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The Who - BBC Sessions

One of the most creative and explosive bands of the '60s, the Who didn't record an official live album until 1970. For fans of the revved-up, introspective, and humorous fare that made records such as My Generation, Sell Out, and A Quick One instant classics, 1970 was a good three years too late. Rather than referring to sometimes-dodgy bootlegs to discover what "Pictures of Lily," "Disguises," or "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" sounded like live, we are now presented with a surprisingly clear document of the band at--arguably--their peak. The CD, culled from archival live-in-the-studio radio broadcasts made between '65 and '73, keeps all the radio-announcer introductions and short interview segments intact, with a few bonus, real-life Sell Out jingles for good effect. A fabulous portrait of the artists as a young band, the disc brims with minor revelations--chief among them that they were pretty sorry as an R&B outfit and that (surprise) with Moon, Entwhistle, and Townshend bashing about, even a midtempo number like "Happy Jack" was a total scorcher live.

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A fine compilation of 1965-73 BBC performances, the majority of the tracks hailing from 1965-67, although some are drawn from 1970 and 1973. As one of the best live bands ever, the Who as expected come through pretty well in the live-in-the-studio environment, although the arrangements usually stick close to the records. Most of the songs were done by the group for studio releases as well, but there are a few covers that they never put on their albums or singles at the time, making this essential for the fan. Those numbers include the obscure James Brown tune "Just You and Me, Darling," "Dancing in the Street," ""Good Lovin'," and "Leaving Here" (although a mid-1960s studio version of that last song was eventually released). Of the other tracks, particularly worthwhile are "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere," with its extensive feedback solo, quite a challenge to do live in May 1965; "The Good's Gone," which has a fuzz solo not on the studio version; and the 1970 performance of "Shakin' All Over," which might be the best rendition of that concert staple that they ever did. This does not have a few BBC songs that have shown up on bootlegs; particularly unfortunate exclusions are "So Sad About Us," "Summertime Blues," and their 1966 cover of the Everly Brothers' "Man with Money."

Richie Unterberger, AMG (4.5 out of 5 stars)

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This compilation culls eight years of live in-studio performances for the BBC, broken up with introductions by the smooth and hearty Beeb announcers. The early Who romp through covers with breathtaking confidence -- there's nothing sedulous about the crashing, sugar-free "Good Lovin'." They turn the blues into a stately twist with James Brown's "Just You and Me, Darling" and play "Shakin' All Over" as properly spectral. Encompassing the Who's prime years, The BBC Sessions delineates how the band resolved social and musical anxieties of the age, youthful frustration careening like an American muscle car on "Disguises," "Substitute," "I'm Free" and a funkified "Relay" (after which Keith Moon must have collapsed); British eccentricity takes a droll promenade with "Happy Jack," "A Quick One (While He's Away)" and John Entwistle's "Boris the Spider." But more than anything, The BBC Sessions highlights how mad, bad and dangerous the Who were in 1965.

Arion Berger, Rolling Stone (4 out of 5 stars)

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BBC Sessions by The Who was released 15 February 2000 on Polydor Records internationally and MCA Records in the United States. It contains 24 songs and two jingles recorded live at the BBC studios in London.

With the exception of the jingles being used to bookend the album, and the third track being misplaced, The Who's recordings are presented here in chronological order.

Track List:

1. "My Generation (BBC Radio 1 jingle)" – 0:57
2. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend and Roger Daltrey) – 2:44
3. "Good Lovin'" (Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick) – 1:49
4. "Just You and Me, Darling" (James Brown) – 2:01
5. "Leaving Here" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) – 2:34
6. "My Generation" – 3:23
7. "The Good's Gone" – 2:59
8. "La-La-La-Lies" – 2:11
9. "Substitute" – 3:30
10. "Man with Money" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 2:31
11. "Dancing in the Street" (William "Mickey" Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter) – 2:23
12. "Disguises" – 2:57
13. "I'm a Boy" – 2:39
14. "Run Run Run" – 3:16
15. "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) – 2:13
16. "Happy Jack" – 2:09
17. "See My Way" (Daltrey) – 1:50
18. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:34
19. "A Quick One, While He's Away" – 7:01
20. "Substitute" version 2 – 2:12
21. "The Seeker" – 3:04
22. "I'm Free" – 2:24
23. "Shakin' All Over" / "Spoonful" (Johnny Kidd and Willie Dixon) – 3:41
24. "Relay" – 4:56
25. "Long Live Rock" – 3:52
26. "Boris the Spider" (BBC Radio 1 jingle) (Entwistle) – 0:10

All tracks written by Pete Townshend, unless stated otherwise

Due to publishing restrictions, the American version dropped "Man with the Money" and edited out the few lines from "Spoonful" contained in "Shakin' All Over".

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