Who's Next

This album is so good! 70s rock fucks. This feels so complex and serious while retaining a really great since of humor. I love the mix. I cant believe i’ve never listened to the Who that much.

First time hearing this album.

Baba O'Riley has to be the best opener to an album ever. Nope - the keyboard changes in the first five seconds of Baba O'Riley has to be the best album opener ever. Then the chords kick in, drums next etc. The whole album just gets better and better throughout. Keith Moon's drumming on My Wife is class. Note Glyn Johns' involvement once again. Outstanding.

Fire. Baba O Riley one of the best songs of all time

Solid. Lots of recognizable songs.

All your favourite CSI intros in one place. Solid album.

Some of the songs went on too long, but otherwise an enjoyable listen. I enjoyed the different renditions in one album.

A really good album. There's much to like an not a lot to dislike. A classic for a reason.

Good album :)

groovy

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Hanging tree,

So many great songs and memories. Behind blue Eyes always takes me back to a different place

Неплохой рок альбом, но сохранил лишь одинн сингл.

even if you don't like this album, hearing the CSI scream at the end is worth it

3.5

Still not totally a huge fan of The Who, but, some undeniable classics. Also, one of the best album closures of all time.

Was looking forward to this like the improved next show following the previous album, which didn’t live up to the sound of ‘The who’ I had in mind. “Won’t get fooled again” is amazing. I assumed Limp Bizkit wrecked ‘Behind Blue Eyes’, but even the original is pretty shitty.

Strong start, strong end, and bangers in between.

Classico

Beautiful voice. Classic tracks. An all around fun vibe

Great album, fun upbeat, so many hits

4/5

Lots of classics on this album. Some unknowns as well. It started off really strong and finishes really strong. It lags a little in the middle. It was a good album.

Somehow had not listened to this album in its entirety but have heard all the pieces separately. Baba o’riley which has felt stale for a while gained new life for me as the intro song to this epic collection. Strong bass lines, drum solos and vocals throughout and experimental sounds woven in. Behind Blue Eyes, the song is over, won’t get fooled again 4.4

Wow! This must have been played to me heaps when I was little. Thanks, Dad! That opening track is magnificent.

I'd gladly listen to The Who I'd gladly say this ain't half bad To hear this, I'd say it makes me pretty glad I'd pay...a bit? just to get Who's Next I'd work part of my life and I will To win you, I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed (scratch that) - but I'd call that a bargain The best album the Who ever had? The best they ever had

these tracks feel so alive

An exceptional rock album. The Who are constantly in motion, driven by Moon's tripping-tumbling drums in large part, but also Entwhistle's rubberised bass lines, Townsend's whirlwind alternating between hard strums and high solos, all topped off with Daltry's stop-start-then-let-it-rip vocals. Very occasionaly this makes the tracks blend one into the other, across the middle section - but when it gives you your Baba O'Rileys and your (excellent) Won't Get Fooled Agains who can resist?

4.5/5 That's their best album, very good!

It's not my favorite Who era/album, but it still has some real classic bangers ("Won't Get Fooled Again" is iconic!)

I see why it’s on the list, but I don’t think it’s something I’d listen to very often

Good album, but not a fan enough for all the live stuff. Which sounds just like the recording studio stuff anyway, they that good.

I’m not the highest Who fan. But, still, this is a pretty good album

A very good exemplary of a genre I do not really like. Though I liked the baroque intro of Baby O'Riley and also Behind Blue Eyes is just a wonderful song.

baba

A Classic

Lekker album om eens te luisteren. Nu vind ik Baba O'Riley echt een super mooi nummer en ben ik blij Behind Blue Eyes eens in deze versie te horen.

Byl zywiec na leedsie, a teraz nastepny w dyskografii czyli whos next, plyte ktora myslalem, ze znam a okazuje sie, ze jednak nie wiem o niej zupelnie nic, bo nie ma jakiegos motywu przewodniego, konceptu spajajacego 9 trakow zawartych na 43 minutach materialu, a jednak gdy bardziej sie zaglebic w historie nagrania wychodzi, ze wiekszosc materialu tej plyty byla czescia wiekszego projektu, przy ktorym tommy moglby schowac sie w koncie, epicka futurystyczna opera o post apokaliptycznych wyspach, gdzie bojowniki o wolnosc katuja ludzi rokowymi seansami muzycznymi, ta plyta zawiera wlasnie slady tego koneptu, znanego jako lifehouse, prawie jak komory matrixowe, jedynym kawalkiem ktory nie jest zwiazany z tym projektem jest my wife napisany i wykoanny przez Entwistla, reszta materialu jest autorstwa Townshenda, a za wokal robi Daltrey, czyli standardowo jak chodzi o kompozycje the who, co natomiast wychodzi poza standardy na tej plycie, to z pewnoscia mocne wykorzystane, ktorych nie slychac az tak na poprzednich albumach zespolu, ma to zapewne zwiazek z futurystycznym zamyslem lifehouse, wiec obok klawiszy pianina pojawiaja sie organy puszczone przez EMS VCS 3, czy ARP 2500, co definiuje brzmienie calego albumu, bo otwieranie hardo rokowego albumu takim combem, to odwazny pomysl, ale to wlasnie te kawalki ktore zawieraja niecodzienne dla bandy elementy sa najmocniejszymi punktami plyty, to bedzie otwierajacy baba o'riley czy song is over ktory zamyka pierwsza strone, no i konczacy cala plyte wont get fooled again, moze to referencja do pana producentowego lamberta, ktory do wydania tommiego byl brosem bandy, a potem zaczal jebac na kase i kable, wiec drogi sie rozeszly, tak jak wspominalem na zywym leedsie ten okres whosowy, to jak dla mnie ich peak pod wzgledem solowych skilli jesli chodzi o instrumenty, wiec nawet eksperymenty synthowe nie zbijaja ich az tak bardzo na dalszy plan, z songow plejkowych, to behind blue eyes byl juz dodany dawniej, ciekawa sprawa jest to jak zmienia sie postrzeganie kawalka, jesli pozna sie historie, akurat ten utwor mial opowiadac historie z puntku widzenia glownego antagonisty opery, zlodupca jumbo, a bezposrednia inspiracja do napisana traka mial byc moment oswiecenia pana Pete, gdy splawil szlaufa po koncercie jak nauczal jego mentor pana baba meher, wiec na plejliste leca wspominane juz synthowe traczyska i getting in tune, ktory jest ich calkowicie pozbawiony, jest to dobry kawalek na otwarcie drugiej strony przez to jak dynamicznie progresuje opowiadajac o sprzecznosciach zycia uduchowiono oswieconego, a pijacko hedonistycznego, ktore zawarte sa w jednej postaci, wiec o ile ostatnio byly odkrywane same nowosci, tak fajnie posluchac czegos co juz sie zna, a dowiedziec sie wiecej na ten temat i spojrzec na plyte z innej strony

who is this band?

4 - pretty much for Baba on its own

Strong stuff here. The two well known epics backed up by some interesting songs which show of the versitility of the band.

Shame he's an absolute whopper

Some all-time classics on this. I enjoyed the lesser-known tracks too like "the song is over" too!

Classic. Massive classic. Will go on my vinyl bucket list.

Baba O'Riley and Behind Blue Eyes probably give this album three stars alone, and a second listen got me into Bargain as well. It's a phenomenal album, but I can't say anything else really blew me away, so 4 stars Already Saved: Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes Saved After Listening: Bargain*

Saved Prior: Baba O'Riley Off Rip: Bargain, The Song Is Over, Getting In Tune, Behind Blue Eyes Cutting Edge: My Wife Overall Notes: This is a masterpiece. Not usually a massive fan of mainstream rock, but this for sure earned its reputation as one of the greatest albums of all time. Baba O'Riley is one of the best album openers of all time, and though I didn't really get the hype for the closer Won't Get Fooled Again I respect the hell out of this album.

It is The Who what else can you say one of the greatest rock bands of all time almost as many hits as the Beatles incredible music one of my favorite bands

What a great album. You gotta love when the bookends are just two great songs. I can't believe I'm just now hearing "The Song is Over." That one's underrated

Pretty good album. I really enjoy piano and keyboard mixed with guitars, and this album is chock-full of that. Each song is different and unique from each other and many are bangers. My main gripe is that the two popular songs heavily outshine the other ones. Favorite track: Baba O'Riley

Pretty good rock, some very familiar songs 8/10

Mix of high-adrenaline hard rock and slower, more sentimental numbers. Both starts and ends with an absolute banger. Although “The Song Is Over” is probably objectively the best track on the album

Some classics. Some car commercials. Great in how they go mellow to rocking.

Pretty good. Probably will listen again

Actually much better than I expected. Baba O'Riley and Wont get fooled again stand out. Lead singer sounds like Paul McCartney

Heard before

Classic album, so many songs I didn't know I knew. Every song larger than life, great production and engineering. Definition of "classic rock."

I mean it's got some good songs, but it's just regular classic rock to me. Good but not great.

Baba o'riley is a masterpiece, the rest of the album is fine...

Baba O’Riley: amazing Bargain: excellent Love ain’t for keeping: very good My wife: good The song is over: excellent Getting in tune: good Going mobile: above average Behind blue eyes: amazing Won’t get fooled again: very good Pure and easy: good Baby don’t you do it: average Naked eye: good Water: good Too much of anything: very good I don’t even know myself: good 7.5/10

Really great album - holds up

I haven't given The Who a deep dive. The only album I've listened to in the past was Tommy, which I do like. This album is pretty damn good too.

20th May 2021 Listened to this whilst the awards were going on for the southern h conference. Really good, they've accelerated their sound and broadened their scope. Baba O'Reilly one of the all time greats

some great songs, a very good album

Classic Who

Listened already

Os The Who são das bandas mais icónicas do Rock Clássico, contudo não são das coisas que mais gosto. Colocando de lado o meu gosto pessoal tenho de admitir que estes álbum é bastante bom, o reportório de instrumentos era vasto cada música tinha um identidade própria, talvez o que me menos agrade seja a voz do vocalista, mas agradar menos não quer dizer que está é má. No geral terei de dar um 7 ao álbum, talvez dava uma nota mais alta se não fosse a questão do gosto. Nota:7/10

A trip down memory lane. Das Hören diese Klassiker hat mich in ne Bar in Bolivien, n Abend in Kanada und in gewisse Filmszenen zurückversetzt. Abgesehen davon ist die Musik auch echt gut.

Schönes solides klassisches Rockalbum, kommt mit auf die nächste Roadtrip-Playlist (Wie bekomme ich das schlimme Cover von Limp Bizkit aus dem Kopf? :D)

Really good cohesive album from start to finish

Middle part of the album is not as great, but the album has an incredibly strong start and end, which made The Who a cornerstone classic rock band.

I've never been especially crazy about this album. I love individual tracks on their own, but this has always felt like a Who album that happens to have their best songs rather than the best Who album.

Best Who album? Great music!

Very good music with memorable riffs and lyrics and some absolute bangers like Baba o Riley

Baba o'reilly alone give this a 4, not as stand out as other iconic albums however, maybe 3.75

I’ll be interested to see what the comparison is between how many albums come from which country because this feels like an invasion. Who’s next? The Who? I had a whole bit I was doing with this Abbott and Costello style but I started seeing the word Who too much and it lost its meaning. In any case, this is one group of tossers I’m more than happy to listen to. I really like this album and it has some bangers. One of the coolest album covers, with the fellas standing around a monolith (something doesn’t look right about the guy second from the right…maybe he is being affected by the monolith). The songs on this album remind me of my days as a lifeguard and in high school when I was jamming to all the classic rock. Not every song hits for me but my favs are obviously Baba O’Riley, Getting In Tune, Going Mobile, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won’t Get Fooled Again. This feels like the height of the who and maybe even for rock in general around this time. These are some of the most recognized songs especially Baba which goes by many names like Teenage Wasteland and was a blast to play on Rock Band. I loved this album and can’t wait for more classic rock pieces like this.

two songs to die for!

Too long

It's hard to believe this is the same band that made Tommy, but that's not a knock against either album: it's just a completely different style. This is a Zeppelin-esque hard rock album, and it certainly stands well enough to be compared to them. I wish I could give this 4 and a half stars, because it feels too good for a 4 but lacks the je ne sais quoi that a true 5 needs.

Really enjoyed this album! Nothing wrong with a little bit of The Who while moving into a college dorm room.

actually had never heard this entire album, but what can I say? total dad rock/greatness.

Its good

Some great songs. Double album way too long to appreciate. First half was boss

Classic. Shame some of these have been so associated with other things for me (CSI). Interesting to hear some of the other tracks

I learned today that it's 'Baba O'Reilly', not 'Baby O'Reilly' Won't Get Fooled is really long

very good !

Every song sounds very similar apart from BBE, which is fine if you want to listen to The Who

Pretty good never really listened to The Who but glad I finally did

Short

29 Songs. Opens with classic Baba O'Riley (Teenage Wasteland) followed by Bargain (The Best I Ever Had). Won't Get Fooled Again's keyboard is unforgettable. Disc 2 is Live.

Classic album.

Pretty cool

Really good memorable singles from this album

Probably the best The Who album

I’ve heard a lot of the songs before. Those that I didn’t here were pretty good.

Rock in’ classically🎸

Vahvaa menoa ja komeaa soitantaa. Olispa päässyt 70-luvulla kokemaan livenä

Excelente

Great album.

Love this album.

Classsic

2/9 Wanderer music. Standou Tracks: Behind Blue Eyes, Won’t Get Fooled Again, Water, I Don’t Even Know Myself

Classic!

the album defintley has a lull in the middle, but many great songs here, and definitley a classic. I liked it better than Tommy. I really loved Bargain, which I wasnt familiar with before. Closer to a 3.5

That's a good album. Not fantastic.

전체적으로 나쁘지 않았다. 앨범 커버가 마음에 들었다. Overall, it wasn't bad. I liked the album cover.

There’s something about hearing the beginning of Baba O’Riley that really gets the nostalgia flowing.

There are definitely some synth loop the loop in this like the hit "Baba O'Riley.  The hits are absolutely fine, and the likes of "Behind Blue Eyes" has more emotional depth, but most of what's on here is relatively flat.  It takes the standout tracks to prop up with their interesting effects for the time to hold out. There is a lack of any raw, distorted, or unpredictable energy.  The hits do appeal on some level, but the rest of the album to me then feels like filler.  Not a miss just not spectacular in any way. Continuing the looping theme the vocals are the same on that front too when I listen to "Won't get fooled again" - It's just not right when you get different words sounding exactly the same constantly.  like shouting new lyrics over a rigid backing track rather than feeling the melody. Despite being a well-crafted epic, the long runtime ultimately uses static, repetitive verses just to manufacture a quick blip of tension. Reasonable pattern and process but outside of single song listens I can't see why I would want to engage in this Who album.

7.3

Bargain My wife

Some good ones here, but average Who for me.

Classic, good songs

Nice

A classic for a reason. So many good songs on this one

Great album. Such a relief.

Eerste listen bijna een 4, maar de tweede een stevige 3. Een 3 dus

Don't have many listening notes for this one - I think my favourite three songs are: Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Bargain, Won't Get Fooled Again.

Good album, glamrock vibe. I had heard most of the songs before, not knowing the artist nor album it was from. 3/5

Fine dad rock

Baba O’Riley- a classic

This is the "The Who" album for people that dont like the The Who. It has two of the CSI theme songs and "Behind Blue Eyes" which I didnt realise was The Who. I cant deny that this is a good album with minimal noodling and so very good songs. (3.000)

Had some hits and is a classic

Muchoo más mi estilo. Bueno! pero no guardé ninguna canción para repetirla

Yea, pretty nice, though got bored with the too consistent rhythm

not their best work but still some good stuff on there

Too long some hits but come on

meh

3.5+/5

I like the synth, and very catchy tunes. Honestly sounded fire after listening to Ice Cube lol

The weepy reverse guitar on bargain you can hear in the middle and beginning is so awesome. “song is over” but it’s 5:30, ts not over anytime soon 😭💔🥀my dad used to play this when I was a kid. It’s good. Didn’t really get excited about it tho.

I get it. The Who is good. I just can’t listen to a full album of it.

Singles apart, which are massive, this was a bit weak and somewhat disappointing. I didn't feel there were many new ideas here for a 5th album. The Who, just sounding like, The Who. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ ★★★☆☆(6/10) Total reviewed : 388 Already owned : 85 Purchased : 21 To buy : 3 Nope : 279

Another Who album, starts strong, and ends strong, but the rest doesn't exactly set the world on fire, and that Entwistle song yikes. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No, 96/361 (26%) Will I get: No

Dopiero na YT zauważyłem, że ten cementowy blok jest przez nich obszczany lol. I pierwszą piosenkę kojarzę z jakiegoś intro, chyba Słoneczny Patrol?? Nie słucham rocku za bardzo ale why not. Poza tym, że może raz słyszałem tą pirwszą piosenkę to jest ok. Dobra ostatnia piosenka jest z NCS więc stąd pamiętam. Album meh, raczej nie będę ponownie słuchał.

Not *my* The Who album, but certainly a *good* The Who album. While I prefer a lot of their stuff before this, that rocked a little harder, Who's Next is one of the best ever "arena rock" albums. And, while a lot of the meat of this album is good, with generally strong songs like Bargain, The song Is Over, and Getting In Tune, the best songs here are loaded as far to the front and back as possible, and they are *far and away* the best songs here. The opener, Baba O'Riley, is probably The Who's most iconic song, and may be the best arena rock song *ever*. The weird little synth arpeggios that kick off, the rock song they explode into, the lyrics and epic structure all make it an all timer. Behind Blue Eyes may be The Who's best ballad, carrying both a sadness and an anger, brought home with some of the band's best lyrics ever. And Won't Get Fooled Again is an epic, explosive jam, like the sort from Live At Leeds, but with stronger pop song wiriting and some of The Who's newly discovered synth work. While Who's Next is generally good, it's pretty much inatguably carried by these 3 songs, and I feel like I kind of have to consequently subtract a little. But this is certainly worth a listen, especially if you generally enjoy pop rock.

I can't say it any better...if I'm going to listen to a band from whenever The Who were active...it's going to be (in no order) Black Sabbath, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Hendrix...and probably one or two others that I'm forgetting. I just do not get the love for them. Moon is great, but I'd rather listen to Bonham. Daltrey can sing, but I'd rather listen to Plant. Entwistle is apparently an amazing bassist, but I just don't hear it. Pete Townshend doesn't do anything remarkable...no, he's not advertised as someone who is on a Hendrix/Page level but I'd still rather listen to Keith Richards ten times out of ten. There's nothing this band does that other bands from the era don't do better. And while there are some songs here that are undeniable and I really do like (Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled Again) there's just too much other stuff that falls flat. Why do you have a song like Bargain that hits hard to start but then just falls apart with this stupid synth middle? Going Mobile, really? Ugh. The Song Is Over...unfortunately, it wasn't after the first 30 seconds. So....it's a 3. Glad I listened, glad I heard the three songs that I wanted to hear. Won't listen to it again.

I never owned a Who album. Never even had a cassette where someone else taped the album for me, although those secondhand tapes were a huge part of my music collection for a long time. But somehow I know most of these songs. My friend Per was a big Who fan and listening to their albums brings me back to lying around in his bedroom as a young person playing Legos or Othello or whatever. They won't ever be my favorite but they really do have some excellent songs on here.

Great production, really hit that 70's vibe, but didn't really pique my interest, wouldn't necessarily come back to it.

Все оттенки первой пьянки. Очень приятно удивлен. Очень живой, стойкий и жёсткий звук. Потрясающий голос и пение в целом. Барабаны однозначно инновационная для того времени. Сочетание музыкальных инструментов единственно и других вариантов себе представить невозможно. Сложно сказать что-либо уникальное про такую музыку потому что всегда есть ощущение "я уже слышал такое". Это не отменяет того что музыка хороша и ее точно можно включить когда есть настроение. Но оценка 5/10 ровно из-за того что из рока 70 они не сказал бы что сильно выделяются.

Solid

2.5, rounded up

Fine but not a lover of The Who

Listening session: july 14th/15th, while getting ready Listened to before: no Thoughts: this is not a bad album (although I liked Tommy better), but it’s waaaay too long…. Had to work my way through this Favourite tracks: Baba O’Riley, The Song Is Over & Behind Blue Eyes - New York Record Plant Session 2003 Remix

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Baba oriley is good but I just can’t really get into this album. Decent but doesn’t live up to the hype for me

A couple of good songs, one song tarnished by a cover version (it's not The Who's fault, but what can I say, it's tarnished), a few OK songs, and some really bad ones (My Wife, Going Mobile) mean I didn't really rate this. WTH, I'll round up for Moons drumming.

Much mellower/more acoustic parts than I anticipated; this album is loaded with hits omg

Baba OReilly is such a nostalgia trip for me - in a bad way. But I like Behind Blue Eyes. This is a pretty prolific album, and enjoyable except Baba OReilly.

Carried by the first and last track, middle was pretty forgettable

Dad rock

Starts off with a banger. Ends with a banger. Drags in the middle. Such is life.

This is a good one. Less Stones cover band.

Amazing musicians but most of these songs do not grip me at all

Some definite classics here!

it was okay

Vette album cover

Good music, idk I just couldn’t emotionally get into some songs. I think it’s an album that grows on you but yeah.

6/10

Not my favorite album of theirs but it was decent. Reminded me that a guy I knew in high school had the intro for Baba O'Riley in the background of his voicemail as he just said "it's 2008, you know what to do". Simpler times.

Had the great hits but wasn’t as cohesive as I thought it would be. Still classic.

I must admit to myself that I am no longer the "wordsmith" that the site says I am. My reviews will be shorter. Why would I type so much when I know that no one else will see it? Except for Kid A. That one needed the long review so I could actually explain why I think it sucks. This one's alright. Nothing really stuck with me except for the last song. I was sitting there thinking "why does this sound so familiar..." and then Roger Daltrey goes "YEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!" and I went "ohhh that's why."

Baba O'Riley 10/10 Bargain 6/10 Love Ain't For Keeping 7/10 My Wife 7/10 my song is over 6/10 getting in tune 8/10 going mobile 7/10 behind blue eyes 9/10 wont get fooled again 10/10

I didnt give much attantion to the lyrics tbh but the sound really did not cought my interest and I coulnt put myself to be interested. İts prolly good but bot for me.

The record is nice, but besides the first and last track (which I've heard countless times before), the rest falls a bit short.

It's fine. kind of catchy, maybe a 3.25, tops.

I think The Who is just not for me. This album had some respectable hits but I just don’t really vibe with them. This actually makes me appreciate their first album a bit more as that felt a little more interesting to me.

I'm not that into The Who, don't really know why. I like Keith Moon's drumming and John Entwistle was pretty great too but they just don't excite or interest me much Bargain is probably my favourite for that spacey kind of element the synth adds (and it's also one of the few I haven't heard a million times already). My Wife is nice too Highlights: Bargain, My Wife

como vas a arrancar un album con la eminencia que es baba o'riley? muy buen album. destaco behind blue eyes.

Alright. Not for me but not bad. Can see how it would be popular.

I think this is overrated. They're not stones level. The intro and outro are iconic, but it's just not my thing really

i don't have as much to say about this as i probably should because i don't have enough context to understand why this album is so revolutionary but.. i mean i liked it! that's something right fave track: bargain

Good 3. Cool stuff!

I’ve been waiting for something iconic from a well known band, that I haven’t listened to before, and this wasn’t it. I do think these bands are held to a higher regard due to the lack of diversity and choice there was

Creo que conocía un par de temas. Igual no es algo que me haya movido mucho. Nota: 2.9

The mega-hit "Behind Blue Eyes" plus the great "Baba O'Riley" and a pretty solid rest. 3,5

The good songs are quite okay but the rest of thr album is just badly mid. Does nothing amazing imo. Just kinda meh rock slop we see quite often here.

I was not prepared to be reminded of CSI New York on this monday morning. This record is pretty okay. Not much of it stands out. It's the grandfather of poprock, which makes it definitely influential and worthy of being on this list. However that does not make it memorable. I do have to say it does not really sound like it's from the 70's. If you put a gun to my head, I'd have guessed either the 80's or 90's. It starts strong, but quickly loses steam. It has some really mid ballad-y songs and more folky songs, which are just meh. Behind Blue Eyes is pretty good, but that means this record only has two decent songs. Luckily the record has a short run time. 6/10

Having recently been wowed and surprised by The Who Sell Out from The Who’s looser, more psychedelic earlier period I was a bit suspicious of diving back into their hard rock material but once again this band show themselves to be one I’ve severely underrated. While this is less of a match for me genre wise, the reassuring, robust qualities of a song like Baba O’Riley is undeniable regardless of how your bread is buttered. They assert themselves in such a way that you can’t question whether they’ve got the situation under control - you just have to sit back and appreciate it. It’s not all of that level, the middle of the record is a little faint, but it comes back with a vengeance with the solemn and dramatically chilling Behind Blue Eyes (I’m ashamed to say I’d only ever heard the Limp Bizkit version!!) Then Won’t Get Fooled Again which is as good a justification as any for the existence of the whole hard rock genre. While The Who Sell Out might be more my flavour I must admit that this feels more like an “album.” I can see why people are nuts for it. I won’t get fooled again!

Pretty good rock album.

Nice to feel like in a movir, classic but not something I would listen casually to.

This is as good as it gets for The Who, who I generally can't stand. Horribly dated rock but this has 3-4 classic songs.

Two awesome songs

starts with two (maybe 3) great tracks, ends with 2 great tracks. the middle however, sucks

eh no substance also doesn’t sound that great at most parts

solid

Certainly not my favorite album by the who.. It has some jams though.

It’s ok

I try to listen to the whole album for each of these, but this was legit 3 hours and some songs repeating 3 times. It was good and rocks pretty hard. The use of the keyboard mixed with drums was pretty groundbreaking and had it's own feel to go along with Daltry's voice. That said... just too much. 3.

6/10

Moni kappale löytyi jo aiemmein soittolistalta. TBH odotin enemmän, yks kaikkien aikojen bändeistä ja niiden suosituin levy. Levyn hitit on jotain taikuutta baba o'riley, behind blue eyes (honorable mention wont get fooled again) on kyllä siis yksiä parhaimpia kappaleita koskaan (siis menee johonki top 50-100), mut noi muut legit korkeintaan keskivertoa. My wife oli hassut sanat ja laitoin listalle, mutta muut oli kyllä sen verran keskivertoa että ei ansaitse 5/5. Aloin sit tossa miettimään että voiko 3 kappaletta tehdä albumista 4/5? en tiiä tuntuu että on liian raakaa antaa tämänkaltaiselle klassikolle 3/5.

An album with some killer songs (and one or two that are pretty mediocre). There were also a bunch of random live recordings at the end.

Good hits, mediocre rest of the album

three stars ig? hab mich spirituell so connectet mit dem blonden 80s mann gefühlt ich habe bon jovi gechanneled

Su sonido tan característico es lo que gusta…pero es lo que aburre

Kult, liker dette godt fr afør av og det er fortsatt fett. 3-4 totalt sett.

Baba O'Riley has to be one of the best opening tracks on any album. Unfortunately it's let down immediately by Bargain, probably the most forgetable song by the who. Still, the album is redeemed by other bangers like the song is over, getting in tune and won't get fooled again. Not bad!

뭐라 쓰지

Meh

Καλό άκουσμα με ωραία ριφάκια και μπόλικα drums. Νιώθω ότι κάποια κομμάτια με κούρασαν λόγω μήκους αλλά κατα τα άλλα μια χαρά. Όπως και πολλά άλλα άλμπουμ, παρόλο που είναι καλό, δεν με έκανε να συγκινηθώ Behind Blue Eyes

This one starts off with a bang in "Baba O'Riley" and just doesn’t let up. I’m excited to give this one more spins.

Fine

I remember liking this album quite a bit in high school, so I was kinda shocked by how whelmed I was listening to it again. It's a quick runtime that felt bloated still and it didn't seem to have much the cleverness of their earlier singles and albums.

je l'avais déjà écouté, 3 étoiles mes commentaires sont de plus en plus concis

Not fantastic. Not bad. But at least the original "Behind Blue Eyes" is way better than that toe crawling Limp Bizkit cover. And "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a briliant song! 3/5

If you've never heard them before (enjoy!) - 5 Older brother had it (and cranked in his bedroom) - 4 Saw them live in '71 (JC, enough already) - 3 Older than the band (turn it down!) - 2 Who's on first? - 1

3-4 songs where I first thought "Hey, I know this" then a couple mins later thought "dang, this is really good." Still, I struggle to lift my ceiling on this age/type of muzac.

One of the more overrated bands of all time. Not bad, just not as great as most people think.

Aunque es un clásico, la verdad es que no conecté nada con el álbum.

So many Who albums. I feel like it could be spread around a bit more. I do love this album cover for what it's worth. Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again are great songs, they're just overplayed and I'm tired of hearing them. Favorite songs: Behind Blue Eyes, Love Ain't For Keeping

Some good, some meh

Started out a little slow but I liked the second half of the album.

Overall solid, think I need to listen to it another time or two though to really know how to rate it.

I liked the album overall.

I prefer their earlier albums when they influenced punk. Its OK, but meh.

Pretty iconic and what I remembered!

Fairly familiar with the band name and a few of the hits from this album. The songs in between hits didn't do much for me. The songs I did know, I'm not sure I have ever sat down and listened to them start to finish before. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but I was pretty underwhelmed by what I thought was going to be a powerhouse album

its a good album, for me, it mix a lot of music genres, but yeah, its not a bad album ngl

I understand why people love it, but its not really my style. The cover is tough though

Good start, kind of meh by the end

This was okay, started very strong, liked Baba O'Riley in particular. Tapered off towards the end, some really long songs in here >8 mins

I haven’t heard this one all the way through in 20 years and the first song might indirectly be the reason. Baba O’Riley is easily the best song on the album and it does so much I feel like it’s all I need by the time it’s done. As for the other big hits on the record, Won’t Get Fooled Again is just a bit too long for what it has to offer and Behind Blue Eyes is kind of a weak spot on the album to me. The rest of it almost felt like listening for the first time. Bargain was a really good follow-up to the opener, with sounds in the same vein. The next two tracks feel a little too straightforward to be interesting. The Song is Over is better, as is Getting In Tune. The band is at its best when it isn’t doing riff-based guitar music. Track one is an easy 5/5, but too much of this feels like run of the mill rock music. I’ll probably go right back to only ever playing Baba O’Riley. A strong 3/5… almost a light 4.

Another Who album! Again, it’s ok but they remain over-rated.

Niet slecht niet wow

There were a few good songs in here but nothing that really clicked with me. Solid 3

The instrumental is really nice. I'm not a fan of some of the lyrics; they seem a bit repetitive so far. I've enjoyed Bargain the most. I was liking getting in tune, but the latter half I don't enjoy as much as the first half. The start of Baba I've heard before, but the rest of the song was fine, not amazing, to me anyway. Love Ain't for Keeping is too short; that's about it. Also, the lyrics are the same again. Ok, so I have for sure heard Behind Blue Eyes; this is a banger, btw. I'm surprised it has fewer plays than Baba. I don't think I can finish the album even though I'm on the last song; a lot of this album throughout every song has the same issues of lyrics for me, and the only candle here is the instrumental. I might just be impatient, but that's just me. I'll give this album a 6.5.

It's good, but almost too stereotypical "rock" with not much else to say about it (by me :-)). Doesn't move me but I can happily listen to this. I do think this must have been really good in a live setting.

Good rock, but unfortunately none of the songs really stood out for me other than Behind Blue Eyes, yet a good album

Individual songs are great but not much of a coherent theme, doesn't feel like an album vs a mixtape

Solid. The singles are great. The rest... fine.

Nice

Good album.

Great songs bookending what is a really weak middle. Starts and finishes ridiculously strong but those songs sandwiched in are really fucking boring.

Familiar music

I was ready to be mostly uninterested in this, but of course the connection of Terry Riley's maximal-minimalist style on the electric organ lends a proto-math-rock sensibility to what might otherwise have been a pretty average early seventies bit of Brit rock.

Good start and end, lack of same vibes in the middle. And it's too "classic" for my taste

fav songs: bargain dramatic, anthem, unconvincing 50/100

amazing at best, mediocre at worst

No es muy de mi estilo, pero está bien hecho. Buena música. 6/10

Хороший рок альбом. Ничего сверх выдающегося, но местами впечатлял. Я всё же больше по хеви-металу.

Great opener

I was hopeful…it starts out with possibly the best classic rock song ever. But I hate Bargain (blame commercial media) and Behind Blue Eyes (blame Limp Bizkit) so it’s hard to give it a great rating.

Some great classics on this album with the iconic cover. It does drop a bit in the middle, but this album is high as one of their best. For me this is a high 3 or 3.5/5.

This is better than I remembered The Who being. But I'm not going to listen to it again, with the exception perhaps of Going Mobile which I really enjoyed.

It's not bad, yet I was really tempted to put it off. Stand-outs - Baba O'Riley - Bargain

Starts and ends with a bang, with Baba, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won’t Get Fooled Again. Outside of those (admittedly great) tracks, I was not in love with the rest of the album. I understand that this is a seminal part of the 70s classic rock era, but The Who just isn’t my favorite band of that stretch, I guess.

I had to listen to "Baba O'Riley" to like it because when I first listened to it, i thought it was boring and mid. I love the calm instruments throughout this album. "My wife" threw the album off. I like the shift from acoustic to rock ballad in "behind blue eyes" I love all the songs except for my wife, getting in tune, and going mobile.

Mixed opinions on this but I’ll give it a 3

Best Tracks: Baba O'Riley The Song Is Over Won't Get Fooled Again

Ja goed album. Kan je niet echt op haten. Zou het zelf niet vaak opzetten.

Erste song tuff

Maso. No son malas canciones, pero tampoco es nada nuevo ni muy bueno. Eso si, para la época es interesante.

I will say that Who's Next is carried by two (maybe three) songs tops. I don't think it's an extraordinary album.

Tried to keep track of the songs that get repeated in this so i listen to them only once but there are probably a few i still haven’t heard. Really like the Who i think they’re pretty influential. Fav track might be “Getting in tune”.

Banging album Not exactly my type of music but I can see why this album made the list Some great instrumentals

buen álbum, estilo bastante normal no arriesgan mucho pero tampoco fallan. destacó como empieza el primer tema

Top titres : Going mobile, behind blue eyes

I should probably relisten to this at some point—didn't have time

Holy long. But good driving vibes.

I wanted to like this, but surprisingly found it just to be okay - I did like the first track a lot though.

I've never the genre. Never really tried it, but i found this enjoyable to commute to work with. The first track was awful, but the rest were good. 'Bargain' and 'my wife' got added to my playlist.

The tracks that I already knew fit in well, but everything else felt like filler between those. It's almost a monotone album - not many highs or lows, just a lot of the same thing. Which isnt a bad, but it just all ran together. I think this is a rock opera? it sure felt like one, in that I dont really remember any amazing melodies, but the singer was trying to tell me something - a story? I dont know, I could barely understand what was being said. Maybe its not an album for running. The keyboards and drums were amazing though, there was a thickness to the low end of the album that felt unique.

It’s iconic. Just not my taste.

Liked this a lot. Maybe I am a boomer.

The Who has always felt like a band in supposed to like. I try and try to get into them, understand them, but it just doesn't click. Some outstanding hits on here, but lots of the album drifted by without really having an impact on me.

Solid rock, can hear its influence but not my cup of tea

Caso estranho de total apatia. Sinto nada ouvindo este disco, apesar de todos os elementos serem bons ou até mesmo ótimos. Mas é uma combinação que não gera nenhuma reação pra mim. Inexplicável. A capa é muito boa, uma das melhores que já vi. A sonoridade não é ao todo ruim, há aquela pegada de “ressaca sessentista” que tem um doce sabor, a juventude do Hard Rock. Tanta ornamentação e tanto dramatismo… a troco de que? Não querendo ser cínico mas já sendo. O álbum possui um início e um final forte (ainda que saturado), mas seu meio é um tanto parado e sem incidentes. Não clicou pra mim. Queria ter mais a dizer, mas o disco fala por si mesmo. Credo, que frase ridícula. Eu poderia apagar ela, mas quero deixar exposto o quão estúpido fiquei tentando encabeçar algo pra escrever aqui. Enfim, mediano. Histórico, clássico, mas mediano. Pra mim. Ia ser 3 mas a capa merece meia estrela. 3.5

It's all in the opener

ok

3.25 - It's weird listening to an album like this where three of songs are very, very popular and familiar and the rest of the album is not familiar at all. It's also the case for me that I've heard those familiar songs more as covers or edited clips leading into episodes of CSI, so it's a strange listen. It's fine overall and occasionally epic.

It's alrifht. The hits are the songs worth listening to.

moram priznati da me ovo razočaralo jer je stilski dosta drugačije od njihovog prvenca - my generation - premda uopće nije loše, štoviše. teško mi je ocijeniti zbog toga. no mislim da je sve u svemu, unatoč iznevjerenu očekivanju, dojam bio za četvorku. kako je odmicalo tako mi se više sviđalo, vjerojatno jer sam se počeo privikavati EDIT: eh... ne baš, ovo mi je trojka, sori dečki

I’ve heard of The Who and know famous songs (Baba O’Riley, My Generation) but I’ve never listened to a full album by them before.

this was actually pretty great. probably the best who album i've listened to. back to back bangers. good production, fun vocals. I enjoyed this more than i thought i would! 7/10

The Who er egentlig litt kjedelig eller? "Abba i riket" er legendarisk, og de har noen andre hits & bops, men det er liksom ikke noe som drar meg tilbake.

Abba i riket er selvfølgelig en banger, men det er noe med the who som ikke helt svinger for meg. Låtskrivinga fester seg på en måte ikke. Vet ikke hvorfor. (Nå har jeg kjempet så hardt mot autokorrektur på iPhone at jeg bare lar det stå til)

RYM 2.5

This album just kinda washed over me. I know all these songs from hearing them a thousand times on rock radio in the 80s. I've transcended liking or hating them; they just are. Obviously Entwistle is one of the greatest ever to do it, but i can't stand Keith Moon, and the others guys are adequate at best. Never need to hear any of it again. top track: the live version of Young Man Blues on the deluxe edition

The more Who albums I revisit here, the more I realize that aside from the hits, I really only care for Maximum R&B era Who. The hits hit here, but otherwise doesn't do much for me. A solid 3.5⭐️

Good old Baba O'riley og Behind Blue eyes - der er nogle nostalgi-bangers på og noget episk over det

my question exactly.

Pretty enjoyable

Very strong start and finish. The rest is ok, nowhere near the peaks. 3/5.

Go DAWGS!

Some good songs

I’ll say it, I was never a Who fan. They are the classic rock band that everyone loves, but I just don’t get it. Sure, so tracks like ‘I can see for miles’ are excellent, but aside from that I’ve always been meh about them. Who’s Next turned out to really be a good one though. The only tracks that slowed this down were in the middle- that one about the car. Baba O, and Behind Blue Eyes. Ok, sure. I get it. Iconic cover, too.

Not the theme for CSI Miami... This is real peak dad rock. I know the big three on this album for before. I don't think it has the appropriate nostalgia for me to keep in my library and play again, but I did enjoy myself

So many classics. Honestly, I didn't know that I've already listened to this album in piecemeal

i hate when an album has three versions of the same songs

When God was handing out talent to the Holy Triumverate, The Stones got all the swagger, The Beatles got all the artfulness, and The Who got all the self-seriousness. That "Who's Next" was created from the ashes of another rock opera is very revealing. The Who were very formative for me, but somewhere along the way, I lost interest. "Who's Next" is about as good as it gets, and there are plenty of songs that still get me all the way there. But there's just something missing. Maybe it's the demise of classic rock radio; individual Who songs are jolts of electricity. But after sitting with an album for an hour, I found myself wanting to skip to the next song or take a break to listen to something else. Still, Keith Moon and Pete Townshend's prodigiousness is the perfect time capsule for the era of big drum fills and bigger guitar solos.

This was okay. Again, I feel I say this a lot, I liked it but I see myself never coming back to it. I liked the use of early age synths, but for me, nothing in the songs really stuck, other than the first and last 2 tracks. The middle I found to be very samey and a little bland. May have to try again at some point.

Dad rock, but bloody good dad rock

eh. behind blue eyes ok

it was mid

I want to like this album, it's bookended by great tracks but the middle section always leaves me uninspired.

Good sound, weird themes toward women? Love songs within the context of the album feel like just trying to get laid.

The Who seem to be my Alan Partridge band, by that I mean I think their best album is their Greatest Hits, the rest - this is a prime example, is fine but no more than fine to these ears.

Unsurprisingly, a solid album, it starts and finishes strongly, I feel they knew which songs were weaker and relegated them to the middle. All in all, I really can't complain about half-decent boomer rock. 3/5

I almost gave it 4* but I could get into it enough. Bookended by epic amazing tracks, but I couldn’t really get into it. Was probabaly just me or something.

Baba O’Reilly is badass. And I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of that song. You know, I think The Who is why Best Of albums exist though. I think between all of The Who albums I’ve heard on this project, there is one incredible album between them. 7/10. An extra point cause Baba O’Reilly rules so hard.

It's a nicely put together collection of mostly "cast-off" tracks, and despite that it adheres pretty well. There's really not too much of a clunker on this album. A few that I like less than others, but I don't hate -- or love -- any of them I guess that's it, it's nothing that resonates with me -- likewise for band in general, with some exceptions. When I got into bands from this era, The Who didn't hit for me like others did. Floyd, The Doors, Dylan, these all stuck with me, not The Who. I'm not sure why. The Who -- or this album -- suffers most for me by the fact that by the time I was more familiar with them, a huge chunk of the songs were over-familiar in the sense that they were in every TV commercial or show you'd see. I think this is why it's not a 3.5 that gets bumped to a 4. It's almost like it skipped the introduction phase to my ear and went straight to ubiquity.

Nothing more than thousand other rock albums, except of course two classics. 5/10