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Thirteen years after Endless Wire, the eminence grise Pete Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey are back together again with the simply named album Who. They are the only two surviving members of The Who; their eccentric drummer Keith Moon died from an overdose in 1978 and their bassist John Entwistle had a cardiac arrest in 2002. Townshend wrote the songs with the aim of inspiring Daltrey, with whom he doesn’t keep up much contact these days. Everything was composed in 2018 and written for his 70-year-old voice.
Townshend says that the album is made up of “dark ballads, heavy rock stuff, experimental electronica, sampled stuff and Who-ish tunes that began with a guitar that goes yanga-dang”. Sure, it’s got The Who written all over it: a radiant rock energy, striking guitars and Daltrey at his finest. Though it is less experimental. While The Who have previously stood out for their mini-operas both short (Wire & Glass, A Quick One) and long (Tommy, Quadrophenia), this last work concentrates on eleven songs without trying to turn them into a cohesive whole. Townsend commented “there is no theme, no concept, no story, just a set of songs”. Despite their age, this album is a brilliantly vibrant patchwork and while it does not reach the poetic heights of Who’s Next, it has the merit of cementing Townshend’s genius. © Charlotte Saintoin/Qobuz
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Benmont Tench, Organ, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cameron Barton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Sardy, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Tambourine, Recording Engineer, African Percussion, Shaker, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE ERINGA, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - The Who, MainArtist - Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myles Clarke, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Townshend, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Starkey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Monti, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rowan McIntosh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Sardy, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Tambourine, Recording Engineer, Mellotron, Shaker, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE ERINGA, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - The Who, MainArtist - Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myles Clarke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zak Starkey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cameron Barton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Sardy, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, Clapping, Finger Clicking, Foot Stamping, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE ERINGA, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - The Who, MainArtist - Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, Shaker, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Monti, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Myles Clarke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zak Starkey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - James Monti, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Tyrrell, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Rowan McIntosh, Recording Engineer, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
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℗ 2019 Yearhour Limited
Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cameron Barton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Sardy, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE ERINGA, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - The Who, MainArtist - Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roger Daltrey, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Myles Clarke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Giltrap, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - James Monti, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 Yearhour Limited
Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - D. Sardy, Producer, Mixer, Tambourine, Synthesizer, Shaker, Clapping, Foot Stamping, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Who, MainArtist - Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pino Palladino, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Myles Clarke, Producer, Associate Producer - James Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
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Bruce Dukov, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - D. Sardy, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVE ERINGA, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - The Who, MainArtist - Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Fenton, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Rotter, Orchestra Contractor, AssociatedPerformer - James Monti, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Batchelar, Conductor - Fox Scoring, Orchestra
℗ 2019 Yearhour Limited
The Who, MainArtist - Pete Townshend, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Guitar, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal)
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Albumbeschreibung
Thirteen years after Endless Wire, the eminence grise Pete Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey are back together again with the simply named album Who. They are the only two surviving members of The Who; their eccentric drummer Keith Moon died from an overdose in 1978 and their bassist John Entwistle had a cardiac arrest in 2002. Townshend wrote the songs with the aim of inspiring Daltrey, with whom he doesn’t keep up much contact these days. Everything was composed in 2018 and written for his 70-year-old voice.
Townshend says that the album is made up of “dark ballads, heavy rock stuff, experimental electronica, sampled stuff and Who-ish tunes that began with a guitar that goes yanga-dang”. Sure, it’s got The Who written all over it: a radiant rock energy, striking guitars and Daltrey at his finest. Though it is less experimental. While The Who have previously stood out for their mini-operas both short (Wire & Glass, A Quick One) and long (Tommy, Quadrophenia), this last work concentrates on eleven songs without trying to turn them into a cohesive whole. Townsend commented “there is no theme, no concept, no story, just a set of songs”. Despite their age, this album is a brilliantly vibrant patchwork and while it does not reach the poetic heights of Who’s Next, it has the merit of cementing Townshend’s genius. © Charlotte Saintoin/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:58
- Main artists: The Who
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
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