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My problem with a new Who album



First off I don't see the problems that plagued The Who on their last four
studio albums (not two, four) having changed.  Roger wants something
personal and challenging to sing, John wants straight-ahead steamroller rock
and Pete wants jazz or rap or electronica or God knows what else other than
regular rock. So if John or someone other than Pete has song input on the
album, it's going to end up a mess of conflicting styles.

Then there's Pete's remark of sometime ago saying that The Who wouldn't be
doing a concept album because that's not what people seem to want. Does
anyone think any good Who album will come of The Who giving the people what
they want?  Is that why you're a fan of The Who?

The only thing that will work is a gauntlet thrown. A challenge to Who fans
and the music critic establishment alike.  Say a two-CD rock opera about
middle-age Mods dealing with a mid-life crisis done with Roger rapping.
Something that would be a big middle finger (or for you Brits, two fingers)
to everyone's expectations, would sound nothing like the usual Who record
and take years to sink in.

-Brian in Atlanta
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