Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock!

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Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock!
Studio album (unreleased) by The Who
Genre Rock

Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock was the title of an unreleased 1972 autobiographical album by the British rock band The Who. In the liner notes for the Who's 1974 rarities collection Odds and Sods, guitarist and lead songwriter Pete Townshend said, "I had an idea once for a new album about the history of The Who called Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock. That idea later blossomed into Quadrophenia." The sessions for the album spanned from 19 May to 6 June at Olympic Studios in London. Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock was to be produced by The Who and Glyn Johns and scheduled for release in October of 1972, but although the album was nearly completed (according to Townshend) the band felt as though it sounded too much like their 1971 LP Who's Next. Townshend later stated that Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock was also going to be a TV special about The Who. Some of the songs recorded during the Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock sessions were originally written for another unreleased Who album, 1971's failed Lifehouse.

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Proposed track listings, created by the band during the 1972 sessions for the album, are in existence. They contain nine songs as well as each song's length. The songs are:

  • "Join Together With The Band" recorded on 22 May, released as a single 16 June as "Join Together"
  • "Relay" recorded on 26 May, released as a single 25 November
  • "Long Live Rock" recorded 5 June, first released on Odds and Sods in 1974, released as a single in November of 1974
  • "Put The Money Down" recorded 6 June, vocals completed in 1974 and released on Odds and Sods
  • "Is It In My Head?" recorded in May 1972, released on Quadrophenia on 18 October 1973
  • "Lover Reign O'er Me" recorded in May 1972, completed 8 June 1973 released on Quadrophenia on 18 October 1973, released as a single 27 October 1973
  • "Can't You See I'm Easy" A song demoed by Pete Townshend, and may have been recorded by The Who (although neither Townshend's demo or The Who's recording, if there is a Who version, have been released)
  • "Riot In The Female Jail" (AKA "Women's Liberation") A song demoed by Pete Townshend, and may have been recorded by The Who (although neither Townshend's demo or The Who's recording, if there is a Who version, have been released)

Townshend demoed another song, "Get Inside". It did not appear on track listings for Rock Is Dead—Long Live Rock and therefore was probably not recorded by The Who.

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