My Generation Dlx Dig Music Cd

The Who - My Generation Dlx Dig

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My Generation (Dlx) (Dig)      Artist : Who      List Price : $29.98 USD        Your Price : $29.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2002-08-27      Studio : Mca      Label : Mca      Avg. Customer Rating : (109 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for My Generation Dlx Dig      The Who, a Rapid Surge of Adrenaline      Rating:      I chose this CD as my 300th review for many reasons. My Generation, that one song itself is one of, if not the best example of The Whos highly charged loud, fast, rebellious music. Keith Moons drums pulsate and punctuate the lyrics and rhythm. When listening to My Generation, my pulse fluctuates to the beat, the adrenaline rush runs through my veins and summons my feet to dance. Keith Moon has been dead thirty years this September. The last big bam in rock. Keith Moon, a.k.a. Moon the Loon remains the epitome of rock bad boys. Leaving a generation in mourning, yet hasn't ceased influencing future drummers. Time has been good to this CD. It's still up there with the best of rock. A celebration of freedom, youth and their generation.     Customer Reviews for My Generation Dlx Dig Cd      Generations Later: Still Just As Fresh As Ever      Rating:      Though they came a little too late to dominate the British Invasion led by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, The Who were still one of the most important and enduring groups of that era. While the Beatles were into pop and the Rolling Stones were into Blues, The Who were were a hard rock and they played with an almost punk like attack. Of course they would later go on to craft rock operas a la "Tommy" and "Quadophenia" but at the time "My Generation" was released they simply wanted to smash their instruments to the beat of the music. The album "My Generation" is The Who at there rawest. They play simple three and four chord songs that reflect there Rockabilly and R&B roots. "Out In The Street" and the James Brown cover "Please Please Please" are wild enough but other such as "The Ox" and the title cut are downright out of control. The title song has become an all time classic anthem with Keith Moon's thunderous drumming and John Entwhistle's groovy bass solo and, of course, the lyrics. Like punk, which would come many years after, The Who's music was all about youth and their rebellion. 50's rock had done this and groups like The Who were making sure the spirit lived on. Though much of the music here is simply R&B played with a hard rock ethic there is signs of things to come. The afterformentioned "Ox" was just as experimental as anything the group would do later on and "Instant Party" incoporated french horns which would be used later on "Tommy". Roger Daltry's sings with more of a rasp suited for the R&B, James Brown style R&B present here. This in direct contrast to his more harmonious crooning on such masterworks as "Who's Next". Peter Townshend plays exceptionly well here. Whether he's spitting out blues licks or smashing the living daylights out of his guitar, it's clear he knows what he's doing. Perhaps even more of a showcase than Daltry and Townshend are John and Keith. Quite often voted rock's best rhythm section, it's easy to see why. John's bass lines are just as driving as they are melodic and Keith's drumming is as wild as you can get and still keep in 4/4 time. In a way, The Who are the other Fab Four after The Beatles. "My Generation" is a wonderful start to one of the British Invasion's best acts. This complete's the holy trinity of British Invasion debut albums. The others are Beatles' "Please Please Me" and The Rolling Stones' "England's Newest Hit Makers" both also highly recommended.