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Who's Next | 
| Artist: The Who
Label: Mca
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
Buy New: $10.97
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Rating:  455 reviews
Sales Rank: 294
Format: Original Recording Remastered, Extra Tracks
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 008811126926
UPC: 008811126926
EAN: 0008811126926
ASIN: B000002OX7
Release Date: November 7, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Baba O'Riley | | • | Bargain | | • | Love Ain't for Keeping | | • | My Wife - The Who, Entwistle, John | | • | 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 - The Who, Dozier, Lamont | | • | Naked Eye | | • | Water | | • | Too Much of Anything | | • | I Don't Even Know Myself | | • | Behind Blue Eyes |
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Amazon.com essential recording
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
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 classic who of the 70's January 2, 2009
al ferrante (mid atlantic, usa)
this is a great who cd. it has some of the best songs in rock music ever. this was always considered a great album. its legendary, every track is good. its the who at their best.
Who's Next: A Classic December 26, 2008
S. Finefrock (Raleigh, NC)
There are few more perfect albums in Rock's history than WHO'S NEXT by the Who. Oddly enough, it's basically the result of the band trying to pick up the pieces of a failed project. Pete Townshend in an effort to top the ever popular Rock Opera TOMMY, conceived a multi-media blitz called LIFEHOUSE that grew ever more complicated until it finally blew up in his face.
Townshend ended up with a collection of perfectly realized songs that summed up the post-Woodstock feel of the youth better than any of his peers. Flawlessly produced by Glyn Johns, it contains some of the best music that the Who would ever make, and would provide numerous staples for their live show such as BABA O'REILLY, BEHIND BLUE EYES, BARGAIN and THIS SONG IS OVER. The album, thanks to the use of a repeating synthesizer line (one of the first uses by a rock band), creates almost a suite on disillusionment of counter-culture youth. All four members of the band contribute fine performances, from Daltrey's powerful vocals, check out his great scream at the crescendo of WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN, to Keith Moon's powerfully cascading drums. Entwhistle delivers his usual strong basslines and horn support, as well as his song MY WIFE, which acts as comic relief. Townshend besides writing the great songs, kicks in with some great vocals and his trademark guitar detonations.
One problem I have with the remastered version is that it adds extra songs that take away from the magic of the initial release. Though these songs in themselves are pretty good, they dilute the impact of the original nine songs. It's like ordering a pizza at the end of a perfect meal. It's a minor quibble though, as the beauty of technology is that you can either program the CD to include just the first nine if you desire of you could just shut the thing down after WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN echoes into the distance.
Who's best November 15, 2008
littlewing (Mumbai India)
Even though Tommy is their 'moment' for many for being a great concept album, and undoubtedly the greatest rock opera there ever was. This was The Who at their hard rocking best. These are the tracks that to me defined them as a power rock band (one of the best live bands in rock).
Never before had Townsend's songwriting hit home so hard and so consistently. This record was hugely influential in getting me into rock music (I wore out the vinyl version of this album). The expanded CD version has some interesting outtakes and oddities, but the original album still has the magic to make your hair stand. Superb.
The Greatest album by the Greatest Rock Band November 10, 2008
Pro Peace (Colorado Springs, CO United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I will be short on this. I am old enough to have seen The Who five times live, with the original greats and at their peak. Mostly at the Fillmore East in NYC. As much as I loved them as the best live performers I have ever experienced, I appreciate their genius more now. No Fireworks, makeup, no stage props, just the explosion of their energy and talent.
They put the B in Band, as they were truly the sum of their totally unique, individual parts.
Who's Next is simply the Greatest Rock Album ever made by the Greatest Rock Group ever assembled. Listen to every part of this, Moons incredible bass, Entwhistle's Bass, Daltry's singing and song interpretations and the guitar, arrangements, songwriting and lyrics by their creative force, Pete Townshend. Of course Baba O'Reilly and "Won't Get Fooled Again are not songs anymore, they have become ANTHEMS !! Check out the reaction of the cops and firefighters at the concert for 9/11 in New York, when the Who are playing. I am an ex New Yorker and it really brought me to tears, I knew what they were feeling as "Anthems", The Who were playing let them release their energy in some magical moments. Nothing to do with Who's Next, but Ringo's son Zack, the current drummer for The Who is fantastic.
Each of the musicians changed the way their instrument can be played. I can't really say that Moon and Entwhistle was a rhythm section, for sometimes Townshend was the rhythm section, with those power chords of his and their might be a lead Bass or even lead Drums in the song.
There is nothing even close to a weak part of this masterpiece.
The best from the best.
Jon
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