Then & Now

Rating

Album: Then & Now
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Can't Explain Original Mono Version	More Info...	2:05
2)	My Generation Original Mono Version	More Info...	3:18
3)	The Kids Are Alright Edit Mono Version	More Info...	2:45
4)	Substitute Single Version	More Info...	3:47
5)	I'm A Boy Original Stereo Version	More Info...	2:37
6)	Happy Jack Single Version	More Info...	2:10
7)	I Can See For Miles	More Info...	4:06
8)	Magic Bus Original Stereo Version	More Info...	3:20
9)	Pinball Wizard Original Album Version	More Info...	3:01
10)	See Me, Feel Me Single Version	More Info...	3:23
11)	Summertime Blues Original Live At Leeds Version	More Info...	3:22
12)	Behind Blue Eyes Original Album Version	More Info...	3:41
13)	Won't Get Fooled Again Original Album Version	More Info...	8:31
14)	5:15	More Info...	4:51
15)	Love Reign O'er Me Single Version	More Info...	3:11
16)	Squeeze Box	More Info...	2:40
17)	Who Are You Single Edit	More Info...	5:07
18)	You Better You Bet Album Version	More Info...	5:36
19)	Real Good Looking Boy	More Info...	5:41
20)	Old Red Wine	More Info...	3:44

Album: Then & Now
#	Song Title		Time
1)	I Can't Explain Original Mono Version	More Info...	2:05
2)	My Generation Original Mono Version	More Info...	3:18
3)	The Kids Are Alright Edit Mono Version	More Info...	2:45
4)	Substitute Single Version	More Info...	3:47
5)	I'm A Boy Original Stereo Version	More Info...	2:37
6)	Happy Jack Single Version	More Info...	2:10
7)	I Can See For Miles	More Info...	4:06
8)	Magic Bus Original Stereo Version	More Info...	3:20
9)	Pinball Wizard Original Album Version	More Info...	3:01
10)	See Me, Feel Me Single Version	More Info...	3:23
11)	Summertime Blues Original Live At Leeds Version	More Info...	3:22
12)	Behind Blue Eyes Original Album Version	More Info...	3:41
13)	Won't Get Fooled Again Original Album Version	More Info...	8:31
14)	5:15	More Info...	4:51
15)	Love Reign O'er Me Single Version	More Info...	3:11
16)	Squeeze Box	More Info...	2:40
17)	Who Are You Single Edit	More Info...	5:07
18)	You Better You Bet Album Version	More Info...	5:36
19)	Real Good Looking Boy	More Info...	5:41
20)	Old Red Wine	More Info...	3:44

Tracks

1. I Can't Explain

2. My Generation

3. The Kids Are Alright (Edit Mono Version)

4. Substitute (Single Version)

5. I'm A Boy

6. Happy Jack (Single Version)

7. I Can See For Miles

8. Magic Bus

9. Pinball Wizard

10. See Me, Feel Me (Single Version)

11. Summertime Blues (Live At Leeds)

12. Behind Blue Eyes

13. Won't Get Fooled Again

14. 5:15

15. Love Reign O'er Me (Single Version)

16. Squeeze Box

17. Who Are You (Single Edit)

18. You Better You Bet

19. Real Good Looking Boy

20. Old Red Wine

Performer Notes

The Who includes: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar); John Entwistle (vocals, bass); Roger Daltrey (vocals); John "Rabbit" Bundrick (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Greg Lake, Pino Palladino (bass); Keith Moon, Kenney Jones, Zak Starkey (drums).
Producers: The Who, Shel Talmy, Kit Lambert, Glyn Johns, Bill Szymczyk.
Compilation producer: Andy McKaie.
Recorded between 1964 & 2004. Includes liner notes by Matt Kent.
This collection commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Who, and covers the entire span of their career. Perhaps even more significantly, though, it includes the first new Who recordings in 22 years. The youthful vibrancy of the band's mid-1960s mod period is represented by the breathless "I Can't Explain," the sneering/stuttering youth-culture anthem "My Generation," and the proto-"All the Young Dudes" camaraderie of "The Kids Are Alright." The collection moves on through the high points of their late '60s output ("I Can See for Miles"), '70s arena rock ("Won't Get Fooled Again"), and the synth-adorned, post-Keith Moon "You Better You Bet."
After the Who's final studio album in 1982, there were sporadic reunions over the years, but no new songs. Following the death of bassist John Entwistle in 2002, there was a flurry of studio activity, as borne out by the two new tracks that close out the disc. While both "Real Good Looking Boy," a meditation on the vanity of youth, and "Old Red Wine," about the value of maturity, find Pete Townshend writing from the wisdom of age (59 in 2004), the classic Who sound is in full effect. With Roger Daltrey's wailing, rock-god vocals and Townshend's churning guitar powerfully rumbling along, these new tracks show a vital rock band far from ready to put a cap on its career.