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- "Won't Get Fooled Again" ('Who's Next', 1971) The climactic finish to The Who's best album is rock's – and Pete Townshend's – greatest declaration of independence: an epic storm of doubt, refusal, hypno-minimalist synthesizer and rolling-thunder power chords capped by a truly superhuman scream.
- "I Can See for Miles" ('The Who Sell Out', 1967) Townshend recorded "I Can See for Miles" as a demo in 1966, and the Who's managers were so positive it was a guaranteed smash that they decided to shelve it until a time when the Who desperately needed a hit.
- "My Generation" ('My Generation', 1965) Townshend supposedly wrote "My Generation" on his 20th birthday, May 19th, 1965, while riding a train from London to Southampton for a television appearance.
- "A Quick One, While He's Away" ('A Quick One,' 1966) By late 1966, Townshend had been churning out thrilling singles for nearly two years. But he was anxious to try something that broke away from the structure of pop altogether.
In this episode we explore the music of The Who.Roger Daltrey - VocalsPete Townshend -Guitars, Keyboards, VocalsJohn Entwistle - BassKeith Moon - Drums#TheWh...
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- “Won’t Get Fooled Again” (Who’s Next, 1971) Over eight minutes long and featuring the most iconic scream in Seventies rock, the ultimate Who stadium anthem works on two levels – as a withering assessment of the political status quo and those who seek to change it, and as a mighty power chord epic.
- “My Generation” (My Generation, 1965) The Who’s early career-defining song spoke for and to a generation of disaffected youths. Entwistle’s incredible bass runs, Daltrey’s iconic stuttering vocal with implied expletive, Moon’s frenetic drumming, Townshend’s opening riff and closing feedback, and one of the most famous lines in rock, “Hope I die before I get old”, make this as influential as any one record can possibly be.
- “I Can See for Miles” (The Who Sell Out, 1967) The huge production with thundering Keith Moon drums and Townshend’s jagged riffs is the key to what Pete Townshend has described as the “ultimate Who record”.
- “Baba O’Riley” (Who’s Next, 1971) The anthemic opening track from The Who’s greatest album demonstrated how far Townshend’s song craft had progressed, even from the triumphant Tommy.
- “Love, Reign O’er Me” The conclusion of arguably The Who’s greatest album culminates in a nearly perfect track that transcends nearly every moment leading to its introduction.
- “Baba O’Riley” A reflection of the aftermath of the music festivals that dominated the late ‘60s, Townshend combined synthesizer experimentation with three simple chords to create one of the most iconic songs in rock history.
- “Won’t Get Fooled Again” A drum solo and a scream both arguably paved the way to rock ‘n roll immortality for this track. Yet there is more than meets the eye with this epic eight-minute track, including some of Townshend’s best lyrics and synthesizer experimentation.
- “I Can See For Miles” Though not one of the better performing Who singles in the charts, “I Can See For Miles” represents the group’s quintessential song by highlighting all four members with equal recognition and the angst-driven subject that rightfully predicted a bright future for the group.
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- Baba O’Riley. Well, maybe it does. The Who’s “Baba O’Riley” is our choice for the Who’s most loved song on our Who Songs list. It was the opening track on the classic Who’s Next album.
- Won’t Get Fooled Again. There is classic rock, and then there is CLASSIC ROCK. The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” is CLASSIC ROCK 101. We could argue that it’s the complete definition of Classic Rock.
- My Generation. As we get closer to the Number 1 position on our Top 10 Who songs list, writing anything original about these unbelievable rock classics becomes more difficult.
- The Real Me. If young people who have grown up in the age of iPods and streaming could only get their hands on an original Quadrophenia album complete with the heavy booklet that came with the album, they would instantly start a revolution to ban all mp3s and return to a world of total vinyl.
Jun 13, 2024 · 48. Going Mobile. (from Who’s Next, 1971) There is something deliciously un-Who-like about a song praising the joys of motor caravaning; but the jubilant country-boogie of Going Mobile is no more about Airstream trailers than the Small Faces’ Song Of A Baker is about making bread.
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May 19, 2024 · The full version is fantastic, but to get a quick hit, check out the truncated version released a few months before the album. It’s seven minutes of angular, proggy bliss featuring a great vocal ...
