I Can See For Miles by The Who
Released on Mon, September 18, 1967
From the 1967 acclaimed album The Who Sell Out, âI Can See for Milesâ is a classic that has never quit the play repertoire of rock stations, and became the highest US charting single for the band. The song is a âtrueâ early progressive/hard rock track, inspiring many other groups to follow suit. Pete Townshendâs description of the track as âthe raunchiest, loudest, most ridiculous rock and roll record youâve ever heard" inspired Paul McCartney to make an even more outrageous track, resulting in The Beatlesâ âHelter Skelterâ.
The album The Who Sell Out, a pre Tommy âalmostâ concept album that was supposed to be a tribute to the many pirate radio stations so popular then. It had a lot of fake radio commercials between the songs â the âselling out".