My Generation

This album is something of a mixed bag, opening with a mix of styles and genres, ranging from R&B to rock and even including a James Brown cover before the band finally found something that caught the energy of their live set with the explosive My Generation. Hearing this is still an electrifying experience, with Daltry’s stuttering, amphetamine fueled vocals, Moon’s pounding drums and Townshend’s blistering guitar handing off to Entwhistle’s bass solo. Flipping the album over leads into the jangly West Coast inspired Kids are Alright, another anthem for the young people of 1965. There are some more covers and R&B numbers, before the improvised freak out of The Ox, also featuring the great session musician Nicky Hopkins on piano. Is this a great album that must be heard? Maybe not, but it’s certainly a snapshot of The Who at a formative point in their career and a pointer to where they would be going.

Lo escuché a la mitad. Varias canciones me recordaron a los Beatlessss.

Huh. I mean, it's The Who, but this was their debut album and it's pretty mid. Nothing stands out really, and truthfully forgettable. Could be better, but wasn't the worst thing in the world.

I guess I like The Who now… Who knew

It’s a fun album with good energy, but no tracks that really stuck out or struck a chord with me. Decent, influential, and historically important - not something that I’m likely to revisit any time soon, though. 3

Tenho carinho por Rock da década de 60, internacionalmente dizendo, mas apesar disso nunca me aprofundei muito com The Who. Uma coisa que sempre leio a respeito deles é que nenhum de seus discos de estúdio se comparam com o que eles foram ao vivo. Leio muito a respeito do quão eletrizante eram suas performances, e que eles possuíam um dos melhores atos ao vivo de qualquer grupo do período. Mas não é isso que estamos avaliando aqui. Esse disco cria uma ponte entre uma sonoridade intitulada de Proto-Punk e o som mais retrógrado da década de 50, como doo-wop e refrões grudentos de bandas de Pop. Até um cover de James Brown temos aqui, e singles que preenchiam as rádios como My Generation. Essa ponte têm seu valor, mas pro meu ouvido ela soa extremamente pedestre. Parece que já ouvi este mesmo álbum incontáveis vezes, realmente ele falha em trazer qualquer entusiasmo meu pra cada uma de suas faixas, incluindo seus grandes hits. Mas em quesito técnico, não consigo reclamar muito. Townshend é um bom guitarrista, a percussão é sempre engajante, os vocais em coral fazem cócegas em meu ouvido. Não consigo reclamar muito, e o álbum explora diversas trilhas sonoras em sua curta e compacta duração. Enfim, um som relativamente agradável embora não muito emocionante em retrospectiva. Um disco que certamente não envelheceu perfeitamente. 3.5

I love the Who the power the sound Pete and Keith - this early Who sound is great but I enjoy the later stuff more like Tommy Eminence Front etc

An energetic offering by a young band. The seeds of what's to come are here. They obviously hit it out of the park on a few occasions but why attempt the sacrelidge that is I'M A MAN? Best when they stick to their own material. A bit crude but suits where they are, what they are and what they would become.

Pretty good.

The main song was fine but the rest were forgettable.

Had a few decent songs, I really liked the instrumental one, I'm pretending I listened to the version with Circle instead of I'm a Man, even though I didn't really care for Circle, it was a lot better than that cover was.

Better than their later efforts. More pop and R and B orientated and I like the musicianship. May increase score over time.

I enjoyed Who's Next more

The Who are pretty overrated imo

Eles tem uma geração

sorry, haven’t listened! but i’ve saved it

Love the sound of The Who in this era, especially in the larger context of the mid 60’s, but the song writing itself just leaves me wanting more.

Solid and unpretentious British rhythm and blues that aspires to rock hard and sometimes does. Some decent songs, a handful of great ones and a few that are embarrassing (I definitely don't need to hear Roger Daltry pretend to be Bo Diddley). Keith Moon consistently elevates the material with with his hard hitting and avalanche-of-boulders fills. Overall pretty energetic and listenable. Favorite song: 'The Kids Are Alright'

Great Songs: The Ox Good Songs: It's Not True, I'm a Man, Instant Party Mixture, The Kids Are Alright, I Can't Explain, Out In the Street, Please, Please, Please, Shout and Shimmy, A Legal Matter, Lubie, Bald-Headed Woman, La-La-La Lies Mid Songs: Daddy Rolling Stone, (Love is Like a) Heat Wave, Circles, Motoring, The Good's Gone, I Don't Mind, Anytime You Want Me Bad Songs:

want to go back and listen to again another time

Pre-listen: Know I’ll love the drums, but not sure what I’ll think of the albums direction as a whole. Looking forward to this one. During listen: 3 tracks in: I really like the whole sound of it - much more Beatles in it than I remember, but unmistakable playing style when you think about it 5 or so on: Bit of jangle pop now, drum work great, slightly forgettable section but imagine was great fun live. Getting to end: Influences very ‘of their time’, but it’s propulsive. Lot of bluesy stuff now. Post-listen: Just heaps of fun. Confident band to come out the gate and play like that. There’s better from them I reckon, but so much frenetic energy. Bluesy, rock and roll, all the members terrific. Drums stellar. Piano I had to look up, Nicky Hopkins, that guy killed it! Statement of intent from a class act. Same rating as Queen but if you pushed me I’d be saying this was certainly the more enjoyable record overall. Classic track on each.

A lot more traditional 60s pop than I expected. The seeds are there, but they really don't have their voice yet.

I think of all The Who albums I've heard this is probably my favorite. I don't find them super exciting but this is their best in my opinion, good not great.

it was fine!!

GOING IN: No strong feelings LISTENED WHILE: Afternoon, relaxing FAMILIARITY: Know the artist, not the album SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Once was plenty DISCOVERY CURVE: Warmed up nicely ALBUM ARC: Ended better than it started VERDICT: Fair enough BODY'S VERDICT: Decent head wobble FAVOURITE TRACK: The Ox My Rating: 3 Ooh, those drums!!

𝘔𝘺 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 isn’t The Who’s strongest album, but it’s impossible to ignore the impact of its title track. That song alone crystallized the raw frustration and restless energy of 1960s youth in a way few bands ever matched. The rest of the record is uneven but full of hints of what The Who would later become — loud, defiant, and stylistically bold. As a debut it’s historically important, even if it doesn’t stand as their most consistent work.

3⭐️/5 01.23.2026

Prima hoor

Redelijk weinig mening. Was alright als complete album ervaring. Paar bangers, paar okayers

Grappig hoe veel er uitgeprobeerd wordt op dit album van slechts 35 minuten. Daardoor is het helaas wel een beetje een rotzooitje. Wel een prima rotzooitje om aan te horen.

It’s okay, but I wasn’t super enthusiastic. Stand-outs - My Generation - A Legal Matter - The Ox

This is #day532 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my third Who album already, a home to the band's signature eponymous song and the immortal "I hope I die before I get old" line. That alone is reason enough to give it a decent score. This is rock music still in its infancy, but already with something to boast about. I do think three Who albums would've been just fine to hear before you die. Instead, there are two more to go. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day533.

Pretty decent actually 3 stars

More R&B than I expected.

Eh. Everything sounded the same. I think I’m going to have to listen to a lot more of albums that sound like this before this is done.

While listening to the 1st few songs I was thinking how bad The Who sounded even though it was recorded in mono. Of course My Generation and The Kids are Alright sounded very good. I started wondering if it was this album and these 2 songs that started them creating their classic masterpieces of music.

My Generation is timeless. The rest are standard 60s rock for a new band trying to make it big.

Given that this was billed as the hardest rock available at the time, I was surprised how tame it was. Oh how far we have come. Aside from the well known parts this was unmemorable.

The band is a classic, liked some songs a lot, some where not that memorable.

Okay

Great album lyric content? however for its time good

maneiro.

Album #34 The Who: My Generation Really solid effort from The Who, before they fully established their own unique sound. Similar to the early Beatles, the sound is more ‘simple’ and stripped down, but each song presents a catchy melody that keeps you engaged. I enjoy the mod sound in general, and especially the bands it went on to influence (specifically The Jam). Overall, a good and important album from what would go on to be one of the best bands of all time. Best Songs: My Generation, Much Too Much, I Can’t Explain Worst Song: I’m Man Score out of 10: 7

Great harmonies. The guitar tone has a nice crunch to it. Wild drums. Songs are mostly forgettable. Title track slaps though.

Fine overall. I knew My Generation. I liked the drumming on The Ox.

I feel really torn on what rating to give this. I think it's got a great punky attitude and the guitar playing is great but it suffers from what a lot of early-to-mid 60s rock albums suffer from. Covers, and crap ones at that. The Beatles suffered from it, The Stones did, and so did The Who. I think we see glimpses of the titans they'd become on tracks like My Generation and The Kids Are Alright, even A Legal Matter kicks ass too. But some of the stuff on here, you just can't believe it's written by the same guy who wrote Won't Get Fooled Again and Love Reign O'er Me. I give it a high 3.

Actually loved this album!

Not the best album by The Who, and certainly not the worst album by The Who. Definitely worth a listen.

Only a handful of good songs in a field of mid.

It’s chipper but it’s definitely not The Who at their prime

I liked this album! Felt like easy-listening rock.

I like The Who, but this particular album doesn't do a whole lot for me. I prefer their later, more expansive stuff. You probably had to be there at the time to fully appreciate this one. A few standout tracks, especially towards the end, and Keith Moon's drumming is a highlight.

its OK, the big hits are elsewhere; early & pop

An album that has its moments and more than one decent track. But largely confirms my view that The Who are a bit overrated.

This is fine but I would rather listen to The Beatles

This is bizarrely the first time I've listened to a whole Who album. My main thought was "shrug". It's perfectly OK, My Generation and the Kids Are Alright were great, but a fair bit of the rest just sounded like an American rock band from the 60s, whereas My Generation at least sounded punky and British. I expect they have more interesting releases.

The vocals are nice but that's about the only unique thing about this album. Favorite Tracks: A Legal Matter, Instant Party Mixture

The Who have never felt over or underrated to me, and this is no exception. Enjoyable music but nothing which really stuck with me or makes me hurry to listen again,

More bluesy then expected

It’s fun.

Great debut album, with a rock anthem "My generation" as the favourite one

3/5 + I love the crunchy drum sound and the deep guitar tone + It really has its moments, I especially enjoy the heavier tracks - so because I only know this album from the context of listening to it in 2026, it sounds just not that special or memorable to me Fav: The Kids Are Alright, My Generation, The Goods Gone, I'm A Man Least Fav: Please Please Please

Some great tunes My Generation The Kids Are Alright 60s Britrock

Maybe i was just in a mood today but this one didn't hit me in the way it might have in the past. or even on a different day. i think the who are great and there's a couple of standouts here, but i couldn't help but feel like "ok but you are old now so what". i guess we do all fffffade away.

Not really my thing but my generation is iconic so imma give it 3 stars.

It's alright

It was good, maybe expected more and really there was only 1 big hit.

I am whelmed. A mixed bag of classic Who and covers, but I think I was expecting more?

אלבום טוב! ניסיתי להקשיב לו מספר פעמים וכל פעם לא הצלחתי להמשיך עד סוף האלבום.. אבל מהשירים ששמעתי, אלבום מצוין, פשוט קשה לבקר כשלא התעמקתי בכולו

Important Brit invasion album

на мій подив, цікаве звучання, при цьому всі пісні схожі, тому слухати на фоні норм, але так щоб насолоджуватися то ні. на жаль, нічого не додала в свій плейлист.

The title track is one of my favorite songs of all time. My problem with the album is that apart from that track and a couple others, it is a bit bland and derivative (notably of earlier blues tunes). The exception is Keith Moon's drumming, which is phenomenal and original as always, but not enough to save the album. I'm left wishing that The Who had leaned more into proto-punk aesthetics for more than just the title track. Strong 3.

So every white British boy in the 50s/60s just sat around listening to blues and Phil Spector records? My generation might be the best rock ever written though…if the rest of the album sounded as intentional.

like the early boy bandy background vocals, christ these albums are too long

A good start but like there sound more on later albums, could tell this was their debut

Ganz gut, aber trotzdem nicht so meins.

Hat mir teilweise gut gefallen. Die Lyrics sind schlecht gealtert.

5.5/10 - The Who is one of those bands that I always expect more from. I feel like The Who are talked about as if they are in this top echelon of musicians, but I always feel a bit let down. This album was longer than necessary but did have some good songs.

Fun 60's album, nothing crazy or innovative, but it's a good time. Light 7/10

Title track is magnificent with some other good songs too but it did feel all over the place at times

I like a lot of songs and it's clear the album has influenced later punk strongly and has almost a legendary status as some might say. However, I agree with the band themselves who say it was kind of a rush job, with some lyrics really lacking any kind of depth and some instrumentals which in my opinion just don't stick out like other songs.

An enjoyable, fun album to listen to. A few more songs that I would classify as fairly average thant those that I would call great.

I want to rate this higher, but it’s just not that great of a Who album. A couple Classic tracks and you can see the foundation building for future albums and other bands. Overall, not an album I’d listen to in full again and for that reason just a 3.

Everything is incased in ice so I was hoping for something hot but the generator gave me some average to below average rock

Not my type of genre. Idk i just dont enjoy listening to it. I just sit still with a blank face.

The breakout hit My Genaration is a must hear! the rest... not so much. Kids are Allright is also a good track and the rest is sounding okey. but as a whole it is not that exceptional. The historical and cultural significance is more reason to hear it but i would say that it's mostly my generation.

Fun, rock n roll itself. Made my foot move along the beats. I would listen again but nothing really stuck out for me.

This was perhaps more enjoyable than I expected but my feelings towards The Who have unfortunately been impacted by listening to their albums and finding they are not as good as I may have previously assumed. Maybe not as good as ‘Who’s Next’ but much better than ‘Tommy’. Only 2 more of their records on the list to do now at least.

fun listen

This feels the most Beatle's wannabe. Less cohesive than previous Who albums I've listened to. Still great! Just doesn't sound as defined as their later albums where they really found their groove.

I could only listen to the deluxe album and man did it just draggggg. A good amount of their classics came from this album but outside of that it was just basic 60s rock.

Raw, rebellious, rock n roll

Not my favourite Who album, but some good songs.

A few stand out songs on this album but for the most part nothing that stuck out too much but was an enjoyable listen.

Never listened to one of their albums before, was pleasantly surprised

I've never really gotten into The Who. I hated the movie as a teenager which kept me from buying an album

I think of the Who so synonymously with Who's Next, Tommy, and Quadrophenia that I forget about that raw feel of this album. What a great slice of British Invasion rock, and while I feel like I'm rating it harshly I know just how far The Who would go.

Like easly Beatles

The debut of The Who! It's got that absolutely classic British 60s feeling because obviously that's what it is. It helped set the bar for that sound. That said, how does the whole album hold up? I would say it held up adequately. It's fun and short, but didn't really do a whole lot for me. My Generation had a couple hits on it but outside of that, the rest kind of fades into the ether. Standouts were "The Good's Gone" "My Generation" and "The Kids Are Alright." Honorable mention to "The Ox" where everyone just slays their respective instruments (Damn, Moon was great). Being their debut album, it's fun to see where the band came from, but they definitely got better with age and experience. My Generation isn't The Who's best, but it's a pretty great start. 3/5

Good debut album.

Good old innocent rock and roll

Another fucking Who record. This one at least has some of their better songs on it, but they shouldn’t be this represented on the list.

I couldnt really get into this one, but its definitely a solid album. couple of classic, evergreen tracks, and you can feel that it's in the DNA of a lot of what came after in american music. Sounds a little samey now tho

Pretty Decent

Solid baseline in Speed King, love it. Part way thru Flight of the Rat, he’s beating on that keyboard like its a rented mule lol. Most of the songs possess that signature distorded keyboard. Can see why that put them with led zepplin and black sabbath as the “unholy trio” with this album. Goes pretty hard.

Couple of good songs, I think greater things are coming from the Who.

One of the better 60s rock albums I've heard on here so far, but definitely prefer later The Who records.

3. Just okay

Stepping stone album which seems tame upon listening to it after a long time - Whos Next is my go-to. 1. My Generation 2. Please, Please, Please 3. I’m A Man

A pretty enjoyable listen, but not something I'd return to. 6/10 Favourite track: My Generation

Vocal harmonies are standout for what I anticipated to be a pretty bog-standard rock record. Nothing really engages me, there’s some solid songwriting but nothing I’m gonna come back to.

Never really listened to a LOT of The Who besides a lot of the mainstream, and this didn't completely blow me away. I think it was a little long for what it was, but knowing the other stuff they did this wasn't their best.

Really surprising. I was expecting the proto punk stuff, the hard rock kind of noises, snarls and attitude etc. I was not expecting the strong R&B elements throughout and two James Brown covers! Really improved the listening experience for me though. It was all a lot more professional and enjoyable than I expected.

Nudne i bez Pazura. Po raz kolejny mam wrażenie jakbym słuchała rozcieńczonych Beatlesów. Nic ciekawego, parę chwytliwych kawałkowów, ale nie zestarzało się to najlepiej. 6/10

I still have a soft spot for the straightforward, often simplistic chord structure and lyrics of the 60s mod groups, though this probably needed the inclusion of the contemporaneous I Can't Explain and Substitute to earn another star.

Eh, it's fine. I like this more than the Beatles' early albums, but it still feels very remedial and timid compared to what they would eventually come up with. Daltrey in particular doesn't sound very comfortable in any of the genres he's attempting. "My Generation" is good (although the stuttering makes it seem like an affectation to make it stand out more) and the instrumental "The Ox" is fantastic, but nothing else is the equal of these two tracks.

A childhood favourite, kinda dated at times but anthems like Kids Are Alright and My Generation have withstood the test of time.

This is a pretty mixed offering but just about worthy of being on the list. Other than the singles which get played would never have known that their early work was varied. On a number songs, the covers in particular you wouldn't know that it was The Who.

My generation is so good but this is simply not as good as their other albums... 3/5

Pretty good. The songs are all solid with a nice bit of variation between them. Shows a really interesting era of the British rock scene

Classic rock album. Much more listenable than I expected but still a little too slow and poorly sung for my taste

Goodish one

hm… better than the other who albums i’ve heard. 3.5

Far from their best album, solid debut

A couple bangers. Very bluesy.

It was fine, didn't blow me away, didn't hate it

Great combination of rock annd roll and blues. Fun album.

This was a good album. My Generation is the standout song for me, not because it was the one I was the most familiar with but because it has the sound I would associate with the who the most compared to the other songs on the album. That said, I haven't listened to a lot of the who outside of the hits, but that is what stuck with me.

Good album by the who! A couple of classic songs!

A couple of memorable songs.

It’s starts out pretty good. A little corny and dated in spots (i.e. la-la lies) and quite a few are just meh to lame and boring. Favorite track: the ox

Pretty pretty good.

Don’t think this should be on here. It’s fine, sure. But other much more deserving albums that I haven’t come across yet.

This is not my generation. Nöd mal mim daddy sini. Aber ja gmüdi gsi. Au nöd spezial guet

Premier album de The Who. Deuxième album de The Who que j’écoute. Et, malgré que j’ai bien aimé le son sixties, et les quelques touches blues ici et là, ce n’est toujours pas pour moi.

Not their peak.

Solid 3.

You can see why they were a big deal. It holds up alright

Some obvious hits but also a lot of "British guys covering blues" songs

it's crazy to think this is the same band that later released Pinball Wizard. all i could think of throughout was "now this is raucous." good ol' classic rock n' roll. it's not my favorite era of the who, but it stands on its own as a fun time.

God, Keith Moon was such a legend. The drums on each song are just undeniably incredible. RIP. Overall, this is a fun album but ultimately forgettable besides the title track and "The Kids Are Alright." I think the length makes it a bit harder to fully appreciate.

A rock n’ roll charcuterie board that gives you a taste of the past, present, and future of the genre from 1965. The past: - blues blues blues The present: - poppy songs, some of its weakest points - More Beatles impressions The future: - songs about bangin’ - drums that be bangin’ - high tempo songs that still go hard (my generation, the ox) - lead guitar! Not just chords - big charismatic vocals What makes this album so exciting and memorable are these peeks at the future of rock — especially in showing us what drums and guitar can sound like.

very reminiscent of the 60s, mostly mono. OK, but apart from a couple of well known songs a bit bland

This is fine ⭐⭐⭐

Loud. Lots of hits, still deserves more listens.

This album definitely feels like a time piece. I haven't listened to much of The Who's discography before this but I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted with the Blues tracks on this project. While most of the blues tracks were okay, most of the pop-rock tracks were a miss for me. Overall, this was an album with a little more hit than miss. Favourite Track(s): My Generation, I Don't Mind Least Favourite Track(s): Much Too Much

Feels very Beatlesy. Not bad, not great

3.5

This is the first album I’ve listened to on here. Will use echo app to review my full opinions on it

A good listen for an album by The Who. I am not hugely into them but I enjoyed it a bit.

*The Kids are Alright and My Generation are bangers but the rest of the album is just ok. Cool sound but nothing that moved the needle beyond that.

Not as good as The Who’s album from the other day but still not bad.

The Who’s debut…has intriguing drums and guitars throughout, but all in all not the biggest fan of The Who. I do respect them and enjoy some of their later stuff. This is a decent debut that’s made up of hard 60s pop rock - but it’s unlikely I’ll come back to this much.

Was leaning towards 2 on this as, notwithstanding the genius of the title track, there was a lot of non descript rock on this But The Ox is an absolutely tremendous end to the album and edges it to a 3

So, this is fine. I do like The Kids are Alright and I didn’t realize the iconic “I’m a Man” was the Who! By iconic I do mean ironic… he’s basically mansplaining how to be a manwhore. Anyway, it’s so in-lane for the time and genre. If you told me “It’s Not True” was the Beatles I’d just smile and nod.

Pas leur album le plus intéressant. Très dérivatif dès qu'on sort des tubes.

My previous review of Who's Next holds true for this album as well: "Obviously a classic, but I was never able to get into The Who like other people. I had the greatest hits and that was more than enough for me. This album was well-represented on there. The hits on this album are of course great, but the rest does nothing for me. I wouldn't use ANY of them for CSI theme songs." This album is rawer than that one and I like that. The lyrics are rawer too and I don't really like that. Some of this reminds me of the former groups shown in This is Spinal Tap. The opening guitar tremolo of "Out in the Street" reminded me of Johnny Marr's opening to "How Soon Is Now?" Daltrey's impression of Bo Diddley for "I'm a Man" was surprisingly passable. I don't think I knew Jimmy Page played on this album until I read the Wikipedia page. This is fine. I don't dislike The Who. I just don't see what the big deal about them is. And Townshend is a weirdo.

Certainly listenable, and probably a groundbreaking British invasion album of the time - but this certainly feels dated and I think there are plenty of better The Who albums out there. I found myself checking how far into the album I was because frankly this thing was a bit boring.

Interesting example of differences in quality between original mono and remastered stereo recordings. This is another album I left a significant gap between first listen and review, and I found a I was fairly unimpressed with my first listen to the stereo version. As a bit of a refresher as part of reviewing the album, I went for the original mono over the remastered stereo, and found that despite still sounding like an album recorded in 1965, the fidelity on the sound was a lot better as a single track. This is clearly here for the hit track, but that’s not to say the rest of the album is a slouch. I think bands from this era have ended up tarred as massively overrated due to length and frequency of exposure (and generally also as sex freaks/pedophiles), but putting that aside they are for the most part fairly talented musicians who produce quality albums. I enjoyed the deeper cuts, but not enough that I’d go back and otherwise listen to them. Good album. Listen to the mono version.

I disliked this than every other project by them ive heard. Only 2 truly great tracks on this thing and one is the title track. An unfortunate one hit wonder still alright album by an otherwise great band. 7/10

I can see why this was so influential. If I heard this in 1965 and saw the absolute fucking dweebs on the cover doing this I would think to myself "yeah I could probably do this better". Side A is good, great even. Side B kinda sucks except for the last track as there are no lyrics to interpret with suspicion given the band's sketchy (being generous) history with minors. As such, song titles like My Generation, A Legal Matter and The Kids Are Alright are hard to view as anything other than Qanon level signalling. It's not bad, it's fine. I won't listen to anything outside the highlights again and the band have put out far better albums. As a debut album it's good, for its influence on everything that came after it, it's amazing. As for listening to it in 2025, it's boring. Highlights: I Don't Mind, My Generation, The Ox

Middle of the road. I don’t dislike The Who, but they aren’t as great as this list seems to believe them to be.

pretty generic I feel. They're okay musicians though, and my generation is pretty fun

Before Tommy, before Quadrophenia, there was the band that was part of the Brit-Pop Invasion. Earlier Who is less fun, but My Generation is a primer into their catalog. 3/5

It sounds like The Who. Most of The Who's stuff never excited me, and this is a pretty big offender. Not awful, but not worth writing home about.

Nothing too spectacular here. Just kind of a weird blend of mid 60s rock and like a weird garage sound

I'm starting to think the Who are that one meme with the three hot chicks in bikinis (Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks) next to the squat girl in the one piece and bathing cap (the Who). Simply shocking I thought I was primed to really like this band.

A standard early 60's bop rock album with a little edge, a glimpse to the hard rock the Who would be more famous for. It's fine

For the time it was released, this is powerful rock. But compared to later Who, it's kinda week. Some great singles, some good blues, but it doesn't capture me as a whole. 3/5

Easy to listen to, but a little long. Not bad, though. I just prefer harder rock.

pretty run-of-the-mill debut for a band in the 60s if we're being honest. just doesn't really hold up when you consider what the Stones and the Beatles were doing in 65.

bluesy who album

Nice energetic start to both the album and my listening project. I can admit that I have never really listened to this band so this is an interesting start. This really sounds like a British rock album from the 60s. Like the album cover also suggests. I am quite sure that if I delved into this band’s discography, I could start to appreciate it more. However, not gonna do that. But I do understand why this is one of the classics of western rock music. The fastest tracks were the best, there was even a slight sense of danger. Decent 3 for this debut because one of my favourite bars in the city of Turku is named after this band.

Better and more fun than I was expecting from a band that has always felt so generic boomer party time to me

Better than I remember. A bunch of fun songs with pretty strong melodies and production that screams 60s. Some songs even surprised me with their heaviness considering this dropped in '65. The title track is great and The Kids Are Alright is also a banger. It's got its problems tho, a few songs seem a bit corny and feel like bad covers of early Beatles, especially La-La-Lies and Please Please Please. Some of the vocals are also a bit grating at parts. Not a bad listen tho.

Love the Who… but this isn’t for my generation. Would I listen to again? Maybe a couple songs

I like the Who, but have never listened to this entire album. My Generation is pretty iconic, The Kids are Alright is alright. This is Proto-Who I guess. Pretty good album by a great band.

With some songs, I felt like I was listening to the Beatles. Is that a lack of your own sound, or a compliment?

I like The Who like I like the Stones, more of a greatest hits person, except less than the Stones. All songs are early rock/blues except “My Generation” stands out. Imagine that.

Love your dad story korirok, and I made the mistake of listening to the endless Deluxe version too whiz-kid. I have a love/hate relationship with the Who, most of the love being for the later albums. But this has my favorite Who song, one of what I consider the most perfect pop songs ever, The Kids are Alright. A beautiful portrait of a kid wanting to be with his girlfriend and his pals but torn by needing to be alone. What pop song does that? Catcher in the Rye, the 3 minute musical. See their later album Quadrophenia for the 90 minute rock opera version.

This album really reminds me of The Beatles' red compilation album from 1962-66. They're from the same era of early rock music that all kinda sounds the same. I saw one review calling it "mod rock". It's their debut album, so they obviously hadn't found their sound/musical niche yet. It's all decent music, but not captivating or all that interesting. 6/10.

There was so much filler on this album 5/10

Decent

Good stuff. Everything from the Who up until 1973 is fucking gold.

нормалек.

I enjoy The Who, and know most of their hits, but I've never listened to this album in its entirety. The intro song, "Out In The Street" has a soul vibe and a WAR flavor to it. The second, "I Don't Mind", has a 50's/Motown vibe to it. I had no idea they were this versatile in their early days. I enjoyed both. "My Generation" the song (262M listens!), is such a classic. Put them firmly on the map. Super catchy, and you can feel they are transitioning from that 60's pop sound to more of a rock edge. "Much Too Much" feels like it was written and recorded about the same time. "The Kids Are Alright" is another pure classic and welcome anytime I hear it. "The Good's Gone" should have been a Stones song, they would have breathed some life into, this version is a slog. "I'm A Man" was another that I could have done without. Doesn't even sound like Daltry. Same with "Legal Matter", just a nothing song. "The Ox", instrumental to end the album, was completely unnecessary. The Deluxe version is loaded with another 18 songs! Some hits, quite a few misses. Bonkers drumming throughout and some tasty guitar, great musicianship. This started their legacy so it gets marks for that, longevity and hits, influence is a no brainer. 3.5 stars.

Its got some tunes, good energy and all that, but didn't blow me away

The Who, like a lot of famous 60s rock bands’ debut, prove that they can play and look good at the same time. That’s the main gist of a lot of the British Invasion bands you can think of when they started out. The early Stones, Beatles, Who, Kinks, etc. all with attractive men and good rockers. Of course, all these bands would find their own speciality later down the line. As for the Who’s debut, it produces a blueprint for a band that ran on LOUD. Their tunes are engaged with this harder edge shown in their overall playing style. Distortion and (especially) feedback is present in an album from ’65! How cool is that! Some songs do real well for me such as My Generation, The Kids Are Alright, A Legal Matter (with Townshend on vocals), The Good’s Gone and I Don’t Mind. But as for the rest, they come off as unspectacular to me. They’re either covers of blues and RNB songs, just fine originals or an improvised instrumental piece. These combined with the highlights make for an overall mixed bag of an album but it does prove that The Who had something good going. The chemistry between Daltrey, Townshend, Entwistle and Moon is there and it would only expand to more anthemic and creative heights from there on. Until then, the kids are “alright” (6/10, 3/5 on this scale)

3.5/5

Yes okay it's The Who. Did it do anything special for me? No. Would I listen to it again? No. Did I like it? Sure. 3.1

10/6 cok safe place bir yani var ve bazi sarkilar cok ikonik ama bazilari da basimi agritti uzgunum🥲

Very much a product of its time, but a few really good tracks on there.

What a middle of the 60s album. Half of it sounds like that screaming girls early 60s stuff and the other half is post beatles going off. Very similar to the beatles. The same type of trajectory at the time. And i like both modes. Mayeb not the same caliber as something like the beatles but still pretty good. The title track os my favorite here but everything else is enjoyable enough. Nothing that stands out in a wild way though. I had enough fun for sure but im not saving every track here. Only 2 to be exact. But i was still happy here

This one was pretty weak as a whole Who album.

I enjoyed the album for the most part. There's a brightness to the guitar sound that I like and the songs had a lot of energy. It was interesting to hear a bluesy tone mixed with Beach Boy type harmonies but with a harder rock sound. Favorite song: The Ox. Worst song: I'm A Man

It wasn't bad, certainly not as bad as some of the other albums I've had to listen to from this era. But it was also boring.

Although it is all over the place stylistically, it's a very cool album.

It's their debut album and it shows. Out of their albums I've already listened to, Who's Next and Tommy are much better than this one. Not bad, just bang average

10/3/25. Has the typical 60s rock sound, but heavier. Like the simplicity of it, but also funny to hear this compared to the band's later work.

Holy long album. Enjoyed it though. Not outstanding though.

More bluesy, Beatles-y than I would have expected. Loved The Ox to end it but was just fine with everything else.

hmm, 2 great songs, the rest less so. Not the best Who. 3 Heard before? Some songs Owned: No 17/1001, 17/71 (23%) Will I get? No

The Who were the first blue-eyed soul singers to pop up with more inspiration from James Brown and Sam Cooke than Chuck Berry. Which means that Roger Daltrey is doing his own take on James Brown on a song here, and also Muddy Waters. But what shines here are the hits: “My Generation”, “The Kids Are Alright”, “Much Too Much” and “The Good’s Gone.” In those are a band that has a ton more to say than the typical 60’s British newcomers. There’s an edge to the guitar, a nuance to the bass, and some massively wild drums. Because the band was already veering off the regular bar rock path into flights of fancy, and as the 60s wore on their pop sensibilities and composition would propel them. This is more an artifact than a great record, but it’s worth hearing to see the germ of something new.

Definitely different than I expected. There was a lot more Beatles and Rolling Stones vibes that I would have thought. And not surprisingly, based on my taste, I enjoyed it when it skewed more Beatles than Rolling Stones. Unfortunately there was more of a blues vibe than rock.

Een sterk debuut dat niet helemaal de energie ving van hun live-shows. Dat kan ik me wel voorstellen. De plaat is soms best liefjes met simpele nummertjes. Natuurlijk, voor wanneer dit is gemaakt heeft het een belangrijke opstap gedaan naar de punk en hardrock. De plaat in z'n geheel is erg Beatlesque maar hier en daar echt al het typische geluid van the Who. Altijd leuk om zo'n debuut terug te horen, wetende hoe de band zich later zal gaan ontwikkelen. Sterk debuut, maar de plaat heeft de al het hardrock geweld wat zal volgen niet helemaal overleeft. 7/10 Highlights The Kids are Alright My Generation

We all know the song...and the rest is unkown for good reasons...

It’s ok, listened to background music while tidying and checking emails.

This is just ok

solidly mediocre. 3.5 ?

3/5

whelp I guess I am resigned to psychedelic outdated rock and 80s emo whatever whatever... I hope the list improves soon. This has ONE good song... guess which one. They figured it out AFTER this one. That is why its on so many subsequent records. Nice try list would rather have Tommy or who Are You... 5.0 for cultural significance (under protest). Do better 1001...

“Talkin’ ‘bout My Generation…” Another known artist and hits, but not one I’ve listened to otherwise. Enjoyed the album and style well enough. Strong finish with the drums and piano on The Ox.

The Kids Are Alright est pas pire

I definitely see the influence for indie rock that would come decades after, the presence of blues in some of the songs is quite odd but I guess that was cool back then but certainly sounds dated for todays standards. My Generation stands out, likely because its the only song I've actually heard before listening

It's certainly of it's time, bluesy riffs and very 60s style harmonics, but you can hear the roots punk, and its quite easy to draw a straight line from The Who to the Sex Pistols and The Clash.

The Who are good but you can have too much Who

Some of the sounds in the album are different and more hard rock than The Who's contemporaries that make it stand out from other albums of the time. That makes it interesting and fun to see how it shaped the sound of the music that will come in the next decade or so. But, in and of itself, there is only one song on this album that is a stand-out, the title track. So it doesn't have enough to justify rounding up a 3.5 to a 4.

A cracking title track, a few alright songs for the kids, and the rest is just utterly unnoteworthy

Solid rock album, but I liked Who's Next more

I gave Tommy 1 star, so I was slightly dreading this, and...It's fine? I can see why it was so influential, and why songs like My Geneneration and The Kids Are Alright led to mod/punk etc, but personally I feel it's lost it's power over the years. Much like the Rolling Stones. The covers just remind me that these were pasty white British boys ripping off black Americans. The cover of please please please utterly pales in comparison to James Brown. It's OK, deserves to be here, clearly influenced a lot of people, but doesnt really do much for me. A weak 3.

Very forgettable R&B/early rock aside from the title track and The Kids Are Alright, which are rightly regarded as classics. You can see little flares here and there of their skill, in particular Keith Moon. But like with most Who albums I've listened to, the consistency isn't there.

Pretty solid album, I’ve always liked the title track but it was nice to hear the rest of the album for the first time. For a debut album it’s pretty solid but nothing extraordinary for me.

I'm not a huge The Who fan, so this doesn't do too much for me, but I can see how this album would be mind-blowing in 1965 — from this time distance, I'd rather listen to the late 60s material from The Rolling Stones (and The Who themselves!). My Generation (the song) is a timeless classic, though.

Fun times. Peaks at and past the titular song.

Generic classic rock

A fan of The Who and I was glad to hear one of my favorite song by them (My Generation). Good album.

It's super ok. It's about as average as it gets.

Classic rock. Nothing unexpected. My Generation remains a banger.

This exercise has me contemplating a number of what-ifs. Like, what if The Who never recorded "My Generation?" This album would be called "The Who Sing A Legal Matter." Would they have been as popular? It's doubtful in my mind, but who knows. Regardless, they did sing "My Generation" which is quite fortunate. Otherwise, the album is something of a snooze with the The Who aping their influences to the best of their ability.

multiple advisors in my court have informed me that this isn't a great album and its weird that it was even included in the list (compared to other who albums). nevertheless, i pressed forward because what kind of ruler would i be if i listened to baseless rumors fueled by my courtiers instead of verifying the facts for myself? as it turns out, the eunuchs were right: i thought the who were supposed to be better, or something. while a few tracks stood out, the rest were kind of duds, and a few - were i to be misled by power-hungry councillors with malicious intent to subvert my authority by making a fool of me - i could have been told were by the beatles and i would've accepted that because... i didn't hear a difference!! highlights - my generation, it's not true, a legal matter, the ox

Listrenable.

A step forward for rock but still heavily influenced by 60s harmonised guitar pop in places.

I liked this. Clearly this was a groundbreaking album, and it's very cool to hear both where they were coming from (Beach Boys pop) and where they were going (legitimate hard rock). It wasn't the most interesting or exciting album, but I enjoyed it and I can see myself liking more by The Who going forward. Respect. Fave songs: - Out In The Street - The Good's Gone - Much Too Much - My Generation - The Kids Are Alright - I'm A Man - I Can't Explain - Bald Headed Woman - Shout And Shimmy - Instant Party Mixture - Leaving Here - Lubie (Come Back Home) - (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Motoring

3,1/5

Not too bad.

Oh, wonderful pick for today. I adore Who's Next but have never listened to this one all the way through. Ready, Set, Go!... Alright, definitely hearing something of a bridge from the old rock n' roll sound of the 50s to that of the 60s. Very catchy and "simple" sounding songs but driven by innovative players and creative songwriting. Not my favourite music, per se, but certainly among the albums I've needed to hear. Good listen.

I generally don't like the Who. I've never really heard anything by them that made me think they were actually that good. They also strike me as rather pretentious, which is a big turn off for me--that's not what rock is about. Seeing their name come up here, I kinda knew I wouldn't care for whatever played. But, having listened, I think I would've liked this album a bit more if it had been by a different band. There were some pretty good songs here. I found a number of them engaging, and actually felt a little disappointment when a couple of them ended (mostly because they were short and felt like they were about to go somewhere interesting with them). The genre was interesting, as it had a lot of old-school rock/pop/doo wop to it. Other parts felt like more standard 60s rock. I'm sure they got a lot of comparisons/contrasts with the Beatles. That said, none of it really struck me as all that good. It just seemed fine for the most part. I found a number of songs boring, and didn't love the straight-up covers of some of the classic songs. While their style was interesting, I didn't find it particularly strong. Personally, I wouldn't pick it over other efforts from the same time frame. In sum, this album really wasn't bad, at least not as bad as I was braced for it to be. I may have even liked it if I didn't dislike the Who as much as I do. That said, I didn't think it was very good or special. Not sure I needed to hear it before I die. Overall: 2.75/5

Short and sweet. Perfect length for this album.

The Good: absolute classics like "The Kids are Alright" and "My Generation", Keith Moon's drumming is incredible. The Bad: completely unnecessary covers ("Please, Please, Please" and dare I say the whitest cover ever of "I'm a Man") The end result: More good than bad, but the bad was enough to make the album not great.

When looking at The Who, compared to the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones in the same year, you can feel a lot of the same influences. But The Who had more of that raw power. I think in 1965, The Who would have been more effective live than on a studio album.

It's quintessential British rock but I wasn't moved

Really interesting to listen to this and see how far The Who drifted from this sound into their later work with the harder/feedback-driven/louder aesthetic they embraced.

I’d hoped to like this more than I did. It was pretty disjointed and I could never really get into a groove with it. There aren’t any bad songs here, but about 1/2 of the album is pretty unimpressive - I’m thinking of songs like “La-La-La Lies”, “Much Too Much”, “The Kids Are Alright”, and “It’s Not True”. But then there are some truly big swings like “My Generation” and “Please, Please, Please”, or even “I’m A Man” or “The Ox” which pull me back in. There’s an argument that “My Generation” is one of the earliest proto-punk rock recordings and it’s inarguably the most interesting thing they do on this album. The rest is pretty standard “English band that listened to too much American blues and R&B”.

I remember liking this album more. It’s the Who’s ‘Please Please Me.’ The title track rocks, the rest is just ok. Top tracks: “My Generation,” “The Kids Are Alright,” “I Don’t Mind”

Their, their, their, their generation didn't turn out so good 😔😔😔

(58/100)

Devo dire che mi è piaciuto molto. Forse un po’ lungo e non tutte le tracce mi hanno fatto impazzire. Però cosa devi dire a the who

I'm glad I got James Brown Live at the Apollo before this one because it really drove home, especially with the cover of "I Don't Mind," how much Roger Daltrey was doing a JB impression. Well, with the notable exception of the album's title track, where he affects a tweaked-out Mod's stutter.

It’s fascinating hearing absolutely revolutionary rock occasionally interrupted by completely ordinary R&B covers. You can really hear the changing tides here.

My Generation Kids Are Alright

Appreciate the album.

i love a 60s britpop moment but this dragged on

Meh

cute. molt beetlense. però ja he escoltat altres com aquest

solid 6.5/10

The early Who at their best, with energy and cheek galore. Fantastic few songs, but not a true competitor for greatest album.

The James Brown covers are inferior versions, it shows promise, but they wouldn't really find their feet until a few years later. My generation, kids are alright and the Ox are highlights

This album has a bunch of song titles that remind me of newer tracks from other bands and now I'm wondering if those newer ones are references to this album. Unfortunately I don't think the music is great Standouts My Generation 3/5

It’s alright it’s pretty good in some spots just kinda meh in others

My favourites so far are “out on the street”,”I don’t mind”, and “my generation”. I’m getting big Beatles vibes from this album, although it’s probably the case that these guys influenced the Beatles. Not my favourite genre to be honest, but very listenable. I’m sure it was a “generational” album but just not my cup of tea.

Якщо винести за дужки My Generation, який звичайно дуже хітовий хіт, то альбом непоганої рок-музики 60х без якоїсь родзинки.

Я люблю більш пізній період The Who, це звісно стильний альбом, оця всі мод культура ітд ітп, але якось не знаю. Однойменна пісня мегахіт, інші ж для мене якось більш фоном проходять.

One of the best of these mid sixties, white, British kids trying to sing American blues albums. You can hear their influence both on and from The Beatles. It's still boomery as fuck though. Songs about how getting married is so unfair to men because they have to work so not age well.

Great album, not my jam

It's ok but I despise Pete Townshend

Back half of the album was my favorite, clearly they let Keith Moon do his thing and started experimenting, which was needed. 3.5 outta 5

This album had great sounds throughout - unfortunately, it just did not connect with me. I can tell this is a great album, but it's just not for me.

Meh

My generation

I only knew (and liked) My Generation before listening to this. In my head, The Who are an early to mid 70s rock band through and through, so hearing them being quite 60s jangly guitars (and in Mono!) was slightly discombobulating. La-La-La-Lies was a bit Beach Boys which somehow made it even more confusing. They gets bonus points for rattling though 12 songs in 35 minutes, but I'm honestly not sure why people hold this in such high acclaim. It's fine. 3/5

Every boomer likes the who

Good early rock album, with some nice blues influences. Besides the major hit, I don't think I'll come back to this album.

So sexist, but in line with the time it was made. I didn't listen to all of it, but I did like a couple of the songs (the more popular ones from the album)

Felt like a mid Beatles album

Hard to believe this is a debut because they sound very mature at times. Its also a lot blusier than I was expecting. That being said, knowing what this band would become on later albums makes this album feel like its lacking something

Two killers, rest filler.

Album was okay, nothing spectacular, and way too long

Vad säger ugglan?

Like with The Rolling Stones, you can hear the foundational elements that are going to make subsequent albums/songs the classics they are.

3+ Stars (9/15)

It's catchy! Some songs that are fun to groove to. Unfortunately, even when remastered, it sounds like The Who recorded this album in a nuclear submarine 200m underwater through two cans tied together with string.

Drugs really were legal, huh

3.0 - Ok

I'm noticing that there are a lot of albums on this list that were proto versions of a genre, so it's safe to assume that the author of the list considers the zeitgeist as a strong criterion for his selection. Well The Who are certainly pillars of the zeitgeist. This album is supposed to be a proto of Hard Rock, so it's definitely influenced the favourite artists of basically everyone in the Western canon. Not to mention how The Who dabbled with mixing pop rock and blues elements (not to mention proto punk) was foundational for its time and still widely influences modern art. All that said, zeitgeist is definitely part of my rating criteria too, but it's not enough by itself. Luckily The Who are also fucking incredible musicians, highly innovative, original, and interesting. This album spans a ton of genres and styles but the overall effect is cohesive and attention catching. The drumming stands out (though I'm listening to the un-remastered version and somewhat regretting it for the pots-and-pans sound). Lyrically they're a bit bland, but I know they can write good lyrics because of their later albums so they just need to grow into that. I'm thinking four stars just because, while this is excellent, I don't think it warrants a full day of your final 1001 before you die. The writer of this 1001 list really needs to read some reviews and notice how people consistently get sick of seeing multiple albums by the same artist of this list. Just limit it to one!! Even the Beatles don't deserve more than one album on the list, there are SO MANY incredible musicians ffs. The Who certainly doesn't deserve five albums. I'm knocking off a star because of that alone.

bättre än please please me

The Who, great as they were, are a band that in my opinion had one masterpiece (Who’s Next), an exceptional live album (Live at Leeds), and several solid records that are interesting but not albums I come back to very often. My Generation definitely is in that category for me. It hasn’t aged particularly well, but the raw energy of the band is palpable and My Generation the song is iconic (even if the stuttering annoys me if I’m honest about it).

I find listening to any album by The Who as a whole confounding. When they commit themselves to truly rocking out, they are among the greats, although a lot of their (earned) legacy seems borne out of the more out-there moves they make, especially later with the concept albums, rock operas, etc. Here, for my money, it's wildly uneven, but when it's good it's so good. On the bad side: when they attempt standards or originals where they sound like they're aping American blues ("Please Please Please" "I'm a Man") it's cringey and borders on unlistenable. The harmony-based, British-invasion-sounding stuff is good not great ("The Kids Are Alright" "A Legal Matter"). Having said all that, I certainly can't bury an album that has perhaps the first punk song ("My Generation") in both its sound and sensibility. Even more striking, however, was "The Ox," which I'm not sure I'd ever heard before. When it began I had to check to see whether the album had turned over and there was something on Spotify shuffle. The song sounds like proto-metal with some blues sensibility and transcends everything on the album except maybe the title track. It's brilliant, not just for its time, but in general. I'd listen to hours of instrumentals like it.

It is becoming comical, this is the 12th straight day of an artist from the UK. Some good, some great and some shitty. I don't know if The Who belong in the good or the shit column. I guess they are not shit, but they aren't good either - they are just another 60s era English rock band that tries to not be The Beatles but in doing so just sound like a worse version of The Beatles. This album is fine, and maybe I am jaded by the continuous inundation of British music for 2 straight weeks, but it doesn't belong on this list. They didn't do anything unique, original, ground-breaking, trend-setting, genre-defining, or overly influential. They were just a solid band that did the main stream music of their time. There is nothing special about this album. 6/10 129/1001

Seems very dated now. Apart from My Generation, seems very generic early 60s blues pop oriented. I preferred their later albums once they had found their sound.

Glad I've heard it, but it's pretty mid

5/10 Making a judgement on this album is very hard. There are some really good moments in there, with My Generation obviously being the standout, but it’s such a mixed bag of styles that it almost doesn’t sound like the same band from one song to the next some of the time. Rather than being a melting pot of ideas, it feels like a collection of ideas, with Townshend writing a Beatles song, then a Kinks song, then an almost Bob Dylanish song. Honestly, this feels a bit like a band who have been given their record contract before they’ve really pinned down who they are, especially when you throw in the James Brown and Bo Diddley covers. But there are hints of where things might be going, particularly when they start to follow the intensity of Keith Moon’s drumming. There are times when he sounds like he’s not really playing the same song as them, but when they join him on the ride, they really pick things up and there’s a pace and an edge that’s missing from elsewhere on the album. I’ve also never really heard it talked about before, but The Ox really does sound like the future compared to the rest of the album. I can kind of see why they were successful here, especially in an era that was far more single focused than the decades that followed, but as an album it’s just a bit too piecemeal, despite the little flares of quality scattered throughout. Out In The Street - This has a bit of a gritty edge for the time. It sounds like a fairly standard pop-rock song in most respects, but Daltrey has got a bit of grit to his voice and the drums have got that extra bit of thrust behind them. It’s not massively exciting, but it’s decent. I Don’t Mind - Well Daltrey can’t hold a candle to James Brown, so it’s always going to sound weak in comparison. It’s got a nice little bit of swing to it, but otherwise, there’s nothing too exciting here. The Good’s Gone - This kind of sounds like a blend of a bunch of bands that were knocking around at the time. A bit of The Stones, a bit of The Kinks, a bit of The Beatles. Again, it’s ok, but overall not that invigorating. La-La-La-Lies - This is quite loose, yet quite poppy. It’s quite odd from a drumming point of view as it’s so tom heavy and the recording makes them sound very thin, but it at least gives it that little bit of something different. It’s over in no time too. So far, I feel like the band haven’t really found their own sound and it’s a bit of a mash-mash. Much Too Much - The lead in to the chorus really reminds me of Dylan’s Like a Rolling Stone, which was released the same year. I kind of feel like Keith Moon is playing a different song to everyone else. He’s going a bit nuts over what is quite a sedate, poppy number. It’s quite funny to imagine him flailing around in the background while the rest of the band sing this. My Generation - Here we go. It’s got great pace, everyone gets their go at showing off, and that chorus hook is just top notch. I can really see why this took off for them, and I really wonder where they would have gone had this album not had this song on here. Would they have got another chance? It’s the first time they’ve not sounded like they were trying to more or less ape someone else’s style, and they hit it out of the park. The Kids Are Alright - Ladies and gentlemen, meet The Beatles. This is actually a pretty decent Beatles song, but it’s a Who song, so I don’t know where that leaves us. I do like it, but as mentioned on My Generation, much of this album sounds like Townshend trying to write songs that sound like his favourite bands. Please Please Please - Another walk down James Brown avenue. Another song that doesn’t match up to the original. And another song that’s at stylistic odds with much of the rest of the album. It’s Not True - I quite like this one, actually. It’s got great momentum. Despite the fact that, at it’s core, it’s another fairly poppy rock song, it feels a bit like they’ve tried to join in with Keith Moon’s intensity, which gives things get a bit more edge. It’s not hitting the heights of My Generation, but it feels somewhere between that and some of the more generic tracks on the record. I’m A Man - So we’re doing the blues now? These covers are all so odd in that they just don’t really sit with everything else, which is a pretty mixed bag as it is. It’s ok, I suppose, but it just doesn’t really belong here. A Legal Matter - I don’t really rate Pete Townshend’s voice here at all. It feels like he’s stretching for the higher notes a bit too much. This has a bit more of that My Generation edge, but with a bit of a different swagger. I feel like this might have been better with Daltrey’s more gritty and solid delivery on the vocal, but it’s not a bad song either. The Ox - They’ve let Keith Moon off the leash. I do really like the use of the driven guitars and feedback in here too, and this sounds like a pretty good foreshadowing of the kind of sound that was to come in the future, even though it’s just a bit of improv jam and not a traditional song. A really nice little ending to the album.

Inte deras bästa. Det är lite mesigare och mindre melodisk och rytmiskt som the who är som bäst.

Tycker den här var hyfsad men inte så mycket mer än så, en stabil trea. Efter fem skivor får jag konstatera att The Who är ett extremt spretigt band med väldigt höga toppar och rätt djupa dalar.

A couple great songs, but not my favorite overall

A decently fun but basic rock-and-roll-esque album. Not much to say. It's an alright album, but nothing stands out. Didn't really get much out of it, but it wasn't hard to listen or anything. 7/10

I think The Who is a very middling group. They put on wonderful performances, but there music just doesn't hold up to their contemporaries. They're worse song writers than The Beatles, they can't play the blues like The Stones and Roger Daltrey sure can't wail like Robert Plant.

I really like The Who, they were a predecessor to what would become hard rock but aside from the title track you'd never know it from this album. A lot of this is a band still finding itself, a cover or two and a lot of generic early British Invasion pop. My Generation and The Kids Are Alright are the absolute highlights of this album but much of the rest is more an insight to the development of The Who than necessary listening

background rock, better than the other one

It’s okay, classic and accessible. Not something I would listen to in the future.