What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

THE WHO "face dances" 1981,vinyl. #2 UK, #4 US, #16 AU.

"i hope i die before i get old" was the cry of Townshend and Co in 1964....well fast foreward seventeen years only one band member had died...the great Keith Moon...and the rest of the band were approaching middle age...fast foreward to 2011 and Townshend/Daltry are still touring in their 60's???? what happened to "my generation", i s'pose they are still paying money to see them in concert???

this isnt a bad album by anyone's standards for an early eighties rock album, it is however not a great Who album. the Who have mellowed a bit on this one compared to their earlier material but there are still some great tunes on this one, namely "you better you bet" which is old school "who" through and through,likewise "another tricky day", both of which could have fitted neatly on any of their 1970's albums, the rest of the tracks bar Jon Entwhistles "the quiet one" are not bad songs either.
i just feel that without Keith Moon the Who lost some of their intensity and urgency in their recordings, thats not to say that Kenny Jones is a bad drummer, he's not, he's just an orthodox drummer true to the art.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: the quiet one
best track: you better you bet

tracks:

1. you better you bet*** #9 UK, #18 US, #21 AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8_U-dfu9k live
2. dont let go the coat** #47 UK, #84 US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD5lrKmMncE live
3. cache-cache**
4. the quiet one*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkwa0NELL1Y live
5. did you steal my money**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q91bFVqIHQ audio
6. how do you do it alone**
7. daily records**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCznziI6hko audio
8. you**
9. another tricky day***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLDQVZ-w5Fg live

3s=2
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.0