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Tommy
Quadrophenia
Live at Leeds
Depending on who you ask it’s usually one of those 4.
Tommy's the one I've been coming back to lately, which is weird for me as I'm not normally a "themed album" guy, but it has some great tunes on it. The acoustic playing on the back end of Overture is awesome.
But I'm gonna be controversial and say that my second favourite album of theirs is 'It's Hard'. Love that record, even though it's kinda more 'of its era' than other they've done.
But you really need a compilation that covers all the eras, because they’re very different and there are great songs in all of them. I’ve got Then And Now, which has most of the well-known classics.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The latter is quite amazing - bass and drums are underplayed and played quite straight as they wanted to release an album that would cover it's recording costs as I understand it.
The moment in Almost Famous (mostly shit except for) when it cuts from the kid listening to Sparks from Tommy cutting to an older kid listening to it from Live at Leeds is almost as good as the bit in Kids are Alright movie were Townshend slides across the stage when Daltrey screams at the end of the synth/drum battle in Won't Get Fooled Again.
Then continue with ‘Tommy’ and ‘Live at Leeds’. The latter is properly their best album.
‘Who By Numbers’ is and ‘Who Are You’ especially are good later Who albums. If you like the folky bits, listen to Townshend’s and Ronnie Lane’s ‘Rough Mix’ collaboration. Fantastic album if you call me. And if you like latter day Who, check out Townshend’s ‘Empty Glass’ and ‘All Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes’. Some say Pete kept the best material for his solo works. The Cowboys album is my favourite Townshend solo work.
Meaty, Beaty Big and Bouncy
Or anything from Quadrophenia, which would be my pick for their best album overall, even though it also doesn’t have those.
Live At Leeds has the interminable version of My Generation which spoils it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein