Reviews (page 11 of 14)
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
pretty fire already had 3 songs
Behind Blue Eyes saved this album for me, just got kind boring in the middle
I never really understood the who. Who are they for. They just always seemed to exist outside of culture. Great singles, but what the fuck was the tune song? Did we run out of material??
This is good, no songs are better than the hits but cohesive enough and the hits are certified bangers even if they're a little over played at this point.
Gaining respect for the who, Moon kills the drums whole album
Listened Before?: Partially Pros: BABA O'RILEY! Cons: Did not super enjoy the rest of the album Songs Added to Playlist: Baba O'Riley
Forgettable tunes towards the middle of the album in general.. didn’t enjoy the full ride
got me feel like an american-dad, it was aight.
É um bom álbum. Embora não me fisgou de primeira acredito que mais algumas tentativas posso chegar a apreciar um pouco mais. Curti muito "Behind Blue Eyes"
Some songs were familiar bangers for me
I have don't really have any comments. It was okay. The intro was cool. 2.5/5
Traust gammel gubberock. Holder seg helt greit.
Baba O’Riley slaps as always, and Won’t Get Fooled Again is a great ender. The rest of the album is samey and kinda just there. Good performing and good vibes, but dated and not really something I think I need to revisit.
I liked this one. Good production, couple of good tracks, interesting overall.
I remember the first time I heard Baba O'Riley when I was i teen and i remember being shook by how good it is. very nostalgic album for me bcs it was one of the first albums i listened to at the beginning of developing my music taste.
Jäkla stark början! Kände länge att albumet låg på fyra mycket tack vare öppningen. Sen höll det på lite för länge o jag hann tröttna lite. Fortfarande bra men det blir bara en trea.
Stabilt men inte mycket mer. Introt är ju tyvärr rätt uttjatat för än men minns tydligt hur fett jag tyckte det var när jag tittade på CSI på Kanal 5 med Mamma.
det känns bara så tomt
Vi har ju blivit lurade! Baba O'Rielly är bara förrätten, den fetaste låten är ju Won't get fooled again – Stones fast fetare? Trodde att Baba O'Rielly som förr skulle vara en utomkroppslig upplevelse men, något har gått förlorat. Sönderspelad, dåligt mixad eller är det bara en låt utan kärna? Stort plus för det smakfulla användandet av synth. Mjukare och mer akustiskt änjag trodde. Första lyssningen lutade det åt en fyra, andra lyssningen var tråkigare. Så det blir en gammal god:
Without baba oreily it would be a 4.... i dont like that song
Some good songs on this album! Some were a little on the nose, but a good album overall.
the first and the last song are bangers, but the rest of the album is kind of a drag
Best Track - "Baba O'Riley"
Too long so only listened to disc 1 but some good tunes on there
Tasty
Overall okay but I massively prefer the parts where Townshend sings. Daltrey is just a bit too shouty for me. The synthy stuff is pretty cool but the album dint really do much for me
Good album with some great songs. Bargain is a real revelation here
only liked maybe 1 or 2 songs the rest were not memorable 5/10
3e album des Who, 3e incompréhension. J'aimerais tellement ça les aimer, mais c'est comme s'ils occupaient un espace liminaire entre tellement de bons groupe de cette époque, led zep, Stones, yes! sans rien apporter de marquant...
I knew the singles off this album. They’re great but something about this album doesn’t flow right to me. It’s still a really good album.
Cool, but outside of the huge hits, nothing that will bring me back to the whole album.
I accidentally saw a couple of the reviews of this pre listening as is the perils of getting to an album late which i guess didn’t sway me at all just kinda tempered the way i listened to it. Lessons! Anyway all the bits of this that were instrument generated i was pretty into esp the woodwinds (maybe????) but nothing about the lyrics or vocals grabbed me. Except admittedly opening a song with ‘this song is over’ which is funny but i honestly couldnt tell if he was in on the joke.
Confession, I was today years old when I found out Behind Blue Eyes is not a Limp Bizkit song (thanks So Fresh: Hits of Summer 2005 plus the Biggest Hits of 2004), oops! The whimsy of the end of Baba O’Reily was fun
I appreciate what the album represented for rock music, but it wasn't for me personally. The use of the synth definitely stood out. I liked the experimentation and how they were able to weave it into music. Songs like Won't Be Fooled Again reminded me of how hard rock started, because of its instrumentation. However, I found myself a bit bored listening to the album, and no one song, except for maybe the beginning and ending ones, actually stuck with me.
Classic, just not big Who fan
There are some Who classics on this album like Baba O'Riley, Behind blue eyes or Won't get fooled again, but few of the other tracks don't reach the same quality. One of the best Who albums anyway...
Much better than the previous Who.
c’est très sympa mais c’est pas mon album favorite FOR EVER donc je voudrais mettre 3,5/5
This album is much better than Tommy. If you have to own one who album this is it. I’m still surprised how much some of these bands ruin songs as they drag them out I.e. behind blue eyes
I hate The Who. I cannot divorce their songs from a life of hearing them in advertisements (“best I’ve ever had” used to scream over a truck commercial in my youth) or how they were played to death on the classic rock station. When this initially came up, I was having a lousy day and trying to get through this at the time made it worse. Not for me.
Nice album
3.5
Гарний альбом, але не для мене певно, проте behind blue eyes дуже крутий
The first and last two songs were good, but the stuff in between was pretty uneventful. High 3.
meh
The bookends of Who’s Next are both all-time greats. Two of the greatest rock songs ever, not to mention my vote for the greatest scream ever (YEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH). That said, the seven tracks in the middle have always left me wanting something more.
Great one! Very dad
the album is good but might not be their best album 7/10 2026/1/24
This has just confirmed to me that I'm just not that into The Who. At least this album has their big hits.
Pleasantly surprised since the other The Who albums I’ve listened to sucked
Baba is a 5 star song. And I will always think of Jamie Thomas’s part from Mislead Youth when Baba plays. But what about the rest of the album? The next two are fine. The song is over is 😬 though. Same with Getting in Tune. Not consistently good. Hard to justify a 4 overall for only one great song 🤷♂️
The Who? 3.5/5
It's the CSI guys! Some great rock on this album. Very catchy songs and great guitar.
Some great songs on here that unfortunately have almost all been co-opted for commercials. Rather forgettable middle section of tracks otherwise.
It’s fine
I had no idea that the song I always thought was called "Teenage Wasteland" was called "Baba O'Riley"
Starts off really good, second half forgettable
iconic, short, not a big "The Who" fan but I can respect it. The ending of the album is good.
First things first, the album is REALLY long. And the songs like repeat themselves. Idk, i just dont really love rock, soooo.
Great start and end, but lost me in the middle. Good rock record with incredible bass work
"I play this note because it fits in well with the cords I'm playing' is something I would write if I had nothing to write about. Points off even though some of their best songs are on here.
Yep. It's The Who. I'd love to know how many times I've heard this album. Doesn't carry the same punch that it once did. Does that mean it's not 4 stars? I don't know. I'm too sober to do this. Fuck it. 3 stars.
Fascinating how much music has leeched into my brain in my 24 years of life. Baba O'Riley dominates soundtracks. I liked the album, there were a few that had me bopping
Classic rock in the strongest sense. Album start and ends brilliantly. Enjoyed especially 'Won't Get Fooled Again'. The middle of the album is a bit less interesting. Would give it 3.5/5.
Baba O’Reilly is the standout on this album, the rest is decent. Started to lose me towards the middle of the album - Getting in Tune was way too repetitive; to vocals on Going Mobile were a bit whiny; Behind Blue Eyes was also meh. Won’t Get Fooled Again was a solid track to close out the album
No album should ever be 2.5 hours long
Maybe a 3.5. Not as good as I was expecting
I find Daltrey's strained vocals hard work, and a lot of the tracks seem to meander aimlessly - but almost anything can be forgiven for Won't Get Fooled Again.
Big fan of the sexy drums in this album. Lots of toms which are the hottest of the drums obviously. Faves are baba, behind blue eyes, and won’t get fooled again.
What would you do to find me 👉👈 1. Baba O'Riley ⭐ 2. Bargain 👍 3. Love ain't for keeping ⭐ 4. My wife 👍 5. The song is over ⭐ 6. Getting in tune 👍 7. Going mobile 👍 8. Behind blue eyes ⭐ 9. Won't get fooled again 👍 OVERALL - 3.5/5
Typisches who Album 3/5
Fav track- Bargain and Getting in Tune Least fav track- Behind Blue Eyes Fav lyric- “To find you, I’m gonna drown an unsung man.” Overall rating- 6/10 Notes- not exactly my kind of music, but pretty good rock overall. i like bargain cause its more rock-ish than the rest of the album. sounds kinda pink floyd.
Opener and closer are amazing, Getting in Tune was funny, nothing stuck out to me but I can tell it's good. None of these songs were any Pinball Wizards tho.
A classic, but I was a tad bit bored by the end. 3.5-4
eee-YEAHHHHHH
Soundtrack from my teen years! Worlds Greatest Rock Band does it again!
Baba O'Reilly and Won't Get Fooled Again are epic tracks that bookend an otherwise just ok album
Pretty decent Who album. This album has most of the Who songs which I know and like the most. 3.4
Sí me gusta pero siento que The Who me harta después de un rato? Idk no podría escucharlos seguido tanto tiempo pero las canciones que me gustan de ellos me ENCANTAN y also creo que me gusta más la voz de Pete que la de Roger Daltrey
It was ok background music, but just didn't excite me at all
Just finished listening to full album, I rate it a 7.5/10, I liked it !
Dec 26, 2025, not my first time with this album, but the first time I have listened with intent. Behind Blue Eyes & Won't Get Fooled Again stole the show for me. I personally wouldn't reach for this album- but I respect it. 3.1/5
Some were good but I can’t stand the old “rock voice”
Aardig album! Niet zo veel over te zeggen. Gewoon leuk. En leuk dat er 1 nummer was wat kennelijk het origineel was. Behind Blue Eyes. Ken ik van Limp Bizkit maar dat is dus helemaal niet het origineel
Just like watching CSI theme tunes, some good songs, song ok
Good stuff from The Who. Second LP of theirs that I’ve rated in here. The incredibly overrated “Love at Leeds” was the first one I reviewed. Several “Who standards” on here this one.
Quite disappointing. A few good tracks on there but a lot of Who tracks feel quite awkwardly put together to me and they never capture the energy and flow of Live at Leeds in any of their recorded material.
nice album doesn't need the extra tracks in my opinion
i enjoyed the opening track and the last 3 tracks. won’t get fooled again was my favourite but i didn’t enjoy the album as a whole but definitely want to check out more of their music
Its a good album, very blues alike, but for now it feels generic, with a few songs to enjoy and listen again.
This was a really great album, but 2.5 hours is a ridiculous commitment. Favorite song was behind blue eyes
The songs are having a mid off in my ears
The intro of “Baba O’Riley” immediately caught my attention. I remember hearing it for the first time on House TV show, which made it feel familiar right away. So far, I like the first five songs on the album. Will I listen to it again? Maybe “Baba O’Riley.” The rest—I’m not so sure. Great music, just not really my taste.
This was a fun listen. Had some classics I had no idea were The Who. Made me realize I do not know this band. Not my style but I have a lot of respect for this and it’s definitely a good time.
Was teetering between 2.5 and 3 but felt bad. It's another to potentially come back to but I'm still undecided on whether I like The Who
good album
Every song is pretty good, but nothing that really connects with me on a strong level. 7/10
Also better than I expected
Album Rate: 6,7/10 The Man Comes Around: 9 Hurt: 8,5 Give My Love To Rose: 8,5 Bridge Over Troubled Water: 7 I Hung My Head: 8 First Time I Saw Your Face: 7 Personal Jesus: 7 In My Life: 7 Sam Hall: 7 Danny Boy: 5 Desperado: 5 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry: 4 Tear Stained Letter: 6 Streets Of Laredo: 6 We’ll Meet Again: 5,5
Even in my big Who phase, I knew these hits so well from classic rock radio, tv, and film I couldn’t hear them fresh. The thudding 3 chord motif is kinda hilarious in its monotony, but they sure surround it with appropriate bombast.
https://youtu.be/I79YNDYrUno?si=rBC3ZrtI1ueVNtZ8
Not bad, not good, not my taste. With the original Behind Blue Eyes on it!
type shit 😛 pink floyd without the pretentious fanbase
4eme album proposé après 'Tommy', 'My Generation' (tous deux notés 3/5) et 'Live At Leeds' (noté 4/5). Je ne connais de cet album que les tubes 'Baba O'Riley' et 'Won't Get Fooled Again' que j'apprécie. Les autres morceaux sont assez intéressants, mais j'ai la même impression qu'avec Tommy et My Generation : il manque ce grain de folie qu'on peut percevoir dans le 'Live at Leeds'. En studio le groupe est bien trop sage ... Donc j'écouterais probablement cet album de nouveau, mais il ne rejoindra ma collection. =>3/5
ok so I didnt know the riley in baba o'riley was TERRY RILEY ! made me like the who a lot more haha... also that track makes me feel like im watching a scorsese movie... but honestly the album i feel like opens and closes really strong and everything in between is just like ... ok lol... i dunno i kinda felt like i got tricked a lil bit,
Great, classic songs but overall not my cup of tea! Top Songs: Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes
More varied than I'd imagined for a 'straight up' rock album, generally good, but not amazing.
Baba O'Riley is my favorite The Who song, but, that doesn't make me a The Who fan, or a fan of this album.
Geiles Rockalbum. Für solche Musik mach ich das hier mit dem Albumsgenerator. Gib einem direkt geile vibes.
Solid album.
I can't think of another band where the gap between the hits (three on this album) and the filler is bigger. For a band famous for their rock output it's the use of the synth on this album that really sets it apart.
i could never get behind the "classic rock album" thing, this is my first listen and i mean yeah, it's alright, but there's nothing special about it best way to describe this would be: background music in a rundown pub, so in the context of downing a pint this could work, but i can't imagine any other situation in which i'd listen to this album in full again, just a few songs
the rest of the album was so mid it made me question the ability of baba to even perform
Day 4: Who’s Next - The Who Baba O Reilly: (9/10) Bargain: (6/10) Love Ain’t For Keeping: (6/10) My Wife: (6/10) The Song is Over: (2/10) Going Mobile: (2/10) Behind Blue Eyes: (8/10) Won’t Get Fooled Again: (9.5/10) Average: (6/10) 3 Stars
somehow prefer behind blue eyes over baba o riley. better than the limp bizkit one
Feels a lot more straightforward than something like Tommy. I read somewhere (pretty sure it was the Wikipedia article for Live at Leeds but I could be wrong) that the band didn't like the way Tommy sounded, so maybe it's a good thing they switched to this style instead, but I'm just not feeling the sound change as much. Way too much "you did this, you did that, you you you you you" in just about every song. Baba O'Riley is great, but it promises so much more than the rest of the album gives.
It's the most fun I've had with a Who album but that's a low bar for me
There are some really high highs, and the lows aren't really that low. However, the amount of synthesizer can get really repetitive at times. This is an album I can get tired of very quickly. The overall theme seems really abstract. I didn't make it all the way through the B-Side today. High three.
Half good?
Good production and delivery, but just not for me.
The Who performed their rock opera Quadrophenia on two nights at GM Place in Vancouver in October of 1996. Commercially, it was a flop with lots of unsold tickets and empty seats. On the second night with a few friends from high school we took public transit downtown to try our luck with the scalpers. I wasn’t able to get a seat with my friends, but I did get row 14 on the floor for a whole twenty bucks. My memories of the show are vague: Billy Idol (already well washed-up) and Gary Glitter (before we knew he was a pedophile) had roles; the Who played some non-Quadrophenia classics after the opera; the boomers in the audience loved it. I think they were good, but like I said impressions are vague. What stands out more to me is the feeling of still being in school and getting that little taste of the world out there, without parents, and the freedom that comes with that. So I’m giving this album an extra star for bringing up this memory which is largely forgotten. It’s hard to give a rating to albums like this because they carry so much weight. I’ve seen documentaries discussing the importance of the synth intro for leading song Baba O’Riley; some of the tracks, like Behind Blue Eyes and Won’t Get Fooled again I’ve heard countless times in countless contexts. If I try to step away from all of that and take the album as an album, it’s okay. Production values being what they were at the time, Roger Daltrey’s vocals are too high in the mix for me; the things that I’d like to hear more of, like Keith Moon’s often spectacular drumming, sit much lower in the background only hinting at the power they must have had in a live setting. Who’s Next is sandwiched between the rock opera Tommy and the previously-mentioned Quadrophenia, and the ambition to be more than a rock band comes across, but because it doesn’t resolve as a narrative, it sometimes feels meandering and lacking focus. Maybe you had to be there at the time.
Good when i need some oldies
This was not a bad album.
3,5
Starts off with a bang with the revolutionary "Baba O'Riley". Drifts into generic Who territory for five songs. Finally picks up steam with "Going Mobile", a prelude to the one-two punch of "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" which close out the album.
Not their best work.
OK
Cool concept of studio and live album! Confused about all the songs from Tommy though
Not a big fan of The Who, the singles are fine but this was forgettable for me
I didn’t grow up listening to The Who, I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
classic the who also OG CSI intro song?? LOL 6/10
A couple iconic songs, good stuff, jut not really my cup of tea. I can see why they are liked
Definitely some classics here but a lot of filler too, really love Baba o Riley though
Wel goeie muziek, lekker op momenten, maar niet helemaal mijn soort muziek
some great songs on here, such as the first track and some of the last ones. other ones are good too but not something that perks my ears that much.
One of the all time album openers in Baba O’Reilly
Not an unpleasant experience. Could grow on me in the future.
3.5 Not really my jam, but I can appreciate this. Groundbreaking at the time and a few timeless songs on here, but won't make it on heavy rotation for me.
Decent - Townshend provides some nice contrast
generic, but not terrible. 3/5
Strong start to the album but nothing that kept me engaged after the first 2 songs.
I never really got into The Who but I did like the Tommy and Quadrophenia movies. I will admit starting with Baba O'Riley was a big turn off, I really don't like that song for some reason. I feel like The Who is a band I wanted to get into but never really could, that hasn't really changed. I mean it's okay but just nothing that I'm super excited about. Also, "Won't Get Fooled Again" is far too long at 8 minutes, yikes. I guess it just feels like generic arena rock to me which I'm sure at the time was exciting but doesn't really move me.
Ganz ok. nicht mehr, nicht weniger.
The Who gives a fuck
I don't really like the style of The Who, but this record has a lot of hits. I still would bit want to listen to it for a second time.
over the top rock. examining the 70's, this is the album that screams what rock was more than any other of that era.
Some of the largest songs surround by other songs trying to be some of the other largest songs. Ain’t ever been my thing.
good
Talented musicians. Some beautiful songs, some annoying songs, some in between - purely subjective. Naked eye is my favourite.
Fit surprisingly well for the days task, which felt slightly adventurous. Always a fun experience to hear songs (two in this instance) that one recognizes from elsewhere. Close to a 4, but not quite
enjoyed this more than I thought. musically interesting, lyrics still hold up today. 3.5 stars
Good background music for a drive or at a bar, something about The Who isn’t quite my style
Album 34/1001 The Who at their peak - their best album featuring their best song, also one of the greatest in rock history, 'Baba O'Riley'. Favourite lyrics: MY WIFE "Give me a bodyguard, A black belt judo expert with a machiiiine gun" GOING MOBILE "I don't care about pollution I'm an air conditioned gypsy That's my solution Watch the police and the taxman miss me! I'm mobile!" Favourite song: Baba O'Riley 🕉🎶 * *The song title is a mashup of Meher Baba, a spiritual guide, and Terry Riley, the musical inspiration for the song's iconic opening synth riff. Honourable mention: Won't Get Fooled Again 🙅♂️🤡🔁 Behind Blue Eyes ↩️🟦👁 Bargain 💸🤝 The Song is Over 🎵⏹️ 3½ / 5
6/10
In high school when I found this, Going Mobile was quite the inspiration. I dreamed of decking out a van to make it livable and travel with a few trusted friends like many did, but it also shines on Keith Moon’s insane drumming, which would inspire me heavily when I'd pick up the drums five years later. Still blows my mind that you can just play really crazy for two bars and then just hit the snare and stop for a bit, just creates a really sick vibe with such simple playing. A real master of keeping you on your feet. Besides that song, the dramatic intro, and banger ending, I didn’t feel too crazy about the rest.
Another I liked more than I expected. I wrote about it in my journal already.
were some of the songs not already on another album i got here?
Meget fint album. Sagde mig ikke så meget men stadig vældig fint. Baba ORiley og Behind Blue Eyes er uden tvivl de bedste sange og løfter albummet op til en 6/10
A decent 3, I think. Fun at times, boring radio rock at times. Probably would've sounded a whole lot better in the 70s.
first listen recognizable but not that into it
Might be the first who album I’ve got. Intrigued and excited from reading some of the reviews, and also glad to have the opportunity of a full album of theirs. Felt like it took a while to get the bangers again, after a great opener but maybe the strongest finish to an album known!! Wasn’t as blown away as expected or as others are. And they ripped off Limp Bizkit man! Smh (3.5)
The first song makes it to my playlist. The cover art is great. Even behind blue eyes is iconic. But I would leave the rest behind.
This was a very long album, but it was overall quite nice. I only knew two songs but the overall vibe was quite nice.
I find everything in this record to be incredibly inoffensive: the singing, the riffs, the drums, the melodies, the lyrics... everything. It is not bad. I certainlly didn't mind it and I can't say I was tired or bored while listening to it, but I also didn't care. So yes, it gets a 3 stars out of pity. Finally, I'll add a couple of things so the review isn't too bare bones. One, I'm worried about anyone whose partner is so dangerous that they need a minigun and a tank. Two, Pete Townshend is a jerk for not caring about the environment.
Really enjoyed Baba O'Reilly, the rest was ok
Great opening track, but the rest was nothing special. I'm sure this is an unpopular opinion but I actually prefer Limp Bizkit's cover of behind blue eyes.
Obviously this has some classics and maybe it's a grower but didn't excite me.
crazy how many of these songs have been in commercials. i wonder if that's what the who expected when they created this album.
Big ballsy emotions.
The name of this album is basically what I say everyday with this challenge. Baba O’Riley is an all timer but this album didn’t really do enough to convince me that they are more than a greatest hits type of band. This album started very strongly, and it ended very strongly, but it was a bit middling in the middle.
Better than I thought it would be
- good album, some absolute standouts throughout the whole thing - some other songs were just ok - i had a good time listening to it - 70s classic rock
wdym c’est 2h33min. J’ai écouté le premier disque mais pas le deuxième pcq j’étais tannée Baba O’Riley est correcte
Carried pretty heavily by Baba O'Reily and Behind Blue Eyes. Going Mobile and My Wife are pretty decent tracks.
Wow! This was so 80s I couldn't believe my ears. Roger Daltery has a very off-putting jock singing voice and the whole thing was way too bombastic for my taste. Keith Moon's drumming is aces, though.
One of the most book-ended albums I've ever listened to.
I really enjoyed this album years ago, but like much of The Who’s catalog, it just doesn’t connect with me these days. I can still appreciate what I liked about it back then, but it doesn’t hold up for me now. It’s a great band and a great album—one that I’ve simply grown out of.
Enjoyable to a fan of the genre. Good listen.
Awesome!
Fun!
Nice rock stuff, gross album cover :p
Did this album drag a bit in the middle? Yes. Was the strength of the beginning and ending enough to make me forget that? Also, yes. I haven't listened to much of The Who, but my dad really likes them (as dads are known to do). Although I am not a father, I agree with their consensus. This album was so fun to listen to. The lyrics were strong, and the music itself was engaging and exciting. Like I said, the middle did lull a bit, but who cares when the rest of it was so fire. I don't think this is a perfect album, but it is a very, very good one. And the album cover is one of the very best ever.
It sounds like what I expect classic rock to sound like. Solid with some great songs but overall not spectacular to me
Classic Who, what's not to like. Great listen and album.
The Who: Who's Next: This is a fine album. It sounds like music from the 60s and 70s and isn't really that remarkable? Its good, but it doesn't stand out aside from Baba O'Riley. Like I enjoyed it, but its just solidly enjoyable and nothing more. 7/10
I didnt realize a lot of songs I already knew were by the who. Good chill vibes. Dad rock
Pretty good
Okay. Behind blue eyes was pretty good though.
Wouldn't be rushing back to listen again.
It's been a minute since I've listened to this, but revisiting it confirmed my memory of it being...fine. It's bookended by two undeniable classics, with "Baba O'Riley" remaining the Who's high point (even with being massively overplayed). And "Bargain" is solid. But the rest isn't nearly on the same level.
You know when Alan Partridge is asked what his favourite Beatles album is and he says “best of”? That’s me with The Who. When they are good (won’t get fooled again, baba o’Riley, behind blue eyes) they are in the very top percentage of rock bands. But then they do rock opera bollocks and I lose interest. Similar to Pink Floyd’s The Wall where I’m waiting for the belters and sitting through songs from a musical bored silly. Iconic album cover though.
This is my 2nd Who album. The first one I really enjoyed and scored a 4. Most of this one feels unremarkable and I was thinking 2/5 before Going Mobile and Behind Blue Eyes which were stronger. This feels most classic rock which as a rule I do not enjoy. 3/5.
It's fine.
Baba O’Riley is a cracking album opener. Unfortunately whilst not bad the other songs dont live up to it’s standard until you get to Behind Blue eyes and Won’t get fooled again. For me the Who were at their best when Moon was let loose on the drums which certainly applied to the opening and clising tracks on this album (and even behind blue eyes to dome degree) but overall there’s not enough to elevate this album from a solid album to a great one.
I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I did - more than last week’s offering - and there is nobody more surprised by that fact than me. “Baba O’Riley” is iconic and did a very weird thing, where it filled my chest and made me a bit emotional. The “filler” tracks, if you like, were fine, and then the album ends with the classic “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. Does it need to be 8mins long? Does any song? I think we know how I feel about this by now.
Baba O'Riley is a great start to an album, which is both promising and worrying (a disturbing number of albums seem to start with the most well-known - and best - song). But this seems to keep up a good standard throughout. I like Tommy a lot, which was the same era, so the fact I like this album so much more than I liked My Generation makes a lot of sense. This should be a 3.5, but as no half stars, it's going to still get a 3 (given it's not quite 4 star worthy for me).
Rating: 6.5/10 The ending surprised me by being so epic, Very interesting and impactful album for it's time it sounds good even by being so old it's still not that outdated sounding wise but the songs were unecessarily long and bloated especially in the middle bit of the record, My best song was bargain but i dont think i will be visiting it back and replaying it much.
Some is real good. Some is very forgetable. I understand a legacy pick; but there is a lot.lf dad rock on there. Dont know we needed the who
Some great songs but a little too classic rock radio for my ears
Solid album. Takes big shits all over that pinball wizard garbage.
Very monochromatic but such a smooth and easy going album.
some of these tracks get a little bland but the standouts like the opener are great
große Nummer dabei, nur die ganz großen noch nicht
I love the songs on this album, but they do run to sound the same
This album really is carried by its first and last two tracks, the middle felt like a sonic wasteland. As for those minutes of my life… they’re all wasted!
A good record that has all of the tracks that I know from The Who. Lots of hits, all of them enjoyable, and not very many lows. Favourite Track(s): Baba O'Riley Least Favourite Track(s): Getting Mobile
I kinda wanted to give it a 4 because the opener is a classic but to be honest, I didn't love the rest as much, sorry. Still a very nice album.
A pretty solid album in many senses but only really has the one stand out track, Won’t Get Fooled Again
The popular songs are bangers, everything else is pretty mid
Although rock, some chords remind of country and some blues/reggae influences. Great listen. There's a whole song my which felt like the "My wife so bad" joke as a song... but I am probably wrong lol. For the time frame, it might suit. Except that song everything was good. Seems like it was on purpose as parody really. Won't get fooled again and the song is over are really good songs.
Like other albums before it on my list, this album mixes some big hits with a lot of duds. I dislike the interlude in “Bargain”; “The Song Is Over” made my eyes roll; and “Getting In Tune” made me straight up annoyed. But the slosh in the middle is bookended by two all time classics in “Baba O’Riley” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. Ultimately I decided that as a whole I didn’t like it enough to give it higher score, so it gets 3/5.
the bangers are good but the other ones that don’t matter don’t really matter
ive sucked ur dads dick to this album
Yeah now we are on the right track.
A good album with a very strong start and end but found a lot of the songs made me want a bit more. Some fantastic songs, but some just ok
Awesome album by a goated band. 7.3/10
Solid Who, similar to Tommy and Quadrophenia minus the rock opera vibes. Just straight ahead rock. Solid bass and drums.
Bra arenarock. Jävlar vilken trummis Keith Moon var. En stark trea.
Svårbedömt. I vissa fall bra malande rock. Holland-Dozier-Holland-dängan Baby don’t you do it är riktigt fin. Men den var ju inte med i originalutgåvan så skit i det. Vissa spår kunde lika gärna varit hämtade från ett Baywatch soundtrack. Musikal, rockopera, punk? Oavsett bra driv från Moon plattan igenom.
Classic rock stuff , enjoyed the riftier parts … the soft stuff don’t hit as much for me but it was a fun bike ride album
Songs are a little longer than I’d like but sound good
Solid rock album. Some filler but there are some hits on here as well. Songs added to/on playlist: - Behind Blue Eyes - Won’t Get Fooled Again
"When my fist clenches - crack it open", good advice. This is the best full album The Who gave us. Not a wasted track.
Enjoyed