the best WHO album?

Tommy - a work of genius by Townshend

live at leeds..pete ..still waiting for research on the paedo stuff.

Interesting, I was thinking until recently that Tommy was mid 70s but that's when the FILM was made. So Tommy is actually a 60s album (though it sounds imho 70s) and they were recording it THIS YEAR, 50 years ago. Released 69. Wonder if there will be a big anniversary thing?

I have been playing the recently released live album Live At The Filmore East .......it is a belter.

Live albums don’t count , not sure they made a really good album

It's the one I listen to the most so for me it has to be Quadrophenia

Who's Next is a really good album. Starts and ends with all-time classics which half the world would recognize (Baba O'Riley and Won't Get Fooled Again). Both songs still sound fresh, and Baba is just as inspiring every time you hear it. Won't Get Fooled Again sounds more relevant with each day that passes.

And there's not a track in between you'd want to skip.

lfc1971 06 Jul 18 09:08 Joined: 06 Nov 11 | Topic/replies: 24,036 | Blogger: lfc1971's blog
Live albums don’t count , not sure they made a really good album

WTF?

They had seven albums in the Rolling Stone Magazine top 500 albums of all time in 2003, eclipsed only by The Beatles, The Stones, Dylan and Springsteen.

A legendary band both live and in the recording studio.

1. Who's Next
2 Quadrophenia
3 Tommy

....... in my opinion .

lfc stfu - it's Dragons thread, he sets the terms of reference. As an observation, most authoritative album lists whether written or on-line, do NOT exclude live albums. Even purist stuff like Lias' "Spinning Around - A History of the Soul LP" does not exclude live albums.  Why would you???

Not sure the best Who album but I do know the best Who Youtube clip. Woodstock 69 See Me Feel one of the best things you'll ever experience!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHTdrPL22-Y

I wasn't at Woodstock in 1969,  but I was at The IOW Festival in 1969.

This was The Who's set list :-


Heaven and Hell
I Can't Explain
Fortune Teller
Young Man Blues
It's a Boy
1921
Amazing Journey
Sparks
Eyesight to the Blind
Christmas
The Acid Queen
Pinball Wizard
Do You Think It's Alright?
Fiddle About
There's a Doctor
Go to the Mirror!
Smash the Mirror
I'm Free
Tommy's Holiday Camp
We're Not Gonna Take It
Summertime Blues
Shakin' All Over
My Generation
Naked Eye

I was 18 - and it still seems like yesterday. Unbelievable lifetime memories !!

That's some memory.

Let me explain to those who don’t understand  , a live album may include songs recorded on 2 or 3  or 4 or 5 different albums
It may be possible that this is not the case , very very rarely
The velvet underground recorded a live album with songs , or most songs.  that had never been recorded before , it’s one of the greatest albums ever recorded , a masterpiece
However that is an exception
Don’t confuse one with the other

Now I don’t care which @ authorative  lists “ include live albums
They shouldn’t do , unless they follow my criteria

Thank you for clarifying this matter.

You’re welcome

Rob Fleming!!