''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 music, rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup (1964–1978) consisted of lead vocalist Roger Daltrey, guitarist Pete Townshend, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon. Considered one of th ...

. 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 on September 28, 1974, and by Track/ MCA in the US on October 12, 1974. Ten of the recordings on the original eleven-song ...

'', guitarist and lead songwriter

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

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 ''

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''." 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

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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 ''

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''. 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 switc ...

" – 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 rock ...

" – 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" – 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 With 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 Sir Roger Harry Daltrey (born 1 March 1944) is an English singer, musician and actor. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the Rock music, rock band the Who, known for his powerful voice and charismatic stage presence. His stage persona ear ...

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piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical genres, notably in blues, American folk music, classical music, jazz, country, and rock. The many types of harmonica incl ...

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John Entwistle John Alec Entwistle (9 October 194427 June 2002) was an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", he was the band ...

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Keith Moon Keith John Moon (23 August 1946 – 7 September 1978) was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band the Who. Regarded as one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock music, he was noted for his unique style of playing and ...

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

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Notes

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