''Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock'' was the title of an unreleased 1972 autobiographical album by the British rock band

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

. In the liner notes for the Who's 1974 rarities collection ''

Odds & Sods ''Odds & Sods'' is an album of studio outtakes by British rock band the Who. It was released by Track Records in the UK and Track/MCA in the US in October 1974. Ten of the recordings on original eleven song album were previously unreleased. ...

'', guitarist and lead songwriter

Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townsh ...

said, "I had an idea once for a new album about the history of The Who called ''Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock''. That idea later blossomed into ''

Quadrophenia ''Quadrophenia'' is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released as a double album on 26 October 1973 by Track Records. It is the group's third rock opera, the two previous being the "mini-opera" song "A Quick One, Whil ...

''." The sessions for the album spanned from 19 May to 6 June at Olympic Studios in London. ''Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock'' was to be produced by The Who and

Glyn Johns Glyn Thomas Johns (born 15 February 1942) is an English musician, recording engineer and record producer. Biography Early history Johns was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. He had three siblings, two older sisters and a younger brother, Andy ...

and scheduled for release in October 1972, but although the album was nearly completed (according to Townshend) the band felt as though it sounded too much like their 1971 LP ''

Who's Next ''Who's Next'' is the fifth studio album by English rock band the Who. It developed from the aborted '' Lifehouse'' project, a multi-media rock opera conceived by the group's guitarist Pete Townshend as a follow-up to the band's 1969 album '' ...

''. Townshend later stated that ''Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock'' was also going to be a TV special about The Who.

Track listing

Proposed track listings, created by the band during the 1972 sessions for the album, are in existence. In addition, a tape of Pete Townshend's demos for the album was compiled. The songs are (including recording and release dates for the Who recordings where applicable): # "

Relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switch ...

" – Recorded on 26 May 1972, released as a single 25 November. # "Get Inside" – Probably not recorded by The Who. The demo was later released on the ''

'' box set of 2011. # "Women's Liberation" (AKA "Riot In The Female Jail") – Demo unofficially released on Pete Townshend's "The Genuine Scoop" 5-CD bootleg. # "

Love, Reign o'er Me "Love, Reign o'er Me", subtitled "Pete's Theme", is a song by English rock band The Who. Written and composed by guitarist Pete Townshend, it was released on 27 October 1973 as the second single from the band's sixth studio album and second roc ...

" – Recorded in May 1972, completed 8 June 1973 released on ''Quadrophenia'' on 18 October 1973, released as a single 27 October 1973. # "

Long Live Rock "Long Live Rock" is a 1972 single by The Who, written by Pete Townshend. A different version of the song was performed by Billy Fury's character in the film ''That'll Be the Day'' (a film which featured Who drummer Keith Moon). The original Wh ...

" – Recorded 5 June 1972, first released on ''Odds and Sods'' in 1974, released as a single in November 1979. # "Is It In My Head?" – Recorded in May 1972, released on ''Quadrophenia'' on 18 October 1973. # "Put The Money Down" – Recorded 6 June 1972, vocals completed in 1974 and released on ''Odds and Sods''. # "Can't You See I'm Easy" – Demo unofficially released on Pete Townshend's "The Genuine Scoop" 5-CD bootleg. # " Join Together In The Band" – Recorded on 22 May 1972, released as a single 16 June as "Join Together" Also, "Ambition" was performed by Pete Townshend on an episode of In the Attic; he claimed The Who recorded a version during these sessions which was never released. It was originally intended to be released online in conjunction with the ''

'' box set, but was later omitted.

Personnel

Roger Daltrey Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is a co-founder and the lead singer of the rock band The Who. Daltrey's hit songs with The Who include " My Generation", " Pinball Wizard", " Won't Get Fooled ...

: lead vocals *

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

, synthesizer, harmonica, Jew's harp, vocals * John Entwistle:

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, vocals * Keith Moon: drums,

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

Notes

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