My Generation

by The Who

My Generation cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 3 December 1965
  • Label: Brunswick, Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:31:24
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 10 ratings

Artists on this release: John Entwistle, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'My Generation' captures the rebellious identity of the mid-1960s British Mod scene, articulating youthful angst through a deliberately volatile and aggressive sound that was exceptionally hard for its time. The album's thesis is delivered through Roger Daltrey's confrontational stutter, one of rock's first significant bass solos by John Entwistle, and Pete Townshend's pioneering use of guitar feedback. This fusion of raw R&B energy and sonic innovation provided a foundational blueprint for hard rock and punk.

Genres

Descriptors: british, classic, guitar-driven, raucous, groundbreaking

Tracklist

  1. Out In The Street (02:30)
  2. I Don't Mind (02:36)
  3. The Good's Gone (04:05)
  4. La-La-La Lies (02:15)
  5. Much Too Much (02:43)
  6. My Generation (03:18)
  7. The Kids Are Alright (03:05)
  8. Please, Please, Please (02:43)
  9. It's Not True (02:30)
  10. I'm A Man (03:20)
  11. A Legal Matter (02:49)
  12. The Ox (03:56)
  13. I Can't Explain (02:05)
  14. Bald Headed Woman (02:34)
  15. Anyway Anyhow Anywhere (02:43)
  16. Daddy Rolling Stone (02:59)
  17. Anytime You Want Me (02:37)
  18. Shout And Shimmy (03:19)
  19. Circles (03:13)
  20. Instant Party Mixture (03:29)
  21. Leaving Here (02:49)
  22. Lubie (Come Back Home) (03:42)
  23. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave (02:41)
  24. Motoring (02:47)
  25. Daddy Rolling Stone - Alternate Stereo Version (03:06)
  26. The Kids Are Alright - Alternate Stereo Version (03:07)
  27. My Generation - Instrumental Stereo Version (03:38)
  28. Out In The Street - Alternate Stereo Version (02:33)
  29. I Don't Mind - Full Length Stereo Version (03:45)
  30. The Good's Gone - Full Length Stereo Version (04:27)

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