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Poll Question: What is your favorite album by The Who?
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    Posted: March 31 2024 at 05:26
1.Tommy
2. Quadrophenia
3. Who´s Next
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I don't know all of their albums but Tommy and Who's Next are great. 
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I'm one of the votes for Who Are You... partly because it needs a bit of help, but it's definitely in my top 3, because the song qualities are way above average than usual (only Next is better), even if Loon is obviously on his last stand


Sooo with Quadrophenia, and Next, WAY, you've got my top 3
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Tommy by a wide margin.
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As I've said elsewhere, Who's Next is a greatest hits album for any mortal band.
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Originally posted by xhouse xhouse wrote:

Who's Next is full of great songs, making it one of the best rock albums ever, but having heard various recreations of the Lifehouse project, I think if The Who had actually brought the project to life, and someone had done some practical editing, it would have been the best rock release ever. But in the real world, I vote for Quadrophenia. Love me a good concept.

I agree. Had Townsend been able to bring Lifehouse to life back then, it might have been the Who epic to end all epics. Alas, we will never know
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Who's next
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Quadrophenia
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

For an iconic band that have been around since the 60s, they have very few really good albums. It's between Quadrophenia and Who's Next, I've gone for the latter.

true and even Who's Next is a bit lacking once you get past the iconic songs Won't Get Fooled Again, Baba O'Riley, Behind Blue Eyes, Bargain and Going Mobile. OK that on it's own will do it Smile 
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Who's Next is full of great songs, making it one of the best rock albums ever, but having heard various recreations of the Lifehouse project, I think if The Who had actually brought the project to life, and someone had done some practical editing, it would have been the best rock release ever. But in the real world, I vote for Quadrophenia. Love me a good concept.
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For an iconic band that have been around since the 60s, they have very few really good albums. It's between Quadrophenia and Who's Next, I've gone for the latter.
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Went with Who's Next. 



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Also, Live at Leeds is stellar.
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Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

It's a toss between Who's Next and Quadrophenia. Both are 5 stars in my book. Voted Who's Next.


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Originally posted by Mormegil Mormegil wrote:

Tommy, Who’s Next and Quadrophenia.
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I love Tommy and Quadrophenia but my vote goes to Who's Next
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It's a toss between Who's Next and Quadrophenia. Both are 5 stars in my book. Voted Who's Next.
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The Who By Numbers. More for nostalgia reasons than anything else as Mum bought it for me when I was 13. It's clearly not their best but I love the songs The Blue, Red and Grey, Slip Kid, How Many Friends and Squeeze Box. It's an eclectic mix that feels more like a Pete Townsend solo album than a Who album at times but I still enjoy it nevertheless.
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