WHO'S NEXT DVD

[Michael Berson <msbinla@yahoo.com>]

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Here are the liner notes for the Who's Next DVD:

WHO'S NEXT is viewed by many as the greatest testament to the songwriting talent of Pete Townshend
and the musical power of The Who.  When the album was released in 1971, it climbed to the Number 1
spot on the British album charts and remained in the Top 50 for over three months.  In the United
States, the album went Top 5 on the Billboard chart and remained in the Top 40 for five months.

The story of how The Who came to record the album is told by group members Pete Townshend, Roger
Daltrey, and John Entwistle, together with contributions by those who were close to the group
during the making of theis classic album.

Early archival footage of The Who performing such classics as "I Can't Explain" and "My
Generation" helps to illustrate how the group made the transition from performing in small London
clubs to the rock giants they became upon the release of the pioneering TOMMY album.

Pete Townshend explains the difficulties the group faced in trying to bring to fruition the ideas
he planned for the group's follow-up, the ground breaking "rock opera" TOMMY.  The original idea,
as Roger Daltrey tells us, was a multi-media event that would incorporate a live concert, a film,
and a soundtrack album.  When Townshend's version prover beyond the grasp of his fellow group
members, The Who set about recording the songs that would have made up the soundtrack to the
proposed movie.

The songs recorded for the WHO'S NEXT album and featured here include such classics ad "WON'T GET
FOOLED AGAIN", "BABA O'REILLY", and "BEHIND BLUE EYES".  We hear from the group members about how
these songs would have fitted into the original concept.  We are also given an insight to the
importance of the late, great Keith Moon to the success of The Who and hear how his
larger-than-life personality often overshadowed his musical contribution to the group.

Included in this documentary program are previously unseen performances of songs from the album
that prove the longevity and lasting appeal of WHO'S NEXT, a true classic album.



This is verbatim to the back cover of "Classic Albums: The Who WHO'S NEXT" 

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"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."                                                                        John Lennon

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