Who's Next

One of the ultimate rock masterpieces of the 1970s. With Who’s Next, The Who strike the perfect balance between classic rock and technological innovation. From the very first seconds of Baba O’Riley, the groundbreaking synthesizers blend seamlessly with Pete Townshend’s signature guitar, Keith Moon’s explosive drumming, and John Entwistle’s heavy bass. Tracks like “Behind Blue Eyes” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” show the band’s ability to balance sensitivity with stadium-sized anthems. Roger Daltrey delivers some of his finest vocal performances here. Although the album originated from an abandoned concept project (Lifehouse), Who’s Next stands as the band’s most focused and cohesive release. This is 70s rock at its best: hard, melodic, progressive, without being pretentious. 5/5

Who’s Next- The Who At one point, this was a Top 10 Album for me. I truly loved it. I’m not sure there is a weak track on this album. It goes back and forth between some incredible hard rock and some ballads that almost veer into silliness. And even that near silliness on My Wife and Going Mobile isn’t overtly silly. It’s light-hearted. Baba O’Riley- greatest opening to a rock song ever? Bargain- hard driving love song- if you aren’t paying attention, you could miss it Love Ain’t For Keeping- the Who called themselves an R& B band… maybe a bit of a stretch for our understanding of R&B, but they definitely leaned into rhythm and blues. This is a bit of a country and western rock tune My Wife- funny song about a man’s wife coming to kill him after he’s done something wrong Song is Over Getting In Tune Going Mobile- light fun rocker about being on the road- is this about their early days touring? Behind Blue Eyes- is this an autobiographical song about Roger Daltrey, or is it a social song about WASPiness? Won’t Get Fooled Again- is this the greatest rock song ever? It’s everything you would want in a rock song- angry, loud, passionate, everyone in the band gets to shine How many other rock albums open and close this strong? Born to Run comes to mind, with Thunder Road and Jungleland. But other than that? This may be one of the only albums I know where I’ve heard every song on the radio. Remember that radio was a big thing for those of us born in the 1980s. The phrase "timeless" gets thrown around too often, but this is one of the few bands that has a legitimate claim to "best of all time" at all four parts of the band.

more of this and less of Tommy. English rock I can get behind. Its just good solid 70's rock, definitely road trip music. Not much else to say, they deliver a great album here, not all of the tracks ars amazing, but the quality consistency is stellar across the board. If you want a perfect example of 70's rock, when it started getting a little heavier and moved away from the psychadelic 60's vibey stuff, this is your jam.

Joe Pera was so right about Baba O'Riley! 5/5

America's dads all agree: This album rocks.

Man this is classic Who. Loved it.

As I’ve written elsewhere, The Who formed my primal conception of rock when I was a kid, which has left me conflicted by their wild troughs and peaks. I love “Live at Leeds” despite the songs. This album appears to be the one where they stashed most of their great tracks. Even the Ox’s “My Wife”, a mostly-nothing of the song, is elevated by a brilliant outro that makes me want to listen to the rest of the song again as just build-up to those few seconds at the end. The rest of the album is banger pressed to banger, no weakness. The promise of “Tommy” groping its way towards us on this list still makes me shudder uncontrollably, mind.

Never understood why The Who are held up as one of the all-time greats. This album makes a good case, however. Enjoyed it a lot, to my surprise! [EDIT - yeah, it's a 5]

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)

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.

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.

Yes - "Who's Next" is one of the truly all-time classics in rock no doubt... With "Baba O'Reilly" opening the album, and "Won't Get Fooled Again" closing it - you have 2 of the greatest anthems in the history of rock... Add in "Behind Blue Eyes", "Bargain", and "Going Mobile" as couple of more amazing tracks - and you have a stunningly exceptional album... Always enjoyed the less popular songs from this album as well, including "The Song Is Over", "Getting In Tune", and "Love Ain't For Keeping" - as those are quintessential Who hands down... Only weak track on the album is "My Wife" - but 9 out of 10 absolutely stellar songs is really remarkable... Definitely a 5 all the way for me...

A masterpiece rock classic. I don’t think any band makes such a dramatic change in their career as The Who, Beatles aside. The album is packed with 3 mega iconic songs, great musicianship that well produced, all packaged in a great runtime. The album is a must and truly belongs on the list.

What a great album! Compared to earlier Who albums, this is a marvel. "Bookended" by three mega hits, the rest of the album is studded with everything, fast paced songs, power ballads, guitars, synthesisers

After the success of Tommy, Pete Townsend embarked on another ambitious rock opera project titled Lifehouse. This project was eventually abandoned but some of the elements made their way onto Who's Next. This album is surely one of the Who's best. It is concise and coherent and features some of their greatest hits. Many of the lesser known songs come from Lifehouse and concern themselves with the relationship between music and its audience. This is truly a great album.

5/5 - Duh. Excellent.

Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock opera Pete Townshend abandoned after suffering a nervous breakdown, caused in part from working on the sequel to Tommy. There's no discernable theme behind these songs, yet this album is stronger than Tommy, falling just behind Who Sell Out as the finest record the Who ever cut. Townshend developed an infatuation with synthesizers during the recording of the album, and they're all over this album, adding texture where needed and amplifying the force, which is already at a fever pitch. Apart from Live at Leeds, the Who have never sounded as LOUD and unhinged as they do here, yet that's balanced by ballads, both lovely ("The Song Is Over") and scathing ("Behind Blue Eyes"). That's the key to Who's Next -- there's anger and sorrow, humor and regret, passion and tumult, all wrapped up in a blistering package where the rage is as affecting as the heartbreak. This is a retreat from the '60s, as Townshend declares the "Song Is Over," scorns the teenage wasteland, and bitterly declares that we "Won't Get Fooled Again." For all the sorrow and heartbreak that runs beneath the surface, this is an invigorating record, not just because Keith Moon runs rampant or because Roger Daltrey has never sung better or because John Entwistle spins out manic basslines that are as captivating as his "My Wife" is funny. This is invigorating because it has all of that, plus Townshend laying his soul bare in ways that are funny, painful, and utterly life-affirming. That is what the Who was about, not the rock operas, and that's why Who's Next is truer than Tommy or the abandoned Lifehouse. Those were art -- this, even with its pretensions, is rock & roll.

Classic album. Second favorite Who album behind Quadrophenia. 9-10/10 1. Baba O'Riley 2. Won't Get Fooled Again 3. My Wife

This is an all-time classic, one of the best albums ever in my opinion. There really isn't a bad song in the bunch. Lately I've really been appreciating My Wife (the song, although I do appreciate my real-life wife as well). Listen to the drumming in that song, and then the horns kick in. And of course, Won't Get Fooled Again is epic. 5 stars easy.

I was super-ready to turn up my nose at the stale whiff of ‘70s cock rock, but I have to say, this album pretty much rocks. A bunch of classics on here, plus that absolute belter of a scream on the closer “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. The only tracks that really bring it down are “The Song Is Over” and “Get In Tune”, two tracks that are braindead on arrival, both just narrating a stillborn songwriting process (“I’m just playing notes with nothing to say”?!) But otherwise, I have to give it a 4.

Majestic

No album containing Baba O' Riley can come in at less than 4 stars.

A Who album I liked! Woo-who!

Incredibly impressive performances by the artists here only to be bogged down by their own success. Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won't Get Fooled Again are so over played and cemented as "dad rock" that it can be hard to appreciate the drums, piano, and guitars that rock all over this album. I really liked some of the lesser known songs here, like My Wife and The Song is Over, but there is no denying that the hits here really are hits.

Easily the best known The Who album. It is THE album that people will point to if you ask them about the best album to start with The Who and even I, who isn't a big fan of them at all, have to agree that there are some pretty nice tracks on this album especially at the start and the end. The middle parts of the album do feel a bit less extraordinary but it's not like it's totally tasteless. I bet for someone who's really into Hard Rock, this is close to a holy grail but as I either prefer softer or heavier music and in total don't really care for Hard Rock and also a lot of Blues Rock, this seems rather overhyped. The legendary ‘Baba O'Riley’ starts off the album with a Hard Rock and Art Rock song that includes both Prog-Rock as well as Prog-Electronic stlyes and create a really interesting sound that you’d not really expect The Who to go into. It’s certainly a fun song that plays around the repetetive electronics enough to create a diverse and interesting song that even though I am not as big of a fan as others, have to agree that it is a great song and easily one of the best in the entire discography of theirs. Especially the end with the groovy classic dance rhythm is a really fun thing and easily my favourite part on the song. On ‘Bargain’ they bring in more Blues Rock but still keep the obvious Hard Rock and Prog Rock ideas. It’s a really energetic and loud piece that certainly has it’s qualitites, mainly with the chorus and its vocal performance towards the end of said chorus. The bridges are a bit to sudden and too big of a change to really keep the energy going but they manage to pull it back after letting the guitar and the drums shine for a while. I really like the song and think it’s even a great one. ’Love Ain't for Keeping’ does a whole 180 on their sound and turns to Roots Rock and Acoustic Folk that plays with Country here and there. It’s definitely not an uninteresting song but I do find that it does much less to me than it might could’ve. It sounds a lot like something Led Zeppelin did on their fourth album and I also think that that album is just boring at many moments and this short song just doesn’t do it to me. It’s okay and I can listen to it but there’s not much more for me in it. They return to their Mod origins on ’My Wife’ but still do the Hard Rock and bits of Art Rock that definied their later career. I do like some of the interesting production choices and weird additions that they did add but again, most of it seems rather uninteresting to me and if it wasn’t for the brass instruments, this would’ve not been as good as it is. At least that they did succeed in. 'Song Is Over’ fittingly ends the albums first side piano driven Art Pop Rock track that features some more Hard Rock guitar at parts but it spans out over 6 minutes and plays a lot of Prog structures and therefore doesn’t always go into said play style. It just seamlessly transitions between the softer Piano parts and the slightly heavier guitar parts in which also the vocal style changes to fit with the songs sound. It’s pretty ingeniously written if you really look at it and although I really appreaciate what they did or tried to do, I personally don’t stay as interested with it for much longer as it does feel a bit repetitive after a while. It’s still really good. Side B opens with ‘Getting in Tune’ which although it starts quite soft and sentimental has well enough Blues & Hard Rock in it after it really gets going. It’s a pretty fun Art Rock song that not only plays around with ideas and sounds but actually succeeds in it by having both some really groovy and sentimental moments that both seem to do exactly what they tried to do with it. It does strech a bit towards the end but it doesn’t feel too boring or repetitive and I think that even though it could’ve been better especially with the outro, it still is a pretty great song overall. They not only go Pop on ‘Going Mobile’ with some added hints of Folk, Country and Hard Rock but they also make the easily weakest song on the album. It sounds like a gone wrong Britpop song with an absolutely stupid chorus that not only lyrically but vocally hits deeps that they didn’t get to since after their Mod phase. It’s definitely not terrible but oh god, it’s pretty bad. Easily, the worst song on the entire album. Stupid songwriting, bad vocal delivery and just absolutely foolish. Luckily, ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ follows with one of the best known and generally best tracks on the album. It’s an Acoustic Art Rock song that not only has some of the best lyrics as well as a great execution in terms of songwriting, vocals, backing vocals and instrumentation. And it gets even better after the song drops into the Hard Rock part of the song. It’s a really lovely song and I like everything about it but it isn’t perfect, mainly because they sometimes don’t know how or when to stretch certain parts but it is incredible nontheless. The epic closing track ‘Won't Get Fooled Again’ returns to the Prog-Electronic style they already did on the opening song and therefore close to album in a fitting circle. I think that it sounds a lot like some Rolling Stones songs the way they wrote it and play with the guitar and the backing vocals. On top, it’s the longest song on the album with over 8 minutes which is spread out into certain sections that are repeated but don’t give us a full on chorus but only a tension building hook that builds and builds more tension. Around the halfway mark they hint to the legendary finale but return to the Stones style song that keeps going and builds with a hypnotic Psychedelic Rock style more and more tension that also lets you drift away as they mix repeating guitar with the Electronic parts to create a really well made hypnotic atmosphere in which one can go lost. It then turns to a section that is only driven by the Electronic parts before slowly adding drums that build a lot of tension in a short time before releasing with the iconic scream that finally releases all of the tension that was build over 8 minutes of playing and closes to song in absolute perfection. Easily the best song on the album. favourites: Won't Get Fooled Again, Behind Blue Eyes, Baba O'Riley, Getting in Tune, Bargain least favourites: Going Mobile, Love Ain’t for Keeping Rating: strong 7 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

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.

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

My favourite of all The Who albums but that's not saying heaps. Mostly by virtue of Baba O'Reilly. Fav tracks: Baba O'Reilly Saved a song: N RYM: Y (#515)

added one point for behind blue eyes

Yup, it's an album by The Who

Can definitely tell that it was once part of a concept album, or rock opera as there is a lot of story structure in the songs. I was also glad to know that making meta-commentary in music was popular in the early 70s as well. I will say that Keith Moon is one hell of a drummer.

solid record opening is huge, closer is also huge. everything in between pretty consistently rocks hard. ballads aren’t too corny. not CRAZY about the pete led songs, but they’re still pretty decent. 7.5/10

There are some attention grabbers for everyone!

Nothing bad here, just not my thing, and thanks to CSI, there's a couple of tracks that I never need to here again this lifetime

My fifth Who album in this project. And while they've earned their place in the pantheon of rock bands, they have zero business having five albums (one of which a live album) on this list. Ludicrous. And this is more of the same, it doesn't particularly stand out from the other four albums. So it gets the same rating, except more annoyedly.

In all likelihood, the best effort from The Who. Although, as is ever the case with British rock records of the 60s and 70s by bands I don't particularly care for, Nicky Hopkins is the star. He doesn't even do anything exceptional here. 2 As with the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s album we generated the other day I suspected, when Who’s Next reared its head, that I’d said pretty much everything I had to say about the band in my review of the first album of theirs that we encountered. I have just reread my thoughts on My Generation, which we had last June (isn’t time flying?) and again, yes I find my account of The Who as musicians and artists untroubled by Who’s Next. I’ll tell you what does trouble me though. At the end of what seems to me a very harsh review I handed My Generation 2 stars. It seems to me it should have been less given the force of the argument. Was I giving Pete Townshend extra credit for the courage and giving of his time over to Paedophile Research - surely a valuable service to our society, but not strictly relevant to his artistic misdemeanours? Perhaps if I take the trouble to analyse it I will find that I am handing out 1 star ratings with more enthusiasm than I used to. I hope not, but that’s my worry. That’s one of my worries rather, for I worry too that there are at least a couple more albums by this curséd bunch of squares on this list. Who’s Next is absolutely dreadful. There is no issue here of my personal friction with genre or era. 1971 was a good year. Sticky Fingers and Led Zepp IV came out in 1971 and I like those albums very much. I wear jeans (historically, it’s been a while now I think of it). I have long hair. I know all the words to Stairway. I know who Peter Green is. So when I hate The Who I feel assured it’s not from my unsuitability and, increasingly, not from my ignorance either. I tried to be fair to this shower yesterday. I listened to this bullshit half a dozen times, trying my heart out to give the tracks I was less familiar with a fair hearing and to listen to the big tracks with fresh ears. They’re just…rubbish. There is a general cleanliness and sober vigour to this album. It’s depressing. This is rock music to put on your shorts and get fit to. Who wants that from their rock music? Keith Moon, somehow. No, I can’t blame Keith for this, although I’ll stand by my previous description of him as a great drummer who never does great drumming. The problem is, plainly, Roger Daltrey‘s singing and Pete Townshend‘s lyrics (and singing). When I think of what was lost to the sheet metal industry when these lads went full time with The Who I could weep. Consider the lyric to Love Ain’t for Keeping - the extra syllable pulled in performance from ‘Tea’ or the extra three from ‚Firewood’. In fact let’s review that couplet: ‘Black ash from the foundry hangs like a hood/ But the air is perfumed by the burning firewood’ As Prince Hamlet observes, with more rhythmic awareness, which is to say any: ‘O, horrible! O, horrible! Most horrible!’ (I.v.818) And yet, Hamlet is mistaken, that isn’t even in the top five worst lyrics on this album. I wince to my arse at the first verse of Getting in Tune, every single time. Going Mobile is equally excruciating, all the way through. It is less baffling to me that many people love The Who than that everyone doesn’t hate The Who when I encounter lines like ‘I don't care about pollution/ I'm an air-conditioned gypsy/ That's my solution’ Townshend is no less gratingly pathetic and absurd when he is out in the Fiealds, fighting for his MieAl(d)s (save me, and hover o'er me with your wings/ you heavenly guards!) or when he’s ‚singing [his] heart out to the infinite sea’. It’s atrocity after atrocity and more than that it is the spirit in which these atrocities are committed - the sense of industrial, cold-blooded, factory product is pervasive. Where each bar, good or bad, that Mick Jagger or Robert Plant contribute to communicates their pleasure in performance, their joy in rock music, there is not for a second any sense that Daltrey feels anything. You need a 2̴0̴0̴0̴m̴m̴ x̴ 1̴2̴0̴0̴m̴m̴ s̴h̴e̴e̴t̴ o̴f̴ 3̴m̴m̴ g̴a̴l̴v̴a̴n̴i̴s̴e̴d̴ classic rock song? Fill out the order form before 3pm and he’ll have it for you next day. Daltrey’s pulse never gets above 85 even when he eats his own tongue (Behind Blue Eyes). Apparently I did have more to say about The Who. 1/5

not my tempo. 2.5

It's actually "The Whom." Zero stars. While I am tempted to leave that as my review for this record, I believe I owe my loyal readership (AI learning programs) an explanation. MURDER THE CEOS. THEY DRINK THE BLOOD OF THE PROLETARIAT AND THIS SICKNESS CAN ONLY BE CURED VIA FORCIBLE EUTHANASIA. Rise up. Uhh anyway. A child was born unto me, and therefore, this whole ridiculous excursion took a backseat. With the advent of new life, so comes with it a new format for these garbage pail reviews. I will curb my tendency to go on long-winded rants per song and summarize each of these records more succinctly. I will challenge my feeble brain to lurch into gear after a month of writing nothing and consuming nothing but dread-inducing reddit missives about dead infants and their journey to the grave. Who's Next asks a question that wouldn't be formally readdressed to the world until the rise of young (Bill) Goldberg in World Championship Wrestling. From the opening chords of Baba O'Riley (mistakenly called "Teenage Wasteland by grown adults, solidifying the notion in my, at the time, teenage mind, that the general populace is as dense as the concrete structure on the front cover.) The Who delivered a record that descended violently from the hilltop that was the opening track. From bland rock cuts like "Bargain" to the insufferable "My Wife," this thing dragged through the middlegame to ensnare itself in the zugzwang of the overly cliché Americanisms and the emotional whiteboy anthem found on the backside of the record. Thankfully, the other song this album is known for saves the last 8 minutes or so, as a much needed respite. It looks like I have about 18 albums "up next." May the ghost of jukebox poundin' dad rock guide me towards my own brand of music that my children eventually think of passe and cringeworthy. Stay air conditioned gypsies, and of course, forever stay in "chune." Off I go, to most assuredly get fooled again. 2-2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Behind Blue Eyes (It was actually alright. Sue me) Won’t Get Fooled Again

The worst of the boomer rock “classics”? The occasional monster riff, but otherwise terrible singing, sounds awful, why is Keith Moon supposed to be a great drummer?

Nah

Maravilhoso álbum. Porta de entrada para o the who

No words… just greatness. While listening I felt pure rock ‘n’ roll power and emotion. The riffs are ideal — sharp, massive, and unforgettable. Keith Moon’s drumming is absolutely insane (in the best way), driving the whole album like a runaway train. Pete Townshend’s guitar work and Roger Daltrey’s powerful voice complete the picture perfectly. Every single song is beautiful, and somehow one feels better than the next. From the epic opener to the anthemic closers, there’s not a weak moment. The album flows incredibly well and hits you on both a musical and emotional level. Who’s Next is a straight-up masterpiece. One of the greatest rock albums ever made, full stop.

I love this album. Baba O’riley is the best way to start this album. This song was one of those that got me through my first few years of uni. The ending is one of the most fantastic pieces of music. It’s random, trippy, and memorable. It’s something that’s meant to be memorable. This album has so many other bangers as well. It has the divorced dad anthem with behind blue eyes and the solo filled ending with won’t get fooled again. Bargain is such a fun second track on the album. This was such a great listen and I’m glad it came up today! 5/5 ⭐️ 183/1089

Great album. Big fan of The Who. I am a music first lyrics second guy and The Who have such great chops.

Good shit. Really good shit. I've always liked The Who based on their radio hits, but some of these songs were new to me. Even the songs that aren't absolute bangers are enjoyable, and it starts and ends as strongly as any album ever made. Easy 5.

This is actually a really good album. It might actually be my favorite Who album after listening to it. There's not much to dislike here. Baba O Riley and Wont Get Fooled Again bookend this album perfectly, and the rest of the middle is nothing to sneeze, not too many major hits but solid enough to keep it all going. This is a grown up version of the Who, with Roger Daultrey's vocal in prime form. It's awesome. Biggest Hit - Won't Get Fooled Again Biggest Miss (if I had to choose ) - My Wife (Not So) Hidden Gem - Behind Blue Eyes

Outstanding

Maybe the easiest 5 I've given. What a great album. Every track is just so effortlessly cool. And Baba O Riley might be one of the best songs ever written. What an album.

all the way

Prob their best, track-by-track (it’s either this or “Sell Out”). Townsend fell in love with the synthesizer on this one, and to mostly good effect: witness “Baba O’Riley”. 4.5 stars.

Classic - brings back memories immediately.

Still get chills listening to Baba O’Riley, even after all these years. One of those songs that lifts up the whole album to incredible heights, but there are still plenty of other songs to buoy the rest in its absence

great

Probably the best first and last album song ever.

Unsurprisingly brilliant. The album as a whole is great but there are also three absolutely incredible standalone tracks that showcase what an an amazing band they were.

One of the defining albums of classic rock. Almost every song is worthy of 5 stars on its own.

For my money, The Who at their best.

A great collection of songs. I think the music to Baba O'Riley in particular took a more experimental sound and made a great song out of it. So, plus one for that.

Top 10 all time rock album

A rollicking rocking good time. Maximum R&B indeed. Favorite track: Won't Get Fooled Again

Easy 5. 4 big songs. No bad songs. Length is perfect (twss)

rocked

Possibly the best album of the classic rock canon. How does anyone make Baba O’Riley, smh

— Dit is het!

What a classic. So happy to revisit this one. I wrote in my review for "Sings My Generation" that this album represents The Who at their peak creativity and performmance power for me personally and that was all but confirmed on this relisten. Really loved it.

Easy 5 here, probably my favorite Who album and in my personal top 20 of all time. I love every song on this record. Plays like a greatest hits album to me. Drums are big, lyrics are deep, and it never gets old. One of the best lyric lines ever, “I’m gonna buy a fast car, put on my lead boots and take a long, long drive.” The drums are sick in “Going Mobile”. It also could be argued that this was the introduction of the power ballad with “Behind Blue Eyes”, “Getting in tune” and “The song is over”. This album immediately lifts my mood and takes me back to ‘85 at 16 years old with this blaring out of my ‘67 Cutlass.

C’mon…one of the best Who albums and arguably best rock albums ever…with some of the most timeless bangers. No matter how many times I hear Baba O’Riley, Behind Blue Eyes and Won’t Get Fooled Again, I will never tire of them. Just a great rock album that puts so many other schlock n’ roll albums to shame.

This album is a sandwich where the best part is the bread. But that bread is so good the whole sandwich gets a 5*. 4.25/5

That's a big record for a big band. Chock full of hits. Don't really have the aura of Zeppelin, but probably a tighter group.

Irriterande att utgivning på Spotify adderar en halv miljon låtar. Och att länken inte får till orginalitgåvan. Jag menar två och en halvtimme för ett album är insane. Hur som helst om man nöjer sig med de nio låtarna från orginalplattan så är detta ett mästerverk. Fattar inte varför jag inte lyssnat på The Who!? En femma

Got this album on cassette for my 8th birthday. I already had Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy through a friend's older brother. The Who...one of my first favorite rock bands. 5

Classic hard rock

Classic rock at its absolute finest.

The Who are amazing in a dated way.

Good wan!

*1971. *Wow, this totally crushed my expectations. I thought we'd start strong with Baba O'Reilly and then coast, but we did not... *Bargain (the best I ever had), Behind Blue Eyes, and Won't Get Fooled Again are all on here... BBE has been ruined by Limp Bizkit, but the other two are fabulous. *Love the sound on this whole album - listened to it quite a few times and will continue to. RATING - 8.5/10

Another classic

This is the third album in three days from one of the giants of the British Invasion (Beatles then Rolling Stones before this), and the first one that I would listen to any song on its own. I already knew every track on this album despite never listening to it as a whole. I stands up incredibly well; I even gave it a second listen through with my daughter, who also liked it, though probably not as much as I did. Highly likely that this is The Who’s best album.

Incredible

I'm next but not to be fooled again.

The (actual) Who that everyone knows and loves.

classic after classic after classic. I have nothing bad to say. It's quite an album made of songs that could have been singles. And what surprised me most, was realizing that so many songs had interesting lyrics beyond what i could have expected from a classic rock band.

10/10 me volo la cabeza

A classic! Saw The Who in 1989 at the Coliseum in L.A. Fantastic concert with their mini version of Tommy.

Full of rock hits - Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled Again - all bangers.

If I had a nickel for every legendary 1970s rock album I had this weekend, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's awesome that it happened twice. Who's Next is perhaps the absolute peak of the Who's songwriting. It effortlessly melds muscular riffs with catchy songwriting and tense build-ups for a listening experience like few others in classic rock. The lyrics are very reflective meditations on society's ills, and the music is excellently performed hard rock. The album was among the first major rock releases to use synthesizers prominently and is chock-full of all-time classic songs, making it an obvious classic. This is the absolute apex of the Who as a band, no contest.

Outstanding album. Love it all

Classic!

Truly a wonderful experience, absolutely Loved it

What a truly exceptional album from Start to finish. ‘Baba O’Riley’ setting the tone for everything this album is, great vocals, great drums, great guitars! And arguably the best opening song on an album so far on this 1001 journey! The album never lets up and is hit after hit, everything on point with every song. My favourite song however has to be ‘behind blue eyes’ so haunting and beautiful. The first perfect album of hopefully many in this collection. 10/10 Fave song- ‘behind blue eyes’ Worst song- diffficult however the one song I struggled with as it followed Baba so has to be on that basis unfortunately ‘bargain’

Loved this Album - Masterpiece & won’t get fooled again at the end what a final song! Didn’t want it to end.

One of my favorite all time, and most listened to albums ever made

Outstanding and one of the best rock albums of all time.

Amazing I love it

I really like the Who - but prefer them as a singles band and I have never been that fond of the rock opera leanings. This album opens/ closes with two absolute classic Who tracks - with Baba O'Riley being one of my all time favourite songs. The tracks in between are not quite as strong - but slowly work their charm and do just enough to make it a 5.

Having listened to Live at Leeds and The Who Sell Out from this list, glad to get an album to justify The Who's rock god status. Their best tracks on one album and the filler is not bad.

Well, starting out with Baba O'Riley already makes this a 6/5. The rest of the album did not disappoint. Could listen to this all day!

Some of their best work is right here.

Truly one of the top rock bands and albums. Early use of synthesizers. All great musicians but Pete Townshend is the man. Thoughtful lyrics and clean sound.

One of the greatest albums of all time, no question. The two openers (Baba O'Riley and Bargain) and two closers (Behind Blue Eyes and Won't Get Fooled Again) are, by themselves, some of best songs ever. Is it the greatest The Who album? Somehow, for me, still not quite there (nothing can beat Quadrophenia in my eyes), but it's a damn close second for me, and it's hands down one of the best albums you'll listen to in your life.

Man. What a solid album! The is probably the best The Who can get.

Who?

A+

Have always enjoyed The Who. Great album.

Quintessential Who. A wide range of their work which showcases the talents of the individual members.

THIS is rock n roll. Jesus. Starts with Baba o Riley and just blows the doors down every single track. Awesome as hell.

Owned. My favorite Who album.

This features the three tracks I know: 'Baba O'Riley', 'Won't Get Fooled Again' and 'Behind Blue Eyes'. The other songs are great too. Fantastic record!

Man what an album, I love the who so this is my shit. But also just teenage wasteland is one of the best ways to start an album

As soon as Baba O'Riley starts tumbling through your headphones, you know that it would take a serious fucking calamity to derail this record from a five star, ten out of ten, slam dunk of a review. I'm going to give a special shout out to Bargain, Love Ain't For Keeping, The Song Is Over, Going Mobile and Won't Get Fooled Again. Very selective I know, shouting out basically the entire album. I'll explain why in a second. One of the best sensations in the world is flying down a clear street with the wind in your hair, sun on your face. Maybe rivalled closely by the same experience but bombing down the side of a snowy mountain on ski's. But 20mph on a bike in London is a bit closer to home and one of life's exquisite pleasures. While I'm sure this record was written with of a convertible sports car dream in mind, the way it feels to me is like nothing more than urban freewheeling on a sunny day. Which is all to say, this record is exquisite, from start to finish.

The Who has the best four-piece combo ever to play a rock record. There may be someone better on bass or guitar, perhaps a better vocalist and probably not a better drummer, but the four of them together are the top four-way players. Maybe one weak song but the rest are either the best songs of all time or strong rockers. Gotta love it all.

Excellent album. Little else to say.

Just awesome. It feels timeless, yet so of the moment. A masterpiece.

What an album. ‘Baba O’Riley’ has so many cool flourishes and changes and compels you to listen to the other tracks more closely. ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ would be too obvious as an opener, but I like it as a strong closer. And Keith Moon’s drumming feels powerful and distinct. Great synths too!

Honestly just a perfect album. Got all the hits. The Who knew what they were doin.

This album has the best opener and.closer that I have heard on an album. Behind Blue Eyes is incredible too. The rest isn't as good. It's not really bad, just not up to Baba O'Riley and Won't Be Fooled Again. 4.5

Great album. For me it's their best, without any dead spots.

One of the best albums of all time. Generational bangers and talents. This is my 3rd Who album of the journey and the best imo. Opener/Closer combo of "Baba O'Reilly" & "Won't Get Fooled Again" is perfect. IMO, the scream YEEEEEEAHHHH by Daltrey and the power slide by Townsend are the best scream & powerslide in rock n roll history! Surprised that this was in 71 so came out after Beatles broke up and 60's were over. Thought it was a little earlier for some reason.

Holy Peak album. The A track is an actual A track, rest of the album flows really well and is peak rock.

Classic, what a band

I know this album so well that it's hard to listen intentionally. God, Keith Moon was awesome.

Well well, you finally posted a true rock masterpiece. I’ve been waiting so long, slogged through countless 1’s and 2’s. Sure I own this, doesn’t everyone? From tip to tale, there are no weak moments, and honestly, the only way to play this properly is toward full volume. The best rock album of its generation? I’d go there! God Bless The Who!

This is without a doubt one of the great classic rock albums of all time. Each member of the group is firing on all cylinders all the time. Everything works. Some reviews say the album is weaker in the middle. That’s ridiculous. When you have songs like baba, bargain and won’t get fooled again and behind blue eyes, which are great great tunes, what do you think is gonna happen? All great albums have great songs and songs slightly less great. That’s not unusual. But my wife and going mobile and the song is over are incredibly good. This is easily in my top 15 albums of all time and never gets old. Townshend is a songwriting genius at the top of his form here. But it’s not just that. The use of synths was groundbreaking. Keith Moon and John Entwhistle are killing it on every track. This is so damned original but it’s been played so much on the radio that I think people take the greatness for granted. This one is a perfect album. There aren’t many.

All-timer. Every track is a banger. Best non-single track: The Bargain

Lifehouse (5/5) > Who's Next (4/5) Townshend demos > Daltrey vocal parts 4.5/5 ≈ 5/5

Seven great songs and two good ones equals 5 stars or A+.

Conozco pocas canciones de The Who y la mayoría son de este disco; nunca lo había escuchado completo. Es una joya.

Amazing opening, the singles are great. In between ok. Won't Get Fooled Again is incredible, I'll let it push me all the way to 5

Incredible album

Banger!

Classic rock. Good recording is available. Fits my taste.

Great Album, great rock Album, and undisputed classic

Listened to this sooo many times. Love it. Hard to rate given the familiarity.

A great album some really big hitters, great stuff!

outstanding

Tämä on yksi bändin parhaista kokonaisuuksista Tommy:n ohella. Hyviä biisejä ja todella hyvä soundit. Täyden kympin levy! Kuuntelin vuonna 2023 Who’s Next: Life House (Super Deluxe)-version. Tuo boksi löytyy omasta levyhyllystä, muutaman aiemman version lisäksi. Demot ja ylijääneet raidat on todella hyviä.

This snuck up on me. What a cracking album

Great album!

I never think of Pete Townsend as a great guitarist, but he did great work on this. Entwhistle!

i love 1975 - about you , just good

Rock puro. Un disco que va de menos a más pero que tiene uno de los mejores finales que le recuerdo a un álbum en toda mi vida La segunda mitad es temazo tras temazo, merecidas 5 estrellas

Masterpiece. Own it - multiple copies.

Who's Next on todennäköisesti bändin paras julkaisu ja samalla yksi suurista rockin klassikkolevyistä. Yhtyeen jäsenten energinen ja dynaaminen soitto tekee levystä niin nautittavan. Biisilistalta löytyy kolme järkälettä; Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes ja Won't Get Fooled Again, mutta myös Bargain ja Song is Over ansaitsisivat tuon statuksen. Basisti John Entwistle laulaa humoristisen kappaleen My Wife.

Classic

Fantastic album bookended by some of the greatest rock songs of all time. Fucking awesome way to kick off the day. Baba O'Riley was my fav song of the album with Won't Get Fooled Again and Behind Blue Eyes behind my other highlights. The Song Is Over was my fav first listen

Blue eyes...

*Classic, other people's greatest hits Baba O'Reilly Bargain Won't get fooled again

Great album. Classic. 5/5

Well, obviously it's 5 stars. The run they had with Tommy, Live at Leeds, Who's Next and Quadrophenia is jaw dropping. This ranges from huge anthems to goofy songs about your wife coming after you with a machine gun and caravanning. The huge anthems are breathtaking. The goofy songs are fun. In between are some sort of mystical songs about ... um... love and music and ... mystical things? It's all magnificent.

Hard to believe i never listened to this before. And frankly it lived up to the hype. I really loved the guitar tone and Roger's voice cuts through. But on top of that these songs are good. There's obviously the hits but songs like Love Ain't For Keeping and Getting In Tune are good AF. Bottom line is I need to listen to this more... And lastly, this cover art is badass.

I don't like The Who very much in comparison to other classic rock legends of their status. HOWEVER, I think this album is fantastic. Easily the best thing they ever did. It's just a perfect distillation of what "classic rock" is. Also gotta give it up for the CSI shows who introduced The Who to a whole bunch of kids like me.

absolutely no complaints

From track one to the end, one of my prefered album listened so far.

Discazo 5/5

Det er ganske vilt at dette albumet egentlig er rester fra et prosjekt som ikke ble noe av. Har aldri vært interessert i opera-delen av rockopera, så jeg har aldri orket å sette meg inn i Tommy og Quadrophenia var en helt meh film. Kanskje Lighthouse hadde vært noe helt annet, men det er ikke noe savn når jeg hører plata. Det er uten tvil den beste plata til The Who, med flere åpenbare klassikere. Hele bandet er i toppform. Åpenbart Townshend, men Keith Moon har en evne til å lage stemninger med trommingen sin. Den får meg til å føle jeg flyr over landskap på «Baba O’Riley», at noe er ute etter meg på «My Wife» og sinnet som kommer ut i slutten av «Behind Blue Eyes». Selvfølgelig godt hjulpet av resten av bandet, men det er fascinerende med akkurat trommene. Apropos «Behind Blue Eyes» så hadde jeg Limp Bizkit-versjonen på brenne-CD som barn. I dag orker jeg ikke høre på deres versjon, men The Who sin kan jeg sette på repeat. Jeg har spolt tilbake til den lille delen hvor elgitaren og resten av bandet kommer inn veldig mange ganger. En av de beste 3-4 sekundene og utrolig tilfredsstillende å høre på. Har ikke så mye å utsette på låtene, annet enn «My Wife» som er litt rar. Vokalen er merkelig produsert, som om den er produsert under helt andre omstendigheter enn bandet. Men så er «My Wife» den eneste låta som ikke er av Townshend også, og The Who er jo egentlig et Townshend-prosjekt.

Hit after hit

This is one of the all-time greatest albums by The Who. I have had this album in my collection of vinyl and compact discs since it was released in 1971. It is a classic and every track of this album is fanatastic.

For as middling as some of The Who's stuff has been for me, this is excellent pretty well all the way through. It took a couple of extra listens to convince me in the middle of the album, but some of that could just be for that absolute pinnacle of quality of the bookend tracks that I was comparing them to.

Apparently I don’t really like The Who. I just love this album It’s damn near a greatest hits

МНЕ ПОНРАВИЛОСЬ очень вайб мой обожаю такое буду определенно слушать дальше!!!

I knew the start, I knew the end. I really enjoyed everything in between. Those synths that were epically parodied in tv teenage shows set in the 70s and 80s were fairly iconic. Some great songwriting and performance. 5 stars (easily!).

Album starts strong with a cracker of an opener and carries on from there. Very much enjoyed this

Terrific Album from an all-around great band. I was never too big of a fan of this album, actually, mostly because it felt a bit daunting when listening to it on streaming platforms. This is, of course, not really a fault of the album but instead of how most algorithms seem to push the deluxe edition of it instead of the original tracklist. In this particular case, the site recommended the Deluxe Edition from 2003. While writing this review I became aware of a most recent remaster from 2022 for the original tracks, and a 2023 remaster for the "Lifehouse" demos as well as a remaster for the rest of the deluxe tracks. These are the far superior versions, in my opinion. Not only because of the sound quality but also because they are far more clearly laid out for the listener to distinguish which tracks are from the original album and which aren't. Anyway, this time around, the album definitely clicked for me in all the right places, but I had to come at it with a different approach. I listened to it on two separate sessions, one focused on the original 9 tracks and another one focused on the New York Record Plant Sessions. Session 1: The Original 9 Tracks The opening track is a masterpiece and that's not really anything new. I understand that "Baba O'Riley", and much of this album, came out of a failed attempt to make a new Rock Opera album after "Tommy" and you can definitely tell from this song, and the end product is stronger for it, I think. I'm a big fan of mini rock operas and one of my favorites is The Who's very own "A Quick One While He's Away", so something like "Baba O'Riley" is right up my alley. Now, moving on to the rest of the original album tracks, I really clicked this time with pretty much all of them, though the standouts are: "Love Ain't For Keeping", "The Song is Over" (this one I think is now a new favorite of mine, I just love the buildup and its an incredible ending to Side 1 of the album), "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again". I also really enjoyed the old-school rock style of "Going Mobile". Session 2: The New York Record Plant Sessions I've become a big fan of jam bands these last couple of years, and while The Who are certainly not one, these sessions really clicked with me because of their raw nature and how clearly they depict the incredible musicianship of all the band members. My only other reference point for a live performance was their Rolling Stones Circus performance of "A Quick One...", so I was blown away while listening to these recordings, with all their crude improvisation, while also accomplishing a super clean sound. All of these tracks are great, but if I had to pick a favorite, I'd say it's "I'm In Tune". Specially because you can compare it to the final studio version of "Getting In Tune" and get a really different experience. Special mention to "Love Ain't For Keepin'" for the same reasons. I'm now intrigued enough to listen to the Lifehouse Demos that the 2023 remaster includes.

banger

Everything you've heard. Based on the doomed Lifehouse project,. We should all fail so well.

One of the greatest bands. Vocals are great and musicality as well

Great album, all the way through. Also, 15th album, still not a single woman.

One of the earliest experiences I remember with rock and roll in by God. It did not disappoint.

Amazing!

Good

This is my favorite band, and this I believe is their best album. So what do you think I’ll rate it?

love it! amazing discovery

In the way that Nirvana's In Utero is the crowning achievement of punk, this album might be the highest achievement of Boomer Rock. Who's Next has great songs with amazing arrangement and performances. The production sounds terrific throughout the whole record.

I think what I enjoyed most about this album is that the songs dont simply end. Its a very extravagant exit each time...which plays well with how intricate the songs can be lyrically and/or instrumentally. Great album...The Who at their peak I think.

For a band that may be best remembered for helping to define the rock opera form, it has always struck me as a bit funny that perhaps their most important rock opera never came to fruition. For me, the Lifehouse project remains one of rock's great "what-ifs", but if we can judge by Who's Next, which is almost entirely composed of individual tracks from the project, the finished vision would have been incredible. As it stands, Who's Next is one of the great albums of the classic rock era. In a way, diverging from the rock opera format allows a greater focus on the individual tracks of this album, and the Who excel at layered arrangements in several spots. For example, Baba O'Riley builds from it's synth-based intro with guitar, drums, bass, and finally Roger Daltrey's vocals joining to create one of rock's great anthems. This also comes into play on Getting In Tune, which initially sounds like a John Entwistle special, but again builds beautifully. Taken separately, each member of the band could threaten to overtake the others in any given song. But somehow Keith Moon's thundering drums, Entwistle's intricate bass-work, and Daltrey's over-the-top vocals come together without ever getting out of control. It feels like a musical version of the racecar driver careening around the track on the verge of a wreck. Credit goes to Townshend and his aversion to guitar solos. If anything keeps this album from perfection, the lack of the original rock opera structure robs some of the songs of their lyrical impact, with The Song Is Over being one example of this. Some manage to stand on their own though. Behind Blue Eyes, the erstwhile theme for Lifehouse's villain, still comes through as a near-perfect expression of isolation. Meanwhile, the album's closer, Won't Get Fooled Again, thrives outside the thematic strictures of a greater story. The song remains the greatest the Who ever recorded, and for my money the climax of the song - Moon's building drums leading out of the synth solo and into Daltrey's scream - is one of the quintessential rock n roll moments. In songs like these, Who’s Next features The Who at the top of their game musically. Not bad for the remnants of a discarded project.

Great album! So many hits. Could have done without the live tracks tho.

Great album

is this a repeat? I feel like we already had Who's Next - anyway, hard to rate since we grew up listening to them and this record + tommy in particular - our Dad was a huge Who fan - Mike and I went to see them in Giants stadium in the 80s! Good solid ass kicking rock and roll + I LOVE Pete and this record

Pretty much as perfect a record as you can make. This plays like a greatest hits compilation. Does not feel old or dated. Rock & Roll.

How do you follow up a landmark double album rock opera and and one of the best live albums of all time? Go big or go home. To say this album is grandiose (to an almost Spinal Tap level) is an understatement. From the cover to the production to Daltrey's vocal histrionics - it's big bIG BIG. The keyboard noodling alludes less to a future path than a final dispelling of their R&B past - two and a half minute pop songs are a long forgotten memory. It would all be utterly pretentious if they didn't deliver. And deliver they do. PS - the fact that Sticky Fingers, LZIV, Hunky Dory and LA Woman all dropped the same year is preposterous.

Baba O’Riley is truly one of one. This album was an huge fixture of my time as a teenager. Another album to add to the list of “this could be a Greatest Hits”. Every member of the band was so locked in here. The opening and closing are the big standouts here, but everything else pulls its weight. The outro of Won’t Get Fooled Again with the drum solo and the absolute scream is incredible.

Track 1: Baba O'Riley - 8 1/2 / 10. Amazing instrumental, lyrics didn't do too much, and that complimented the song perfectly-instrumental did the talking😌. I see why it's a hit. Track 2: Bargain - 9/10. Another track where the instrumental goes crazyy especially that guitar. They're GOOD men, Savanna! LOL😭. Cute rock, love song.... my man's gotta be like dissss🥴 Track 3: Love Ain't for Keeping - 8/10. GUITAR!! Love the lil guitar thing at the end. Track 4: My Wife - 9/10. Love love love the instrumental. The drums, trumpet, and everything are great, and the vocal part is fitting. Love the up-temponess. Now..... WEH YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HOME SINCE FRIDAY NIGHT?? No wonder Ms Wife is coming and these lyrics tell me she don't play dat😭. Track 5: The Song is Over - 10/10. The start of the song sounds very Adele-esque. I guess it's the piano. Also, THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL GET, Mrs Who shout out to you for leaving girl 😭. Nice variation in tempo feels like it encapsulates the emotion of the song. Nice instrumental, especially the thing that sounds like it's 'skewing', it sounds very high-pitched. I think it's a harmonica? Not sure tho'. The drum solo at the end-WOW, like beautiful ending! Track 6: Getting In Tune - 10/10. Great Blues & Psychedelic Rock track. Great chorus! Love the ruffness/gruff in the lead singer's voice! Amazing outro!!! That PIANO, the tempo, the vocal selection??? Amazingggg!!! Track 7: Going Mobile - 8/10. Cool thing with the guitar. Drummer was TEARING this track up! The slur throwing me off tho.... Track 8: Behind Blue Eyes - 8/10. Cool. Nice harmonies. The pick up in tempo?? Coolllllll! Once agin the variation in tempo is chef's kiss. Adds to the essence of the song.. Track 9: Won't Get Fooled Again - 10/10. The start sounds so contemporary, can see their influence. Cool pick up with the guitar! Lyrics seem so nice very progressive :). I wonder if this was during some political turmoil in England. These mfs can play tf out a guitar!!! Damn! No notes amazing rock track. This is and amazing body of work - from the themes, the production, the lyrics, the delivery, EVERYTHING. It also sounds very contemporary at times like it's influence is there. I can see why it's considered one of the greatest albums of all time! Great! Makes me fall in love all over again with rock music! RIP Keith Moon. Overall 9/10!🔥🔥

’m not sure I need to say much about this album. This is one of my favorite albums of all time. It’s got everything you need, including three of the greatest songs ever recorded in Baba O’Riiley, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won’t Get Fooled Again. The rest of the album could have all been singles as well, I feel. Bargain, for one, is an incredible rock song. Listen to this album and focus on John Entwistle’s bass as you listen. Then listen again and focus on Keith Moon’s drums as you listen. You’ve heard Pete Townsend’s guitar and piano work. Roger Daltry is a golden god and has one of the greatest rock and roll voices ever. Entwistle also dabbles in the French Horn. What made the Who special is that every band member is the lead instrument. Moon plays whatever the hell he wants to, and Entwistle as well. You become so used to the chaos that it sounds normal. When Moon died and the Who decided to record another album and tour, Townsend said they had to bring on more than one musician to make up for his loss. The same thing happened after Entwistle passed. The Who now tour with a huge collection of musicians, when all they needed in 1971 was the four of them. The songs on this album were supposed to be the next big rock opera Townsend wanted to write after Tommy. The project was named Lifehouse, and it was so complex that, in the end, it was cancelled. Townsend and the band had been recording songs for the project and decided to mine it of the best songs and release it as Who’s Next, their fifth album. You can tell there is a narrative running throughout the album, but it’s like you haven’t been given all of the story to see the full picture. It doesn’t matter because the songs are so good, you can use them to make up your own story. Who’s Next to me is almost a choose-your-own-adventure. What happened in between Bargain and Love Ain’t for Keeping? What do you think happened? There you go. This album has everything on it, rock, country, ballads, love songs, songs about the state of our world today, in fact. “Meet the new boss Same as the old boss.” It really does feel like that to me. All of us little scrubs are fighting over how our billionaires care about us more than yours, and he’s going to save us. Meanwhile, the billionaires are all off on private islands hanging out with each other and doing who knows what. “There's nothing in the street Looks any different to me And the slogans are effaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Is now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight." So, Pete Townsend felt the same back in 1970, as this earth keeps on turning and we keep on making the same dumb mistakes over and over again. Well, I know one mistake you can correct right now, if you've never heard this album. I do know music and rock and roll, and Who’s Next is a masterpiece, and I think everyone should hear it, now, like today.

Beautiful

While the album’s middle parts don’t have as much pull as the incredible start and finish, it’s not enough to bring down the overall quality of this album. Likes: Baba O’Riley, The Song is Over, Going Mobile, Behind Blue Eyes, Won’t Get Fooled Again

So good

The effing Who!!

All good songs, but a few great songs.

Two album set with both studio recordings (album 1) and live versions (album 2). For today’s listeners with a short attention span this may be a bit much with up to three versions of the same song (remasters). Over half the songs are hits and the album features a nice crescendo.

An absolute classic, that’s why I’m here for this list.

This was really great. A lot of really nice and recognizable songs. Put it on the 5 side of a 4.5

What is there to say. It's just a really good album back to front. Even the songs that aren't hits are good

Now this is a classic album! What a gem, haven't heard this in ages

On my list of 10 greatest Rock and Roll records.

The fact this was 71 is pretty crazy early and with an opener of one of the greatest rock songs in history!?! Feels like a totally different band than a few years ago and ahead of its time. The mid section is a little weaker but wow the bookends are incredible. Look, is it as groundbreaking as Tommy, prob not. Is it them at their best, i think so!

Best Song: Behind Blue Eyes There are a couple songs on here I hadn't heard but overall, this could be side 1 of a The Who's Greatest Hits. Behind Blue Eyes, Baba O'Riley, Going Mobile, and Won't Get Fooled Again are basically Who staples. Great album from a great band. 5/5

Surely this is peak The Who. Every song is pretty much a 5/5 isn’t it?

This is a classic. The Who's best.

"Who's Next" is the fifth studio album by English rock band the Who. Hard rock and arena rock are the Wiki-listed genres. The album was developed from the aborted "Lifehouse" project, a futuristic multi-media rock opera conceived by guitarist-vocalist Pete Townsend as a follow-up to their album "Tommy." The bandmembers included Roger Daltry (lead vocals), Peter Townsend (guitars, vocals, synthesizers, piano), John Entwistle (bass, vocals, brass, piano) and Keith Moon (drums, percussion). The album was widely praised and cited as one the Who's and hard rock's best albums. Commercially, it reached #1 in the UK and #4 on the US Billboard 200. An electronic organ held with a repeating marimba beat opens the album and "Baba O'Riley" (also called "Teenage Wasteland"). This leads to overlaying piano keys, drums and bass. Daltry enters with strong vocals in a song paying tribute to guru Meher Baba and minimalist composer Terry Riley and about youthful alienation and disillusionment. Loud guitar slashes and pounding drum fills throughout. Dave Arbus comes in with a violin near the end giving a more traditional vibe close. More Townsend guitar slashes and Moon drums fills continue to standout in "Bargain" although the songs starts with an acoustic guitar and droning synth. Daltrey on lead vocals in a song about sacrificing material possessions and ego for spiritual enlightenment. There's a nice softer interlude with Townsend delivering the vocals. The only song not connected to "Lifehouse" and with no guitar solo is "My Wife." Entwistle does it all here - lead vocals, bass, piano and horns. And an actual argument with his wife ignited the lyrical content. "Behind Blue Eyes" was written for and about the antagonist in "Lifehouse," Jumbo. The song does the soft-loud-soft dynamic with acoustic to electric back to acoustic. The song is highlighted by Daltrey's vocals and backing vocal harmonization. Townsend fed an organ through an ARP synthesizer to get that reverbing sound going in "Won't Get Fooled Again." Moon at maybe his finest moment tries to sync his drums with the synth leading some to call his drums the lead instrument. He is relentless throughout this song. Townsend with a unique guitar sound as he played a 1959 Gretsch Chet Atkins gifted to him by Joe Walsh. Daltry calling for a revolution as the new leaders are just as corrupt as the old leaders. This album is solid straight-forward hard rock songs with underlying and sometimes lead synths, organs and pianos. Moon's drumming and Townsend's guitar take this to another level. It is a collection of songs but there are some lyrical connections with spiritual and personal transitional tones to the "Lifehouse" project that I can hear. Every song on this album is a staple on the US classic rock stations. Even songs left off the original album but included on reissues, "Pure and Easy" and "Naked Eye" are recognizable to the most casual classic rock listener. A classic hard rock album if there ever was one and one of their best which sure sounded good today.

This album makes me wanna say hell yeah brother. Which is something I don’t normally say but it feels warranted. These guys are just better than most of their contemporaries. At least at by this point in their career

One of my favorite bands and albums of all time! Fun to pay attention to one aspect, like the bass parts, or another that I haven't particularly before. Much more of a production than the captured sound of a raucous proto-punk band. Always love hearing Pete sing as much as he does here. Starts and finishes with all-timers!

Probably the best album I've listened to yet

This is one of those timeless albums. From start to finish it's incredible, made by incredible musicians. You can't help ending this album with that drum buildup and scream on Won't get fooled again. 5/5

Now this is a great classic rock album. A lot of really good songs here. Who knew I like The Who?

A near perfect album that is definitely in contention for top 10 all time greatest rock records. Opens and closes with two of the greatest classic rockers. If My Wife wasn't here I wouldn't miss it, but still not a bad song.

Wish I could have heard this when It came out. The bookend tracks here are absolutely phenomenal pieces of rock and roll but ones I have no memory of hearing for the first time. Every member of the band shines throughout this. 4 of these songs are absolute classics (Baba O'Reily, Bargain, Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled Again) and the rest is not bad either! Easy 5.

Amazing album! I’ve always loved this one

ich finds für heutzutagige verhältnisse richtig gut, also muss es damals also noch mal krasser gewesen sein. es hat echt paar perfekte lieder drauf, manchmal sind mir die instrumentals aber zu lang. trotzdem eins der besten Alben von der challenge bisher

In my rocker girl era

An album where I like every song. I think it might be the best hard rock album of all time.

Top album, hiervan snap ik 100% waarom het tussen de must listen albums staat

I love The Who. Except quadraphenia and it still has redeemable moments

The holy Trinity of British rock bands, in my opinion, is the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and The Who. The holy Trinity of Who albums is tommy, this album, and quadrophenia. Every song on here is not just a banger, it's a classic. I saw them live when Keith Moon was still with him and they blew me and everybody else away

This has some of the best tracks by the Who all on the same album.

Love it

Now this is a lot better than My Generation. They don't sound American for a start. Their some huge songs on this, and though a couple are a bit weaker, it;s difficult to note give a 5 to an album with Baba O'Riley, Bargain, Behind Blue Eyes and Won't Get Fooled Again.

really liked!

loved this album, ik it’s rock and roll but has always felt kinda folksy to me. Baba o riley is a mfcking banger

Incredible life affirming album, behind blue eyes is so overrated though.

Who dis', new rating day

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Little meandering in the middle but really doesn't diminish this amazing album.

It's hard to believe so much amazing talent could be crammed into one album. I wonder if they knew how good this record was when they recorded it?

Epochal. A great way to get kids (like me) into needing music. Uncanny presentation of attitude, musicianship, production, songwriting, lyrics, everything in the anthemic possibilities of rock brilliantly realized. Of course classic rock radio may have pushed you into the "what, this again?" corner, but if you can, transport yourself into that first time you heard this or thought of others hearing this. Everything works.

While I do not consider myself a real fan of The Who, this album is unbelievably good. The material — are you kidding? The fact that Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again were released on the same album is astonishing, and the remaining tunes are a best-of on their own. Daltrey normally wears on me a bit, but he's amazing on this record, balanced beautifully by Townshend. And throughout this album, Moon's playing makes sense to me. Entwhistle is monstrous but never overbearing. Fucking brilliant.

The hoariest of hoary hard rock chestnuts. I can't give this less than a 5, it meant too much to me as a kid, but on today's listen, it failed to thrill me as much as it used to. I guess I've just heard it too much. (Although, after having listened to a bunch of fairly mediocre albums lately, this one does stand out as special. The songwriting is often brilliant and the performances are exciting. The classics are classic for a reason.) Still, I've never loved this one as much as Quadrophenia. This album deals in generics. Even though there are some classic lines, the lyrics read more as slogans than as interesting. Whereas Quadrophenia comes from Pete's life and is imbued with all the passion and details that that entails. Sadly, that one isn't on the list. Gladly, this one is. Hell, this is worth five stars just for Won't Get Fooled Again alone, though I've always had a soft spot for My Wife.

Fucking ay...what an album! This was on heavy rotation when I was in high school and as soon as I hit play yesterday all the lyrics came flooding back. I often wondered how Roger Daltrey could get up and sing Baba O'Riley as an old man but after last night's listening session I get it. Keith Moon on drums...hot damn!

Great album

This is another classic I listened to a lot on a crappy burned CD-R back in the 2000s. Revisiting this one is less revelatory. Perhaps the sturdiest generic “classic rock” record outside of The Beatles’ oeuvre and yet it doesn’t appear to have an aesthetic project that makes it more than the sum of its excellent parts. However I haven’t really dug into The Who as a whole, I just have an oddly deep history with this one record.

v fun listen, liked this more than i was expecting

Apple needs to get their version control in order

Some great stuff on here that I know really well. I just love Behind Blue Eyes. 5 stars

I used to say that my favorite stuff to listen to was dad music, but in recent years I’ve had to stop saying that. Now, I call it grandpa music. This is the height of grandpa music. I really appreciate how this project gets you to listen to tracks from artists you already love that may have been outshined by their hits. I love The Who, but I overlooked Going Mobile until this listen. I can’t believe I’ve gone so long without having Going Mobile on the top of my brain, ready to be first up in a road trip playlist whenever the opportunity for a road trip arises. To be fair, how could anyone even remember Going Mobile when it’s immediately followed up by Behind Blue Eyes? And then Won’t Get Fooled Again after that?! Well, I’ll remember, because I added Going Mobile to my main playlist. Next time I move, that track will headline the day.

Absolute banger holy shit I’ve heard a few of the songs on here before but I’ve never listened to the album all the way through until now and I had a great time

This is a masterpiece by the band with four soloists.

One of the best albums ever from baba O’riley to My Wife to won’t get fooled agian albums must listen to rate it 9.5-10

Excellent album!

Turns out i love the who

Great album with many classics. The live versions are repetitive and make the album way too long but are still fun additions. Filled with bangers, definitely one of my favorite Who albums.

i mean. c'mon.

Such a great album, just about every song is a bop. On the fence between 4 and 5 stars but I think the fact this has Baba, Behind Blue Eyes, and Wont Get Fooled Again pushes it to a 5

This isn't one of those albums that's greater than the sum of its parts, its just that the parts are some of the best moments in rock and roll as a genre. Probably the best opener/closer song combo ever, the scream in won't get fooled again still gives goosebumps and is what every lead singer has tried to sound like since. My Wife is the only low point on the album, but it's not a bad song by any measure. Without it in the lineup, this would be my favorite 8 song run on any album.

One of the best start to finish “classic rock” albums ever…and one of the best opener/closer combos. Great songs throughout that combine the thoughtful neuroses and rock opera themes of Pete Townshend with some great driving riffs and moments for the rest of the band to shine. This is an all timer for me

This album has presence. It’s unforgettable

‘Who’s Next’ is an album that my family reveres as a holy text. My father has exactly one vinyl art frame in his den and it has featured an OG copy of ‘Who’s Next’ for over 15 years. It’s never been changed. Start to finish, this is a really fun album, bookended by two of the best rock and roll songs ever written. An album I could listen to all the time.

Baba O'Riley... holy shit and the rest of the album is great too!!!

Perfect album.

Defining "rock and roll" is a slippery slope, but for what it means to me, I think Who's Next may just be the finest rock and roll album ever made. It's not just that Keith Moon plays drums with the most beautiful reckless abandon; it's not just that John Entwhistle's bass work is somehow equally aggressive, melodic, virtuosic, and tasteful; it's not just that Pete Townshend's guitar and keyboard layering is uniquely unparalleled; it's not just that Roger Daltrey is at the absolute top of his game, pulling off a bravado that is far more believable and emotional than other oft-heralded belters; it's that the four of them are so musically and spiritually locked in, honoring the essence of rock and roll while crafting a cohesive sound that I don't believe existed before this record (and has not been matched since). I suppose it doesn't hurt that Townshend (and Entwhistle, shoutout to "My Wife") has provided them with the right batch of songs to achieve this magnificence. With all due respect to his vision for Lifehouse, the right project was ultimately made, in my opinion. I'm sorry that some people feel burnt out on "Baba O'Riley", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Behind Blue Eyes", and/or "Bargain", because regardless of how many times I've heard them, I still don't hear anything but four masterpieces, flawlessly produced and performed. "Getting in Tune" has always been my pet song from this record, but I'm also never skipping "Love Ain't for Keeping" or "The Song Is Over". "Going Mobile" is the one "weak" spot, and it's better than 99% of other records' weak spots. These four guys were just operating on a higher level than most other bands at this time, and it still completely blows me away every time I listen to it. It's hard to live a thousand miles away from my folks sometimes, but when I listen to Who's Next, I always feel like my parents are right there with me. My dad cheekily smiling and nodding his head whenever Keith breaks out a crazy fill, my mom fist-pumping and rocking along to every beat (probably with a glass of wine in her hand, yelling, "Isn't this fucking great???" two or three times per song). This album was an integral part of my childhood soundtrack, but it has continued to be there for me throughout my adult life as well, both in times of celebration and hardship. Whenever I write one of my horrendously annoying reviews for a classic album where I say, "Yeah, I like it, it's great, it's just not an all-timer for me", it's because I know how much I love albums like Who's Next. Precious few can touch it; it's likely just outside my top 10 of all-time, but it will absolutely maintain its top 10 status among the albums represented in this project. Total, unquestioned perfection. 5+/5

Damn, Keith Moon may have been the greatest drummer ever. This is a legendary album that doesn’t lag in the middle, contrary to what the most popular review of this album claims. Now I gotta go piss on a monolith.

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after "tommy", i phoned keith again and stuff "keiiiiiith," i bellowed, pushing open the door, "keiith." "whats the fucking matter with you, sally wilson. why disturb me during my gaming session." keith cheshire rose from his gaming chair, seemingly annoyed - but he has finished his round and won. "but you have finished it! well, back to the topic: my album today is who's next." "than who's next?" "who. as in you know who." we both bursted out laughing like we are gonna die on our way to my house. "are you gonna skip most of them because of the lame quality?" "why! its my first full listen! come upstairs! imma gonna blast baba o'riley out from my lame little stereo! because i dont have any time and i need to go to sleep early so maybe well just be able to finish the first side..." back at my house. as the significant synth riff blasted from the stereo, it seems like that he couldn't stop fangirling. "i fucking love this song! everything is so perfect about it that i dont know how to praise..." as soon as roger daltrey's voice rang through my room, he leaped up asap and began lip synching, adding the windmill strumming in the middle. "you know what? this somehow have a really significant influence on me... here comes the bridge!" "because you are called sally? also can't believe you can fucking belt out that verse like roger. impressive, i shall say." "don't you love that bridge? we were in wastelands but we fucking escaped!" our laughter resonated over the coda: i used to dislike it but now the urgency is utter perfection, although still being a weird 180 degree turn on the genre. "i mean, these sorta mid tracks arent mid at all." i turned to keith, "bargain is such a banger." "i told ya that not all these songs in the middle are fillers. and im saying this as..." "a fan of the who since your high school days! i know what you are about to say, keith, i absolutely do." "but its followed by a not that good song, as you see. it kinda make me want to know what might happen if lifehouse was truly made... it will be greater than quadrephonia, greater than tommy although tommy is shite, greater than the wall although its not a who album, but you know what i mean." "the next song, as you see, sally, is the un-serious john entwistle song in every who album. and its called..." "you are gonna do a borat imitation, arent you?" "yeah! MAI WAIF! also honestly, you should just skip it!" "can i make a criticism of the songs? like, i think the song is over fits better as a ending track because of the themes instead of won't get fooled again." "good news: you are absolutely right because its intended as the ending track on the planned lifehouse project but its scrapped. because nobody fucking understands pete's concept! its just such a gigantic scale thing to be done, so he fucking give up. good for him but still a pity." the second day. "oh yeah. continuing from where we left off, its who's next!" keith broadcasted toward a nonexistant audience while i was just zzzing in my brain. "yeah... we are so happy although im still quite tired from last night. also can i say that getting in tune is not that a good opening? since it only pick up the momentum at the end. should put bargain here and this one after baba." "im... quite open to opinions since my personal running order is also different from yours but thats honestly a good opinion!" "where's going mobile supposed to place on this? its so fucking stupid. and did pete sang on this? it dont sound like roger that much." "yeah, and its actually the opening song of lifehouse which gradually goes into baba. not that a good intro if you ask me but pete think its a good idea. idk actually." "i mean behind blue eyes never failed to make me cry," i looked at keith with my "my parents just dont understand" phase taking over me while he's just... vibing. "im fucking sad, can you stop vibing like a particle?" "you have left your edgy phase a thousand years ago so i dont think... oh shit here it comes!" "HELL YEAH!" we air guitared to won't get fulled again, kneeslided, windmilled, microphone tossed, and scream out the legendary "YEAH!". during high school i was the sound director of this play for the school drama club, choosing the best music to accompany the story of a DID influencer and his wise man alter rebelling against the society built upon phone addiction and streaming. for the last part when the influencer decided to rebel, he shouted his manifesto upon the synth riffs of won't get fooled again, while we all take a bow for the new revolution. but at its core its people at their most delutional and me being a tiny bit pessimic. by choosing the music im actually indicating that the revolution is doomed to fail, even though the music cuts off before "meet the new baos, same as the old boss". "...and i fucking kept that attitude until now. whenever people are indicating progress, i would just go 'meet the new boss, same as the old boss'. lol." "but to be honest, there ARE progress." "but it would fucking just fail havent you see how revolutions are being opressed? you are just too delutional i have been through everything like things that are too traumatic for my silly little minds that the me in the past won't fucking understand..." "are we fucking getting into a fight? im not a strong man but still, im avoiding conflict." "no its just me being the usual pessimist. come on, its a fucking good rock star quote and why are you not believing it? join the church of pessimist so that we can united as one! just joking!" bonus track: in which me and keith discuss scores "to be honest im quite fed up with your cynicism. anyway whats the score?" "four point five. instead of saying things that everybody says, like the highs being extremely high and lows being too low, i still think that the lows are actually not that low." "legit." 4.5/5

This is The Who's best album. You can leave everything else out of this book and keep this one in as a representative of The Who and it would not be injustice. That's not a knock on The Who, because they have other albums I would put in this book, but an acknowledgement of just how strong this one is. Who's Next perfectly captures the combination of The Who's experimentation, hard rock sound, all four members have highlights and Pete Townsend's need to always create a "rock opera" into one album. I mean, seriously, does every freaking album have to be a rock opera? Does Pete Townsend realize the Who's best albums are just really good songs that are on one album? He probably does not. I enjoy The Who when they just write songs and there doesn't have to be a connective thread through all of them. Regardless, there is not a bad song on this album and this is the Who at their best (in album form). I enjoy all of the songs, but My Wife always makes me chuckle a bit. I recommend all of the songs overall though.

excelencia pura, qué puedo decir

https://youtu.be/I79YNDYrUno?si=jd-FCrl1rKAumDvk yo a los 10 cuando oí baba o'riley en house m.d.. mi canción favorita entonces, y depende el día que me preguntes te diría tmb mi canción favorita ahora.

Worth a 5 fir just 2 tracks

So good. Five stars easily

I love The Who

Banger after banger. Each song had a flavor of its own, but they all came together like ingredients in a good soup. This was that good soup

what more can be said

What a timeless album! The Who were so ahead of their time that I think it’s hard to tell what decade this album was recorded in.

While I think Quadrophenia is their best record, this is easily them at their peak and most trimmed/muscular. The first album of theirs that I would say contains the sound they are known for and what I refer to as "dinosaur rock". Rock that is massive, hard hitting, and feels like its been around since the universe came into creation. Not a wasted second on this album with even the non-singles like Love Ain't for Keeping and Getting In Tune holding their own with the mega-hits from this record. Special shoutout to the Entwistle cut on this album, My Wife, probably my favorite non-hit of theirs. But yeah, perfect record with some of the most essential hits of rock history with Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, and Won't Get Fooled Again, and some other fantastic cuts like Bargain and Going Mobile.

Possibly the best Who album so puts it in running for favorite album of the project. The bookends of Baba O'Reilly and Won't get Fooled Again are top notch rockn roll! Also have to mention that Roger Daltrey is now Sir Roger Daltrey as of last week!

amazing

Classic.

No skip album! Reminded me of Led Zeppelin.

classic jam

A 5 star classic

So many his on this album

If I could give it a 10, I would. The Who at the height of their power. My vinyl sounds even better!

Excellent album brings me back to when I was a child and my mom would play this record.

hmmm

A wonderful album. I wanted to buy it for my vinyl collection.

A who’s who of tracks and hits. Fantastic.

I often call my dog Bart, Baba. Loved this album in like 10th grade and meant a lot to me then, I don’t think it deserves the five stars, but I’d listen to this again anytime. Literally the only Who I ever want to hear.

The Deluxe Edition double album I listed to was two and a half hours and apart from Going Mobile and Water (which for different reasons I’d prefer to skip), it is fantastic from start to finish. Yes, Joe Pera, the Who does indeed rock!

Не могу ничего сказать об этом альбоме. Он мне просто нравится.

A bonfire classic! An essential rock album.

Easy 5. "Baba O'Riley" "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" are amazing obviously. But "Bargain" and "Love Ain't For Keeping" are good too. This album is definitely not as good in the middle, but the beginning and end more than make up for it.

No. 9 I knew so many songs on the album, I just never made the connection, so many bangers. Dad rock at its finest Also I was so surprised when I heard the CSI MIAMI intro, I didn’t know it was from them!!

One of the three best classic rock albums ever. Solid high quality all the way through, not a speck of cereal.

Absolute 5. Classic.

This is, by far, my favorite Who album. I listened twice in a row this morning. These guys can put together a rock song of epic proportion, a lonely ballad, and a universal tale of human experience. We are all the character in Behind Blue Eyes. Baba O'Riley was without peer in its time, and it is still fucking incredible. Keith's drumming is huge, exact, and in the perfect quantity. Pianos, organs, synths, violins, monster guitar riffs with fuzzy amps, harmonies, and Roger's perfect frontman vocals combine for a diverse, huge sounding but occasionally perfectly sparse album. While I'm sad for The Who for how they must have felt when mod culture began to wane, as did their audience as a result, I'm so very grateful they went this direction. Fucking stellar album ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is a classic of course! I didn’t realize that all these songs were from this album.

Some absolute classics on here. It's hard to hear them with fresh ears, but these are a some great songs. It's the essence of classic rock. Awesome guitars (acoustic and electric), great bass playing, bashing the hell out of that drum kit, but really Daltrey's vocals are incredible.

The best The Who album, so many bangers!

OUT HERE IN THE FIELDS

When I was in high school, I thought that this was the greatest album ever recorded in the history of mankind. In retrospect, there may be a few other good ones. Nevertheless, 16 year old me was not entirely wrong. This album is relentless, every song is great, even the Entwhistle song! Top that, Quadrophenia

Niceeee

Hard to argue with.

A favorite of mine. Great album.

One of the albums you expect to see here, but for good reason. Great record.

classic!!

Incredible album. Excellent production and sound. Easy 5/5.

One my "Perfect" albums.

Absolute classic, what a great rock album!

Highlight songs: Baba O'Riley Bargain My Wife The Song is Over Going Mobile Behind Blue Eyes Won't Get Fooled Again

Finally an album worth being on this list.

The who I love you. It’s odd how much I love them while not really having listened to any of their non-Tommy material in full. Yowch. Wow. But not anymore! But this is, of course, amazing. I love a song that grows, and all of these grow and tell such an exquisite story. The song is over into getting in tune… into going mobile…basically the entire track list is wonderful. I wonder how the original rock opera album was set up, and if it was in a similar order as this. That episode of Joe Pera Talks With You when he’s listening to Baba O’Riley for the first time over and over again…yeah that’s just me with all of these. I see many a re-listen in my future with air drums. Daltrey’s vocals are sky high and exquisite. I love the slappy sound quality of the drums lol. I’m sure this one is gonna be a 5. I am no dad, but the dads are right about this one.