The Who - 2019 - The Who Hits 50 (Deluxe) (Highres Audio) [[email protected]] (miok)

The Who - 2019 - The Who Hits 50 (Deluxe) (Highres Audio) [[email protected]]

Artist: The Who
Title: The Who Hits 50 (Deluxe) (highresaudio)
Format: 42×File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 24bit 44.1kHz (highresaudio)
Producer: Dave Eringa
Release Date: October 27, 2014, (November 29, 2019 highresaudio}
Recorded: 1964-2014
Label: Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Genre: Rock, British Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock, Power Pop
Duration: 02:34:43


The Who:



Wikipedia:
The Who are an English rock band that formed in 1964. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered one of the most influential rock bands of the 20th century, selling over 100 million records worldwide and holding a reputation for their live shows and studio work.
The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, and established themselves as part of the pop art and mod movements, featuring auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. Their first single as the Who, "I Can't Explain", reached the UK top ten, followed by a string of singles including "My Generation", "Substitute" and "Happy Jack". In 1967, they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival and released the US top ten single "I Can See for Miles", while touring extensively. The group's fourth album, 1969's rock opera Tommy, included the single "Pinball Wizard" and was a critical and commercial success. Live appearances at Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival, along with the live album Live at Leeds, cemented their reputation as a respected rock act. With their success came increased pressure on lead songwriter and visionary Townshend, and the follow-up to Tommy, Lifehouse, was abandoned. Songs from the project made up 1971's Who's Next, which included the hit "Won't Get Fooled Again". The group released the album Quadrophenia in 1973 as a celebration of their mod roots, and oversaw the film adaptation of Tommy in 1975. They continued to tour to large audiences before semi-retiring from live performances at the end of 1976. The release of Who Are You in 1978 was overshadowed by the death of Moon shortly after.
Kenney Jones replaced Moon and the group resumed activity, releasing a film adaptation of Quadrophenia and the retrospective documentary The Kids Are Alright. After Townshend became weary of touring, the group split in 1982. The Who occasionally re-formed for live appearances such as Live Aid in 1985, a 25th anniversary tour in 1989 and a tour of Quadrophenia in 1996–97. They resumed regular touring in 1999, with drummer Zak Starkey. After Entwistle's death in 2002, plans for a new album were delayed. Townshend and Daltrey continued as the Who, releasing Endless Wire in 2006, and continued to play live regularly.
The Who's major contributions to rock music include the development of the Marshall stack, large PA systems, use of the synthesizer, Entwistle and Moon's lead playing styles, Townshend's feedback and power chord guitar technique, and the development of the rock opera. They are cited as an influence by hard rock, punk rock and mod bands, and their songs still receive regular exposure.


The Who Hits 50:



Wikipedia
The Who Hits 50! is a compilation of singles by the English rock band The Who, released in 2014 by Polydor Records. The two-disc set contains every single released by the band in the United Kingdom, with the exceptions of: "A Legal Matter" and "La-La-La-Lies" from 1966; and "Long Live Rock" and the remake of "I'm One" from 1979. At the same time it also contains every single by the band released in the United States throughout their career, with the exceptions of: "The Real Me" from 1974; the reissue of "Substitute" from 1976; and "Long Live Rock" from 1979. A condensed single-disc standard edition appeared as well, both versions in conjunction with the band's 50th anniversary and associated tour of the same name. The album is notable for containing singles generally not included on other compilation albums, such as the band's Rolling Stones cover "The Last Time" done as an act of solidarity while Mick and Keith were facing jail time, along with other lesser-known singles "Dogs" and "Call Me Lightning".
The first disc includes every song from the compilation Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy with the exception "A Legal Matter", and the second disc includes "Be Lucky", a track released as a single in support of the compilation and recorded during 2014 sessions for a proposed new studio album. The song is the first new material released by The Who since their 2006 studio album Endless Wire.
The selections were remastered by Jon Astley, and the cover art and packaging reflects the band's association with the pop art of the 1960s. On the two-disc set, the liner notes incorrectly list Pete Townshend as the writer of the track "Trick of the Light" when it was in fact written by John Entwistle.

AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine:
The Who need no excuse to release a new compilation -- since 1994, a new collection has appeared roughly at the rate of one every three years -- but the band's 50th anniversary does provide the opportunity for a splashy new compilation, the first since 2009's Greatest Hits. Snappily titled The Who Hits 50!, by virtue of spanning two full CDs the set does cast a wider net than either Greatest Hits or 2004's Then & Now, beginning with the stiff R&B of the High Numbers' "Zoot Suit" and concluding with the brand-new "Be Lucky," a delirious revival of Pete Townshend's purple, overwritten '80s midlife crisis. In between those two songs come 40 tracks, including some genuine surprises -- the bonkers mod anthem "Dogs" and its Beach Boys-aping flip "Call Me Lightning," the band's cover of the Stones' "The Last Time," the first appearance of "Relay" in a comp in ages, John Entwistle's paranoid "Trick of the Light" -- but for the most part, this serves up the same songs that have popped up again and again on Who compilations over the years. This may be predictable but as a collection of basics, either for fair-weather fans or newcomers, it does its job well and it has nice artwork to boot.


Tracklist:

01. Zoot Suit (2:01)
02. I Can't Explain (Mono) (2:05)
03. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere (Mono) (2:41)
04. My Generation (Mono) (3:17)
05. Substitute (Single Version) (3:49)
06. The Kids Are Alright (Mono) (3:06)
07. I'm A Boy (Mono) (2:42)
08. Happy Jack (Single Version / Mono) (2:13)
09. Boris The Spider (Remix) (2:29)
10. Pictures Of Lily (2:46)
11. The Last Time (2:55)
12. I Can See For Miles (4:09)
13. Call Me Lightning (2:25)
14. Dogs (3:07)
15. Magic Bus (Mono) (4:37)
16. Pinball Wizard (3:03)
17. I'm Free (2:42)
18. The Seeker (Edit) (3:13)
19. Summertime Blues (Live) (3:24)
20. See Me, Feel Me (Single Version) (3:37)
21. Won't Get Fooled Again (Single Edit) (3:40)
22. Let's See Action (4:00)
23. Bargain (5:35)
24. Behind Blue Eyes (3:41)
25. Baba O'Riley (5:00)
26. Join Together (4:24)
27. Relay (3:55)
28. 5: 15 (4:53)
29. Love Reign O'er Me (Remastered 1996) (5:52)
30. Postcard (3:34)
31. Squeeze Box (2:43)
32. Slip Kid (4:34)
33. Who Are You (Edit) (5:11)
34. Trick Of The Light (4:25)
35. You Better You Bet (5:37)
36. Don't Let Go The Coat (3:45)
37. Athena (3:48)
38. Eminence Front (5:41)
39. It's Hard (3:46)
40. Real Good Looking Boy (Radio Edit) (3:53)
41. It's Not Enough (4:04)
42. Be Lucky (3:18)


Personnel:

Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, percussion, harmonica, rhythm guitar
John Entwistle - vocals, bass guitar, brass instruments, keyboards on disc one and disc two through "It's Hard" except "The Last Time"
Kenney Jones - drums, percussion on disc two "You Better You Bet" through "It's Hard"
Keith Moon - drums, percussion on disc one and disc two through "Trick of the Light"
Pete Townshend - vocals, six and twelve-string acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizer, jews harp, harmonica, accordion, banjo; bass guitar on "The Last Time"

Additional Musicians:

Dave Arbus - violin on "Baba O'Riley
Rod Argent - piano on "Who Are You"
John "Rabbit" Bundrick - keyboards, backing vocals on "You Better You Bet," "Athena," "It's Hard," and "It's Not Enough"
Jolyon Dixon - acoustic guitar on "It's Not Enough"
Andy Fairweather-Low - backing vocals on "Who Are You"
Rachel Fuller - keyboards on "It's Not Enough"
Peter Huntington - drums on "It's Not Enough"
The Ivy League - backing vocals, handclaps, piano on "I Can't Explain"
Greg Lake - bass guitar on "Real Good Looking Boy"
Billy Nicholls - backing vocals on "Be Lucky"
Pino Palladino - bass guitar on "Be Lucky"
Jimmy Page - twelve-string rhythm guitar on "I Can't Explain"
Stuart Ross - bass guitar on "It's Not Enough"
Chris Stainton - piano on "5:15"
Zak Starkey - drums, percussion on "Real Good Looking Boy" and "Be Lucky"
Simon Townshend - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals on "Real Good Looking Boy" and "Be Lucky"
Mick Talbot - keyboards on "Be Lucky"





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