THE WHO "SINGS MY GENERATION" LP DECCA MONO TOWNSHEND
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DECCA DL 74664
1966 MONO ISSUE
LP JACKET VG+ TO VG SEAM AND SPINE WEAR
LP VG+++/VG+++
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.
TracksTitle Composer Time 1 Out in the Street Townshend 2:31 2 I Don't Mind Brown 2:36 3 The Good's Gone Townshend 4:02 4 La La-La Lies Townshend 2:17 5 Much Too Much Townshend 2:47 6 My Generation Townshend 3:18 7 The Kids Are Alright Townshend 2:46 8 Please, Please, Please Brown, Terry 2:45 9 It's Not True Townshend 2:31 10 The Ox Entwistle, Hopkins, Moon ... 3:50 Composed by: Entwistle, Hopkins, Moon, Townshend 11 A Legal Matter Townshend 2:48 12 Instant Party (Circles) Townshend 3:12
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