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Who's Last is the second live album by British rock band The Who, recorded in 1982 during what was then billed as the band's "farewell tour".[1] Thus, this album, released in 1984, was to be the band's last album.

Who's Last
Live album by The Who
Released	November 1984
Recorded	10 October – 14 December 1982
Genre	Rock
Length	78:13
Label	MCA
Producer	Cy Langston
The Who chronology
The Singles (1984) Who's Last (1984) The Who Collection (1985)
Singles from Who's Last
"Twist and Shout (Live) / I Can't Explain (Live)" Released: November 1984
Alternative cover

Most of the album was taken from the band's 14 December 1982 show at Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio, which was their "last concert in the USA" (as Pete Townshend can be heard saying after "Won't Get Fooled Again") this time around. Four songs come from different sources (verified by meticulous comparison with soundboard and audience recordings and videos from that tour). "Behind Blue Eyes" is from 10 October show at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford; "Magic Bus" and "Summertime Blues" are from 20 October show at the Kingdome in Seattle; and "Substitute" is from 27 October show at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego.

Notable by their absence from this recording, released by MCA two years after the tour, are songs from the band's two then recent Warner Bros. Records albums, Face Dances and It's Hard, although they played "The Quiet One" (from Face Dances) and several songs from It's Hard every night on the tour.

Five songs from this tour were released as bonus tracks to the 1997 editions of Face Dances ("The Quiet One" from the Shea Stadium on 13 October 1982), and It's Hard ("It's Hard," "Eminence Front," "Dangerous" and "Cry If You Want" from Toronto on 17 December 1982, the first three of which were later included on the 2007 release Live from Toronto. While that album is from the same tour, it does not contain any of the performances on Who's Last.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound	1.5/5[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "it's a damn long way from Live at Leeds to Who's Last, and the distance between the two extremes is nothing short of stunning. Who's Last is so lifeless and lackluster that it's hard to believe the same band released both records. It may not be a graceful way to end the Who's career, but it's hard to imagine a better testament to why it was time for the band to come to an end."

Track listing

All songs written by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

Personnel

The Who

• Roger Daltrey – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
• Pete Townshend – lead guitar, vocals
• John Entwistle – bass guitar, vocals
• Kenney Jones – drums

Additional musicians

• Tim Gorman – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals

Production

• Dave "Cyrano" Langston – production, engineer, mixing
• Bill Smith – cover design
• Gavin Cochrane – photography
• Neal Preston – photography

References

На других языках

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- [en] Who's Last

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[es] Who's Last

Who's Last es el segundo álbum en directo del grupo británico The Who, publicado por la compañía discográfica MCA Records en diciembre de 1984. El álbum, grabado en 1982 durante la gira de «despedida» del grupo, fue extraído mayoritariamente del concierto ofrecido en el Richfield Coliseum de Cleveland (Ohio) el 14 de diciembre de 1982, el «último concierto en los Estados Unidos», tal y como Pete Townshend dice al terminar «Won't Get Fooled Again», antes de la reunión del grupo con motivo de su 25º aniversario. Al menos dos canciones, «Magic Bus» y «Summertime Blues», fueron extraídas del concierto ofrecido en el Kingdome de Seattle el 20 de octubre.

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[ru] Who’s Last

Who’s Last — второй концертный альбом британской группы The Who, записанный в 1982 году во время «прощального тура» группы. Большая часть альбома была записана 14 декабря в Richfield Coliseum в Кливленде, Огайо, который был их «последним концертом в США».

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