The Who Sell Out
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The Who Sell Out
The Who Sell Out is the third studio album by the British rock band the Who. It was released on 15 December 1967 by Track Records in the UK and Decca Records in the US.- Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
Feb. 1968 This album is fantastic, it has an exquisite sense of humor.
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BBC
2007 .Pretty tame by The Who’s standards, and lacking stylistic coherence. . A classic chunk of Who and a highpoint in 60s pop.
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All Music
Nonetheless, on strictly musical merits, it's a terrific set of songs that ultimately stands as one of the group's greatest achievements.
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Pop Matters
Mar 2015 The Who Sell Out is an ingenious concept album that came out at a time before concept albums were de rigeur for artistes of a certain temperament. Its the Who at their most effective.
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Sputnik Music
2005 It is not easy to get into, but I personally find it great. Very underrated by the legions of Who fans who only tend to focus on their later years.
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Ultimate Classic Rock
2015 The Who Sell Out was an artistic triumph that helped the band make that transition, as well as a psychedelic pop-rock masterpiece that rivals anything the Beatles ever recorded.
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Pop Dose
2015 The brilliance – musically and conceptually – of The Who’s third album, humorously titled The Who Sell Out, cannot be overstated or underestimated.
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Psychedelic Sight
More importantly it drops two remarkable psychedelic rock songs: the thunderous single “I Can See for Miles” and the album-opening sci-fi adventure “Armenia City in the Sky.”
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The Rising Storm
It’s hard to compete with the scorching I Can See For Miles. Something about the way this song is framed here really makes it cook compared to hearing it on the radio or a Who’s best of.
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50 third and 3rd
Melodic, harmonic, rocking and a whole lot of fun, The Who Sell Out is definitely one for the ages.
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Music Direct
The album was Townshend’s big statement about commercialization and the demands on himself and the band to be presented as a product - and they certainly had some fun with it.
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Record Collector Magazine
To this day, it’s still largely regarded as half genius and half folly, but it’s an undeniably fascinating indicator to the restlessness and reactionary spirit of one of the greatest groups we’ve ever heard – and that’s not just sales pitch hyperbole.
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Carrie Anne Brown
A shining example of a consistent concept album. While the concept kind of fizzles out in the middle of the original album, it’s unique and cohesive. The CD remastering improves the concept’s flow.
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Bloomsbury
Not the clichéd mantra of sex, drugs, and rock and roll but in the ways that commercial advertising fabricates a youth-oriented cultural reality by hawking pimple cream, deodorant, food, musical equipment, etc., and linking it with rock and roll.
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Rolling Stone
2009 : Here you will find " Sell Out" not only dubbed in the correct absolute pitch again, but more than 40 years later for the first time again the mono mix, in which individual recordings partly drastically different from the stereo versions.
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Musicko
If you understand that clearly, the first listens will be smoother, and it will grow faster on you. Because “Sell Out” is the biggest grower within their catalog.
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Robert Christgau
There are no bad songs here, ads included--my three favorites, "I Can See for Miles" included, are "Tattoo," "Armenia City in the Sky," and "Heinz Baked Beans," none of which most AOR heads ever heard. Plus 10 bonus cuts that are good for something.
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Independent UK
2009 Which is not to say it wasn't a good thing then and doesn't give valuable insight into the anxieties of the period. And it has got "I Can See for Miles" on it. Aptly, this edition comes with a squillion bonuses.
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Iconfetch
Townshend’s cutting power chords and Daltrey’s aloof vocals set up a call and response with Keith Moon’s frenetic drumming.
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Music Enthusiast
But what does make a difference is the songs. This is a terrific album.
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Musicbrainz
The Who Sell Out has received widespread acclaim from critics, some of whom viewed it as The Who's best record.
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Melodic
One hit single "I can see for miles", that song is however a true classic. I never was a fan of this record but looking at it today
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Blake Mad's Blog
2012 The Who Sell Out will always be their most entertaining.
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Ultimate Guitar
2005 This is a must-own! The music and the lyrics are the Who at their best. Combined, they make a wonderful album. With the commercials, this album transcends wonderful.
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Classic Rock Review
2012 Although not as coherent and focused as the band’s next three albums (the finest of their career), The Who Sell Out definitively shows where they were heading at the end of 1967.
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Rolling Stone
2009 .The stereo mix showcases choirboy harmonies, while the second disc’s mono mix throbs with John Entwistle’s meaty bass.
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Grinning Planet
This is one of The Who's best albums, period. It's a perfect blend of effervescent pop, rock, and psychedelia.
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Uncut UK
2009 A wonderfully odd minor masterpiece.
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All Time
From the humour of the ads and Radio London, to the songs themselves, this is terrific stuff.
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Warr
An almost accidental acid rock masterpiece, this is the Who's capable, but light-hearted answer to Hendrix and Sgt. Pepper's.
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