Endless Wire (The Who album)
Endless Wire is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 30 October 2006 in the UK through Polydor Records and the following day in the US by Universal Republic. It was their first new studio album of original material in 24 years following the release of It's Hard in 1982, as well as their first since the death of the bassist John Entwistle. It was originally due to be released in early 2005 under the working title WHO2.
| Endless Wire | ||||
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| Studio album by The Who | ||||
| Released | 30 October 2006 | |||
| Recorded | December 2004 – May 2006 | |||
| Studio | Pete Townshend's home studio and Eel Pie Oceanic Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 52:35 | |||
| Label | Polydor, Universal Republic | |||
| Producer | Pete Townshend, with (for Roger Daltrey's vocals only) Bob Pridden and Billy Nicholls | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100 |
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| AllMusic | |
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| Mojo | |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | C |
| Pitchfork | 4.7/10 |
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Endless Wire received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at #7 on the Billboard album chart and #9 in the UK. Portions of it were featured on The Who Tour 2006-2007. Most of the songs from this album were used in the rock musical adaptation of The Boy Who Heard Music which debuted in July 2007 as part of Vassar College's Powerhouse Summer Theater workshop series.