"This was the best of to have in the 80's and by my opinion it's the best of to have today! Sure, Ultimate Collection has great songs like My Generation and The Kids Are Alright, but not even the Ultimate Collection has 'The Relay' or Drowned, or Had Enough (Oh, weezeridiot, Had Enough is written by John Entwhistle, even though it's sung by Daltrey). This is also a great one to have because really rare and unavailable new (unless there's a really good CD store that has it new), so buy this before no one has it used anymore! Yay Hooligans!(I also reccomend Rarities 1 and 2)"
A Pretty Good Album
02/05/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This wouldn't be my first choice but it has some pretty rare songs on it like "The Relay". It could be better if they added some real golden hits like "My Generation" or "Won't Get Fooled Again". There are some hits they you wouldn't really find on greatest hits albums. If I could, I'd disclude "Song is Over", "Drowned", and "Had Enough". Don't get me wrong, all those songs are great but they aren't needed on this one to make it good"
The real deal
Joker | Michigan | 02/13/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Hooligans is a two-CD "best of" or compilation set of The Who's best music. Unlike some of the "best of" or "greatest hits" type of packages this band has put out over the decades, Hooligans features the full versions of songs - they are not abbreviated versions where the last 30 seconds or 1 minute of a song is cut off and just fades out and they're not radio edits, either. They're the full versions. This set was released in 1981 and includes all of their good stuff from their beginning up until the late '70s.
Here are the songs:
Disc One:
I Can't Explain
I Can See For Miles
Pinball Wizard
(Nothing Is Everything) Let's See Action
Summertime Blues
The Relay
Baba O'Riley
Behind Blue Eyes
Bargain
The Song Is Over
Disc Two:
Join Together
Squeeze Box
Slip Kid
The Real Me
5:15
Drowned
Had Enough
Sister Disco
Who Are You
All in all, a good set. It's out of print, but is worth getting if you can find it."
Out of print Classic!
Christopher J. Thomas | Colorado Springs, CO | 07/17/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Great Who Release. If you can find it...grab it! This one has been out of print for years!"
Too Many Best Of's
Christopher Bushman | Portland, OR USA | 04/28/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The Who have put out way too many anthologies but this is the one I had as a teenager and it worked for me. Nice selection that includes two of their most overlooked gems: Slip Kid and Relay. Pick this up used, well worth it.
Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy is also the classic and crucial collection of the pre-anthem era '60's singles."