https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS5spuKkvW4 When you think of The Who, you probably think of rockers like "Who Are You?," "Won't Get Fooled Again," and "Baba O'Riley," which is probably why "Our Love Was" was swept under the rug. While you can detect traces of harder rock, for the most part, the song is an example of the psychedelic pop that was popular from the mid-to-late 1960s. There's not really any message to the tune, since almost all the lyrics are nothing but the words "love" and "long." This is one of those songs that's great because of the instrumentation: Pete Townshend fills the track with chiming guitar and wailing vocals, while John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, and (especially) Keith Moon provide a strong backdrop. The Who Sell Out is rightly considered to be one of the best albums of the 1960s, and it is easily The Who's best concept album (high praise, considering that the group's next album was Tommy). Unfortuately, the flashier parts of the album (the station breaks, the radio commercials, and "I Can See For Miles") detract from gems like "Our Love Was." It's time that changed.
Alan Howell is a native of Southern California. He loves movies of any and all kinds, Hollywood, indie, and everywhere in between. He loves pizza, sitcoms, rock and pop music, surfing, baseball, reading, and girls (not necessarily in that order).