Who - petescully - @ 20six.co.uk

Who

I'm listening to the new album by The Who, Endless Wire, and it's pretty wicked, the first Who studio album in almost a quarter of a century, and they are reduced to two: hello Roger, salut Pete, RIP John, RIP Keith. I expected it to say on the cover, "no guitars were harmed or trashed during the making of this album", because let's face it, they're getting old now. Oh they still have it, no doubts there, they're still The Who; Daltrey's voice may not be able to hit the notes it once could, but he tries, goddarnit at least he tries. But you can tell the Who are getting old by looking at the last two track on the album: they are extended versions of previous tracks, but they run at no more tha 3:03 each. Yep, at just over three minutes long, that's actually the extended version. Remember when their songs would last so long that in America they actually had to have commercial breaks? Well, they're getting on a bit. But they're still The Who.
Right. I'm going to go and put on a bit of Meaty Beefy Big and Bouncy on vinyl, on my new record player. Rock out on a saturday morning, in my slippers, with a nice cup of tea, while doing the washing up. I'm getting older too, y'know.

10.2.07 17:39

Permalink

To date 3 Comment(s) TrackBack-URL

Simplelsie / Website (12.2.07 01:49)
I am interested in your take on the new album. I'll give it a listen.
As for getting older, it's not all washing up, is it? It's also having the broader picture of things in the world that having lived for a while gives you.
Interesting post

petescully / Website (12.2.07 06:23)
i did enough washing up when i was a kid, me, as soon as i could reach the sink they got me at it. Dishpan-hands my brother called me. Now i'm older, i get to wash up when i want. And making the tea, that was my main job in my house. I'm bloody good at a nice cuppa tea, if i say so myself.

Reid Queen / Website (12.2.07 09:22)
Ooh, I haven't heard that yet! And an extended version at 3:03 does sound worrying for the Who - but guess that's better than just curling up and dying musiclessly.