I think that they were best in their Garage days, but then again that's where my music tastes lay when it comes to 60's-70's.
Now that's MY type of Guess Who? in my opinion (The ? was part of the name for a while until they dropped it early on). This version has stood the test of time with a pretty influential version of a rock and Roll classic. This possibly is the real reason why they still have a place, along with "American Woman" in Canadian Rock history in my view.
I don't play the compare game anymore, and I think that at least for passable bands that had a heyday that at least people remember, they did OK if not spectacular to my tastes, sometimes being too MOR or Easy Rock ("These Eyes" and "Undone" have the style that Lounge Lizards could imitate). Still, for those who do listen to them, I think that they dropped their progression after the American Woman album or at least their potential to actually have a long standing life.
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