The Who - Ultimate Collection

Disc two includes less well known hits but does boast the best bits from their film Quadrophenia. Still as powerful without the visuals, they attack "Love Reign O'er Me" like they really mean every single note and word. During the 70s they toned down the raw rock they captured at the turn of the decade and embraced the pop sensibility of their youth, settling for a handsome blend of very British guitar pop and solid power chords best defined by "You Better You Bet". Unlike the Beatles or Rolling Stones, The Who's image has remained anti-establishment despite being no less gentrified than their wrinkly peers, probably due to their music sounding as angsty and passionate now as it did over 30 years ago. --David Trueman

Townsend's songs/guitar with Daltery's vocal's, with Entwistle's guitar and Moon on the drums is a killer combo...in one great song after another

One quibble I have is that one of my favourite songs "Going Mobile" a great example of the Who as a trio {no Daltery} is not featured apart from that fantastic, brilliant album.


who's best?   July 29, 2005
 15 out of 23 found this review helpful

the who Roger daltrey keith moon pete townsend and john entwistle the horrible "oo" best of and it's not really that hard to pick out the best moments of the who because most of it was great apart from the two dreadful albums they did after keith moon died i can't remember what they were called but after keith died the who lost there magic..and it's proves that keith was the backbone to the sound of a legendary band
pete townsend lyrics and music are fantastic not many people have written about a deaf dumb and blind kid with such humour

these discs have it all, for anybody that has a passing interest in the band or the die hard fans if you can get the 3 disc limited edition version fantastic bonus disc with excellent live performances and a couple of different versions of classic songs
who's best? THE WHO ARE


I don't like the Who   July 16, 2005
 1 out of 8 found this review helpful

I bought this album having already collected the albums of many other of the classic rock bands- eg. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones. However, I was sorely, sorely disappointed by the Who- possibly the worst of the super bands. Apart from the anthems Who are You and Won't Get Fooled Again and other likeable tunes- such as Pinball Wizard and the psychedelic Boris The Spider- the songs are rubbish. The songs from their early career are a horrible beatles/ beach boys hybrid. The songs from the latter part of their career are long, unoriginal, overcomplicated, overelaborate rock ballads. They don't offer the stunning originality, craftsmanship and genius of Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin