The Who are a strange beast. Who's Next, I think, changed my life when I was 12 years old, shook a few walls and almost blew a few speakers. I adored the Beatles and the Stones were great, but, it was the Who, who fucking rocked. They were reckless and fearless. When you look over their records, though, they are really pretty spotty and many times just downright goofy (sometimes intended, other times, sadly, not). Tommy was a disaster from the beginning and did not age well. Even their masterpiece, Who's Next has "The Song is Over" which has a moment, but, I always thought that the song wasn't over soon enough. I recorded them A to Z one weekend, when a classic rock station in Dayton played their entire catalog (yes- I was that much of a freaking nerd, not very shocking) and I listened back hundreds of times. I still think of them as one of the most inspirational bands in my life, but, for all I know that's owed to only a handful of brilliant and powerful songs. That's really all anyone can ask for. Most bands struggle their entire existence to put out one good collection of songs and come up short. If you look back and think "The Seeker" was the weakest of a batch of songs you were messing around with during one period of time, I'd say you did pretty not bad. Quadrophenia is a much more enjoyable listen for me than Tommy. Empty Glass and The Who by Numbers I still like a lot, too, but don't revisit very often. "Who Are You" I dug, basically, because I was 12 years old when I played it all of the time. "Guitar and Pen" and "Trick of the Light" are pretty darn silly.
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