The Ultimate Collection

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Product description ------------------- International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. .co.uk ------ The Ultimate Who Collection kicks off with the three-minute pop gems of their early days such as "I Can't Explain", "Substitute" and the definitive anthem of the time "My Generation". "I Can See For Miles" heralds the band's coming of age preceding songs like "Magic Bus" and the classics from Tommy ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000007621/${0} ) including "See Me, Feel Me" and of course "Pinball Wizard". Further highlights on disc one are "Summertime Blues" from the Live at Leeds ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NB0H/${0} ) album where Roger has never sounded in finer voice, and perhaps one of the best rock moments ever "Won't Get Fooled Again". Disc two includes less well known hits but does boast the best bits from their film Quadrophenia ( /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004R95F/${0} ). Still as powerful without the visuals, they attack "Love Reign O'er Me" like they really mean every single note and word. During the 70s they toned down the raw rock they captured at the turn of the decade and embraced the pop sensibility of their youth, settling for a handsome blend of very British guitar pop and solid power chords best defined by "You Better You Bet". Unlike the Beatles or Rolling Stones, The Who's image has remained anti-establishment despite being no less gentrified than their wrinkly peers, probably due to their music sounding as angsty and passionate now as it did over 30 years ago. --David Trueman P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review ------ Here we go again...The Who sell out one more time. Christmas is-a-comin' etc. Well, that's what you could say if this were one more cynical exploitation of a back catalogue thoroughly d. Except that, in the Who scheme of things two salient points are very much in this album's favour. One; the classic compilation Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy has yet to see a re-release with cleaned up sound and two; this double (with extra bonus disc, collectors) boasts the most intelligent rounding up of their highlights thus far. Basically this IS MBB&B until halfway through disc one where the digital format allows the listener to continue their journey to where Townshend went after crafting the masterpiece we all know as Tommy. Good sense prevails here. Having dusted off all those 60s slices of intelligent yet visceral pop and a fair chunk of the deaf, dumb and blind boy, the compilation takes its time over the glory days of the Lifehouse project which, when ripped apart by apathy came back round as their finest studio moment Who's Next (here represented by five tracks including Entwistle's greatest moment ''My Wife'') and a slew of terrific singles from ''The Seeker'' to ''Join Together''. If there's a drawback it's that the same attention isn't lavished on Quadrophenia (only two tracks? C'mon!). Surely we can live without ''Eminence Front''? Still, it's not often that you get a collection that's well-informed enough to include the brilliantly gonzoid ''Long Live Rock'' and generous enough to give us an unreleased version of ''Happy Jack'' and footage of their classic Charlton gig (where Brandy conspired to make Townshend forget...everything). Their greatest moment? When Daltrey screams at the end of ''Won't Get Fooled Again''? The choppy intro to ''Substitute''? There's a million of them, and they're all here. --Chris Jones Find more music at the BBC ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/syn//albumreviews/-/music/ ) This link will take you off in a new window See more ( javascript:void(0) )