Side One
1. Baba OâRiley (From the original LP. Recorded at Olympic Studios, May 1971)
2. Water (From the âOdds & Sodsâ Compilation. Recorded at Eel Pie Studios, May 1970)
3. The Relay (From âThe Whoâs Greatest Hitsâ Compilation. Recorded at Olympic Studios, 26th May 1972)
4. I Donât Even Know Myself (Bonus Track from the 1995 Re-Issue of âWhoâs Nextâ. Recorded at Eel Pie Studios, May-June 1970)
5. Letâs See Action (From the âMy Generationâ Compilation. Recorded at Olympic Studios, May-June 1971)
6. Going Mobile (From the original LP. Recorded at Olympic Studios, May 1971)
7. Bargain (From the original LP. Recorded at Olympic Studios, April-June 1971)
8. Love Ainât For Keeping (From the original LP. Recorded at Olympic Studios, May 1971)
9. Baby Donât You Do It (A thrilling cover of a Marvin Gaye song which was a bonus Track from the 1995) Re-Issue of âWhoâs Nextâ. Recorded at The Record Plant in New York, 16th March 1971)
10. Naked Eye (From the âOdds & Sodsâ Compilation. Recorded at Eel Pie Studios, May 1970)
Side Two
1. Join Together (From the âMy Generationâ Compilation. Recorded at Olympic Studios, 22nd May 1972)
2. Time Is Passing (From the âOdds & Sodsâ Compilation. Recorded at Olympic Studios, 12th April 1971)
3. Pure & Easy (From the âOdds & Sodsâ Compilation. Recorded at Olympic Studios, May 1971)
4. Getting In Tune (From the original LP. Recorded at Olympic Studios, May 1971)
5. Too Much Of Anything (Bonus Track from the 1995 Re-Issue of âWhoâs Nextâ. Recorded at Olympic Studios, 12th April 1971)
6. Put The Money Down (From the âOdds & Sodsâ Compilation. Recorded at Olympic Studios, 6th June 1972)
7. Behind Blue Eyes (From the original LP. Recorded at Olympic Studios, May 1971)
8. Wonât Get Fooled Again (From the original LP. Recorded at Stargroves Studios, April 1971)
9. The Song Is Over / Pure & Easy (Reprise) (From the original LP. Recorded at Olympic Studios, May 1971)
Here is a basic plot outline (As I understand it/it makes sense to me):
In a distopian/totalitarian future Britain pollution/radiation is everywhere so the population of Britain sit plugged into âLifesuitsâ that simulate life (Like âVirtual-Realityâ) so that no one need leave their homes. The suits are all connected to âThe Gridâ (Like the internet) and they provide food/water/entertainment to the user. Up in the Scottish countryside the pollution isnât as bad, so the food that sustains the Lifesuit users is grown there (
âBaba OâRileyâ). One oppressed farming family (
âWaterâ) hears about a secret concert/festival in London called âLifehouseâ (
âThe Relayâ) designed to bring back Rock music and awake the masses (
âI Donât Even Know Myselfâ). They and others travel to this gig (
âLetâs See Actionâ,
âGoing Mobileâ). Along the way there are various subplots involving romances starting/ending (
âBargainâ,
âLove Ainât For Keepingâ,
âBaby Donât You Do Itâ,
âNaked Eyeâ). At the concert the band (The Who themselves are the group) take vital-statistics from the people and feed them into a computer/synthesiser to generate music in the hope of generating the perfect transcendental note (
âJoin Togetherâ). Most embrace this new philosophy (
âTime Is Passingâ,
âPure & Easyâ,
âGetting In Tuneâ) but some become disillusioned with the movement the band are starting (
âToo Much Of Anythingâ,
âPut The Money Downâ). Eventually the authorities surround the âLifehouseâ and try to shut it down. The Leader of the authorities takes to the stage and appeals for the concert goers to leave (
âBehind Blue Eyesâ). The band grab the microphone back and defy the Leader (
âWonât Get Fooled Againâ) and when the concert reaches itâs crescendo they succeed in playing the perfect note (Because the people have become at one with the music and the band themselves) and everyone at the concert ascends to a higher plane and escapes the authorities (
âThe Song Is Overâ).