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    Posted: April 11 2017 at 13:55
Also my favorite Who album, and the last one I really liked.  2nd favorite would be the compilation Direct Hits which was the very 1st UK import that I ever bought.
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I love pretty much all Who including The Who Sell Out. 

They're one of my top 20 artists.
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The Who Sell Out practically went out of print in the US during the early 70s.....it made a comeback as a two-fer coupled with A Quick One in the late 70s, then went out of print again.  Sure, it may have tickled the critic's fancy, but so did Skip Spence, Emitt Rhodes and Lee Micheals.  As an American Who freak, I can testify to the lack of availability of several early Who records outside expensive import from the late 70s to the mid-80s "comeback".....all were critically acclaimed, but not until the CD-era did the fanfare publicity for those albums really blanket the US. 
I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Points: 20623 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 25 2016 at 15:23
One of my favorites from The Who ...along with Tommy and Who's Next..............then Quadrophenia which for me was always a bit overblown.
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 19 2016 at 06:31
^ really...  for as long as there have been album reviews...  The Who Sell Out has been acclaimed as not only perhaps the Who's best album... but also perhaps the single best conceived and executed rock concept album.


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The Who Sell Out and A Quick One have both deservedly been reassessed over the years   After the career highs of Tommy, Leeds, Who's Next, and Quad, and the ensuing overplaying cuts from all on FM radio, fans went looking for anything different by the band.  Both had kind of been overlooked for years and since the remasterings and expansions have taken on a new life.....though By Numbers and the expanded Odds and Sods continue to be my fave Who records.
I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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^By Numbers isn't too bad although it is no Q
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Great album. The start of a really solid stretch of albums until "By Numbers".
I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place
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A proper concept album (not some vague Sgt Pepper thing.) Rocks well, has killer songs, loads of fun and Townshend is just getting going.

This and Hendrix' two for '67... and the Doors.
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2016 at 07:01
yeah.... those bonus tracks made a great album...out of worldly great....Melancholia f**king RULES!!!Thumbs Up
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Originally posted by KingCrInuYasha KingCrInuYasha wrote:

 

Speaking of outtakes, if they added some more commercials and included "Hall Of The Mountain King", it could have made this album really nutty.

The remaster from 1995 or so has all that stuff and makes the whole thing much better.
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2016 at 06:52
and putting it on now....  not too early for Maximum R&B!!!!!!!!!!
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2016 at 05:57
Originally posted by zravkapt zravkapt wrote:

Originally posted by Michael P. Dawson Michael P. Dawson wrote:

My all-time favorite Who album

Same here.


yep.... favorite.. and by far their best album Clap. Like some bands.. they were a live band first and foremost.. here on this album... they hit it out of the park.
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Points: 1281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 20:30
Like this one. I noticed that Pete's guitar work took a bit of a jump here, particularly in "Our Love Was", "Relax", "Sunrise" and the "Jaguar" outtake.

Speaking of outtakes, if they added some more commercials and included "Hall Of The Mountain King", it could have made this album really nutty.
He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball!
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Classical band at the top of their game here
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Points: 1505 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 15:07
Originally posted by AZF AZF wrote:

There's a streak of fun that runs through this album they ditched on following albums. On their 5 year mission to boldy go to the heart of Pete Townshend's self absorbed anus!
Maybe it was the lack of commercial success this album had that encouraged them to not try stuff like this again.
There's the odd light hearted moment on "Tommy" and one bit on "Quadrophenia".
But The Who were never fun again as they are on here.
Hey, let's be fair- The Who's "commercial" stuff was and still is some of the best rock in the business. Quadrophenia and Who's Next especially. If we're talking druggie-crazy, then yes they never exactly tried for it after this. That could be a good thing depending on who you are, but for me it's really here-nor-there.
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Originally posted by Michael P. Dawson Michael P. Dawson wrote:

My all-time favorite Who album

Same here.
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Points: 1079 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 05:38
There's a streak of fun that runs through this album they ditched on following albums. On their 5 year mission to boldy go to the heart of Pete Townshend's self absorbed anus!
Maybe it was the lack of commercial success this album had that encouraged them to not try stuff like this again.
There's the odd light hearted moment on "Tommy" and one bit on "Quadrophenia".
But The Who were never fun again as they are on here.
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Points: 197 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 00:30
My all-time favorite Who album, though in some ways a pretty uncharacteristic one--starting with the lead-off track being by an outside songwriter.
Buy this thing!
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