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Re: After an album, what? - Answer: Long Live Rock!
> I'd like to propose a topic. Say The Who put out an album based on the
> subject matter they flirted with last summer and follow it up
> another great
> tour. Then what should they do? Another album? About what? A concept
> album? Another rock opera? Will studio albums still be viable for
> past-their-peak rock groups?
This is the future of The Who as I see it:
They'll release a new album to so-so reviews (around 2003), and tour for the
rest of that year.
After that, Pete will return to his favourite way of working, ie: rekindling
old ideas (as he's done for the past several years with Tommy, quad and
Lifehouse).
Remember when Stamp and Lambert first discovered The Who - they wanted to
make a film about them. Remember the origins of Quad - it started as a
story about the Who. It's been a continuing theme throughout their career -
the story of a rock group, being on the road, and the relationship between
the rock performers and the audience.
I predict Pete's next project will be called "Long Live Rock", and be a
double album encapsulating this theme. Perhaps even a story arc involving
the band forming, trying to get a recording contract, getting big overnight,
being superstars, growing weary of it, the endless slog of touring, and the
final break-up (and countless reunion tours ;-) ).
The album will made up mostly recycled material, involving:
- Bits of Quad (Pete's demos of Punk & the Godfather, We Close Tonight,
etc)
- Much of Lifehouse (new versions of Put The Money Down, etc)
- JAE's humorous songs about life on the road (live versions of Cell Number
7, Postcard, etc)
- New Gateway Remix of Long Live Rock
- A couple of new songs from Pete to hold the story/theme together.
- A couple of new songs from John for light relief.
And, volia, a new masterpiece Who album is born.
-MB