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Who's Net: The Kids Are Online With Live LP
Tentatively titled The Who Live From Chicago will be band's first set of new recordings since 1984.
Senior Writer Chris Nelson reports
Wed., February 2, 8:18 PM EST
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The Who, the seminal rock group famed for guitarist Pete Townshend's
windmilling power chords and the pioneering rock opera "Tommy," are back
in the recording business — and they're doing it online.
Riding the momentum of reunion shows in the fall, the British Invasion
band will take to the Net in April, to issue its first set of new recordings
in 16 years. Culled from Nov. 12–13 benefit concerts at Chicago's
House of Blues, the live album will be available by download and in CD
format from musicmaker (musicmaker.com), according to the band's management.
"They wanted to experiment with a new medium," Anne Weldon, a spokesperson
for the Who at Trinifold Management, said on Wednesday (Feb. 2).
The band's last newly recorded album was Who's Last, another live
album, issued in 1984.
Tentatively titled The Who Live From Chicago, the new set will
include Who staples such as "My Generation" (RealAudio
excerpt of original version) and "Behind Blue Eyes," Weldon said.
It will not be available in stores, and the number of tracks being offered
is still unknown.
The new album will mark the second venture with musicmaker for Who guitarist
and songwriter Pete Townshend, who released through the site the solo
Live — A Benefit for Maryville Academy as a downloadable set
in September. Fans could buy that release by the song or as a complete
set.
The November House of Blues shows featured Townshend, singer Roger Daltrey
and bassist John Entwistle performing with longtime collaborator John
"Rabbit" Bundrick on keyboards and drummer Zak Starkey, son of former
Beatle Ringo Starr. Original drummer Keith Moon died in 1978.
Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder, who opened for the Who and performed "Let's
See Action" with them, will not appear on the set, Weldon said.
Musicmaker is best known for selling custom CDs such as the make-your-own
Beastie Boys anthology offered last year. Musicmaker representatives would
not comment on the Who release.
Daltrey said last fall that the group was considering recording an album
of new material. "You have to get back together to see how it feels," he
said, just prior to an October show in Las Vegas. "We've had a lot of fun."
The House of Blues concerts benefited the Maryville Academy, a home for
abused children. While the Who have reunited for several tours since
officially breaking up 1982, last year's shows were rare in that they
featured a stripped-down lineup of the band.
On Feb. 15, the Who will release the 25-song BBC Sessions, an album
of British radio recordings from 1965-73.
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