Endless Wire (US comm CD)

A collection of both acoustic and rock numbers, with a 10 song mini-opera as the second half, 'Endless Wire' was a pretty ambitious move for The Who, considering that it's been 24 years since their last studio album. Although it won't be overshadowing the triumphs of previous gems like 'Quadrophenia', it still has the essence of The Who, showing that they can still be creative whilst retaining aspects of their original style.

Rolling Stone (pp.121-122)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Daltry and Townshend have made a record as brazen in its way and right for its day as THE WHO SELL OUT and TOMMY were in theirs."

Spin (p.103)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey explore a rustic folk-rock vibe..."

Q (pp.126-127)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's very much Townshend's album....Reassuringly, Townshend still refuses to write about the obvious or mundane."

Mojo (p.98)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's fantastic, arguably the best Who record since 1973's QUADROPHENIA....[With] a couple of stunning, rustic folk songs and enough mind-boggling Townshend cosmology...to elevate this into a challenging piece of conceptual art."