Post Tagged with: "The Who"

by / on April 1, 2012 at 7:46 am / in Monthly Best-of Lists

Best of March 2012: Reader picks include Adrian Belew, Brad Mehldau, Adele (again)

Adrian Belew’s reflections on touring again with a pair of King Crimson bandmates led to some interesting comments on the future of that long-standing Robert Fripp-led amalgam

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by / on March 29, 2012 at 1:52 pm / in Concerts, Rock Music

Who frontman Roger Daltrey noncommittal on another reunion tour: ‘It all depends’

Frontman Roger Daltrey was noncommittal about another reunion tour for the Who, saying “it all depends on whether it feels right.”

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by / on March 14, 2012 at 8:17 am / in Metal, Rock Music

Various artists – Welcome to the Nightmare: An All-Star Salute to Alice Cooper (2012)

Originally released as Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper on Deadline Records in 1998, this collection of covers has recently gotten a repackaging from Cleopatra Records with a few extra tunes

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by / on March 1, 2012 at 7:53 am / in On Second Thought, Rock Music, Uncategorized

On Second Thought: The Who – Endless Wire (2006)

You can argue as much as you want whether this was the Who, or — as Roger Daltrey was fond of putting it — Who2, or as some jokingly said, “The Two,” or should have been a Pete Townshend album

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by / on February 16, 2012 at 8:46 am / in Forgotten Series, Rock Music

Forgotten series: Pete Townshend – Empty Glass (1980)

OK, I didn’t really ‘forget’ it. It’s just that the attached memories were so intense and bittersweet that, at the time, I didn’t have the strength to revisit them.

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by / on December 18, 2011 at 8:35 am / in Fusion Jazz, Jazz, Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Move over, Rolling Stone!: Here are Mark Saleski’s Top 10 Guitarists

After reading Rolling Stone magazine’s list of Top 100 guitarists, I felt the need to chime in.

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by / on September 29, 2011 at 9:44 am / in Rock Music

A 1970s' artifact?: Records you simply couldn't hide from

by Mark Saleski Back in the 1970s, there were a handful of records you just couldn’t get away from. They were everywhere: on the radio, in your car’s 8-track player, on your best friend’s stereo.

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by / on July 16, 2011 at 9:42 am / in Featured Artist, Rock Music

Something Else! Featured Artist: The Who

In a way, the Who has no one to blame for a slow and steady slide into overlooked rock-god status.

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by / on June 14, 2011 at 7:57 am / in Guilty Pleasures, Metal, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Guilty pleasures: The classic-rock live album

by Mark Saleski Superfluous. Meaningless. Pointless. Redundent. Obligatory. No, I haven’t been playing with my thesaurus. These are just some of the words that are often used to describe live recordings.

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by / on June 8, 2011 at 7:57 am / in Half Notes

Half Notes: The Who – Live at Leeds (1970)

by Mark Saleski This album documents The Who at their most ferocious. Roger is in great voice. Moon is a dynamo on the drums, his kit sounding like it might fly apart at any second. Entwistle’s bass, as always, is far more than an anchor. And then there’s Pete Townshend — Live at Leeds is a showcase of Townshend building [...]

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