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Who's Greatest Hits
: :From their beginnings as the patron saints of Britain's mod, mod, mod, mod world, to their sophisticated compositions and musical virtuosity, The Who remain one of the greatest rock bands. Ever. With so many songs that helped redefine the very genre that they were a part of, it's annoying that Who's Greatest Hits only dabbles in The Who's catalog, ignoring for instance, the beautiful tension of hits like 'I Can See for Miles' or the exhilarating rush of genius at the beginning of 'Baba O'Riley.' The collection does provide a decent ...
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Tommy
:Album Description:Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this classic rock album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Universal. 2008. essential recording:Tommy had the dubious distinction of being the first-ever rock opera; however, it's none the worse for that, Ken Russell's adaptation notwithstanding. Due largely to Pete Townshend's skill as a songwriter and composer, Tommy tells a coherent story and includes quality rock and roll at the same time, an impressive feat by itself. While ...
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Quadrophenia
: :During the '70s, Tommy went from being the Who's finest hour to excessive pop-culture cliché--precisely the sort of bloated musical albatross that fueled the decade's punk and new wave reactionaries. Consequently, director Frank Roddam imbued his 1979 version of Quadrophenia (Pete Townshend's 1973 introspective ode to teen angst set against the English mod versus rocker clashes of the early '60s) with a conscious sense of scale and humanity. Unlike the often embarrassing Tommy film spectacle, the band's musical presence on Quadrophenia is both concise and surprisingly fresh. They contribute three new ...
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My Generation (Dlx) (Dig)
:Album Description:It's kind of odd that the Who's first album would be the last to be reissued in deluxe fashion, but, given the prominent role the late John Entwistle plays on it (his instrumental 'The Ox' was and is a sonic marvel), it's kind of fitting, too. But the real reason it took so long for the Who camp to release this is that they added so much to it! Disc one presents the original album mixed in stereo for the first time by original producer Shel Talmy, plus single sides ...
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Magic Bus
:Album Description:The Who's 1968 singles & B-sides compilation, unavailable onCD in the U.S. Features the hit 'Magic Bus', plus 'Doctor, Doctor', 'Disguises' and a track unavailable on any Americanrelease: 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'. 11 tracks total. An MCA release.
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Have A Nice Decade: The '70s Pop Culture Box
from: Rhino / Wea
: :When this material originally resurfaced in an earlier Rhino-celebrates-the-'70s program, many rock scribes contorted themselves into revisionist pretzels: this isn't so bad, they argued--none too convincingly. There'll be none of that here: much of the music on this colossal box set is godawful. The world doesn't miss the likes of Sammy ('Chevy Van') Johns and Sammy ('Candy Man') Davis. Or at least it doesn't miss the records they cut during the decade of disaster flicks and Jonathan Livingston Seagull. That said, this elaborate box is something to behold. The lovingly compiled ...
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Live at the Royal Albert Hall (with Bonus Disc)
:Album Description:First time on CD for what was previously a DVD/video only release, originally issued in 2001. This 3 CD limited edition features 25 tracks recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on the 27th of November 2000 on discs 1 & 2, and 4 more bonus tracks recorded live at The Royal Albert Hall on the 8th of February 2002 on disc 3, 'I'm Free', 'I Don't Even Know Myself', 'Summertime Blues' & 'Young Man Blues'. Features special guests Bryan Adams, Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones, Kennedy, Eddie Vedder & Paul ...
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Live from Toronto
:Album Description:Two CD set in a fold out digipack, The Who Live From Toronto is a 1982 concert performance by one of the greatest rock bands of all time! Recorded at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto during their North American tour, this show features 21 Who greats including 'My Generation', 'Squeeze Box', 'Who Are You', 'Baba O'Riley', 'I Can't Explain', 'Pinball Wizard', 'Won't Get Fooled Again', 'Love Reign O'er Me', 'Eminence Front', 'Boris The Spider' and more. Featuring the microphone-swinging Roger Daltrey, the power-chord crunching Pete Townshend, the quiet Ox John ...
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The Kids Are Alright
:Album Details:Limited Japanese Version Featuring Lp Style Slipcase. Digitally Remastered :Having been involved in one of the most painfully overwrought rock films ever produced (Ken Russell's Tommy), it was only just that the Who should also be the subject of one of the best rockumentaries ever--Jeff Stein's The Kids Are Alright. Inveterate Who fan Stein largely eschewed interviews and critical overinterpretation, instead wisely focusing on the band's musical performances as captured on TV appearances and in concert. That sensibility makes this soundtrack a rare showcase of the Who at their performing ...
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Wheatfield Soul/Artificial Paradise
:Album Details:Limited Japanese Version Featuring Lp Style Slipcase. Digitally Remastered :Having been involved in one of the most painfully overwrought rock films ever produced (Ken Russell's Tommy), it was only just that the Who should also be the subject of one of the best rockumentaries ever--Jeff Stein's The Kids Are Alright. Inveterate Who fan Stein largely eschewed interviews and critical overinterpretation, instead wisely focusing on the band's musical performances as captured on TV appearances and in concert. That sensibility makes this soundtrack a rare showcase of the Who at their performing ...
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