The Who - The Who Sell Out Album

The Who Sell Out album is many ways The Who’s most entertaining effort. The whole premise of the album is that it is presented as if it were a British pirate radio station program complete with fake commercials connecting the songs. In fact, some of the commercials become full-fledged songs, such as the two minute-plus "Odorono." This record was made during a time when it seemed like the entire pop culture was taking itself too seriously and The Who clearly just wanted to inject a little whimsy and looseness into the proceedings. In the process they produced some of their most enduring and refreshing songs, like the acoustically charming "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hands" and the tongue-in-cheek "Tattoo."