JTC Playlist - The Best Who Songs
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- JT Curtis compiles a #playlist of his favorite #Who #songs
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I think David Bowie would make for a great addition to the playlist concept. His career went through so many different stages, and his discography is so unique, spanning from Glam Rock to Soul to Funk to Art Pop to Electronica etc. Plus I never felt like ChangesOne and ChangesTwo ever did him justice.
Hmmm I feel like Todd would be really into that...
That would be really tricky, His catalogue Is all over the place, But in a good way.
Personaly i really love His late 70's era and also His 90's and 2000's stuff, but that's just me
Back in fall 1967 I was a sophomore in High School. I lived in a North West Detroit suburb at the time We had a form for us to fill out the first week of school, voting for a band we would like to perform in our gym. I don't remember which band I voted for, I was't thinking as big as the student counsil was thinking about, I didn't think it was feasable. About a month later The band was announced, it was The Who! I was buying my ticket as soon as tickets went on sale, It was my very first concert, I was barely 15, in fact I was still 14 when the band was announced. The evening of the concert, I met up with some friends and we walked the almost 2 miles to the school, watched the concert which was The Frost, Amboy Dukes and then The Who and walked the 2 miles home. The Who played their full set even if it was a High School gym and closed with My Generation, then busted everything up, It was awesome!!! What a way to start a lifetime of concert going! The last concert I went to was Peter Frampton's good bye tour, which I am so glad it was before Covid came along! I hope to catch a few more great rockers while we're still alive once this covid thing is over and done with!
My favorite song from them is The Punk and The Godfather it’s really underrated and off their best album.
I always saw the stuttering in "My Generation" as a subtle way to poke at the establishment, especially "why don't you just f...ade away." We all know what they meant lol.
Of course!
That's actually a brilliant observation. They couldn't at the time use the "F" word on any song that might get radio play.
Led Zeppelin or The Police playlists would be cool
The stuttering on 'My Generation' is Roger Daltry implying he's about to say 'Fuck off.' But he instead says, 'Fadeaway.' It's a very British attitude when one feels their back is against the wall, so to speak.
A Pink Floyd one would be cool
Here's my favorite Who songs list
My Generation
Substitute
I'm A Boy
A Quick One
Boris The Spider
I Can See For Miles (from Sell Out, their most fun album)
Rael
Magic Bus (Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy)
Pinball Wizard
Amazing Journey/ Sparks
Summertime Blues (Live At Leeds)
Won't Get Fooled Again
Love, Reign O'er Me (from the most serious album Quadeoohenia)
Long Live Rock
Who Are You (Keith's swansong)
OK. I have some probably peculiar suggestions: "Cobwebs and Strange," "Boris the Spider," "A Quick One While He's Away" (that should never be off any list of the Who's greatest compositions), and of course, "Happy Jack." I was so happy to see the Who perform back in the day. I saw them play live at least a dozen times, and you always got your money's worth. They'd play 3 hours without a break. Entwistle was without a doubt the greatest rock bassist ever, and Moon at 17 was the fastest drummer (not the best) in the world. A friend of mine, an aspiring lead guitar player once told me that Pete was just a glorified rhythm guitarist. I replied that I hoped he would be nearly as good with his six-string playing lead. So far, no way.
A QUICK ONE was definitely considered, but because of its length, it would have taken up a lot of time and it just doesn't hit me personally the way the other bonus tracks do.
@@JTCurtisMusic I suppose I'm informed by my advanced old age, and having followed the Who since their beginning, likewise The Yardbirds, Cream, etc. Your list is your list, and mine is somewhat different. I'm just happy that young musicians like yourself recognize that the old British Invasion produced some amazing talent. And all the artists just got better and better as they matured. I can't help but wonder what might have been if some that had died much too young had managed to get past their 30th birthdays. Can you even begin to imagine what Jimi Hendrix might do in his 70s? Thanks for your thoughtful playlists!
My dad was at the Leeds '70 concert. Cool, eh.
Won’t get fooled again is my ringtone. Such an awesome song
Funny enough Baba O Riley was my ringtone for a long time.
I'd love a The Kinks playlist! or Beach Boys maybe ~ Thanks for bringing attention to my favourite band! My favourite track is A Quick One While He's Away :)
I also really dig The Kids Are Alright and Substitute
Good call on The Real Me. I believe the riff is loosely based on the cover of Baby Don't You Do It they were playing live in the early 70's. Supposedly during the Success Story sequence of The Kids Are Alright John is shooting down some of Roger Daltrey's gold records.
My brother was at The Who at The Boston Garden in the 70s. Keith passed out drunk and Pete called out in the audience for a drummer. I've seen it on tape.... lucky guy...
The footage on tape is from The Cow Palace (unless there's footage from a different show in Boston I haven't seen) and Keith passed out from taking Horse Tranquilizers, not alcohol. And yes... to be that lucky drummer...
@@JTCurtisMusic I want to see that footage again. Wow! Horse tranquilizers.... crazy Keith. Thanks for the info. I thought it was Boston.
Substitute is a great song. I think it is about having come from a background that is looked down on been successful, then pissed at considering oneself only a substitute.
the whole side two of Quadrophenia is the movie in my mind, Truly their greatest work. And then there is Who's Next. not a weak number on it.
As for top WHO tracks, 'Substitute' is brilliant! " i look all white but my dad was black!" was pretty outrageous for mid '60s UK !
One of my first big rock concerts was The Who in Helsinki, July 9th 2007, their first Finnish concert since 1967. It's still one of the most amazing rock concerts I have ever been to. Roger and Pete were on fire that night. Totally mind blowing. I have the show on CD and DVD so I can listen and watch it any time I want to go back to that show.
Won't Get Fooled Again is my absolute favorite Who song. They do have some gems on their most recent albums, like Real Good Looking Boy, We Got A Hit and Mike Post Theme.
My very first concert ever was the Who's farewell tour in the U.S. in 1982!!! I wish I could go back to that show! I discovered the British invasion music in high school and still love it after all these years.
See me feel me is one of my favorite songs by the who. When I played the whole album a few years ago, this was my favorite song to play since it’s such a great finale
Their best song IMO (with the "Listening To You" portion included).
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You should do The Beach Boys next. It’s probably my favorite band
YESSSSS
Recently I picked up a CD copy of "The Who By Numbers." I hadn't listened to the LP in some time, but there's something I should say about. I have never heard a LP which so vastly benefits from a remix and remastering. The bass and drums are so clear that it's close to being a different record/CD. There's no iconic song here, but the songwriting quality is high, and the performances are up to their standard. I think they just wanted to do an LP without drama or hype. The only other Who LP to compare it to is "Who Are You," and "By Numbers" is better.
I can't explain and Pictures of Lily are my faves and Tommy is a fantastic album. Another honorable mention is A Quick One While He's Away which my brother and I can play together.
Quick One was definitely considered, though would have taken up a lot of space unfortunately.
Great list. Just five substitutions from me: Instead of "Magic Bus" "The Seeker" "Success Story" "Join Together" "Bell Boy":
"Christmas" "Summertime Blues" "Going Mobile" "Let's See Action" "Drowned" (Live At The Royal Albert Hall versions for the latter two)
If your restriction to the original lineup is meant for us as well, I'll go with the original "Let's See Action" instead.
The Live At Royal Albert Hall "Drowned" should pose no issue since it's drummerless. My top 10:
1. See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You
2. Love, Reign O'er Me
3. Behind Blue Eyes
4. Won't Get Fooled Again
5. I Can See For Miles
6. Baba O'Reilly
7. My Generation
8. Pinball Wizard
9. The Real Me
10. Bargain
Their my favourite British Invasion band👏
Yet you have a Beatles profile picture and name
@@nolanboyken5589 that's because I hadn't changed it😂
A Doors one would be great
The Doors are not really very interesting. Jim was just too full of himself. And as Joan Baez might have said, "His poetry was lousy." There are way too many good bands to waste time and bother with "The Bores."
Oh, there are many favorites. The Bargain is so good. I also like Long Live Rock and all of The Quick One.
Mine:
1. I Can't Explain
2. A Legal Matter
3. Magic Bus
4. I Can See For Miles
5. I'm Free
6. Pinball Wizard
7. Won't Get Fooled Again
8. Baba O'Reilly
9. Love Reign O'er Me
10. Wasp Man (b-side of 'The Relay')
I go straight towards Water on Who’s Next
Every year is the same , And I feel it again , I’m a loser no chance to win , Leaves start falling , Come down is calling , Loneliness starts sinking in. But I’m One , I am one. 🎸🇬🇧
I would have a hard time, if I should stick to that time rule. And right now I'm not sure what songs to include and which to exclude.
But I like your list (just as I would probably like almost any list of Who-songs). It contains many of my favorites, and I can accept most of those which are not exactly among my top-favorites.
- With some few exceptions ...
Guess I would replace "Succes Story" with "Silas Stingy", "Substitute" with "I'm A Boy", ""Young Man's Blues" with "Shakin' All Over", Join Together" with almost any other Who-song and "Bell Boy" with "Doctor Jimmy", and then call it a really great list.
... But surely not the only one possible.
Here (without limitations and in chronological order) some other of my personal favorites, that haven't been mentioned yet: "The Kids Are Allright", "It's Not True", "A Legal Matter", "Run Run Run", "Boris The Spider", "A Quick One While He's Away", "Happy Jack", "Pictures Of Lily", "Tattoo", "Our Love Was", "Dr. Jakel And Mr. Hyde", "Overture" (to "Tommy"), "Amazing Journey", "Christmas", "Underture", "Go To The Mirror", "Guitar And Pen".
And I simply have to mention a few covers well: "Leaving Here", "Anytime You Want Me", "Bucket T", "Summertime Blues".
Excellent job JT!!!
The seeker!!!!!!!!! I had never heard this song before seeing the movie, "American Beauty." I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, because I thought I knew enough about the Who .........Kevin Spacey was the lead actor in the movie and....... well? We know now!
Bell Boy was a bit of a shock to me. Sure, almost the entirety of Quadrophenia is top notch, but that one never really stood out to me. Other than radio favorite 5 :15, my pick for another Quadophenia cut would have been The Punk and the Godfather. The two on the main list are definitely amazing too; I don't know why I never heard The Real Me on the radio.
No Water???? Damn, how angsty and crude that song can be, I'm always so surprised how few people enjoy it.
I'm glad you added Success Story, it's my favorite John tune
A brilliant analysis, it brought tears to my eyes.
One of the few compensations for getting really quite old is that the second gig I went to was The Who playing the Il Rondo ballroom in Leicester - (the first was Jesse Fuller who wrote San Francisco Bay Blues, same venue).
Decades later I did a few solo (bar) gigs in Canada. I was astounded when I played Behind Blue Eyes that almost everyone in the crowd knew ALL the words and sang along.
An outstanding band. Unique in every way.
Thanks, JTC.
Always very interesting comments and well produces videos. Good job.
Thier 2nd and latest album are down to £3.77 and£ 2.00 on amazon
Bargain is my favorite Who tune.
Same here, it stands out for me even in an album full of all time greats
I juat did a Who tribute show with the program School of Rock and we played all of the songs on the main playlist except The Magic Bus. We played Going Mobile instead. Great playlist as always
Yep - QUADROPHENIA is My Favorite album(s) in It's ENTIRETY - It's Like 1 Long Song the way it all fits together. All else is Great Too! I Love The Who & Like Everyone ELSE - I'm Sad Moon Died SO Young. The Same for Entwistle - He was Way Too Young as well. I Belive The original line up (if Those tragedies HADDN'T Happened) could Be as big as the Stones are Now. Good List👍
While I do agree with the comment that the My Generation stutter was mostly likely a setup for the "f...ade away" joke, I love the way it also suggests the adolescent combination of bravado with a deep, underlying insecurity. Call me insensitive, but that aspect helps make the song for me. The Who had a real way with psychological complexity and ambiguity.
Reign o'er me has always been my favorite! I think? Baba maybe? Won't get fooled? Probably?
It's a great playlist but I personally believe you could've added songs like "The Kids are Alright" or even "A Quick One" given to how that song specifically seemed to set a ground for big storylines by The Who, but it is a cool playlist, I loved it !!
"A Quick One" was definitely considered, but it'd be hard to fit it on the main playlist because of its length.
@@JTCurtisMusic fair enough, pretty cool it was considered !!
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How can I give you 2 thumbs up ;) Thanks so much for sharing!
As I commented on your Beatles list, a near impossible task for the greatest live act in rock... ever! Good effort, though.
I agree with some other commenters that the epic A Quick One should be there - my fave version being from the Rolling Stones TV special. From Who's Next - Going Mobile, Love Ain't for Keeping. The single Long Live Rock is great. From Quadrophenia: 5:15 is a must. Also Is It in My Head, Sea and Sand, Drowned, Cut My Hair... I could go on... Who By Numbers is very personal, but I like How Many Friends and Slip Kid. Who Are You is a missed opportunity to showcase John's Trick of the Light - an under appreciated rocker.
Agree with cutting off at Keith's death, but a few songs on Face Dances are okay. I can't agree with you about Eminence Front. WTF is it with that song that people like so much? I don't care for it or any other song from It's Hard.
missing a quick one while he's away, one of my favorite!
Definitely considered but would have take up quite a bit of time on the main lineup.
@@JTCurtisMusic True that. It's a long piece, but Moon's drumming is epic!
My favourite band! :3
THE ENTIRE WHO'S NEXT. Who are You? Tattoo, I can See for Miles, I Can't Explain,
The fact that you entirely skipped over the entire A Quick One album makes me sad. Plus the version from the Rolling Stones RnR Circus is... well, it's a masterpiece, so much so that the Stones were embarrassed by how badly it blew their performances out of the water. I would've included that, Who Are You, Naked Eye, Pure and Easy, and like, all of the John songs. I'm a huge Entwistle fan though, so I may have a slight bias. I'm still surprised you picked Success Story over Boris or My Wife.
I know it's your playlist, but 5:15 should've been at least a bonus track. One of my favorite songs of all time.
A lot of great songs on Quadrophenia, it's tough to choose just a few.
Side 1 for me
My Generation
The Kids Are Alright
A Quick One While He’s Away
Armenia City In The Sky
I Can See For Miles
Side 2
The Acid Queen
Substitute (Live)
Behind Blue Eyes
Going Mobile
The Real Me
I’m One
Squeeze Box
Guitar And Pen
Bonus Tracks
Magic Bus
Call Me Lightning
Pinball Wizard
My Generation (Live)
Baba O Riley
The Punk And The Godfather
Honestly, my actual playlist would just be "I Can See For Miles," Who's Next & Quadrophenia. But if I were to create a more interesting playlist, I would go with an underrated or deeper cuts as follows: 1) The Good's Gone, 2) Someone's Coming, 3) Melancholia, 4) Jaguar 5) Our Love Was, 6) Glow Girl, 7) Underture (from Tommy), 8) When I Was A Boy, 9) Time Is Passing, 10) Pure And Easy, 11) Join Together, 12) We Close Tonight, 13) Cut My Hair, 14) Imagine A Man, and 15) 905.
It’s funny, if asked I’d almost certainly rank The Beatles and Rolling Stones above The Who as all time favorite bands of that era, but of all the albums those three bands produced, Quadrophenia is the one that still just amps me up and reminds me that I’m still a true believer in the power and potential of rock and roll. It makes me feel at age fifty five exactly as it made me feel at age fifteen when I first heard it: full of pent up anger and yearning, just ready to tear into life, to see what’s out there and to find out who I am (spoiler alert to youngsters: you never get a complete answer to those questions). Any album that can do that to a man approaching sixty is a work to be treasured indeed. Sometimes the Beatles and Stones just make me feel old. The Who make me feel alive.
It’s hard for me to listen to a single song from Quadrophenia , I always end up listening to the whole thing. Some of the deeper cuts that don’t make a lot of sense outside the context of the whole piece are so good they kind of defy the power of any superlatives to adequately praise them. The Punk Meets The Godfather, I’m One, Cut My Hair, The Dirty Jobs, all are sublime in their musical power and lyrical precision. Sea and Sand, 5:15, the entire track listing really.
From Who’s Next, Bargain is a favorite, as is Getting In Tune, and the woefully overlooked Going Mobile (the envelope follower auto-wah guitar solo, an effect pedal I generally loathe, is fantastic). My Wife is the quintessential Entwistle song, hilarious, literate lyrics, inventive chord progression (used to play it in a band years ago, never failed to puzzle most of the audience), and a cool brass section.
One personal favorite that would have to be on any list of mine, Slip Kid from The Who By Numbers. Not sure exactly what it’s all about, but if I had car, I’d surely want to leave the keys in it along with my vacuum flask full of hot tea and sugar, and I am damn sure planning on being a soldier at sixty three.
It was unimaginable luck that we lived in that post WW2 era that gave rise to the technology that made all this music possible. I'm now 74, and loved the Doo-Wop era, the 50s music that included Buddy Holly and Elvis. Then on to the sweet, smooth sounds of great Soul music from bands like the Drifters, then the Temptations and the Four Tops, as well as dozens of others. In 1965, the entire Ike And Tina Turner Revue with the Ikettes played a free concert at my local junior college. And young people take all this for granted!
Yeah, I prefer the live versions of two Who songs which are found on “The Kids are Alright”. These are “My Generation” (Smothers Brothers) and “Baba O’ Riley”. I consider these live versions the definitive versions of these two songs. They are much better than the studio recordings, they have much more energy and I believe that the “true” nature or essence of these songs comes through in the live versions.
The Kids Are Alright.
I’m shocked “Who Are You” didn’t even make the bonus tracks list.
It was definitely considered, I might have even had it on there in an early draft, but I just preferred the bonus tracks I chose. Still plenty of others that could go on this list.
@@JTCurtisMusic Yes it’s understandable. Personally, from all masterpieces in their discography, the 3 songs that give me the chills are Drowned, Love Reign O’er Mr and Dr. Jimmy, all of them from Quadrophenia, imo one of the 10 best albums I’ve heard in my life.
1:44 Ive got a stutter and i think its fine, amazing song too
I'm a big fan of Who Are You , I'd definitely include the opener and the title track . I'd also have more songs from The Who By Numbers .
At 3:02 Paul is playing an upside down right-handed Gibson. If it is strung normally that means changing the NUT.
that seems like a lot of work just to use that specific guitar! Were there so few L-handed guitars in the '60s?
Also the story of the 3x Danelectro Basses is alarming! Why not use a Fender or Rickenbacker?
I think a Ramones playlist would be great
Nice...
5:15 is the song
Eyesight to the blind, boith original and E.C. versions rocks
Who just came on and kicked ass put the fire out and left ...what's funny is they toured with Herman and the hermits once? ...the kid's first taste of danger now that would have been something to see. haha been awesome... is that the sonG he was talking about "I can see for miles" McCartney always said I still don't know the sonG he(Pete) was talking about? I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS ...Please tell me "WHO" yells that?
too many to choose from - like to mention a hidden gem on Tommy called Sally Simpson
Yes! Very overlooked track.
You should do Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin
🎸Long Live Rock! 🎸
who are my favriout band
The Who after Moon weren't The Who. Not because of Moon, but because Townshend was no longer interesting to listen to. He had no voice.
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I love their earliest albums -- ! T.
I've been a long-time fan of Townshend as the essence of The Who lyrically, musically, and functionally. Surprising and sophisticated songwriting and deeper than most. Lovely ideas.
Who delivers them matters. The Who with Moon got Pete an audience.
Why no love for 'Who Are You'? I think it's an underrated gem.
It was considered, just didn't make the cut.
Nothing from Who Are You?
You completely missed Who By Numbers and Who Are You. Slip Kind, Squeeze Box, How Many Friends, Who are you??
"Success Story" is on WHO BY NUMBERS
@@JTCurtisMusic Crap! You're right. totally spaced on that.
Without "A Quick One"? One of the earliest rock operas, THREE YEARS before Tommy?
please do next pink floyd and queen
I thought the stutter was because Roger had a stutter.
Nope it was intentionally written that way.
Slip Kid
Pink Floyd or Jimi Hendrix would be good
you forgot the one that was the theme song to law and order
The Who didn't make the theme song to Law and Order. You may be thinking of one of the CSI shows (two of which I actually worked on the crew for, no joke) all of which had Who songs as their theme songs: "Who are You" (CSI) "Won't Get Fooled Again" (CSI: Miami) "Baba O Riley" (CSI: New York) and "I Can't See For Miles" (CSI: Cyber).
@@JTCurtisMusic lol I was just messing around, I know they didn't make the law and order theme. I thought they had "who are you" as the CSI Miami theme, and I recalled that being one of their more iconic songs, and since it was on the last album with Keith, I was expecting it to be on there. Cool that you worked on CSI tho!
No Abbott and Costello routine? :(
Ah well, it was still a good video.
Don't worry we did it plenty in the 60s doc ;)
While I disagree with some of your selections, I’ve been a huge Who fan, especially the early Pre 70s Who, since I purchased their first album upon release (I’m 72). Also saw them on their very first stop on their very first U.S. tour at the last Murray The K rock variety show, where about a dozen bands appeared to each play one or two songs. The Who did Anyhow, Anywhere, Anyway. Cream was also on that Bill. Anyways, what I’m posting about is a subject that’s always bothered me, the fact that great rhythm guitarist skills are routinely overlooked, and no rock guitarist was ever better at that than Townsend. It’s infused not only in his writing & rhythm work, but also in the way he approaches & executes his leads. While I’m here, I might as well mention my opinion on Daltry, the only member I don’t care for. Soul? That’s the last thing I take from his voice. I don’t like anything about it. The only vocalized coming from The Who came from those that Pete himself sang. Daltry especially stands out like a sore thum in the company of a trio of some of the finest musicians to ever grace a rock stage.I would love to have heard them in their peak years with an other frontman..... just my opinion, of course 😊
best version of Young Man Blues is off Isle of Wight, not Live at Leeds
Great version as well but Live at Leeds is the iconic live album.
OK, JTC, how about Jethro Tull?
What’s a mod? Someone please tell me
I believe it's short for "Modernist." It was kind of a culture of England that centered around Motor-scooters and soul music of the 60s, as opposed to Rockers of England who were into Motorcycles and 50s rock and roll. The Who heavily modeled their style after Mod culture. There was heavy conflict between them in the mid 60s like rival gangs, which is explored in QUADROPHENIA. There's a good film adaptation of it staring Sting, highly recommend it.
Thanks for sharing that, also do the Doors for your next playlist
I wonder who influenced the other's looks, Roger Daltrey or Robert Plant...
I'd say they were both influenced by the old blues artists: Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, etc. However Roger Daltrey came first.
@@JTCurtisMusic I meant appearance-wise though but that too...
Who Are You?
Was definitely considered, just lost out to some other gems.
@@JTCurtisMusic makes sense
Are you the same person as @CG Kid?
Don't know who that is
Nothing from Who Are You. Shame.