(1965) My Generation

The Who

... read moreAn 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...

03:28′:09″ 68 Songs

Disk 1

1
Out In The Street
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 2:31
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2
I Don't Mind
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 2:36
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3
The Good's Gone
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 4:02
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4
La-La-La-Lies
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 2:17
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5
Much Too Much
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 2:47
The Who
6
My Generation
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 3:17
The Who
7
The Kids Are Alright
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 3:04
The Who
8
Please Please Please
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 2:45
The Who
9
It's Not True
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 2:31
The Who
10
I'm A Man
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 3:12
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11
A Legal Matter
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 2:47
The Who
12
The Ox
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 3:49
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Disk 2

1
Out In The Street (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 2:31
The Who
2
I Don't Mind (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 2:32
The Who
3
The Good's Gone (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 3:59
The Who
4
La-La-La Lies (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 2:17
The Who
5
Much Too Much (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 2:44
The Who
6
My Generation (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 3:21
The Who
7
The Kids Are Alright (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 3:09
The Who
8
Please, Please, Please (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 2:46
The Who
9
It's Not True (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 2:33
The Who
10
I'm A Man (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 3:21
The Who
11
A Legal Matter (2014 Stereo Mix)
The Who
 2:54
The Who
12
The Ox (2014 Stereo Mix)
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 3:57
The Who

Disk 3

1
I Can't Explain (Mono Version)
The Who
 2:05
The Who
2
Bald Headed Woman (Mono Version)
The Who
 2:10
The Who
3
Daddy Rolling Stone (Mono Version)
The Who
 2:48
The Who
4
Leaving Here (Mono Version)
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 2:49
The High Numbers
5
Lubie (Come Back Home) (Mono Version)
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 3:37
The Who
6
Shout And Shimmy (Mono Version)
The Who
 3:18
The Who
7
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (Mono Version)
The Who
 2:41
The Who
8
Motoring (Mono Version)
The Who
 2:49
The Who
9
Anytime You Want Me (Mono Version)
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 2:36
The Who
10
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (Mono Version)
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 2:44
The Who
11
Instant Party Mixture (Mono Version)
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 3:28
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12
Circles (Revised Mono Version)
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 3:13
The Who
13
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (French Ep Version)
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 2:44
The Who
14
Out In The Street (Alternative Guitar Break Version / 2000 Remix)
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 2:36
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15
Out In The Street (Alternative Early Vocal Version / 2000 Remix)
The Who
 2:35
The Who
16
I Don't Mind (Full Length Version / 2000 Remix)
The Who
 4:08
The Who
17
The Good's Gone (Full Length Version / 2000 Remix)
The Who
 4:35
The Who
18
My Generation (Alternative Version / 2000 Remix)
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 3:34
The Who
19
I'm A Man (Version 2 / Early Vocal Version / 2000 Remix)
The Who
 3:28
The Who
20
Daddy Rolling Stone (Alternative Take / 2000 Remix)
The Who
 3:06
The Who
21
Lubie (Come Back Home) (Alternative Mix / 2000 Remix)
The Who
 3:45
The Who
22
Shout And Shimmy (Alternative Mix / 2000 Remix)
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 3:26
The Who
23
Circles (Alternative Mix / 2000 Remix)
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 3:29
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Disk 4

1
Out In The Street (Alternate Take 1)
The Who
 2:31
The Who
2
I Don't Mind (Full Length Version)
The Who
 3:45
The Who
3
The Good's Gone (Full Length Version)
The Who
 4:29
The Who
4
My Generation (Instrumental Version)
The Who
 3:38
The Who
5
The Kids Are Alright (Alternate Take 1)
The Who
 3:07
The Who
6
I Can't Explain
The Who
 2:05
The Who
7
Bald Headed Woman
The Who
 2:34
The Who
8
Daddy Rolling Stone
The Who
 2:59
The Who
9
Daddy Rolling Stone (Alternate Version)
The Who
 3:06
The Who
10
Leaving Here
The Who
 2:49
The Who
11
Lubie (Come Back Home)
The Who
 3:42
The Who
12
Shout And Shimmy
The Who
 3:19
The Who
13
(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
The Who
 2:41
The Who
14
Motoring
The Who
 2:47
The Who
15
Anytime You Want Me
The Who
 2:37
The Who
16
Instant Party Mixture
The Who
 3:29
The Who
17
Anyway Anyhow Anywhere
The Who
 2:43
The Who
18
Circles
The Who
 3:15
The Who
19
Daddy Rolling Stone (Alternate Take B. / New Mix)
The Who
 3:08
The Who
20
Out In The Street (Alternate Take 2 / New Mix)
The Who
 2:34
The Who
21
I'm A Man (Alternate Version / New Mix)
The Who
 3:25
The Who
Released 29 October 1965, This Compilation ℗ 2016 Polydor Ltd. (UK)

Review

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. ~ Richie Unterberger

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