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An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone. At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. Pete Townshend's exhilarating chord crunches and guitar distortions threaten to leap off the grooves on "My Generation" and "Out in the Street"; Keith Moon attacks the drums with a lightning, ruthless finesse throughout. Some "Maximum R&B" influence lingered in the two James Brown covers, but much of Townshend's original material fused Beatlesque hooks and power chords with anthemic mod lyrics, with "The Good's Gone," "Much Too Much," "La La La Lies," and especially "The Kids Are Alright" being highlights.
Tracklist
1 Out In The Street
2 I Don't Mind
3 The Good's Gone
4 La-La-La Lies
5 Much Too Much
6 My Generation
7 The Kids Are Alright
8 Please, Please, Please
9 It's Not True
10 I'm A Man
11 A Legal Matter
12 The Ox