The Who: The Ultimate Collection

Brought back many memories of a phenomenal rock group. Good price for the number of selections provided. CD arrived quickly and was in perfect condition.

This is rock and roll at its best. Great writing, which sets the Who apart from other acts, but the raw power they bring to their performances is beyond that of most bands. Even now, like their recent Super Bowl performance, they're still way above what most acts half their age are doing. This is a good collection of their greatest hits, which goes beyond previous collections and covers more of their history. If you've been a fan for a long time and have a lot of this stuff on vinyl or cassette, this is a good way to update your collection of Who music with a single purchase. If you're a new fan, this is probably the best "hits" package you'll find and will give you a good overview.

The best compilation.

HOWEVER, rent the Amazing Journey (2-DVD) to get what's going on with this group and the music. Enlightening and beautifully done...for an die-hard fan as well as a novice.

Furthermore, don't miss Athena, Old Red Wine, Real God Looking Boy, and some of the fine solo work of the prolific and genius Townshend: Slit Skirts, Let My Love Open the Door, A Little is Enough, and Daltrey's: Avenging Annie, Mirror Mirror, Days of Light, AND most of the newer Endless Wire CD.

It's 40 years of rock 'n roll combined with food for the soul, all in one. Never tire of this stuff! I hope they come out with more new material in 2010.

There's nothing new here, and the who has many greatest hits collections, already available. Although, it appears that the songs have been remastered again, there is some slight tonal quality differences, on these recordings, that might make it worth checking out.

I am very new to the Who. I thought that Ultimate Collection was an excellent intro the their music. I loved the music and their unique sound and style. What I found out right away was that the remastering was done at an extremely high volume. This resulted in that the sound on many of the songs was muffled and distorted, especially on the Who's Next songs where the bass guitar was used so much. The sound of the bass guitar was very distorted. The day after I bought the collection I ran out and bought the Who's Next album on vinyl, and oh boy what a difference. The overall sound on these CDs was very distorted because of the bad remastering. So much of the playing and singing was muffled and distorted. The sound on the vinyl was really great. I regret buying this collection and not the Very Best of collection instead.
Well, nonetheless, this collection certainly has inspired me to get more of the Who's great music. But I want to advise people to get the older remastered Very Best collection of instead of this.