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Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - Music Head - 19-12-2009

My Generation (1965)

[Image: 200px-The_Who_sings_My_Generation.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend except where noted

1."Out in the Street" – 2:31
2."I Don't Mind" (Brown) – 2:36
3."The Good's Gone" – 4:02
4."La-La-La-Lies" – 2:17
5."Much Too Much" – 2:47
6."My Generation" – 3:18
7."The Kids Are Alright" – 2:46
8."Please, Please, Please" (Brown/Terry) – 2:45
9."It's Not True" – 2:31
10."The Ox" (Townshend/Moon/Entwistle/Hopkins) – 3:50
11."A Legal Matter" – 2:48
12."Circles" – 3:12


A Quick One (1966)

[Image: 200px-A_quick_one.jpg]

Track Listing

1."Run Run Run" (Townshend)
2."Boris the Spider" (Entwistle)
3."I Need You" (Moon)
4."Whiskey Man" (Entwistle)
5."Cobwebs and Strange" (Moon)
6."Happy Jack" (Townshend)
7."Don't Look Away" (Townshend)
8."See My Way" (Daltrey)
9."So Sad About Us" (Townshend)
10."A Quick One, While He's Away" (Townshend)


Sell Out (1967)

[Image: 200px-The_who_sell_out_album_front.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend except where noted

1."Armenia City in the Sky" (John Keen) – 3:12
2."Heinz Baked Beans" (John Entwistle) – 0:57
3."Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" – 2:04
4."Odorono" – 2:16
5."Tattoo" – 2:42
6."Our Love Was" – 3:07
7."I Can See for Miles" – 4:17
8."I Can't Reach You" – 3:03
9."Medac" (John Entwistle) – 0:57
10."Relax" – 2:38
11."Silas Stingy" (John Entwistle) – 3:04
12."Sunrise" – 3:03
13."Rael (1 and 2)" – 5:44


Magic Bus (1968)

[Image: 200px-Who_bus.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend except where noted

1."Disguises" – 3:14
2."Run Run Run" – 2:44
3."Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (Entwistle) – 2:27
4."I Can't Reach You" – 3:05
5."Our Love Was, Is" – 3:09
6."Call Me Lightning" – 2:25
7."Magic Bus" – 3:21
8."Someone's Coming" (Entwistle) – 2:33
9."Doctor, Doctor" (Entwistle) – 3:02
10."Bucket T" (Altfield, Christian, Torrence) – 2:11
11."Pictures of Lily" – 2:43


Tommy (1969)

[Image: Tommyalbumcover.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend except where noted

1."Overture" – 3:50
2."It's a Boy" – 2:07
3."1921" – 3:14
4."Amazing Journey" – 3:25
5."Sparks" – 3:45
6."The Hawker" (Williamson) – 2:15
7."Christmas" – 5:30
8."Cousin Kevin" (Entwistle) – 4:03
9."The Acid Queen" – 3:31
10."Underture" – 9:55
11."Do You Think It's Alright?" – 0:24
12."Fiddle About" (Entwistle) – 1:26
13."Pinball Wizard" – 3:50
14."There's a Doctor" – 0:25
15."Go to the Mirror!" – 3:50
16."Tommy Can You Hear Me?" – 1:35
17."Smash the Mirror" – 1:20
18."Sensation" – 2:32
19."Miracle Cure" – 0:10
20."Sally Simpson" – 4:10
21."I'm Free" – 2:40
22."Welcome" – 4:30
23."Tommy's Holiday Camp" (Moon) – 0:57
24."We're Not Gonna Take It!" – 6:45


Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy (1971)

[Image: 200px-The_who_meaty_beaty_big_and_bouncy.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend except where noted

1."I Can't Explain" – 2:05
2."The Kids Are Alright" – 2:45
3."Happy Jack" – 2:12
4."I Can See for Miles" – 4:06
5."Pictures of Lily" – 2:43
6."My Generation" – 3:18
7."The Seeker" – 3:11
8."Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend) – 2:42
9."Pinball Wizard" – 2:59
10."A Legal Matter" – 2:48
11."Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) – 2:28
12."Magic Bus" – 3:21
13."Substitute" – 3:49
14."I'm a Boy" – 3:41


Who's Next (1971)

[Image: 200px-Whosnext.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend except where noted

1."Baba O'Riley" – 5:11
2."Bargain" – 5:33
3."Love Ain't for Keeping" – 2:12
4."My Wife" (Entwistle) – 3:41
5."The Song Is Over" – 6:16
6."Getting in Tune" – 4:50
7."Going Mobile" – 3:42
8."Behind Blue Eyes" – 3:42
9."Won't Get Fooled Again" – 8:32


Quadrophenia (1973)

[Image: 200px-Quadrophenia_%28album%29.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend

1."I Am the Sea" – 2:08
2."The Real Me" – 3:20
3."Quadrophenia" – 6:15
4."Cut My Hair" – 3:46
5."The Punk and the Godfather"[5] – 5:10
6."I'm One" – 2:39
7."The Dirty Jobs" – 4:30
8."Helpless Dancer" (Daltrey's theme) – 2:32
9."Is It in My Head?" – 3:46
10."I've Had Enough" – 6:14
11."5.15" – 5:00
12."Sea and Sand" – 5:01
13."Drowned" – 5:28
14."Bell Boy" (Moon's theme)– 4:56
15."Doctor Jimmy" (Includes Entwistle's theme) – 8:42
16."The Rock" – 6:37
17."Love, Reign o'er Me" (Townshend's theme) – 5:48


Odds & Sods (1974)
[Image: 200px-The_who_odds_and_sods.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend except where noted

1."Postcard" (John Entwistle) – 3:27
2."Now I'm a Farmer" – 3:59
3."Put the Money Down" – 4:14
4."Little Billy" – 2:15
5."Too Much of Anything" – 4:26
6."Glow Girl" – 2:20
7."Pure and Easy" – 5:23
8."Faith in Something Bigger" – 3:03
9."I'm the Face" (Peter Meaden) – 2:32
10."Naked Eye" – 5:10
11."Long Live Rock" – 3:54


By Numbers (1975)
[Image: 200px-The_who_by_numbers_cover.jpg]

Track Listing
all songs by Pete Townshend except where noted

1. "Slip Kid" - 4:31
2. "However Much I Booze" - 5:03
3. "Squeeze Box" - 2:42
4. "Dreaming from the Waist" - 4:09
5. "Imagine a Man" - 4:04
6. "Success Story" (Entwistle) - 3:24
7. "They Are All in Love" - 3:03
8. "Blue Red and Grey" - 2:50
9. "How Many Friends" - 4:06
10. "In a Hand or a Face" - 3:25

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - Music Head - 19-12-2009

Remember you can only vote in Thread 1 or Thread 2, not both.

It is not necessary to post as to why you voted the way you did, but it would be interesting to the rest of us.


This was complicated. They had so many compilation albums which I included most of, even though there are duplicate tracks. They also include tracks that are not on any studio albums.

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - Tiggi - 19-12-2009

Who's Next for me.

I'm not a huge Who fan, but think they have made some excellent albums. This is just the best of the lot for me...

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - Music Head - 19-12-2009

Like Tiggi I am not a huge Who fan, even though I own all albums except Join Together, Two's Missing and Endless Wire, and have never heard those. Ok fine, I'm a fan, just not a huge fan. My vote went to Quadrophenia. I love concept albums, so it and Tommy were at the top, with Quad getting the nod because the Tommy movie was a waste of time, lol.

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - JonG - 19-12-2009

For me it was a tough decision between Sell Out and Who's Next. I ultimately went with Who's Next for the consistent quality all the way through (high), the album art, and the nostalgia of listening to my dad's records and liking it the best as a kid. He has first pressings of Who's Next, Sell Out and Tommy.

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - kvincent5555 - 20-12-2009

With a couple of obvious exceptions, I always thought the Who weren't much of an album group compared with their peers. Perhaps that's why "Meaty, Beaty", and "Live at Leeds" are so popular.

Still, I have a special spot for Quadrophenia for some reason.

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - Melody - 20-12-2009

The Who are an okay group. I chose Who's Next because it has two songs on it that I really fell in love with. Those two songs are "Baba O'Riley" and "Behind Blue Eyes."

Now, I'm in the mood to listen to "Baba O' Riley"....off to YouTube. :happy:

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - ambernector - 21-12-2009

who's next is my obvious winner.

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - Music Head - 23-12-2009

Not much of a contest here.
I didn't realize Who's Next was so popular among us.
I actually thought Tommy would take this easy.

Who Best Album Poll - 1 of 2 - Music Head - 25-12-2009

.....:bump: