WHO (Deluxe & Live at Kingston) The Who

• 1All This Music Must Fade03:21
• 2Ball and Chain04:27
• 3I Don't Wanna Get Wise03:58
• 4Detour03:46
• 5Beads On One String03:39
• 6Hero Ground Zero04:51
• 7Street Song04:49
• 8I'll Be Back05:06
• 9Break The News04:33
• 10Rockin' In Rage04:07
• 11She Rocked My World03:27
• 12Beads On One String03:37
• 13This Gun Will Misfire03:35
• 14Got Nothing To Prove03:38
• 15Danny And My Ponies04:02
• 16Intro03:48
• 17Substitute04:14
• 18Squeeze Box02:55
• 19Tattoo03:05
• 20The Kids Are Alright06:35
• 21Break The News04:51
• 22She Rocked My World03:54
• 23Won't Get Fooled Again07:39
• Total Runtime01:37:57

Info for WHO (Deluxe & Live at Kingston)

The Who will release a new version of last year's album WHO featuring an updated version of "Beads On One String" newly remixed by Pete Townshend and acoustic tracks from the band's only live shows of 2020. The songs on the deluxe version of WHO were recorded in Kingston on Valentine's Day this year exactly 50 years to the day since The Who's seminal show at Leeds which became the infamous live album `Live At Leeds'.

The songs on the deluxe version of WHO were recorded in Kingston earlier this year 50 years to the day from The Who’s seminal show at Leeds which became the infamous live album Live At Leeds.

“(‘Beads On One String’) is a co-write with Josh Hunsacker who I met on Soundcloud. He wrote the music, I wrote the lyric and vocal melody. In 1932 on a visit to London, the spiritual master Meher Baba said that he had come to draw all the religions of the world together like beads on one string. We wait in hope, with love.” (Pete Townshend)

The ‘Beads On One String’ remix was an adventure to try to recapture some of the subtleties of my first solo demo. I love the studio version, but this remix by Myles Clarke and myself returns to the original synthesiser demo shared with me by my co-writer Josh Hunsacker. I also play bass rather than the genius Pino Palladino (I’ve got some nerve) and we removed the real drums and returned to computer drum tracks programmed by my co-producer Myles Clarke. We also restored Roger’s vocal track to its first incarnation which is more heartfelt. This is a gentler version of this song, less demanding perhaps, less bullying about our need to cut each other space, each on our own path. Why does it need to be more gentle than the album version? Because it must stand alone in a period when each of us is tempted to blame someone else for our troubles, maybe even God whoever we take her/him/both to be. I’m hoping it sounds less rock, and more modern indie-pop to new listeners.” (Pete Townshend)

The Who

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THE WHO
There are four names always on or near the top of the list of all time great Rock ‘n’ Roll bands: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who.

The Who was formed by sheet-metal worker Roger Daltrey in 1963. The the line up, after a couple of adjustments, established itself with Daltrey on lead vocals, Keith Moon on drums, John Entwistle on bass and Pete Townshend on lead guitar. Townshend, honouring his art student credentials, wrote (and still writes) music famous for having an ‘edge’, complemented by the wildly creative performance techniques of each member of the band.

It is generally acknowledged among rock aficionados that The Who in their heyday were the most exciting live band on the planet, with their Live at Leeds album (1970) hailed as the greatest live album of all time. The compositional skills of Townshend have always been way beyond the conventional, as is proven not only in classic songs like ‘My Generation’ and ‘Baba O’Riley’ but also in his two great rock operas (a form he more or less invented single-handed) Tommy and Quadrophenia.

Today, despite the deaths of Keith Moon and John Entwistle, The Who remain a potent force on the rock music scene. Their Concert for New York City appearance after the tragedy of 9/11 was a classic, as have been their annual performances at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. In 2006, Pete Townshend wrote The Who’s first studio album for the new millennium, Endless Wire and the band toured Europe and the U.S. during 2006 and 2007.

The Who are still highly active, with Townshend continuing to write and seek new musical challenges and Daltrey still the charismatic frontman he’s always been. The Who have recently launched their very first official website, www.thewho.com.

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