Who's Next

I’ve never been a big Who fan, but there’s been songs of there’s that I’ve really enjoyed. I really liked this album, though. The hits are great and the rest of it was decent too. I’m not sure it’s a 5 star, but it’s a solid four star.

Getting a four simply for having two CSI themes on it.

Содержит behind blue eyes

banger, their best album

I like the classics good enough

Probably the most Who album the Who made. Good but not incredible, probably great if you like this kind of thing.

Dad rock. Not bad but I was ready for it to end

Favourite songs: Behind Blue Eyes, Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again, Bargain, Getting in Tune Least favourite songs: The Song is Over 4/5

Three brilliant songs bookend this album but the songs in between aren't as well known for good reason. They're not terrible but they're clearly not as good.

Okay, I think this is my favorite The Who album. I’ll even give it all five stars. I did not need the extended version, but the original was perfect.

we're all wasted *insert sick fiddle solo*

One of the great albums of The Who. I like a lot of their songs but I never have been able to find a real connection. Therefore the 4!

Possibly the greatest rock album of all time.

It's good, it's a classic of course. Lots of mid-level bangers. But nothing mind blowing to me. The Who just doesn't hit like a Zeppelin album does for me.

The Who songs that you know and like

9/10 "I get on my knees and pray we don't get fooled again.'

The definition of a four out of five. There are a number of awesome tracks, a few mid tracks but nothing too terrible. Hard to ignore how good the first and last two tracks are but the middle seems to be pretty whatever. Fav songs: - Baba O'Riley - Bargain - My Wife - Getting in Tune Behind Blue Eyes -

Wall to wall greatness

Lots of classics. easy to listen to. Like it.

Found this Album at my local thrift store for 1.25. It totally rips and is a 4.5, almost a 5 but going to 4.

There is a version of this album on Spotify that is almost 10 hours long, which is completely insane.

It's good overall, not all the tracks are great so not 5 stars though.

Pretty brilliant Their best album Gonna go 5 Singles are great Opener Is an all timer Two closers are classics Everything in between is great.

Some good singles and a lot of songs that are also there.

Okay let's talk Rock God's now shall we? And what about the guys that don't get a lot of the credit: Keith Moon and John entwistle? John is probably the best bass player in the world that no one ever heard of. Keith Moon lives on through animal in the Muppets. This album has such an incredible sound from top to bottom. It also has some of the greatest lyrics ever captured...some are so simple yet so tremendously delivered... If I swallow anything evil put your finger down my throat If I shiver please give me a blanket, keep me warm let me wear your coat. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯🔥❤️💥

Impeccable. Start to finish The Who deliver. Their sound is so clean there is zero room for error. Quite possibly a perfect rock album.

Pas écouté en entier, les tubes sont très cools mais ambiance un peu lourde.

Second The Who album in 3 days, and what a whopper! Though I barely could sit through "Tommy", I had a blast listening to this gem! So close to being a 5*

выбесили за день, ничего интересного прикольного, просто ну музыка, средненько, были конечно неплохие моменты, но в целом ни о чем, может просто под настроение не попали

Incredible. Never realized how similar their piano playing is to Ben Folds. So much of this seems to be what heralded us fully into 70’s Classic Rock. Little tricks here and there like the single reverse guitar notes. Some hard rocking stuff and also some softer beautiful stuff. They hit the full range. Love the acoustic guitar use throughout too. Feels directly influential to Boston. So much with the synth stuff too. It’s good!!

Another GOAT album just packed with iconic tracks!!

Amazing album

When I was about 14 or 15 I would go up to my room almost every night and listen to the Pirates post-game radio show. The Pirates were awful, but the show talked a lot about the minor leaguers that were on their way, and there was hope. That hope amounted to basically nothing as a Pirates fan, but the show always opened with "Baba O'Riley", so at least I got a great song out of it. A few more things before I really dive in here. First, I legitimately think "Baba O'Riley" is one of the best rock songs of all time. It's absolutely top-tier, it builds in a perfect way, the guitar riff is so good, just an incredible song. Second, I'm pretty sure that I overrated the last The Who album I got on here (The Who Sells Out). It wasn't bad, but probably didn't quite deserve the 4 I gave it. This album is definitely better than that one, and is also better than My Generation (which I gave a 3, probably deserves like a 3.5). All of that said, here's my review. This is unequivocally the best The Who album of the 3 that I've gotten on here. Without a doubt. That said, and I hate to admit this, but I was honestly a little disappointed overall. "Baba O'Riley" is such a good opener, but then the rest of the first half is somewhat generic '70s rock. They've definitely evolved their sound at this point and a lot of the tracks are fine but a bit underwhelming. It has a few nice moments on the back half. "Getting in Tune" is understated but enjoyable, "Behind Blue Eyes" is pretty iconic too, and "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a strong finish. I'm sounding a bit negative for an album that's definitely very good, but I think I expected a sure-thing 5-star rating with "Baba O'Riley", but I don't think I can get all the way there. Definitely very enjoyable overall, very possibly the closest album to 5-stars that I'm not giving 5 stars, but it is what it is. We move on. Favorite song: Baba O’Riley Other: Love Ain’t For Keeping, The Song Is Over, Getting In Tune, Behind Blue Eyes, Won’t Get Fooled Again 7/5/25

un grandissimo classicone, bello da morire

Bello bello bello

È tutta la vita che sento Baba O’Riley in macchina, sono contento di aver ascoltato l’album di provenienza. Overall è un bell’ascolto e 100% un album da road trip, come molti album qui apre e chiude bene con un po’ di filler in mezzo. Comunque buono dai Copertina iconica

Pretty solid set of tracks here. It's like these guys know what they're doing. Some poetry and thought and not a bad sound

It has three of the most iconic rock songs ever recorded in history and in The Who's discography, but the rest of the album lacks that same energy. I'm a bit disappointed.

Another one whose only fault is being overplayed.

anything to say? complete masterpiece

My parents listened to a lot of classic rock when I was growing up, but there were no Who albums in our music library. I don’t think I really became aware of them until CSI came out when I was a teenager. From that point, I started hearing more of their music, and I really grew to love them, especially Keith Moon. There was a time in my life where I'd have counted Who's Next as one of my favorite albums of all time. But before going through this list, I hadn't really been listening to any classic rock for several years. However, I still think that Who's Next is easily one of the most iconic albums of all time, and it features "Baba O'Riley," which will always be one of my favorite songs. I can't remember the last time I listened to this album from start to finish, but I'm currently stuck in bed with a nasty case of COVID, so I was delighted to see this album pop up in my feed today. Sure enough, "Baba O'Riley" still hits like a semi-truck as this album's opener. Those opening synthesizer notes always put a smile on my face, and their repetition throughout the song create the perfect backdrop for Pete Townshend's powerful chords, and Keith Moon's tightly chaotic drumming. John Entwistle's bass plucking is perfect as well, all while Roger Daltrey croons a warning not to let youthful disillusionment put a damper on the future. When I listened to The Who regularly, I thought “Bargain” was one of their weakest efforts, probably because I associated it with its use in car commercials. But listening to it today, I can appreciate its songwriting, fantastic guitar playing, and its slick synthesizer arrangements. “Behind Blue Eyes” has grown on me more than any other song by The Who throughout my life. The vocals are great, and I love the song’s structure, starting off slow, before building to a crashing conclusion. Lyrically, the first part is a solemn plea for help before the singer’s pleas turn to anger that his that his basic human needs have gone unmet. Has there ever been a better conclusion to an album that “Won’t Get Fooled Again?” Keeping in line with the opening track’s themes, The Who lament that revolutions come and go, society repeats mistakes, and yet, we still have lessons to learn and grow from. The blistering guitars and drums are backed perfectly by a piercing synth arrangement that pulsates throughout the song. It’s a satisfying conclusion to the album, but it always leaves me wanting more. The other songs on the album are great as well, but I just don’t feel like diving into them. Every member of the band is at the peak of their game on Who’s Next, and the band’s overall sound is firing on all cylinders. While this might not be the type of album that I gravitate towards these days, I still think it’s an incredible achievement in rock music, and this album deserves all the praise it gets.

The Who are always a bit of hit and mis. Really like some of their songs others not so much. This album has more hits then misses so gets 4 stars.

Cualquier comentario queda chico ante la grandeza de este disco

Excellent song after song.

Yessssss

I’m just going to have to accept that The Who are just a bit meh. I’ve tried really hard but I just don’t get why they are so revered. This is the best I’ve heard though. So? Exactly! 3.0

How should a band follow up a hugely popular double album rock opera? With another double album rock opera? Well thankfully not. Not that 'Lifehouse' didn't sound like an interesting concept. But sometimes it's much more refreshing to have a tight single album instead. The original plan gave the tracks a larger than life quality but editing down the best songs makes it a lot more accessible. I'd give 4.5 stars if I could, but on the strength of 'Baba O'Riley' and 'Won't Get Fooled Again', I lean towards a 5.

Legendary rock

For real though, they peed on the monolith.

Some very strong stuff mixed with some other ok stuff. Not the biggest fan of the who overall, good album though. Will I listen to again: 5%

Not mad at this

Like most albums by The Who, they've got three big hits and a bunch of middling songs. But boy were those hits fantastic! "Baba O'Riley" is the template for new wave before punk had even happened yet. Further, this song has had a massive cultural impact that is hard to overstate. "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" are great anthems. The first communicated in quiet suppressed rage and depression of a failed personal relationship, that could easily be misheard as a ballad, and the second a cynical stadium anthem song about the futility of revolution. Outside of its time and place it is probably an album with a rating of 3, but taken in context for its time and place and the impact it had on much of the music that come over the next 50 years, it is easily a 4.

probably my favorite album from the who. the song is over is easily one of my favorites from their discography

4/5

It's the Who. A bunch of classic epics on this one. My father had this record, but I don't remember listening to it that much when I was a kid. I do remember being strangely unsettled by the cover image. On the whole, it is quite inventive with its use of synths and the mix between primitive rock'n'roll and bits of traditional / folky tunes scattered here and there. The songs seem to be stretching themselves self between several ambitions: attaining the visceral quality of the best rock music, telling a good story and showing musical sophistication. The album does not always deliver on all fronts, it sometimes turns out a bit pompous (Bargain), but you can never fault their sincerity.

Baba O'Riley 4.2 Bargain 3.8 Love Ain't for Keeping 3.6 My Wife 3.4 The Song Is Over 3.6 Getting in Tune 3.5 Going Mobile 3.6 Behind Blue Eyes 4 Won't Get Fooled Again 4.5 Score: 3.8

I don't care that this is a classic or whatever, aside from the two biggest hits on this album the rest is average and forgettable.

The hits were grest hut the rest of the albun dudbt feel that special to me.

holy shit, the guys from the csi:miami ahh theme song

Eines meiner Lieblingsalben der Who und überhaupt! *****

Good album!

The opening and closing tracks are very good. I'm not really sure what happened in the middle. Am I supposed to be in awe of thisan album? It was fine.

Probably a top 20 record for me and certainly the best Who record. Loaded front to back with smash singles and iconic classic rock anthems.

Terrific, songs here I didn't even realize I knew. May be their best.

great rock album

Honestly u enjoyed this album, had. Nice vibe to it

Behind Blue Eyes is my all time fave. Plus all the other songs too.

I've officially decided that I am not a fan of the Who in any way, shape, or form. All the vocals annoys me, the instrumentals are about as generic old white guy as you can get, and frankly it just isn't impressive or enjoyable to me. I can recognize the quality of Keith Moon's drumming, but a single drummer does not make a band good, and frankly with one of the most obnoxious finales in rock history, I'm going to throw this into the "influential for the worse" pile alongside Yeezus. Congrats, Who, you made power pop. Now every single other rock band will outclass you on it. That's truly revolutionary.

Fantastic classic album!

July 15, 2024 HL: "Baba O'Riley", "Bargain", "The Song Is Over", "Getting In Tune", "Behind Blue Eyes", "Won't Get Fooled Again" Not 1st listen; with such titans of classic rock/early electronic music being the first and last tracks, it's almost too easy to discount the songs in the middle. But ye shouldn't! "Bargain" and "The Song Is Over" are some of the best Who, if you don't check out before the grand finale of "Behind Blue Eyes" & "Won't Get Fooled Again"

As classic rock goes, this is a pretty good album. However, I'm pretty tired of all the music on it, and I can't say I can think of any later generation of musician who cites Pete Townshend, The Who, or this album in particular as an inspiration. It's...okay. Instead of dying before they got old, maybe The Who just slid into insignificance.

I didn’t need to hear each different version of all these songs but there were some classics in this album.

One of the best rock albums of all time.

so many classics on here. Great album.

strange mix of refreshing and boring

I'm not a huge fan of The Who, but this is an iconic album that is hard to beat. Baba O'Riley will always be the start of the night at Woodfield's from my college days.

I think this was the second album (OK...8-track) I ever bought. It sounds as fresh as ever.

Some classics obviously but the B-sides are pretty middle of the road. Keith Moon does great on this whole thing (3.5/5)

Musical DNA. One couplet Nearly all understanding of politics can be summed up in Meet the new boss Same as the old boss. That song. That song by itself gives this album 19/5. And yet the others. My wife, by the ox. Baba oreilly. Teenage wasteland. I knew exactly what it meant. Behind blue eyes. Townshend lashes out. Arrogance hiding an insecurity so deep the song nearly collapses. That cover by limp bizkit missed the point. This is how strength can be broken by weakness. Getting in tune. A career making song for any other band. Here, almost filler. Brilliant.

album cover to get me interested. tick great opening to the first track. tick Enough to make me need to hear it again? Its ok, but a bit ..... dated?

I reckon I’ve played this a dozen times in the last week. More than fifty years after the event, it’s still a wonderful record. The winning trifecta were all released as singles, first Won’t Get Fooled Again (Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic & a monster of a rock song); then Baba O’Riley (a great, great album opener - Townshend’s use of synth sounds to open the album was radical & totally unexpected); & Behind Blue Eyes (one of Townshend’s great lyrics & definitely one of Daltrey’s best vocals). But it’s been good to be reminded of the quality of the other half-a-dozen tracks on the album - particularly Getting In Tune, Love Ain’t For Keeping & Song Is Over(some of Townshend’s best vocal work ). Townshend thinks it was their best album. I think he’s close to the mark. Warning : Limp Biscuit’s huge hit cover of Behind Blue Eyes pales next to Daltrey’s vocals.

It's hard to think of many bands (other than the Beatles) who underwent such ambitious growth in such a short period of time. Their first album (just over five years previous) was a relatively unremarkable mod-pop album, and here they are practically inventing 70s stadium rock, having moved through concept albums and rock operas to... this gargantuan beast of a record. Thank god they kept it to a lean single album. I am not generally a fan of concept albums or rock operas; they are pompous, pretentious, overly complicated and nonsensical. I think the "failure" of Townshend's Lifehouse concept helps them here. Not that the record doesn't lean towards pompous and pretentious, but by jettisoning attempts to link a narrative thread, they could concentrate on making the album sound good. And teaming up with Glyn Johns (responsible for a slew of great sounding records in the late 60s and 70s) really helps. The playing is sophisticated without becoming overly complex, muscular and powerful. And there are probably more really iconic tunes here than on any other record the Who ever released; Baba O'Riley, Going Mobile, Behind Blue Eyes and Won't Get Fooled Again are all dad-rock classics, and the rest of the material is of a high standard. Pound for pound, this is the best they ever played, the best they were ever recorded, with the best tunes they ever had. And they manage to reign in the worst tendencies towards over-playing (I'm looking at you, Moon, and you too, Ox). Do I love The Who? More admire than love, and, truth be told, if I was going to spin one of their records, it would most likely be Live at Leeds. But this is a dead set classic record, deserving to be on the list. It probably deserves a five, but I just can't quite get there. Perhaps 4.5, rounding down because I'm ornery. I do, however, really love the cover photo. Mwah, chef's kiss.

A great album that when I started it, I was expecting better. However, the album just kept getting better as I listened to it. And now on repeated listens, totally understand why it became the classic that it is. I think from top to bottom, it is likely the best Who album.

Pretty alright. One great song and a bunch of good ones.

Although I have bought multiple albums by The Who and used to have a giant poster for "My Generation" in my dorm room, I'm really not a huge fan of The Who. (I mostly just thought the poster was cool.) But wow this is a great album. Absolute magnum opus. This is maybe the only album where I find myself listening to a song and find myself thinking, "Damn, that's some great drumming!" And then, I say the same for the bass! How often do you really notice either of those? Keith Moon and John Entwistle were elite. Epic album from a band that's "merely very good". Hands down their best.

Lots of bangers on this record. Keith Moon’s drumming so iconic and the vocal work is spectacular. This record has made me a Who fan for sure, even if not every song is the best.

The high points on this album are among the highest of 70’s rock and more than make up for some of the less memorable tracks in the middle of the record. It’s actually kind of ridiculous how great a couple of the songs on this record are. Keith Moon, without a doubt, steals the show on this record, his frenetic drumming leads the way, charting the course these songs as much as the arpeggiated synth lines on the the tracks bookend this record or Pete Townsend’s guitar. He is practically a hurricane turned drummer, and I think in the hands of any other drummer most of these songs would not have the same impact - especially towards the end of “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, where his drum fills interrupt the organ/synth arpeggio and clear the way for Roger Daltry to deliver what is probably the greatest scream in the history of rock and roll as the band returns to the songs iconic riff for the last time. The ending of that song is quite literally perfect and I’m not sure The Who reached that level again before or since in their career, at least to my ears - though they often came close.

Very fire, hella nostalgic. Love it 😁

After the sprawling rock opera double album Tommy, Pete Townshend came up with an even more ambitious project - Lifehouse, a dystopian sci fi concept album with a movie and an interactive live show. For various reasons, the project foundered but The Who rescued some of the songs for this album. The highlights are the first and last tracks - Baba O’Reilly and Won’t Get Fooled Again, both featuring epic modular synth riffs that elevate them to classic status.

Another (almost) rock opera from the Who. It's shorter (as the project was aborted) but apart from some nice highlights (synthesizer in the first track, the classic Behind Blue Eyes) it sounds a bit too much as (boring) classic rock.

Muy bueno

Classic recording , my favorite Who album and arguably their best

I’ve had a soft spot for The Who over the past month as they’ve recently become my wife’s favourite band and we’ve been listening to them a lot. Tommy and Who Are You have been on high rotation but not so much of Who’s Next. It was nice to add these songs to our repertoire. Baba O’Riley is one of the all-time greats. I enjoyed Going Mobile, that was a good new discovery. Never been a huge fan of Behind Blue Eyes, I’ve always thought various cover versions from across the years have been superior.

8/10

The best songs on this album are among the greatest songs of all times; Baba O’Reilly, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won’t Get Fooled Again. These three songs are probably superlative enough for me to give any album five stars. The rest of the album I had to listen to a few times to fully appreciate. But the more I listened the more I appreciate how the Who switch things up. Every song didn’t sound like the one before it, like with some albums. Deserves all five stars.

Yep. Excellent. A new album to put on my regular listen list. Never really heard it all before, and I've really enjoyed it! Repeatedly. Even the inane tracks where the lyrics just talk about being able to sing in tune. I meant really?

Kind of a top heavy album. The notable songs are great, but the others kind of fall flat. 3.5/5 Might listen again

2024-06-27...

Didnt listen to any of the deluxe tracks but this would’ve been an epic album in the 70’s. 3.5

I'm not a big Who fan but I cannot deny that this album is full of bangers.

El mejor álbum de The Who. Canción tras canción muestran su espectacular talento para componer algunas de las pistas de rock más sólidas de todo el género. Clásicos como Baba O'Railey o Won't Get Fooled Again siguen sonando igual de frescas y poderosas que cuando se estrenaron, cimentando el lugar de la banda como uno de los actos más importantes e influyentes de Inglaterra.

An all time classic album.

Two of their very best bookending some more forgettable tracks.

Every song is a 5

Tvö mjög góð lög, restin er frekar sjarmalaus.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. I love this album. Not a boring note played throughout. Near perfection.

Mehhhhhhhhh

Ah right, the Baba O'Riley album. Everyone's heard that frantic opening synth loop, it's shown up everywhere from Miami Vice to Family Guy. The "best I ever had" chorus from Bargain was also mildly familiar. Can't say I knew the rest, though, until the phased keys kicked in on the last track. At least it was more accessible than Tommy (which this site gave me only 8 albums ago) in that I didn't have to try to keep track of some kind of overarching narrative while I work. "Getting in Tune" is amusingly meta, & probably influenced many later lines like "Why do I find it hard to write the next line?" from Spandeau Ballet's "True". Anyway, decent album (he says, no doubt angering many boomer Who fans). XD

All time favorite

Easy to listen to. Classic album.

Lots of stuff to like here, including the synthesizer arc from "Baba O'Riley" to "Won't Get Fooled Again." And Keith Moon was unbelievable. A little bit of a letdown mid-album blocked the fifth star.

Talented musicians

A good reminder that The Who has pretty awesome songs that never got much radio play.

Great album, obviously phenomenal opens and closers, but the middle sags a little.

Certainly a classic album and I think the best form of eye operatic style The Who had adopted.

Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again are the highlights.

5 stars

solid

The best of The Who

I so badly wanted to like this but I felt nothing

it's boring to me

I'm not a massive fan of The Who, and this is the only Who LP in my collection. It think it's a good album, but the strongest tracks bookend some weaker ones. I'm struck by Daltrey's vocals - absolutely powerful. Also the drumming comes through well on some of the tracks. I don't think I can give this a 5 - maybe 4. I particularly liked Baba O'Reilly and Won't Get Fooled Again.

Pretty solid set of songs

01) Baba O'Riley - 10,0 02) Bargain - 9,0 03) Love Ain't for Keeping - 8,5 04) My Wife - 8,0 05) The Song Is Over - 8,5 06) Getting in Tune - 8,5 07) Going Mobile - 8,0 08) Behind Blue Eyes - 10,0 09) Won't Get Fooled Again - 10,0 TOTAL: 8,94 (89/100) Current ranking: 26/213 The situation when you lack 0.01 points to get a five stars. I could stretch the grade, but I won't on purpose. Let it stay as it is. The best of the albums that didn't get the highest rating. And that's an honor!

One of the first CDs I ever bought was a greatest hits compilation. Of course, almost all of the songs on this album were included. Not having songs like Behind Blue Eyes, Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again, and Bargain in my life would be like having just a little less oxygen to breathe. Actually, Behind Blue Eyes ended up hitting me right in the soul today. It means more to me now than ever before. I've never loved My Wife, but it won't stop me from filling in all 5 of those stars. What a fantastic album.

Je ne connaissais des who que l'opéra rock et déjà je n'accrochais pas plus que cela mais au bout de 3 morceaux j'ai abandonné car cet album a trop vieilli et/ou ce n'est vraiment pas mon style de musique. Un petit 2/3

I'm really up and down on The Who, based on the albums that I've gotten on this list. I really enjoyed this album overall, though, much more so than the previous albums that I've gotten here. Baba O'Riley is a kickass early synth song, and it keeps going from there. It's not one that you have to listen to super actively, but it's fun music with a lot of diversity of sound 4/5

it was fine.

I know it's a legendary album but it didn't land for me personally. I did like going "oh, this is THAT song" though.

4- Lassikkohan tämä, mutta ei nyt ihan läpeensä timanttia.

I'm really torn on this one. On the one hand there are some classics that really stand out. The opening bars are superb and the musicianship throughout is of the highest possible level. But on the other hand I found Getting in Tune had some of the worst lyrics I'd ever heard. I didn't care for Mr Daltreys voice a whole lot and it all seemed a big 'Jeremy Clarkson era Top Gear'. I'm really not going to revisit this and it hasn't sparked an interest in the who so for the quality of the musicianship I'll give it a three.

The only Who record I consistently go back to. Baba O’Reilly is one of the great rock and roll songs and Daltrey’s scream at the end of We Don’t Get Fooled Again is iconic. All that said the middle portion of this drags - it’s really the top and bottom of this that makes it a good album.

There are some classic songs here, but the entire middle of the album is a bit random. It's funny how the smartness of the lyrics suddenly drops when they are writing about women.

I can see it now- a whole generations of dads banished to the garage or the shed, cracking a bud heavy and lecturing to anyone who will listen about the good ole days and how music used to really rock and referencing this album in particular. And you know what? I think they might have a point. This album is a slapper. Every song was different and took you on a journey and had a distinct feel. Cheers to the dad rockers out there, keep fighting the good fight and annoying the shit out of your kids.

classic and fun album that never really hits a slow spot - it's got enjoyable riffs, great drums, clever melodies, and is overall a really great album!

Epic

Perfect and distinctive.

Sure is an album from 1971.

1. Baba O’Riley 10/10 2. Bargain 7/10 3. Love Ain’t for Keeping 7/10 4. My Wife 8/10 5. The Song Is Over 10/10 6. Getting In Tune 9/10 7. Going Mobile 6/10 8. Behind Blue Eyes 10/10 9. Won’t Get Fooled Again 10/10

Nu jävlar blir det bra. Roger Daltreys röst är fantastisk. Bargain är kanske bästa låten eller The Song is Over eller är det Getting In Tune. Kanske bara en räcka riktigt bra låtar. Behind Blue Eyes, ojojoj. Nej men herregud! Det här är så bra.

Baba Oriley är en solklar femma. Klassiker. Så jävla bra! Dock aldrig lyssnat på detta album. Ska bli intressant! Förstår egentligen inte varför jag inte lyssnat mer på the who. Lyssnat lite, men borde ha lyssnat mer. Diggar det som fan. Musikaliskt, rytm, bra sång. Inte bara "samma". Det har det lilla extra. Slingor, avstick . Bra skit. Det är en ljudvägg som en vacker tavla. Den enda "dåliga" låten är "the song is over". Men då är allt annat svinbra. Femma! Boom! (Betyg avser originalalbum)

Att Baba O’Riley är ett mästerverk och att Behind blue eyes är svinbra visste jag sedan innan, men den här var genomgående riktigt jäkla bra i övrigt också. Känns genant att inte ha lyssnat på hela albumet tidigare.

The epitome of a perfect album

Already listened to it before this challenge! Its a perfect album! Baba O'Riley is a perfect opener The Song Is Over is awesome, so is Getting In Tune Going Mobile (which was supposed to be in the scrapped Lifehouse) and My Wife are underrated Behind Blue Eyes is awesome as well Wont Get Fooled Again is incredible and also my favourite song off the album! Although I like "Love Aint For Keeping", I have to say it is my least favourite unfortunately. Overall, one of my favourite albums of all time and definitely worth a listen for someone who has never heard The Who before!

This is, in my opinion, The Who’s best studio album by a considerable margin and one of “classic rock’s” best albums. Baba O’Riley is a rare perfect song and one of the best openers on any album. Excellent throughout, but it begins and ends with perfection, as the best albums do.

106/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

Nicht schlecht - The Who sind für mich besser als Beatles, Stones etc. aus der Ära. Grösste Überraschung: Behind Blue Eyes ist kein Original von Limp Bizkit! Wer hätte das gewusst/gedacht ..

Ein gutes Beispiel, dass auch die 70er ihre Highlights hatten. Starker Sound welcher einem packt.

Baba O'Riley is such an epic track it put me in a good frame of mind. Behind Blue Eyes is certianly intriguing and Going Mobile made me chuckle. A good fun raucous album.

Some real strong tracks on this one - probably my fave of The Who albums on here. Not quite 5 stars as it sags a bit in the middle, but I'd go to 4.5 if I could. Fave tracks - "Baba O'Riley" - I mean, c'mon, that's an absolutely colossal tune. "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Behind Blue Eyes" are also pretty epic.

Have Always Loved the Who… sn iconic album!

Surprised at how many of the songs sound similar to their hits.

Baba O'Riley Bargain My Wife Getting in Tune Going Mobile Behind Blue Eyes Won't Get Fooled Again

No. 191/1001 Baba O'Reily 5/5 Bargain 5/5 Love Ain't For Keeping 5/5 My Wife 4/5 The Song is Over 5/5 Getting in Tune 4/5 Going Mobile 4/5 Behind Blue Eyes 5/5 Won't Get Fooled Again 5/5 Average: 4,67 Just a great classic rock album from start to finish. No bad songs and a lot of "highlight" songs. This is now my best rated album, taking over from Listen Without Prejudice - George Michael (4,56)

great album with two of my favourite classic rock tracks, “behind blue eyes” and “won’t get fooled again”. highlights: “my wife”, “behind blue eyes”, “won’t get fooled again”…

I just listened to this album about a year ago. I don’t feel the need to listen to it again.

Listened to it in my car in the year of our lord 2005. It's that iconic.

This album is expertly bookended with two of The Who's (and rock & roll's) most iconic songs. Opening with the anthemic "Baba O'Riley" and those mesmerizing synthesizer-like notes which act as a motif all throughout. "Won't Get Fooled Again" is one of those timeless rock ballads that reels you out and hooks you back in with its buildups. Among the lesser known tracks, I enjoyed "This Song Is Over", as that had more of that operatic rock sound heard throughout the album. This might be The Who's best work, maybe rivaled by "Tommy" from a few years prior, but I'd argue that this is more expressive and grand. Just an epic in its own right. Also I just now noticed that the album cover art is the band after taking a leak? Learn something new everyday I guess.

To me this is probably the best The Who album. just all killer, no filler.

Kind of iconic. Worth a second listen

Well, it's just brilliant. Some of the best songs ever are on this album.

Classic. The Who was my first Rock concert shortly after Keith Moon passed and they’re in my pantheon. Ox’s “My Wife” hit home and always brings a smile.

One of their bests though all their stuff is great.

An amazing album which has stood the test of time.

Amazing opening and closing tracks sandwiching some more middle of the road songs. I expected this album to be higher but it was still a good listen. 6/10 (3/5)

Bit over the top

Not as bad as I thought, considering I haven't enjoyed The Who in the past, and when I've heard the singles off of this album in other playlists, I've always found them rather boring. "Baba O'Reilly" was actually pretty cool, as well as "The Song is Over." "Bargain" is interesting lyrically with some chill production elements, but it's otherwise really repetitive and a bit boring. "My Wife" is kinda lame. The famous "Behind Blue Eyes" is an alright song. "Won't Be Fooled Again" is cool, but it shouldn't be 8 and a half minutes long!

Can't deny it's a good album but this album is a bit too dad rock for me. I prefer the earlier The Who vibes.

LEGENDARY

My dad's favorite album of all time.

As others have pointed out - it begins with electricity and excitement, takes a brief snooze and then finishes with absolute passion. The grit of the guitar is present throughout and the singing never fully diminishes. The direction of the album is uniform throughout. Truly stellar songs. Great album.

every time i listen to baba oriley i am reminded of the joe pera talks with you scene where he hears it for the first time and can’t stop listening to it and dances like. a grandpa toddler and that will never not make me happy and filled with childlike wonder and joy. the rest is ok.

Music was v good, if I didn’t know any better I wouldn’t know when which song started but that doesn’t discount how high quality the musicianship and production on this album is.

Drums. Songs are a bit long for me but all works. 6.5/10 for enjoyement.

4.5

70s rock does not get much better than this. Front to back great. Peak Who. They’re all WASTED.

What I wish for from more rock albums of its time. Ambitious and focused, some generational singles to come out of this one. The British had rockestra down, I can point to this and all of ELO’s greatest hits as evidence

A terrific album - who doesn't like Baba O'Riley? Excellent from start to finish.

Some fun tunes

Meh YNN

Not bad at all, pretty good from start to finish with a few highlights sprinkled throughout.

Timeless classic but the drums sound garbage

For the majority of it, I was sitting there thinking "eh this seems like a fine 80s album, doesn't seem to crazy." Only about halfway through it did I find out this was in 1971, and it changed a lot for me. This didn't sound anywhere close to any pre-80s album I've heard prior, which is crazy.

Honestly, I'm kind of glad the original LIFEHOUSE pitch didn't happen. I mean, can you imagine? Instead of just nine of the greatest tracks The Who would ever make simply existing by themselves, they'd be surrounded by all of this weird whatever about people being fed entertainment through tubes or something? There's some explanation that the intro to "Baba O'Riley" is someone's DNA converted into song or whatever? I love a concept album, but nah. You don't need all that. It's a masterwork enough on its own. From the well-known songs down to even "My Wife"—funnily enough, the only song not written for LIFEHOUSE. Simply put, the album's the best The Who ever had. (THEY BEST THEY EVER HAAAAAAA....)

While this album is the remnants of the much grander Lifehouse project, it's still an awesome set of tracks.

Yeah, that’s a 5. I knew this was the album that had Baba O’Riley, but I never made the connection that Won’t Get Fooled Again was that fucking song. Those are the two standouts, obviously, but everything in between so perfectly compliments each other in terms of the instrumentation and the vocal performance, probably most deeply anchored together by the fantastic percussion throughout this album that really makes each song pop that much harder, especially on The Song Is Over and Getting in Tune. It’s just a really fucking good album, man. Even its weakest points where the sound lulls a bit or repetition starts to seep in, which are few and far between, are still great to listen to. Very deserving of a 5, and highly recommended.

The singles are long dead and have only stopped bleeding because the last of their blood was drained by classic rock radio sometime around 2001. The rest of the album is nothing remarkable, even sounding like rehashes of other songs on the album at times.

The WHO. That is all.

Good old classic rock with some synths, what's there not to like?

Not the best album in the world, but still rock solid with an epic opener and a great closer.

A good album, I liked Baba O'Riley and The Song Is Over the best.

Geggjuð!! þarf að skoða oftar, mörg klassísk lög

Classic

The best studio album from The Who

All of The Who’s music tends to blend together for me. It’s easy listening though!

I believe we’ve listened to the gold standard of albums here (because I can’t think of one that’s better right now.) The album is stacked: all songs excellent, lead guitar great, vocals great, bass great, drums excellent, synthesizers amazing (laser show when ya saw it live was very cool at the time.) Have listened to this album in it’s entirety within the last three years so knew what to expect and it once again delivered! Had a copy of it at 4Ex and wore it out, had the CD in Haverhill and it saw frequent play, have it on my spotify playlist and still love the songs when they come up. For the first time a difference in ratings must be noted as they’re pretty far apart. L=3.8*s J= (5.0*s)

This is dad-rock but with actual talent and I love it for that. We heard this a ton growing up so it will always be special. The instrument playing is absolutely stellar, the energy is fully there, the album art slays, and the song themes tell priceless stories we can all relate to. The Who really has it all, they can woo you with a slow tune and then belt out an absolute banger and you'll love em both. The tracks are littered with priceless little gems (I'll gladly lose me to find you, 1 and 1 make 1, etc.) This is a damn near perfect album, if anyone people tell you otherwise... they're all WASTED!

This album holds a high ranking. Many good songs with probably their 2 top hits as bookends. Good run time and iconic cover. The one shortcoming is "Going Mobile". It's cheesy and doesn't fit with the rest of the tracks. Works for any occasion...4.5.

It starts and finished with absolute bangers. While I positively rate every song in between the rest of the album doesn't blow me away like it once did. That isn't to say that it isn't still a great album, but at one point I may have held this in my top 10. On this most recent listen it didn't hold up as well as I had romanticized in my memory. Every song is at least good, some of which are great, and it is book ended by two stone cold classics. However, the late-middle of the album drops off a little bit. It's still a very solid album deserving of praise. It belongs near the top of every list. Throw it on pretty much whenever and it will always be an enjoyable listen. 4.2 stars

If you graphed the quality of this album, it would be a perfect inverse bell-curve. Starts and ends with absolute banger tracks, the ones just next to them are pretty solid too, then the rest in the middle is just alright. Having 'Baba O'Riley' and 'Fooled...' on a single album should warrant a solid rating alone really, they're just too good. At least the album isn't very long but the mddle section still drags out for me, i'm just waiting for that closer to come as soon as the opener is done.

Wow! First album

It's fine. Not really my cup of tea, but not the most annoying thing ever.

A classic that completely nails the sound of eager anticipation.

Forgettable.

This is an amazing album with truly classic songs. Weird but I never owned this, or any other Who album. I never knew anyone else that was into them, so I had no one to guide me into understanding them. Otherwise, I also kinda feel like these songs have been prostituted thru turning them into advertising melodies. Sad. Easily 4 star quality tho.

Good initial tracks

Can't say this is what I expected from my first 'The Who' album considering the "Hard Rock" label often attached to them. I mean the closest thing to the typical hard-rock song here is the closing track 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, in fact, I think it benefits from its variety in sound through the liberal use of synthesizers and keyboards. There's also the occasional acoustic-driven track which further adds to this album's eclecticism. By using the piano and synth layering to fill the sound, the album ends up feeling very theatrical, especially when Pete Townshend is leading the vocals. This is most certainly true on a song like 'The Song is Over', which plays out like a tragic love tale. I love the way the more theatrical and ambitious synthetic elements blend with the more typical hard-rock sounds on many of these tracks, it feels like you're listening to two very different albums intertwined with one another. I especially love the melodic bass all over this album. Individually, the songs are great, with many following the common themes of love, trust, and affection tackled in serious or in more humorous ways like on 'My Wife'. I'd say the two closers are the strongest here with the penultimate song detailing the loneliness of an individual who's void of emotions with a solid and triumphant instrumental switch-up near the second half. The closing track sounds unlike any other song here and details the futile efforts of facilitating change because of vile leadership patterns; wittingly titling the track 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. While I wasn't expecting all of this and it took quite a bit to fully understand this album's sound and what exactly it was going for (I still think it leans towards a more pop-rock sound rather than hard-rock), I think its ideas, playing, and overall perspective on the genre made for a very unique listen.

Some good songs on here but rushed through it 5/10

Good

I have a looooooooooooong history with this album. My Who phase pretty much directly followed my Beatles phase (still waiting on a Beatles album…). I consumed everything of theirs I could find - the good, the bad, the great. This album is one of my favorites of theirs and of all time. Period. I have a big, mostly nostalgic connection to Baba O’Riley. I maintain that it’s one of the best album openers of all time. I’ve listened to that song in many different periods of my life and it’s meant something different each time. I’ve been known to call it my favorite song. It’s made me smile, it’s made me laugh, it’s made me feel elated about life and it’s made me cry. Bargain is probably the hardest rocking song on this album and it hits every time. “Love Ain’t for Keeping” is a nice palate cleanser from the intensity of the first two songs, and has always come across as a really sweet song. “My Wife” maybe hasn’t aged that well and even despite that is a low point on the album for me. Entwhistle’s songs were rarely highlights though (with apologies to “Boris the Spider” fans). “The Song is Over” is too long and little too schmaltzy but when it hits at its peak it’s amazing. “Getting in Tune” is another quieter song but it’s really well produced. We’ve hit the final stretch of the album. “Going Mobile” is a little weird but is a great example of what the band could do as a power trio without Daltrey. Not as good but the energy from the rest of them, especially Entwhistle and Moon, carries the song. “Behind Blue Eyes.” I mean come on. The song is in two distinct halves and they’re both equally masterpieces. When it turns to the second half, it’s like the bass dropping. My god. And the backing vocals in the first half??? What?!?!? But we need to talk about “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” I don’t always love a song that runs eight and half minutes. But if you’re gonna have that song, it had better big, loud, and epic and you better close your album with it. The Who knew what to do. Is there a better closer than this? I cannot say enough about this song. It’s Keith Moon’s masterpiece, it’s Pete Townshend’s masterpiece, it’s Roger Daltrey’s masterpiece, and it’s one of Entwhistle’s many masterpieces. This album makes me feel so many things. It’s a part of me and I love it. It’s unfair to give it to me in this project because I didn’t even need to listen to it. I just know it. This was the first automatic five star album of this project. It’s a masterpiece. I defy anyone to call this a bad album. I don’t see how you can do it. It’s objectively four amazingly talented musicians at the top of their game absolutely fucking killing it. Five stars. I’d give it 10 if I could. Standout tracks: Baba O’Riley, Bargain, Getting in Tune, Going Mobile, Behind Blue Eyes, Won’t Get Fooled Again

Ладно, поставлю 5. Сначала не выкупил, но потом все же почувствовал напористость исполнителя и прилипчивость мелодий.

Very bluesy, good but not my vibe

Mi sie srednio podoba raczej bym tu nie wrócił / Wojtek Typowy rock raczej też bym nie wróciła / Daria

I really didn’t want to rank another Who album so high but almost every song was a banger. All four of them are so talented that this album just moves sonically.

Fantastic album. Six stars at least.

Absolutely loved this! The new remaster of this album that just came out (done by Steven Wilson!) sounds great. Such a breath of fresh air hearing a succinct rock record in 43 minutes after having to slog through a 2 hour Smashing Pumpkins album. Loved it!

One of the best by one of the GOATs

It’s The Who. There is a reason they are iconic. Fantastic music!

Fantastic album, one of the all time greats. The Who at their best. Still, not sure i can give it a 5, it’s just, i don’t know, it’s musically a 5, but i’m only 2 albums into this journey and for me personally, there’s other music out there that i find more appealing.

The Who just doesn't do it for me. I've never gotten on with their sound even though I love rock. Guess I'm just not a mod.

Just some very cool guitar. Every time the lyrics started to be noticeably naff, the guitar would kick in and I'd find myself loving it anyway.

A couple of bangers but mostly meh. Best song: behind blue eyes ofc

No surprises. It's The Who sounding like The Who.

Hard rock. Varios megahits. Un 4 porque hay varias lentas.

Immortal classics! It is one on the best albums forever! Going Mobile, Behind Blue Eyes songs are the masterpieces. All others are perfect also.

Really enjoyed the second half. Wish I could give it a 3.5.

I don’t know why but every time I think of the who I can’t not think about the simpsons episode with them in it. Easy listening but find the lyrics a little raspy for me

A stone cold classic suffering from extreme imbalance - the first two and final two tracks are much too iconic-

This was the first The Who album I owned, so I may be a bit biased. Then again - name me another album that both starts and ends this strong?

Awesome listen. Had some proper classic tracks on it and I especially enjoyed it finishing with wont get fooled again. Baba O’Reilly was defo my fave. Such an iconic opening

Such a good album

When that first piano chord hits in the Baba O’Riley intro, my soul is rejuvenated, my will to live is renewed, and for one brief moment I am truly content.

As good as this was, I just don’t think I like The Who enough to give any of their stuff a fiver. Can’t deny some of the tunes though, and I am the Bad Man Behind Blue Eyes after all. Simpsons: Yes

Lots of decent tunes on this album. I've never really been able to fully love The Who though, can't be a 5 star.

This album is like a long distance race by an Olympic runner . Strong start (Baba O'Riley) then wavers a little in the middle but then an explosive last lap ( behind blue eyes and won't get fooled again) which leads to a podium finish. Unfortunately it's only silver 🥈

Close to perfect

A couple lesser songs. Behind Blue Eyes is probably The Who’s best song.

what an enjoyable first song and then they beatles'd all over the place for the rest of it.

Very solid, great drums

29.04.24 Faves: - Behind blue eyes Opinion: Not my type of genre tbh. I barely enjoyed it.

Baba O’Reilly was like oh yeah I know this one. This is such dad rock man but pretty good

Solid, consistent, enjoyable.

Got better and better over its brief run. There's nobody who ever played like Keith Moon.

At least three bangers, wasn't expecting it to be so recognizable throughout. Definitely thought that "Going Mobile" was a track that should have more recognition

2hr 33 is a joke.

A classic, but a much needed breath of fresh air after the recent albums

Back in the saddle for some classic Who, doesn't blow me away but fairly enjoyable

Had some songs on there that I didn’t know or think were by The Who

You know what? One Direction *was* right, "Baba O'Riley" *is* the best song ever! Somehow, I missed The Who entirely, besides the singles and the classic rock radio staples, but none of those songs motivated me to dig into a full album, for some reason. Which is funny, because listening to this, I realize The Who is an album band. The singles are great, but in context, they're even stronger, and somehow hold a bigger impact. "Baba O'Riley" is great when it's on the radio, but it shines best as an opener, and the same can be said about "Won't Get Fooled Again" as a closer. "The Song is Over" is an incredible side closer, and while on first listen I thought it should be the real closer, I actually like that Side B is just this all-killer-no-filler assault of talent and songwriting perfection. As a band, they're all on the top of the mountain; I could focus my ears to any one of them and be blown away (particularly by Moon, whose drumming is fascinating, even today). But you don't need to be a musician who nerds out over their playing abilities, because it all still gels extremely well. Unfortunately, "My Wife" is on this record, which prevents it from being flawless, and because this is such an Album-with-a-capital-A, I won't be pulling out individual songs frequently, but I'm still floored. Now I'm excited to get to hear what else they have to offer. Honestly, thank god there's more of this band on this list, because if it's all like Who's Next, then I'm going to have a great run with them.

The centrepiece in The Who's run of four near flawless albums, where every stylistic turn is justified and works to expand the broader musical intent. It's a perfectly infectious album that helped define the absolute heights of the 1970s, let's call it "alternative" rock.

One of the greatest rock albums of the 70s and is still a standard for rock albums going forward

oh fuck yes CSI: New York intro time. baba o'riley würkli icooonic intro. sehr geile song, find er wird aber nöd besser. bargain meh straight forward rock, stimm tönt super, akustischi und elektrischi gitarre ergänzed sich suuper, seehr geili parts und sehr geili sounds. rieeese fill uf de drums und denn big schrei vom sänger geil. love ain't for keeping seehr schön, au hammer ufgnoh. my wife no cool aber nöd umhauend. the song is over mega wie led zeppelin (the song remains the same). hübsches klavier. song baut suuper uf, und het en höche synthi funny. keith moon spielt afoch nume fills und s goht huuuuuere los. getting in tune isch funny findi, daltrey cha huuuere singe und werded d chords dunkler puuu yes. sehr cool. finds no geil wenn en song seit daser nüt usseit. going mobile mega es isch 1997 und du chaufsch der s erste handy. behind blue eyes eternal song limp bizkit cha nüt, s arrangement isch geiler im original de song isch hammer. AND I BLAME YOU. bgvs gönd dumm. und wenn de song afoht rocke machters richtig keith moon goht dumm, akustischi gitis gebed alles wos hend. boooooah de YEAAAAAAH ich finds so geil. boah und denn de synthi mit de reso filter sweeps währender durd chords goht maaann ha nüm gwüsst wie geil.

ahh baba o'riley isch so goofy ich liebs isch würkli s einzige the who album woni es biizeli kenn my wife cooli bläser am schluss bin ihgschlafe aber cooli ihschlaf musig hahahah ufem album hets na live studio uufnahme und damn sie töned huere tight aso uf jede fall ehmm, getting in tune hani au sehr cute gfunde, au nomal de gsang wowiiie und denn chömmemer natürlich zum star vom album BEHIND BLUE EYES ISCH SO FUCKING SCHÖN AAAAH und mis mami liebts au und ich han immerno im chopf wie sie das amigs gsunge het wo ich chind gsi bin und sie het müsse glätte oder so und sie hets ahgschisse und denn het sie volle pulle das album (und vor allem das lied) glost won'r get fooled again iwie s intro für mich au puri chindheit FUCKING 4

Classic album for sure, but I was never a Who guy.

The album that invented dad rock. John Entwistle’s bass playing ups this a star.

Tänäänkin on hyvä päivä laittaa Baba O’Riley soimaan ja tanssia ympäri kämppää bassetin kanssa.

Tiene algunas de las canciones más icónicas de la historia, pero el resto, no siendo malo, no consigue engancharme tanto.

Wow. Had no idea that all those iconic songs came out in 1971. A total game changer for popular music at the time

Caralho qual é a chance, eu tinha acabado de ouvir "Wonderful Rainbow" do Lightning Bolt e comparado a música à uma do The Who deste mesmo álbum na minha avaliação anterior. Álbum executado perfeitamente. Desde de a introdução da primeira música ao encerramento da última, as músicas se encaixam maravilhosamente; individualmente, são todas excelentes; o instrumental é impecável, todos os músicos estão em sintonia e sabem dar espaço para cada um dos instrumentos e voz, que tem seus momentos de destaque (um detalhe que não tinha reparado até então é que as músicas têm pouca distorção, inclusive sendo algumas inteiramente executadas com violão ao invés de guitarra). Enfim, muito foda estar ouvindo ele de novo.

Classic album. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

There are some attention grabbers for everyone!

3.7 - Baba O'Riley is a true classic but the rest of the album felt a little flatter to me. Behind blue eyes is great also. Not sure, feel like I was gonna like it a lot more than I did

Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again are two of the most epic rock songs of all time, they almost carry this album to a 5 by themselves for me. Only almost though, I don't quite vibe with the rest of the tracks in anywhere near the same way. Fave Tracks: Baba O'Riley, Won't Get Fooled Again 4.3/5

Album 378 of 1001 The Who - Who's Next Rating : 5 / 5 All great tracks. Awesome, classic album, in my opinion. Start with Baba O'Riley and end with Won't Get Fooled Again. It's all gravy

This classic album has some great songs, and some mediocre songs. It should probably be 4/5, but the Roger's scream at the end of "We Won't Get Fooled Again" is worth a whole star on its own.

Not the best. Baba O’Reilly and the other song are obviously cool but the rest of the album didn’t do much for me. The only real who album I like is the Tommy album so

Didn't like the Who back in the day. I don't know why, but I recall it was kind of boy music to me. Listening to it now, I think it was the drums that I didn't like, although there's nothing wrong with them except they're too high in the mix for my taste. Familiar songs that I never need to hear again. They're OK, just don't do anything for me.

All killer, no filler

The event of CSI has killed a lot of my love of The Who, especially this album. Great album, tired of hearing on CBS. Best track: Behind Blue Eyes

Wow pretty incredible album. I really enjoyed jamming out to this. Couple of classics but the whole thing felt great.

Great album although too much synth and moog bass… Baba Oreilly is the exception.

Cheesy Dad rock

# 203 : Very strong start and finish but the ones that aren’t classics kind of drag, with the middle being less memorable. Amazing album overall. Favourite Track : Behind Blue Eyes

Occasional on the nose lyricism holds this back for me, but this album is stellar. Standouts include Baba O'Riley, Bargain, Love Ain't For Keeping, My Wife, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won't Get Fooled Again. This deluxe edition also has a second disc that offers a strong live collection of songs.

Great stuff. What a start and finish to an album. All four elements of a proper band

Classic - one of the finest bands to come out of England. Love this.

I've never really got on with The Who, as hard as I've tried...and boy, I've tried. Fantastic, no, superb opening and closing tracks, but in between I found myself making a cuppa, completing a form for life cover and ordering "Clasica" Foldable Tin Plate Bread Toaster for an upcoming camping trip. Browsing other reviews, I'm obviously a neanderthal, but isn't that the point. Music and life are about opinions and it'd be very boring if we all liked the same things. Great album cover though. Who's next?

The whole thing is good. Won't Get Fooled Again catches the attention in a particular way. Quadrophenia is still my favourite album.

One of the best opening tracks of all time. Setting the stage for a legendary album. Pure bliss being injected in my veins with every single listen Baba O'Reily is just one of my favorite songs of all time. A hell of a follow up after the Rock Opera epic Tommy. Everyone is firing at all cylinders on this album. Everyone in the band is on the A-game.

I liked this one way better than the who sell out!

timeless tunes

great

My dad played behind blue eyes a lot when I was a kid and every time he played it I'd lie down on the floor and pretend to be dead. I don't know why I did that.

Wow, guess I like The Who

Baba O'Riley is a miracle of a song

Very strong start and finish but lags in the middle, much like me having a shag.

Not a good album

Même si j'écoute pas souvent cet album : 5 star baby.

Very great

I hate it and almost everything the Who did. Roger Daltrey always came across as a complete knob.

Yes

You can't give an album that has "Baba O'Reilly" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" anything less than 4 stars just for those two songs alone, but "Behind Blue Eyes" makes it an easy 5.

The problem with starting an album with "Baba O'Reilly" is that every other song on the album is going to pale in comparison. Much like my experience with early Aerosmith a couple weeks back, I'm surprised by just how little rocking is going on here. At the same time this was happening, Black Sabbath were putting out "Master of Reality" and the Stooges had released "Funhouse" a year prior, so like... by comparison this just seems like nerd shit

Asked?

Behind Blue Eyes is a great song, but i grow up with the Limp Bizkit version, so it's a tribute rating.

Simply too many songs

Good

This is another classic from an all time great rock band. Baba O Reilly is a super spic way to start an album and the rest keeps up the energy. Bargain, a couple weird 70s breakdowns. It amazing overall. Great album and a must listen! 4.5/5

Discazo

Este disco no lo había escuchado. Nunca me han gustado The Who y este disco en concreto es el que más me ha tirado para atrás de todos. Hay una vena hard-rock y ciertas reminiscencias que -definitivamente- no están creadas para mí disfrute.