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| Over 70 minutes! Won't Get Fooled Again, Pinball Wizard, I Can See For Miles, title cut, Happy Jack, Magic Bus, Who Are You, more. |
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| 1 I Can't Explain |
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| 2 Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere |
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| 3 My Generation |
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| 4 Substitute |
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| 5 I'm a Boy |
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| 6 Boris the Spider |
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| 7 Happy Jack |
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| 8 Pictures of Lily |
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| 9 I Can See for Miles |
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| 10 Magic Bus |
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| 11 Pinball Wizard |
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| 12 The Seeker |
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| 13 Baba O'Riley |
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| 14 Won't Get Fooled Again |
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| 15 Let's See Action (Nothing Is Everything) |
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| 16 5:15 |
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| 17 Join Together |
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| 18 Squeeze Box |
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| 19 Who Are You |
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| 20 You Better You Bet |
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Album Review
The Who have issued more greatest hits collections than any other major artist, releasing a vast array of compilations while they were together and in the years following their breakup. Released in 1996, "My Generation: The Very Best of the Who" was intended to be the definitive single-disc collection, replacing all the others that preceded it. While it is a very good collection, it just misses being a definitive sampler. Essentially, "My Generation" is a replica of "Who's Better, Who's Best" that adds four tracks that were missing from the previous compilation, including the seminal post-"Tommy" single "The Seeker" and the original single mix of "Magic Bus." "My Generation" isn't strictly a singles collection, since it contains such album rock staples as "Baba O'Riley" and the full-length version of "Won't Get Fooled Again." It also spans the group's entire career, so it has a bit of a scatter-shot feel to it -- "You Better You Bet" sounds a little odd next to tense early singles like "Substitute" and "I Can See For Miles." The career-spanning approach doesn't make for as cohesive a collection as "Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy", but it does mean that "My Generation" is an excellent -- even necessary -- introduction. There's a lot more in the Who's catalog that needs to be heard, but "My Generation" does boil down the most essential items (even though the abominable "Squeeze Box" is included) to a fine single-disc set. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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