My Generation

…song by the Who, “My Generation” (1965)—with its line “I hope I die before I get old”—practically became an anthem of 1960s youth. The era also produced rock musicals, including (in addition to Hair), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1968), and Jesus Christ Superstar (1971).

…Explain,” “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere,” “My Generation,” and “Substitute.” The band continued to attract attention in Britain with its 1967 album The Who Sell Out, a pioneering concept album devised by Townshend that criticized excessive commercialism.

…Explain,” “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere,” “My Generation,” and “Substitute”—declared themselves in an unprecedented fury of compressed sonic aggression, an artistic statement matched and intensified onstage by Townshend’s habit of smashing his guitar to climax concerts. While other groups were moving toward peace-and-love idealism, the Who sang of unrequited lust (“Pictures…