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| 3.5 great | Robbit | May 4th 16 |
THE WHO SELL OUT always seemed vastly overrated in my opinion by critics. This was obviously rThe Who's first foray into British Psychedelia, while adding their sarcastic, but half-hearted rtwist. I applaud their experimentation and ambition, but the concept doesn't always seem to rwork. I think the silliness of their presentation also makes it difficult for the listener to rtake it too seriously. It all comes together brilliantly on "I Can See For Miles", but the rmajority of these song ideas aren't inspired enough to make the entire album essential rlistening. There are some interesting instrumental motifs from Townshend, but very few rbrilliant songs. It's certainly better than the Stones THEIR SATANIC MAJESTIC REQUEST from rthe same year and should be viewed as a stepping stone towards TOMMY. rHighlights: "I Can See For Miles", "Tattoo" & "I Can't Reach You".
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| 3.5 great | Alabaster Jones | December 24th 14 |
The Who, while one of the more famous bands that've existed, were actually pretty tongue-in-cheek with regards to how their music was advertised back in the mid-sixties. They made this album with a lot of recordings that blatantly advertise real-world products, and surround them with some great original tracks like "I Can See For Miles" and "Sunrise". The irony is that none of the companies to which the products belong to ever mentioned anything to The Who about advertising their products, netting the band a couple of lawsuits. Still, the record did well, with a leaning towards psychedelic pop and power pop rather than the, blues rock, psychedelic rock and hard rock they'd go on to play later. A lot of the music is kind of goofy and jingle-sounding, with a couple of electronic noises coming through on many of the tracks. Though the first half of the album is more miss than hit, the second half makes up for it with songs like "I Can't Reach You", "Relax", and "Rael 1".
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