felt like I have heard before in various movies/shows/ads/media-in-general, but I never knew what the name of the song was, or who it was by. This is the one song that has stood out to me so far. The other songs have all been just fine, but nothing else grabs my attention. Good rhythmic songs to put on in the background (while testing, or at a social if I'm not really listening to the lyrics), but wouldn't find myself coming back to listen regularly
Good single, album not a standout.
First few songs were pretty boppy and definitely pop-rock. All of a sudden it then switches to the harder angst-filled tune of "My Generation", which was quite new for the time, and then straight back to that pop-rock sound. The latter part of the album turned a little more bluesy and southern american rock. I would liken this album to starting off as Beatles-esque then with an inflection of what could be argued as early punk rock, and ending in the vein of the early works of the Rolling Stones. Best: My Generation Worst: I Don't Mind
A lot less heavy than I was expecting. Slower and more chilled out too. Not my fave but not bad.
The most punk of the British Invasion bands (except for maybe The Kinks) though you can't really hear it on this album of mostly R&B inspired songs. Not the strongest collection of tunes.
Alright.
it's probably difficult to understand the impact and value of this album at its moment in history. it kinda sounded like what I expected and a quarter of the album are covers. I guess credit is due for the tracks with a more punchy sound that laid the foundation of future genres. I respect and recognize the historical significance. favorite track was an instrumental: the ox.
Bien. Un poco largo. 3
Powerpop met twee memorabele nummers.
Basic rock album. Good for its time. Bit too long
Certainly found this more entertaining than their (or should I say, Townsend's) later concept albums. A fun listen but not worth adding.
Es un clásico. Se deja escuchar, My Generation es un himno, aunque hay otros temas que también han pasado la prueba del tiempo.
Underwhelming except for my Generation
Ah...,The Who. I whinge about the Who. My argument is that the Kinks were better. Townshend isn't a great guitarist. Daltrey always seems to sing on the edge. They seem to have created a mythology. Oh well. Surprise me..Plaaaayyy. Yeah...great drumming from Moon. Most songs are short. Meh. 2.75
The kids are alright. So is this album. I love The Who, and as great as they were, they just weren't the Stones or the Beatles. No one disputes this. Well, I know ONE person who disputes this, and truly believed The Who were the greatest rock band ever: My English 252 teacher from my second semester of college. Shout out to Jim McWilliams, a heavy set fella who spoke like Elmer Fudd, and not by design. I can't imagine he's still alive. He really was portly and seemed quite proud of that fact to the point he was unwilling to change. Sort of like his stance on The Who. If Professor McWilliams is still with us, I have to think he's still busy justifying how and why Pete Townshend got himself caught in a child-porn scandal. I'm sure no one claimed the kids were alright back then.
Innocent brit pop. Nice selection from the timeframe
A few great songs on this, my generation and the kids are alright, the ox, the rest of the album isn’t anything special compared to other 60’s music. The who did go on to make greater music once they got their own sound.
60s music is so fun
Rock
I see the next on my catchup list is another The Who release. Pretty strong debut but it's not for me. Fave: The Ox
Kolejny album od The Who, tym razem wylosowalo debiutancki material z 65, plyte ktora kojarzy sie glownie przez tytulowy traczek, bo zespol ma tak bogata dyskografie, ze ciezko dokopac sie az do debiutanckiego krazka, bo the who z albumu na album tylko lepsze, wiec start pomimo tego, ze jak na tamte lata dosc hardy, to jednak sluchany teraz nie brzmi juz tak samo dobrze, pewnie ma z tym wspolnego przeniesienie plyty do stereo, bo na samym spotifaju sa trzy rozne wersje tego albumu, trzy rozne wersje stereo i dwie mono, skonczylem sluchajac mono wersji z wersji na 50 lecie wydania, orginalna traklista liczy 12 utworow z czego wszystkie, nie liczac trzech coverow, od Jamesa Browna i Bo Diddley, to tradycyjnie kompozycje pana Pete Townshenda, ktory zaczynal od z typowo popo rokowymi kawalkami bez opowiadania glebszych historii, a majacych wpadac w ucho i cieszyc sluchajacego, instrumentalnie the who zapelnia luke hardego brzmienia na ktore bylo zapotrzebowanie na wyspach, dobrze oddaje ten album okreslenie power popu, ktore przewija sie w opisach discogowych, nawet bardziej niz modowa mjuzika, ktora rowniez moze byc uzywana do okreslania wczesnych whosow, debiut z przytupem glownie przez wspominiany trak tytulowy, ktory stal sie kultowym songiem, wersje rozszerzone posiadaja takze i cant explain why, ktory tez jakims singlowym sposobem stal sie klasycznym utworem i oba te traki juz mialem na plejce i raczej nic nowego nie dodam, bo orginalne 36 zadnych nieznanych gemow nie odkrylo przede mna
Perfectly acceptable music
3 stars
The Who has so many incredible albums ... unfortunately this is not one of them. Unexciting. C
My Generation by The Who (1965) In 1965, The Who were just getting started, producing a revolution in rock. It was loud. It was dirty. It was sassy. This album was hugely influential, even though it had a limited shelf life and thus didn’t age well. I can’t imagine millennials being attracted to this music on first listen. But please try, kids. [Note: This is a review of the original 1965 debut [mono] UK release, although one can have great fun comparing with the 2000 ‘alternative’ mix and the 2014 stereo remix, all of which are available on the 5-CD 79-track 50th Anniversary/Super Deluxe edition (updated 2020)]. Marshall tube amps generate hum, fuzz, and harmonics, and both Pete Townshend (guitar) and John Entwistle (bass) utilize these features to full effect (even though Entwistle’s bass is sadly pushed toward the back of the mono mix). With none of the smooth vocals of the crowd-pleasing Beatles, or the firm grounding in American R&B of The Rolling Stones, or the folk rock prophetic poetry of Bob Dylan, The Who blasted onto the musical scene of the mid 60s with antipathetic destructiveness. It would not have been hard to predict that musical instruments would soon be smashed onstage by these blokes as part of an intentionally theatrical celebration of musical nihilism. The civilized world was shocked but the kids loved it (Full disclosure: I was one of the kids—loving it, but eager to hear what was coming next and quite ready to move on.) Lead vocals by Roger Daltrey were, at this early stage in his career, marred by pitch problems, weak projection, and flat timbre. His cover of two James Brown songs (“I Don’t Mind”, “Please Please Please”) and one Bo Diddley number (“I’m a Man”) are embarrassingly poor vocal stylistic imitations [cultural appropriations], even by the standards of 1965. He was only 21 years old. The Britrock/R&B synthesis was much better executed by the contemporaneous Rolling Stones. But Daltrey’s vocals on other songs, including his innovative, affected, and exaggerated ‘stutter’ effect (“My Generation” [supposedly channeling the effects of amphetamines]) were more skillful and raucously entertaining, adding to the revolutionary sound. And the vocal ensemble sections were well enough arranged, but very rough in the performance and recording (“Much Too Much”, “Please Please Please”, “It’s Not True”). The pop vocal work (“The Kids Are Alright”) was far inferior to what we were hearing from The Beatles at the time. Pete Townshend demonstrates with distortion, tremolo, flashes of noise brilliance (“Out in the Street”), blues riffs & bends (“I Don’t Mind”), droning (“The Good’s Gone”), and pick sliding & feedback (“The Ox”) that hard rock was clearly headed in a new direction. And even on this initial outing, he shows many compositional features like key changes, slamming repetitive chords, and discordant outros, that would be more fully developed as his career progressed. Bass playing by John Entwistle was way ahead of its time (listen to “My Generation” as a bass guitar showcase) and drums by Keith Moon (“The Ox”!) established patterns and fills that would become standard for virtually all subsequent hard rock. Lowlights on this album include the three aforementioned covers of compositions by James Brown and Bo Diddley, the inclusion of which was most likely designed to offend the sensibilities of British cultural highbrows (and just as likely succeeded), but they were very poorly done. Likewise, the more pop-oriented tracks (“La-La-La-Lies”, “Much Too Much”, “The Kids Are Alright”) seemed lame at the time, probably because, in retrospect, they were. But the highlights (“Out in the Streets”, “The Good’s Gone”, and the title track “My Generation”) are of historical significance in the development of the hard rock genre, as well as its metal, grunge, and thrash offspring. And the closing track “The Ox” is a dazzling display of hard rock experimentation. At the very least, every lover of music ought to hear this one brief track. This is not the kind of album to listen to over and over, but one serious listen during one’s fleeting span of life is essential. 3/5
Their first album as The Who and the music is more mod-pop, before they started sounding a little edgier. I prefer their later albums towards the end of the 60s and onwards, but this still has some good tracks
very reminiscent of "hard days night" for like half the album rough early white people rock the other half 3.5
Very of it’s time, more Beatles than the bombastic rock I normally think of
While My Generation is still the best song on here, the others aren't too bad either. They don't sound too original but they're pretty fun.
A great album.
Of course - the album with My Generation and The Kids are Alright is supposed to be a classic but not the band at their best as an album it’s not so special. Still a good pumping The Who album though.
A decent rock LP that shines when it sticks to the janglier guitar tones and livelier, catchy arrangements. Does lose itself in the middle with an ill-advised try at Delta Blues + some other genres that don't suit the band well, but the sheer number of tracks manage to produce enough winners to make for an overall pleasant listen.
A classic album. If you like hard rock, you will enjoy this amazing record.
None of the songs really live up to My Generation
Alright
p83, 1965. 3.5 stars. The sound of an above average 60s beat combo :) It's a 50/50 split of filler and genuine classics. Interesting to listen to from a historical perspective - you can hear the genesis of The Who's later sound, and Pete Townshend's song writing is at least on par with anything Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards or Ray Davies did at the same time, but not sure it needs repeated listens.
I like The Who, but nothing really stands out to me in this album
A solid but not amazing debut by The Who. You can hear a bit of the direction they would go in, but this pales in comparison to what the band would become.
Their later stuff is so much more inventive and exciting that it's tough to objectively listen to this album for me. It's fun though and showcases their strong songwriting fundamentals that would continue on their career.
A good intro to early Who..... but I much preferred their later releases
The Who in embryonic form. Their sound not yet fully formed (I had to check Roger Daltrey was the singer on this album), but plenty of their characteristic oomph. 3/5
Some stand out tracks on here, obviously the title track is the best on here but a very good collection of songs nonetheless. 3.5/5
Ik vind sommige liedjes en sommige albums van The Who wel leuk, maar dit album begint toch niet echt met een goede indruk. Het klinkt allemaal wat rommelig en experimenteel. Het nummer "My Generation" zelf is wel heel bekend, maar ook die klinkt wat meer alternatief. De nummers "Its Not True" en "A Legal Matter" zijn trouwens ook heel leuk. ***
My favorite songs from the album are the James Brown covers!
Don't know if I made this joke before but these kids were alright ;) Anyway, I enjoyed half of this a lot. My generation and The Kids Are Alright were the highlights. The drumming and bass is flawless, drives the instrumental closer home. Respect for The Who and the album is good but you can tell they still had developing to do.
Interesting mix of covers (James Brown, blues), pop and their own developing voice
3/5
Geiler gitarrensound, für mich nicht das beste The Who Album aber viele Kracher oben. Witzig dass das als Blaupause für viel Punk, Hard Rock und Metal gilt :-D
A bit all over the place sound wise but otherwise an excellent album with heavy influence in the genre
Bra skit. inget banbrytande dock
väldigt OK bara. det fungerade bra som bakgrundsmusik. My generation är bättre med patti smith hihi.
2022.01.03
An okay album, besides My Generation it was unfortunately nothing to write home about.
I never really get into the who
I am a moderate fan, know the hits, even saw them in concert, though admittedly not in their prime. Embarrassingly I had not ever sat down and listened through the debut album. I'm happy that this is the first Who I've been served up. The album is a bit uneven. I don't love the covers. Though they are fun from a historical perspective, I don't think they'd be all that enjoyable out of context. Of course the song My Generation is a standout, never gets old for me, and like no song before or since. The Kids Are Alright is a classic which I think holds up pretty well, and looking at the album cover, man, they were just kids. I don't think I've heard It's Not True before, it reminds me of I'm a Boy, in a good way. La-La-La-Lies is another nice discovery, I've asked Spotify to go ahead and play it for me again sometime. In fact I'm sure the whole album will grow on me with additional listens. All of that said, does this album make it obvious these guys will mature into one of the all time great rock bands? I think that's a tough sell. With the exception of My Generation, the (original) songs are pretty good but not actually great. There's certainly enough here that I would have gone out to see them if they were at my local venue and would have checked out the next album. I want to give it 3.5 stars.
Better than expected. 3/5. I prefer the later Who albums, but this one is pretty good too.
dated
Just different enough from other albums of that time period to stand out a little. Not my fav band from that era but I get why they were contenders. 3.5.
Mediocre album at best. Outstanding tracks: "The Kids are Alright", "La La La Lies". "Much Too Much" shows what the future held; promising.
Znam ih naravno, slušao sam samo jedan njihov album u cijelosti, a to je Quadrophenia. Znam za ovaj album, cover, sve, zapravo dosta njihovog kataloga ovako znam, al nisam potpuno i bolje poslušao, pa evo sad kreće ta turneja od samog početka njihove karijere. Sve u svemu, jača trojka, nije čista, 3,5 sigurno. Favoritne: I Don't Mind, My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, A Legal Matter.
Prvi put da sam isto neki album od njih pustit, točno je šta sam i očekivo
I like hearing the early 60s stuff that was so unlike the music the bands would be remembered for. Like Floyd, Beatles, etc. It's like seeing a 50s Vett. It's so representative of the era but not of the car. And yet it's still super cool.
This is fun, but the other one is way better cover to cover. Glad I listened but I won’t return to more than a couple tracks.
Meh album with some good songs. A lot of songs on album and they start to sound the same by the end
Of course familiar with the title song. But surprised at the other songs. Not bad.
Average, title song is the best one.
Seems like they pretty much stole sounds from black artists before them
Better than greatest hits, some hidden gems
Never been a big Who fan. Some songs stick out, while others sound like generic rock n' roll tunes that could've been any faceless band. Meh. Favorite tracks: "Out in the Street", "I Don't Mind", "My Generation"
album is alright, is a bit tame for modern standards, very much a 60s rock vibe obviously my generation, the song is the exception
Another album from the Who that I wasn't familiar with. It is interesting to hear a different sound from the band. The sound of early rock and roll comes through on a few songs, mixed in with some of what I'm more familiar with on songs like "My Generation" and "The Kids Are Alright". I didn't find any tracks that I would want to skip, but with my first listen I didn't come away with a feeling like I would be revisiting this album any time soon. "The Ox" might deserve a second listen. The album was good enough for 3.5 stars but not enough to round up to 4.
Good band The Who. The best song is "My generation".
I wasn’t really feeling the first few tracks, but the latter half I definitely enjoyed. Favorite tracks: My Generation, Anytime You Want Me, Circles.
It's a legal matter baby. I want to keep doing the dirty things I do. Someone should check his search history. Oh. Best offer from th'oo yet.
Pues para ser la versión Mono suena bastante bien. Me gustaron "Out in the street", "La-La-La-Ladies" y por supuesto "My generation".
Not that great
I love the Who a lot, but I save my hype for the later classics: Who's Next, Tommy, Quadrophenia
Eh... like early Beatles so its alright but not like... amazing. My Generation === fantastic though. Saves it from a 2 3
Alternate history noise pop for British boys. Hearing this makes me think I was over-generous with Tommy, though they are quite different pieces of music. It's an entertaining but shallow piece of garage. Thanks to it, I'm of the mind that the genre is best left to Americans. But - credit where credit is due - this is a formative album in the sound. That alone doesn't make it exemplary. I did start to pick up on winning tracks later in the tracklist: It's Not True.
Kind of all over the map, isn’t it? I wasn’t expecting those drastic shifts from something like “I Don’t Mind” to “My Generation.” Lots of stuff I liked, but pretty clear they were still trying to find their identity by throwing everything at the wall to see what would stick.
Quintessentially 60s and British
This is better than anything I’ve heard by The Who. But I don’t think I’ve ever listened to one of their records all the way through. I’m really not interested in the bloated-yet-uninspired theatrics of their more “seminal” works. I guess I’m not a pinball wizard who wants to see windmill guitar strumming. This is just good 60s rock. And always seems to be glossed over in documentaries about The Who. Too bad. Plus, I like Townsend’s Ric tone WAY more than the later Les Paul/Marshall arena rock sound. Cool record. Will listen again! Highlights: I Don’t Mind; The Good’s Gone; My Generation; The Ox
I don't mind the who, calling me a fan is a stretch. This album was only found on YouTube music in mono. So that didn't help. But there were a couple songs I thought were good.
bri'ish ol' banger (ei oikeesti bängeri)
1 song album, iha ok mut ei kamala < 3,6
Got a song out of it so that’s a plus. Can't say I find it compelling tho. Listenable.
The idea of this being controversial is interesting. Sounds like rock from 1965 alright
Återigen en klassiker som har stort inflytande, men som har blivit omsprungen av sina efterföljare.
not bad, but I sorta expected more out of the Who
a bit repetitive in the prominent use of drums, but some catchy songs
This album was fine. Best track is The Kids Are Alright. Don’t know if The Who is for me.
A unique album from the Who, where they are still new enough and don't have the cache to go too far from the mainstream sound on every track. There are more harmonizing than one would expect, but it shows where the group would eventually explore.
É difícil avaliar este álbum, enquanto que claramente mais fraco que o who's next, contudo já demonstra algumas qualidades que é difícil de desvalorizar. O álbum é claramente mais simples e menos rebuscado mas sente-se algumas características dos The WHO, no geral acho que terei de dar um 5,5. Nota 5,5/10
The kids were alright
L’assolo di basso di “My Generation” vale tutto.
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Not bad but not great either.
The rambunctious bluesy rock of yore. The music of youthful road trips, house parties, and substance use. Fun stuff, but it feels a bit like a movie flashback montage.
Didn’t enjoy this as much as I thought I would
Defo an album of the time. Feels quite dated, but you can hear the influence it had on other bands in the same era and now.
One of those albums that is of its time. Got a lot of respect for that, but for me just sounds dated. Score largely on legacy/influence. 7/10
Some crackers
Was looking forward to listening but it didn't really get me interested as much as I thought it would. The Who are a band who definitely found themselves a bit later in their career it seems.
Not really listened to the Who before, and at times didn’t think it sounds like them at all. Some decent singalongs, especially their cover b-side cover
Liked Generations & Kids are Alright. I never noticed how much The Who is a jazz driven band. I even heard Elton John style piano. So Who are they really? I don’t know but they are talented. Very cool cover looking into their world.
dbebebdfehebd
Brexity prick and a nonce but fairly decent tunes
02/10 - Yesterday I worked on header details at the Drum Storage Building, developing a CAD file of the Office/Lab build out for OfficeScapes, and helping Vidula with family development. I didnt give this album much attention but running it through a few times it was much more similar to the Beatles then I expected it to be. I had never really listened to The Who before and would like to investigate them a little more and hopefully re-listen to this album sometime again.
A pretty decent rock album. As ever with The Who I like the music but dislike Roger Daltrey's singing
Stil (musikalisch) Inder Nische zwischen Beatles und den anderen (Stones-Blues sollte es jedenfalls nicht werden) noch nicht ganz gefunden. Stylemäßig (Klamotten, Attitude) aber schon an allen anderen vorbei. Das wird noch!
Whatever. I've been told this is the final Who album on this list and I am grateful. I love the Who but I also don't need to hear four of their albums in the span of a few months, especially when they sound so similar. At least I can now say my favorite Who album is Who's Next. My Generation is a classic on here but I wasn't a fan of any of the others. They were not necessarily bad, but they are just the same stuff I have heard before over their 100+ other songs. I also don't understand why all their albums are a million songs long. Shout out to Stevie for giving me the scoop it was only 12 songs but even that felt like too many. Again, just happy this is over.
Bien. Un poco largo.
Not a big Who fan but decent
Helt ok forhold til the who. Mangler dessverre anthemet Babba O'Riley :(
Finde the who hatte bessere alben. 3
Didn't realize how heavily early-blues influenced they were. Great band, but found the album a bit tedious. The version I listened to had 30 tracks, all 2-3 mins long, all either Beatles-like rock/pop, Rolling Stones-like blues/rock, or Animals-like rock. I guess they developed a more distinct style later one. 'My Generation' and 'I cant explain' are the 2 tracks I immediately recognised
I like the Who, not a a bad album. But it seems long.
This has some classic well known songs not sure how much I can groove on it though
Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Just sort of alright.
boring
Funny that this was such a big deal at the time, sounds like a pretty typical oldies/rock album from the sixties. Its good, but just not my cup of tea.
I've heard them before, it is good enough.
solid debut from the Who - C
Decent album, a legendary album for the sixties. Mono version is better.
Some classic songs, felt like it really captured the era in the U.K.
Did not listen all the way through. What I heard was good, just not my taste.
Decent but somehow the spark just isn't there
One good song. Meh for the rest
I never realized how Blues influenced the Who were.
Solidt 60’er britisk rock, guitar-dreven, catchy
One of the things I've really enjoyed about this project is finding lesser known songs from artists I already know. When it comes to The Who, though, most of their deeper album cuts do nothing for me. There are some okay ones here, but the hit-to-miss ratio is way too low. Best track: My Generation
Classic Rock Gem, but not the best by The Who. Oh the tom work on the drums is fabulous
It was fine.
Never liked this band much but the early part of their catalog is mostly cringey
Is there a reason why I'm listening to mono version. Who knows. Well good but just kinda meh. Imagine you first record which you admit is your worst being the one to get the most acclaim. That's kindve embarrassing. Again just unremarkable. Like I don't care. Just mid british music. Holy shit they're singing so much. Dude no one gaf. Ok at least this one has a beat. Nevermind. These guys are begging for their girls to stay holy. I didn't say any of these things about you, I don't think anyone did big dog. Strong finish at least. Favourite: The Ox Least favourite: I'm A Man
Lo sentí más digerible que el punk británico tradicional, pero no me gustó
Not my favourite of The Who's offerings, but My Generation is an absolute banger of a track, so I'm going reluctantly for 2/5
Cet album ne m'a pas laissé une forte impression
good
35 minutes but it felt like it went on forever. I found it quite disjointed and maybe because of that somewhat disingenuous. Some songs also felt a lot like some white boys playing black music. Only like the title track and maybe "The Ox".
Even if you want to separate the music from its makers - and, in this case, I’d rather not - it’s still mostly pretty plodding stuff.
1.75 - maybe i wasn’t in the mood…
Contains the classic "My Generation". Alright listening and the last song "The Ox" is also quite decent.
This is the third Who album I’ve had. And the third time I’ve rated them 2/5. At this point maybe we should rename them ‘The Tw… Nope. Can’t do it. That’s the shittest joke ever.
ok
It's ok.
Bit dull
It's just really basic. It's 60 years old. The singing is actually largely off-key. Of course I've heard of The Who, but this really just feels like it's slapped together. The production is so muddy. The mono original mix is so bad. I have my headphones on and I'm hearing utter trash. The stereo remix is slightly better, but there's nothing for me here. I do like how hilariously wobbly the guitar on My Generation is, like it's a real texture.
Please stop making me listen to albums by The Who. I didn’t like it the first 3 times. They just don’t do anything for me.
no stand outs, pretty forgettable, but can see it being a big deal fr the time. while i can’t remember much, i know i enjoyed it
The introduction to an amazing quartet of power and energy. As a kid who grew up playing bass, I was in awe of The Ox when my dad introduced me to The Who. I wish I liked this album, and its place on this list, more than I do. Unfortunately, its just nowhere near my top albums from The Who. But what it does well is show the foundation of the rough garage-rock sound that the band would eventually ramp up to stadium exploding performances. "The Kids Are Alright" sounds like it came right out of the Beatles' catalog, and "I'm A Man" is the type of song cover expected of the Rolling Stones at the time. And then there are songs like "My Generation" and the instrumental "The Ox" that show a unique sound being developed. Definitely worth a listen, but falls short of their later music.
On first listen I must admit I am not the biggest fan of their overall sound, it's very similar to some of The Beatles' stuff and I don't love the "clanging" kind of percussive overstimulation that this era of music sometimes produced. That said, there are some stand out songs like the title track 'My Generation', which I had listened to before.
Not what I expected but not bad
It was all right. I feel like we could’ve gotten a better introduction to the hue. There are some classic classic songs that you know it never really blew me away or carried it up to like yeah this is awesome
It was fine.
Sin haber escuchado ni la primera canción del álbum, sabía que esta iba a ser la review. Es un refrito de los Beatles, teniendo en cuenta que este es el primer álbum de The Who y los Beatles ya llevaban 6 para este entonces. Entiendo que el álbum esté en la lista por supuesto, pero no es ni lo que The Who después acabó siendo (algo mucho mejor para mi gusto) ni es tan bueno como los Beatles. Sin más, no he aprendido ni sentido nada escuchando esto. ⭐⭐ Mención especial: Keith Moon y su rechazo al hihat
Awful. The sound of a pub covers band.
Esperaba más de este disco de The Who, no sé por qué. Se ve que no soy muy fan de la banda.
Quite boring really. I’m not trying to hate The Who, I promise, they just really don’t do it for me. My Generation is obviously an iconic song, it’s fantastic tbf. The covers are all great tracks so at least they did have taste. The Kids Are Alright is also a good song. So overall, it’s mid, but ineffectual. 2.0/5.0 Best Song: My Generation
Not their best, definitely not their worst, not particularly good though.
The good? The album is pretty short. The bad? I don't like The Who and I'm seriously wondering if there are any people who are unironic fans of the band. It's not that it's a bad band, but it's just so eh
Okayish album.....if I am being generous and if I was Anthony Fantano.....I would say this is a totally skippable album....
Heard Before? Only a few tracks. Notes: - with the exception of the title track, it lacks all the thrills and innovation that mark their later work. - derivative, half-written songs with standard issue lyrics. - i can see how this stood out as especially raw and primitive for the time, but that selling feature is now long past its expiry date. Verdict: Sounds promising. I'm sure we can expect bigger and better things from these upstarts. Listen Again? Nope.
4/10 - Typical 60s and The Who sound, not my cup of tea
It’s fine i guess, didn’t rly do it for me.
It’s alright, but doesn’t blow out my candles, if you know what I mean (I don’t). Favourite track: My Generation
At times, I thought I was going to become a fan of The Who as part of this project. I’d heard a few great songs by the band before, but other than that, I wasn’t particularly impressed. I was looking forward to this album, since it includes one of my favorites. What a disappointment. If this had been the first album of theirs I’d heard, I probably wouldn’t have bothered listening to the others. Oh, I just realized that this is the band's fifth album for me. Apparently, I'm not a fan after all. That reassures me a little. 2/5
Entiendo que es un disco generacional y que sentará las bases del rock pero a día de hoy tampoco me ha dicho mucho. Mezcla muchas influencias pero no hace nada nuevo con ellas.
repetitive SORRY 4/10
i didn’t mind this. nothing stuck out to me so i’m like 99% sure i won’t listen again. 2.5/5
Classic who album … do I feel I absolutely needed to listen to that? No Was this album distinct enough to create a whole sub genre - mod … apparently. I understand why the rockers were all worked up - it’s average and acceptable but nothing more . The style and looks are more important than the music. “The goods gone” is pretty apt. An aptly titled song that is perfect exemplar of the album . “My generation” is a great song but has dated like milk . The generation is now boomers … now I understand why they wanted to die befor getting old .
The Who's debut is cruddy-sounding record that, with the exception of "My Generation" and "The Kids Are Alright", tries to make up for mostly mundane songwriting with attitude and bluster. Some key elements of The Who's sound are established on this disc, including Townshend's up-front guitar and Moon's overly busy drumming, but in other ways the band sounds like any other beat group of the time - Daltry in particular really hadn't found his voice yet.
I refuse to listen to an hour and a half of the Who
Partially known. They got better and this doesn't warrant a full album listen.
I thought this was fine
not bad but not for the playlist
2 and a half
Not my style
4.5/10
I did listen to this one but I forgot to write a review and now I can’t remember what I thought - I guess this means it was forgettable?
The originals are better than I remember. My Generation is such an interesting song. The covers though...it's so bad. Did Daltrey actually try to sound Black on "I'm a Man"? Whatever he did, it was sacrilegious.
Patchy.
the one song that i liked was so much better than the rest of this album that you could've told me it's a different band and i would've believed you fave track: my generation
Not my favorite by them by a long shot. Too old fashioned.
This site links to the deluxe version of this album, but I only listened to the first twelve songs, which comprise the original release. "A Legal Matter" and "The Ox" were my favorites of this largely snoozy collection. I understand the importance of "My Generation," but the song has just become so overplayed and such a signal of the '60s and boomers that any edge it had in '65 has been fully sanded away.
What was it with British albums in this time and stretching out the runtime with like half the album being covers
The guitarist is a nonce. Am guessing it sounded better live than it does on record. Never been the biggest fan of The Who and this doesn’t do much to change my mind Favourite track: The Ox
DNF. too long
very bluesy rock. admittedly the vocals are not really my vibe. i do really like the guitar. drums are ok vocals on the goods gone are a lot nicer. tbh in general i like the backing vocals just fine, the leads are just a bit too glottal for me. i cant listen to them without my voice hurting because im imagining how bad it would kill my throat to sing my generation is the exception because that just sounds fun. call and response can always get it & i like how the stuttering leans into it. ngl saved the album for me guitar you are so beautiful. the drums in the ox go kind of crazy highlights: my generation, the ox
Title track is really good, the rest is just ok.
A strong contender for most middling debut album I've ever heard. Then it just casually drops one of the greatest rock songs of all time ("My Generation") midway through to prove this really is a Who album. Annnnnnnnnnd then it goes right back to mediocrity.
Is this the monkees or The Who?
My generation is the only good one in this, not sure on this mono version either
The Who's debut album is basically a combination of Beat and Garage rock songs. The garage rock aspects are very palpable coming from the very distorted sound and, sometimes, wild and playful drumming, but also are the Beat elements, as the songwriting and melodies are incredibly reminiscence of the particular movement of the 60's. The thing is, I found this album to be a bit boring. This particular style sound very safe and tame for me, almost offering nothing interesting, with the exception of the energetic drums that I've already mentioned; some occasional catchy choruses, like in the biggest songs "My Generation" and "The Kid Are Alright", and even some very noisy guitar parts. Another aspect to be considered is the fact that most of the songs are written by them, instead of filling the record with just covers. This doesn't mean there aren't any, as there are two James Brown covers, those being "I Don't Mind" and "Please, Please, Please", with the addition of an Bo Diddley cover, "I'm a Man", which also happens to be the worst song of them all, as it feels more like a mockery instead of a genuine cover song. Overall, I think the album is quite bland. I don't think most of the material is truly memorable, and even the most relevant songs didn't impacted me that much, and it isn't that interesting.
Other than My Generation, I didn’t care for this album. I was surprised by the amount of blues The Who did, but the album dragged on and didn’t flow well
Beatles-esque without the lyrical or vocal inspiration?
ok
some of the best drums on a 60s record, prrtty much everything else is just ok. bit confused blend of early punk spirit and james brown worship and softer barbershop harmonies, when they go hard it's great tho
Much like the stones first album and to an extent the Beatles it really wasnt clear they were any good at this point
Альбом не понравился, только один трек
Beatles minus aura
Very boring.. I see how it could be inspiring but it was hard to get through
Early Who is similar to early Stones - hint that of what’s to come but not quite there yet. 2nd star is just for My Generation and The Kids Are Alright. Nothing else is worth saving here.
3 fine tracks and a ton of filler
I had some preconceived notions about the Who and you know what? they're not as bad as I thought they were. turns out you really can go places on ketamine.
me aburrio
Not a big fan of this Who album. Later albums are much better. Highlights: My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, I Can’t Explain. 2.5
I like, but don't love, The Who. Honestly this is just a bit... boring.
Is it me, for a moment, or is this an underwhelming album
boys whatever
I've never got The Who. Always feels like sloppy for the sake of sloppy. Maybe it was part of a revolution at the time?
meh, the Who have better albums on this list. This feels like a gifted entry. Its predictable serviceable rock from a good classic rock band, not much else to say, that being said I cant really pinpoint anything here that really grabbed me and hooked me into the album, I was kind of just waiting for each track to finish.
Pretty boring British pop rock from The Who. We’ve had a bunch of Who albums and I just don’t think I’m a fan
There’s a couple good ones here but it’s mostly forgettable. The Who’s catalogue has better entries.
Good music, just feels to “Beatly” I think it shows too much influence of them
Fine. Just fine.
Likte dette overraskande lite. 😬
Jeg trodde jeg kom til å like dette bedre ettersom «My Generation» er en veldig kul låt. Dessverre ble det ganske ensformig som album. Mye er ganske likt. Det er ikke krise, man kommer seg gjennom, men det er ikke slik at jeg kommer tilbake til det.
I thought this album was incredibly bland and safe. I don't know the context of the time, but it seemed like they wanted to sound like every other popular band at the time and were fine at it, but there was nothing I enjoyed here.
It feels wrong to give The Who a two, but this was not a great debut at all.
Interesting, but prefer their later albums (just like everyone else, I’m sure)
This is a pretty middling British invasion/ blues rock album. A couple decent tracks, but there are so many stronger Who albums, it's strange that this made the cut. 2.5/5 from me.
Apart from the titular track, there wasn't much that stood out about this album imo.
This album didn't really go anywhere for me which is surprising because The Who have a couple albums I can listen front to back. This one just didn't scratch any sort of itch, a few catchy rhythms but nothing memorable for me.
Given I did listen to the mono version, so that's surely part of the problem, it just lacked any sort of vibrance. It felt dull, and bland. The drumming intense, but that's about the best thing I can say for it.
No me enganché
2.5
My Generation is stand out of a very boring album.
Pete Townshend has written some of my favorite music, but none of that is here. The title track and The Kids Are Alright are excellent singles. The Ox is a fun but inessential proto-Moby Dick instrumental. The rest could pass as a Dave Clark Five tribute act. Really poor songwriting and mediocre execution. I note that this is one of five Who records on the list, and definitely the worst
Yep, this is British 60s rock alright. I see why it’s a big deal for its time but it sounds dated today
The songs on the album are not bad. However none of the songs really stick out to me. I also think this genre isn't really suited to me.
why does this album have every single white person genre and does them all mediocrely
More like 1.5
This was nothing special
Meh, which was surprising.
Didn't listen.
Ehhh
I’m not a huge fan of the who and this album did not change my mind
It's pretty average except for the title track. Sounds just like the Beatles.
didn't listen to this, so will come back to this lol
I have nothing for this one. The highs are high, but much didn't really keep my attention.
First time listen! I do love a British rock band in the 60s! This album just isn't my favorite from that era. The Kids Are Alright though!!!! <3
Blast from the past, ikke så god lytting for mej
I'd have picked Quadrophenia for the list instead of this one
Not intonit
Непоганий альбом для свого часу, але мені не зайшов
I saw these guys live. The tones of the instruments and vocals are typical of that period. Not something I would revisit.
There’s for sure some good soul on this album. There’s some Beatles sounds in there too. I won’t be reaching for this album but it’s good to know and listen for your knowledge!
I understand that they are explosive and pushing the envelope of what mod music could be but it doesn’t make it good. My Generation and The Kids Are Alright are both manifestos of post war teens expressing frustration and impatience with the status quo. Fantastic songs. Some reviewers were comparing them to the Beatles. Except for the two songs I just mentioned this album has nowhere near a quality of a Beatles album.
One hit wonder
This was fine. Some fun songs here and there but I did not care too much for it. This and the beatles back to back just mesh together, although I think I liked this album more? Who knows (no pun intended).
Aside from My Generation there was no standout songs. It felt very much like listening to a debut album from any generic band in the 60s. The drumming was incredible on a few tracks though
This album was not nearly as good as the first one of The Who that we had here. Apparently it's their first album, maybe that's why they haven't found their style-focus yet.
Bored by this one, just couldn't get engaged
I do feel slightly like a broken record when it comes to The Who cause my opinions of them are pretty consistent throughout the albums. Those opinions can be boiled down to: they are a wildly creative band that was ahead of their time for most of their early career, and I know that because of the lack of variety at the time I know I would’ve been a huge fan if I was alive then, but the real problem is I just don’t care for the lead singers voice really. It’s not bad or underwhelming, in fact he has some very impressive and powerful performances, but I just don’t care for it and I can’t help that. Super impactful influential album, that I just don’t really care for…
I honestly expected The Who’s debut to go way harder. Huge letdown.
There are 4 versions of this album on Apple Music. After wading through to find the version with the fewest tracks (12, in Mono) I sat through 36 mins of ok commercial rock that was probably edgy at the time. Not my thing. “I’m a Man” cover is particularly egregious, followed by “A Legal Matter”. 2/5 From reading some of the other reviews it looks like I’ll have a lot more The Who to listen to down the line. Yay?
Out In The Street - 3/5 I Don't Mind - 3.5/5 The Good's Gone - 2.5/5 La-La-La-Lies - 4/5 Much Too Much - 3/5 My Generation - 4/5 The Kids Are Alright - 4.5/5 Please Please Please 2/5 It's Not True - 2/5 I'm A Man - 3/5 A Legal Matter - 2/5 The Ox - 2/5
Classic rock sounds, preferred the other album by them. Kind of bored of the sound
Not my vibe at all, I thought they would be more rock. Seems like a weird mash up of rock guitar solos and The Beach Boys - but not as cool as that sounds Sorry to be harsh lol
The second half of the album definitely caries. The Beatles lite. A legal matter is my favorite track so far.
A quite lengthy album with nothing that stands out about it. Songs sound quite similar to each other and don’t go anywhere interesting.
3/5. dnf
meh
Ok this is not terrible, but really unnecessary by every measure of the imagination. I like the final track, that is about it. It is however not terribly made so its not horrible, but I'm bored
Who the fuck cares
There’s some good ones, kids are alright is real nice. I like when it sounds like Pete Moon is having a blast. Unfortunately most of it is a bit boring, which even in 1965, boring rock n roll is a crime.
Didn't make too much of an impact
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The two songs in the middle were okay, but wasn't into the very white Brits trying to do Blues covers...
Not my generation thank god
I can’t believe people failed to put them down
One good song
I could never party to the who. It just never really tripped my trigger. I'm not even sure who it was designed for. I don't resent it flatly but it does nothing for me personally. Something feels off. Unlike with stones or, like, great northern soul stuff I just can't get down with it.
Honestly, some of these songs felt like stuff the Beatles were doing on the regular. But the best song is My Generation, which is the most distinct song in here that feels like it has the personality of the band rather than some homage to American blues music etc. Fun songs but nothing too crazy.
I like the Who a bit but this album did nothing for me.
Some good early rock and roll, but the Who would get to far greater things later on. Oh yeah, the title track changed music, etc., etc., etc.
Nisam fan The Who iz istog razloga kao za mnoge dosad, dosadni su mi. Kužim mjesto na listi, ali mi nije za više od 2/5, 4/10
Clearly this is a "you had to be there" album. I think there's a reason that only 4 songs on this album have broken 1 million streams (My Generation is the only one to break 10 mil). This was quite forgettable.
It’s like the Beatles, but less catchy. Would’ve rated it lower if it didn’t include the namesake song on the album…
The album didn't click for me. I have never cared for the early rock albums that sound like this. I will patiently wait for the Pinball Wizard and CSI: Miami guy albums to arrive.
Ngl, I was pretty bored listening to this one. I'm sure this went crazy in the 60's but, listening to it now, nothing on here really stood out to me. I did think the vocals and instruments were great and I actually enjoyed The Ox quite a bit. Though if I'm being honest, I think this one is a 2 for me regardless. I really can't see myself wanting to revisit this album.
I’m not really sure if I liked or disliked this album. I tried to listen through twice, but it just went straight past me. Not sure if it was just very boring or if I wasn’t giving it my all.
I recently got into The Kinks, which puts The Who at a distant 4th place in my British Invasion power rankings. Maybe even 5th because I really like the one Zombies album I’ve heard. I'm way more a fan of this earliest incarnation of these guys than I am the rock opera enthusiast version or the recent version who spent the middle part of this year firing and rehiring Zak Starkey. Maybe that will change as we get further along the generator but, as it stands, the period of my peak Who fandom lasts for exactly 371 days between the releases of this album and their second, A Quick One. Music moved really fast in the 60s, didn't it? How the fuck is this less than 3.5 years before Tommy? The Who are just wee lads here; Keith Moon was 18 when production started but he and John Entwistle are already an all-time great rhythm section. Maybe THE greatest (many’ll throw their support to Jones/Bonham, but I’m partial myself to Mills/Berry). Title track and "The Kids Are Alright" are incredible songs. “Much Too Much” also stood out to me this time around. Interestingly, some quick research shows that the whole album was originally supposed to be R&B covers and that idea was only scrapped after the planned track list got leaked by a magazine, leading Pete Townshend to just, like, crank out a bunch of songs. Another Sliding Doors moment. If you enjoy punk rock, heavy metal, rock opera, or CSI, I guess thank the good people at Beat Instrumental. The original concept for the album lives on via 2 James Brown songs and 1 by Bo Diddley. I think overall these covers are redundant and do nothing to reframe the originals. “Please Please Please” is still excellent. “I’m a Man” kinda sucks. “I Don’t Mind” is somewhere in the middle. Based on the approximately 4 trillion bonus tracks this album has on Spotify, they probably could have swapped them out for something original and had an overall stronger debut album. but we're still in that awkward period in the mid-60s where artists putting out full albums of original songs is still somewhat novel and not the expectation. Rubber Soul didn't come out and change that until... the same day. Of the original tunes, the only one I don’t really vibe with is “It’s Not True” which was kinda giving me VeggieTales energy, as I expected ol’ Roger Daltrey to say that he’d never been to Boston in the fall. Overall, this is another one of those albums that I really appreciate but don't love. That said, the influence on later stuff that I like way more is very obvious.
Not My Generation, mate. What a hideous jacket, what a hideous album.
I really like the Who, and love a few of the songs on this record, but they could have cut out about half of the tracks. The blues covers, in particular, were really cringey.
Not a great album, more a collection of songs showing the band's influences, and a couple of cover versions. The standout track is the title track.
Funny how pleasant and Beatles-knock-off-esque the first few songs sound. Well, besides the fact these fellas have a hyperactive drummer, ie the polar opposite of Ringo who was primarily concerned with serving the song. Then comes My Generation (the song), which suddenly takes the whole Beatles/Beach Boys schtick and transcends and breaks it apart. Including implied use of the f-word. And then... Right back to the sound of a Beatles B-side. With that hyperactive drummer somebody threw in there because they thought why the heck not. And then some fairly... Dare I say embarrassing soul/blues knock-off attempts... Daltrey attempting to sound black (which is a category I'd normally not even apply to anything, but that's very clearly what he's doing) in "I'm a Man". The Ox finally gives the hyperactive drummer his proper due. Fun track. Very underwhelming as an album, though.
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Half of the album sounds like the Beatles, the other half - like Beatles with electric guitars.
It’s fine, just another boomer rock album you probably don’t have to listen to before you die.
A nice old-school rock album. You can clearly hear where it has influenced later bands in the genre. Its not something I would listen to daily though, I'm happy just listening to the few songs that still hold up today.
hmmm… I really only know The Who from the song Eminence Front, which I believe truly rips. That song is fun and weird and makes me want to dance all crazy. This album does not sound like that. This is boring.
Better than coldplay
This has a career starting two songs on it, the rest of it could easily be thrown in the trashbin of time and nothing of value would be lost. Hard to rank a situation like this. Without the song My Generation, would the band have been a flash in the pan? The Kids are Alright is better than average, but not a showstopper.
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I don't really rate The Who aside from a few isolated offerings, or indeed this album. It's just a bunch of scrappy, incohesive nonsense with someone whining and groaning over the top of it, whilst sounding like it was recorded with a Sony Ericsson sent back in time. Maybe there's a deeper meaning at play here, but I don't care to try and make any sense of it.