Just when you thought it was safe to assume that Pete Townshend would not possibly entertain the idea of dragging out the quickly decaying dinosaur of The Who, it’s time to stop assuming. Oh yes kids, the two remaining members of The Who are gonna drop their first studio album in a long time this Halloween. Trick or treat? Ha! Excuse my cynicism, but I’ll be going with the former. What else is left to do, really, besides squeeze more money from the fans? Oh well, at least it’s not another best of disc, but that doesn’t mean it’s all new stuff, either. Included on the disc will be all the songs from the “group’s” latest EP, Wire and Glass. And if that’s not enough, then get prepared to be bludgeoned with the usual Pete Townshend pretntiousness in the form of “music culled from a 29 minute operatic work, described by The Who’s co-founder Pete Townshend as a mini-opera inspired by his novella ”he Boy Who Heard Music’.”
Not another opera, Pete. Please. It’s time to give up the ghost, man. Anyway, the new album is titled Endless Wire. Undoubtedly a tour will feature a full performance of Tommy somewhere along the line.
