20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Who (Millennium Collection)

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection (Series), The Who

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 13, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 13, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00000I9CI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,922 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The Best of the Who? Well, perhaps. This set does contain 9 of the 16 Top 40 hits the Who scored in the U.S. between 1967 and '82. But try as they did early on to be a chart-topping act, the Who's career ultimately isn't about hit singles; it's more about Pete Townshend's grand concept albums Tommy and Quadrophenia and the seminal concert recording Live at Leeds--works that, by and large, don't reduce well to brief anthologies. That said, there's still some great material here. "My Generation" still reigns as the ultimate punk anthem; the kinetic "Magic Bus"; the searching "I Can See for Miles; and the titanic "Won't Get Fooled Again" all rank with rock's great tunes. At the very least, this collection will whet your appetite for some of the great individual titles from the Who's extensive catalog. --Daniel Durchholz

Product Description

The 20th Century Masters series is the best-selling single-artist line in music history and is being re-released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered. Official liner notes are easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ilovethatsong.com/green.

UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the Who disc you're looking for, December 19, 1999

By	albuck (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews

If you are thinking about buying this cd, please read this first. Being an exceptionally great band, I don't believe that this disc is a true representation of the Who's "greatist hits." While it does contain songs which are truly near to my heart--Won't Get Fooled Again being one of them--the album seems more of a attempt to earn a profit by cashing in on the millenium craze than a true record for the consumer. Sure, there are some absolutely great songs here (this being the only reason I didn't give it the minimum one star), but there is simply too much left out and overlooked to be a true compilation of their best. If you are new to the Who, try the My Generation--the Very Best of the Who disc instead. It contains many more songs which I believe give the listener a better idea of what these guys were all about. Trust me, I started out with that album, and now I'm absolutely hooked.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Get Fooled Again, March 10, 2000

By	Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Don't get me wrong. This is 10-star music. But MCA executives should be publicly flogged for its obvious money-grubbing 20th Century Masters series--especially when it comes to one of the most anthologized bands in rock history.

For casual Who fans looking for a career retrospective collection, here's one reason to buy this CD: "Behind Blue Eyes." Here's eleven reasons to buy My Generation: The Very Best of the Who: You also get, "I Can't Explain," "Anyway, Anywhere, Anyhow," "Substitute," "I'm a Boy," "Boris the Spider," "Pictures of Lily," "The Seeker," "Baba O'Riley," "Let's See Action," "5:15" and "You Better You Bet."

Don't celebrate the new millennium by wasting your money on an inferior anthology.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What ? Another Who best-of?, January 30, 2000

By	Tony (Linwood, PA USA) - See all my reviews

First and foremost I must say that I am a fan of The Who. Now,don't we all agree there are far too many best-of packages for The Who ?Stick to any of their original albums featuring Keith Moon.Then treat yourself to the expanded edition of "Live At Leeds" or their "Live At the Isle Of Wight 1970" disc,if it's still available. Just avoid rehashed cash-ins like this 20th Century thingy. Thanks,bye.