Who's Next [Gold CD]

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A mix of old favorites and buried treasures makes this edition of Who's Next a definite must. One of the defining albums of 70s hard rock from one of the 60s most successful bands, the original album includes some of The Who's best-known work, such as the anthemic "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again", the by turns sorrowful and angry "Behind Blue Eyes", and perennial favorite "My Wife". The new tracks on this album are equally worth hearing, including "Pure and Easy" (an alternate edition of which is available on Odds & Sods) and the original version of "Behind Blue Eyes". A hard rock classic, Who's Next is required listening for rock fans of all ages. --Genevieve Williams --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Love Ain't For Keeping
My Wife
The Song Is Over
Getting In Tune
Going Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again
Pure And Easy
Baby Don't You Do It
Naked Eye
Water
Too Much Of Anything
I Don't Even Know Myself
Behind Blue Eyes

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A mix of old favorites and buried treasures makes this edition of Who's Next a definite must. One of the defining albums of 70s hard rock from one of the 60s most successful bands, the original album includes some of The Who's best-known work, such as the anthemic "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again", the by turns sorrowful and angry "Behind Blue Eyes", and perennial favorite "My Wife". The new tracks on this album are equally worth hearing, including "Pure and Easy" (an alternate edition of which is available on Odds & Sods) and the original version of "Behind Blue Eyes". A hard rock classic, Who's Next is required listening for rock fans of all ages. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

One of the pinnacle releases from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll.......2007-06-28

The period of the mid 60's through the mid 70's represents the Golden Age of Rock and Roll for me. The sheer number of great rock and roll albums that came out during this time has never and will never be equaled. Who's Next is undoubtedly the Who's best and also one of the best from the golden age. This disc is a must have for any true rock and roll fan and if you don't have it you are seriously doing yourself a disservice.

WHO'S NEXT IS A ROCK MONUMENT ! (if it's not on your greatest albums of all time list, it should be.).......2007-06-10

The Who's 1971 album Who's Next brought in a new era for The Who, and for rock music in general. A very personal album, the songs are introspective, adult, and hold back nothing, musically or lyrically. Other than the hilarious My Wife, these are not fun songs, they cover serious matters, in an earnest way. From the first verse in Baba O'Riley, "Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals", the songs signify a determined stuggle for survival. Bargain is a hard rocking tempest of immaculate longing.

I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I had
To find you I'd suffer anything and be glad.

The song's devotion is complete, unconditional, and cuts to the soul. It's one of The Who's best songs. Love Ain't For Keeping and Going Mobile highlight the band's acoustic side. One describes the urgency and uncertainty of love and the other is about a life on the road. The Song Is Over and Getting In Tune are both very good piano-based songs (Getting In Tune also rocks). The acoustic/electric, lonely and bitter Behind Blue Eyes is a pure classic from The Who and also one of their most popular songs. Without this, there would probably be no Metallica, no Staind, or any other angry metal music. We Don't Get Fooled Again is The Who's anthem, and it's cynical (but sadly, on target) view of the changes that were taking place in the world during the tumultuous 1960s and early 1970s. Musically, the song is a mighty force, with Pete Townsend's electric guitar power chords, an explosive Keith Moon drum assault during the extended, spacey instrumental break, and the longest, loudest screams in the history of recorded music from Roger Daltrey. Of course, The Ox, John Entwistle, as always, brings it all together with his legendary bass guitar. This album changed the landscape, and the direction of rock music. A more powerful, masculine, and maturely introspective era of music soon followed. Who's Next is one of the greatest albums of all time, and it has had a profound effect on many people's lives in the world (including my own).

Rock 'n' Roll's quintessential.......2007-06-09

By the time Who's Next was released in 1971, rock had already seen numerous masterpieces, such as Are You Experienced?, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abbey Road, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Led Zeppelin II, and others; however, The Who's fifth album is with no doubt the representative of the entire rock genre as we know it. From the synthesizer-driven beginning of the classic "Baba O'Riley" to the excellent end of "Won't Get Fooled Again," Who's Next is pure, party-hard rock 'n' roll. The way The Who played their songs is both incredible to the ears and eyes, and going to a concert by the foursome had to be a once in a lifetime experience. Who's Next, the follow up to 1969's Tommy, is one of the top 10 greatest albums of all time, if not one of the top 5. No tune on the nine-track album is skippable, and others that stand out are "The Song is Over," "Gettin' in Tune," "Going Mobile," and of course "Behind Blue Eyes," which is another megahit by The Who. John Entwistle's bass is especially good on "Going Mobile," and guitarist Pete Townshend's racing guitar is at its best on "Baba O'Riley" and "The Song is Over". Of course the band's distinct sound and stage performance would not be the same at all without drummer Keith Moon, who also provides excellent drum play on the two above mentioned songs. Vocalist Roger Daltrey also deserves credit for all songs by the band, and is one of rock's greatest singers, right up there with Freddie Mercury and Robert Plant. Either way, Who's Next is the definition of rock 'n' roll and is no joke one of the top 5 greatest albums of all time, if not the greatest.

The Song is Over.......2007-04-28

Judging from the almost unanimous outpouring of praise for this album, one could say that The Who's album "Who's Next" is not only their masterpiece, but one of only a handful of rock's masterpieces. I couldn't agree more. Many have eloquently described the many virtues of this amazing record and I can't improve on this. However, I must say that "The Song is Over" is in many ways my favorite cut on this album. There are so many great things about it. It has the longest intro without Moon's drumming in any Who song, thereby making his entrance all the more exciting in the bridge. The piano chord voicing with 9ths is really majestic, expecially in the hands of session player, Nicky Hopkins. Then there's Townshend's vocal, which displays a vulnerability that you don't hear from him that often and it's really cool. And the song builds to a powerful crescendo during the coda, where we hear the first strains of "Pure and Easy." Add to this, the explosive drumming of Moon as he plays measure after measure of sixteenth note tom rolls, without missing a beat. What a great tune!

One of the best rock albums of all time.......2007-04-12

Ask a Who fan to name his or her favourite song from the band and you will, of course, receive a variety of answers. What is remarkable is how often the nominated track is from this LP. Baba O'Riley, Bargain, Song is Over, Getting' in Tune, Goin' Mobile, Behind Blue Eyes and Fooled Again are all killer songs. The remaining two are pretty good too!

Undeniably, this record makes my list of top twenty albums of all-time. In no particular order are some of the others. There are fewer than twenty - the list is fluid - but the following have been included for years:

Astral Weeks
Abbey Road
Are You Experienced
Dark Side of the Moon
Sticky Fingers
The Band
What's Going On
Blue

Pete Townsend wrote some memorable lyrics for this record.

From Goin' Mobile:

I don't care about pollution
I'm an air-conditioned gypsy
That's my solution
Watch the police and the taxman miss me!
I'm mobile!

From Bargain:

I'd pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man.

From Getting' in Tune

I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well
With the chords I'm playing
I can't pretend there's any meaning
Hidden in the things I'm saying.

Although Next is a rock and roll album this is not just A rock and roll album. By 1971 The Who had been innovative and experimental for a few years. This record continued the trend. Townsend plays his familiar electric guitar with a flourish. He also plays some introspective acoustic. There is the violin solo on Baba O'Riley. The synthesizer is used to good effect on several songs. The overall sound is spectacular. Even now, 36 years later, this remarkable recording sounds as fresh as it did when it was released. It demands five stars.

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Fantastic remaster of the Who's finest sounding LP
5 stars for the ORIGINAL album!
WHO'S NEXT......A ROCK EPIC THAT WOULD INFLUENCE ALL ROCK MUSIC THEN AND STILL DOES AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE.........
it's best to forget "lifehouse"
Quite Possibly The Greatest Rock Album Ever.

Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)
The Who
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ASIN: B00008LOS1
Release Date: 2003-03-25

Tracks:

Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Love Ain't For Keeping
My Wife
The Song Is Over
Getting In Tune
Going Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again
Baby Don't You Do It (Bonus Track)
Getting In Tune (Bonus Track)
Pure And Easy (Bonus Track)
Love Ain't For Keeping (Bonus Track)
Behind Blue Eyes (Bonus Track)
Won't Get Fooled Again (Bonus Track)

Tracks:

Love Ain't For Keeping (Live At The Young Vic)
Pure And Easy (Live At The Young Vic)
Young Man Blues (Live At The Young Vic)
Time Is Passing (Live At The Young Vic)
Behind Blue Eyes (Live At The Young Vic)
I Don't Even Know Myself (Live At The Young Vic)
Too Much (Live At The Young Vic)
Of Anything (Live At The Young Vic)
Getting In Tune (Live At The Young Vic)
Bargain (Live At The Young Vic)
My Generation (Live At The Young Vic)
(I'm A) Road Runner (Live At The Young Vic)
Naked Eye (Live At The Young Vic)
Won't Get Fooled Again (Live At The Young Vic)

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The success of Who's Next and its slate of classic-rock tracks has often obscured its true roots--Lifehouse, the unwieldy multi-media project that Pete Townshend originally concocted as the follow-up to Tommy. Variously informed by apocalyptic visions, sci-fi notions of interconnectivity that neatly presaged the internet and, of course, an unwavering conviction that rock & roll would save the world, the core tracks of the sprawling Lifehouse were recorded, cut, re-recorded and finally boiled down into a collection that seems to represent as much alienation ("Behind Blue Eyes") and overweening cynicism ("Won't Get Fooled Again") as it does liberation and unity. Aside from Townshend's own self-released, multi-disc meditation on the project, this expanded new edition is the most rewarding attempt to place Lifehouse and the over-exposed classic it spawned in their proper context. Six tracks from the album's original, but abandoned New York sessions flesh out the familiar material, with previously unreleased outtakes of "Getting in Tune" and a revealing, early arrangement of "Won't Get Fooled Again" warranting special note. The second disc documents one of Lifehouse's most quixotic elements with the first-time release of one of the series of concerts staged at London's Young Vic theater during the project's gestation, events during which band and audience would somehow mystically become One. Core tracks from the project are interspersed with typical hard-rocking Who fare of the time, resulting in a show whose focus and dynamics belied something very different from the arena-rock clichés that would eventually overwhelm them. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

Believe it or not, this landmark album, the record that changed FM rock forever in the early-'70s, has never been reissued from the original master tapes...'til now! But that's only the beginning...in addition to the original nine tracks, disc one adds six bonus tracks that were recorded at The Record Plant in March 1971, ('Baby Don't You Do It', 'Getting In Tune', 'Pure and Easy', 'Love Ain't For Keeping', Behind Blue Eyes' & 'Won't Get Fooled Again') three of which have never been available and the other three of which are here in their full-length versions for the first time. Then disc two captures a largely-unreleased April 26, 1971 gig at London's Old Vic Theatre (including the previously unreleased tracks - 'Love Ain't For Keeping', 'Pure And Easy', 'Young Man Blues', 'Time Is Passing', 'Behind Blue Eyes', 'I Don't Even Know Myself', 'Too Much Of Anything', 'Getting In Tune', 'Bargain', 'My

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic remaster of the Who's finest sounding LP.......2007-05-18

The original tracks to Who's Next sound bigger and clearer than ever. Thanks to Glyn Johns production and engineer Jon Astley, Keith Moon's drumming is finally heard in all of it's fire and glory. The bonus tracks are kind of a history lesson of the Life House project. You get the idea on how hard they worked before scrapping Lif House and salvaging the strongest songs. My only peeve with this edition is that they don't include the final mix of "Pure and Easy". That being said, these CDs never leave my CD player. The live show is interesting. The band hasn't quite got "Won't Get Fooled Again" into their DNA yet, so it's a bit scattered. But still, it's the Who in their early 70s prime and they really rock.

5 stars for the ORIGINAL album!.......2007-03-05

No, I'm not going to diss the "expanded" version of this album; if people really think that having the extra tracks adds something to their experience of it, who am I to rain on their parade? But give me the album in it's original form any day! It's length is perfect because it's built so well; kudos to Glyn Johns for getting Pete Townshend to pare down his "Lifehouse" masterwork to a manageable 9 songs that, track for track, stand the test of time. The opening of "Baba O'Riley" looping round and round until the band crashes into the song itself is still a thrill to hear (and, incredibly, that opening was played BY HAND throughout, it was NOT a tape loop! How the *&^% did they DO that?). From there, all the rest, "Bargain," "My Wife," "Behind Blue Eyes," right on through to the final power chord of "Won't Get Fooled Again,"......everything flows perfectly in what was probably The Who's best non-thematic album ever. QUADROPHENIA and TOMMY were grander concepts; THE WHO SELL OUT was a fun vehicle for some great songs; MY GENERATION, A QUICK ONE and BY NUMBERS all had their moments; the less said about WHO ARE YOU, FACE DANCES and IT'S HARD, the better; and LIVE AT LEEDS was, well, live at Leeds. But none of them had the cohesion and, ultimately, the power of WHO'S NEXT at its original length. It truly is "classic rock!"

WHO'S NEXT......A ROCK EPIC THAT WOULD INFLUENCE ALL ROCK MUSIC THEN AND STILL DOES AND WELL INTO THE FUTURE................2007-01-23

Who's Next" U.S. release 8/14/71- U.K. release- 8/25/71. "I do have the 1995 remastered edition of "Who's Next". I wanted to own a copy of the "Yong Vic" concert so I decided to get this deluxe edition. I believe this deluxe edition is remastered from the original "Who's Next master tapes. I hear other people tell me different stories but either way this deluxe edition is a joy to hear as the remastering is exceptional. I had to get this edition once I knew "The Young Vic" concert performed on 4/26/71 was to be on disc two. I like the fact that The Who played this concert four months before the release of of their masterpiece "Who's Next", playing five of the songs that would be on that lp. The Vic concert does sound a little sloppy and amazingly enlighting but really a great historic live rock recording and makes this deluxe edition a well worth buy. I get a real kick out of hearing "Won't Get Fooled Again" before it was actually released world wide, along with the other four "Who's Next" future releases. Cd one has the New York Record Plant Sessions on tracks 10 to 15 and are a really interesting listen as I always wanted to hear these New York versions before they were originally rejected for the albums final release. The linear notes have been updated since the 1995 edition. Fm radio has played most of the "Who's Next" song list out, but not enough to over play this masterpiece. This cd delux edition makes "Who's Next" sound brilliantly fresh and new. If you dont want to go for the extra money for this deluxe edition, just stick to the 1995 single remastered cd, either way you wont be dissapointed...........

it's best to forget "lifehouse".......2007-01-04

Real Who fans already own "who's next". What many people don't realize is that "who's next" should have been a double album called Lifehouse. Lifehouse is the missing grail of rock music because it would have been without a doubt the greatest rock album ever recorded and released had the Who bothered to release it. Those who want to know why it was not released will have to read a good biography of the Who, probably the Dave Marsh bio. This isn't Lifehouse, but it does have the long, complete version of "Baby, don't you do it" , and is worth buying for cd 2, The who live at the young vic, in which they perform mostly songs considered for lifehouse. the performance is ragged, a little sloppy, like they needed more rehearsal, but still glorious and thus necessary for real Who fans, so real fans, Buy it!

Quite Possibly The Greatest Rock Album Ever........2006-12-26

Few albums have achieved as much ecognition as The Who's 1971 masterpiece "Who's Next" has. When lists of the greatest rock albums are compiled, it's always ranked quite highly, usually in the Top 10. I myself think it's a prime contender for the top spot.

This deluxe edition is proof of how great this album still is to this day. From the swirling synth that kicks off the timeless opener "Baba O'Riley" to the heartwrenching portrayal of reckless abandonment present in "Behind Blue Eyes" to the thundering last chord of the ultimate rock anthem "Won't Get Fooled Again" to everything in between, "Who's Next" is a true rock epic and a masterpiece in every sense of the word. Songs like "My Wife" (John takes the lead vocals on this one and he's great), "The Song Is Over" and "Getting In Tune" may not be as recognizable asthe three classics I just mentioned, but are among the finest things The Who ever recorded. The bonsu tracks on Disc One are great bonuses, especially the alternate version of "Won't Get Fooled Again".

The live performance at The Young Vic onn the second disc is simply amazing. They're incredibly energetic, and the sound quality is wonderful. The liner ntoes are awesome, and this masterpiece belongs in any music fan's collection.

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More like What's Next... Do we really need another remaster?
The Who rip it up...
MOBILE FIDELITY'S LAST AND BEST
Riveting...
THE ORIGINAL STILL RATED 5-STAR, BUT NOT FOR THIS VERSION

Who's Next
The Who
Manufacturer: Mobile Fidelity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00001YVDW
Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Love Ain't For Keeping
My Wife
The Song Is Over
Getting In Tune
Going Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again
Pure And Easy (Alt. Version)
Baby Don't You Do it (Alt. Version)
Naked Eye
Water (Alt. Version)
Too Much Of Anything
I Don't Even Know Myself
Behind Blue Eyes (Alt. Version)

Customer Reviews:

More like What's Next... Do we really need another remaster?.......1999-12-14

As I stated on Live At Leeds, one wonders why Mobile Fidelity chose these two CDs for the gold disc treatment. This CD was already remastered a couple of years ago.

Granted, I'm sure the sound is excellent. Mobile Fidelity rarely disappoints, but the improvement in sound could only be marginal at best. I was thoroughly disappointed with Live At Leeds so I didn't want to be burned twice.

On top of that, the Who's Next album has now been remastered three times in two years. Enough! Go with the MCA remaster/reissue and save a few bucks.

The Who rip it up..........1999-12-03

This is not a flawless album. The Who never made a perfect, co-hesive album. But this album contains two absolute gems : "Baba O'Rielly" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" which power forth out of the speakers to floor the listener. Pete Townsends' guitar work is outstanding, Roger Daltrey is in fine vocal form, and this is backed up with the dynamic drums and rolling basslines of Entwhistle. A great slice of English rock from the 70s. Hey, it only costs the price of a few bargain meals at Mcdonalds. Support the Who and buy this record. If you are in any human, you'll like it. moz_one@hotmail.com

MOBILE FIDELITY'S LAST AND BEST.......1999-12-02

With the demise of Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs, there will be no more of their superb gold discs. Ironically, their last is Who's Next, and it's one of their best ever, if not THE best. You'd think you were in the studio with the band, it sounds so pure. If you love this record, buy this version. It won't last long.

Riveting..........1999-10-28

Without question, the greatest triumph in the career of The Who, surpassing even Tommy and Quadrophenia. Every song on the album is classic Who and each track begs to be listened to over and over again. This album proved without question that The Who was, indeed, the greatest rock and roll band in the world in the 1970s.

THE ORIGINAL STILL RATED 5-STAR, BUT NOT FOR THIS VERSION.......1999-10-28

Just as what I've said in here before, "WHO'S NEXT" is always a tremendous rock album of all the times. I don't understand why Polydor/MCA messed up this masterpiece? However they have already done this shit to all other Who originals as well. Even these so-call bonus tracks were done from the same sessions, but they're not seems right be here, just like a classic movie makes part 2. Some people would think that they are getting a better deal because the CD now enclosed more songs, but they just can't get the original classic album. I'm very sure that many true Who fans in here would agreed with me. Well just let a classic be, The Who is a great band, just don't ruined them, please!

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Who's for a listen!
THE WHO is the master
the who ROCKS
Who's best?
Best Rock Album Ever!

Who's Next
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Who's Next

ASIN: B00000DWHH
Release Date: 1995-03-27

Tracks:

Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Love Ain't for Keeping
My Wife
Song Is Over
Getting in Tune
Going Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again

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Who's for a listen!.......2005-11-20

Who's Next (1971.), the Who's fifth studio album

The rock powerhouse that is the Who are rightly regarded as one of the great band's that has ever existed. From the moment that the band came on to the scene in the mid-1960's, it almost seemed pre-ordained that this band was going to be destined for great things. If the timeless classic song of 'My Generation' wasn't proof enough, the band went onto build up a number of other great songs and concept based works in the late 60's, culminating in Pete Townshend's mastermind project in 'Tommy'. With the 70's then rolling around, Pete Townshend set upon the task of putting together some more material. This came about in the shape of the 'Lifehouse' project. Sadly though, this fell apart causing problems for the band. However, from the ashes of the project, a new studio album was cut in early 1971. 'Who's Next' is regarded as a hard rock classic by many fans of the band, and perhaps as the Who's greatest album. So is it deserving of its great reputation?

'Who's Next' will always be for me, one of the greatest albums that has ever been made. I loved it when I first listened to it and I haven't tired of it ever since. This is literally an awesome album and I think that it is pathetic that this albums overall rating has dropped to 4.5 stars on this site; whoever's been giving this album a low rating to pull its average down obviously has no decent music taste at all. It is quite hard to believe some of these songs were destined for the `Lifehouse' project since the nine tracks on the album are completely unrelated rock songs; a singer-songwriter album. However, this is where `Who's Next' really succeeds, becauses each and every one of the tracks holds up on their own and are in their own right all awesome songs. The album never has a weak moment and covers dramatic scope be it from the Irish-themed rocker `Baba O'Riley' to the lyrical perferction of `Behind Blue Eyes' or to the sheer epic scale of `Won't Get Fooled Again'. Some of the Who's best work is featured on this album and for me it's the best album they made. Instrumentally, the band are also at their very best on the album, and the work is cohesive and brilliantly executed. Townshend's trademark guitar play features throughout as does the sheer power of Roger Daltrey's voice. John Entwhistle shows his diversity with fluid bass lines, French horn play and with a bit of songwriting in `My Wife' and Keith Moon's god-like drumming is probably at its best on this album; some of the beats and drum passages are simply breathtaking.

`Who's Next' is available in a number of different editions, due to occasional remasters and such. The most readily available version is the single CD bonus tracks edition. This is the version I originally purchased and it contains the original 9 album tracks plus 7 bonus tracks. Some of these extras are great songs, especially the alternative take of `Behind Blue Eyes', `Pure And Easy' and the live performance of `Water'. However, if your willing to shell out more cash on this album, the `Who's Next' deluxe edition is available. This double CD set features the original album, session out-takes and alternatives and a complete CD with a live performance from the Young Vic featuring plenty of songs from this album. All in all, you can't go wrong with either edition of this classic album, it just depends on how much your willing to spend.

So how does each song on the album measure up? `Baba O'Riley' is one hell of an opening track; one of my favourite album opening tracks of all time. The racy keyboard theme opening the album is legendary and follows into some crushing guitar chords from Townshend's guitar. Daltrey's vocals are powerful, especially his screams of `Teenage Wasteland!' and the Irish jig styled finish to the song builds to a great climax. `Bargain' is an excellent follow up; a laid back start builds into another great rock song with more vintage guitar play from Townshend. The song has plenty of intense sections, beautifully contrasted by a brief acoustic section in the middle. `Love Ain't For Keeping' is next; a short acoustic based song to break up the longer songs on the album which is a great listen. `My Wife' is the amusing follow up. This is probably the best song John Entwhistle wrote whilst in the Who. Its an amazingly catchy song with some funny lyrics and great guitar play. Entwhistle's songs, like this one especially always have that quirky aspect to them and they're always a great listen. `The Song Is Over' closes the first half of the album. Many have criticized this slow-tempo song but I personally think it's a great song. The piano harmony is beautiful and the vocals, this time sung by Townshend, are great. As the song progresses, it gets more guitar pronounced, making a good build-up.

`Getting In Tune' opens up the album's second half. Another classic rocking song with a nice piano integration. Some of Townshend's guitar play at the end of the track is very creative. The upbeat `Goin Mobile' follows, where Daltrey gives a great vocal performance singing about roaming the land without a care. More great guitar sections on this song. Then we come to two of the Who's greatest songs. First is `Behind Blue Eyes' with its beautiful opening acoustic section and yearning verse. The chorus is brilliant where the song takes a more aggressive and punchy turn and the lyrics have a harsh edge to them. Following this is my favourite Who song of all time. People don't praise `Won't Get Fooled Again' for nothing, this is the band's epic and was their classic concert close thereon. The punchy electric keyboard sounds fused with Townshend's deftly executed but loud guitar play are the perfect base for Daltrey's inspired vocals, with lyrics based on revolution. Townshend jams out some great solos throughout the song and Keith Moon plays some thrilling drumming sections, especially where the band begin a surprise heavy re-entry at the end of the track. The end of the song, were Daltrey shouts `Meet The New Boss; Same As The Old Boss!' over crunching guitars marks an emphatic finish to a great album.

`Who's Next' is one of the greatest albums of all time. With this album, the Who hit the mark totally producing a set of truly memorable and hard-rocking songs. This, on the back of a failed musical project in `Lifehouse' just shows how musically talented the band were, that they could quickly churn out this classic. No rock collection is complete without this masterpiece; it is an essential buy and definitely the perfect place for someone looking to start listening to the Who.

MY RATING: 10/10, a classic that rises above the rest

THE WHO is the master .......2005-08-28

WHO EVER WROTE THIS A RETARD, THE SONG FIRST AND HE SPELLED DUDE wrong. HA HA HA HA lol I Thught Dis Wuz Limp Bizzkit!!, August 2, 2005
Reviewer: Fred Dursts Numba One Fann (The Ghetto's of Guam) - See all my reviews
Wow was I ever ripped off!! i love that toon "Behind Bloo Eyez" and asked a weird looking dood at the rekord stoor what album its on and he gave me this poseur disk!! I ran back to that stoor as fast as I could after I played this heep o ' trash and demnaded double my money back!! This wasn't Limp Bizzkit's "Behind Bloo Eyez", it was sum weak sounding band doing a badd cover of it with some other broing old-sounding toons thrown inn!! Some of these toons even had horns, tambourines and organs in them!! Yuck!! I hate dis... Everyone be tryin' to ca$h in on Bizzkit's sucess but don't fall for this!! Have you ever seen da Who on MTV, TRL or the godly MTV2?? No way dood, they not good enough!! Support the real talent like Limp Bizzkit, Linkin Park, Mudvayne, Disturbed, koRn, Slipknot, Chingy, Lil' Romeo, Lil' Bow Wow, 50 Cent, Nelly, Ja Rule, Ludacris, Juvenile, Masta P, Staind, the troo rock sounds of God Charlotte and those silly cowboys Toby keith and Big 'N Rich!! Avoid this junk and don't make the same mistake I did of not buying the REAL "Behind Bloo Eyes"!! Peace out peeps...

the who ROCKS.......2005-08-28

dont buy this cd online becouse there like five really gay,types of this cd like one of them they make the end of behind blue eyes soft.and they have change all orginal stuff so its crap.
And all you limp biskit fans your dumb becouse the who made behind blue eyes.

Who's best?.......2005-07-08

Who's Next (1971.) Who's fifth album.

In 1969, the Who released their concept album/rock opera Tommy, which became almost instantaneously successful. At the time of its release, it was the band's best-selling and most successful album. The success of this full-blown concept album persuaded Pete Townshend to do another concept album. The new album would be entitled Lifehouse, and would follow a science-fiction theme. This new release would also heavily integrate synthesizers into the band's sound. Unfortunately, the band ran into some complications along the way, and the Lifehouse project was ultimately scrapped. Come 1971, and the band went into the studio to cut a new album. Who's Next was not a concept album, but rather a basic album of non-related, mainstream rock tracks. How does it measure up? Read on for my review of Who's Next, originally released in August of 1971.

To put it in the simplest terms possible, this is the ultimate Who album. Although not my personal favorite (Tommy will always hold that record in my book), this is, in my opinion, the band's best all-around release. Although not a concept album before it, the nine tracks that make up Who's Next are among the strongest the band ever released - and over half of them became big hits! Kicking things off is the classic Baba O'Riley. This tune has since become a classic rock radio staple, and was the band's first big hit to implement the use of synthesizers. The result is nothing short of excellent. Following that track is the straight-up, mainstream classic hard rock of Bargain. This is another huge hit, and there's no denying it is one of the best tracks the band has ever recorded. After it we get Love Ain't For Keeping. This is one of the songs here that didn't become a hit, but it's still good. The song is only about two minutes and ten seconds in length, but it's still good. It's heavy on acoustics, and with its mid-paced tempo, it can more than hold its own against any other Who song. It's a shame this one didn't get more popular. Another excellent non-hit, My Wife, comes next. This is vintage classic rock, and the backing piano track only adds to the track's overall charm. The biggest underrated gem on the entire album, The Song Is Over, comes next. How this song didn't become a big-time radio hit is beyond me. It starts a slow, melodic masterpiece heavy on piano, and as the song progresses, it gets heavier on drums and guitars. The end result is one of the band's finest songs. The last song of what I like to call the album's "non-hit quadrilogy" is Getting In Tune, an interesting little tune that fuses elements of hard and melodic rock alike. You've gotta love the end result. And then we get back to big hits with the classic Goin' Mobile. This tune's greatest strength is Roger Daltry's classic lyrics, but the rest of the band is also in their prime. Interestingly enough, despite being a huge hit, the song does NOT appear on most of the band's hits compilation. Weird. And next comes the classic rock ballad, Behind Blue Eyes. This is one of the most popular songs the Who ever released, and rightfully so. The band's diversity is beautifully demonstrated here. Despite being a ballad, there is a hard-rocking interlude after the second verse, which only increases the song's overall quality and feeling of diversity. Closing out Who's Next is the lengthy classic rock radio staple, Won't Get Fooled Again. The intro to this song is one of the most memorable and distinctive intros is classic rock history, and the song is filled with everything you love about the Who - awesome Roger Daltry lyrics, excellent percussion from Keith Moon, vintage Pete Townshend guitar riffs, and a John Entwistle bass line that holds everything together. In the end, there's no denying it - Who's Next is the ultimate Who album.

There are two versions of Who's Next readily available in America. These are the single-disc remaster and the dual-disc deluxe version. The single-disc version is remixed and the sound quality brings out elements of the recording that were previously lost in the mix, plus it has bonus tracks, while the two-disc deluxe version stays truer to the classic mix of the album, and it features a ton more bonus tracks - it's two discs, with bonus tracks on disc one, and a whole second disc of nothing but bonuses (live tracks.) The deluxe version is ridiculously overpriced, but if you're big-time Who fan, it's the version to buy. Otherwise, the single-disc version will do you fine.

Who's Next is a classic rock masterpiece, and the best all-around Who album. If you're new to the group, this is it - the album you should start with. You get a ton of hits here, and a ton of underrated songs too. You literally can't go wrong here. If you're a fan of classic rock, you absolutely positively must add Who's Next to your collection. Without it, you don't have a classic rock collection.

Best Rock Album Ever!.......2004-08-20

Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Love Ain't For Keepin'
My Wife
The Song Is Over
Gettin' In Tune
Goin' Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again

This is the best sounding original mix version of Who's Next. Released as MCABD-37217, this is the Canadian version. This the best album by The Who and it's the best album ever. For some reason, this was the only Who album ever to reach number 1. Tommy should have made it but it only made number 2. This album shows all of The Who's Greatest work. 6 out of the nine songs are considered "Greatest hits", which is more than half the album. All the songs are unbelievable. The artwork is great to. a prson just starting on the who probably would think this is a compilation. But of course, this is no compilation, just the greatest Who album of all time.

All chart listings are the UK ones. US listings for both Who's Next and Tommy were #4

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Ham for the Holidays
Lynn Julian "Cookie Cutter Girl"
Manufacturer: Cookie Cutter Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Hanukkah | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Hanukkah | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music
ASIN: B000CAKTQI
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

Ham for the Holidays
I Tricked Nick
Fruitcake
If Farts Were Made out of Superball Stuff
Art

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Flying on the Viewless Wings of Poesy
Playful Mera and the over-zealous pianist
Excellent, if a bit of an oddity
The travails of life melt away listening to "Nightingale."
Haunting

Nightingale: Japanese Art Songs

Manufacturer: Bis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

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General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
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Romance

ASIN: B0000016PT
Release Date: 2000-08-07

Tracks:

Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Cherry Blossoms Lane
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Songs Of Aiyan - Noskai
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Songs Of Aiyan - Rabit-ear Irides
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Songs Of Aiyan - Song of Aiyan
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Songs Of Aiyan - Higanbana
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Songs Of Aiyan - Caprice
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Six Songs For Children - The Weasel
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Six Songs For Children - Gourds
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Six Songs For Children - Autumn Fields
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Six Songs For Children - Saury Fish
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Six Songs For Children - Karariko
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Six Songs For Children - The Snow Maiden
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Uguisu
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Japanese Flute - Ina
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Japanese Flute - Sailing Out
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Japanese Flute - Yanshichi Of Yabe
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Four Songs Of Dusk - Dusk Is A Huge Book...
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Four Songs Of Dusk - Who Turns The Light Off...
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Four Songs Of Dusk - In The Next Room With Nobody In...
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Four Songs Of Dusk - For The Night To Receive The Dead...
Nightingale - Japanese Art Songs: Cherry Blossoms Lane

Customer Reviews:

Flying on the Viewless Wings of Poesy.......2006-09-01

I was quite impressed with this CD. I'm not very knowledgeable about classical vocals, but the music on "Nightingale" reminded me somewhat of the songs written by Schubert with lyrics by Goethe I learned about back in Music Appreciation class in college. Most of the selections here are light-hearted and simple with a mild undertone of melancholy, though "The Snow Maiden" is somewhat darker in feel (rather like "The Erl King") and the "Four Songs of Dusk" are positively eerie. As for the vocalist himself, Yoshikazu Mera has an incredible voice, clearly a native endowment of talent that he has fine-tuned with practice and training into a precision instrument. I was struck by the way he not only just sings the words but evokes their mood with his singing, summoning them forth as it were, so that the listener not only hears but really feels the lyrics.

This album was interesting to me in other ways, too, besides its primary appeal as twentieth century classical music. It brought to my attention a whole genre of music in modern Japan, and most of the selections are key pieces in this tradition, giving this CD much value in terms of "music history" more generally and "Japanese cultural history" more specifically. Furthermore, the texts of the lyrics in these pieces are taken from key Japanese poets such as Kitahara Hakushu, Sato Haruo, Kato Shuichi, and Tanikawa Shuntaro, so there is much of interest here for anyone into Japanese literature as well.

Many thanks to my Amazon friend Nurit David for suggesting this fine CD.

Playful Mera and the over-zealous pianist.......2006-04-20

This CD has to be one of Mera's best. That said it's not particularly original and verges on being a shade dull in places. "How could this be possible"?, I hear you ask. The answer is simple. Whilst Mera's voice is pure and sweet; soars and sweeps with the grace and elegance one has come to expect from this world-class artist, Kikuko OGURA on the piano has a lot to learn. We have bought the disc because we want to listen to Mera, not some heavy-handed, over-zealous support act that is drowning out the main attraction. The piano is clumsly, heavy and not quite at the same level of excellence as Mera, that coupled with the sheer blandness of the playing gives the impression the composition was not considered nearly enough. The producer believing that shoddy production levels and poor balance would be compensated for Mera's angelic tones was WRONG. This CD finds Mera in a playful mood, but TWENTY-ONE TRACKS of clunky piano and Mera's vocals (however brilliant) is enough to test the patience of even the most ardent fan.

Excellent, if a bit of an oddity.......2002-05-13

These are true 'Art songs', Japanese Lieder, and I'm not sure that many Japanese would be familiar with these songs which are some distance from classical folk songs like Esashi oiwake. Mera's voice of course is exemplary, and credit to BIS for including the full Japanese sung texts (in Japanese script), along with accurate English translations.

The travails of life melt away listening to "Nightingale.".......1999-03-01

Yoshikazu Mera, the counter-tenor from Japan, is, perhaps, the finest classical voice I have ever heard. Now, I say "classical voice" as if I knew what I was talking about but here is what I mean: when it comes to a singer, male or female, interpreting the works of Strauss, Handel, Bach, etc., there is no finer counter-tenor in the world than Mera in my humble opinion. His command of his vocal cords is so precise and so hauntingly consistent that I have been spiritually transported to places I have never been before thanks to this man's incredible gift for nailing down notes with precision and grace. I wish the President of the United States would showcase this man's work at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts because then America could become familiar with the world-class counter-tenor we simply know as Yoshikazu Mera. He would, I believe, leave everyone who heard him in person bereft of words and filled, to the brim, with awe. I wish my words were as eloquent as his voice but they are not so you will just have to get a copy of this excellent CD and what I consider to be the companion piece, "Romance." Happy listening!!

Haunting.......1999-01-18

When I first heard Mera, I was taken aback by the quality of his voice. A sampler disc arrived with a Gramophone magazine and it took me some time to get around to listening to it, thinking that he was "just another counter-tenor". However, it became apparent very quickly that Yoshikazu Mera is not "just another counter-tenor". His voice floats, it soars. It is haunting, sometimes it seems to come from another world. I have also listened to his Baroque recordings, but this disc (as well as the recent "Romance") sets Mera apart from the other counter-tenors. The material on "Nightingale" is very evocative and Mera paints beautiful pictures with the shadings in his voice.

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Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone
Dyad
Manufacturer: Copperspine Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music

4-for-3 Folk | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00024IVQ4
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

Farewell to Old Bedford
Red Rocking Chair
Getting George Bush Upstairs
Early Early in the Spring
Roustabout
Soldier's Horse
Chinquapin Pie
Hiram Hubbard
Omie Wise
I Went to See My Molly
Hell and Scissors
O Molly Dear
Little Maggie
Blackbird

Album Description

'who's been here since I've been gone,' contains 14 lovingly crafted tracks; songs as much as 150 years old, passed on from one generation to the next. From the instrumental fury of "Hell and Scissors," to the hair-raising acapella "Blackbird," their wicked tunes and sweet lullabys highlight their astounding voices and impeccable musicianship.

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Imitation is the best form of flattery

Who's Next 2.002
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Big Eye Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music

Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

Tributes | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005N8YC
Release Date: 2001-09-11

Tracks:

Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Love Ain't For Keeping
My Wife
Song Is Over
Gettin' In Tune
Goin' Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again

Customer Reviews:

Imitation is the best form of flattery.......2001-11-02

This is a great cd. The best tracks are Baba O' Riley and Behind Blue eyes. The music composed by Pete Townshend has truly overcame the test of time. If you like classic rock with a twist of modern times this cd is for you. For those not familiar with the Who's music. I strongly advice you to purchase Live at Leeds with the warning that it is extremely addictive. Those rock purists beware!

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Original twist on an old favorite
True Punk!
Best thing to hit punk in a while

Next Stop Armageddon
The God Awfuls
Manufacturer: Kung Fu Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Punk Revival | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00013MS92
Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

Disconnected Youth
Power Animal
Calling
East Side One
1979
Watch It Fall
Sister
Tonight
N.R.A.
No Angels
Orion
Bullets & Batons
American Nightmare

Customer Reviews:

Original twist on an old favorite.......2005-01-15

Picked it up just before seeing them open for the Vandals in San Francisco back in Sept. The sound clearly draws on influences from The Clash, and the Sex Pistols with unorthodox rockabilly guitar riffs on several tracks. Catchy melodies, high energy, and good lyrics. Hope they stick around for future releases....

True Punk!.......2004-07-04

I bought this CD after I Heard "Disconnected Youth" on channel 914 Music Choice Alternative Rock. And let me tell you,these guys are gonna be big. This CD is what I would call true punk. Buy it, and you will be listening to it for a long time.

BEST SONG: POWER ANIMAL

Best thing to hit punk in a while.......2004-06-23

I picked this up after hearing that Kung Fu Records had signed on to distribute Stiff Little Fingers' latest, Guitar & Drum, and I wanted to hear another band the label carried. That and I liked the cover. I did not expect to find a disc I would listen to almost every day since. This band is pure energy from start to finish. Next Stop Armageddon captures the raw power of early bands like The Vibrators, The Damned and the Sex Pistols and combines it with a more modern hardcore sound. Musically, the band is very tight and their sound is excellent. Lyrically, you get a band that has something to say and knows how they want to say it. The whole disc is phenomenal but, in my opinion, the stand-outs are "Disconnected Youth", "Power Animal", "Sister", "American Nightmare" and my new favorite sing-along "N.R.A.". If you're looking for a punk album that gets it right, give this one a try, you won't be disappointed.

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One of the pinnacle releases from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll
WHO'S NEXT IS A ROCK MONUMENT ! (if it's not on your greatest albums of all time list, it should be.)
Rock 'n' Roll's quintessential
The Song is Over
One of the best rock albums of all time

Who's Next
The Who
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

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Supergroups | Classic Rock | Styles | Music

General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
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Tommy (1969 Original Concept Album)
Quadrophenia
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The Who Sell Out

ASIN: B000002OXU
Release Date: 1995-08-29

Tracks:

Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Love Ain't For Keepin'
My Wife
The Song Is Over
Gettin' In Tune
Goin' Mobile
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again

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Customer Reviews:

One of the pinnacle releases from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll.......2007-06-28

WHO'S NEXT IS A ROCK MONUMENT ! (if it's not on your greatest albums of all time list, it should be.).......2007-06-10

Rock 'n' Roll's quintessential.......2007-06-09

The Song is Over.......2007-04-28

One of the best rock albums of all time.......2007-04-12

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