People try to put us d-down (talkin' 'bout my generation)
Just because we g-g-get around (talkin' 'bout my generation)
Things they do look awful c-c-cold (talkin' 'bout my generation)
Yeah, I hope I die before I get old (talkin' 'bout my generation)
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From Wikipedia: This article is about the 1965 studio album. For the 1996 compilation album, see My Generation: The Very Best of The Who. "The Who Sings My Generation" redirects here. For the album's title track, see My Generation. My Generation Studio album by  the Who Released 3 December 1965 Recorded April–November 1965 Studio IBC, London Genre

• Garage rock[1]
• power pop[2]
• R&B[3]
• mod pop[4]

1. "My Generation"
   Released: 29 October 1965
2. "A Legal Matter"
   Released: 7 March 1966
3. "The Kids Are Alright"
   Released: July 1966 (US)
4. "La-La-La-Lies"
   Released: 11 November 1966

My Generation is the debut studio album by English rock band the Who, released on 3 December 1965 by Brunswick Records in the United Kingdom, and Festival Records in Australia. In the United States, it was released on 25 April 1966 by Decca Records as The Who Sings My Generation, with a different cover and a slightly altered track listing.[5] Besides the members of the Who, being Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar), John Entwistle (bass) and Keith Moon (drums), the album features contributions by session musician Nicky Hopkins (piano).

The album was made immediately after the Who got their first singles on the charts and, according to the booklet in the Deluxe Edition, it was later dismissed by the band as something of a rush job that did not accurately represent their stage performance of the time. While it didn't sell as well as later albums, peaking at No. 5 on the UK charts and failing to chart in the US, critics have since retrospectively rated it as one of the best rock albums of all time, especially noting its hard sound unusual for the time, and presaging various hard rock styles such as punk and heavy metal.

Recording and songs[edit]

By 1965, the Who were all set after recruiting drummer Keith Moon, and saw their former band name change from the Detours to the Who, after briefly being called the High Numbers.[6] In the spring of 1965, the album was started during the Who's early "Maximum R&B" period and features cover versions of the popular R&B songs "I Don't Mind" and "Please, Please, Please",[6] both originally by James Brown, in addition to the R&B leanings of the tracks written by the band's guitarist Pete Townshend. Nine tracks were recorded, but several of them were rejected for Townshend originals made at new sessions that began in October.

According to the booklet in the Deluxe Edition, "I'm a Man" was eliminated from the US release due to its sexual content. The US album also used the edited UK single version of "The Kids Are Alright", which cut a brief instrumental section laden with manic drum rolls and guitar feedback before the final verse.

Many of the songs on the album saw release as singles. Aside from "My Generation", which preceded the album's release and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, "A Legal Matter", "La-La-La Lies", and "The Kids Are Alright" were also released as domestic singles by Brunswick after the band had started releasing new material on the Reaction label in 1966. As they were not promoted by the band, they were not as commercially successful as "My Generation" or the Reaction singles. "The Kids Are Alright" was however a top 10 single in Sweden, peaking at No. 8.

"My Generation" and "The Kids Are Alright" in particular remain two of the group's most-covered songs; while "My Generation" is a raw, aggressive number that presaged the heavy metal and punk rock movements, "The Kids Are Alright" is a more sophisticated pop number, with chiming guitars, three-part harmonies, and a lilting vocal melody, though still retaining the driving rhythm of other Who songs of the period. The album is considered an important forerunner of the "power pop" movement.

The Who – The Who Sings My Generation

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Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Decca Records, Inc.
• Pressed By – Decca Records Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville

Credits

• Bass Guitar – John Entwhistle*
• Drums – Keith Moon
• Lead Guitar – Pete Townshend
• Lead Vocals – Roger Daltry*
• Producer – Shel Talmy

Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): 7-10404
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): 7-10405◆
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Stamped Variant 1): 7 10404 4 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Stamped Variant 1): 7 10405 4 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Stamped Variant 2): 7 10404 3 2
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Stamped Variant 2): 7 10405 3 2