The third and final release in the budget-priced Backtrack series of albums devoted solely to the Who and Jimi Hendrix, Backtrack 5 offers little that won't be familiar to the seasoned collector of either band, and is frequently passed over by fans of both, as just another casual round-up of recent hits and bits. Which it was -- more than either of its predecessors, Backtrack 5 was redundant even before the Backtrack series itself marched on to re-reissue most of the music therein. Grab it for the sake of completeness, then, but play it once and relive the thrill of hearing the songs for the first time, crackling out of the radio in an age when the Who were still a going concern, Hendrix was still a living being, and the weight of rock legend had yet to hamstring either of them. ~ Dave Thompson, All Music Guide
