UAWIL #104: The Who - It's Hard

The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast · Nov 24, 2022 · 1h 29m

The Who were ready to call it a day in 1982 which makes It's Hard their swan song. Of course they eventually came back but they were facing MTV, middle age, solo careers and examining life through different lenses. Keith Moon died in 1978 after the release of Who Are You and The Who soldiered on with Kenney Jones (The Faces) on the drums. But Pete Townshend's solo debut Empty Glass in 1980, which featured the mega-hit Let My Love Open The Door, put the band in an awkward position.

The Who released Face Dances in 1981 but Pete was more keen on a solo career after the triple platinum Empty…