It’s interesting. Of all the music I’ve listened to over the years, for many reasons too boring to go into here, The Who has always been the real soul of my love of music.
In 1982, much was made of what at that time seemed the breakup of the band. I went to the show at Shea, it was loud, amazing and sad. And, it seemed fitting at the time that they should not continue. Of course, they have come back to play their old hits often enough the past 20 odd years, but they had never made another studio album of new music. And, part of me was content with that, since, truth be told, I’ve thought that most of the newer material from their contemporaries was not the best, and I rather blithely put the Who in that category as well.
My mistake. I really should have known, since I’ve been following Townshend’s music, both with the Who and as a solo act, the past 20 years or so and it has always been amazing stuff.
So, the Who have put out a new album, and… it’s pretty great. Here’s a sample: The Man in the Purple Dress…
