The Who puts covers album on hold
DETROIT (Billboard) - A planned covers album by the Who, to be produced by T-Bone Burnett, is on hold but still on the duo’s radar, according to frontman Roger Daltrey.
He told Billboard.com that there’s “no status” on the covers project at the moment because of Burnett’s duties on the road with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
“It’s an idea that’s ticking away,” Daltrey said. “It still probably will happen, but I think the smaller the idea is kept, the better. Small and fluid, maybe just something for our Web site.”
Daltrey also confirmed that guitarist Pete Townshend is writing new material for the Who, and the singer is waiting to see what he comes up with.
“(Townshend) doesn’t like to talk about it,” Daltrey noted. “It’s the lap of the Gods, isn’t it? He doesn’t know if he likes it until he knows what it’s going to sound like. You just have to be there for him if he needs you.”
The Who released their first album in more than 20 years, “Endless Wire,” in 2006. Daltrey and Townshend will join together in October, when the Who launch a brief 10-date U.S. tour on October 21 in Auburn Hills, Mich.
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