The Who's Greatest songs..
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Topic: The Who's Greatest songs..
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Subject: The Who's Greatest songs..
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 11:02
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Make a list, any length of greatest songs by The Who (Who are listed as Proto-Prog on here) My top 3 would be 1) Love Reign O'er Me 2) Won't Get Fooled Again 3) Baba O-Reily ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
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Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 11:14
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"Underture" from "Tommy", and also as a part of a medley on "Live at Leeds". "Can You See the Real Me' |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 11:21
| There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee, that says. fool me once, shame on you, Won't Get Fooled Again." |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 11:21
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Baba O'Riley I Can See For Miles I'm Free 5.15
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 11:23
I love this one!
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Octopus II wrote:Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 11:24
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^Oh I LOVE I can see for miles ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: The Anders
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 12:39
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An attempt at a top 20 1 I Can See For Miles 2 My Generation 3 Pinball Wizard 4 Christmas 5 Odorono 6 Pictures of Lily 7 The Kids Are Alright 8 The Acid Queen 9 Who Are You 10 The Song is Over 11 Anyway Anyhow Anywhere 12 Behind Blue Eyes 13 Underture 14 Quadrophenia 15 I'm a Boy 16 Bargain 17 Is It In My Head? 18 Armenia City in the Sky 19 Relax 20 The Rock Honorable mentions: Substitute, Disguises, Rael, Overture, Amazing Journey, I'm Free, Baba O'Riley, Love Reign O'er Me, Music Must Change, Eminence Front.
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Posted By: Progishness
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 13:35
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In no particular order: My Generation I'm Free Won't Get Fooled Again Substitute Baba O'Riley ------------- "We're going to need a bigger swear jar." Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy McCready aka 'Hit Girl' in Kick-Ass 2 |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 13:41
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1. Won't Get Fooled Again 2. Baba O'Riley 3. Doctor Jimmy 4. The Song Is Over 5. Join Together 6. Love Reign O'er Me 7. I've Had Enough 8. A Quick One While He's Away 9. Bargain X. Overture ------------- 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 14:12
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no particular order: 1 I Can See For Miles 2 My Generation 3 Pinball Wizard 4 Overture/Underture 5 We're Not Gonna Take It 6 Magic Bus 7 Eminence Front 8 Music Must Change 9 Who Are You 10 The Song is Over 11 Baba O'Riley 12 Behind Blue Eyes 13 Won't Get Fooled Again 14 Quadrophenia 15 Getting In Tune 16 Bargain 17 Ball And Chain 18 Love Reign on me 19 New Song 20 The Rock bubbling under: Dreaming From The Waist How Many Friends 905 ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 16:32
That's their best song as far as I'm concerned. It's majestic and incredible. ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: October 26 2023 at 16:38
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^Finally, someone agrees with me on this ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: October 27 2023 at 03:14
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My favourite band when I was a young lad. Incredible songs, best 4 peice rock band ever (move aside Led Zep!) 5.15 (''Out Of My Brain On A Train'')
How Many Friends Blue, Red And Grey Slip Kid Won't Get Fooled Again My Generation I Can See For Miles Imagine A Man Behind Blue Eyes In A Hand or a Face Dreaming From The Waste Success Story Pinball Wizard Who Are You |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: October 27 2023 at 05:15
Hi, What a shame ... Roger Ruskin Spears version of this song is much better, and even has Keith "kicking the drums", given that the story goes that Keith learned to do that from Legs Larry Smith, the BDB drummer! There are way too many things I like about this band ... and I have a hard time choosing one, but the stuff from WHO ARE YOU, usually stands out the most for me, although (obviously) there is stuff from before that stands out gloriously!
------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: October 27 2023 at 08:15
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The Song is Over Eminence Front Sister Disco
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Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: October 28 2023 at 09:36
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Can never really take the parts from the whole of any post-Tommy/pre-Kenny Jones Who albums, but some of those pre-Tommy album tracks are a gas, especially: Much Too Much See My Way Armenia City in the Sky Our Love Was Rael I Can't Reach You Still, nothing beats the Quick One from the Stones' Rock n Roll Circus - primo early Who. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: October 28 2023 at 19:08
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Hmmm....20 from a chronological standpoint: 1. The Kids are Alright 2. My Generation 3. Boris the Spider 4. I Can See For Miles 5. Magic Bus 6. Overture (from Tommy) 7. The Acid Queen 8. Pinball Wizard 9. We're Not Gonna Take It 10. Summertime Blues (from Live at Leeds) 11. Shakin' All Over (from Live at Leeds) 12. Baba O'Riley 13. Behind Blue Eyes 14. Won't Get Fooled Again 15. The Punk and the Godfather 16. 5:15 17. Bell Boy 18. Love Reign O'er Me 19. Long Live Rock 20. Slip Kid ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: October 29 2023 at 07:52
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The Who isn't one of those bands that I delved into too deeply so my list is mostly the songs the rock stations here in CT played in the 80s. Baba O'Reilly Bargain The Song Is Over Won't Get Fooled Again The Real Me Love Reign O'er Me Long Live Rock Pinball Wizard Sister Disco You Better You Bet Another Tricky Day There are many more that I like but these are my favorites. My 1 and 2 are probably Love Reign o'er Me and The Song is Over. ------------- We all dwell in an amber subdomain, amber subdomain, amber subdomain. My face IS a maserati |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: October 29 2023 at 11:33
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This thread reminds me that I never replaced my vinyl copy of Quadrophenia that I sold back in the 1990s. I have rectified that. Thanks! The hors d'oeuvres were great! ------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: October 29 2023 at 12:14
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^Quadrophenia... the Who's greatest work... I got mine for $12, sounds fantastic ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: October 29 2023 at 14:51
That reminds me that I still have to replace my own (never had the CD). I still don't know which version to get, because The Who's recorded legacy has been sonically tampered with so many times, that hear there are some real sonic atrocities out there for everyone of their albums. Which version would be sonically best and still have a great ptresentraion (other than that horrible fatboy double jewel case I still see in shops) ? ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Frets N Worries
Date Posted: October 29 2023 at 15:28
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^Oh i got a vinyl release, I've got no idea about CDs ------------- The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow. Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
Posted By: Moyan
Date Posted: April 21 2024 at 11:59
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"I Can't Explain" "My Generation" "I’m a Boy" "Pictures of Lily" "I Can See For Miles" "Amazing Journey" "The Seeker" "Behind Blue Eyes" "The Real Me" "Postcard"
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Posted By: Gnik Nosmirc
Date Posted: April 22 2024 at 03:24
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Baba O' Riley, The Song is Over and Won't Get Fooled Again. |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: April 22 2024 at 10:35
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The whole of the Who's Next album. ------------- "Christ, where would rock & roll be without feedback?" - D. Gimour |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: April 24 2024 at 10:50
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Sister Disco Call Me Lightning Heaven and Hell
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Posted By: Moonshake
Date Posted: April 24 2024 at 11:13
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Pictures Of Lily Won't Get Fooled Again Bargain
Pure And Easy Eminence Front
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Posted By: Gnik Nosmirc
Date Posted: May 02 2024 at 06:16
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I've known no war is amazing. Eminent Front. |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: November 29 2024 at 06:08
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Man, I wish Townshend would revisit those Face Dances and It's Hard tracks......they were never meant for Daltrey's razor-edged voice - no subtlety and nuance. Some of those songs need Pete's cracking croon to bring them alive. I've Know No War being one......sigh. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 29 2024 at 10:09
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In no special ranking : I can see for mile Substitute 5:15 Love reign o'er me The song is over The real me Baba O'Riley Won't get fooled again Pictures of Lili Behind Blue eye ... |
Posted By: Starshiper
Date Posted: November 29 2024 at 11:26
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In chronological order My Generation Boris the Spider I Can See For MilesAmazing Journey The Seeker Won't Get Fooled Again 5:15 Drowned Slip Kid Who Are You |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 04 2024 at 21:49
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1. Baba O'Riley. 2. Won't Get Fillers Again. 3. Behind Blue Eyes. 4. Amazing Journey. 5. Helpless Dancer. 6. I'm Free. 7. Sensation. 8. Who Are You. 9. Overture. 10. Underture. ------------- 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: December 04 2024 at 23:46
Only one track from Quadrophenia, Ivàn?? You're all too rare in these necks of the woods, BTW. . ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 05 2024 at 00:36
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Hi Sean. Honestly Quadrophenia note My favourite. -------------
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Posted By: Cosmiclawnmower
Date Posted: December 05 2024 at 11:32
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There's lots i adore by the Who, much already mentioned.. But 'The blue, red and grey' has particular place in my heart as it was one of our Wedding songs  ------------- |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: December 05 2024 at 11:53
Some personal favourites rather than greatest, although the two do overlap at times, quite incredibly as it may seem.  Doctor Jimmy, The Rock, Love, Reign O'er Me: these three go together for me and is The Who at its best for me, but to separate... On Quadrophenia and Tommy, separating those tracks down not works very well often enough. The Rock Song Is Over Baba O'Riley Love, Reign O'er Me Doctor Jimmy See Me, Feel Me/ Listening to You (combined overture parts...) I've Known No War (the first album on cassete I bought was The Who's It's Hard and this song always spoke to me the most) Amazing Journey I've Had Enough Boris the Spider One Life's Enough ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment. |
Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: December 05 2024 at 13:56
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Who Are You? Won't Get Fooled Again The Rock The Punk and The Godfather Behind Blue Eyes ------------- https://www.youtube.com/c/LoyalOpposition https://www.scribd.com/document/382737647/MortSahlFan-Song-List |
Posted By: GuruCan
Date Posted: December 05 2024 at 15:09
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In no order I Can't Explain My Generation I'm a Boy Boris the Spider A Quick One, While He's Away I Can See For Miles Pinbal Wizard The Seeker Bargain Won't Get Fooled Again Join Together The Real Me Sea and Sand Bell Boy Slip Kid Dreaming From the Waist Imagine a Man New Song 905 Another Tricky Day |