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1964-2004 Then And Now! [Original recording remastered, Best of]

Who Audio CD
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1. I Can't Explain
2. My Generation
3. The Kids Are Alright
4. Substitute
5. I'm A Boy
6. Happy Jack
7. I Can See For Miles
8. Magic Bus
9. Pinball Wizard
10. See Me, Feel Me
11. Summertime Blues
12. Behind Blue Eyes
13. Won't Get Fooled Again
14. 5:15
15. Love Reign O'er Me
16. Squeeze Box
17. Who Are You
18. You Better You Bet
19. Real Good Looking Boy
20. Old Red Wine

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The Who haven't recorded a new song in two decades and haven't released a new-hits collection in eight years, but this new, 20-track collection kills those two birds with one stone-cold sensational anthology! Along with the two new tunes, Real Good Looking Boy and Old Red Wine , are the following classics: I Can't Explain; My Generation; The Kids Are Alright; Substitute; I'm a Boy; Happy Jack; I Can See for Miles; Magic Bus; Pinball Wizard; See Me, Feel Me; Summertime Blues (live); Behind Blue Eyes; Won't Get Fooled Again; 5:15; Love, Reign O'er Me; Squeeze Box; Who Are You , and You Better You Bet . Notes and rare photos, too!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Response to excitable fan from Fort Smith etc. July 5 2004
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Sad to say that the record, quite literally, speaks for itself. The two new songs included on Then and Now are very poor by comparison with any of the other material on this compilation CD. Roger Daltrey has gone on the record to say that he is not happy with the recordings and the band were under pressure from the record company to give them two new songs for the compilation.

Comparison with the output of other veteran acts is totally irrelevant. The only comparison that matters is that of the latest recorded efforts of The Who with their classic material.

If we have to play a tedious game of who's the biggest fan etc, I make no such claim, but I am pretty knowledgeable about the band's career having followed it since the early 1970s. Still if it makes Mr Fort Smith happy...

As well as owning the complete back catalogue of band and solo recordings on vinyl, CD (and umpteen remasters therof), all the sell through video and DVDs. As with most long serving fans I also have an extensive collection of unofficial audio and video Yes of course I have seen the band live (26 times) beginning with Charlton in 1974 and most recently at the Nokia Isle of Wight Festival a couple of weeks ago (where, frankly, they were not very good at all)I could go on, but won't.

Anybody with functional ears and some knowledge of the band's live performances cannot argue with the plain fact that the band's performances in recent years are nowhere near the excellent standards that they set decades earlier. For goodness sake Townshend and Daltrey are virtually old age pensioners and in no area of performing arts would you expect a 60 year old to perform as well as they did in their prime. A simple sporting analogy would be to say that whilst it is entertaining to see John McEnroe play in a veterans' tennis competition, nobody in their right mind would suggest that his performance compares to that of his peak years.

Whilst The Who circa 2000 were passable, remember we should be comparing them to their own previously far higher standards (against which few other acts have ever measured up.)There are a number of commercially available recordings of this period of the band's live performance output, including the comprehensive Encore series of 'official bootlegs'. There is not a single recording that compares favourably with say, Live at Leeds, Live at the Isle of Wight or any of the 1970s live material featured in The Kids are Alright or 30 Years of Maximum R&B.

Frankly, I do not care whether an ageing Who is 'better' than an ageing McCartney/Stones or whoever else one cares to mention. The bottom line is that the Who is nowhere near as good as it once was - period - so just get over it. Zak Starkey and Simon Townshend provide something of a blood transfusion to energize the band but the loss of John Entwistle has really been the hammer blow and has been far more decisive in bringing about the watershed in the band's career as a live act. His idiosyncratic and superlative (in the context of The Who) playing drove the band. In many respects he was the main soloist. Pino Palladino is a great bass player. He sensibly doesn't try to emulate the style or tone of his predecessor. However, that outrageous playing style and unique tone was key to the band's stage performance. Enjoy them for what they are but do not delude yourself that they are anything other than a shadow of their former selves.

Turning to the two new recordings the same fundamental analysis applies. These songs are weak compositions, competently played and produced. They do not rank alongside any of the band's celebrated work, as compiled on this album. Once again this is only to be expected. Pete Townshend's songwriting has been in decline for many years. There's no disgrace in that - take a writer like Chuck Berry, phenomenal in his day and then mysteriously the well dried up. Perhaps Townshend can still produce something outstanding? I would certainly love to hear it and await the new album like everybody else.

If it fails to rise above the quality of the two new tracks on this compilation then I do hope that they call it a day and do no further harm to their reputation. After the recent Isle of Wight show I shan't be paying to go and watch them perform again. They simply aren't the band that I used to love anymore. Whether the new incarnation of the band has a future should be judged on its new output and not on its ability to grind out the greatest hits with ever diminishing returns on stage.

Townshend is famously quoted as saying that the band shouldn't become a circus act. Sadly that is precisely what it has become.

Please don't get so upset Mr Fort Smith, all your heroes will ultimately grow old and their powers will wane. I'm glad that you enjoy this band so much. They were fantastic in their day, but that day has long gone. Now they are simply remarkable for their age.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A truce to Music Fan From The United Kingdom July 6 2004
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
To a music fan in the United Kingdom, a truce is in order for us. I apologise for my earlier comments. I made them without the knowledge of your long-running interest/love for The Who, and for your experience at Who gigs live, in the flesh. You are right, The Who now is not what it used to be, although they still can crank out better noise than most bands today. I stand by my earlier statement, however, that The Who's show at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas, in 2000 (with Entwistle, Daltrey, Townshend, Starkey and Rabbit the ONLY ones on stage, yeah! Great, fiery, stripped-down sound that evening. The Who sounded better than they did on the still-great Royal Albert Hall DVD) came within shooting distance of some of their 1970s recorded performances (although, granted, Starkey isn't quite Moon - but, as a bassist myself for 20 years, I can say Entwistle sounded better than ever that night - my CD recording blows me away with each listen. I had no idea The Ox could play so funky by popping, slapping and bending the strings with ease). I will admit that their 2002 show in Dallas wasn't up to that standard, but still a good show anyway. The Ox definitely was missed that night, as the absence of his bass lines on the new recordings.
Anyway, just wanted to make peace with a fellow Who brother. What's your favorite Who LP? And what was your favorite Who gig you attended? I wish they'd put out more on DVD (or CD at least).

Peace

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great music, but missing Entwistle tracks July 5 2004
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Five stars for the music, but the Ox's tracks are missed indeed, as his bass playing on this earth.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Ok Complication
This CD is ok. But what about Baba O Riley and Boris The Spider? I'm getting sick of Behind Blue Eyes. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2004 by Tammy McKelvie
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent New Songs required - not naive new fans
If you want a compilation of Who songs then buy the The Ultimate Collection rather than this one. The new songs are very poor by comparison with even the weakest of their previous... Read more
Published on Jun 27 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars Autobiographical material in new songs
As usual, Pete Townshend has reached back into his life to bring out material for new songs. Like many authors and songwriters, his stories and songs sound suspiciously... Read more
Published on Jun 26 2004 by pkeets
5.0 out of 5 stars The Who Need New Fans
I can't blame The Who for trying to reach a new audience with this CD, because it looks like the old one has grown as prudish and self-righteous as the crusty farts who once called... Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004 by Jason D Moss
1.0 out of 5 stars A WASTE OF MONEY
I am a Who fan who would buy almost anything from this band (And that includes the boxed set), but not this CD. Read more
Published on Jun 24 2004 by David Brown
3.0 out of 5 stars Not great
This cd is a great collection of Who hits, but 2 songs are missing. Baba O' Reilly and Bargain. Those songs would of made this collection perfect.
Published on Jun 22 2004 by Little Richard
3.0 out of 5 stars Spaghetti Western is about right
With the exception that Old Red Wine is an even weaker song than Real Good Looking Boy. The good,the bad and the ugly analysis below largely holds true. Read more
Published on Jun 17 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Good:

1. A nice collection of The Who's most popular hits.
2. Good artwork.
3. Nice liner notes by Pete's web-dude: Matt Kent
4. Read more

Published on Jun 16 2004 by D. Pike
5.0 out of 5 stars WHY NOT? GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE AND BUY IT ALREADY
To start it off, the two new songs are GREAT, WAY BETTER than anything any crap band nowdays can pull off! Read more
Published on Jun 9 2004 by Trevor Thatcher
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars for the new songs and then some...
I heard the new tracks at HMV in Cork City, Ireland and man, did they jump out. The fella who said that they are a cross between "Quadrophenia" and "All The Best Cowboys... Read more
Published on Jun 9 2004 by Michael Thomas Roe
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