sexta-feira, 18 de março de 2011

The Who - The Who Sings My Generation 1965

 id=An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone. At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. Pete Townshend's exhilarating chord crunches and guitar distortions threaten to leap off the grooves on "My Generation" and "Out in the Street"; Keith Moon attacks the drums with a lightning, ruthless finesse throughout. Some "Maximum R&B" influence lingered in the two James Brown covers, but much of Townshend's original material fused Beatlesque hooks and power chords with anthemic mod lyrics, with "The Good's Gone," "Much Too Much," "La La La Lies," and especially "The Kids Are Alright" being highlights. "A Legal Matter" hinted at more ambitious lyrical concerns, and "The Ox" was instrumental mayhem that pushed the envelope of 1965 amplification with its guitar feedback and nonstop crashing drum rolls. While the execution was sometimes crude, and the songwriting not as sophisticated as it would shortly become, the Who never surpassed the pure energy level of this record. AMG.

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4 comentários:

  1. Wow! What a Who-fest! You can really see the evolution of the band from Mod-pop era, to their more extended works. Live at Leeds is an awesoem recording---one of the few live recordings where the bass is still very clear, Entwistle was great. Thanks for the posts! Time to dig in my crates for these!

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  2. Hi Bob, thanks for your comment! take care and enjoy!

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