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Who Are You
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Binding: Audio CD
Brand: WHO
EAN: 0008811149222
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Mca
Manufacturer: Mca
MPN: 008811149222
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Mca
Release Date: November 19, 1996
Studio: Mca
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Editorial Review:
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Posited between punk (Pete Townshend's instinctive ethos) and progressive (much of the music), Who Are You is ultimately a failed attempt to conciliate two camps that thrived on their opposition to one another. Neither the insurgent punks of Johnny Rotton's generation nor Townshend's comfortably numb peer group had the least need for one another. Townshend, on the other hand, seemed to want one thing from both forces: their contempt. It was something he could share with them. All of which led to one exceptional song (the title cut) and a handful of lesser statements (the modified minuet "Guitar and Pen," "Music Must Change," "New Song"). John Entwistle fills three song slots with the tactless "Had Enough," the slight but likable "905," and "Trick of the Light," an above-par classic-rock showcase for Roger Daltry. A generous five bonus tracks round out the reissue. --Steven Stolder
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The Who - The Last From The Original Lineup
The Who took several years in between albums before putting out this one in 1978. During this time most of the band members worked on solo projects that were met with different levels of success. "Who Are You" is best remembered for it's title track that featured one of Daltry's most gritty vocal performances shouting out Pete Townshend's diatribe to punk rock. The track remains a classic rock radio staple to this day and I still crank it up when it comes on the radio. The album would be the ... Read More
Rating: - The End Of An Era For The Who
1978's "Who Are You" was not the end of The Who, but it was certainly the end of an era for the band, as their superb, madman drummer Keith Moon would sadly die from an accidental overdose right after the album's release. "Who Are You" seems to get a mixed reaction from fans---some love it, but some think The Who weren't really firing on all cylinders with this one. "Who Are You" came out at the height of both punk and disco, and it's been said that The Who were basically caught in the crossfire of ... Read More
Rating: - It might not be "Whos Next" or "Tommy" but its still a great effort
The Who seemes to take some flack with "Who are You" Some fans to this day still claim that they hate it, but I can't understand why. "Who are You" is a good album. Sure, it has a few bad songs, but I just dont see how any fan could label this horrid. We get a bit of a different sound with "Who are You", as alot of rock bands during this time peroid starting messing with synth sounds. Led Zepplin did it a year later with "In through the out door", Rush did it two years later with "Moving Pictures", ... Read More
Rating: - Who Are You - I really want to know
Great Album - I can still hear Who are You being played next to songs of the Bee Gee's How Deep is your love and other disco type material - This album saved Modern Rock in this period of Radio malaze to me - It was pretty bad after Peter Frampton Comes Alive disappeared off the charts - 1977 was half bad and half good - Disco raged like wild fire and almost burned up the Real Rockers alive - So Who Are You was a welcome addition of good Rock to the record stores to me in late 1978 - Over all a good ... Read More
Rating: - First Who Album I bought
I bought this back in 1980. My first Who album. I haven't listened to it in over a decade, but listening to the samples on this site now I realize now how this may have seemed like a weak album back then. It doesn't sound quite as hard edged as I remember it. Still, this should have been their final studio release . . . not Face Dances, not It's Hard, and certainly not whatever The Wire is supposed to be.
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