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9.0
114947
9.0 |
Uncut
It's spellbinding, shiver-down-the-spine stuff, and enough to have any self-respecting Quadropheniac dusting down their scooter for one last run down to Brighton. Print edition only
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8.0
114948
8.0 |
Mojo
Musicians writing and singing about being in the seventies is a rare thing in the Peter Pan world of rock--but The Who do it exceptionally well. Print edition only
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8.0
114984
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
With WHO, ‘classic’ doesn’t mean retread. After 16 years from the studio, they’re here to challenge, not to please
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8.0
114950
8.0 |
Clash
For two guys in their 70s, it's pretty impressive and if this is their last hurrah, it's surely a fitting one
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8.0
114951
8.0 |
NME
Whether Roger Daltrey is bellowing through anti-war flamenco or slagging off copycat bands, The Who have lost none of their vim and vigour
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8.0
114958
8.0 |
The Guardian
Despite their precarious relationship, Daltrey and Townshend return for their first album in 13 years, snarling at the Grenfell disaster and hoping for world peace
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8.0
114989
8.0 |
All Music
After all these years, it becomes clear that the relationship between Daltrey and Townshend - the singer serving as the songwriter's best interpreter and editor - is at the core of the Who, which is why Who feels like a Who album: The two still bring out the best in each other
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8.0
115002
8.0 |
Exclaim
If WHO is to be the end, it couldn't have come at a worse time. It's the best album the Who have released since Who Are You in 1978
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8.0
115115
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
A fine bit of rock and roll that encapsulates the band’s sound and fury within a 21st century context
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7.0
114977
7.0 |
XS Noize
There may be an absence of alchemy, but there is hunger and determination to convey a message and produce something unique and not solely rely upon using classic hits as a working template
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7.0
114988
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Although it’s been 13 years since their last LP and more than half a century since they formed, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey still know who they are
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6.7
114966
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Daltrey and Townshend are the rare legacy band plumbing new ideas and moving forward
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6.0
114949
6.0 |
Q
A vigorous, if patchy comeback. Print edition only
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6.0
115015
6.0 |
Evening Standard
The pounding I Don’t Wanna Get Wise and dramatic strings of Hero Ground Zero won’t cause a mass exodus to the loos when they tour again next year, and the whole is far preferable to laurel-resting
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6.0
114990
6.0 |
The Independent
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend may not have worked together in the studio, but their chemistry is perfectly balanced
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6.0
114991
6.0 |
The Irish Times
If this album does turn out to be their swansong, it won’t be the one that fans remember them for but as a collection of serviceable rock tracks to nod along to for old time’s sake, it’s just fine
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6.0
114997
6.0 |
The FT
A worthy addition to the band’s catalogue
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