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The Who by Numbers
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0008811149321
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Mca
Manufacturer: Mca
MPN: 11493
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Mca
Release Date: November 19, 1996
Studio: Mca
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Editorial Review:
This 1975 collection excels in large part due to its modest goal. It's the Who's singer-songwriter record. Without the ostensible shield his "rock operas" provided, Pete Townshend's personal demons strut about nakedly. Not a pretty sight, but an involving spectacle nevertheless. "They Are All in Love" and "How Many Friends" are forgotten Who songs, but they've aged beautifully. John Entwistle's "Success Story" sequences nicely with the rest of the album. And "However Much I Booze," "Dreaming from the Waist," and "In a Hand or a Face" are great decade-early exercises in mid-life self-pity. There are only three bonus tracks here--live versions of "Squeeze Box," "Dreaming from the Waist," and the earlier "Behind Blue Eyes"--but By Numbers is such a cohesive collection that they're less welcome extras than annoying distractions. Still, By Numbers now stands as one of the linchpins in a great band's catalog. --Steven Stolder
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Who - A Step Down From The Last Three
After the brilliance that was "Tommy", "Who's Next" and "Quadrophenia" there had to come a let down. That let down would be The Who's mid decade album "By Numbers". As a stand alone disc, this one is actually quite good, but compared to the band's previous catalogue it is not really in the same league. The album produced a hit single with "Squeeze Box" which I guess is ok for a novelty song, but pales in comparison to many of the band's other singles. The best songs on the album deal with Pete ... Read More
Rating: - Great!!
I have this album in vinyl, so I bought it to keep my vinyl and to listen the Cd. The remastered Cd sounds great and in my opinion, "Squeeze Box" is a masterpiece. But this album is not a typical "one song album" because songs like "Blue, Red and Grey", "Imagine a Man", "Dreaming from the waist"... are very good songs too
Rating: - Another great Who album!
Far from the most renowned album by The Who, The Who by Numbers is perhaps the last great Who album. Lacking both the high-minded approaches of The Who's rock operas as well as the well known hits of other efforts, By Numbers still manages to be one of the most cohesive pieces of rock n' roll that The Who created. Solid from front to back, this album manages to hit on all cylinders, with great vocal and instrumental work across the album, and as one song centers on the vocals, another may be driven ... Read More
Rating:  - Way to go Pete
Pete Townshend made some of his most personal lyrics yet, in this beautiful underated masterpiece known as The Who By Numbers. For some reason people don't care for this album as much as Who's Next or some of the other popular Who albums. Sure this is not Who's Next, and defnitely not Quadrophenia, but it is still darn close, and has much better lyrics. Seriously just take a look at some of Pete Townshend's most personal beautiful lyrics he has ever wrote, even John Enstwhile lends in a great number ... Read More
Rating: - Better than the original vinyl
Okay, I bought this as a record back in the 70's and there was the song "Squeezebox" and my friend Brian had this girlfriend Shelley, and we'd sing "Shelley has a squeeze box, Brian cannot sleep at night", being mature individuals, and now that I'm 50-something, I bought this disc to work out to tot ry and stave off middle aged-ness, and with the extra tracks, it was well worth it. Especailly since music is cheaper than inflation---records were about $7 when I made $5 or $6 per hour; now that I make ... Read More
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