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Odds & Sods

The Who - Odds & Sods Audio CD

A fair review of the The Who "Odds & Sods" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Who reviews here, or go back to the The Who tabs.

Band: The Who
Title: Odds & Sods
Rating:

Release Date: 1998-03-10
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I'm the Face 2: Leaving Here 3: Baby Don't You Do It 4: Summertime Blues 5: Under My Thumb 6: Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand 7: My Way 8: Faith in Something Bigger 9: Glow Girl 10: Little Billy 11: Young Man Blues 12: Cousin Kevin Model Child 13: Love Ain't for Keeping 14: Time Is Passing 15: Pure and Easy 16: Too Much of Anything 17: Long Live Rock 18: Put the Money Down 19: We Close Tonight 20: Postcard 21: Now I'm a Farmer 22: Water 23: Naked Eye

Billy is still doing fine
Now I always loved the original Odds and Sods. . even after MCA did a hatchet job on it and put the album in the cut out bin . . . TO you young folks that means they used the cheapest vinyl, removed all the extra art work, and did the bare minimum to keep it on the shelves while still charging full price. . . $8. 98. . . . This new CD version is really something.
All of the original tracks are there plus a whole bunch of more from the vaults. . . Of course they could have easily pulled many more gems . . . but you can't have everything. . . .

worth owning
VERY melodic and highly enjoyable songwriting that closely resembles that of Who's Next and Quadrophenia. I'm really surprised at the quality of the songwriting on Odds and Sods. Seriously, it does!

Maybe the most underrated album the Who ever put out, if only for the fact it seems to be overlooked most of the time as just being an album containing songs not good enough for the supposed "real albums" such as Who's Next and Quadrophenia. People are being mislead into thinking the music on here isn't good enough for the regular studio Who albums. NOT true.

I'm humming along to most of these songs the same way I do any other Who song. Don't be afraid of the fact there's nothing on here an average Who fan would recognize- there's a LOT here to enjoy.

In fact, I recommend this album BEFORE you buy Who's Next. Yes you read me correctly! We've all been exposed to Who's Next too many times, so grab Odds and Sods first. You'll be satisfied with the music from beginning to end.
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Stellar collection of rare Who gems!
Any Who fan will delight in this rich mix of songwriting and odd tid bits and not so odd music, A must for a Who fan's library!.

Review of The Who Odds & Sods album
I obviously knew then that I would like it from a musical standpoint. This was a purchase of a CD to replace the cassette version of this album that I had enjoyed. As an added extra, it contained many more songs that were not on the cassette version. Although there were no songs I had never heard, there were different versions of some of them that I had not heard (studio v. s. live or just a different version). Overall I am extemely satisfied, Shipping was fast and CD was received in excellent condition. Overall, an excellent transaction.

Odd but not Bod
John came up with this album out of sheer boredom - Roger was heading law suits against MCA for back record royalitys they didn't get - Pete was totally ingrosed in the production of the Tommy movie sound track - and keith was just partying in every pub in England - this period was the start of the downfall of the tight playing live act up to this point - John had to do something being the band was not touring which he lived for at that point - so he dug up out takes old singles and compiled this album Odd & Sods - also they owed MCA a record for 1974 - Its a die hard fans album - better then boots but not as good as a regular alblum - Most songs on Odd's & Sod's are Who's Next outtakes or special recordings like Little Billy made for the cancer society about the dangers of smoking - they use to play that live from 1968 to about 1970 usually about the third or fourth song in the gig - Pete still thinks it's a real gem that never went anywhere - This version is the 1967 studio version not as good as it was live - they played it a Woodstock in 1969 too - like I said John was bored - This would have been a good time for the Who to release a Live Tommy - Who's Next or Quadraphinia album - what a loss - oh well - This was a lame Who period - You have to remmember the boys where really on a holiday after a grueling touring and recording schedule that burned out everybody - There is a picture of the Who in this period at Keith's house outside together sitting on the grass - I swear they all look burned out - you know like when peoples faces look a little puffy and bags under there eye's - stressed out I guess - Kieth played with the Beach Boys for about a hour at a concert that had Elton John there too( he was a big fan of theirs - knew every drum part of their surf music - It was the highlight of his life - he used to play Beachboys music 24 seven at his house) John also toured as a solo act over here the states with his own new band for the first time around this period that he lost 100 grand on to support his new solo release Rigamortis - like I said he was bored - There are many classic songs on here too the they played live also like Naked Eye a great live song - I like Pure and Easy myself - Their use to be a poster of a stage scene from the 1973 Quadraphinia Tour include in the old Vinyl alblum - like I said it's not Who's next but it's interesting just the same - 1974 was a good year for Rock - Hit songs everywhere - Elton John Ruled the Radio - Zepplin was still touring - there where a million classic rock hits in this year of 1974 - Eagles - Linda Ronstad you name it - so maybe they felt there wasn't more room for them on the radio then for pushing new songs or studio album of new songs - Like I said pete was working on the Tommy Movie etc. and other Tommy projects like the Rainbow gig and the Clapton Comeback gig at the Raibow theater too just before this period - which took up a lot of time - He is credited for saving Eric Clapton from drugs and getting him back on his feet - There was a Electric Tommy album I think he was in volved in that had like a moog style sound to it - anyway it's pure and easy - there are Who gems on here a must have for any fan or should I say Hooligan .

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