THE WHO to release 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' CD on July 22 with bonus CD

The Who's double live CD 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' features several special guests and generates proceeds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Limited edition bonus third CD includes four live songs from late bassist John Entwistle's last show with The Who before his death.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE WHO TO RELEASE 'LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL'
ON STEAMHAMMER RECORDS ON JULY 22, 2003

DOUBLE LIVE CD SET INCLUDES LIMITED-EDITION BONUS THIRD CD WITH FOUR LIVE TRACKS FROM 2002 MARKING THE FINAL WHO SHOW
WITH LATE BASSIST JOHN ENTWISTLE

SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDE EDDIE VEDDER, BRYAN ADAMS AND OTHERS

PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE TEENAGE CANCER TRUST

The Who has few peers in the rock music pantheon. Only The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin are comparable, but The Who is unique because its wholly original music hasn't spawned a host of imitators during its 40-year career. The simple fact is that no other band could sound like The Who, either on record or in concert, when it came to songwriting and technical abilities. Immortality was assured with The Who's 1990 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The specially-priced double live CD 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' will be released on Steamhammer Records on July 22, 2003. This double live CD is the soundtrack of the 2001 DVD with two tracks not included on the DVD. A limited-edition bonus third CD features four tracks recorded live early in 2002, also at the Royal Albert Hall, representing bass guitarist/vocalist John Entwistle's last show with The Who. Entwistle died in the summer of 2002 on the eve of The Who's North American tour. (Keith Moon, The Who's original drummer, died in 1978. Heaven now has a hell of a rhythm section.)

Vocalist/guitarist Roger Daltrey, lead guitarist/vocalist Pete Townshend and Entwistle, along with keyboardist John "Rabbit" Bundrick and drummer Zak Starkey, recorded and filmed a special charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on November 27, 2000. This benefit for the Teenage Cancer Trust was the finale of a six-month North American and UK tour. Special guests included Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder, Bryan Adams, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, The Jam/The Style Council vocalist/guitarist and solo artist Paul Weller, Stereophonics vocalist/guitarist Kelly Jones and violinist Kennedy.

Proceeds from the concert, DVD and the new CD all benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust. This organization funds special wards in UK hospitals serving teenage cancer patients and their families.

The songs on 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' cover The Who's lean mid-1960s "mod" beginnings as part of the fabled British Invasion to its 1970s/1980s-and-beyond stadium-filling superstardom. Immortal classics from important albums like 'Tommy,' 'Who's Next' and 'Quadrophenia' as well as lesser-known, rarely performed songs are included on 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall.' The Who is especially revered for its ferocious, utterly electrifying live performances, and it's fitting that the band chose its greatest attribute to honor the Teenage Cancer Trust.

The 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' track listing is as follows:

TRACKLIST CD1
1) I Can't Explain
2) Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
3) Pinball Wizard
4) Relay
5) My Wife
6) The Kids Are Alright
7) Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand => not on DVD
8) Bargain
9) Magic Bus
10) Who Are You
11) Baba O'Riley (feat. Kennedy)

TRACKLIST CD2
1) Drowned
2) Heart To Hang Onto
3) So Sad About Us (feat. Paul Weller)
4) I'm One (feat. Eddie Vedder)
5) Getting In Tune (feat. Eddie Vedder) => not on DVD
6) Behind Blue Eyes (feat. Bryan Adams)
7) You Better You Bet
8) The Real Me
9) 5:15
10) Won't Get Fooled Again (feat. Noel Gallagher)
11) Substitute (feat. Kelly Jones)
12) Let's See Action (feat. Eddie Vedder)
13) My Generation
14) See Me, Feel Me / Listening To You (feat. Eddie Vedder and Bryan Adams)

BONUS CD:
1) I'm Free
2) Young Man Blues
3) Summertime Blues
4) I Don`t Even Know Myself

"I'm Free," "Young Man Blues," "Summertime Blues" and "I Don't Even Know Myself" are the four songs from 2002 from Entwistle's last show with The Who.

The guest appearances by Vedder, Adams, Gallagher, Jones and Kennedy demonstrate just how pervasive The Who's influence has been on successive generations of rock musicians of wildly varying styles. Vedder in particular has often spoken lovingly of how the music of The Who has positively affected his life. He's not the only one ...

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