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As a young drummer I looked up so much to Keith Moon. As a somewhat older, more mature, drummer I realize he overplays a lot. Great album nonetheless
I have really two minds on the who. On one hand, they wrote some really catchy tunes. But man, they became so over-commercialized that they're nearly ruined for me. If their music hadn't been so overdone on marketing campaigns, this is probably a 5 star album for me, but... eh 4 sounds right. This is a good album. If it was almost any other band it's probably a 5.
I never had an "old soul" so I never quite understood the whole "nothin' better than classic rock" attitude. (The one that thinks everything else sucks after X decade). So I use a wary eye when people get nearly offensive in the way they insist on only listening to "classic rock" and wear the faded tee shirts to prove thier allegience. However, just like any tourist spot is such for a reason (like it really is breathtaking), bands like The Who prove to be pretty darn remarkable. So forgetting all the cud chewing and just hearing why The Who is so important to not just aging rockers, but to music and its continued influence today one gets the sense that sure, there are great bands being formed every day, but we might pay attention to those who broke the ground before us.
Никогда до этого не знала, как звучат The Who, и представляла их иначе, но не могу сказать, что я была разочарована! Количество песен, перекочевавших из этого альбома в плейлист с любымими песнями не даст соврать
Way harder of a sound than most '65 or earlier albums. Great early example of psychedelic vibes that was surely an influence on a lot of the music that came about in the second half of the sixties. My Generation is obviously awesome and The Ox was a nice surprise.
One of the most influential rock bands of all time who doesn’t seem to get talked about nearly enough. Keith Moon’s drumming is mesmerizing. Is there a better line in rock history than “I hope I die before I get old?”
british rock. kinda whiney
Incredible debut.
First half is raw and flawless rock n roll at it’s best. Back half loses some steam but still very good.
I'm so surprised by how blues-forward this album is. Feels like a distinct product of the music scene at the time. A great album!
Really listenable and clearly a classic. More bluesy than I was expecting and I was surprised I only knew My Generation and none of the rest as The Who have always been a staple of my Dad’s taste.
Really enjoyable. I’m looking forward to discovering more of The Who through this list. Highlights: The Good’s Gone, My Generation, It’s Not True, The Ox
I never really got The Who but this album kind of makes sense to me. Like a Venn diagram with Beatles/Kinks/Stones has something approaching The Who in the middle. I still don’t like their later stuff but I can understand where they’re coming from now.
Fun album! Felt like a mashup of the Beatles with something more "punk rock" like the Ramones.
This album has a very classic feel to it. I haven't listened to a ton of The Who but I enjoy what I've heard. Early elements of folk and rock blended together pretty smoothly.
I really love Keith Moon’s drumming style, so I’m of course excited for this album. It’s a testament of how this early style of rock would lead to a development of alt rock later on
This is the debut studio album by English rock band the Who. Their music is best described as early English garage rock. The album is filled with great guitar and vocal harmonies. The album's eponymous title song, "My Generation," is the top song which can be considered a forerunner to the English punk rock scene. While a lot of the album sounds just like the Beatles, there is a bit of variety. A big surprise comes in the form of the two James Brown covers of "I Don't Mind" and "Please, Please, Please." The inclusion of such diverse musicality, in the reviewer's mind, earns this album's place on this list.
Besides reviewing Tommy for this list (bad), I've never seriously listened to the Who, don't care for their hits much. It's funny that if you try to imagine exactly halfway between the Beatles and the 1960s Rolling Stones, you wouldn't be far off My Generation. I dunno if there are great songs here but there are some great sounds music: appreciated. (⌐■_■)
If a guy were to go back and look at my reviews so far, they would paint a picture of a person who is realizing they don’t care for English music nearly as much as they once thought. Pleasant exception here. The Who, right out the gate, sounds so much more rough and vital and cool than most of their British Invasion peers. This rocks.
Lots of hits on this one. Solid.
Like it
Prima album, zo vooruitstrevend
Frábær plata og það debbjú platan! Eru strax komnir með smooth sound sem hljómar Who'lega. "Mitt á milli Beatles og Stones." - Tæson. Það er satt og rétt.
Ótrúlega flott fyrsta plata. Gott einfalt heiðarlegt rokk, Góður söngur og frábær hljóðfæraleikur. My generation er algjör klassísk negla. Who höfðu mikil áhrif á pönkið þegar reynt var að vinda ofan af progvitleysunni og fara aftur í hráan einfaldleika fyrir einfaldar sálir eins og mig.
Classic
I thought I knew The Who. From this album, I only knew My Generation. I was surprised by how bluesy this was.
I can't be leave it is a 1965 album
Rock entusiástico en estado puro. La canción "My Generation" sonará siempre como himno rebelde y generacional. Extraordinaria también "The Kids Are Alright". Sin olvidar el sabor sesentero de "The Good's Gone". Imprescindible.
Yeah I don't want no bald headed woman It'll make me mean yeah lord it'll make me mean Love me some Who.
It's weird listening to this in full for the first time in 2024. Of course I'd heard songs from it before, but it's not as easy to grasp how monumentally different this album must have sounded in 1965 compared to their peers, versus, I dunno, how Black Sabbath must have sounded relative to everyone else in 1970. What I'm saying, I guess, is that this album sounds so *normal* to a modern ear that it's easy to underestimate how influential it was. But the fact that it *does* sound like a typical rock album of later vintage is maybe the best evidence of that influence.
I can only imagine how different this would have sounded in 1965. All the stomp and storm. It would have been like hearing Nirvana for the first time in the 90's. All in all, a very listenable record. Unexpected banger: La-La-La Lies
I know way more of these songs than I'd realized. Turns I do know The Who. Good cooking music.
A unique sound for the time. Hits hard in many areas. Sounds way different from the Stones and Beatles at the time, maybe even much different than the Yardbirds. It even sounds like an influence on Jimi Hendrix' early work.
The term classic rock is all-encompassing and is a simple way to describe The Who.
Garage rock meets James Brown. More polished than Rolling Stones, more fun than Beatles. There are guitar licks here that 2000s Indiebands have copied in dozens, just listen to the chiming chords in "A legal matter".
More diverse than I thought it'd be. Loved the blues covers
Classic early stuff by the originators of teen-angst rock'n'roll. My Generation is the key track -- one of the all-time great anthems of rebellious youth -- but there are plenty of other quality songs here as well, like Legal Matter, Much Too Much and Kids Are Alright, as well as a couple of high energy old blues covers. A little raw and unpolished and not their finest work (except for My Generation) but infectious and a ton of fun.
Very his album. It doesn’t quite rise to the level of great for me.
3.6
I never enjoyed the who before but I never heard this side of them. I liked this a lot.
Super important. Iconic title track with a legendary bass solo. One of the best rock bands ever. It is, however, not their best work. It's not as consistent or groundbreaking throughout as their later stuff. A lot of standard rock n' roll stuff... Still very good at that! The Ox was pretty rockin'... didn't remember that one. I Can't Explain has Moon going nuts. I love his drummer. Still gotta be a 4/5 though.
Well ain't that a bitch. I had written up a review and it refreshed on me. This is a solid debut from The Who where they showcase elements that made them the rock Gods they are today regarded. Moon is a mad man on the cans as always with several songs showcasing his brilliance (My Generation, The Ox, Out in the Street). Some nice vocal harmonies throughout with Daughtry showing his bite on My Generation. And of course Entwisel and Townshend supporting throughout. This isn't my favorite Who album but it's a solid one. 4/5
There is a reason The Who reverberates across generations, for all that they talk about their own. I don't listen to The Who per se, but as I listen to this album I hear their influence in many of the bands/albums I do reach for. The album opens strong with Out in the Street. I love the jazzy/bluesy feel of I Don't Mind. The Good's Gone is also rock solid. And these are the songs that get less play on the album, in deference to the ubiquitous My Generation and The Kids Are Alright. The closing song (for the original album, though I was listening to a later version that added a ton of songs) - The Ox - was also really good as a display of their musical talent.
Solid album and considering the year it came out it’s pretty heavy. I liked it. Found elements of blues and rock in there I definitely appreciate.
The sound of a band evolving at the speed of light. There's plenty of Motown, Bo Diddly and the blues alongside the powerpop. Do you rate the Deluxe Edition which includes Anwhere, Anyhow and I Can't Explain or not. So on the strictly original track listing which only contains ten-star My Generation it's a four-starrer. My Generation though - their entire sonic career from crazy drum fills, bass as lead, feedback, solos and power chords. Just the moog of Won't Get Fooled Again missing. That and all the bad stuff. Roger Daltrey is a surprisingly generic vocalist (MG excepting) - controversial opinion.
This is a great rock album. Who would have figured that one of the most influential rock acts of all time would release a good debut album. I was of course familiar with The Who's hit singles, but this is a good album all the way through. I'm really glad I listened.
Good innit
-the who!!! i think i’ve gotten one of their albums before -its very different from the other album i’ve listened to, probably because its their first album -i really like my generation -i know the who’s newer stuff is so iconic but i’m loving these older songs -i also really like anytime you want me -this older rock is really doing it for me -like i am enjoying this so much -overall there was SUCH a fun groovy rock vibe in this album -older the who is way more my speed and gets a solid four stars
4.5 stars Favourite songs: - La-La-La-Lies - My Generation - The Kids Are Alright - It's Not True
Fun album
a very good album, but it have a lot of songs and hear all of them it was getting boring. the vocals are great and the instrumentals sounds great.
I listened to the mono version of the album Incredible that none of these dudes were older than 20 when recording this Keith Moon is the greatest rock drummer and it was obvious even this early An incredible amount of energy from everyone here, was surprised at how much I enjoyed this listen Super strong 4 stars
Just a really good album from a band that I generally don’t like. Just gotta tip the hat.
lots of filler but some bops, grew up w this record around a lot so will give it some nostalgia points
I dig it, by no means a favorite but there are some really cool tracks on here like the titular My Generation and I Can’t Explain that have a really meaty bass presence that I dig.
good album
Pretty good early-ish Who.
Glimpses of what the who would become: booming bass, explosive guitars, hair splitting vocals and rhythmic guitar. Not everything is solid on this album but still a classic and sounds like it could be recorded today.
A classic. Not my favorite of theirs, but it’s good ol’ British Invasion.
I like their "Who's Next" more but this is good too. "My Generation" is a banger.
Very Chill
The iconic version of the thing they're doing. Holds up pretty good!
It really was their generation wasn't it? I think it's just shy of 5 stars due to a bit of a lack of focus and too many covers, but it really is rock and roll at it's mid-sixties peak when it hits its highs.
Ooh, actually pretty fun and precise. I don't know if it breaks ahead of the pack of its contemporaries, but it didn't really need to as evidenced by their future records.
Classic!
Sounds amazing despite being nearly 60 years old - adding the singles (bonus tracks) would make it better though.
Not my cup of tea, but I understand the transcendence of this album. Great sounds either way.
a solid effort and the singles are bangers but except for quadrophenia the who were just never a 5 star band
Highlights: titular, “Good’s Gone”, “It’s Not True”, “The Ox”, “The Kids Are Alright”, “I Can’t Explain” (bonus), “Shout” (bonus) Harmonies in songs like “Much too Much” hint at their future heights, but I’m having much fun diving deeper into their “garage” phase. I’ve known for a long time this is considered the progenitor of hard rock/metal to come, and I’ve heard the title track often enough to become desensitized to its cultural impact.* Still, the detuned guitars in “The Ox” at the end of “It’s Not True” still sound pretty far removed from their British Invasion contemporaries “The Kids Are Alright” is a great Byrds song. & the weak stabs at American blues and r&b are also there, but EVERYONE was doing it *I prefer the version catchily described as (Monaural Version With Guitar Overdubs), the dirtier sound really suits the song ** Nov. 1 / 23 **
Showcasing The Who whilst still reasonably mod and before they started the transition to rock behemoth.
My Generation and (new for me) I don’t mind are really great. Strong non-polished jangly rock sound.
Early days for The Who. Not the huge sounds they become known for later, but they definitely already have a lot of their style.
Elements of doo-wop and R&B permeate this album punctuated by the harder, messier, pre-punk that would become associated with the early Who. You can hear the Who grappling to find their sound. They really come alive on the title track and the Kids are Alright where they play and sing with much more sneer and confidence.
Kæmpe banger! Sangene lød fede, de spiller godt, det er altid sjovt at høre at der også var generationskrig for 60 år siden, boomers like "you don't GET me MOM 😡"
Solid classic. Sounds like they were an inspiration for early Green Day.
I like it.
Pas mal, plus bluesy que prévu.
good
It was fine, nothing that really caught my eye
One of their better albums. Seen them live multiple times, don’t sound as good as they used to!
A classic-you can hear the echos of groups from before like the Turtles in the harmonies, while the newness of Townshend’s guitar and Moon’s drumming is pushing the music forward—definitely talkin bout this generation!
Great album The Who are icons and the title song is legendary although The Ox is a underrated song and amazing solo
Good
Some very catchy songs! full of energy. Great instrumentals (drums in the last song esp.)
Really goes to show how a timeless track sounds timeless when most of the other tracks on the album feel intrinsically dated to the 60s, but My Generation feels like it came out a few years ago. Not to say 60s rock is bad, it's quite nice
Alright
not bad
How much teenage angst can there be in a album.
Classic, is probably the word for this album. Rock aficinados probably know My Generation (a great fuck you song in which the f-word is on the tip of their tongue) and The Kids are All Right, but in many other songs of this album, you're getting a good, raw time. Only downside are the covers, which don't sound bad but do sound like it's probably more worth it to listen to the originals. Strong 4
These guys could ROCK. True pioneers of the hard rock genre all the way back in 1965. The harmonies in their songs are pleasing and I'm glad they kept them throughout their career.
This is a really awesome album. I love the blend of R&B and rock with some of the James Brown covers included. I can see how The Who felt this was a bit haphazardly thrown together because the album lacks some cohesion, but this didn’t take away from my listening experience at all. Reminds me a lot of when I discovered this album (and especially the song My Generation) in either late middle or early high school.
Never listened to the whole album before - just classics like the song, My Generation. In general also, not a massive The Who fan, so don't know their material too well. But really enjoyed the album. So many different sounds contained in one album, reflecting the exciting period for Rock that this was. Some songs are those classic British Invasion style rock songs, but others more bluesy, whilst some reminded me more of Beach Boys style with the harmonizing vocals. Will listen to again!
Great. Favorite song: la-la-la-lies
It was rly nice had a 60’s feel but with the grungy style of the 90’s. (Probably why green day covered it…)
Not as good as I had expected, but still very good. Unusually, I think I prefer their later work, as this sounds too much like everything else around at the time.
How is their debut album the best one out of those I've heard so far? The simplicity of this record is its obvious highlight. It's just some guys jamming out and making music. The band called this a rush job and that much is obvious, but it didn't detract from the album in any way. Honestly it makes this stronger because you feel the authenticity and rawness seeping through. And then it becomes even better when you think about most of the music during the mid-'60s, which doesn't really sound like this at all. Their concept albums are (sometimes) cool, but other times a pure rock album just hits the spot in a way that no innovative artistic vision can. Standout tracks are I Don't Mind, My Generation, The Kids are Alright, A Legal Matter, and The Ox.
I freaking love this record. Like the original release track list. The one with 40 songs or whatever is just too long but the original is just right.
Blues Pop Punk Rock
As good a debut as the Stones and The Beatles. The title track is a classic for all time.
Guess I didn't know The Who half as well as I thought - who's this Beatles wannabe band? And why are they so good? Keith you mad bastard.
pretty deece
Starts out like the Monkees, gets right into their sound. Moon and Entwhistle killed it from the start.
Surprisingly entertaining, I really had a good time listening to this. The mixing is a bit questionable but it didn't bother me... actually it helped me enjoy this record. It felt a lot more authentic. My only complaint is that it feels very one-dimentional and formulaic, so it's pretty easy to get bored. Also, the second half is so much worse than the first one. Best song: My Generation
I’ve never been a HUGE fan of The Who besides listening to their hits every now and then but I enjoyed this album more than I expected.
The debut by the Who, i never listen to it exept like 2 songs, i listen to the stereo version on spotify who contain a lot of songs that were not in the original. Out In the Street is very good and is a good openning for the album i think, the bands was really a rebbelious act at the time and you could feel it in the songs through out the album. I honnestly never like the song my generation, but its more the musicality that is not that good, but the way it feel and its meaning is cool and fit well the band. The album as a really big influences on majors music styles, like punk, hard rock and heavy metal, you could see were some futur bands took some of their influences. Its difficult to give it a proper music style, like its a mix between the Beatles (the song The kids are allright and Its not True in particular) and the Stooges (mostly their attitude and live performances). Other cool songs included: Please, Please, Please, La-La-La-Lies, The good's gone and The Ox Anyway it is a very good album, not their best, not the best of this years, but it clearly put them in the same categorie as the Stones, The Yardbirds or The Beatles. Its a good classic rock album and a very influential album who deserve its place here.
Not my favorite album by The Who, but I think that's true for most fans of the band. To be fair, I'm not a rabid fan of the band. I have a bit of their material on records and playlists, but it's pretty casual stuff around here. I think this record makes the list because it's their debut and has a certain raw and raucous sound that blew a few speaker cabinets at the time and inspired some listeners. It's going to get 3.5 stars rounded up because it's not just an average record and yet, it's close!
Excellent debut with a couple really nice songs and foreshadows what they will become right out of the gate.
So good. Crazy what came from this,.
Love the sound of this album, proto-punk at it's finest, but as a woman in the 21st century, there is a tangible and slightly greasy ick factor if you listen too closely.
Soulful and bluesy right out the gate. With a 1965 release date, I can't help but think they were influenced by the African American music stars of the day. Please, Please, Please sounds just like James Brown. Not to mention the Shout (and Shimmy) remake, originally done by The Isley Brothers, and Heatwave originally by Martha & the Vandellas. I've heard of The Who but I'm not that familiar with them. I'll have to look more into their history and who they credit as their influences. Definitely straight up rock on tracks like The Good's Gone and Much Too Much. But the title track, My Generation, reminds me of call & response in the Black church. Instant Party Mixture is a mix of doo wop and Chuck Berry. Again, I'll have to research who The Who credits as their influences, but all I can hear in their sound is the Black music of the 1950s and 60s that my now 80-year old parents introduced me to as their teenage and young adult favorites. Maybe that's a testament to music's unifying power.
Needless to say, this is a very influential album from a very important band.
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Strong debut album by The Who, it's powerful and energetic, Keith Moon's drumming stood out. My Generation is an iconic song, too.
For a debut album this is pretty awesome. I know too well though that the who can do much better.
Did not expect to like The Who based on what I've heard, but found myself really enjoying this.
nice
Good classic sounding rock. Mostly simple things, but you can hear the start of something more complex forming.
Really good, and of course a couple of the hits have some "flashback" power for me--e.g. my childhood band played "Talking About My Generation". Has a distinct Beatles vibe to my ears. Not quite sure how much of that comes from the production, composition, melodies, or instrumentation. I think a big part of it is the usage of--and sound of--the backing vocals/choir. Incredibly long album, which could get 5 stars, but I'll leave myself a bit of room for something to really knock me out of my chair.
Who?
This may sound dated for what we have today, but for the time it was incredibly innovative. They defined their own jangly sound and, for a debut album, were pretty original. Songs like “I’m a Man” are little strange as covers because it sounds like he’s doing a poor imitation rather than actually covering the song in their own style. Other than that, the vocals are always fine and the instrumentation is fantastic as always. This isn’t the best record of theirs, but it was a great starting point. 4/5
5/12, 42%
Going in, the two songs I knew from this were the title track and the kids are alright, and going out they were most certainly the best tracks on the album. The rest of it is still really good 60s rock though.
pretty good album overall but not their best. my generation and the kids are alright make sense as the big hits to stand the test of time, but the other tracks were enjoyable enough. favorites: the kids are alright, la-la-la-lies, my generation
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Very good but not up to the heights they’d reach later. 8/10
Some curiously angelic moments in here.
# 12. Mono Version: Not bad for a debut album I guess, A bit trashy, but that might be because it is over 50 years old - waiting for the remastered version. I love My Generation (the single).
Geen enkel los nummer onderscheidt zich echt. Maar deze band ontpopt zich hier wel as een alleskunner. Een hele variatie aan (gedateerde) muziekstijlen komt langs. En alles wordt sterk uitgevoerd. Soms swingt het en soms knalt het. Maar soms zeurt het als een oud Beatles nummer ('The Kids Are Allright is echt ver-schrik-ke-lijk). Goede plaat voor de muziekleek. Luister het als een introductie en vind jouw favoriete genre. 3,5 ster.
In their debut, The Who immediately stand out from the rest of the British invasion with a unique blend of rock, pop, R&B, and blues that hasn't been done so aggressively and confidently before. Their wild and raw style with simple repetitive melodies and chords invoke a lot of 50s rock n roll and blues energy while serving as inspirational forerunners to garage rock and power pop, which of course would inspire the revolutionary punk movement (and those especially dedicated like The Jam would make up a branch known as mod revivalism). The album is all over the place, but Townshend's melodic and power guitar playing combined with Moon's sporadic drumming and Daltry's diverse singing somehow make nearly every song engaging. Looking at all the genres, "Out in the Street" is rockabilly like Chuck Berry, "I Don't Mind" is doo wop, "The Good's Gone" is jangle pop like the Byrds, "La-La-La Lies" is power pop like Young Rascals, "Much Too Much" is Beatlesesque, "My Generation" is garage, "The Kids Are Alright" goes back to jangly power pop, "Please Please Please" is soul, "It's Not True" sounds like a rockabilly reaction to Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", "I'm a Man" is blues, "A Legal Matter" is a a good fusion of jangle pop, rockabilly, and garage, "The Ox" is heavy metal, and "I Can't Explain" is garage (I know it's a single but it's too good to exclude). These genres aren't accurate, but are my interpretations, and shows to me how diverse their style is. I can't say any of the songs themselves are as spectacular in composition as the hits, but as a whole it's a fun eclectic mix of 60s pop music by some very talented musicians who have a ton of a potential.
A very strong debut with some great tracks.
Always rated this as a very good Who album with some classic songs but not their best (that would be Who's Next).
This sounds surprisingly fresh, a great debut.
El trabajo debut de los británicos The Who estableció un nuevo sonido en el mundo del rock. Con guitarras chicharreantes y distorsionadas, la banda inspiró a todo el "sonido duro" que vendría después. Si bien es un destacable discos, con altos momentos como el track homónimo del LP o "The Kids Are Alright", es una incipiente probada de lo que la banda sería capaz de fabricar después. Aun así, es un indispensable del género rock puro.
Super old school. Very interesting tempos and daltry sings great in a low register.
Certamente é um clássico atemporal, que envolve várias gerações e gerou a base do rock como fundamental para identidade dos jovens. Personifica a postura que aborda lutas e sonhos para se sentir confiante na alegria de ser contestador.
I can see why it is such a famous album and band. Never listened to the album before, but it had a unique sound and diverse genres that somehow seemed to work together
A classic.
What a debut this was! Basically 60 years old and still absolutely rocks. I can totally see how much of an effect they must have had during the British Invasion. Not everything here was a total hit for me though, some of it was a little bit tuned out, but it was still great. Favourite: My Generation
The Kids Are Alright!! Lifts the album to a new level!
The Who are the best 3 piece that up-ended the rhythm section/lead guitar triad of every other 3 piece up to that time. John Entwhistle is as great a guitar player, not just bassist, as most other lead guitar players of all time. Keith Moon's control over what appears at first listen to be utter chaos is truly spectacular. Pete's guitar is perfection to punctuate this, with stellar songcraft to propel the music. Then serve it all up with the power of Roger Daltrey's vocals, and et voila, say hello to The Who.
A fun classic album with catchy songs and good drums. FS: The Ox, My Generation, Please, Out in the Street
For their debut album you can clearly hear the Soul and "Maximum R&B" influences. The production suffers slightly from that typical British 60's sound that everyone, apart from The Beatles seemed to have. The tunes are solid and of course it has a couple of instant classics on here. Obligatory "Where's the book though Pete?" comment on a Who post. Best Tracks: My Generation; The Kids Are Alright; Legal Matter
63 of 1001 The Who - My Generation Favorite Track : My Generation Rating : 4 / 5 I love this album. For me, it is rocking for 1965. Hints of punk & heavy metal before they were even a thing. An enjoyable listen, for sure.
The best Who album so far (Tommy and Sell Out did not impress). That being said, I'm still not super taken with their sound. It probably fucking ruled in 1965 though. For that reason, I will boost it slightly. 3.5/5
I’ve never been in love with these earlier Who recordings- the band sound too restrained compared to how we know they could be on stage. Some incredible songwriting from Townsend, as well as strong interpretations of James Brown tracks, but not the band at their finest. B
Interesting time capsule of early Who, and a first-rate mission statement.
Nice
Bangr. I hadn’t really appreciated Keith Moon before but it’s fun hearing 60s pop-rock with the drummer letting loose
Is it wrong I really like their version of Please, please, please?! And why I never quite got on The Who bandwagon, what's not to like about this?!
Every generation has the right to an anthem defining their disaffected teenage years. "Anarchy in the UK", "Fight the Power", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the "Crazy Frog" ringtone... we could all argue which generation was the first to have their own era-defining, pop polemic, but one could make a strong case that the original "youth anthem" came from a twenty-year-old Pete Townshend. As a song, "My Generation" is exemplary. Rage, frustration and alienation all stutter and stammer their way over each other, filling a vacuum of aimless adolescence. And to cap it off, the players are pretty bloody good at their instruments too. Something else would have come along if not for this, but it's hard to name a more zeitgeist-capturing song in 1965's Britain. So, of course, this title cut is classic. "The Kids are Alright", another veiled "leave us alone, you old codgers, you don't understand us" track, is a pop jewel with a glistening melody and sugary sweet harmonies on full display. "The Ox" showcases the instrumental prowess which would later guarantee each member a place on "Best Guitarist/Bassist/Drummer of all time" lists for… well, all time. And "A Legal Matter" is a sterling turn from Townshend on vocals, with an irresistible lead melody. The rest? Whisper this next bit… on paper, it's a fairly mixed bag. "I Don't Mind" is a standard doo-wop ballad, "I'm a Man" is a slightly cringey sex-crazed blues, "The Good's Gone" is shapeless and dull with Daltrey in a morbid baritone. The harmonies are a nice touch throughout, but it's not as though no other bands in the mid-1960's were doing the same thing. But where The Who have the edge, even here, is in their relentless raucousness. Moon's drums are thunderous and raw, Entwistle's bass is dialled up to an unearthly treble, and Daltrey is just beginning to find the growlier, raspier corners of his vocal timbre. There's a thrill in "My Generation" which sounds like a young band figuring themselves out, honing their craft, playing it safe… before their stars would light up the rest of the decade.
4 better than I expexted from the Who
The Who's debut is surprisingly strong. I've had reservations about their more popular 60's albums, but this has a certain edge to it where the other albums were sanded down. The true crowning jewel of this album is, no doubt, the title track. Not only was it the rare proto-punk single that would inspire punk rock's development in the UK, but it gave a jumpstart to developing hard rock through it's incredible drums and electric sound. The rest is still good, but man does the track My Generation kick ass.
Þessi er fín, mun betri en Live at Leeds. Daltrey er næstum því góður á köflum, bandið flott og lögin skemmtileg. Já, fínt.
The beginning of a great adventure!
Classic, one that truly deserve to be in this book.
The 3 first tracks are pretty boring, but after that, the true nature of these insane musicians start to shows off and then we're in for a treat. Keith Moon's explosive playing and Townshend energy are crafting a pretty heavy sound for the year 1965. And damn, they were young! To me, this record is a perfect 4 stars.
Cannot imagine how progressive this would have sounded upon initial release. Easy to hear how it’s influenced modern musicians.
Se notan de donde vienen las influencias, pero la sobredosis de rock también se nota. Un disco que pega donde tiene que pegar, como dije una sobredosis de rock. La justa para la época? Tal vez, de lo que estoy seguro es que el primer disco de the who demuestra carácter de una manera diferente a la de los rolling o a la de los beatles, toman mucho de muchos lados y ejemplifican lo que es ser originales sonando parecido a otros. No tienen pelos en la lengua, tienen una energia particular y generan una vibe diferentemete buena un 8/10.
I only really know of one album by The Who but I feel like this is a pretty good debut album. I honestly really liked this a lot more than I thought I would've. I heard maybe a couple songs from Who's Next and my dad bought the Tommy album from a flea market a few months ago but we never played it.
Definitely a classic, even though it is not my favorite album from The Who. The Kids Are Alright is one of my favorite songs, though. In general, I like the sounds here. So even though there isn't really much emotional connection for me, it's a solid 4.
This is not as hard hitting throughout as nostalgia will have you believe, but boy is it hard hitting at its peaks! 'My Generation' really is a generational anthem, and although the James Brown tracks are less inspiring, Keith Moon never ceases to amaze me. The fills on 'The Kids Are Alright' and the drumming on 'The Ox' are out of this world.
The Who really enters the music scene all guns blazing. Their debut album is incredibly hard hitting for its time and it feels like a label representative is standing by, telling Entwistle and Moon to take it down a notch once or twice a song - everything sounds like it’s on the verge of explosion. Then the sides end with “My Generation” and “The Ox” respectively and the label has apparently gone home. Everything is off the rails and The Who makes it clear that they are the most ferocious of the British mod bands.
Own on Vinyl
What a debut!
It's hard to believe that this is the band that will record Tommy and Who's Next just a few years later. I appreciate that about The Who: early Who sounds totally different than what I think of as "later" Who (even though it's not that much later). I like this album just fine. It feels rough and youthful. I like imagining seeing this version of the band in a cramped and smoky venue.
A classic album - with some unexpected good tracks. I enjoyed this.
Ni un pero,me ha gustado mucho (PSP)
Decent fresh debut by the Who. Not their best but quite good nevertheless
One of the most important debut albums of the 60's that introduced us to The Who, who continue to tour even to this day. My Generation may not be their greatest album, but the title track is THE song I think of when I think of The Who and powerful, intense, explosive sound of the album was the blueprint for the trademark Who sound. They are still finding their footing, as they are still playing some covers, but by the third album, Townsend's songwriting was better than any covers. Essential, but there are better Who albums.
Great
What a debut. Sounding at one point like the ‘60s and also certainly sounding like it is setting the table for the next decade front to back this is a legendary piece of rock music and one that stands up now almost 50 years later
huh, this was actually rockin'! the harmonies are what push me over the edge
Me gustó, bastante más soft se lo que me imaginaba pero me resultó entretenido y fácil de escuchar todo de una vez
Fun. Kind of sloppy, bluesy garage band pop.
Wild how this shifts from pretty typical 60s blues-inspired rock to a tremendously modern sound anticipating hard rock and punk. I've always liked the Who but haven't thought much about how on the vanguard they were in the 60s.
Album cohérent et brut! Important pour ce lancement de carrière
PREFS : Out in the Streets, The Good's Gone, La-La-La-Lies, Much Too Much, My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, It's Not True, A Legal Matter, The Ox MOINS PREF : I Don't Mind
Probably one of their more decent albums but I'm biased cause I like their earlier stuff
A good first album even in light of what would come later from this band. There were a lot of bands that had similar music at the time that this album came out. The difference is that those other bands didn't have a powerhouse rhythm section as did The Who. The songwriting is good, the playing is tight, and the bass and drums helped give this album the punch that would lead to The Who's moniker: Maximum R&B.
Not quite my generation, but still
An absolute classic for a reason, much better than the live album
Great first album from The Who. Hadn't heard most of these songs before. The Ox was my favorite, what a fantastic rock and roll instrumental.
I like that kept hearing reprises of the song My Generation throughout the album, it made it feel cohesive.
Fun!
A mix of a lot of different styles coming together in a cohesive and enjoyable way. Loved it 4/5 + extra points for intentional stuttering
I kinda love this transitional era between the doo-wop/heavy harmonies and classic rock. Also had an interesting ?surf rock? song at the end. Lo-fidelity and rough around the edges, but enjoyable to me. I give it fo-fo-four stars
Includes blues rock tracks that were fundamental elements of many of the 60's British bands. This album is very good.
Simply a fantastic album
This is definitely my preferred era of The Who. It’s a really great display of blues, Faces R&B and Byrds jangle-pop all pivoting around a Beatles-like harmonic sensibility. Pete Townsend is really underrated as a songwriter, and tends to be focused on more as a guitar hero. But tracks like the absolute gem “The Kids Are Alright” display a timeless charm that has solidified its status as a classic. Elsewhere, this record has a lot of hidden gems amid some less distinguished fodder - “The Good’s Gone” and the quasi-psychedelic snarl of “The Ox” both leave a strong impression. The whole mod thing is a bit irrelevant for me as far as apportioning a rating for this record. It may stand as a cultural artefact, but so does Culture Club in this sense and the songs on that album fucking sucked. This record, however, is littered with great stuff, and it was great hearing it again. In summary, pre-perm Daltrey>permed Daltry> senile xenophobic fossil Daltrey.
The Who at their best, none of the excessive experimental stuff, just raw and immediate
Grinding, fabulous post-Beatles evolution.
Very bluesy. A classic.
The Who are a rock band (part of the British Invasion) from the UK. This is their debut album. These guys epidomized the rock and roll lifestyle (destroying instruments on stage at concerts, trashing hotel rooms, and Keith Moon's adoration of blowing up toilets) They were also the predecessors of punk rock. In their search for more volume, Pete Townsend and John Entwistle were key players in the development of the Marshall Stack, which became a staple of rock acts later on. Keith Moon was a hell of a drummer! Pete's use of distortion and feedback revolutionized rock music as we know it today. The speed and intensity of their live shows was legendary. Overall, a great record. Very influential to so many bands that came after them, and trendsetters of their genre. Favourite songs: My Generation, The Kids are Alright, La-La-La-Lies, Much too Much, Please Please Please, I'm A Man Least favourite song: The Good's Gone 4/5
Creo que es la primera vez que lo escucho entero de pé a pá. 'The Good's Gone' mola mucho. Sonido sesentero absoluto, estilo pop-Beatle inclusive en algunas canciones como 'La-La-La Lies' o 'It's not True'. Las partes a piano rápido en 'The Ox' me encantan: son nerviosas, frenéticas.
My Generation is the debut album by English rock band the Who. This album was rushed out by the band after some of their first singles were being released, so the band didn't really like its quality. Although, retrospectively this album is rated as one of the best rock albums of all time, because of the early hard rock styles of punk and heavy metal being present in the tracks. This award winning and popular album pushed rock-n-roll in the right direction and can be described as "one of the most vital and important [pieces of rock history]".
This is a really strong debut from the Who. I didn't really realize that they were this fully formed by their first album release. The instrumentation on this one is really cool, you can already tell they're going to be different than just another British invasion band, they have more interesting things to offer. The title track is a great way to close out the first half of the album, followed by a great start to side two with 'The Kids Are Alright'. This feels like punk before punk. Standout Tracks: Out in The Street, I Don't Mind, The Good's Gone, My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, It's Not True, The Ox
Tämähän sattui sopivasti - saatiin joululahjaksi liput Lontooseen ja hirveän määrän Lontoo-aiheista kirjallisuutta, karttoja yms. Levy on lasten suosikki (Kätyrit-leffasta tuttu) ja itsekin tykkään, vaikka fanitankin Quadropheniaa brittipoppihengessä hivenen enemmän.
Hieno paketti rythm and bluesia ja rokkia! Jopa vähän punkin esiatetta. Hyvä hyvä! 4/5
Tykkään kyllä tästä aikaisesta The Whosta. Vähän tuntuu toistavan välillä aikansa brittirockin konventioita mutta jotain omaa siellä on myös. Sanotaan 3.5/5, pyöristyy ylöspäin.
Lots of great material. But some weaker points as well.
Impressive. I liked the wide range of songs.
I started this album with a lot of skepticism but ended up liking it overall. The genre mashing is over the top and the production is really grungy and gritty in all the right ways. It's got a strong vibe and it turns out I'm here for it. Is it all good? Naw. It's a debut album. Of course it's got duds (I'm looking at you "La-La-La Lies") but they're overshadowed by songs like "The Good's Gone", "My Generation", and "The Kids are Alright". The last track, "The Ox" is an instrumental exclamation point on the vibe of the whole album. It's wild, rough, and wonderfully energetic. It's a perfect end to an album and took this from a 3-star to a 4-star album for me.
Early who album, pretty good.
I expected this to be more rowdy and on the same note as title song. Nevertheless an amazing album, but it was lacking a bit of energy, I thought it would be overflowing with it.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Out in the street, My generation, It’s not true
Almost perfect
Good early Who and nice to hear their blues origins in a very transparent way.
I was pretty predisposed to dislike this album, since I didn't like The Who Sells Out, the previous album by them that I got on this list. However, I feel like the charm of The Who is much more clearly on display here on their first album that was lost on some of their later albums after they started falling in love with the smell of their own farts (looking at you, Pete Townsend). In terms of early garage rock, this is certainly the most popular album that has that lofi sound. It brings a lot of charm to the album. The drums are never miked properly to show Keith Moons power as a drummer, but the slightly tinny distortion on them works with the rest of the style of the album. The vocal harmonies on songs like The Kids Are Alright shows their range as musicians, where a lot of other garage rock acts relied mostly on the lead singer and opted for simpler vocals. This album moves past very quickly, since it's only 36 minutes long. It begins to drag a bit in the second half when The Who inexplicably decide that they're a blues band, but by that point you've already got your money's worth 4/5
Love it
My Generation and The Kids are Alright are outstanding. Like early Stones albums, they are figuring it out with lots of Rb and blues covers, some of which are a little rough.
Have I never heard the stutter on My Generation before?!
This was a really solid album. Not the typical sound of hard rock from The Who but this was this first album and a lot of talent was heard. They had several covers on this which were really well done. Their original songs were also great and a couple classics are on this. The instrumentals are solid and Keith moon is a great drummer. Would listen to this again. 8.0/10
Very good
My Generation - The Ox bass solo. Legendary moment in time for the rock bassist. 'nuff said.
Hard to know how to rate this one. There are several 5-star songs on here: My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, Out in the Street; and some good ones: A Legal Matter, La-La-La-La-Lies, The Ox. In terms of historical importance, this is a 5. (This is the beginning of punk, after all.) They play with ferocious energy that must have sounded like a kick to the head in 1965. And there aren't really any bad songs, per se. (I still love the notion that The Who cover two James Brown songs.) But, their cover songs aren't the best. And It's Not True and The Good's Gone are merely OK. So, some 5-star songs and 5-star history, and I love how much fun they are having. But in terms of albums I'm going to listen to, more like a 3. So, let's split the difference and go with a 4.
Paranee jokaisella kuuntelukerralla. Suosikkeja: I Don't Mind, My Generation, The Kids Are Alright
Prima album, maar ook weer niet heel speciaal. Beetje poppy, had meer rock verwacht.
Great album some absolute bangers
Nice fun album, I liked hearing My Generation in mono.
First, good, but the best had yet to come
I only know their biggest hits and was excited to listen to more of their songs. This album was awesome! Welcome the British Invasion!
My dad, throughout my life, has said 'WHO's the band on stage' every so often. I think he's referring to a scene (which in my mind comes from a cartoon which I remember seeing, but in fact that could be totally my imagination) where someone asks who's playing at a festival, and someone else answers 'Who is the band on stage' and the other is like 'that's what I'm asking you!' ect ect ect I spent a lot of time as a child trying to rephrase the answer so it's clear, but I never could. 'the band on stage is called who' could still sound like a question, as could 'the band on stage is who'. Of course, they are called The Who, which could clear things up a bit I guess, but that's not the point. Anyway, my dad has always used this phrase whenever a) there is some kind of mix up because of a person's use of language b) The Who is mentioned. And I hope he always does.
This was an absolute smash. I really enjoyed it! All the classics and plenty I didn't know. Its just top class old fashioned rock and roll. Love how light hearted and fun it is!
Great stuff. Not the best Who album, I think they got to the best a bit later but really nice to hear this early stuff
There's some great tunes on here. A really nice, chilled record, but it also has some decent driving rock n roll.
As someone who has always been a bit tepid in his response to The Who, I really enjoyed this early, rough around the edges, old-school rock and roll album. It made me think of the later Rolling Stones album "Between the Buttons." It was also interesting to hear this earlier incarnation of the band, knowing the bombastic band they were going to become.
Interesting hearing boomers defending their generation
I often think of the silly popular songs by The Who like "Pinball Wizard" and "Squeeze Box" but the stuff here is much better - great guitar sounds, great vocals, tight band, ripping songs. A great listen.
Up there with The Kinks and The Stones. Must've felt like a bolt of lightning in its day. A call to arms to bring out the heavy artillery in rock n roll.
A strong debut. My Generation is the definitive track but the rest are good as well. Overall it's probably a 3 for enjoyment by legacy-wise it's a 5... so 4 it is!
Starts out a bit so so but comes together closer to the middle
It rocked
Definitely not their best set of songs, but the standout tracks are classics ("My Generation," "The Kids are Alright," "A Legal Matter"). There were much better albums coming, but in 1965 the powerful sound of drums and guitars was something that had never been captured on a rock record before. One of those groundbreaking records that wasn't the band's best, but demands a level of respect.
Pretty good, I did enjoy My Generation. I bet it was considered edgy back then
Don't think I'll come back to it. Not bad, but not exactly my cup of tea.
Some classic tracks on here, but its an enjoyable listen throughout
Surprised to see this album of theirs - maybe Who’s Next is in the list too. Anyway, at this point they were mostly straightforward blues rock. My Generation is where you can see flashes of the brilliance they would get to. Still a strong album though.
of course the who is incredibly iconic and influential i just love the album.
Raw and - for 1965 - quite new. For the most part if the only exposure to The Who is via terrible classic rock radio stations, aside from the title track this is going to sound quite different. Very much power-pop with a few hints of the aggression that would come about in roughly 5 years time. There's a bit of hit and miss but that's probably looking through a modern lens (I do think the singles are truly the best songs here - My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, A Legal Matter). One thing that stands out is that these kids (!) were outstanding musicians - virtually every song but especially near the close of the album; listen to A Legal Matter and The Ox. They just had that raw talent (especially comparing to similar/contemporaneous bands e.g. The Kinks) that could let them pull off advanced-for-the-time songs like these. I suppose purists will claim the mono version but apparently I'm picky (I find it tough listening in mono) and went for the Stereo remix. Also I'm not sure it counts past "The Ox" because that was the original end to the album, but if you include tracks from the bonus/expanded versions it increases the quality even just if you count the classics "I Can't Explain" and "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere." Either way an important early rock document that presages the legendary status of this band just a few years out from this point.... 7/10 4 stars.
Early Who is fun to listen to.
I liked it, it was great. They sure sound like the year this album came out. Some parts reminiscent of The Beach Boys. Some old-school soul influence. Amazing drums.
Don't have strong feelings about the who tbh. I saw them headline glastonbury a few years back, and they bored the pants off me for the most part. This album is on the right side of their career, sounding fresh and soulful, I was more intrigued by some of the slower R&B songs on here than the hits, which felt a little out of place, but still sounded good.
everything you’d want to hear you've already heard before, except “the ox”
Some classics I didn't know the name of initially
The Who was a great band and his hit "My generation" is fine.
Like an angry Beatles or a dumber Kinks, The Who make a bright mid decade sound which is far more enjoyable than their later output. As if sensing their inferiority to The Beatles and Kinks who both grew and experimented with their songwriting, The Who subsequently tried to out pretence the others and went for grandiose, overblown rock operas. I think this is maybe where I prefer The Who- play good, keep it short and simple.
I like The Who all well and good and this does have a classic title track, but ultimately this isn't my go to Who experience. They got better. A generous 4.
Klassiker
Zwischen Beat und Rock. Gut, zeitgemäß wild aber noch nicht Baba o Riley
I can't believe I've never listened to The Who's debut album. A lot of garage rock type stuff with a few flashes of the band they would grow into over time. I'm actually surprised My Generation and The Kids are Alright are both on their first album, because they sound like a more mature Who. Also, A Legal Matter is a highlight. 3.5 stars, rounding up to 4.
these cats are swingin. my dad was right
Premier album des Who qui m'a intéressé quand je suis retombé dans le vieux rock britannique avec les Kinks. J'aime beaucoup le côté pop, mais avec une bonne dose de rock. Keith Moon ne prend pas trop de place sur cet album. Un incontournable du groupe. Pièces préférées: My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, Much Too Much
Classic Who, what’s not to like
bara fínt
Mods and Rockers assemble! Actually Rockers, just go away because the last thing you want is to get pummeled at the beach! This is the kind of Who that I like: short, concise, powerful, meaty songs that pack the punch. Sure, some of these are covers (Please, Please, Please, I Don't Mind and I'm a Man) but the originals are enough to convince someone that 60s Who were a genuine, honest to God special breed of madness that was put together at the proper moment. They'd improve and they'd get better and bigger and bouncier but man, what a way to make a impressionable debut. Favorites: Out in the Street, The Good's Gone, La-La-La-Lies, My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, A Legal Matter, The Ox.
I dig this. 60s sound for sure, great vocals, lot of talent.
Sounds familiar, know at least one song.
4.25
Another pretty good album by The Who. It does sound pretty dated by now, being almost 60 years old. But it was clearly way ahead of its time when it first came out and paved the way for a lot of the heavier rock and metal that came after. Favorite track on the album: The Kids Are Alright
60's Oasis to The Beatles' Blur
This came up the day after "Tommy", and that's probably too much The Who in too short a space of time. Still, though, it was enjoyable enough. No songs overtly about child abuse helps. Fave track - "My Generation" - there's a reason this song was a massive hit and continues to be used all over the place. It properly slaps.
cool
Very good - lots of bangers and markers for the future of rock for 1965
A timeless classic.
Super album met veel klassiekers erop
Lipe pisme, čak ih dosta znan. Sviđa mi se izjava “a bit of a missing link between early Beatles and the stones”
leuk album met meezingmomentje in de titelsong
Danny Gonzalez on the cover
Good!
Saved Prior: My Generation Off Rip: Out In The Street, I Don't Mind, La-La-La Lies, It's Not True, A Legal Matter Cutting Edge: The Good's Gone Overall Notes: Very good, I like the spunk of these shorter early rock songs. Crazy that My Generation (the song) is over 50 years old and hasn't aged a bit, love that song. Also special shoutout to I Don't Mind, which I might like just as much. Not as strong of a 4 as Who's Next, but still a 4.
Rock setentero con buenas guitarras y batería. Algunos temas, himnos de la época.
irgendwie wie beatles und trotzdem was eigenes. cooles album
Tolles Album! Die Klassiker sind natürlich besonders gut! Dass das Schlagzeug wie Papier klingt, stört da gar nicht! Aber rollt voll gut dahin
A fantastic album in which you can hear the merging of swing music, blues, and rock. Laying down the foundation for the next wave of music.
Class fr. Definitely sounds like a highly influential album
The birth of great rock.
I like the Who but I haven't listened to much of their earlier stuff (Quadrophenia is my favorite). This is pretty good and hints at some of their influence on punk and garage music that maybe isn't as obvious in some of the later studio work that's a bit more polished and operatic. So it's fun from that perspective and obviously there are some great songs on here. I think to modern ears it can still sound a little tame sometimes and I think the production of the time tried to smooth them out a lot. I think that's my biggest complaint with the record. Would love to know what this would sound like if it was recorded today. Good stuff regardless.
A band that stands its own when compared to the Beatles and the Stones. This one of the many templates for punk and still rippling with youthful rebellion over 55 years since it's release. The odd muddled throwaway track pulls off a star but this is a fantastic album
The songs skitter along on Moon's drums, powered by Townshend's guitar - Daltrey's fierce vocals are the sound of youth in rebellion, needing to be heard
Not a massive fan of The Who, but I love the rawness of this one, good combination of fun and power. Lulls a bit in the second half, but The Ox is one of the best album closers ever.
This album had an older sound than what I was expecting, but it was still good. 2 recognized songs
Liked this a lot.
I learned something about myself today. I didn't realize how much I liked The Who until hearing this record. The influence this had on rock music is as clear as day. I wasn't even alive when this record came out, but I imagine this being a pretty heavy album for it's time. I can definitely appreciate that as a fan of heavier music. I enjoyed it, but it's not perfect.
Me sorprendió mucho. Fue como escuchar un disco de The Beatles nuevo. Definitivamente lo voy a seguir escuchando.
I think early 70s The Who is the best it gets, but they're a solid group even this early on.
It's the who, what more do I need to say. Classic album, some really good rock
Strong 50s influence, Beatles and blues, few tracks step into the direction later albums would take
Enjoy this era of The Who far more than the hard rock stuff. Some really enjoyable 60s pop on this
I know this album is from 1965, but its so much tamer and swingy than I was expecting after hearing the song My Generation all these years.
It's 1965 but it still feels fresh. So raw and garagey and youthful. It makes me wonder what if would have been like as a teen Boomer, hearing this for the first time and feeling the universe shift, knowing that it was time for your generation. While there are some pretty well known tunes on the album, the stand-outs for me were ones I hadn't heard before. Weirdly, I had only heard the title of "The Kids Are Alright", but the tune is a lovely bittersweet song, reinventing the melodramatic ballads of years prior with a modern edge.
Excelent!
None of the four was a virtuoso, yet each one of them was a genius. My Generation ist pure Wut und Verzweiflung, Geysire jugendlicher Energie, die auch das Talent des größten Songwriters dieser Generation offenbaren. (7/10) Favourite Tracks: I Can't Explain, My Generation
Keith Moon and I were childhood friends. One afternoon, when we must have been about 13-14 we skipped school and Keith cooked my dog on a barbecue. It was delicious.
Narrowly missed out on a 5
Внезапно актуально звучит местами
Classic album, can go wrong here. Good, solid 4 stars.
I was surprised by this album. It was a part of British Invasion but atill had an identity of its own
Easy listening, very classic
Classic bangers
You can really tell how young they are on this album. It has a bit of a classic doo-wop Rock style with the harmonized vocals and melodies, but you also get a sense of where The Who is going to go with some really brilliant instrumentals. Highlights are the kids are alright, a legal matter, and the ox. Didn't care for Instant Party but otherwise great album.