-- Who - The Who Sings My Generation | (Audio CD) MSRP $ 11.98 Amazon Price $ 10.99 Savings $ 0.99 | |  Release Date: 25 October, 1990, Mca
TRACK LISTING - Out in the Street
- I Don`t Mind
- Good`s Gone
- La-La Lies
- Much Too Much
- My Generation
- Kids Are Alright
- Please, Please, Please
- It`s Not True
- Ox
- Legal Matter
- Circles (Instant Party)
Usually ships in 24 hours | | | Mod Classic! | | The Who`s 1965 debut is a real 1960`s ( mod ) classic! 9 Pete Townsend originals; one band-composed instrumental and two James Brown covers, "Please, Please, Please" and "I Don`t Mind" Townsend`s skills for writing both melodic and catchy tunes are very obvious here on songs like "It`s Not True", "The Good`s Gone", "La la la Lies" , "Circles" and "Much Too Much" Standout tracks are the two classics "My Generation" and "The Kids Are All Right"; but "A Legal Matter", "It`s Not True" and "La La La Lies" are also favourites of mine. Hopefully this brilliant album will be remastered like all the other Who albums. There are also great single-tracks that would be relevant bonus-tracks! | | | | Raw And Essential | | The Who`s debut is raw, brutal, exciting proto-punk that ranks as one of the most exciting statements made by a rock band up to that point in time. Although not the best album of 1965 (that honor is held by either "Bringing It All Back Home" or "Rubber Soul") it is certainly the most fun. The only downers are the covers (especially the James Brown ones) which do not fit in with the overall sound and prove that Daltrey was unable to sing soul music at this point. Otherwise, the album presents one great song after another: the all-time classic title cut, the anthemic "Kids Are Alright", the powerhouse feedback instrumental "The Ox", the mysterious, Kinks-inspired "Good`s Gone", and the perfect harmony pop of "La La La Lies" are reason enough to buy the album. "My Generation" lacks the sophistication and maturity of later efforts but works instead as an unadulterated statement of youthful aggression. Additionally, the band`s playing is far beyond what other groups could muster at the time; Moon and Entwistle amaze and along with Tonwshend`s experiments in feedback on "Out In The Street", "The Ox" and "My Generation", give the group the sound of an electronic roller-coaster ride. The basic sound of the album would be refined and expanded on as the years went by--and the covers would thankfully be abandoned--but as a whole "My Generation" is a worthy start. Now, if only Shel Talmy would allow it to be remastered with bonus cuts like the rest of the catalogue... | | | | Vintage Who, Classic Mod Music! | | With the sudden, tragic death of Who bassist John Entwistle on June 27, I pulled out this album, The Who`s debut disc from 1965, and played it in tribute to the late, great Ox (and I definitely plan to play more Who albums from my collection in the days ahead as well). The only Who album to unfortunately NOT get remastered yet (apparently due to producer Shel Talmy having a long-standing dispute with the band to this day), "The Who Sings My Generation" is vintage, classic Who that presents the band in all of their early Mod glory: Roger Daltrey`s great voice, Pete Townshend`s expert songwriting & ferocious guitar playing, John Entwistle`s monstrous bass, and Keith Moon`s unique smashing of the drumkit, it`s all here. Classic Who songs are everywhere: "My Generation," "The Kids Are Alright," "La La La Lies," "Circles" (featuring John on french horn!), "A Legal Matter" (with a fine debut lead vocal from Pete), "Much Too Much," and the Entwistle/Moon power showcase, "The Ox." "The Good`s Gone" is a terrific Who rocker, a true buried treasure from the band, and their covers of James Brown`s "I Don`t Mind" and "Please Please Please" are great fun.Like their contemporaries The Beatles, The Who would definitely expand their musical horizons and greatly mature as a band in the years that would follow, but they had to start somewhere, and what a fabulous start, too: "The Who Sings My Generation" is an essential rock album, capturing The Who at their most raw in 1965 when Mod was God to so many youths of the day. A classic Who album in every sense of the word. Farewell John, and say Hi to Keith for us. Long Live The Who. :-) | | |
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