Released in 1972 while The Who were at their creative and popular peak, Pete Townshend's debut solo album is completely different from his band recordings.  "Who Came First," is a gentle rocking, mostly accoustic tribute to Townshend's spiritual guide, the Meher Baba.  And while his lyrical love notes to Baba (particularly on the lengthy cut "Pavardigar") can a bit wearing to non-believers, the songwriting is, for the most part, first rate.  The album includes two solo verions of Who songs ("Pure and Easy" and "Let's See Action") that are actually BETTER than the subsequently released band versions.  Other excellent tunes include a cover song "Forever's No Time At All," a tribute to Pete's guitar "Sheraton Gibson," and the Ronnie Lane collaboration (sung by Lane) "Evolution."  The CD even includes a generous helping of bonus tracks that are almost as good as the original album material.