The Guide to The Who (2008 update)

Submitted by lbangs on Thu, 05/19/2005 - 05:13
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  • The Who Sings My Generation (1965) - ****
  • A Quick One (Happy Jack) (1966) - *** 1/2
  • The Who Sell Out (1967) - **** 1/2
  • Magic Bus (1968) - ** 1/2
  • Tommy (1969) - ****
  • Live at Leeds (1970) - *****
  • Who's Next (1971) - *****
  • Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (1971) - *****
  • Quadrophenia (1973) - ****
  • Odds & Sods (1974) - *** 1/2
  • The Who by Numbers (1975) - ***
  • Who Are You (1978) - ** 1/2
  • The Kids Are Alright (1979) - ***
  • Face Dances (1981) - **
  • It's Hard (1982) - * 1/2
  • Who's Last (1984) - * 1/2
  • Who's Missing (1985) - ** 1/2
  • Who's Better, Who's Best (1988) - ***
  • Join Together (1990) - * 1/2
  • Thrity Years of Maximum R&B (1994) - ****
  • Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (1996) - ****
  • The BBC Sessions (2000) - ****
  • The Ultimate Collection (2002) - *****
  • Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2003) - ** 1/2
  • Then and Now: 1964-2004 (2004) - *** 1/2
Author Comments: 

This appears just like my CC series, but there is one crucial distinction. This list is the combined opinions of me and the critics in the critical consensus series. My vote counted for one point just like the vote of each critic.

Essentially, this is simply an update of the CC series with my little voice tossed in as a drop in the critical pool.

Scale:

***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst albums ever