《Endless Wire》是英国传奇乐队“何许人”(The Who)24年来的第一张全新录音室专辑,在美国上市首周,这张专辑的单周销量达到8万1千张,名列本周Billboard 200专辑榜第七位。据统计,《Endless Wire》不仅是The Who乐队在1982年的专辑《It's Hard》之后的首张录音室专辑,而且还是The Who在1981年的专辑《Face Dances》之后在Billboard 200专辑榜中打榜成绩最好的专辑。当年,《Face Dances》在Billboard 200专辑榜中的最好成绩是第四位。
虽然每个时代都有新的音乐人涌现,但是那些老一辈音乐人在很多歌迷的记忆中都是不可替代的,The Who乐队当然就是其中之一。提到The Who,年龄稍大的歌迷们的第一反应应该会是那首摇滚史上的经典名曲《My Generation》和他们的摇滚史诗巨作《Tommy》。其实就和30多年前引起轰动的那部《Tommy》一样,吉他手Peter Townshend和主唱Roger Daltrey在阔别24年再度携手创作出的这张《Endless Wire》也是一张概念专辑。这张专辑中很多歌曲都散发出一种淡淡的怀旧与伤感的情感,像是对过去的怀念,也像是两人对彼此的鼓励。从歌中我们可以感觉出来,Townshend和Daltrey这两位惺惺相惜的老将相当卖力,而他们这次的表现与“The Who”这个伟大的名字也完全相符。
很多与“The Who”同时代的乐队早都已经不知去向,而老迈的The Who同样也是在折服了很久之后才带来了这张优秀的专辑。The Who的“二老”以这张来之不易的专辑再次向全世界证明:老将永远都是不能被忽视的。但对于年轻一点的歌迷来说,这支爷爷级别的乐队对他们可能不会有太大的吸引力,他们对The Who也应该不会有太深的感情。当然,这很正常,每一个时代都有属于那个时代的偶像.
Endless Wire is the eleventh album by 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 album of original material in 24 years following the release of It's Hard in 1982. The album was originally to be released in early 2005 under the working title WHO2. Endless Wire 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.