- Armenia City in the Sky
- Heinz Baked Beans
- Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand
- Odorono
- Tattoo
- Our Love Was
- I Can See for Miles
- Can't Reach You
- Medac
- Relax
- Silas Stingy
- Sunrise
- Rael (1 and 2)
The Who Sell Out is a clever album. Thirteen songs are wrapped around faux advertisements and radio programming to simulate a pirate radio station. The advertisements are amusing and some of the products worked their way into songs—Heinz Baked Beans, Odorono and Medac. The radio station jingles are cute and well-down. It's certainly a convincing concept.
The songs themselves are quite varied. There are heavy rock and roll songs, folk songs and theatrical stuff. They are all catchy. Lyrics seem to be a strong focus of the band. It's too bad then that their songs can be hit or miss. The subject of most songs on the album is a person and there are some interesting ideas, but sometimes it's just bad rhyming.
I enjoy this album, but the pirate radio advertisements and jingles wear thin after listening several times. Fortunately, the songs are really strong and are worth the minor annoyances. I didn't expect too much from this album. I was confused by the album cover and the pirate radio concept. I think it's a good album that's worth listening to, especially to hear the pirate radio parts. The Who is certainly a richer band than the offerings on classic radio stations would suggest.
All the songs are really good, but the real stand outs are Armenia City in the Sky, Odorono, Tattoo, Our Love Was, I Can See for Miles, Can't Reach You, Relax and Silas Stingy.
★★★★★★★★★☆
The songs themselves are quite varied. There are heavy rock and roll songs, folk songs and theatrical stuff. They are all catchy. Lyrics seem to be a strong focus of the band. It's too bad then that their songs can be hit or miss. The subject of most songs on the album is a person and there are some interesting ideas, but sometimes it's just bad rhyming.
I enjoy this album, but the pirate radio advertisements and jingles wear thin after listening several times. Fortunately, the songs are really strong and are worth the minor annoyances. I didn't expect too much from this album. I was confused by the album cover and the pirate radio concept. I think it's a good album that's worth listening to, especially to hear the pirate radio parts. The Who is certainly a richer band than the offerings on classic radio stations would suggest.
All the songs are really good, but the real stand outs are Armenia City in the Sky, Odorono, Tattoo, Our Love Was, I Can See for Miles, Can't Reach You, Relax and Silas Stingy.
★★★★★★★★★☆
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