> Nowadays The Who are a regular fixture on VH1 Classic rock. Every time
> I turn on Classic Rock channel, it is The Who playing some concert,
> the movie Tommy going on or some documentary about The Who.
>
> Many consider The Who to be the 3rd greatest rock band of all times
> (behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones). Some consider them second
> best rock band of all time behind The Beatles. There are considered
> unanimously the greatest hard rock band of all times.
>
> So how many great songs did they make. I have all their studio albums,
> live at leeds, and most of their compilations.
>
> Chronologically I think these are their greatest songs ever (which
> belong to any alltime songs list)...
>
> Studio album tracks
> 1. My Generation
> 2. The Kids Are Alright
> 3. A Legal Matter
> 4. Boris The Spider
> 5. Mary Anne With A Shaky Hand
> 6. I Can See For Miles
> 7. Overture
> 8. Pinball Wizard
> 9. Im Free
> 10. Baba O' Riley
> 11. Bargain
> 12. Behind Blue Eyes
> 13. Wont Get Fooled Again
> 14. The Real Me
> 15. Love Reign Over Me
> 16. However Much I Booze
> 17. Squeeze Box
> 18. Eminence Front
>
> Singles
> 19. I Cant Explain
> 20. The Seeker
> 21. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
> 22. Magic Bus
> 23. Substitute
> 24. Im A Boy
>
> So a band has 24 great songs. Is that enough to be considered the
> second or third greatest rock bands of all time. All these 24 songs
> can be squeezed into one CD. So they effectively made one great album
> of songs! Now try to count the number of great songs bands like
> Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Yes made. I
> am trying to be objective about this. I have nothing against them. I
> am just trying to figure out WOTS THE DEAL. Is it because of the
> INFLUENCE FACTOR. I agree they were massively influencial and a great
> live band. But were they as good as they are made out to be? Can a
> band which has merely an album of great songs considered to be that
> great?
>