The most proggy songs by The Who?
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Topic: The most proggy songs by The Who?
Posted By: Svetonio
Subject: The most proggy songs by The Who?
Date Posted: September 01 2014 at 01:43
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Well, I hope that my list of proggy songs by The Who is not too long: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti-VsAqUDlA" rel="nofollow - Melancholia from Who Sell Out, 1967 (a re-release bonus track) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKdusyjiuvY" rel="nofollow - Overture from Tommy, 1969 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9U-7GdvuEc" rel="nofollow - Amazing Journey from Tommy, 1969 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9U-7GdvuEc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZtR_-TPYIc" rel="nofollow - Underture from Tommy, 1969 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFaFlJpB3Qg" rel="nofollow - Song Is Over from Who's Next, 1971 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okPlOaNQSpE" rel="nofollow - Quadrophenia from Quadrophenia, 1973 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahVyVN4fg0" rel="nofollow - The Rock from Quadrophenia, 1973 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVk8Ze26_PA" rel="nofollow - Doctor Jimmy from Quadrophenia, 1973 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhO7EU08Tg" rel="nofollow - Fiddle About from Tommy Soundtrack, 1975 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkEiRo5QDlY" rel="nofollow - Sparks from Tommy Soundrack, 1975 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWeFJGCIhes" rel="nofollow - Welcome from Tommy Soundrtrack, 1975 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKDO19Y0KWg" rel="nofollow - We're Not Gonna Take It from Tommy Soundrack, 1975 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IVwkz-BQGc" rel="nofollow - Listening To You / See Me, Feel Me from Tommy Soundtrack, 1975 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ZOhWAaGVs" rel="nofollow - 905 from Who Are You, 1978 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV9sEnvNvD4" rel="nofollow - Guitar And Pen from Who Are You, 1978 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv4dj3w6Wtg" rel="nofollow - Fragments of Fragments from Endless Wire, 2006 |
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 01 2014 at 12:07
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Love The Who.....another one of those bands that are included under prog related and here I always thought they were classic rock and pop rock.  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: September 01 2014 at 12:26
Of course, The Who has always remained: The Who, a Rock sub-genre per se. p.s. Tommy Soundtrack the album really needs to be remastered and re-released as 2LP set in that original album jacket + CD as well.
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dr wu23 wrote:Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 03 2014 at 10:34
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Apparently no one really cares about 'proggy Who songs.
------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: September 03 2014 at 11:06
"Why should I care Why should I care,,,"  |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: September 04 2014 at 11:37
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Armenia City in the Sky ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: musitron
Date Posted: September 04 2014 at 14:38
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I like your list but I would put more songs from Quadrophenia.
Great album. ------------- “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Dark Side Radio - Best new Prog 2015 mixed with good old stuff. - www.live365.com/stations/young_gun |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 04 2014 at 22:18
By far my favorite 'proggy' Who track.....
 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: September 04 2014 at 22:55
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: September 05 2014 at 08:00
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^ Also, I did forget "Roger's theme", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2W1-69yraU" rel="nofollow - Helpless Dancer |
Posted By: King Crimson776
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 04:58
| Title track of Quad is their proggiest, and one of the greatest rock instrumentals. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 05:59
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I recently got a copy of Tommy that was amongst some CDs that my brother
in law was giving away. I've liked the Overture for many years but
have no other Who albums in my collection.
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 15:03
The Overture is one of my favorite things about Tommy.
 ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 15:09
I not sure if I think Baba is the most proggy or my favorite Who song or both. But I love it. 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 15 2014 at 18:30
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Baba O'Riley is undoubtedly my favourite Who song but that's all I am prepared to say. I am a little surprised that none of the Tommy fans have mentioned Rael, that's like Tommy condensed into less than six minutes. Their most proggiest (perhaps their only real proggy song, but then maybe it's only quite proggy or just a bit proggy or not at all) is A Quick One, While He's Away ...which is fine until you hear what the two remaining Beatless did to it after Ringo and George quit the Abbey Road house band ------------- What? |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: September 18 2014 at 03:13
...and The Who are still playing Baba majestically even today (in this vid that Baba is just a part of a medley but nevermind). |
Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 25 2014 at 03:27
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Tommy in its entirety. One of the earliest influences on my prog leanings. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: October 29 2014 at 16:03
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'Underture" for it's adventurous energy and dynamics. Energy and dynamics equals Prog. The drumming of Keith Moon ON this particular piece...is very close to the playing spirit of Carl Palmer. The rolls, the accents, the choice of drums used in certain sections of the piece, and the personality in the playing itself is like Carl Palmer's. Carl Palmer's speaking voice was in the spirit of Roddy McDowell's. Forget that...The "Underture piece represents an entire different direction The Who were going in and they seemed to have great potential to play progressive..until they decided to "Rock Out" on follow up releases and the rest is history. |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: November 18 2014 at 19:27
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Another vote for Armania in the Sky from the trippy and vastly underrated Who Sell Out album. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: November 28 2014 at 05:49
Pete Townshend was a fan of prog (especially KC and Todd Rundgren fan), but Roger Daltrey wasn't. When Pete Townshend was lost interest for The Who and almost left the band after Quadrophenia the album, and while he was working in studio on Tommy Soundtrack, Daltrey took his job to choose somehing by unrealesed Pete's songs that will be appear at the first album after Quad, By Numbers. And in that magnificent production by Glyn Johns, with Nicky Hopkins (RIP) on piano, By Numbers is a magnificent Rock album without any prog influence, as it was the case at prog related albums such as Tommy, Who's Next and Quadrophenia. Btw, my fav album by The Who.
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Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: November 28 2014 at 08:00
i would've also included Love, Reign O'er Me also from Quadrophenia if you ask me... and Won't Get Fooled Again. like SteveG with Baba, im not sure if the latter is proggy, my favorite Who song, or both! But i love it nonetheless!!!!  ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: November 28 2014 at 08:21
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Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: November 30 2014 at 03:12
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My fav The Who song and one of my fav songs of alltime-Won't Get Fooled Again. Proggy or not... Daltary's amazing with Mooney and Entwistle on fire.. 
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Posted By: starless2112
Date Posted: November 30 2014 at 18:13
| My favorite Who album is The Who Sell Out. Rael is pretty proggy with it's Tolkienesque lyrics |
Posted By: Intruder
Date Posted: December 02 2014 at 08:40
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Wow, forgot about Rael....the song introduced Capt Walker and was the mini-opera later expanded into themes for Tommy. A Quick One was proggy in concept, but not so much in the music, which was pretty much straightforward rock.
Armenia City in the Sky is still, to me, the peak of Who progginess, but the majority of the song was written by Speedy Keen, later of the Townshend produced Thunderclap Newman. ------------- I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there..... |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: December 08 2014 at 03:51
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 09 2014 at 01:49
| Baba O'Riley is the most obvious choice. I think that track pretty much introduced me to prog. |