10 Best Songs By The Who
1. My Generation - My Generation
The first single from the group's first album, My Generation is the song that put The Who on the map and propelled them to super-stardom in the first place. Centred around the disillusionment faced by young teenagers in the 1960's, the song has become an anthem for rebellious teens as well as an important touchstone of pop culture as a whole.
My Generation is an absolutely electrifying song, in part from the dynamic and frantic playing of Moon, Entwistle and Townshend, as well as the stuttering Roger Daltrey, that creates an aura of vibrancy around the whole song.
My Generation has such a tremendous amount of energy that when played live, the band would stretch the song out to jam sessions that could last as long as 15 minutes, or however long Pete Townshend could resist the urge to smash his guitar into splinters.