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The Who Sings My Generation

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Album Review

An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone. At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. Pete Townshend's exhilarating chord crunches and guitar distortions threaten to leap off the grooves on "My Generation" and "Out in the Street"; Keith Moon attacks the drums with a lightning, ruthless finesse throughout. Some "Maximum R&B" influence lingered in the two James Brown covers, but much of Townshend's original material fused Beatlesque hooks and power chords with anthemic mod lyrics, with "The Good's Gone," "Much Too Much," "La La La Lies," and especially "The Kids Are Alright" being highlights. "A Legal Matter" hinted at more ambitious lyrical concerns, and "The Ox" was instrumental mayhem that pushed the envelope of 1965 amplification with its guitar feedback and nonstop crashing drum rolls. While the execution was sometimes crude, and the songwriting not as sophisticated as it would shortly become, the Who never surpassed the pure energy level of this record.

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The Who Sings My Generation

How important was and more to the point how important is this album? When it was released it gave permission to every garage band to turn up and make rock and roll their own. The Brit invasion was in upswing and The Who blew it up! Don't forget, it's in Mono. That's the way we were introduced to all our music, if you're over 50. Don't let the over 50 scare you. Every band from Green Day to The Killers will point to The Who as an influencial band. Every song is worth owning. No matter if you're a listener or a player. There is magic here and it hasn't diminished over the years. It seriously rocks!

Great!

Wow for their first album with more than one song, this is really great. All the songs are just fabulous. I'm really glad that Roger Daltry gave up the rythem guitar before they started recording because that gave john Entwistle the best opprotunity to revolutionize the bass guitar. But one thing i did notice is that the actual song screwed Keith moon over. In the song they say 'I hope i die before i get old" Moon did. But buy it its really amazing

First of it's kind

One of the first british invasion bands, the who, along with bands like the beatles, rolling stones, and kinks, were the first to introduce British rock and roll music to America. Although the beatles and stones made great contributions to the history of rock and roll and were arguably as good or better as the who, they still never reached the level of the who in many aspects, most of which are listed here. The who are widely considered the greatest live band ever and one gets the sense of that when watching an old concert video. First off, you had Keith Moon, the craziest drummer ever, absolutely destroying the drums in more ways then one. Accompanying Moon on the "rhythm" section was the ox, John Entwistle. No doubt the loudest and best bass player ever, Entwistle was the first bassist people actually could hear. Before him, no one had any idea what the guy with the four stringed, long necked guitar was doing on stage. On lead guitar you have possibly the most arrogant, ecotistic, and brilliant muisicians ever, Pete Townshend. Townshend wrote mostly all of the groups songs, sang backing vocals, occasionaly sang lead, played piano on most songs, and on top of all that, he is one of the most orginal guitarists and songwriters rock and roll ever had. Famous for his signature "birdman" and windmill arm on stage, he was one of the most exciting guitarists to watch. Also townshend was the inventor of smashing guitars and equipment live on stage. The invention of the smashing of the guitar is often attributed to Jimi Hendrix's stage set at the Monterey International Pop Festival, which is in fact false. Hendrix, being high out of his mind on acid, stole the act from the who, but not before the who performed it first. On top of all this, you have a lead singer who's vocals are perhaps the best of any rock and roll singer live. Combine all this together and you get the who, a completely original band consisting of four complete individuals who have made some of the best rock and roll ever heard. This album in particual was the start of something never before seen. The who were the first band that really defined what a rock and roll band is. This album won't let you down, after you listen to it you'll be going in circles and having an instant party. (Da-dum, pshht)

Biography

Formed: 1964 in London, England

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

Few bands in the history of rock & roll were riddled with as many contradictions as the Who. All four members had wildly different personalities, as their notoriously intense live performances demonstrated. The group was a whirlwind of activity, as the wild Keith Moon fell over his drum kit and Pete Townshend leaped into the air with his guitar, spinning his right hand in exaggerated windmills. Vocalist Roger Daltrey strutted across the stage with a thuggish menace, as bassist John Entwistle...
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