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MarineCombatEngineer

(17,736 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:20 PM Wednesday

The Who, Baba O'riley:

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And where would we be without the iconic Stairway to Heaven?

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The Who, Baba O'riley: (Original Post) MarineCombatEngineer Wednesday OP
Two timeless classics. Diamond_Dog Wednesday #1
I have a couple of top candidates for best album - Who's Next is one of them. yellow dahlia Thursday #2
I'm Not The Biggest Who Fan, But.... ProfessorGAC Thursday #3
Agree. I think my favorite violin outro is on the following Ultravox song Ilikepurple 9 hrs ago #4

Diamond_Dog

(39,770 posts)
1. Two timeless classics.
Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:04 PM
Wednesday

As big a Zeppelin fan as I am, I think Who’s Next is probably the greatest rock album ever made. At the very least it’s in the top five.

I have both of these on vinyl.

ProfessorGAC

(75,855 posts)
3. I'm Not The Biggest Who Fan, But....
Thu Jan 8, 2026, 09:16 AM
Thursday

...ending Baba O'Reilly with a violin solo was inspired!
I've heard live versions with Daltrey doing harmonica. Not the same.
And unless a genius shredder like Satriani or Vai played a violin-like solo, I don't think a guitar solo works.
Just a perfect choice of instrument.

Ilikepurple

(432 posts)
4. Agree. I think my favorite violin outro is on the following Ultravox song
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:40 PM
9 hrs ago

I want to be a machine-Ultravox. Strings pretty much start at 4:40 and the outro at 5:40. The bass line tone is pretty awesome too. Steve Lillywhite and Brian Eno coproducing might have helped.

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