Music Thread (post a song)

"Brilliant Blues" -- Pete Townshend, off his mid-1980s "White City" album. A forgotten gem IMHO.

 

I love that album. Been playing it more than a few times lately.

I think Roger Daltrey said something to the effect of "White City" could have been, and should have been, a Who album, but the band was taking a break at that point, and Daltrey was lamenting that it would have been a great fit in the Who's catalog.

 

They were more than taking a break. The Who were done recording in the studio as a band after 1982. Their next studio album wasn't until 2006 — post-Entwhistle — and it received little buzz at all in the U.S.

"Band on the Run" could have been, and should have been, a Beatles album, but the band was taking a break at that point.

Daltrey was full of beans.

 

"Building the Perfect Beast" could have been, and should have been, an Eagles album, but the band was taking a break at that point.

 

"Viva Hate" could have been, and should have been, a Smiths album, but the band was taking a break at that point.

 

"The Things that Matter" could have been, and should have been, a Pure Prairie League album, but the band was taking a break at that point.

 

Yeah, whatever. I went looking for the story I read I couple of months ago but couldn't find it. I denounce the InterWebs.

 

This is fun. Sorry.

"Centerfield" could have been, and should have been, a CCR album, but the band was taking a break at that point.

 

Townshend's collaboration with Ronnie Lane, "Rough Mix," is one of my favorites. I was working at an FM rock station when it came out. I was making poverty wages, but we walked away with a lot of LPs, which was a nice perk at the time. I understand that Lane was diagnosed with MS while they were making the album.

One track by Townshend and one by Lane.

 

Whenever I hear “Viva Hate” I just think of Ryan Adams and David Rawlings arguing at the beginning of “Heartbreaker.”

Eth’s got a mouthful of cookies!

 

And I've never heard it. Top of the list.

 

Willie Nelson just put out his 151st album, "Bluegrass". It's legit bluegrass versions of his songs. Tight harmony singing. No drums. The guys from Allison Krauss' band, Union Station, were the core of the band with Dan Tyminski playing mandolin. No drums. Lot of good players sat in. It's sorta weird listening, because bluegrass leans into the beat, and Willie ordinarily sings behind the beat, playing with it. Willie never touched Trigger, just vocals.