WHO ARE YOU

The Music Must Change! Most music had changed by 1978. And fittingly the songs on "Who Are You" are linked together thematically, all about the changing nature of music. I can't say there are really any bad songs on here. The highest quality songs are mostly on the first half. The catchy "New Song" is quite good although "Had Enough", "905", the rocking "Sister Disco" and the title track are the best. On this album Keith Moon indeed seemed to have lost a step shortly before we lost him forever, but on that final track he comes back to life with a vengenace, going out in a blaze of glory. As legend would have it was inspired by a situation where a drunken Pete Townshend got into a fight with some punks and they uttered the line who the f*** are you to him. The song was an instant classic with first rate performances by all. Have to agree with a fellow reviewer that Daltrey's vocals were better than ever on this heartwarming album. As a whole, I don't think it's as good as "Who's Next", "Quadrophenia" or even "Who By Numbers" but The Who enthusiasts should find enough moments on it to enjoy. Three and half stars.