The Who Album: “20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Who”

Don't get me wrong. This is 10-star music. But MCA executives should be publicly flogged for its obvious money-grubbing 20th Century Masters series--especially when it comes to one of the most anthologized bands in rock history.

For casual Who fans looking for a career retrospective collection, here's one reason to buy this CD: "Behind Blue Eyes." Here's eleven reasons to buy My Generation: The Very Best of the Who: You also get, "I Can't Explain," "Anyway, Anywhere, Anyhow," "Substitute," "I'm a Boy," "Boris the Spider," "Pictures of Lily," "The Seeker," "Baba O'Riley," "Let's See Action," "5:15" and "You Better You Bet."

Don't celebrate the new millennium by wasting your money on an inferior anthology.

Please please please give us more live stuff instead of this shoddy, cash in type product. What about reissuing The Kids Are Alright, or Who's Last, with extra tracks? What about the promised Woodstock or San Fransisco '71 shows? There is so much mopping up to do with the Who's material, this stuff just takes up space on the store racks.

Why are so many hit songs from the Who missing on this CD? "I Can't Explain," "Baba O'Reily," "The Kids Are All Right," and other hit songs are all missing. If you're a die-hard fan of the Who and this is the only CD you don't have, go ahead and buy it. But if you're new to the Who, here's what to do: get "Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy" and "Who's Next." Those two CDs offer what really is the best of the Who. I call that a bargain, the best I ever had.

Here we go again. Another compilation with nothing new added. I'm a HUGE Who fan, but I've lost count of all the "greatest hits" albums that they have. Get "Quadrophenia", "Who's Next", or better yet, follow Townshend's solo career. Lately he's been hanging out with Eddie Vedder. Now there's something worth listening to. PS......If you have to get a greatest hits, pick up "The Who - The Singles".

"Baba O'Riley" is stilled played on the radio today. It was one of the first songs I heard from in the 90s when starting to listen to music. How could this be left off?

"Going Mobile" and "The Seeker" would have been good too. But just adding Baba O'Riley could have elevated this to 3 or 4 stars. Without it, it's nothing. Instead of buying these ludicrous "Millennium Collection" albums, spend a few minutes to find real best of compilations for any artist you are interested in.