Only the two of them are, singer Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend aka The Who. This group once introduced the pretense to rock music with epic rock operas like Tommy and Quadrophenia. At the same time, their own history can now also be read as an adventurous and excessive opera. The group (or the duo) managed to arouse a new interest in their music mainly by closing Live 8 in 2005 full of youthful
… fire. Preceded by the mini-opera Wire & Glass, Endless Wire is their first album of new material in nearly twenty-five years. Besides Wire & Glass, which deals with the ups and downs of a pop group, they mainly revert to the sound of Who's Next (1971) with powerful songs, driven by pulsating sequences and exploding guitar chords. The icy scream with which he once won ' t Get Fooled Again Daltrey doesn't seem to have the house anymore, but otherwise he has an excellent voice. Endless Wire mainly sounds familiar and can rank among The Who's better work. (MR)more
