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Music : The Who by Numbers


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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0008811149321
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: Mca
Manufacturer: Mca
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Mca
Release Date: November 19, 1996
Sales Rank: 5509
Studio: Mca

Disc 1:
  1. Slip Kid
  2. However Much I Booze
  3. Squeeze Box
  4. Dreaming From the Waist
  5. Imagine a Man
  6. Success Story - The Who, Entwistle, John
  7. They Are All in Love
  8. Blue, Red and Grey
  9. How Many Friends
  10. In a Hand or a Face
  11. Squeeze Box
  12. Behind Blue Eyes
  13. Dreaming From the Waist
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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
This 1975 collection excels in large part due to its modest goal. It's the Who's singer-songwriter record. Without the ostensible shield his 'rock operas' provided, Pete Townshend's personal demons strut about nakedly. Not a pretty sight, but an involving spectacle nevertheless. 'They Are All in Love' and 'How Many Friends' are forgotten Who songs, but they've aged beautifully. John Entwistle's 'Success Story' sequences nicely with the rest of the album. And 'However Much I Booze,' 'Dreaming from the Waist,' and 'In a Hand or a Face' are great decade-early exercises in mid-life self-pity. There are only three bonus tracks here--live versions of 'Squeeze Box,' 'Dreaming from the Waist,' and the earlier 'Behind Blue Eyes'--but By Numbers is such a cohesive collection that they're less welcome extras than annoying distractions. Still, By Numbers now stands as one of the linchpins in a great band's catalog. --Steven Stolder



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Who's Underrated
This is the last Who album. Who Are You was a coda (albeit an alright one) and the albums with Kenney Jones were by a different band. You can't lose an energy like Moon and go on pretending you're The Who. You're not, you're the Who's Left. And that's okay, go be the best darn new Who you can be! But recognize the difference and act accordingly no matter what anyone says, because if you build it they will come. That's where I think The Who got it wrong post 1978, which is a shame because I ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - An early mid-life crisis?
I recently rediscovered this album, along side with Quadrophenia, after an absence of over 20 years.

I always thought Quadrophenia was The Who's best album, and viewed The Who by Numbers as their worst.

I was wrong.

Quadrophenia is their best, IMHO. But The Who by Numbers has aged better, because The Who's fans of have aged. Whereas the one is a coming of age story, the other is a plaintive attempt to come to grasp with the consequences of decisions made, paths ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Who - A Step Down From The Last Three
After the brilliance that was "Tommy", "Who's Next" and "Quadrophenia" there had to come a let down. That let down would be The Who's mid decade album "By Numbers". As a stand alone disc, this one is actually quite good, but compared to the band's previous catalogue it is not really in the same league. The album produced a hit single with "Squeeze Box" which I guess is ok for a novelty song, but pales in comparison to many of the band's other singles. The best songs on the album deal with Pete Townshend's ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great!!
I have this album in vinyl, so I bought it to keep my vinyl and to listen the Cd. The remastered Cd sounds great and in my opinion, "Squeeze Box" is a masterpiece. But this album is not a typical "one song album" because songs like "Blue, Red and Grey", "Imagine a Man", "Dreaming from the waist"... are very good songs too


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Another great Who album!
Far from the most renowned album by The Who, The Who by Numbers is perhaps the last great Who album. Lacking both the high-minded approaches of The Who's rock operas as well as the well known hits of other efforts, By Numbers still manages to be one of the most cohesive pieces of rock n' roll that The Who created. Solid from front to back, this album manages to hit on all cylinders, with great vocal and instrumental work across the album, and as one song centers on the vocals, another may be driven by the fantastic ... Read More
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