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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
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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.
liked the other album better, bit experimental
What can you say? High quality mod 'n' roll with a couple of truly iconic moments thrown in. One thinks you can get bored of 'My Generation' but slap that bad boy on, pump up the volume and experience the thrill anew. 'I'm A Man' is quality too, right?
Very good album, just probably won’t listen again
This is how we got from the Beatles to Green Day.
Blues, rock, pop. Mad good
Oh boy an absolute classic!!!! Talkin bout my generation!
A few nice little ditties on here. If these kids can keep it together they could really go places!
A lot of fun and a bit of a missing link between early Beatles and the stones
sehr starke beatles-vibes, aber eigener spin
Great album, great hits
Doesn't sound like The Who that we know now, but was interesting to hear where they started. Not my favourite genre of music but I can recognize the significance of it. Enjoyable listen!
A classic
A fun album. Some well known songs. Others I had not heard before.
A classic album, but not quite yet fully developed into musical trailblazers they are remembered as. Too much of a boy band pop influence on this album, and it only gets a 4 because their next several albums are all 5s.
This album has a lot of hits and is overall really good. Of course I love My Generation , I Don’t Mind, and The Kids Are Alroght. The rest of the album is pretty rockin as well.
Classic.
Good stuff
Not my type :/
Fairly typical early British Invasion stuff. The Kids Are All Right and My Generation are perfect songs.
Great album, total mix of styles from Beatles to Johnny Cash to early punk.
18th May 2021 Listened to this in the morning in our front room whilst doing some work. Really like their cover of I'm A Man, felt a little out of place but some great instrumentals to close and the obvious classics.
Never spent much time on The Who. Glad this generator made me. Excellent debut album that was a trend setter.
An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone. At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. While the execution was sometimes crude, and the songwriting not as sophisticated as it would shortly become, the Who never surpassed the pure energy level of this record.
Great fun, US soul covers and My Generation!
Pretty good. Especially if you consider the album's context in rock history (which I had to read about on Wikipedia)
Iconic. Very influential album IMO. Put The Who on the map. Loved my generation!!!!
Mod rock rabioso, con riffs superidentificables. Entretenido
Great album! The Who is good, turns out!
Similar to my review for Bad Company, this album had a lot of classics and was an enjoyable listen. Again I wish we had some stars to deal with, I would put this a bit lower than 4/5 (but definitely higher than 3/5). I will reserve a higher rater for other The Who albums.
Good album, swingy!
4.0 - Solid British invasion blues-based rock 'n' roll from the 60s. Spectacular drum sound, soulful vocals, interesting guitar and piano fills.
Ahead of its time, a few all-time classics and rest of beautiful pop-rock songs.
Ich bin ja Fan, deshalb nicht zurechnungsfähig. Weil aber die Restaufnahmen – Cover, Old School-Blues-Sachen – das Ganze bisschen runterziehen, gibt es einen Stern Abzug.
yea this is good. I wish it wasn't mono, its a little flat. My Generation is a killer single. Please, Please, Please, Please Me is a good cover. THAT GUITAR TONE ON THE OX!!!
Very good. I knew more songs than I expected. Classic that aged well
Cool
7/10 bonito, my generation buena canción
Pensé en que éste y el disco anterior (Live at the Regal de B. B. King) salieron en el mismo año y pues ya se oye tan distinto, pero igual, ¡es 1965! Supongo que el debut de The Who causó revuelo porque se oye un sonido fresco, hasta medio sucio quizá y en definitiva un sonido que todavía hizo/hace de las suyas en muchas bandas teen de rock. Muy complacido tras escucharlo, nunca había oído un disco completo de The Who. Gran apertura y gran cierre, del lanzamiento original con 12 pistas. Otros tracks que me gustaron: "La-La-La-Lies", la que da título al disco, "The Kids Are Alright" y "A Legal Matter". 8.5/10
The Who were all over the place finding an identity in the 60s. Their debut is a great rock prototype of what the genre of rock would expand into later on.
Tres bon album. The who ne me decoit jamais. 4.5
It is the who.
great album
Love all the blues on it
I got a sense of The Who at their purest. Listened to this so loud that i got tinnitus.
Classic rock at its best!
I wish they'd all just ffffffade away.
Awesome band. Forgot how much I enjoyed listening to them. Great album
The Who é sempre muito bom
Surprisingly diverse in sound. The Kids are Alright is a poppy track, Please Please Please is soulful, and the title track it, well, game changing. Not an album I listen to much, but one hell of a debut.
Who’s good? Yes.
I enjoyed that, even if it wasn't supposed to be so long
хороший альбом, для своего времени, как образец мод-попа имеет достаточно оснований для любви среди ценителей, но критиками переоценён однозначно.
Classic album. Love it.
7.5/10 FT: My Generation
I think I could sense some of the influence that this album/The Who would have on later generations emo and punk music. Great album, maybe a little repetitive and unnecessarily long, though.
Hmm. 3/5. Nothing special to be honest. If I was a Boomer, I'd probably give it a 5.
Except for My Generation and The Kids Are Alright this is not a very good Who album. I don't think they had settled on their direction yet.
It gives of collection of singles vibe not that it’s bad but more of it’s just not a particularly curated work
It's an album.
This was an album. Init.
this was definitely way better than the other two the who albums i’ve gotten, this one sounds so different than the others. enjoyed
First Listen Favorites: I Don't Mind Please Please Please The Ox Honorable Mentions: The Kids Are Alright Much Too Much
Ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher, irgendwie war gut aber auch nicht ganz meine Musik und irgendwie dann wieder schon
The Who is a very important band to me and my family. I’ve mentioned that before, probably multiple times. So to hear their first album in its entirety is very special to me, as I don’t generally listen to albums as a whole in general. At least, I didn’t before I started this project. Now, it’s the default. Even for some of my favorite bands of all times I don’t normally listen to complete albums. For instance, I’ve heard a good bit of The Who songs. Probably more than most people, but I still haven’t listened to My Generation from top to bottom, and it had some stuff that I’d never heard before that surprised me. Songs like “The Ox” are really fun and unique, even for The Who, and listening to them start figuring out their identity as the album goes on is very fun. This isn’t the best The Who album, not even on the podium. It’s pretty Poppy, it’s a little generic, it doesn’t have a ton going for it. They’re clearly trying to find their sound, and haven’t really done so yet here. It’s very traditional as a whole. But even at the start of their careers, it’s still a The Who album, and it’s got more bangers than misses. I don’t even think it has any outright misses as a whole, just not a ton of songs that really hooked me personally. But they knew what they were doing with the title song “My Generation”. That’s a classic, and it’s hard to imagine with how prominent it would become that it was on their first album. It’s my favorite song on the album for multiple reasons, but I do also think it’s also just objectively the best song on the album. Runner up goes to “The Kids Are Alright” which is the other classic song on their debut album. Hard to imagine I’m almost at the end of The Who albums already, but this is number 4 out of 5. The only one left is ironically their last album chronologically on the list. And by then, of course, they found their sound. So it’s going to be really fun going from this one to that one and comparing them. I do know that that one is a 5, but I don’t know if this one should be a 3 or a 4. If I give it a 4, I feel like that may be giving a bit of favoritism, but 3 also just feels too low. For the billionth time, I wish I could give half stars, because this is a 3.8, way closer to a 4 than a 3, but I rate these to the letter, and don’t round up. So man, I don’t know. It’s The Who, and I still love it. But I don’t LOVE it. You know what I’m saying?? I’m going 3. That seems fine with me.
Nice album, I like the length of the album. I particularly like the songs: - I Don't Mind - My Generation
Important in the sense we got more of The Who but on its own its pretty brutal in places
Not bad, okay 60s album
I found this album to be very Beatles-esque (60s Beatles anyway) in terms of the vocal harmonies and catchiness of several of the songs. However, the music is heavier and more experimental at other points ("The Ox" is a perfect example). There are also more blues elements, like keyboards and a groovy swing ("I'm A Man" is a better example of the blues style coming out).
Average shite
Ok
One hit really Who
did not know The Who made music like this at one time. kinda liked the Rolling Stones type of approach
This album is groovyness central. sory. he gains and loses his women fast? what did he say???? huh???????? honestly! this album wasnt so bad! 3.5/5
Very 60's. sounds like Beach Boys and Beatles
Voor witte mannen van middelbare leeftijd (WMvML) was dit meer dan prima. Een ‘divers’ album, waarin The Who zo nu en dan een uitstapje maakt. Ik heb er van genoten als een prima spaghetti.
Het is beter dan the rolling stones niet zo goed als de beatles. Als je de jaren 60 muziek met elkaar vergelijkt. Ik vind dit album nog niet super, maar geen zorgen ze gaan nog wel betere albums maken
Interessant album wat ik een paar keer heb moeten luisteren. Aanvankelijk klinkt het best leuk, natuurlijk met de hit My Generation, en The Kids Are Alright, wat lekker in het gehoor ligt. Een beetje poppy, om maar een vies woord te gebruiken. Ik ben nooit echt een fan geweest van de vroege jaren 60 muziek. Het is me vaak nog iets te ongepolijst, maar dan op de verkeerde manier. Ik vond dit album een beetje klinken als de early Beatles, een beetje als A Hard Day’s Night, maar dan meer rock n roll en met een iets volwassener sound. Het punt wat ik probeer te maken is dat dit album ouder klinkt dan het daadwerkelijk is. Het kwam in december 1965 uit, tussen Help! en Revolver (1966) van The Beatles in. En als je die twee Beatles albums naast elkaar zet, hoor je niet alleen een enorm verschil in stijl, maar wat mij betreft ook echt een verschil in kwaliteit. Revolver met name vind ik erg vernieuwend en bijzonder en een opmars naar sgt pepper. Ik weet dat ik soms doorsla in mijn Beatles-evangelie, maar als je My Generation in die context plaatst, lijken de leden van The Who ineens wel doodnormale stervelingen met hun bandje.
This album was a bit on the longer side and did feel like it dragged a bit I parts but overall was easy to listen to. I definitely could hear where others might have gotten inspiration from The Who or even sampled them which was cool. Some tops were title track, the goods gone, Shout and Shimmy
I liked it. Raw and a bridging from rock and roll to rock. But I felt the tracks were a little haphazard, and that it did nothing to dissuade me from the notion that The Who is a band I like, but in small doses! 3
Perfectly fine 60s-era Brit rock. Interesting to hear the foundational blocks on display that would ultimately make this iconic rock band.
Definitely a classic but I don't think I'd listen to it much.
This is the second The Who album I've kinda panned now but I just don't get much out of this. 2.5/5
It's a pretty bopping album and I enjoyed most of it. Roger Daltrey's voice is proto-punk and sounds great paired with the high energy music playing here. It was a fun listen and obviously "My Generation" stands out on its own. Other notable songs are "The Ox", "La-la-la-lies" and "The Kids are Alright". Solid 6/10.
This is a record that doesn't quite seem to know its place in time. At points, it's oddly futuristic, the way it "predicts" punk with the likes of My Generation and Out in the Street. In other songs, they anabashedly look back in time to their R&B inspirations (most notably I'm a Man). But then, when in the final moments of the album the freak-blues of The Ox starts playing, you're reminded that this could only have been a product of the 60's after all.
Very mid
Gubbete Gubberock, men ok til sin generasjon å være.
2.5 stars The tracks that aren’t things that are on greatest hits albums are forgettable. Great title track and Keith Moon killed drums. But overall as an album I’ll never throw this on.
Solid songs, especially for their day. A bit long though.
Relisten. I haven't listened to this album in full since high school and yet I still remember a majority of the songs like I listened to it yesterday... Some show their age, but others still feel super fresh. "My Generation" and "The Kids Are Alright" stand out especially in this regard. Fav Tracks: "La-La-La-Lies", "The Kids Are Alright" and "The Ox".
3/5 (ou 2,5/5) Old rock, soft, musical. Un peu comme les Beatles, mais avec plus de distorsion sur la guitare et moins de rythme.
the when what where how why one good song on the album and its lowk overplayed
3.5+
Track By Track Out In The Street - starting with delay? I like the sort of rockabilly bounce of this one. It’s got a bit of grit to it, in the guitar and Daltrey’s voice. Can hear the early rock ‘n roll influence. I Don’t Mind - this almost recalls early Beatles. Great vocals, swooning almost crooning. Nice little harmonies too. Brilliant licks from Townsend. The Good’s Gone - bit too noisy for me, in terms of the production. And mixing. Bit Kinks, but not quite the ones I like. La, La, La, Lies - old style vibe. Quite fun, with almost doo-wop backing vocals. Nice jazzy piano vamping on this. Much Too Much - it’s almost sloppy and wet, the sound. I suppose that’s intentional and sometimes it works, but it doesn’t always do it for me. My Generation - I don’t care for this song that much in general, but it does sound great in the context of the record. Great bass breaks. Bopping. The Kids Are Alright - quite nice harmonies. Fun times on this one. Reminds me of something similar, not sure what! Please Please Please - great vocals, guitar work, solid. It’s Not True - but more energy and speed. Nice! I’m A Man - ok! A cover. Bo Diddley. Good times indeed. Original still bit better though in my opinion. Having fun with this I can tell. A Legal Matter - I like the opening riff. And it’s quite a little bop this. The Ox - stonking driving rock. Epic harbinger of what was to come with the Who. Not my favourite on this album though. Overall Review - I hadn’t listened to a Who album before. I was pleasantly surprised. I’ve never really listened to them properly before save a few tracks. It’s like they started out being influenced by early rock and roll e.g. Chuck Berry etc. then evolved. This early sound is nice, lots of drive and rock feel to it. It’s got 3.9 for when I’m In the mood for it and 3.5 for when I’m not! Favourite Songs: I Don’t Mind, The Kids Are Alright, Please Please, Please, A Legal Matter
There are a handful of pretty good songs on here but also a bunch of songs that could have been kept a secret or given to a less cool band
Idk. I’m beginning to think The Who just bugs me. I appreciate them, but never look forward to them and I always want their albums to end. 3 Boolean: True, I mean can I deny The WHO?
Kind of mediocre
3.5
This had some big hits but was still just okay.
This album is so ffffff.... fitting for it's time. The Who have much better albums released after this, but this is still a very strong start. For an album that came out in 1965 it was way ahead of the curve, with psychadelic rock not really taking off until a couple of years later. They made a very respectable album pioneering a new genre, and end ended up becoming legends in prog rock instead. I think they are mkre suited to that they are best known for, but I still have a lot of respect for where they started.
It's ahead of its time, but it's still dated. It was fun to listen to "My Generation", a similar feeling to popping a classic Beatles single on the turntable, but just a fleeting moment of nostalgia and dopamine. The album is short, which is a practice I love from these older records, and it's just tight enough not to give out conceptually. It definitely embraces ending, or at least it's easy for me to appreciate. The B side is another tier, but it's still not something I'd -want- to listen to on a more regular basis. I've never been too into The Who, though I guess I'm glad I gave this a spin. I dig this better than Tommy. 2.9/5
Mostly felt like a Beatles rehash, which I get for the time, except for some glimpses of their burgeoning sound on “My Generation” and “It’s Not True.” Loved the outro track, “The Ox.”
Ha ido gustándome más según avanzaba. No me ha entusiasmado pero tiene momentos brillantes además de alguna que otra canción mítica. Moon es un genio y se come cada canción en la que le dejan brillar.
Honestly, so meh. Just second rate Beatle's tunes with average vocals. Honestly never been a Who fan but their later stuff is much better. Then again, easy listening and I see why they were popular. Just not for me.
Third who! I liked the others better but still good. My generation the obvious stand out
Good stuff
⭐⭐⭐ My Generation är ju såklart en absolut rockklassiker med attityd som är mer cool än bra (dock ändå bra). The kids är en janglig pop låt med tidigar Beatles vibbar. Covern av Bo Didleys I'm a man är bara beige utan riktig grit. Slutar med en instrumental röjig genomkörare i form av The Ox som jag gillar. Där emmellan tycker jag det är lite blekt så det blir en 3a. Bäst är My generation, The kids are alright, The ox
3.3 2x nice debut
A couple of standout tracks but nothing that got added to the rotation
My Generation
I think The Who has some great albums. They’ve got some masterpiece songs. But this album has always sounded kinda like the Beatles but worse to me. Maybe that’s a bit reductive and inaccurate, but… it’s what I thought. There’s still some great songs though. My Generation is obviously awesome.
I mean yeah, this is fun. It stays very similar throughout, but this isn't bad at all. Nothing here is bad at all, it just starts to blend together. Liked Songs: "Out In The Street" , "The Good's Gone" , "La-La-La-Lies" , "Much Too Much" , "My Generation" , "The Kids Are Alright" , "It's Not True"
Found this to be pretty middle of the road for the most part. I think The Who as a whole have been pretty influential and for the time, I think the album is quite good. "The Ox" is the highlight though, and the rest of the album just didn't really catch my attention in the same way as that track did.
For a British band this is one of the most American albums the Who has made. The songs themselves don’t really overstay their welcome. Each one sounds a little heavy for its time. Paired with Daltrey’s powerhouse voice, it sits comfortably as a mix of rock and R&b with the other albums of the 60s (3.5)
fav songs: i don't mind my generation please, please, please fuzzy, raw, blues-y 60/100
Perfectly fine album. Not really moving the needle Best Song: My Generation Rating: 5.5/10 Stars: 3
Great classic Brit rock with some cultural staples. Some of it feels like the Beatles but good.
Lidt for meget Beatles-stemning til rigtigt at løfte sig, selvom der er et par hits på.
Having this soundtrack my research and writing work today. Track 2 "I Don't Mind" is beautiful. Is giving Beatles more than the Who! I like "Much Too Much." But here we go: My Generation is a classic! The Kids are Alright is strangely emotional. And I love "A Legal Matter;" what a smart song.
This one I already own and listened to fairly recently..(UK version) I am a big fan of The Who. However this has always been my least favourite of the 8 albums made by the classic line-up. Like early Beatles, Stones and Kinks it sounds really dated and doesn't have any of the real quality they would show later. It also doesn't help that I have never been that fussed on the much lauded title track. Still not. Listening to it again, 'The Kids are alright' does the job of sticking it to the system anthem much better. So I listened to it fully expecting to give it 2 stars but it sneaked up to 3 (probably, really a 5/10). It's not dull... it's a fairly easy listen and the playing is great. The noise they are making... especially Keith and John...is very different to the sound of, say, Help, Kinda Kinks and Out of our Heads..all released in the same year. It's clear..even listening to this debut that Keith Moon is something very, very special. Favourite tracks. Kids are alright, It's not true, the good's gone.
#74 The Who put out much better songs than what this debut album contains, but it's fine for what it is. Highlights: My Generation, I Don't Mind, The Ox
This was fine on its own but better knowing the context of what they would become. It’s no quadrophenia though!!
A classic 60s album. Not a go to for me however.
My Generation is The Who’s debut album, but for me, it doesn’t quite stand out compared to what they would later accomplish. It’s filled with early pop rock tracks like “My Generation,” which are fun and light, but the album as a whole feels simpler than their more complex later works like Tommy. It’s not bad at all, but it doesn’t hit the same level of sophistication that came with their later releases.
Now this is an album from my adolescence (developmentally, not contemporaneously) that holds up. Truth be told I was less impressed back then. And they got R&B standards that don’t suck! Good on ya! Still not their best tho. 3&1/2
The Who flatter to deceive and are hugely overrated. That said, there's a few all time classic songs on this album. As a whole it's a real mishmash. Sounds like 5 different bands.
Excellent drumming. Way more bluesy than I remember
The who continue to be extremely average and therefore extremely overrated.
It’s good beat, don’t get me wrong, with a bunch of the American influences peeking through on different songs whether it’s soul or blues or straight rock and roll, and they’ve got beginnings of this sort of garage rock sound coming in as well to push the beat formula on a bit more. But I am still not like, enough of a beat enjoyer to say I wasn’t sort of done with it before it ended, and much like with their Liverpool contemporaries, it’s just not an era of the band that really speaks to me as much as the later more-developed rock era does.
I never know about these albums. Why can’t I just hear the original short one? I do know that this project has made me very fond of The Who.
Yet another promising-yet-flawed first album. The Who were better at 70s hard rock than at 60s garage rock, and the gorgeous acoustic arrangements of Tommy were still a ways away. Still, this is much louder than anything else at its time, and if Townsend's songwriting wasn't quite there yet, it all still sounds pretty good. Best track: "My Generation"
This debut from The Who is fun, but you won't really find me raving about it. It doesn't help that the two best songs on the album are right next to each other, surrounded by inferior material. Favourite track: The Kids Are Alright
This is the most middle of the road record I’ve heard in a while. My Generation is a timeless classic, but aside from that, the tracks are middling & quite frankly forgettable. There’s nothing bad whatsoever about it - the songwriting is solid, the production is strong for it’s time and the musicianship is fine. But in terms of impact & memorability, this album doesn’t do that much for me at all. A soft 6/10 for me.
Great singles, stronger second half, some fun songs, second James Brown cover on the album and Bo Diddley’s- I’m a Man -come across as trying too hard to impersonate the artists rather than doing an original interpretation of these songs. Solid debut
Nothing groundbreaking, but a solid pop-rock album with some really strong singles.
This album was entirely too long.
3+, I liked the songs and it's always interesting to listen to early Who but not sure this would be an essential album.
Pretty good all things considered.
Okay. English band trying to be an R and B band.
awesome!
This is a good album and I've listened to The Who before, but mostly their later works. The thing is, this had to be experienced in the 60s, because today it's 'outdated' so to say. But I did enjoy it, it's a wholesome album.
All over the place and certainly not their best work. Still, somewhat interesting and came with a couple decent singles. Rating: 5/10 Favorite Song: My Generation
Casi 4 me gusta cuando se pone blucero
Album 273. My Generation (https://open.spotify.com/album/1JAdpYypQlNaPjL3kHgRZm?si=zif4bf-MTn6gEmHnYIdHZw) — The Who (1965) Wow, 1965. It sounds like 1965 and much fresher at the same time. It also induces a strange feeling in me, like hypnotizing. And because of that it goes by fast. Good 3/5 Liked: — La-La-La-Lies — My Generation
It's fineeeeeeeeee
I don't mind The Who, the have great singles and some really good tracks not ever released alone; but many albums, especially this one I feel like there's a lot of filler. I can't deny the bangers, but prefer to listen to individual singles or compilations because when they miss, it's a big miss. Maybe in this case it was rushed as they say, to capitalise on their singles success they felt the need to quickly put out an album. in it's day it may have been considered very good, 4/5, but today I rate albums considering their cohesiveness and if it stand the test of time. I rate this one a four+filler - not worth owning for maybe four good tracks if the rest is just filler material, look for a compilation ;) There's at least 3 songs on this one that would ensure I'd never bother playing the whole album again, that's for sure. The highs almost equal the lows. 2.5/5
The Who have a handful of great songs... and then a lot of very average ones.
Wasn’t bad - but in all honestly sounded like an early Beatles clone (makes sense coz it was 1965)!
I feel like I've heard better versions of everything I liked about this from other bands/albums. The Ox is a 4. That I'm a Man cover is a 2.
some hits, some forgettable songs 3.5/5
Way better than I thought it would be.
It’s an interesting album with different songs and styles. But it’s good they didn’t get their wish of dying before they got old… because they’re OLD!
Out in the street - 3 I don't mind - 4 The good's gone - 3 La-la-la-lies - 3 Much too much - 3 My generation - 5 The kids are alright - 3 Please, please, please - 3 It's not true - 3 I'm a man - 3 A legal matter - 3 The ox - 3
no se me hizo ninguna canción aburrida.
Only knew one song.
Old men
The Who’s lesser album in terms of artistic content, but their great hook writing and rebellious energy is tangible.
Buena experiencia.
Good vibes and melodies. However, just like the previous The Who albums I've listened to, I don't find the tracks incredible, aside from the well-known singles. 3.5/5
By the numbers 60s rock album showing its age. Couple of standout tracks but they're overplayed which lessens their impact on listen.
Sounds like the rush job it was purported to be. Daughtrey not quite up to the task vocals-wise. Moon and Entwistle do shine. Mix is pretty muddy. Decent originals. Two James Brown covers — not bad but odd choices. Promising debut. 3.5 stars, rounding down.
I like the ox, solid album
Sounds like wannabe Beatles. I like the who, but was too fond of this album. It was fine and my generation kind of saved it. 5/10 Top song My Generation
3.5
The covers on this can charitably be described as....different. Some decent songs, a lot of misses.
When The Who records still had to be "filled" with covers! This is a band coming of age and getting ready to sonically change MANY things!
Songs fine but it’s a little boring
These songs were good, but it was missing a spark Left me feeling a bit meh afterwards, even though objectively there's nothing bad about this album 3 ⭐️
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Sinceramente muy parecido a los beatles
Not a bad album just slightly below average. A lot of the songs on here just come off to me as imitation The Beatles, which isn’t bad but it’s clear that The Who had not really found their sound yet. They would go on to make better albums.
I love the who but this is a weak album in their early career
6/10 quite generic British Invasion sort of album. Decent for a first album though, quite liked the kids are alright, and my generation is a catchy hit.
4.9/10 = it was a good listen but i feel like after a while they all blended together a little and i wouldn't really be able to remember any specifics except a few, still good for a debut though
Sounds like the Beatles
lowk messed with it, but there was some tracks that makes it sound gritty and fun😭
'My Generation', an iconic track, and the rest of the album is just as good. Three stars...
some good songs, some ok songs. nothing extraordinary.
alright, pretty good
Again one of the albums I probably would have loved if I grew up in the 60s. Today it's hard for me to gloss over the production and general old sound. Because I judge on if I was bored, annoyed, or will listen again or immediately put the album in my rotation, I give it 3 stars.
Better to come, but an impressive start.
Hva skal vi med "mono remaster"?
nothing about the who stands out to me but maybe that's because music has progressed so far beyond this now Would I listen again: nah Deserves to be on the list: eh 2.9
Overrated?
Reminiscent of the Beatles for me! You can hear the 50s influences undergird most of these tracks, and the forward momentum of the album generally makes for a pleasant listening experience. However, the songs themselves were nothing to write home about for me, which makes it hard for me to rate this anything higher than a three. STAND-OUT SONG: “The Kids Are Alright” HONORABLE MENTIONS: “My Generation”, “Please, Please, Please”
I hate beat music but I love The Who. I also love “The Kids Are Alright” and “My Generation.” The former is probably the best stereotypically “beat” song of all time, super nice and melodic and kinda interesting. And the latter is real great too, just a good ol’ early punk-sounding song. The rest of the songs here… uhhh…. Some thoughts. Nice Bob Dylan impression on “Much Too Much,” Townshend. The vocals on “Please Please Please” are some of the wimpiest “rhythm and blues” I have ever heard. It’s pathetic. “It’s Not True” is pleasant enough. “I’m A Man” falls into the same problem as “Please Please Please” except the instrumentation is pretty good. This album… it’s okay. The lows really drag it down though. 6.1/10
The Who’s best by far, since they keep it simple & this mostly consists of covers, but I still prefer The Sonics, The Rascals, The Lovin’ Spoonful, The Kinks, Them, early Stones, & early Beatles. It just doesn’t seem to me that they possess an ounce of soul, which makes their ‘hard’ approach an unappealing bore. But I recognize what this record must’ve done to the punctured airwaves, & for that I can respect it. I can even get a degree of pleasure out of it. Just don’t tell me they invented punk.
The Who songs are great, the covers are not. The Kids are Alright.
The list could definitely do without this one (or at least swap it for Quadrophenia). The Kids Are Alright is great, and I like A Legal Matter and The Ox, which suggests that the primary problem is Roger Daltrey.
I like this better than Tommy. Something about that mono feel. I compare because Tommy was also on this list. Tommy was very pointed — it had a specific story to tell. This feels more authentic musically. We don’t get the same flashes of the modern sound thats to come as Tommy, but it’s shown differently in here. There’s some deep, raw blues influence mixed in here that made me perk up big time. overall, I don’t think it’s particularly outstanding, I like the way their sound matured way more than this or Tommy. Probably somewhere in the 3.5 range
Honnêtement c'est assez inoffensif mais pas mauvais pour autant, au contraire c'est même plutôt fun. Pour 1965 c'est rien de révolutionnaire mais c'est quand même sympa, j'ai bien aimé la légère touche de proto-punk c'était vraiment intéressant.
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lo escuche en el colectivo dsp de rendir. buen album pero lo que mas destacó es claramente my generation
Hadnt listened to this for a while. Good stuff.
3/5
Good album
i alr like this better than black sabbath, its giving hobie from spider verse, also ive gotten two purely male bands one after another, a lil misogynistic 1001 albums... atleast these guys r cuntier n apparently famous to the english community
Never been super into the Who. This is mostly fine. It sounds very dated at times, but it's not bad. Not something I'd likely revisit and it's not compelling me to see what I've been missing from the band. "The Ox" is pretty solid, Keith Moon is playing the crap out of the drums on that one.
Not a major ‘The Who’ fan
I love the Who and thought I was going to like this way more. It's a little annoying and droning.
3/5 Favorite Song: My Generation
Truly couldn’t name a song by The Who. Let’s see! Okay, My Generation and the kids are alright were fun little reminders. Cute vibe but not terribly memorable overall. Perhaps a function of returning to work after two weeks off but who can say.
Honestly, I had higher hopes for this album, considering the cultural icon that is the titular single. The rest was just kind of okay.
60s brit rock album, theres not much more to say, kinda cliche at points but I suppose that was just the popular sound, kinda rockin, kinda annoying. Fave song was the kinda are all right, the cover of heatwave was kinda fun and unexpected.
Surprises with how raw the sound is given how refined they became. The blues influence is still strong on some tracks yet the hints to the future were there with "The Kids are Alright". Not my favourite of their albums but worth of it's place.
Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? I know some songs How do I feel about this artist? I like the Who, but as with all these British Invaders, I prefer their later work Pre-Listen Thoughts: I think this will be good but nothing revolutionary. Favorite track(s): My Generation, The Good’s Gone Post-Listen Thoughts: I feel like all the British Invasion bands sort of started out with the same sound and then they all branched out and became more distinguishable. This is a good album but I feel like it’s before The Who really figured out what sets them apart.
pretty catchy