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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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