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'Ello, oo' are these people then?' seems to be the bewildered thought running through the four scarf-wielding, jacket-wearing young men glancing upwards like young puppies in a box on the front sleeve of 'My Generation'. Well these puppies certainly knew how make an impact. Meet Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Keith Moon, purveyors of their generation! From start to finish there is a revolution in process, not an imagined revolution, but one that truly altered music and defined a whole sensibility. This music surges and simmers like no band before or since. Lyrical, yet antagonistic, bellowing and yet oddly tender this album reflects a depth of emotion that transcends generations. Tracks such as 'It's not true' with its menace guised in a thick sweet melody, scream with an angst well before its time. And the clanging guitar on 'The Kids are alright' that keeps rhythm like a coin whirling round in a washing machine came to define The Who's iconic sound. Then we come to the bubbling mercilessness of the title track, with a bass line that strikes like a torpedo and Roger's commanding vocal that still gets the blood racing all these years on. Kids for generations to come, will still tear their throats out 'hoping to die before they get old' but of course that is the wit of the album as it never dates, and therefore never gets old. Its been suggested 'My Generation' was polished off in the recording studio in a matter of hours and there certainly is an incisive, no-nonsense feel to it, no spare moment is left hanging around, their more meticulous work later on, won it's rightful place in legend, but 'My generation' was the headquarters of all that. This is an album where all band members hit a creative high, Keith's billowing drums, John's bass (frothier than a cappuccino), Pete's unencumbered guitar and Roger's sturdy vocals, make for a thrilling listen. My generation, makes us all simultaneously proud, annoyed, elated and peed-off at being part of our generation whichever one it is, and this album is a historical document of them all.Read full review
This is The Who creating a template for raw power British Rock great riffs feedback virtuoso bass and powerful drumming superb sneering vocals most of all great songs
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I remember buying this album on vinyl as a young boy. Considering that this was released in 1965 and a lot of water has flowed under the Who bridge since then, it is still a fantastic album. There are some real stand-out tracks, Much Too Much, The Goods Gone, A Legal Matter and The Kids Are Alright are my personal favourites, and it's great to see that Circles (which was on the American release but not the UK) has been included here. CD2, which consists of the bonus tracks, is largely forgettable unless you are a Who freak (for example, does there really need to be 3 versions of My Generation?) But overall, a great album that has stood the test of time.
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Arrived quickly is about all that was good about this item. The item looked like it had been in a cigarette filled house for decades. The see through cover was just yellow stained heavily. Second disc was scratched. Main cover was grubby and creased. Overall an item that is below the ‘very good’. Category.
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The album is great, probably best debut album of the era . James Brown and Stax soundalikes plus the Pete originals all preformed well . only one thing I would have liked for completeness would be the hit version of "anyway ,anyhow,anywhere"
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