Blogcritics Comments on The, um, Who to Record Again

Comment by Ed Driscoll on The, um, Who to Record Again

Wed, 1 Jan 2003 03:19:30 EST

I was a rabid Who and Pete Townshend fan in high school, so take what I'm about to say with a grain of salt, but I really enjoyed Chinese Eyes--in fact I was listening to it recently and was surprised at how well its best tunes held up. White City wasn't bad, the subsequent Brixton "Deep End" concert that was released on CD and videotape to support it was excellent, but it seems like it's been (more or less) downhill from there. Or maybe it's that Townshend has gotten so pretentious that he's managed to lose even me. Ed ]]>

Comment by Dave on The, um, Who to Record Again

Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:48:42 EST

I thought All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes was better than Empty Glass. White City and the music-only Psychoderelict were OK. ]]>

Comment by Eric Olsen on The, um, Who to Record Again

Tue, 31 Dec 2002 12:23:29 EST

Mike, I certainly don't disagree with your overall assessment, I just think it's possible Townshend has something left in him, and since it's been so long since he came up with anything decent (Empty Glass, as you mentioned), he may be able to dig deep and come up with something. I am not counting on it, however. ]]>

Comment by Mike Finley on The, um, Who to Record Again

Mon, 30 Dec 2002 22:15:01 EST

Townshend is such a cipher -- almost extremely great, but sometimes just hard to like. Has he had a listenable solo album since Empty Glass? And that was about 1982. He is one of those wounded figures of rock who strike defiant poses as youths, then crumble like sand castles for the next 30 years. I saw them at their peak. August, 1971, Chicago's Auditorium Theater, just after releasing "Who's Next." Keith Moon was transcendant with his "ocean rolls." Townshend jumped four feet in the sir to do his windmills. Daltrey was already doing his mike-spinning thing. And there stood Entwhistle like a stone wall. Doobadee dum dum dum dum dum dum -- talking bout my generation. Last I heard Townshend is very deaf and working out the details of being a 60-ish transvestite. Daltrey is having trouble finding work. And Keith and John are mouldering in the grave. ]]>