I think this is a POLL of shit while John Sinclair rots in prison: THE WHO RESULTS THREAD (ilm artist poll #25)

ever the onlooker :)

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)

They call me the seeker...

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My ballot

1 Baba O Reilly
2 Can't Explain
3 I Can See For Miles
4 Magic Bus (Live at Leeds)
5 Pinball Wizard
6 Boris the Spider
7 Leavin Here
8 Behind Blue Eyes
9 Won't Get Fooled Again
10 My Generation
11 Substitute
12 Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
13 Love Reign Over Me
14 The Real Me
15 Pictures of Lily
16 Happy Jack
17 Girl's Eyes
18 Baby Don't You Do It
19 Sunrise
20 My Wife

Favorite Albums
1 Live At Leeds
2 Quadrophenia
3 Who's Next
4 The Who Sell Out
5 My Generation

Least Favorite songs
1 Squeeze Box
2 See Me, Feel Me
3 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

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.)

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?

1. My Generation
2. The Kids Are Alright
3. Pure and Easy
4. I Can See For Miles
5. A Quick One While He's Away
6. Pinball Wizard
7. Substitute
8. I'm Free
9. Love Ain't for Keeping
10. Christmas
11. Dogs
12. Boris the Spider
13. Out In The Street
14. A Legal Matter
15. Happy Jack
16. I Can't Explain
17. Won't Get Fooled Again
18. My Wife
19. Magic Bus
20. Odorono

Least favorite - only voted for one:

1. Squeeze Box

Surprised "I'm Free" didn't place

Oh yeah, "I'm Free" and "Amazing Journey" were both considerations for me

why is there no results list in this thread yet c'mon guys

Behind Blue Eyes
ove Reign O'er Me
Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
Substitute
I Can't Explain
I Can See For Miles
My Generation
Won't Get Fooled Again
Pure & Easy
Sunrise
My Wife
Going Mobile
I Can't Reach You
The Kids Are Alright
5:15
Happy Jack
Tattoo
Boris The Spider
I've Had Enough
Relax

> albums:
The Who Sell Out
Who's Next
Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
Quadrophenia
My Generation

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.

I considered it but decided to vote for only one song with the "see me, feel me" chorus and that one lost out

1. Substitute 872 Three #1 votes
2. I Can See For Miles 852 Two #1 votes
3. The Kids Are Alright 710 Three #1 votes
4. Baba O'Riley 587 One #1 vote
5. 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 vote
6. 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

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

I voted for "I Need You". "Boris the Spider" took the place of "Whiskey Man":

01 Tattoo
02 So Sad About Us
03 Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
04 A Quick One (live @ Rolling Stones Rock N Roll Circus)
05 Pictures of Lily
06 I Need You
07 Heaven and Hell (Live at Leeds)
08 Dogs
09 Melancholia
10 Sparks
11 Boris the Spider
12 Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand
13 Disguises
14 The Kids Are Alright
15 Baba O'Riley (live from Kids Are Alright soundtrack)
16 Success Story
17 Rael
18 Substitute
19 Can't Explain
20 My Generation

Bonus Round

01 The Who Sell Out
02 Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy
03 Odds and Sods
04 A Quick One While He's Away
05 The Kids Are Alright Soundtrack

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...

1. Substitute 872 Three #1 votes
2. I Can See For Miles 852 Two #1 votes
3. The Kids Are Alright 710 Three #1 votes
4. Baba O'Riley 587 One #1 vote
5. 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 vote
6. I Can't Explain 503
7. 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 votes
9. Pictures Of Lily 466
10. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere 420 Two #1 votes
11. So Sad About Us 404 One #1 vote
12. I Can't Reach You 384
13. Tattoo 312 Two #1 votes
14. Magic Bus 301 289 points studio, 62 points Leeds, 33 points Stockholm, 8/23/72
15. Happy Jack 298
16. Bargain 269 Two #1 votes, 233 points studio, 36 points San Francisco 12/13/71
17. Pinball Wizard 263
18. Behind Blue Eyes 261 One #1 vote
19. Eminence Front 241
20. 5.15 233
21. Our Love Was 231 One #1 vote
22. Naked Eye 220 176 points studio, 19 points Isle of Wight, 25 points Young Vic
23. The Real Me 215
24. The Seeker 206
25. Love Reign O'er Me 196
26. TIE: 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
29. I'm One 173
30. Melancholia 172
31. Boris The Spider 171
32. I'm A Boy 170 155 points studio, 15 points Leeds
33. TIE: My Wife 165
The Punk And The Godfather 165
35. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand 154
36. TIE: Christmas 151
Disguises 151 One #1 vote
Sea And Sand 151 One #1 vote
39. Armenia City In The Sky 143
40. Slip Kid 138
41. Pure And Easy 132
42. The Ox 126
43. Sunrise 125
44. Dogs 116
45. Odorono 111
46. Love Ain't For Keeping 109 87 points Who's Next, 22 points outtake with Leslie West (Odds & Sods)
47. Relay 99
48. TIE: Join Together 94
Mike Post Theme 94
50. You Better You Bet 91
51. Out In The Street 88
52. We're Not Gonna Take It 83
53. We Close Tonight 81
54. TIE: Go To The Mirror! 78
I'm Free 78
Much Too Much 78
57. Relax 72
58. Underture 71
59. The Song Is Over 68
60. I've Had Enough 67
61. TIE: I Need You 64
When I Was A Boy 64
63. Amazing Journey 60
64. TIE: Overture 58
Quadrophenia 56
Rael 56
67. TIE: A Legal Matter 54
Going Mobile 54
69. Circles/Circles (Instant Party) 52
70. Dreaming From The Waist 51
71. TIE: Don't Look Away 50
Glow Girl 50
Leaving Here 50
74. Whiskey Man 48
75. TIE: Early Morning Cold Taxi 46
Trick Of The Light 46
77. They Are All In Love 45
78. TIE: How Many Friends 44
The Good's Gone 44
80. Little Billy 43
81. The Dirty Jobs 42
82. Success Story 40
83. TIE: I Don't Mind 38
Let's See Action 38
85. TIE: Cousin Kevin 37
Girl's Eyes 37
87. TIE: Doctor Jimmy 36
Squeeze Box 36
89. TIE: Baby Don't You Do It (San Francisco '71) 34
Cobwebs And Strange 34
Tea & Theatre 34
92. See Me, Feel Me 33
93. Sally Simpson 32
94. Blue Red And Grey 31
95. The Acid Queen 30
96. La-La-La Lies 26
97. TIE: I Don't Even Know Myself 23
The Quiet One 23
99. TIE: Heat Wave 22
Is It In My Head? 22
101. TIE: 905 21
1921 21
103. TIE: In A Hand Or A Face 19
Sensation 19
105. TIE: Eyesight To The Blind 18
Long Live Rock 18
107. TIE: Sister Disco 16
Young Man Blues 16
109. Summertime Blues 15
110. TIE: Bell Boy 14
Cache Cache 14
Imagine A Man 14
Someone's Coming 14
114. TIE: Getting In Tune 13
However Much I Booze 13
Postcard 13
117. TIE: Athena 12
Guitar And Pen 12
Smash The Mirror 12

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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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!

maybe magic bus doesn't really count as an album though...

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.

Oh sweet, "Disguises" is on there too. I love that one.

Awesome poll, thanks!

My ballot:

1. My Generation
2. Bargain (San Francisco, 12/13/71)
3. Magic Bus (Stockholm, 8/23/72)
4. Naked Eye
5. We Close Tonight
6. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
7. 5.15
8. A Quick One While He's Away (R&R Circus)
9. I Don't Even Know Myself
10. Join Together
11. Out In The Street
12. Pure And Easy
13. Mike Post Theme
14. I'm One
15. Won't Get Fooled Again
16.Tattoo
17. I Can't Explain
18. Melancholia
19. However Much I Booze
20. Tea & Theatre

albums:
1. View From A Backstage Pass
2. Live At Leeds
3. My Generation
4. The Who Sell Out
5. Quadrophenia

worst:

1. It's Your Turn
2. One At A Time
3. Why Did I Fall For That
4. Don't Let Go The Coat
5. I've Been Away

tarfumes will now be conducting a milford graves poll, i think. the who and free jazz. what more do you need in life?

You read my mind!

tarfumes, be honest, how many times have you listened to roger daltrey's 8 solo albums?

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.

you're a brave man, Tarfumes.

Any recommendations on Ox's solo stuff? I was thinking about dipping a toe in.

songs

A Quick One, While He's Away
Eminence Front
So Sad About Us
The Acid Queen
Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Happy Jack (live at Leeds)
Overture
Behind Blue Eyes
Substitute
1921
Pinball Wizard
Magic Bus (live at Leeds)
Cousin Kevin
Christmas
I Can't Reach You
I'm a Boy (live at Leeds)
The Real Me
We Close Tonight
Armenia City in the Sky

albums:
Tommy
Live at Leeds
Who's Next
A Quick One
My Generation

least favorite songs:
Love, Reign o'er Me
Odorono
Young Man Blues
Shakin' All Over
Fiddle About

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

Any recommendations on Ox's solo stuff? I was thinking about dipping a toe in.

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).

I wanted to put Acid Queen in, really I did, but there was too much competition

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.

I also had to miss several great songs from Who By Numbers from my ballot, like Booze and Waist

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

albums
1 live at leeds
2 the who sell out
3 meaty beaty big and bouncy
4 who's next
5 quadrophrenia

tracks
1 substitute
2 our love was
3 i can see for miles
4 pictures of lily
5 anyway, anyhow, anywhere
6 won’t get fooled again
7 naked eye
8 eminence front
9 a quick one while he’s away
10 i can’t reach you
11 baba o’riley
12 relax
13 underture
14 my generation
15 the seeker
16 sea and sand
17 who are you
18 love reign o’er me
19 magic bus (live at leeds)
20 the kids are alright

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."

Fortunately, "Boris" would return to their live shows in 1975, and didn't leave until John did.

yeah hearing 'boris' on the radio was how i found out entwistle had passed essentially

I still haven't quite gotten over the fact that he's gone -- ten years on, even.

http://beta.thewho.net/files/sites/default/files/images/Johnnytwinkle.jpg

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.

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.

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.

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.

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), Wednesday, September 12, 2012 7:03 PM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

We were quite lucky in Houston. We got a whole evening of Who requests, including a load of deep stuff, and the night was capped by a midnite "Classic Disc" airing of the then-new two-disc Ultimate Collection in its entirety.

The closest treatment I can remember was when George Harrison died (just like 7-8 months prior), and that whole weekend was packed with "Beatles A-Z" plus some syndicated stuff like an audio doc on the solo years and his appearance on "Rockline".

you're kidding, they played all those Who songs but not "My Generation"? or "I Can See for Miles"?