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- The Who Sings My Generation
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The Who
Released 1965

Out In The Street
02:30
6,075 plays

I Don't Mind
02:36
4,829 plays

A Legal Matter
02:47
4,705 plays

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- 1
- Out In The Street
- 02:30
- 6,075 plays

- 2
- I Don't Mind
- 02:36
- 4,829 plays

- 3
- The Good's Gone
- 03:59
- 4,360 plays

- 4
- La-La Lies
- 02:17
- 4,438 plays

- 5
- Much Too Much
- 02:45
- 3,996 plays

- 6
- My Generation
- 03:15
- 22,389 plays

- 7
- The Kids Are Alright
- 02:46
- 12,776 plays

- 8
- Please, Please, Please
- 02:45
- 4,462 plays

- 9
- It's Not True
- 02:30
- 3,845 plays

- 10
- The Ox
- 03:49
- 4,457 plays

- 11
- A Legal Matter
- 02:47
- 4,705 plays

- 12
- Instant Party
- 03:14
- 3,915 plays

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album review

An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone. At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. Pete Townshend's exhilarating chord crunches and guitar distortions threaten to leap off the grooves on "My Generation" and "Out in the Street"; Keith Moon attacks the drums with a lightning, ruthless finesse throughout. Some "Maximum R&B" influence lingered in the two James Brown covers, but much of Townshend's original material fused Beatlesque hooks and power chords with anthemic mod lyrics, with "The Good's Gone," "Much Too Much," "La La La Lies," and especially "The Kids Are Alright" being highlights. "A Legal Matter" hinted at more ambitious lyrical concerns, and "The Ox" was instrumental mayhem that pushed the envelope of 1965 amplification with its guitar feedback and nonstop crashing drum rolls. While the execution was sometimes crude, and the songwriting not as sophisticated as it would shortly become, the Who never surpassed the pure energy level of this record. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide