Album

Who's Next

The Who

1971 · Rock

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Who's Next by The Who

Who's Next is a Rock album by The Who, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 469 pressings tracked, owned by 242 collectors.

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The Who’s fifth studio effort is an exhilarating rock ’n’ roll masterpiece stacked with killer songs that made it a staple of ‘70s rock radio. Although many of the album’s most enduring highlights capitalize on the unhinged genius of drummer Keith Moon ("Won't Get Fooled Again,” "Baba O’Riley”), the gorgeous ballads—particularly “Behind Blue Eyes”—are among Pete Townshend’s most heart-wrenching creations. Welcome to the Teenage Wasteland—a place of heartbreak, feverish brilliance, and the hot-blooded euphoria of high-volume rock ’n’ roll.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Baba O'Riley4:59
  2. 2Bargain5:33
  3. 3Love Ain't for Keeping2:10
  4. 4My Wife3:35
  5. 5The Song Is Over6:19
  6. 6Getting In Tune4:49
  7. 7Going Mobile3:43
  8. 8Behind Blue Eyes3:40
  9. 9Won't Get Fooled Again8:36
  10. 10Baby Don't You Do It (New York Record Plant Session)8:43
  11. 11Getting In Tune (New York Record Plant Session)6:47
  12. 12Pure and Easy (New York Record Plant Session)4:38
  13. 13Love Ain't for Keeping (New York Record Plant Session)4:05
  14. 14Behind Blue Eyes (New York Record Plant Session)3:27
  15. 15Won't Get Fooled Again (New York Record Plant Session)8:47
  16. 16Love Ain't for Keeping (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)3:00
  17. 17Pure and Easy (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)6:29
  18. 18Young Man Blues (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)4:49
  19. 19Time Is Passing (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)3:59
  20. 20Behind Blue Eyes (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)4:54
  21. 21I Don't Even Know Myself (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)5:42
  22. 22Too Much of Anything (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)4:22
  23. 23Getting In Tune (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)7:05
  24. 24Bargain (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)5:42
  25. 25Water (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)8:32
  26. 26My Generation (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)2:58
  27. 27(I'm A) Road Runner (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)3:14
  28. 28Naked Eye (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)6:21
  29. 29Won't Get Fooled Again (Live at the Young Vic, London, 04/26/71)8:42

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • crunchy
  • anthemic
  • heartland

Album notes

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Fifth studio album by The Who, recorded April–June 1971, at Stargroves and Olympic Studios, Barnes, and associate-produced by Glyn Johns.
Released July/August 1971, and reached #1 in the U.K. charts, the only time an album by The Who topped the charts in any country. Reissued in 1995 as an expanded edition with bonus tracks, and again in 2003 as a deluxe edition.
The album was developed from an abandoned rock opera project called Lifehouse, conceived by Pete Townshend.
The front cover image was taken by photographer Ethan A. Russell on the way to a gig in Leicester, depicting the band having "urinated" on a concrete monolith in a slag heap, in a scene inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Some versions exist omitting the track "Won't Get Fooled Again," and with different cover art and title (e.g., "Going Mobile," "Baba O'Riley," etc.).

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