I'm a member of the Who's website, and Pete had a very interesting post that I thought was worth sharing:

That's my question.

I prefer the one with the dialog, but the one that just has the songs (it's not all instrumental though, the vocals are still there) does have a nicer flow.

It's a good album, I think Who fans interested in the solo work should get "Empty Glass," "All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes" and "Smash Your Head Against The Wall." All fantastic albums.

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Certainly the best bassist in rock and roll. I'm sure there are some jazz bassists that can play things he didn't, but absolutely great musician by any standard.

He definitely had more to offer the Who in terms of songs than what appears on record. Hell, My Wife was a throwaway song, he had turned it down for his own record so he put it on Who's Next, and it's brilliant.

Keith's album is good for a laugh, but you aren't missing anything too important if you don't get it. Roger has some good tunes, but his solo career is the least import outside of Moon. Entwistle and Townshend's albums are very good, especially between 71 and 85.

There's a lot of gems on Odds And Sods, such as Pure And Easy, Little Billy and Postcard. It's the Who equivalent of Coda, only more enjoyable in my opinion.

I have Entwistle's Smash Your Head Against The Wall, Whistle Rhymes, and some bootlegs of him live and in the studio. For Townshend I have a good selection of his solo albums and bootleg. For Daltrey all I have is a compilation of his solo work (which includes some nice live cuts like his version of Zep's "Rock And Roll" and Springsteen's "Born To Run"). And finally for Moon I have a copy (not the recent re-release however) of Two Sides Of The Moon. Do Me Good?

Is your version the 1995 remaster?

It's absolutely fantastic and some times I wonder if it's my favorite but it's definitely a lot harder to get into than Who's Next, Tommy or Quad.

Most people would say Who's Next, and it's definitely great (and my personal favorite). Tommy is almost underrated now as a lot of people have complained about it in recent years. Quad is also great, as is The Who Sell Out. For a beginner, I'd say go Who's Next, then dive into either Tommy or Quad, and then The Who Sell Out.

What was so bad about it?

They sound different on several songs (Black Widow's Eyes, It's Not Enough, Purple Dress), however you can hear the sound of the classic Who in several cuts, such as Mirror Door and Sound Round.

One has to wonder though what real life event inspired the first stanza: "I'm feelin' so good right now There's a handsome boy tells me how I changed his past He buys me a brandy But could it be he's really just after my ass? He likes the clothes I wear He says he likes a man who's dressed in season But no one else ever stares, he's being so kind What's the reason?" Oh Pete

You could get a bit more variety in there. Just a friendly suggestion.

"How Many Friends" is an absolutely touching and brilliant piece that is never heard outside the hardcore Who community. Listen to it if you have the Who By Numbers.

My two favorite albums OAT.

There were far more differences between the two than the drummers and 'energy'.

I hope that's a good thing.

IMO that is the best post-breakup Beatles album. Absolutely great.

The Beatles are a great band and I don't think there's too much Beatle hatred on this board. There is certainly a good dose of "their good but not better than Zep" going on, but they're perfectly fine for thinking it.

Bob Dylan Supported by Amos Lee and Elvis Costello (solo) Carver Hawkeye Arena: Iowa City, IA October 24, 2007 Must say, Dylan seemed completely uninterested. I was expecting more.

Mind sharing the location of these tapes?