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The Who's mighty catalog of beautiful, poignant, and often silly pop songs bashed out with Cassius Clay finesse has suffered in the past at the hands of multiple, butcher-shop best-ofs and horrible packaging. But this thrilling band--undeniably one of ye classicke rocke's greatest--gets the career-spanning entry-point compilation it deserves with the double-disc Ultimate Collection. The songs included here are no-brainers, for the most part--if they aren't huge hits like 'My Generation,' 'I Can See for Miles,' or 'Baba O'Riley,' they're long-standing fan favorites such as 'Boris the Spider,' 'Pure and Easy,' and 'Squeeze Box.' And while this reviewer wishes different songs were chosen from Tommy, and more than one tune was gathered from their arguably finest (and definitely silliest) album, The Who Sell Out, this record really isn't for fans (aside from the total trainspotter types) but for newcomers. --Mike McGonigal









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Disc 1:

1. I Can't Explain
2. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
3. My Generation
4. The Kids Are Alright
5. A Legal Matter
6. Substitute
7. I'm A Boy
8. Boris The Spider
9. Happy Jack
10. Pictures Of Lily
11. I Can See For Miles
12. Call Me Lightning
13. Magic Bus
14. Pinball Wizard
15. I'm Free
16. See Me, Feel Me
17. The Seeker
18. Summertime Blues (Live)
19. My Wife
20. Baba O'Riley
21. Bargain

Disc 2:

1. Behind Blue Eyes
2. Won't Get Fooled Again
3. Let's See Action
4. Pure & Easy
5. Join Together
6. Long Live Rock
7. The Real Me
8. 5:15
9. Love Reign O'er Me
10. Squeeze Box
11. Who Are You
12. Sister Disco
13. You Better You Bet
14. Eminence Front

Rating: - * A good starter for a compilation ... A good started comp for total years. There are better for certain periods of the Who Rating: - * Okay ... This could have sounded better. Something was "off" with the sound on the cd. I still enjoyed this Rating: - * Marvelous ... Very nice album and very nice to have in the collection Guy Zoetermeer, the Netherlands Rating: - * Awesome CD ... The Who were such a great band!!! And this CD is a great collection of their songs. Rating: - * The essence of Who excitement. Essential! ... I've been a fan of theirs since the mid 60's and always felt their earlier recordings to be the most exuberant, spontaneous and whimsically creative. After their peak with Who's Next (1971), they took themselves way too seriously with Quadrophenia and then after that they sounded angry and lost their youthful innocence, which was so charmingly foppish to begin with. To me, the first CD is the best, it features early quirky gems like: The Kids Are Allright, Happy Jack, Boris The Spider, I'm a Boy, Pictures of Lilly, I Can See For Miles, Substitute, I Can't Explain and others through the Tommy opera and parts of Who's next. CD 2 picks up with some of Who's Next then finishes through Quadrophenia, By Numbers, and Who Are You. I hardly listen to CD 2. For me, early Who is the best. Keith Moon was a very original drummer. I could never understand however, why they would destroy their instruments. If someone put a smudge on my guitar, I couldn't sleep at night. Yet, Townsend would smash his Les Paul or Strat to bits for effect. Maybe back then, it was for rebellious shock value, but today it looks stupid, senseless, violent and wasteful. The music is still very cool however. In my opinion, the three Who CDs to own are this one, The Who Sell Out (1968) and Who's Next (1971). Live at Leeds (1970) is also highly recommened if you'd like to catch their live jamming at their peak too. This collection however is ESSENTIAL for any rock fan or historian.