The Who: Moving On- 2019 North American Tour / New Album

A photo collage of Pete’s nose through the decades.

We all thought the album would be called “Who”, but really the album title is “Who Nose?”.

 

Source??? Seems fake.

 

"Frankenstein Monster Party"??? What is that a JAE leftover? Sounds like something right up his alley!

 

Chris Tomlinson on Instagram: “A few still of The Who at Pace.”

 

It’s a joke. It’s one of the gag titles from the Atkins List.

 

Forgive my ignorance (& I saw it mentioned above elsewhere too) but WHAT is "the Atkins List"? (that would make a good album title btw, nice ring to it!)

 

In the early 1990s John Atkins published a list of some authentic and some gag titles he’d made up as possibilities for inclusion on the 30 Years of Maximum RnB boxset.

THE WHO: UNRELEASED TRACKS 1964-1998

 

New Who???

 

There are clips of the Pace Concert floating around on Instagram. All very short. An acoustic set - semi outdoors. New York apartments behind the band. They sound great.

Kids Are Alright
Behind Blue Eyes
Won't Get Fooled Again

That's all I've seen.

 

Omg are you at the gallery tonight?? Is this a Keith moon outtake?

 

I think it is a Sandom track!

They've got to announce SOMETHING soon! Did the people at the gallery sign non-disclosure agreements or something???

 

Ball and Chain

 

What say you, Johnny? Best thing The Who have ever done?

 

Was Johnny right??? Is the album called Detour?

Edit: Looks like it is just called Who.

 

The album is called Who. The release date, as reported earlier, will be 11/22

Standard Edition: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XK8XH1K
Deluxe Edition: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XSJ2M31

Track List:

1. All This Music Must Fade
2. Ball and Chain
3. I Don't Wanna Get Wise
4. Detour
5. Beads on a String
6. Hero Ground Zero
7. Street Song
8. I'll Be Back
9. Break the News
10. Rockin' in Rage
11. She Rocked My World

Deluxe edition will add three as-yet-unannounced tracks.

Ball and Chain:

 

I guess "Sand" didn't make it after all (maybe on the deluxe edition?)

Underwhelming album title.

"She Rocked My World" must be "the glorious girl from the past" song.

 

Cool. I'm a fan of every era, believe it or not, well maybe not Las Vegas reunion Who of 1989, but you know. And I like this, not a great deal, but I like Pete's songs this clearly isn't going to set the world alight but it's a pleasing well arranged tune and sometimes that's enough.

 

Interesting that they decided to record "Ball In Chain" ("Guantanamo"). It doesn't sound that Who-ish to me, nor does it sound that different from Pete's solo version. "How Can I Help You Sir?" sounds more like a stereotypical Who song (it might have been recorded for Endless Wire--I actually wonder if Pete's solo version of that song dates to 2005/2006).

 

Here's the art in hi-res

 

Love the sound of the acoustic.
Not crazy of the blues form in rock songs,
but it works here. Interesting topic for
A song released this particular week.
Production sounds good.

 

I must say ... "Ball and Chain" rocks a bit harder than "Guantanamo." It definitely does have that Who flavor to it. Also, kind of a bold statement going for a self-titled, no? I guess Roger was serious when he said this new set of songs will be the best since Quadrophenia (which was also toted around with Endless Wire...). I kinda wondered in retrospect why they never had a self-titled anything, not even a compilation. I dug what I heard of "Hero Ground Zero" too. I gotta say, I'm pumped.

 

Here it is..zz

 

I like it. Might have to be kind of a grower for me, but right now I'm positive towards it.

Bring forth the album!

 

I dig it.

Interesting they did not use the orchestra part between the verses. I've gotten used to it from listening to the live clips