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| Play | 1. New Song | 4:13 | $0.99 |  |
| Play | 2. Had Enough | 4:30 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 3. 905 | 4:02 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 4. Sister Disco | 4:22 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 5. Music Must Change | 4:38 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 6. Trick Of The Light | 4:48 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 7. Guitar And Pen | 5:58 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 8. Love Is Coming Down | 4:07 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 9. Who Are You (Album Version) | 6:22 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 10. No Road Romance | 5:05 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 11. Empty Glass | 6:23 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 12. Guitar And Pen (Olympic '78 Mix) | 6:02 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 13. Love Is Coming Down (Work-In-Progress Mix) | 4:06 | $0.99 | |
| Play | 14. Who Are You (Lost Verse Mix) | 6:22 | $0.99 | |
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is one of my favourite Who albums because it's got so much musical energy and excitement pulsating all throughout. It reflects the band's changing musical direction, like it or not; who wants a band or singer to have the exact same style on each and every album? Most music put out in 1978 was like this, very influenced by New Wave and the dawn of the Punk movement. And since I love this album so much, I was shocked to discover that the remastering had taken away some lyrics and instrumentation on the songs, like the first part of the chorus in "Trick of the Light." And the songs are linked together thematically, all about the changing nature of music. The album begins with a jolt of energy and pulls one right in until the final moment, Keith's final moment of glory on his beloved drums before his untimely premature death. His drumming on the other tracks hadn't been the greatest (esp. on the only track I don't really care for, "Music Must Change," where he had to play cymbals because he couldn't master the drumming it required), but on the title track, the closing track on both the original release and the later remaster, he comes back to life with a vengeance, going out in a blaze of glory.
The bonus tracks are kinda skimpy in comparison to the great bonus tracks on many of their other albums which doubled their original lengths, and three are just different versions of songs that were already featured, but what we have is really good. The best ones are the lost verse mix of the title track, "No Road Romance," and the band's version of "Empty Glass," which became the title track of Pete's real first solo album. Interestingly, the band version contains the refrain "Killing each other, then we jump off a ledge," but by the time the solo album was released two years later, the suicidal line, from one of three known songs Pete wrote during this time period with lines about jumping or falling off of a ledge, one of the others being "Love Is Coming Down" (a track on this album), had been changed to "Killing each other by driving a wedge." That was a really marvelous selection of a bonus track, on a really marvelous album which doesn't get enough credit.
The bonus tracks are kinda skimpy in comparison to the great bonus tracks on many of their other albums which doubled their original lengths, and three are just different versions of songs that were already featured, but what we have is really good. The best ones are the lost verse mix of the title track, "No Road Romance," and the band's version of "Empty Glass," which became the title track of Pete's real first solo album. Interestingly, the band version contains the refrain "Killing each other, then we jump off a ledge," but by the time the solo album was released two years later, the suicidal line, from one of three known songs Pete wrote during this time period with lines about jumping or falling off of a ledge, one of the others being "Love Is Coming Down" (a track on this album), had been changed to "Killing each other by driving a wedge." That was a really marvelous selection of a bonus track, on a really marvelous album which doesn't get enough credit.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Who Are You was the final album made by the original Who quartet. The album is the least consistent of the original lineup's career, but the high quality of several of the songs make up for the lackluster ones. The title track as legend would have it was inspired by a situation where a drunken Pete Townshend got into a fight with some punks and they uttered the line who the f*** are you to him. The song is an instant classic with it's pulsating beat and first rate vocal performance by Roger Daltry. "New Song" is a catchy song about artists recycling their material and "Sister Disco" is a strong rocker in a "Baba O'Reilly" vein. Other songs like "Guitar & The Pen", "Trick Of The Light" & "Music Must Change" fall short. The reissue contains some nice outtakes including an early version of "Empty Glass" and a version of the title track with a lost verse. Sadly, Keith Moon would pass away shortly after the album's release thus extinguishing one of the brightest drumming flames in rock history and ending one of the greatest bands of all-time. The Who would go on, but without Keith Moon, they were never the same.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Yes, The Who were starting to ease into a kinder, gentler point in their career. True, The Who were forever changed when one fourth of it's original, incendiary line up became yet another rock casualty; but what a swan song this was. From the first notes of the muscular opening track "New Song" to the triumphant punch of the album's closer "Who Are You", Pete Townshend's matured outlook and vision remained just as clear as it ever had. With Daltrey's gruff, beefy vocals, Entwhistle's dazzling bass flourishes, Townshend's cranking power chords, and Moon's incredible timing and fills, this 1978 album bristles with all the energy of a band half their age. Rockers like "Had Enough" and "Guitar & Pen" showcase the vocal prowess and power of the man called Daltrey, whilst beautiful gems such as "Love Is Coming Down" and "Music Must Change" remind the listener of the songwriting genius of Pete Townshend. Hearing the bonus tracks at the end of the CD is icing on this already glorious cake, and is essential for any true Who fan (especially hearing some of the last drumming Moon ever put down on tape with "Empty Glass"). Everytime I put on this CD (and it's a lot) I am transported to a wonderful place. There are many reasons for it, and one is the magic in the chemistry of these four individuals... That this CD is the final curtain call for this legendary line up makes "Who Are You" even more important, and sadly, more poignant.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Solid Outing for the Original Who
Although this album would prove to be Keith Moon's swan song with the band, Townshend's songwriting transcends from the previous Who By Numbers set and settles in more nicely as a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Thirty-Ought Six
Not to be taken away
The Who / Who Are You (1996 four bonus tracks version): Not their best album, but has one of their best songs (Who Are You). Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Bynum
The Who's farewell to Keith Moon still sounds fresh nearly 35 years on
English rockers The Who released its eighth studio album Who Are You in August of 1978.
Following The Who by Numbers Tour concluding in 1976, the members of The Who went off... Read more
Following The Who by Numbers Tour concluding in 1976, the members of The Who went off... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Terrence J. Reardon
Ah, who the f*** are you?!
This 1978 historic Who album (given Keith Moon's immediate demise following its release) may be worth the words reiterated in this review title alone! Read more
Published 8 months ago by PSF
"It may have been done before...but then music's an open door"
Is this the best we've heard from The Who? Not really. Is it a flawed album? I guess it depends. Will it ever be forgotten? I hope not. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Eric S. Kim
Classic Who
This is one of the best rock and roll albums ever made. The Who were at their peak.
Published 19 months ago by Robert F. Spera
The Who Who Are You
I had this on album, but had to have on CD with all the Bonus tracks available. If you are a Who fan, you must have this CD. Read more
Published 23 months ago by David Mccorkle
Who Are You?
Who are you to be messing with a classic Who recording? The boys at MCA have managed to destroy Who Are You by remixing the entire album. Read more
Published on April 26, 2010 by DW
A sad farewell to Keith Moon
One of the most ironic songs in the history of rock has to be The Who's "The Music Must Change." The last album by The Who with Keith Moon on drums (and in my opinion, the last... Read more
Published on October 7, 2009 by Robert Moore
My two cents
Okay, I'm not a professional writer/reviewer, just a fan of great music. Perhaps it's the 'tragic' element of the music, with Keith passing so soon after, but I hear a classic... Read more
Published on August 24, 2009 by Jayrichards
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