The Who By Numbers

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Artist : The Who
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0008811149321
Format : Extra tracks
Format : Original recording reissued
Format : Original recording remastered
Format : Import
Label : MCA
Manufacturer : MCA
Number Of Discs : 1
Package Dimensions : 0.54 inches (Height) x 5.55 inches (Length) x 0.18 pounds (Weight) x 4.97 inches (Width)
Package Quantity : 1
Product Group : Music
Publisher : MCA
Release Date : 1996-11-19
SKU : 5ucdLR036af
Studio : MCA
UPC : 008811149321

This 1975 collection excels in large part due to its modest goal. It's the Who's singer-songwriter record. Without the ostensible shield his "rock operas" provided, Pete Townshend's personal demons strut about nakedly. Not a pretty sight, but an involving spectacle nevertheless. "They Are All in Love" and "How Many Friends" are forgotten Who songs, but they've aged beautifully. John Entwistle's "Success Story" sequences nicely with the rest of the album. And "However Much I Booze", "Dreaming from the Waist", and "In a Hand or a Face" are great decade-early exercises in mid-life self-pity. There are only three bonus tracks here--live versions of "Squeeze Box", "Dreaming from the Waist", and the earlier "Behind Blue Eyes"--but By Numbers is such a cohesive collection that they're less welcome extras than annoying distractions. Still, By Numbers now stands as one of the linchpins in a great band's catalogue. --Steven Stolder

- Amazon.co.uk Review

This 1975 collection excels in large part due to its modest goal. It's the Who's singer-songwriter record. Without the ostensible shield his "rock operas" provided, Pete Townshend's personal demons strut about nakedly. Not a pretty sight, but an involving spectacle nevertheless. "They Are All in Love" and "How Many Friends" are forgotten Who songs, but they've aged beautifully. John Entwistle's "Success Story" sequences nicely with the rest of the album. And "However Much I Booze," "Dreaming from the Waist," and "In a Hand or a Face" are great decade-early exercises in mid-life self-pity. There are only three bonus tracks here--live versions of "Squeeze Box," "Dreaming from the Waist," and the earlier "Behind Blue Eyes"--but By Numbers is such a cohesive collection that they're less welcome extras than annoying distractions. Still, By Numbers now stands as one of the linchpins in a great band's catalog. --Steven Stolder

- From Amazon.com

Tracks:

Disc 1
- 1: Slip Kid
- 2: However Much I Booze
- 3: Squeeze Box
- 4: Dreaming From The Waist
- 5: Imagine A Man
- 6: Success Story
- 7: They Are All In Love
- 8: Blue, Red, And Grey
- 9: How Many Friends
- 10: In A Hand Or A Face
- 11: Squeeze Box (Live)
- 12: Behind Blue Eyes (Live)
- 13: Dreaming From The Waist (Live)

The Who By Numbers

Tracks:

Disc 1

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