The ninetieth album: #90 The Who - The Who Sell Out
An album with radio station and commercial jingles mixed in. It's hard to argue The Who are trying to make a point here somewhere, although I'm not sure it's always that convincing, but as a concept it's a neat idea.
The songs are closer to ballads than I was expecting, occasionally wearing out my patience a bit, and possibly not the best for a quiet Friday afternoon. The lyrics tell more of a story, taking you through stages and often trying to impart more of a message than other rock albums - even when it comes from a fake deodorant adveret.
There is a fair amount of production in the tracks, but they don't override the music or vocals. The balance of the latter two is right, stilly bringing across what's being set while it's more than a backing track, it sounds good and interesting. It's not the most experimental, but they are solid.