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The Who: Who's Next
Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock opera Pete Townshend abandoned after suffering a nervous breakdown, caused in part from working on the sequel to Tommy. There's no discernable theme behind these songs, yet this album is stronger than Tommy, falling just behind Who Sell Out as the finest record the Who ever cut. Townshend developed an infatuation with synthesizers during the recording of the album, and they're all over this album, adding texture where needed and amplifying the force, which is already at a fever pitch. Apart from Live at Leeds, the Who have never sounded as LOUD and unhinged as they do here, yet that's balanced by ballads, both lovely ("The Song Is Over") and scathing ("Behind Blue Eyes"). That's the key to Who's Next ? there's anger and sorrow, humor and regret, passion and tumult, all wrapped up in a blistering package where the rage is as affecting as the heartbreak. This is a retreat from the '60s, as Townshend declares the "Song Is Over," scorns the teenage wasteland, and bitterly declares that we "Won't Get Fooled Again." For all the sorrow and heartbreak that runs beneath the surface, this is an invigorating record, not just because Keith Moon runs rampant or because Roger Daltrey has never sung better or because John Entwistle spins out manic bass lines that are as captivating as his "My Wife" is funny. This is invigorating because it has all of that, plus Townshend laying his soul bare in ways that are funny, painful, and utterly life-affirming. That is what the Who was about, not the rock operas, and that's why Who's Next is truer than Tommy or the abandoned Lifehouse. Those were art ? this, even with its pretensions, is rock & roll. TracksCODE Baba O Reiley~Written By Pete Townshend
Bargain~Written By Pete Townshend Love Ain't For Keeping~Written By Pete Townshend My Wife~Written By John Entwistle The Song Is Over~Written By Pete Townshend Getting In Tune~Written By Pete Townshend Going Mobile~Written By Pete Townshend Behind Blue Eyes~Written By Pete Townshend Won't Get Fooled Again
Index
Allman Brothers Band - Fillmore East
A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare
The Beatles - Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band
The Beatles - _Magical_Mystery_Tour
Bootleg_Series_Vol._4:_Bob_Dylan_Live_1966:_The_"Royal_Albert_Hall_Concert"
Broken Social Scene - _Broken_Social_Scene
The Band - Music From The Big Pink
Dave Matthews Band - Under The Table And Dreaming
Dream Theater - Images & Words
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido
The Jeff Beck Group - Beck Ola
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
John_Mayall's_Bluesbreakers - _Bluesbreakers_With_Eric_Clapton
King Crimson - Starless and Bible Black
King Crimson - _In_the_Court_of_the_Crimson_King
The Kinks -_The_Village_Green_Preservation_Society
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin - _Led_Zeppelin_III
John Lennon - John_Lennon_/_Plastic_Ono_Band
The Mars Volta - De-Loused_In_The_Comatorium
Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
Neil Young - Tonight's The Night
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard Of Ozz
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd - A Saucerful Of Secrets
The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
The Rolling Stones - Their_Satanic_Majesties_Request
Steve Vai - Aliens Love Secrets
The Who - Who's next
Yngwie Malmsteen - Marching Out
                   
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