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Who's Next

by Who

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All Time

of 455,189

136
2000's

of 265,332

6
2002

of 42,286

1
Genres
- Classic Rock
  - Classic Rock
    
    of 14,236
    
    41
  - Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
    
    of 7,221
    
    31
  - Supergroups
    
    of 373
    
    10
- Hard Rock & Metal
  - Hard Rock & Metal
    
    of 18,990
    
    20
  - Hard Rock
    
    of 8,067
    
    19
- International
  - International
    
    of 74,343
    
    26
  - Europe
    
    of 14,356
    
    22
  - British Isles
    
    of 5,387
    
    21
  - Britain
    
    of 4,725
    
    21
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 263,638
    
    132
  - Pop Rock
    
    of 64,982
    
    81
- Rock
  - Rock
    
    of 107,577
    
    81

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 3.6351 Who's Next is ranked overall as 3.6351 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.8663 Who's Next has an avg. critic score of 3.8663 out of 4 stars

Who's Next Album Reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

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Poor

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Rolling Stone

The Who's Next,regardless of what you may have been led to believe to the contrary, is neither the soundtrack to the realization of Pete Townshend's apparently-aborted Hollywood dream, the greatest live album in the history of the universe, nor a, ...more

All Music Guide

Much ofWho's Nextderives fromLifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock operaPete Townshendabandoned after suffering a nervous breakdown, caused in part from working on the sequel toTommy. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Originally released in 1971, and the result of some creative 'salvaging' by the band and producer Glyn Johns following the collapse of the ambitious 'Lifehouse' project, 'Who's Next' today stands as a cornerstone album in rock. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Probably their best, most consistent album. "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" got overplayed on FM album rock for nearly two decades--but that wasn't their fault. A perennial heavy metal (though Dave Marsh once termed it the best "synth-rock" album ever!) influence. ...more

Yahoo! Music

Much of Who's Next derives from Lifehouse, an ambitious sci-fi rock opera Pete Townshend abandoned after suffering a nervous breakdown, caused in part from working on the sequel to Tommy. There's no discernable theme behind these songs, yet this album is stronger than Tommy, falling just behind Who Sell Out as the finest record the Who ever cut. ...more

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The Daily Vault Album Reviews

A couple of months ago, when I reviewed The Who'sIt's Hardon these pages (and subsequently tore it to shreds), devoted reader and admitted Who fanatic Andrew Santoni wrote to me, wondering why I chose that particular album over others that...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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The Austin Chronicle

(MCA/Universal Chronicles)Who's Nextjust got better. For starters, the original master tapes had been lost for decades, and no CD issue prior to this 2-CDDeluxe Editionused the correct tapes. The packaging features different inside art, with exceptional...read the complete review at The Austin Chronicle

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