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The Who: The Who By Numbers

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Label: MCA Records
Released: 1975
Time:
 49:52
Category: Pop/Rock
Producer(s): See Artists...
Rating: *****.... (6/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.thewho.com
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Purchase date: 2010.05.16
Price in €: 2,00





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[1] Slip Kid (Townshend) - 4:31
[2] However Much I Booze (Townshend) - 5:01
[3] Squeeze Box (Townshend) - 2:43
[4] Dreaming From the Waist (Townshend) - 4:06
[5] Imagine a Man (Townshend) - 4:00
[6] Success Story (Entwistle ) - 3:20
[7] They Are All in Love (Townshend) - 3:00
[8] Blue, Red and Grey (Townshend) - 2:46
[9] How Many Friends (Townshend) - 4:05
[10] In a Hand or a Face (Townshend) - 3:24
[11] Squeeze Box (Townshend) - 3:13 *
[12] Behind Blue Eyes (Townshend) - 4:39 *
[13] Dreaming From the Waist (Townshend) - 4:57 *

* - Live Tracks

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Pete Townshend - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Roger Daltrey - Harmonica, Vocals
John Entwistle - Bass, Guitar (Bass), Keyboards, Vocals, Illustrations
Nicky Hopkins - Piano, Keyboards
Keith Moon - Drums, Vocals

Dave Arbus - Violin

Glyn Johns - Producer
Robert Rosenberg - Executive Producer
Jon Astley - Reissue Producer, Remixing
Andy MacPherson - Reissue Producer, Remixing
Chris Charlesworth - Executive Producer
Bill Curbishley - Executive Producer
Bob Ludwig - Remastering
Richard Evans - Art Direction, Design
John Swenson - Liner Notes
Chris Walter - Photography

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


1985 CD MCA Records MCAD37002
1987 CD MCA Records 31197
1996 CD MCA Records 11493
1996 CS MCA Records 11493
1998 CD Polydor 5338442
1999 CD Polydor POCP9203
2002 CD 3D UICY-2318
2003 LP Polydor 8117151
2007 CD Universal Distribution 2318
2008 LP Universal International 276780
2008 LP Classic Records 2490129
2008 LP Classic Records 2490150



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 - Amazon.com



Bei "The Who By Numbers" (1975) ist der Dynamikzugewinn kaum zu fassen. In "Slip Kid" oder "Squeeze Box" waren The Who ihren Ursprüngen näher. Das Quartett balancierte Power und Reflektiertes wie "Blue Red And Gray" harmonisch aus: auch gibt's drei Live-Bonustitel, so "Squeeze Box" und, herausragend, "Dreaming From The Waist" von der Box "30 Years Of Maximum R&B". (Wertung live; 03)

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The Who by Numbers functions as Pete Townshend's confessional singer/songwriter album, as he chronicles his problems with alcohol ("However Much I Booze"), women ("Dreaming From the Waist" and "They Are All in Love"), and life in general. However, his introspective musings are rendered ineffective by Roger Daltrey's bluster and the cloying, lightweight filler of "Squeeze Box." In addition, Townshend's songs tend to be underdeveloped, relying on verbosity instead of melodicism, with only the simple power of "Slip Kid," the grace of "Blue Red and Grey," and John Entwistle's heavy rocker "Success Story" making much of an impact. [The 1996 CD reissue adds three live tracks from a 1976 concert.]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine - All Music Guide
 

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