Baba O'Riley (track) by The Who
Baba O'Riley appears on the following album(s) by The Who:
- Who's Next (track #1) (this album) (1971)
- Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B (track #59) (compilation) (1994)
- The Kids Are Alright (track #10) (1979)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #20) (compilation) (2002)
- My Generation - The Very Best Of The Who (track #13) (compilation) (1996)
- Who's Last (track #5) (1984)
- The Story Of The Who (track #24) (compilation) (1976)
- Live At The Royal Albert Hall (track #11) (2003)
- The Who Hits 50! (track #25) (compilation) (2014)
- Live In Hyde Park (track #18) (2015)
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100/100  | 05/01/2024 08:10 | jamiroquai | | 33/100 |
90/100 | 04/30/2024 15:37 | C0NB9NN | | 93/100 |
100/100 | 04/05/2024 21:21 | culwin | | 76/100 |
100/100 | 03/30/2024 00:25 | WichitaLineman | | 78/100 |
90/100 | 03/14/2024 17:00 |  DeusExMackia | | 81/100 |
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AAL2014 03/18/2023 01:25
About as perfect as an opening song on a rock album can be. The build up to when the vocals eventually come in is framed so perfectly and Roger Daltrey’s delivery was seldom ever more invincible.
Greatest track from a really great album.
What a way to open an album. The instrumental in the first minute is beautiful. Especially when that piano comes in. A masterpiece. 100/100
¡Un violín en una canción de los Who! De lo mejor del álbum.
llibnanoon 06/02/2020 16:58
Masterpiece!
VictorVale 01/01/2019 21:27
Fantástica introdução! Essencial para qualquer um!
What a fantastic way to start this iconic album. This is progressive rock disguised as hard rock. Just when you think the song can’t get any better, it keeps changing and surprising you with new instrumental bits and tempo changes. The moog synth lays down the musical foundation. Then the piano riff, later duplicated by Townshend’s guitar, starts to play. Then Moon’s powerful and thunderous drums come in. Then Daltrey’s raw and impassioned vocals cut through the mix. Pete shines on two guitar solos. And after the final breakdown, we are treated to a violin part that comes completely out of left field while the drums continue to build until the song is flying of the edge of a cliff. After the song ends, it feels like more than five minutes have passed. Brilliant opener and rightfully a classic rock radio staple.
Fantastic song, it's iconic and definitive of its time. Probably not their best song though, I prefer Won't Get Fooled Again.
Fischman 01/13/2017 22:37
On The Who's best album, they jump right into your grille right on the opening cut. "Classic" doesn't even begin to do this song justice.
hereforashortime 01/13/2017 21:28
Fantastic way to start the album
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