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• Rock
• Classic Rock

• heavy
• intense
• urban

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This commemorative double album of The Who’s 1989 U.S. tour started a cycle of band reunions that's continued for decades. The Who had performed a “farewell tour” in 1982, but whatever dramatic ending the band initially sought was eventually rejected in favor of bigger and increasingly lucrative tours. The decision to perform the rock opera <i>Tommy</i> helped get the wheels rolling for the Broadway musical. Career highlights follow on the second set, with the inclusion of “Dig,” “Rough Boys,” “A Little Is Enough," and “Face the Face” all from Townshend’s solo work and fleshed out alongside the Who classics “I Can See for Miles,” “Love Reign O’er Me,” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again” with a number of auxiliary musicians. This practice became commonplace for veteran bands as they performed in arenas and stadiums, where a modest four- or five-piece band couldn't fill the air. As a recording, this brings a distant, echoed sound, with many additional musical parts that never appeared on the original albums.

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