Talk:The Who discography

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I just bought the compilation "Hooligans" on vinyl, and I was wondering if indeed it was available on CD. If it isn't, that's pretty cool, 'cause that means my album is a major find. ;-) Also, does anybody know where I can find the song "Relay" on CD besides "Greatest Hits"? I love that song and don't know where to find it besides those bloody vinyl albums no one can find.

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[edit] Genre

Personally, I think these genre classifications are stupid and should really be deleted. It's all rock music, even the first three albums. For details of the particular sub-sub-genre The Who were exploring on that particular album, people can visit the particular album page. Besides, who are we to say that, for instance, the first album is "Maximum R&B" above all else? The Who described their music as such at the time, yes, but they also described it as "power pop", so why not call it that? Or "mod", which is how most people referred to it then and now? I'm not saying we should dispense with these descriptions, I'm saying they should be discussed in detail...but on the particular album page. For the first three albums, the descriptions are too narrow. For the later releases, the labels of "Rock." ad nauseam are redundant. Who's with me on getting rid of this? We could just replace it at the top with something like "The Who explored various rock subgenres on the first three albums, such as mod, power pop, and psychedelia, before delving into the hard rock idiom on 'Tommy' and 'Who's Next', a direction they would continue to pursue for the rest of their career."

i second that, but it mihgt be important to find something worth mentioning in the genre column. Joeyramoney 23:04, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
I disagree. When not screwed up by ill-informed edits, it gives useful information about the evolution of the band's music, and hints of what to expect for people who are considering giving an album a try. – B.Bryant 06:08, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
It really doesn't. When the genres are accurate, they're too vague (Pop, Rock, Psychedelia). "Maximum R&B" isn't a genre at all, it was a marketing gimmick for their early gigs, and I don't even want to comment on describing an album as "satire". These terms cannot be understood by anyone who hasn't already listened to the albums, and they don't need to be told what it sounds like. I say chuck 'em. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 12:26, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] why the hell do I get directed here when I type in...

when I type in "magic bus" ????

I noticed that as well and fixed it. It's more appropriate for it to go to the song. OsFan 14:19, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Live Albums

How about adding The Blues to the Bush as a live album? It was an internet-only release, but it's still an official live album.

[edit] Merge

I reckon The Who Songs should be merged into this page, like The Beatles discography, if not deleted completely. There's very little point to it being its own article. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 08:35, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm going to assume that the two months of silence means that nobody cares if the List of The Who songs page just gets deleted outright? Good to know. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 05:48, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Notable Songs

Is "Notable Songs" NPOV? Should we use a more objective standard, such as "top selling songs"? Or at least "Songs with individual articles"? – B.Bryant 06:11, 22 July 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Missing Album/Film

The only Who album I own is "Who's Better, Who's Best". I had hoped to find some info about it here. It is not included on this page. I would request that a Who fan who knows about this album please update this page. Here is what I see online about the album.[1] TonyTheTiger 05:27, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Also, there seems to be a similarly title film "The Who: Who's Better Who's Best"[2]. I could add the album, but I think a bigger Who fan should incorporate both of these into the page. TonyTheTiger 16:09, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

The album is a minor compilation (not particularly widely available, didn't sell that well), and The Who have released dozens of them. Unfortunately, because we can't practically list them all, this is one of the many to be lost by the wayside. The film is a VHS compilation of various music videos and a few early live/mimed performances. Again, it's not particularly worth a mention when compared to everything else that's not included on the page. I'm sorry that it happens to be the one that you've got and that this page wasn't as helpful as you had hoped, but I'm sure you'll understand that we can't include everything, and we do unfortunately have to draw the line somewhere. Sorry again. MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 16:29, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

You are saying this is a minor omission. Could you describe what omissions are closest to the borderline on this discography so I can understand this decision. TonyTheTiger 00:31, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Not really, as there are literally dozens of them and I wouldn't know where to start. Take a look at all the links on this page for example. Could you describe why Who's Better, Who's Best is more worthy of inclusion than all of the others? MightyMoose22 >Abort, Retry, Fail?_ 19:03, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
why are these live-albums not in the list?
  • 1990 · Join Together
  • 1996 · Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970
  • 2003 · Live At The Royal Albert Hall
  • 2006 · Live From Toronto
you could add them in "other appearances
(I'm Dutch, so my English might not be that good...
They're all unofficial releases.
All official albums are released by Brunswick, Decca, MCA, Warner, Track, or Universal/Polydor.
I haven't got Live From Toronto, so I don't know who released that. The problem is that the copyright belongs to whoever made the recording, so a release doesn't have to be anything to do with the band or their record label.
But if you want to make a new Live albums section and put them all in (including the 1982 MCA release Who's Last) I don't think anyone will burn your embassy for it. :)
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