Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B mp3 Artist Compilation by The Who
1994

Thirty Years Of Maximum R&Bby The Who

  • 95 Tracks
  • 320 kbps
  • 5:03:02

Tracks

Disk #1

1.[Pete Townshend dialogue (live)]0:22
2.I'm the Face [The High Numbers]2:28
3.Here 'Tis [The High Numbers]2:08
4.Zoot Suit [The High Numbers]1:59
5.Leaving Here [The High Numbers]2:48
6.I Can't Explain2:04
7.Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere3:05
8.Daddy Rolling Stone2:50
9.My Generation3:18
10.The Kids Are Alright3:05
11.The Ox3:49
12.A Legal Matter2:45
13.[Pete Townshend dialogue (live)]0:58
14.Substitute (live)2:09
15.I'm a Boy2:38
16.Disguises3:20
17.Happy Jack Jingle0:31
18.Happy Jack2:12
19.Boris the Spider2:28
20.So Sad About Us3:00
21.A Quick One, While He's Away (original version) (live)9:41
22.Pictures of Lily2:43
23.Early Morning Cold Taxi3:04
24.Coke 20:48
25.(This Could Be) The Last Time3:02
26.I Can't Reach You3:04
27.Girl's Eyes3:07
28.Bag O'Nails0:05
29.Call Me Lightning2:21

Disk #2

1.Rotosound Strings0:07
2.I Can See for Miles4:15
3.Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand2:09
4.Armenia City in the Sky3:17
5.Tattoo2:42
6.Our Love Was3:07
7.Rael 15:42
8.Rael 20:52
9.Track Records / Premier Drums0:32
10.Sunrise3:03
11.[Russell Harty dialogue]0:22
12.Jaguar2:04
13.Melancholia3:19
14.Fortune Teller2:18
15.Magic Bus3:17
16.Little Billy2:17
17.Dogs3:02
18.Overture3:52
19.The Acid Queen3:33
20.[Abbie Hoffman incident (live)]0:15
21.Underture (live)4:03
22.Pinball Wizard3:01
23.I'm Free2:37
24.See Me, Feel Me (live)3:32
25.Heaven and Hell3:33
26.[Pete Townshend dialogue (live)]0:37
27.Young Man Blues4:45
28.Summertime Blues3:35

Disk #3

1.Shakin' All Over4:12
2.Baba O'Riley4:57
3.Bargain (live)5:00
4.Pure and Easy5:11
5.The Song Is Over6:08
6.[studio dialogue]0:47
7.Behind Blue Eyes3:37
8.Won't Get Fooled Again8:32
9.The Seeker (edited version)3:22
10.Bony Moronie (live)3:24
11.Let's See Action3:57
12.Join Together4:17
13.Relay4:00
14.The Real Me3:35
15.5:15 (single version)4:17
16.Bell Boy4:55
17.Love Reign O'er Me4:52

Disk #4

1.Long Live Rock3:55
2.Life With the Moons1:43
3.Naked Eye (live)5:04
4.University Challenge0:30
5.Slip Kid4:09
6.Poetry Cornered0:32
7.Dreaming From the Waist (live)4:16
8.Blue Red and Grey2:43
9.Life With the Moons 20:46
10.Squeeze Box2:39
11.My Wife (live)4:34
12.Who Are You (single version)4:59
13.Music Must Change4:34
14.Sister Disco4:16
15.Guitar and Pen5:50
16.You Better You Bet5:30
17.Eminence Front5:26
18.Twist and Shout (live)3:10
19.I'm a Man (live)6:33
20.[Pete Townshend dialogue (live)]0:37
21.Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)4:33
Jim
If you are a fan of The Who, this set is a great place to start. Drummer Keith Moon, bassist John Entwhistle, guitarist Letter Townshend and singer Roger Daltry are all well represented here, and everyone will have their moment to shine. This will give you plenty of listening material, but despite it's length, it doesn't give you the whole story.

Part of the problem is that you don't get any of the companion material that the physical boxed set comes with. Without it, you might have no idea what the "Abbie Hoffman Incident" is all about (famed activist Hoffman took the stage during the Who's performance at Woodstock in an LSD-fueled haze and made a political statement to the crowd; Pete Townshend reacted poorly to someone taking his stage unannounced, shore an obscenity at him and charged at him). You might want to know what the heck Bag O'Nails was about, or the Radio One commercials. Fortunately, we have the internet to use as a reference, but there still is something lacking in the package without this material.

Having said that, there is a lot here to love. The first disc is an excellent chronicle of their early years, as they used a pop song in "I Can't Explain" to grab an audience, then let their hair down and rocked hard. All of their big songs are included, it's a bit easier to look at what's missing. There are a smattering of love tracks, but for a band that did so much to make love albums a big thing with "Live At Leeds", it seems to be lacking. Also, there are many highlights of their seminal rock opera "Tommy", but it's a shame it couldn't be included in its entirety. "Quadrophenia" fares even worse, broken down to just the five big tracks.

This is all basically nitpicking; the band has a vast library, and this is not intended to be a full discography, rather a starting point. If anything strikes a particular chord with the listener, there is plenty more to be found. All of their his are here, and enough rarities to make it a worthy investment for old fans and new. Things like "Life With The Moons" and "Poetry Cornered" defy explanation, but give a unique look into the band. I've had this collection since it first came out, and return to it frequently. If you are any kind of Who fan, you will too.