[drjimmy]

Third word: The Who Sell Out. It may be their most underrated album.

I agree. Sell Out is a fantastic pop album. The flat-out rock of I Can See for Miles, the acoustic beauty of Sunrise, the musical themes in Rael that would later be fully realized in Tommy. I was telling my son just the other day that Sell Out is their most underappreciated, Who's Next is their "greatest," and Quadrophenia is their "best"--in fact, I'd stack Quad up against anything else out there as the best rock and roll album of all time.

[babble-on]

For something really strange, but to me quite amazing, check out Petra Haden's one-woman a capella version of The Who Sell Out. I Can See For Miles is just incredible. She's touring the county now with her group, The Sell-Outs. Townshend, by the way, called the effort "exquisite", though Roger reportedly didn't like it.