Roger Daltrey claims The Who have made their “best album since Quadrophenia.”
When bands like The Who reunite, fans expect a handful of shows where they will hear old time classics. They may expect the odd new song, but nothing particularly groundbreaking. The Who peaked 50 years ago, so what could possibly be the point in bringing out a new album?
According to frontman Roger Daltrey, there is every reason to keep making music. He even claims that the album he has been working on with Pete Townsend is up there with the legendary Quadrophenia.
“When I first heard the songs I was very skeptical as I didn’t think I could do it,” Daltrey explained. “I thought Pete had written a really great solo album and I said to him, ‘Pete, what do you need to do this for? Release it as a solo album, it’s great.’ But he said he wanted it to be a Who album.
“So I took the songs away and I listened to them and listened to them some more, and I had some ideas. [Pete] let me have a bit of freedom with changing a few things, changing the tenses of songs and other little things. And he gave me complete melodic freedom. And I gotta tell you that after being very skeptical I’m now incredibly optimistic. I think we’ve made our best album since ‘Quadrophenia’.”
He concluded: “Pete hasn’t lost it, he’s still a fabulous songwriter and he’s still got that cutting edge, man.”
We are still awaiting the release date of this major new album from the mod legends.
