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18-06-2013, 23:14
THE WHO - WHO'S NEXT (1971)

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19-06-2013, 03:50
Great album! I think it most certainly deserves Classic Album distinction.
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19-06-2013, 10:27
oh yeh SteveO...count me in mate!
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19-06-2013, 13:06
That was the great album..
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19-06-2013, 17:00
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19-06-2013, 21:47 (This post was last modified: 19-06-2013, 22:06 by Jerome.)
Their best album by far. You get my vote.
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22-06-2013, 18:49
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22-06-2013, 22:19
It should be platinum or even titanium. It's an absolute masterpiece. By the way how many albums have made it all the way so far?
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23-06-2013, 01:09
Jerome...

you dont often say "its a masterpiece".....so i am curious as to what makes an album a masterpiece for you?

is it the recording process(ie:final sound,balance etc)?
is it the structure of the songs?
is it the lyrics?

what is it mate?

dont get me wrong i agree that the album is a classic album, and for me to love albums generally i need to hear lyrics that i can relate to or have to think about, the music must fit the song, and must sound great either as a driving song or under the headphones
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24-06-2013, 21:38 (This post was last modified: 24-06-2013, 21:55 by Jerome.)
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:Jerome...

you dont often say "its a masterpiece".....so i am curious as to what makes an album a masterpiece for you?

is it the recording process(ie:final sound,balance etc)?
is it the structure of the songs?
is it the lyrics?

what is it mate?

dont get me wrong i agree that the album is a classic album, and for me to love albums generally i need to hear lyrics that i can relate to or have to think about, the music must fit the song, and must sound great either as a driving song or under the headphones

I don't know if I can really answer that properly but here goes. A masterpiece is one that contains the following - all the songs are well written with lyrics that make me think, there are highs and lows in the music, fast & slow, loud & soft, raw & sophisticated, and they are not written to a formula i.e. they have unexpected twists and turns, things you would not expect. The material does not conform to the normal 3 minute rule just to please people - the piece(s) lasts as long as they should without becoming boring. The production is not the be all and end all - many classics are done with basic equipment and the rough first 'take' is normally the best. But the one thing I look for is the structure of the track. Once I have heard it and I end up thinking - that was a great riff or a great sequence or an unusual blend of instruments or some real ingenuity in the way it's put together then that makes it a classic. When I hear some or all all of these things on every single track of an album in one form or another - then it's a masterpiece. Just my opinion.

Some albums I regard as masterpieces

Who's Next
Dark Side of the Moon (WYWH is actually my favourite but for different reasons)
Automatic for the People (never mind the hits, just listen to 'Find the River')
Heavy Horses (pure genius - especially lyrics)
August and Everything After (angst turned into an artform)
Harvest (one minute it's rock, then it's folk, then it's classical)

Just a small selection - there are more but that's it for now.......
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