Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V10 #346

["simon malia" <malias40@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everyone,

And a belated Happy Thanksgiving to all of you across the pond.

I *love* this "Best of / worst of strand" - but it's a right bugger to make 
choices from "Who's Next". I mean, when we get round to "It's Hard", that'll 
be a bit easier. But "Who's Next"... yikes.

So, in spite of votes against:

Best: "Bargain" - doesn't suffer from over-familiarity as far as I'm 
concerned, great sentiment to the lyric, one of those Who songs which 
changed dramatically in live performance - and, ummm, I would certainly 
stand naked, stoned and stabbed for the one I love. And it would be a bloody 
brilliant bargain.

Worst: Groan. This is like having teeth yanked. Ok - "My Wife". Just. 
Because it's not part of the "Lifehouse" concept, because it's just a bit 
heavy-handed and most of all because I've heard it soooo many times, both on 
disc and live. But I still love it.

Now for something (not) completely different:

> > If I may, to get the ball rolling, my choice for "Who Album Of The Week 
> > (c)"
> is.....................
> Or, at least the album *I'll* be listening to, and wondering if I'm all
> alone or not.............is.......................
> Sell Out.
> Here's hoping a song or two off that album will cheer someone up.
>
> Sell Out !
>
> Kevin in VT

Great idea Kevin. Like a book club, except it's not books. Nor a club. Um. 
Well.

So anyway - "Sell Out". Great - one of my very, very favourite albums ever. 
Was listening to "That Motherland Feeling" as well as Pete's demo of "Rael" 
itself just the other night. What a great, great burst of creativity this 
album is. An exponential leap from "Quick One" (IMHO).

I'll get out my mono LP, and the various mixes and re-mixes of the stereo 
versions this very night.

Regards to all.

Simon (who just keeps giving thanks for his bonny, barmy daughter - and the 
fact that she loves The Who too).

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