The Who 30 Years of Maximum R&B (4-CD)

Q: 5 Stars - Indispensable - "...In the final analysis, the music does its own fighting....No swanning about. No flouncing. 30 YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B is the best box set ever..."
30 Years of Maximum R&B (4-CD)
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Format:  CD  (4 Discs)
item number:  32HKG
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CD Details

  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Released: July 5, 1994
  • Originally Released: 2004
  • Label: MCA

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 9/8/94, p.76
5 Stars - Classic - "...Townsend's songwriting shines throughout....[he] elevates the the rite of rock & roll passage into a spiritual quest for freedom, self-knowledge and eventually salvation....rock was never more live--or better..."
Rolling Stone - 9/8/94, p.76
5 Stars - Classic - "...Townsend's songwriting shines throughout....[he] elevates the the rite of rock & roll passage into a spiritual quest for freedom, self-knowledge and eventually salvation....rock was never more live--or better..."
Entertainment Weekly - 7/8/94, p.53
"...the strong arm with which Townshend once sweetly mixed mod sentiments with Beach Boy harmonies...still deliver a jolt of maximum pleasure..." - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly - 7/8/94, p.53
"...the strong arm with which Townshend once sweetly mixed mod sentiments with Beach Boy harmonies...still deliver a jolt of maximum pleasure..." - Rating: A-
Q - 8/94, p.121
5 Stars - Indispensable - "...In the final analysis, the music does its own fighting....No swanning about. No flouncing. 30 YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B is the best box set ever..."
Q - 8/94, p.121
5 Stars - Indispensable - "...In the final analysis, the music does its own fighting....No swanning about. No flouncing. 30 YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B is the best box set ever..."
NME (Magazine) - 12/24/94, p.23
Ranked #4 in NME's list of the 10 best compilation albums of 1994.
NME (Magazine) - 7/2/94, p.44
6 - Good - "...This then should stand as The Who's flawed memorial: enthralling, madly ambitious, hampered by limping last chapters..."
NME (Magazine) - 12/24/94, p.23
Ranked #4 in NME's list of the 10 best compilation albums of 1994.
NME (Magazine) - 7/2/94, p.44
6 - Good - "...This then should stand as The Who's flawed memorial: enthralling, madly ambitious, hampered by limping last chapters..."

Tracks on Disc 1:

  • 1.Pete Dialogue
  • 2.I'm The Face
  • 3.Here 't Is
  • 4.Zoot Suit
  • 5.Leaving Here
  • 6.I Can't Explain
  • 7.Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
  • 8.Daddy Rolling Stone
  • 9.My Generation
  • 10.The Kids Are Alright
  • 11.The Ox
  • 12.A Legal Matter
  • 13.Pete Dialogue
  • 14.Substitute
  • 15.I'm A Boy
  • 16.Disguises
  • 17.Happy Jack Jingle
  • 18.Happy Jack
  • 19.Boris The Spider
  • 20.So Sad About Us
  • 21.A Quick One, While He's Away
  • 22.Pictures Of Lily
  • 23.Early Morning Cold Taxi
  • 24.Coke 2
  • 25.(This Could Be) The Last Time
  • 26.I Can't Reach You
  • 27.Girl's Eyes
  • 28.Bag O'Nails
  • 29.Call Me Lightning

Tracks on Disc 2:

  • 1.Rotosound Strings
  • 2.I Can See For Miles
  • 3.Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
  • 4.Armenia City In The Sky
  • 5.Tattoo
  • 6.Our Love Was
  • 7.Rael 1
  • 8.Rael 2
  • 9.Track Records / Premier Drums
  • 10.Sunrise
  • 11.Russell Harty Dialogue
  • 12.Jaguar
  • 13.Melancholia
  • 14.Fortune Teller
  • 15.Magic Bus
  • 16.Little Billy
  • 17.Dogs
  • 18.Overture
  • 19.The Acid Queen
  • 20.Abbie Hoffman Incident
  • 21.Sparks
  • 22.Pinball Wizard
  • 23.I'm Free
  • 24.See Me, Feel Me
  • 25.Heaven And Hell
  • 26.Pete Dialogue
  • 27.Young Man Blues
  • 28.Summertime Blues

Tracks on Disc 3:

  • 1.Shakin' All Over
  • 2.Baba O'Riley
  • 3.Bargain
  • 4.Pure And Easy
  • 5.The Song Is Over
  • 6.Studio Dialogue
  • 7.Behind Blue Eyes
  • 8.Won't Get Fooled Again
  • 9.The Seeker
  • 10.Bony Moronie
  • 11.Let's See Action
  • 12.Join Together
  • 13.Relay
  • 14.The Real Me
  • 15.5:15
  • 16.Bell Boy
  • 17.Love Reign O'er Me

Tracks on Disc 4:

  • 1.Long Live Rock
  • 2.Life With The Moons
  • 3.Naked Eye
  • 4.University Challenge
  • 5.Slip Kid
  • 6.Poetry Cornered
  • 7.Dreaming From The Waist
  • 8.Blue Red And Grey
  • 9.Life With The Moons 2
  • 10.Squeeze Box
  • 11.My Wife
  • 12.Who Are You
  • 13.Music Must Change
  • 14.Sister Disco
  • 15.Guitar And Pen
  • 16.You Better You Bet
  • 17.Eminence Front
  • 18.Twist And Shout
  • 19.I'm A Man
  • 20.Pete Dialogue
  • 21.Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

Product Info

  • UPC: 008811102029
  • Shipping Weight: 1.69/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 4 items

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