The Who Sell Out CD

Only three albums into its recording career, the Who had already begun to distance itself from its proletarian R&B beginnings. Here, songwriter Pete Townshend follows up on the rock-opera idea he had introduced on A QUICK ONE with the extended, multi-part composition "Rael" and would later expand upon with TOMMY. The band had also begun exploring the form of the concept album. The songs are connected by bits of fake radio commercials and brass fanfares, and there's a little of everything thrown into the mix. All-out rockers like the vengeful "I Can See For Miles" vie for the listener's attention with the romantic declarations of "Our Love Was" and the soft, folky "Maryanne With The Shaky Hand" on this impressively eclectic album. 1 Armenia City In The Sky2 Heinz Baked Beans3 Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand4 Odorono5 Tattoo6 Our Love Was7 I Can See For Miles8 I Can't Reach You9 Medac10 Relax11 Silas Stingy12 Sunrise13 Rael 114 Rael 215 Glittering Girl16 Melancholia17 Someone's Coming1