Underrated Who: The Most Overlooked Song From Each Album
Thanks in part to every
CSI show, Pete Townshend’s best-known songs have been imprinted on the brains of millions of Americans. But for every Who Are You,” Won t Get Fooled Again, Baba O Riley and I Can See for Miles, there are 100 other little wonders.
From the band’s first ’60s LPs (Hey, remember when the Who were R&B mods?) to 2019 s surprisingly strong
Who, we dig into the most underrated track from every Who studio album.
“I Don’t Mind”
With all those radio staples and rock operas, it s easy to forget that the Who s early recordings went for maximum R&B. On the band’s debut, they tried their damnedest to emulate James Brown. Of the two Brown covers, “I Don’t Mind” does the hard work playing tribute to the Godfather of Soul while also pushing the mod sound that dominated England in the early ’60s. Added bonus: those great piano riffs from Nicky Hopkins.