The Who - Who's Next? Who care? It rocks!

[TullSkull]

QUOTE (treeduck @ Nov 6 2011, 11:08 AM)

QUOTE (TullSkull @ Nov 6 2011, 10:06 AM) Awesome album, one of my all time favs.. Got to see the tour also and that was Double Awesome.. Heavy Metal?  I've seen you headbanging to Behind Blue Eyes!

[treeduck]

[driventotheedge]

QUOTE (Enemy Within 77 @ Nov 5 2011, 11:36 PM)

Easily one of the greatest albums ever! Fukking masterpiece.

[driventotheedge]

QUOTE (J2112YYZ @ Nov 5 2011, 07:29 PM)

Great album but it's not metal. If you want the best metal album of 1971 it's Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath

One of the best metal albums ever actually.

Edited November 7, 2011 by driventotheedge

[H. P. L.]

It's definitely METAL and it's f...ing great, but for me Quadrophenia is even METALLER, so the double Mod Opera wins the award for METALLEST Who album...

 

BTW, not so long ago I dared propose on this same forum the - ironically charged - question if the Who were ever prog. I knew I was right, but all the prog heads stuck somewhere between Andromeda and the Anus of Uranus rained hell on me. Serves them well. METAL will wash you away!

[Tony R]

QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Nov 7 2011, 09:47 AM)

It's definitely METAL and it's f...ing great, but for me Quadrophenia is even METALLER, so the double Mod Opera wins the award for METALLEST Who album... BTW, not so long ago I dared propose on this same forum the - ironically charged - question if the Who were ever prog. I knew I was right, but all the prog heads stuck somewhere between Andromeda and the Anus of Uranus rained hell on me. Serves them well. METAL will wash you away!

I don't argue that inside their brilliant trio of Tommy, Who's Next and Quadraphenia there is much progginess. When people start suggesting The Who as a "Prog Band" I start to question their credentials. All joking apart, the one thing they aren't is "metal".

[H. P. L.]

QUOTE (Tony R @ Nov 7 2011, 12:13 PM)

QUOTE (H. P. L. @ Nov 7 2011, 09:47 AM) It's definitely METAL and it's f...ing great, but for me Quadrophenia is even METALLER, so the double Mod Opera wins the award for METALLEST Who album... BTW, not so long ago I dared propose on this same forum the - ironically charged - question if the Who were ever prog. I knew I was right, but all the prog heads stuck somewhere between Andromeda and the Anus of Uranus rained hell on me. Serves them well. METAL will wash you away!  I don't argue that inside their brilliant trio of Tommy, Who's Next and Quadraphenia there is much progginess. When people start suggesting The Who as a "Prog Band" I start to question their credentials. All joking apart, the one thing they aren't is "metal". Like all great bands, The Who were a little bit of everything. Blues, R&B, prog, metal, minimal, electronic, punk, you name it. Of course, if someone's concept of a prog band is Yes or Pendragon, I know I cannot hope for a different reaction. But in broader strokes...

[Tony R]

[H. P. L.]

[Tony R]

Edited November 7, 2011 by Tony R

[H. P. L.]

[driventotheedge]

QUOTE (Tony R @ Nov 7 2011, 12:13 PM)

Like all great bands, The Who were a little bit of everything. Blues, R&B, prog, metal, minimal, electronic, punk, you name it.......

Some people consider The Who as the first punk band. I've also heard The Kinks described as such. I can see it on both accounts.

[Tony R]

QUOTE (driventotheedge @ Nov 7 2011, 04:57 PM)

QUOTE (Tony R @ Nov 7 2011, 12:13 PM) Like all great bands, The Who were a little bit of everything. Blues, R&B, prog, metal, minimal, electronic, punk, you name it....... Some people consider The Who as the first punk band. I've also heard The Kinks described as such. I can see it on both accounts. Punk in the sense of attitude or directly relating to their audience on a very intimate and basic level maybe, but punk as in The Pistols, nah.

[go2wrk@95974]

CLASSIC LP from a great band.

 

Heavy-metal? Nope

Hard-rock? You betcha!!

 

 

[H. P. L.]

QUOTE (Tony R @ Nov 7 2011, 08:01 PM)

QUOTE (driventotheedge @ Nov 7 2011, 04:57 PM) QUOTE (Tony R @ Nov 7 2011, 12:13 PM) Like all great bands, The Who were a little bit of everything. Blues, R&B, prog, metal, minimal, electronic, punk, you name it....... Some people consider The Who as the first punk band. I've also heard The Kinks described as such. I can see it on both accounts. Punk in the sense of attitude or directly relating to their audience on a very intimate and basic level maybe, but punk as in The Pistols, nah. Also punk in their ability to be more than just a band for their audience, from their Mod period until later... being a sort of cultural reference point.

[Xanadude69]

As many have said already, one of the greatest albums of all time.

[ozzy85]

The Monkees beat them to the punch in 1968 with the prog-metal soundtrack album, "Head."

 

 

 

 

 

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Really, I'm not sure which I consider more metal, Who's Next or Live At Leeds. That one packs a wallop.

 

 

 

 

[ReRushed]

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Who's next!?!?!?

[Silas Lang]

Brilliant tunes combined with the playing of The Who at their peak. At this time they were at their absolute peak as a live band with Townshend commenting in later years that they become like a rock 'n' roll engine. It still sounds incredible too and is I'd say their best sounding album. Live At Leeds is still their best HM moment though. Add Tommy and the compilation Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy and you have The Who's 4 best albums.

[RUSHHEAD666]

Hey Mother Ducker!

 

I had to go with "Who's Next" but "Quadrophenia" is damn close!

 

The Who is one of the greatest bands in the world.

 

Not many will ever top them. I can only think of a few.

 

Signed,

 

STEEL PANTHER

 

 

[treeduck]

QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ Nov 8 2011, 04:24 AM)

Hey Mother Ducker! I had to go with "Who's Next" but "Quadrophenia" is damn close! The Who is one of the greatest bands in the world. Not many will ever top them. I can only think of a few. Signed, STEEL PANTHER

Hey Earl Panther! I hope that's not a Steel Panther from Carolina!

 

[TheAccountant]

As has been said by many before me, this is just one of the best albums of all time.

 

The Who may not be metal per sae but they could be metalish and if one listens to any live recording, such as Live at Leeds or any boot you are lucky enough to get, or watches any DVD of them in their heyday (e.g. Live at the Isle of Wright, Live at Kilburn, Live at Charlton etc) you quickly come to appreciate how powerful they were in a live setting.

 

Great band, great album. Where would rock music be without them?

[tjtull]

Skidmarks aside, nothing (by The Who) beats Quadrophenia in my book.

[ILSnwdog]

QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Nov 6 2011, 12:49 AM)

metal? no. Masterpiece? oh yes.

 

Who's Next is to the Who what Moving Pictures is to Rush. It's their pinnacle.

 

 

[treeduck]

Wow one of my best threads has been coughed up!

 

In fact when I lay in bed bored the other night, this was the thread voted most popular treeduck thread by the cells in my body...

 

So I'll accept the TREEDUCK award from myself and simultaneously gloat and look on jealously on the behalf of other ignored treeduck threads...