Who Are You: An All-Star Tribute to the Who

by Who Are You - All-Star Tribute To The Who - Var

Overview

Who Are You: An All-Star Tribute to the Who collects mostly faithful covers by a wide range of rockers, spanning various highlights of the Who's legacy, hitting on classics from their early mod days as well as later arena rock staples. The monolithic nature of the Who's catalog makes the task of delivering an acceptable cover a little tricky. If you're going to do it by the numbers (no reference intended), it's gotta be stellar or it will pale in comparison to the original. Joe Lynn Turner and Leslie West's screaming rendition of "The Seeker" staggers around with all the verve and bile of the original, while even a slightly less energetic reading of "Baba O'Riley" by Jerry Goldman with Nektar falls flat, coming off deflated and milquetoast. Iggy Pop's clumsy version of "I Can't Explain" flops similarly, sounding just a touch too phoned-in for its own good. An explosive version of "My Generation" by the Kinks' Dave Davies with members of the Vibrators and the Damned makes up for the missteps of the rest of the comp, with blown-out guitar tones and crashing drums sounding almost as youthfully tense and electric as the original. The Raveonettes also offer a highlight with a dreamy reverb-pop rendition of "The Kids Are Alright." Though a spotty affair, the strengths of Who Are You redeem the more hackneyed moments. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	02/10/2023
Label:	Cleopatra
UPC:	0889466292910
Rank:	74687

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Davies   Primary Artist,Guitar
Todd Rundgren   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Derek Sherinian   Primary Artist,Keyboards
John Wetton   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mark Lindsay   Primary Artist,Vocals
Wayne Kramer   Primary Artist,Guitar
Leslie West   Primary Artist,Guitar
Peter Noone   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rick Wakeman   Primary Artist,Keyboards
Peter Banks   Primary Artist,Guitar
Randy Bachman   Primary Artist,Guitar
K.K. Downing   Primary Artist,Guitar
Jerry Goldman   Primary Artist
Pat Travers   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Ted Turner   Primary Artist,Guitar
Terry Reid   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ian Paice   Primary Artist,Drums
Knox   Primary Artist,Vocals
Joe Lynn Turner   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gretchen Wilson   Primary Artist,Vocals
Brad Gillis   Primary Artist,Guitar
David Cross   Primary Artist,Violin
Ginger Baker   Primary Artist,Drums
Carmine Appice   Primary Artist,Drums
Nektar   Primary Artist
The Raveonettes   Primary Artist
Mike Pinera   Primary Artist,Vocals
.38 Special   Primary Artist
Joe Elliott   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sweet   Primary Artist
John Wesley   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Jerry Goodman   Primary Artist,Violin
Rat Scabies   Primary Artist,Drums
Iggy Pop   Primary Artist,Vocals
Huw Lloyd-Langton   Primary Artist,Guitar
Ron Howden   Drums
Donnie Van Zant   Vocals
Don Barnes   Vocals
Billy Sherwood   Drums
Roye Albrighton   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

David Jenkins   Producer
Roger Daltrey   Composer
Chris Lietz   Producer
Sune Rose Wagner   Producer,Mixing,Engineer
Juergen Engler   Producer,Instrumentation
Pete Townshend   Composer