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Who Are You
Rock · 1978 · 5 tracks

Who Are You

The Who

A dense, synthesizer-heavy collision of arena rock and existential dread. The final document of the band's original lineup, caught between prog and punk.

August 18, 1978 · Universal UMC

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A high-stakes collision of technical ambition and the anxiety of aging in a changing world.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
New Song (original 1978 mix)
4:18
03
905 (original 1978 mix)
3:56
05
Music Must Change (original 1978 mix)
4:41
06
Trick of the Light (original 1978 mix)
4:15
08
Love Is Coming Down (original 1978 mix)
4:03
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive, stuttering synthesizer opening of the title track that feels like a machine waking up.
John Entwistle's lead-heavy, growling bass chords on Trick of the Light that mimic a second guitar.
The way the backing vocals swell into a gospel-inflected wall of sound during the climax of the final track.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Who Are You sound next to the rest of The Who's catalogue?

Restless+3.4σ

Restless saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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