Roger Daltrey applauds Kenney Jones' courage

Roger Daltrey says that he has great respect for the Who's latter-day drummer Kenney Jones for discussing his time with the band for the new Who documentary Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who.

Daltrey says that he was glad that Jones, who joined the band in 1979 after the death of Keith Moon and was forced out of the band by Daltrey a decade later, chose to participate in the film and shed light onto the band's career: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "It took a lot of courage for Kenney to do that, and indeed for people like (former manager) Chris Stamp. You know, it's a painful part of their past. I'm sure it's still painful for him to have to revisit. The great thing is we're still all friends out of all this and we respect each other and we love each other."

In addition to the new documentary, the Who have also launched their first multimedia website, thewho.com. The site, which will include upcoming downloads of new material by Pete Townshend, will feature rare clips and an exclusive online store for all types of Who products. The price for online membership is $50 and the price includes a double CD of vintage Keith Moon-era performances from 1969 to 1976 called View From A Backstage Pass.


The tracklisting for View From A Backstage Pass is:
Disc One:
"Fortune Teller" (live, October 12th 1969 in Dearborn, Michigan at the Grande Ballroom)
"Happy Jack," "I'm A Boy," and "A Quick One (While He's Away)" (live, February 15th 1970 in Hull, England at Hull City Hall)
"Magic Bus" (live, June 9th 1970 in Denver, Colorado at Mammoth Gardens)
"I Can't Explain," "Substitute," "My Wife," "Behind Blue Eyes," "Bargain," and "Baby, Don't You Do It" (live, December 13th 1971 in San Francisco, California at the Civic Auditorium)
Disc Two:
"The Punk And The Godfather," "5:15," and "Won't Get Fooled Again" (live, December 6th 1973 in Largo, Maryland at the Capital Center)
"Young Man Blues," "Tattoo," "Boris The Spider," "Naked Eye/Let's See Action/My Generation Blues" (live, May 18th 1974 at London's Charlton Athletic Football Club)
"Squeeze Box," "Dreaming From The Waist," "Fiddle About," "Pinball Wizard," "I'm Free," "Tommy's Holiday Camp," "We're Not Gonna Take It," "See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You" (live, June 12th 1976 in Swansea, Wales at Vetch Field)

In addition to the exclusive CD, "Wholigans" will receive full access to the site and access to "Wholigans-Only" sections of the discussion forums, including a very special area called "100 Faces" which provides full access to communications from Townshend and Daltrey, including Townshend's blogs.

Membership to thewho.com also comes with a 25 percent discount coupon, good for one purchase in "The Who Sell Out Store" and valid throughout the full year of the subscription.
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