The Who Sell Out

A super quirky and weird serving of the Who is on deck for today I see. This has to be their most random record! This is my second record by the Who, the first being My Generation.

A concept album, which is full of little commercial jingles and Radio London bits. Apparently they did all of this without permission, causing them to be sued by the companies they named.

If you can see past the experimental, weirdness of this album, there are still some great songs on it. I Can See For Miles is a classic! Silas Stingy is kind of the first glimpse into what was to come with "Tommy". The song Tattoo is hilarious!

Overall, another great album by some of the godfathers of British rock and roll!

Favourite songs: Silas Stingy, Tattoo, I Can See For Miles, Mary Ann with the Shaky Hand, Odorono

Least favourite songs: Armenia City in the Sky

4/5

Sowieso een pluspunt voor de zelfspot. Er is veel gelachen bij het maken van dit album lijkt me en dat is aanstekelijk. Tegelijk is al die gein de reden dat ik het waarschijnlijk geen tweede keer aan zet. Tussen de grollen en de herkenbare jaren 60 zang af en toe een uitschieter als I Can See for Miles.

A concept album that is actually fun and playful. Doesn't take itself too seriously. The concept is cohesive and works on multiple levels. Flows like butter with the radio broadcast thread. Brilliant editing and transitions, especially for the time. Some of the song structures are like proto prog with their sudden changes and vocal interplay, but still largely meaty, beauty, big and bouncy.

Very weirdly beach boys sound out of them on this. deliberate joke? Not gonna research it.

who?

I like some of The Who's stuff, but this album didn't really do it for me. Some okay songs, but a lot of it is just weird.

I have felt that The Who is the most overrated of the classic rock staples. However, I enjoyed this album far more than I expected to. Thought all the ads interspliced were interesting, especially for the era.

The Who = great songs, mediocre albums

This is really cool. not a 5 for me but definitely cool.

He escuchado la versión Mono de este disco entiendo que la calidad es la que era, pero al menos lo escucho tal como se grabó (más o menos salvando las distancias de hacerlo en streaming y esas cosas). Para ser de 1967 sorprende lo innovador que suena, sobre todo los instrumentos, y resulta curioso el uso de una especie de "jingles" entre las canciones. Curioso pero poco más, hoy en día no lo veo imprescindible. Hay 3 o 4 canciones que me han gustado bastante y sobre todo los recuerdos que me han venido de los Pink Floyd de Syd Barret.