Artist: The Who
Album: The Who Sell Out
The Who Sell Out is the most perfectly conceived album of the concept album era which ran from 1966 to 1976 approximately.
Their 3rd album, it took a satirical yet celebratory look at American Top 40 chart radio.
Chief songwriter, Pete Townshend thought it should be a document not only of his bands music but of the context in which that music could be heard.
That music is sensational ranging wildly within the theme of the album from the profound (Our Love Was) to the anthemic ( I Can See For Miles) to the whimsical (Tattoo) yet each of these categories could just as easily apply to the other tracks.
Interspersed between most of the songs are advertisements that stand on their own as fully realized recordings.
How many other albums from any era can that be said about?
Review by Declan Mannion
Library Staff
