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Endless Wire
Rock · 2006 · 26 tracks

Endless Wire

The Who

A weary, wise, and largely acoustic return. Swapping arena bombast for chamber-folk textures and philosophical storytelling, it is the sound of survival.

October 27, 2006 · Polydor

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A dignified and reflective late-career meditation on faith, aging, and the power of song.

Tracklist · 26 Tracks
01
Fragments
3:58
02
A Man in a Purple Dress
4:15
03
Mike Post Theme
4:28
04
In the Ether
3:36
05
Black Widow’s Eyes
3:07
06
Two Thousand Years
2:51
07
God Speaks of Marty Robbins
3:27
08
It’s Not Enough
4:03
09
You Stand by Me
1:36
10
Sound Round
1:21
11
Pick Up the Peace
1:29
12
Unholy Trinity
2:08
13
Trilby’s Piano
2:05
14
Endless Wire
1:52
15
Fragments of Fragments
2:23
16
We Got a Hit
1:18
17
They Made My Dream Come True
1:13
18
Mirror Door
4:14
19
Tea & Theatre
3:26
20
The Seeker
2:38
21
Who Are You
6:59
22
Mike Post Theme
3:55
23
Relay
7:41
24
Greyhound Girl
3:05
25
Naked Eye
8:26
26
Won’t Get Fooled Again / Old Red Wine
10:42
Moments Worth Listening For
The way 'Fragments' opens with a rhythmic synth pulse that directly mirrors the iconic 'Baba O'Riley' sequence but feels more digital and fragile.
Roger Daltrey's weathered, low-register delivery on 'In the Ether' which sounds more like a Tom Waits ballad than a classic Who anthem.
The transition into 'Tea & Theatre' where the instrumentation drops away to just a guitar and two voices, closing the album with stark intimacy.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Endless Wire sound next to the rest of The Who's catalogue?

Sunday Morning+4.0σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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