Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I really dug doing this poll; always love to read folks' views on the 'Oo.
As for "We're Not Gonna Take It"/"See Me, Feel Me," the former got more votes, but obviously neither had enough for the top 50. Also, clemenza, each "Circles" only got one vote; if I'd combined them, it still wouldn't have made the final results.
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
"Goin Mobile" I mostly appreciate for the envelope-filter solo. (gtr nerd)
Nice poll, Tarfumes! (Didn't submit a ballot myself as usual but whatever)
― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:55 (eleven years ago) link
ever the onlooker :)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
i love Who's Next as a whole but when ballot time came i could only find room for 3 of the most popular tunes off of it (although my ballot was pretty chronologically spread out, no more than 3 songs off any one album)
― tylerw, the creatorw (some dude), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:59 (eleven years ago) link
They call me the seeker...
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― Faster than food (Myonga Vön Bontee), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:00 (eleven years ago) link
My ballot
1 Baba O Reilly2 Can't Explain3 I Can See For Miles4 Magic Bus (Live at Leeds)5 Pinball Wizard6 Boris the Spider7 Leavin Here8 Behind Blue Eyes9 Won't Get Fooled Again10 My Generation11 Substitute12 Anyway Anyhow Anywhere13 Love Reign Over Me14 The Real Me15 Pictures of Lily16 Happy Jack17 Girl's Eyes18 Baby Don't You Do It19 Sunrise20 My Wife
Favorite Albums1 Live At Leeds2 Quadrophenia3 Who's Next4 The Who Sell Out5 My Generation
Least Favorite songs1 Squeeze Box2 See Me, Feel Me3 Eminence Front(I can't think of anymore, lol)
Kinda wish I'd voted up some more Quadrophenia in retrospect -- now that I've hung out with it for a while I feel less like it's a pure album-album -- there's a lot of corking tracks on there
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:00 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks--I guess "Circles" isn't as well known as I thought it was. As you can deduce from my ballot, "Substitue"/"Circles" would probably be my pick for greatest two-sided single ever...one of three or four, anyway. (Don't think there's been a ballot without "Substitute" yet.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:01 (eleven years ago) link
I'll have to hear Circles, Clemenza... hooray, another vote for "Don't Look Away"!
Now, who else voted for "I Need You" or "Whiskey Man"...? And how did "We're Not Gonna Take It" (which on the album is basically three songs together) not make the top 50?
― Vic Perry, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
1. My Generation2. The Kids Are Alright3. Pure and Easy4. I Can See For Miles5. A Quick One While He's Away6. Pinball Wizard7. Substitute8. I'm Free9. Love Ain't for Keeping10. Christmas11. Dogs12. Boris the Spider13. Out In The Street14. A Legal Matter15. Happy Jack16. I Can't Explain17. Won't Get Fooled Again18. My Wife19. Magic Bus20. Odorono
Least favorite - only voted for one:
1. Squeeze Box
Surprised "I'm Free" didn't place
― Lee626, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
Oh yeah, "I'm Free" and "Amazing Journey" were both considerations for me
― Vic Perry, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:10 (eleven years ago) link
why is there no results list in this thread yet c'mon guys
― stop swearing and start windmilling (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
Behind Blue Eyesove Reign O'er MeAnyway Anyhow AnywhereSubstituteI Can't ExplainI Can See For MilesMy GenerationWon't Get Fooled AgainPure & EasySunriseMy WifeGoing MobileI Can't Reach YouThe Kids Are Alright5:15Happy JackTattooBoris The SpiderI've Had EnoughRelax
> albums:The Who Sell OutWho's NextMeaty Beaty Big and BouncyQuadropheniaMy Generation
― making plans for nyquil (outdoor_miner), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XfGKh-BEuo
That's the original B-side "Circles," which is similar to, but even better than, "Instant Party." I was also surprised "We're Not Gonna Take It" didn't sneak in--for me, it's the one song that leaves Tommy's overreach behind.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
I considered it but decided to vote for only one song with the "see me, feel me" chorus and that one lost out
― Lee626, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:22 (eleven years ago) link
1. Substitute 872 Three #1 votes2. I Can See For Miles 852 Two #1 votes3. The Kids Are Alright 710 Three #1 votes4. Baba O'Riley 587 One #1 vote5. A Quick One, While He's Away 511 348 points studio, 168 points R&R Circus; one #1 studio vote, one #1 R&R Circus vote6. I Can't Explain 503 Won't Get Fooled Again 479 Three #1 votes, 451 points studio, 28 points live (The Kids Are Alright) My Generation 474 Three #1 votes Pictures Of Lily 466 Anyway Anyhow Anywhere 420 Two #1 votes So Sad About Us 404 One #1 vote I Can't Reach You 384 Tattoo 312 Two #1 votes Magic Bus 301 289 points studio, 62 points Leeds, 33 points Stockholm, 8/23/72 Happy Jack 298 Bargain 269 Two #1 votes, 233 points studio, 36 points San Francisco 12/13/71 Pinball Wizard 263 Behind Blue Eyes 261 One #1 vote Eminence Front 241 5.15 233 Our Love Was 231 One #1 vote Naked Eye 220 176 points studio, 19 points Isle of Wight, 25 points Young Vic The Real Me 215 The Seeker 206 Love Reign O'er Me 196 Heaven And Hell 175 One #1 vote, 104 points studio, 71 points Leeds Sparks 175 One #1 vote, 156 points studio, 19 points Woodstock Who Are You 175 I'm One 173 Melancholia 172 Boris The Spider 170 I'm A Boy 170 155 points studio, 15 points Leeds My Wife 165 The Punk And The Godfather 165 Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand 154 Christmas 151 Disguises 151 One #1 vote Sea And Sand 151 One #1 vote Armenia City In The Sky 143 Slip Kid 138 Pure And Easy 132 The Ox 126 Sunrise 125 Dogs 116 Odorono 111 Love Ain't For Keeping 109 87 points Who's Next, 22 points outtake with Leslie West (Odds & Sods) Relay 99 Join Together 94 Mike Post Theme 94 You Better You Bet 91 Out In The Street 88 We're Not Gonna Take It 83 We Close Tonight 81 Go To The Mirror! 78 I'm Free 78 Much Too Much 78 Relax 72 Underture 71 The Song Is Over 68 I've Had Enough 67 I Need You 64 When I Was A Boy 64 Amazing Journey 60 Overture 58 Quadrophenia 56 Rael 56 A Legal Matter 54 Going Mobile 54 Circles/Circles (Instant Party) 52 Dreaming From The Waist 51 Don't Look Away 50 Glow Girl 50 Leaving Here 50 Whiskey Man 48 Early Morning Cold Taxi 46 Trick Of The Light 46 They Are All In Love 45 How Many Friends 44 The Good's Gone 44 Little Billy 43 The Dirty Jobs 42 Success Story 40 I Don't Mind 38 Let's See Action 38 Cousin Kevin 37 Girl's Eyes 37 Doctor Jimmy 36 Squeeze Box 36 Baby Don't You Do It (SF '71) 34 Cobwebs And Strange 34 Tea & Theatre 34 See Me, Feel Me 33 Sally Simpson 32 Blue Red And Grey 31 The Acid Queen 30 La-La-La Lies 26 I Don't Even Know Myself 23 The Quiet One 23 Heat Wave 22 Is It In My Head? 22 905 21 1921 21 In A Hand Or A Face 19 Sensation 19 Eyesight To The Blind 18 Long Live Rock 18 Sister Disco 16 Young Man Blues 16 Summertime Blues 15 Bell Boy 14 Cache Cache 14 Imagine A Man 14 Someone's Coming 14 Getting In Tune 13 However Much I Booze 13 Postcard 13 Athena 12 Guitar And Pen 12 Smash The Mirror 12
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:34 (eleven years ago) link
oh fuck, it posted before I was done editing. Anyway, there's the full results!
(I realize that's hard to read...would it be annoying if I re-posted a readable version?)
No way
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:47 (eleven years ago) link
I voted for "I Need You". "Boris the Spider" took the place of "Whiskey Man":
01 Tattoo02 So Sad About Us03 Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere04 A Quick One (live @ Rolling Stones Rock N Roll Circus)05 Pictures of Lily06 I Need You07 Heaven and Hell (Live at Leeds)08 Dogs09 Melancholia10 Sparks11 Boris the Spider12 Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand13 Disguises14 The Kids Are Alright15 Baba O'Riley (live from Kids Are Alright soundtrack)16 Success Story17 Rael18 Substitute19 Can't Explain20 My Generation
Bonus Round
01 The Who Sell Out02 Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy03 Odds and Sods04 A Quick One While He's Away05 The Kids Are Alright Soundtrack
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:48 (eleven years ago) link
Someone needs to compile a best-of of the non-album, non-a-side tracks from the 60's. "Dogs" is wonderful, and "Little Billy" is great too. Last night I just heard "Dr. Jeckyll/Mr Hyde" for the first time, and it kicks arse as well...
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:50 (eleven years ago) link
1. Substitute 872 Three #1 votes2. I Can See For Miles 852 Two #1 votes3. The Kids Are Alright 710 Three #1 votes4. Baba O'Riley 587 One #1 vote5. A Quick One, While He's Away 511 348 points studio, 168 points R&R Circus; one #1 studio vote, one #1 R&R Circus vote6. I Can't Explain 5037. Won't Get Fooled Again 479 Three #1 votes, 451 points studio, 28 points live (The Kids Are Alright)8. My Generation 474 Three #1 votes9. Pictures Of Lily 46610. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere 420 Two #1 votes11. So Sad About Us 404 One #1 vote12. I Can't Reach You 38413. Tattoo 312 Two #1 votes14. Magic Bus 301 289 points studio, 62 points Leeds, 33 points Stockholm, 8/23/7215. Happy Jack 29816. Bargain 269 Two #1 votes, 233 points studio, 36 points San Francisco 12/13/7117. Pinball Wizard 26318. Behind Blue Eyes 261 One #1 vote19. Eminence Front 24120. 5.15 23321. Our Love Was 231 One #1 vote22. Naked Eye 220 176 points studio, 19 points Isle of Wight, 25 points Young Vic23. The Real Me 21524. The Seeker 20625. Love Reign O'er Me 19626. TIE: Heaven And Hell 175 One #1 vote, 104 points studio, 71 points LeedsSparks 175 One #1 vote, 156 points studio, 19 points WoodstockWho Are You 17529. I'm One 17330. Melancholia 17231. Boris The Spider 17132. I'm A Boy 170 155 points studio, 15 points Leeds33. TIE: My Wife 165The Punk And The Godfather 16535. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand 15436. TIE: Christmas 151Disguises 151 One #1 voteSea And Sand 151 One #1 vote39. Armenia City In The Sky 14340. Slip Kid 13841. Pure And Easy 13242. The Ox 12643. Sunrise 12544. Dogs 11645. Odorono 11146. Love Ain't For Keeping 109 87 points Who's Next, 22 points outtake with Leslie West (Odds & Sods)47. Relay 9948. TIE: Join Together 94Mike Post Theme 9450. You Better You Bet 9151. Out In The Street 8852. We're Not Gonna Take It 8353. We Close Tonight 8154. TIE: Go To The Mirror! 78I'm Free 78Much Too Much 7857. Relax 7258. Underture 7159. The Song Is Over 6860. I've Had Enough 6761. TIE: I Need You 64When I Was A Boy 6463. Amazing Journey 6064. TIE: Overture 58Quadrophenia 56Rael 5667. TIE: A Legal Matter 54Going Mobile 5469. Circles/Circles (Instant Party) 5270. Dreaming From The Waist 5171. TIE: Don't Look Away 50Glow Girl 50Leaving Here 5074. Whiskey Man 4875. TIE: Early Morning Cold Taxi 46Trick Of The Light 4677. They Are All In Love 4578. TIE: How Many Friends 44The Good's Gone 4480. Little Billy 4381. The Dirty Jobs 4282. Success Story 4083. TIE: I Don't Mind 38Let's See Action 3885. TIE: Cousin Kevin 37Girl's Eyes 3787. TIE: Doctor Jimmy 36Squeeze Box 3689. TIE: Baby Don't You Do It (San Francisco '71) 34Cobwebs And Strange 34Tea & Theatre 3492. See Me, Feel Me 3393. Sally Simpson 3294. Blue Red And Grey 3195. The Acid Queen 3096. La-La-La Lies 2697. TIE: I Don't Even Know Myself 23The Quiet One 2399. TIE: Heat Wave 22Is It In My Head? 22101. TIE: 905 211921 21103. TIE: In A Hand Or A Face 19Sensation 19105. TIE: Eyesight To The Blind 18Long Live Rock 18107. TIE: Sister Disco 16Young Man Blues 16109. Summertime Blues 15110. TIE: Bell Boy 14Cache Cache 14Imagine A Man 14Someone's Coming 14114. TIE: Getting In Tune 13However Much I Booze 13Postcard 13117. TIE: Athena 12Guitar And Pen 12Smash The Mirror 12
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:58 (eleven years ago) link
dr.j & mr.h is on magic bus! in america. i know this because i'm playing the album now. makes good dinner music.
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― scott seward, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:59 (eleven years ago) link
i'll tell ya i've been listening to the who almost my entire life (or at least 30+ years first album i bought was odds & sods cuz it was a cut-out staple at the time) and there is still a ton i don't know about the who and who music. this thread is definitely good for digging in!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:00 (eleven years ago) link
maybe magic bus doesn't really count as an album though...
― scott seward, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:01 (eleven years ago) link
i always think of it as an album. the who didn't like it like the beatles didn't like capitol cash-ins, i think. but sometimes you get so used to things they seem normal and fine.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:04 (eleven years ago) link
Oh sweet, "Disguises" is on there too. I love that one.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:08 (eleven years ago) link
Awesome poll, thanks!
― VOTE in the 1980's ROCK POLL PLEASE! (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:11 (eleven years ago) link
My ballot:
1. My Generation2. Bargain (San Francisco, 12/13/71)3. Magic Bus (Stockholm, 8/23/72)4. Naked Eye5. We Close Tonight6. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere7. 5.158. A Quick One While He's Away (R&R Circus)9. I Don't Even Know Myself10. Join Together11. Out In The Street12. Pure And Easy13. Mike Post Theme14. I'm One15. Won't Get Fooled Again16.Tattoo17. I Can't Explain18. Melancholia19. However Much I Booze20. Tea & Theatre
albums:1. View From A Backstage Pass2. Live At Leeds3. My Generation4. The Who Sell Out5. Quadrophenia
worst:
1. It's Your Turn2. One At A Time3. Why Did I Fall For That4. Don't Let Go The Coat5. I've Been Away
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
tarfumes will now be conducting a milford graves poll, i think. the who and free jazz. what more do you need in life?
― scott seward, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
You read my mind!
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:14 (eleven years ago) link
tarfumes, be honest, how many times have you listened to roger daltrey's 8 solo albums?
― scott seward, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:16 (eleven years ago) link
Truthfully, I've only listened to the first one (Daltrey) all the way through more than once (and it's great). I'm curious about One Of The Boys, less so about Ride A Rock Horse. The others? Meh.
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:19 (eleven years ago) link
you're a brave man, Tarfumes.
Any recommendations on Ox's solo stuff? I was thinking about dipping a toe in.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:27 (eleven years ago) link
songs
A Quick One, While He's AwayEminence FrontSo Sad About UsThe Acid QueenBaba O'RileyBargainHappy Jack (live at Leeds)OvertureBehind Blue EyesSubstitute1921Pinball WizardMagic Bus (live at Leeds)Cousin KevinChristmasI Can't Reach YouI'm a Boy (live at Leeds)The Real MeWe Close TonightArmenia City in the Sky
albums:TommyLive at LeedsWho's NextA Quick OneMy Generation
least favorite songs:Love, Reign o'er MeOdoronoYoung Man BluesShakin' All OverFiddle About
― Euler, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:31 (eleven years ago) link
Tommy way slept on in this poll I think---p shocked that "The Acid Queen" only got 30 votes; are those all mine? in hs that was THE Who song in my circle of friends
great poll though, i should revisit the debut
― Euler, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:33 (eleven years ago) link
YES! Smash Your Head Against The Wall is brilliant; there's a fascinating take on "Heaven And Hell," some heaviness that gives Sabbath a run for its money ("My Size"), and the most beautiful songs he'd ever write ("What Are We Doing Here?" "Ted End," "I Believe In Everything").
The two or three songs I've heard from the rest of his solo albums didn't make me want to hear any more of them, though (except for Whistle Rymes, which is supposed to be decent).
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:37 (eleven years ago) link
I wanted to put Acid Queen in, really I did, but there was too much competition
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:38 (eleven years ago) link
i missed out on this poll but i would've voted for 'we're not gonna take it' -- there's something so weirdly moving about it, the way it transitions back and forth between the intimacy of 'see me, feel me' and the interaction with the crowd. one of the few moments on the album where the whole concept really works for me. oh and needless to say i much prefer it to that other fuckin' worthless song of the same title.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:38 (eleven years ago) link
I also had to miss several great songs from Who By Numbers from my ballot, like Booze and Waist
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:41 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, smash your head is essential, but all of his solo albums have a couple of cool tracks. and you need this album for primo disco ox.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exYpJR4n-Uk
― scott seward, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:42 (eleven years ago) link
albums1 live at leeds2 the who sell out3 meaty beaty big and bouncy4 who's next5 quadrophrenia
tracks1 substitute2 our love was3 i can see for miles4 pictures of lily5 anyway, anyhow, anywhere6 won’t get fooled again7 naked eye8 eminence front9 a quick one while he’s away10 i can’t reach you11 baba o’riley12 relax13 underture14 my generation15 the seeker16 sea and sand17 who are you18 love reign o’er me19 magic bus (live at leeds)20 the kids are alright
― balls, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:46 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks for the Ox recommendations, guys -- I'll do some investigating!
Oh and this tickled me pink, from Pete's Meaty Beaty RS review that Myonga kindly (awesomely) linked to upthread
The only non-Townshend track on the album is also a non-single. Politics or my own shaky vanity might be the reason, but "Boris the Spider" was never released as a single and could have been a hit. It was the most-requested song we ever played on stage, and if this really means anything to you guitar players, it was Hendrix' favorite Who song. Which rubbed me up well the wrong way, I can tell you. John introduced us to "Boris" in much the same way as I introduced us to our "Generation"; through a tape recorder. We assembled in John's three by ten-foot bedroom and listened incredulously as the strange and haunting chords emerged. Laced with words about the slightly gruesome death of a spider, the song had enough charm to send me back to my pad writing hits furiously. It was a winner, as Harry would say. It still is, for the life of me I don't know why we still don't play it, and the other Entwistle masterpiece, "Heaven and Hell," on the stage anymore. There is no piece for the wicked, John's writing is wicked, his piece here is "Boris."
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:47 (eleven years ago) link
Fortunately, "Boris" would return to their live shows in 1975, and didn't leave until John did.
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:54 (eleven years ago) link
yeah hearing 'boris' on the radio was how i found out entwistle had passed essentially
― balls, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:55 (eleven years ago) link
I still haven't quite gotten over the fact that he's gone -- ten years on, even.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
http://beta.thewho.net/files/sites/default/files/images/Johnnytwinkle.jpg
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
It's pretty weird, definitely. I found out at work, from a Who e-mail list. I didn't have any Who CDs for the drive home, and the extent of the tribute on the "classic rock" station was a single airing of "Behind Blue Eyes." When I turned off the radio, an incredibly loud and violent thunderstorm started. It couldn't have been more perfect.
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:03 (eleven years ago) link
xpost to VegemiteGrrl, i went outside to take pics of the pinball machine yesterday and realized it's completely missing the top screen (the plastic with Tommy in white t & Ann Margret look-alike been torn off) so the only thing left are the numbers. Still has the game board and the Wizard designs on the sides. Must have come out way before the movie, I thought it was just a wizard-themed machine.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:13 (eleven years ago) link
curious what who ppl still hear on the radio - i hear 'baba o'riley', 'won't get fooled again', 'who are you', and 'behind blue eyes' frequently, 'bargain', 'i can see for miles', 'my generation', and 'pinball wizard' somewhat less frequently but not rarely, 'squeeze box', 'long live rock', and 'love reign o'er me' on occasion. anything else is a fluke.
― balls, Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:14 (eleven years ago) link
There doesn't appear to be a "classic rock" station where I am now. But in the town I lived previous, I heard "Behind Blue Eyes," "Baba O'Riley," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Bargain," "You Better You Bet," "Eminence Front," "Long Live Rock," "Who Are You," "Squeeze Box," "Pinball Wizard," "Magic Bus," and maybe "Love Reign O'er Me." I didn't hear any other Who songs on that station for ten years.
― And Romney doesn't know what day it is... (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:21 (eleven years ago) link