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The Who (Deluxe)

Just downloaded this album yesterday. I have to listen to it some more. It is listenable but it is not The Who. Pete is an excellent song writer and a great guitarist but if you listen to all their records I can't believe that you can not say the Who died with Keith Moon. John Entwistle's death put a stake through it's heart. This is the Pete Townsend Roger Daltrey group. Music has evolved but they have not. As Richard Thompson likes to say,"The Who, now they were art." If you ever saw them live you know how true this is. They were the Nine Inch Nails of their day. This record does not reflect that. 
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tablejockey
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Long time Who fan.

I wasn't aware of a recent release, but quick research indicates supporting musicians-Zak Starkey and Pino Palladino on the album,suggest solid performance. Roger and Pete wouldn't allow hack,sub par players to participate.

I'm too nostalgic to listen my surviving R&R heroes new stuff.  I was just old enough and fortunate,to catch them touring with Kenny Jones.I missed the Who are You tour,  with KM.

My fantasy would be  to get in the way back machine, be front and center watching Roger twirling his mic, Pete in his white jumpshoot and boots, at ridiculous volume-1969-75

Now and then, I blast my period presses of Live at Leeds and Quadraphenia-good times.

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