On Tuesday 07 December 2004 05:24 pm, Paul Winkler wrote:
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 03:50:03AM -0600, Rick Taylor
wrote:
Personally, I think "Quadrophenia" was
their best.
To each his own ... it's got a handful of great songs but somehow
to me the production is neither as lush as Who's Next nor as raw
as the live recordings or the earlier studio albums.
:} I like the horns... they're really powerful through much of it. They have
as much punch as the guitar in a lot of places and the guitar on that album
is about as lyrical as Pete ever got. There is some mud in it but that's
pretty minimal considering it's a mid-70's concept album.
You might try
"Meaty,
Beaty, Big and Bouncy" {greatest hitsish}, "Sell Out",
"Sell Out" is a fascinating and fun little concept album.
It's supposed to sound like one of the english pirate radio stations
of the time (1968) and includes at least one totally perfect single,
"I Can See For Miles" which just might be the best Keith Moon moment
recorded.
It is a great album. I like their lighter stuff like "Pictures of Lily"
though.
"Happy
Jack" or "Magic
Bus" {Which might be as close as you'll get to "Live at Leeds" in
terms
of bluesiness.}
"Magic Bus" the album? It was a singles/B-sides collection the label
put out against the band's wishes. I don't recall what was on it...
some of those singles were pretty darn good.
The album... I've not heard it in years...It's the closest to live at Leeds
that I can think of. :} Not that it's all that close.
Here's the track listing:
http://www.thewho.net/discography/albums/magicbus.html
"My
Generation"'s pretty good as well. I like their older stuff
though... I think they got a bit too polished later on. I think "Tommy"
was incredible and don't really care for "Who's Next" {"Behind
Blue Eyes"
is great... "Won't get fooled again" would seem great to me if I'd not
heard it three zillion times.}
Ah, but there's all the non-single tracks too... "The Song Is Over",
"Love Ain't for Keeping" etc... every one of em I love...
I guess it's a good album... I was burnt out on it by the mid-70s though.
I sort of lost
interest after Quadrophenia. The Ramones
and their ilk had come into being. :} {"Polish" is for the birds.}
I tend to agree, but "By Numbers" is worth a second listen.
About half the songs are bleh but a couple are brilliantly written.
"However Much I Booze" and "Dreaming from the Waist" stand out.
Pete was in good form (and severely depressed, it's not
happy music).
I just sort of filed that one. I don't like "SlipKid" or
"Squeezebox" It's the
first Who album I didn't buy. I did start buying "Jam" albums around that
time though.
My all time favorite Who thing in any medium is
probably
"A Quick One" on the "Kids are Alright" DVD. Before they got
all serious, the Who's onstage chaos wasn't so bleak and scary,
it was delightful, and the songs were often pretty funny.
We're pretty much agreed there... I don't remember that "Quick One". I
do like
that period a lot better than the others though. That's probably why I'm not
so interested in "Who's Next" ...It's a bit pompous in places. Same sort
of
problem I have with U2's stuff after "Unforgettable Fire". I think they
managed to get away from that though.
OK I promise to stop being OT now :-)
I'll never figure out how music can be off topic anywhere. :}
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