Endless Wire
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Performer: WhoEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-10-31
Music Label: Universal Music Group
Soundtracks:
- Fragments
- A Man In A Purple Dress
- Mike Post Theme
- In The Ether
- Black Widow's Eyes
- Two Thousand Years
- God Speaks Of Marty Robbins
- It's Not Enough
- You Stand By Me
- Sound Round
- Pick Up The Peace
- Unholy Trinity
- Trilby's Piano
- Endless Wire
- Fragments Of Fragments
- We Got A Hit
- They Made My Dream Come True
- Mirror Door
- Tea & Theatre
- We Got A Hit (Extended Version)
- Endless Wire (Extended Version)
Music reviews of Endless Wire
Music Review: Superb Who Effort!!! Instant Classic
Rating: 5 Stars
I knew it was coming out, so browsing the aisles at my local big box store I spot and gobbled it up without much fuss. Endless Wire is excellent, a record I literally can't stop listening to, much to the relative impatience of my daughter and wife, but they're tolerant of my obsession with this fine fine CD. It's really two records in one; the first nine songs comprise a traditional record of songs, but the last dozen or so are part of Pete Townsend's Wire and Glass mini opera, which has a level of coherence in it that is acceptable by rock standards. I miss John Entwhistle's booming rock bass on the record; he passed on four years ago while on tour. But regardless, the songs, the songs, man, they are a superb and varied collection of hard rock power songs and mellow contemplative ballads, and angry argumentative slower numbers. Pete has written some beauties, some inscrutably thoughtful lyrics that confound the listener and entertain and cajole the listener with some interesting melodies, lush production, fine guitar work, and terrific vocal interpretations from rock and roll's great frontman Roger Daltrey. It has been said that his voice is bruised and aching from years of abuse, but on this record he sounds fantastic. He credits his own production crew soley devoted to his voice. They worked with his vocals and arrived at some grandiose studio performances.
So the record begins with a nod to the classic Baba O'Reilly synth intro. I closed my eyes and drifted back to the late 1970's and early 1980's when rock music begin weaving its way into my psyche. Townsend successfully tied me down to the record with the first 40 seconds of the synthesizer. Then "Fragments", the first song, begins with Roger singing, "Are we breathing out, or breathing in, are we leaving life or moving in?" It's an excellent piece of rock opera, with Roger ending it with an offering directly to us, "the parts of me, the parts of you, belong to you, and you, and you...."
The album really is an offering. Pete Townsend offers up to anyone who cares to listen a sublime collection of rock songs, not just for the die-hard Who fans, like myself, but anyone interested in stalwart musical professionals, rock and roll survivors, classic persons of youthful exuberance, hoping to die before they get old. Thankfully this grizzled twosome of Daltrey and Townsend, despite their age have not grown old yet. They continue to rock on. Buy Endless Wire. It grows on you like a fine pair of boots, maybe stiff at first, but with each wear, you simply couldn't walk without them.
Description of Endless Wire
The Bonus DVD is 28:17 in length and features the following tracks:Mike Post Theme (from the new album Endless Wire)
And 4 classic hits: Won't Get Fooled Again Baba O Reily Behind Blue Eyes Who Are You
Nearly a quarter-century (and bassist John Entwistle) passed between what had been considered the Who's career-capping album, It's Hard, and this 19-song epic, which at its best has the band of two pining for the days of Who's Next. Built from the triumph of the mini-opera Wire & Glass EP (included here in its entirety), Endless Wire mixes metaphors of music, war, and religion, while showcasing Roger Daltrey's ageless vocal cords and Pete Townshend at his windmilling best. Launching with a "Baba O'Riley"-like synth break in "Fragments," Daltrey asks "Are we breathing out or breathing in?" and Townshend answers with a thrashing, crashing Gibson. When the volume is turned up, there are echoes of three decades ago. "It's Not Enough" and "Mike Post Theme" conjure images of Entwistle and Keith Moon--the latter song, with its quiet verse and thunderous chorus, recalls "Going Mobile" and longs for Moon to whack it into shape. But the linchpin remains Townshend's songwriting, whether he's questioning faith ("Man in a Purple Dress"), showing gratitude for support ("You Stand By Me"), or dreaming of entertaining immortals into eternity ("Out on an Endless Wire"). By the time it wraps up, Endless Wire tells two things. No, it does not rank with the band's best work. But yes, as long as Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey walk the earth in tandem, the Who live on. --Scott Holter
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