One of my all time favourite albums and possibly one of the most written about albums of all time. I am not going to go into any detail as to how this album evolved from the much more ambitious (if not somewhat mad) multimedia Lifehouse dreams of Pete Townshend.
The original single album set a blue print for rock albums, inspired Stevie Wonder's later use of synthesisers and produced three of the most enduring Rock Standards of all time in Won't Get Fooled Again, Behind Blue Eyes and Baba O'Riley. The other tracks aren't bad either. While the original single album could hardly have been improved - I think the first CD issue bravely tried adding further great songs dropped for the original release. Particularly impressive are Naked Eye, Too Much of Anything, I Don't Even Know Myself and Pure and Easy. So while the concept of Lifehouse may have been difficult to comprehend it did inspire Townshend to produce his best work.
The Who would also never be better in the studio - Moon and Entwistle cementing their place as best and most innovative rhythm section in rock at the time.
While the big songs are almost cliches now it is always worth rediscovering this album.
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