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    Posted: October 09 2014 at 10:05
They sound great....the song isn't "classic" Who, meaning without JE and KM there is no "classic" Who sound.  Still, it's solid Who, just like parts of Face Dances, It's Hard and a lot of Endless Wire.
 
Just last night the Who in London doing Quad was on TV and the wife commented that if these guys weren't famous, they'd be all over youtube as those pathetic geriatrics trying to imitate a rock band.....sadly, I had to agree.....but also disagree.  Pete could be rolled out to drool at the microphone stand and I'd dig it.
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Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

It;s a decent song and sounds like something that could have been on the Who Are You sessions....but I can't say it
is anything special.

As someone above said.....a retirement package album.

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This song have nothing to do with that full of synth Who Are You the album, nor with that Who Are You flash-rock (or "Disco"-like) the style of production.


Synth or not it sounds like the same period to me.   A mediocre one at any rate.
Well, I like Who Are You but imo this track sounds much more like Face Dances period.
Anyway, a mediocre song or not, this song is a "classic" The Who song without a doubt.
 
Well....of course it's a Who song...they wrote it.
A 'classic'..? I think not.
Yes of course it's "classic" and it's something between By Numbers and Face Dances.
First of all by definition it won't be a 'classic' until some years have passed but even then it's not up to that level of quality imo. , but then some people are easy on rating things.
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The Who only have 11 studio albums which surprises me a little since they have been around so long....since 1965.
After 'It's Hard' they didn't make another album for 24 years.
For me the last good one was 'Who Are You' in 1978.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

It;s a decent song and sounds like something that could have been on the Who Are You sessions....but I can't say it
is anything special.

As someone above said.....a retirement package album.

Smile
This song have nothing to do with that full of synth Who Are You the album, nor with that Who Are You flash-rock (or "Disco"-like) the style of production.


Synth or not it sounds like the same period to me.   A mediocre one at any rate.
Well, I like Who Are You but imo this track sounds much more like Face Dances period.
Anyway, a mediocre song or not, this song is a "classic" The Who song without a doubt.
 
Well....of course it's a Who song...they wrote it.
A 'classic'..? I think not.
Yes of course it's "classic" and it's something between By Numbers and Face Dances.
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

It's not bad, better than most of the stuff on Endless Wire which I never really liked.

Endless Wire is actually an avarage Townshend's solo album, recorded mostly by him himself in his home studio, but with Daltrey on it. However, there are a few great songs.


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Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

It;s a decent song and sounds like something that could have been on the Who Are You sessions....but I can't say it
is anything special.

As someone above said.....a retirement package album.

Smile
This song have nothing to do with that full of synth Who Are You the album, nor with that Who Are You flash-rock (or "Disco"-like) the style of production.


Synth or not it sounds like the same period to me.   A mediocre one at any rate.
Well, I like Who Are You but imo this track sounds much more like Face Dances period.
Anyway, a mediocre song or not, this song is a "classic" The Who song without a doubt.
 
Well....of course it's a Who song...they wrote it.
A 'classic'..? I think not.
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

It;s a decent song and sounds like something that could have been on the Who Are You sessions....but I can't say it
is anything special.

As someone above said.....a retirement package album.

Smile
This song have nothing to do with that full of synth Who Are You the album, nor with that Who Are You flash-rock (or "Disco"-like) the style of production.


Synth or not it sounds like the same period to me.   A mediocre one at any rate.
Well, I like Who Are You but imo this track sounds much more like Face Dances period.
Anyway, a mediocre song or not, this song is a "classic" The Who song without a doubt.
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Sorry, it's not The Who without Entwistle and Moon.

Yes I know, but this is The Who song.
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Originally posted by Svetonio Svetonio wrote:

Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

It;s a decent song and sounds like something that could have been on the Who Are You sessions....but I can't say it
is anything special.

As someone above said.....a retirement package album.

Smile
This song have nothing to do with that full of synth Who Are You the album, nor with that Who Are You flash-rock (or "Disco"-like) the style of production.
Synth or not it sounds like the same period to me.   A mediocre one at any rate.


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Sorry, it's not The Who without Entwistle and Moon.
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It's not bad, better than most of the stuff on Endless Wire which I never really liked.
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Quote Here is what Roger had to say about the new song.

“We've been in the studio recording for the first time in 7 years, and we had this one recorded. We got a greatest hits thing coming out, and we're going to put it on that, and we're also putting it out as a single. If anyone wants to download it, all the proceeds are going to our American version of Teenage Cancer Trust. I think we’ve made a great record.

Pete always writes original stuff. It's very original, it's very different, but in some ways it's very Who 1973. So, it's got a lot going for it I think. He writes alone, he writes all manner of material, and he presents it to us. Some of them I tell him they're a load of rubbish, but not many. Not that they’re rubbish, it's just that they're not suited for The Who. The ones that work, work, and here's one of them.
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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

I wish them all the best, but that new track didn't excite me one bit.
Listened on the radio, disappointed
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Originally posted by HolyMoly HolyMoly wrote:

I wish them all the best, but that new track didn't excite me one bit.
I mind you that the singles are not necessarily the best songs of an album when it's recorded by The Who, at least since Her Majesty Quadrophenia - minus Face Dances.
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http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/26/the-who-be-lucky-first-new-song-in-eight-years



Quote The Who … Paying tribute. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com


The Who’s first song in eight years explicitly references Daft Punk and AC/DC. Be Lucky, which will appear on the band’s forthcoming 50th anniversary compilation, claims the Australian rockers and the French DJs can both help you achieve your dreams.

“You wanna climb without a safety line/ AC/DC’s gonna be fine,” Roger Daltrey sings over Pete Townshend’s guitar riffs. Elsewhere in the song, he alludes to the commercial appeal of AC/DC’s biggest song: “If you want to want to sell/ you’ve got to kiss and tell/ And you’ve got to do a cover of Highway to Hell.”

The references to AC/DC are bittersweet, coming in the week it was announced the group’s founding guitarist, Malcolm Young, was having to leave the group owing to ill health.

As for Daft Punk, they are part of a similar refrain: “You want to climb without a safety line/ Daft Punk will tell you that it’s gonna be fine.” Soon an AutoTuned voice pipes up, mimicking Daft Punk’s robo-effect.



Aside of 50th anniversary compilation CD, a new studio album is gonna be released in spring 2015, Daltrey said for The Who.com




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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

It;s a decent song and sounds like something that could have been on the Who Are You sessions....but I can't say it
is anything special.

As someone above said.....a retirement package album.

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This song have nothing to do with that full of synth Who Are You the album, nor with that Who Are You flash-rock (or "Disco"-like) the style of production.
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It;s a decent song and sounds like something that could have been on the Who Are You sessions....but I can't say it
is anything special.
As someone above said.....a retirement package album.
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I wish them all the best, but that new track didn't excite me one bit.
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Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

I think the up-and-coming Floyd release will be great - it is a dedication to Richard Wright after all.....
This doesn't necessarily mean it will be a success.......
I've never been a fan of The Who, but with Entwistle no longer with us (let alone Ol' Keith) - I find it hard to grasp it will have ANY magic, like the few moments I recall.......
.........but I am not a follower of this band, though Live At Leeds is the only document that does ANYTHING for me.

Well, no one is a superhuman that can love equally all of so great opus. The Who is a band that had many stages, so there are fans who like only e.g. 60s The Who, you know - their debut album, also the great 60s songs as Happy Jack, Boris The Spider, Pictures of Lily, I Can See For Miles..
I like most that middle 70s The Who - By Numbers, Tommy Soundtrack, Live at Charlton 1974, Live in Houston 1975 and Live at Swansea 1976 especially (my fav The Who live record), and regarding this new song, I think that I'll like their last studio album.

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