
The Who videos & concerts posts alldylan.Local AM radio station KILT sponsored afternoon and evening performances at the Sam Houston Coliseum. “My Generation” and “The Kids Are Alright” in particular remain two of the group’s most-covered songs while “My Generation” is a raw, aggressive number that presaged the heavy metal and punk rock movements, “The Kids Are Alright” is a more sophisticated pop number, with chiming guitars, three-part harmonies, and a lilting vocal melody, though still retaining the driving rhythm of other Who songs of the period. Then, on August 19, 1965, the Beatles came to Houston. “The Kids Are Alright” was however a top 10 single in Sweden, peaking at #8. As they were not promoted by the band, they were not as commercially successful as “My Generation” or the Reaction singles. Aside from “My Generation”, which preceded the album’s release and reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart, “A Legal Matter”, “La-La-La Lies”, and “The Kids Are Alright” were also released as domestic singles by Brunswick after the band had started releasing new material on the Reaction label in 1966. Many of the songs on the album saw release as singles. The US album also used the edited UK single version of “The Kids Are Alright”, which cut a brief instrumental section laden with manic drum rolls and guitar feedback before the final verse. The album was made during The Who’s early “Maximum R&B” period and features covers of popular R&B tunes, in addition to the R&B leanings of the tracks written by the band’s guitarist Pete Townshend.Īccording to the booklet in the Deluxe Edition, “I’m a Man” was eliminated from the US release due to its sexual content.


At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record.
#THE WHO 1965 MOD#
An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone.
