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[CRAZY-HORSE]

PETE TOWNSHEND & THE DEEP END "deep end-live!" cd,1986.

at present, the only Townshend solo set i own, and it happens to be a live one at that...
also,strange this one comes out within a couple of weeks of finishing the "who i am" autobigraphy....
look,
i love the man...what he wrote with and for The who is classic stuff IMO, but as a soloist i dont think he quite makes it...his vocals arent varied enough,even sounding dull and dross on occasions...but when he sings the odd track on a Who album, it works if only to break up the sound of the album for three or four minutes...
the album here was recorded during his 1986 solo tour of the UK, a few solo tracks,a couple of Who tracks and a couple of old ones by other artists covered by Pete here...
not a bad album, stripped down to acoustic level for the most part, but the band kicks on on a few occasions to liven things up a bit,still, had this not been Townshend i probably wouldnt have given this a second look in the cd store, that said, his guitar work on the old blues classic "i put a spell on you" is brilliant, but even that is not enough to make me love the track, or for that matter any others on here...best scores here are 'likes' and that is a bit generous on a couple of occasions...
one for the die hards only IMO

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: save it for later
best track: little is enough

tracks:

1. barefootin' **
2. after the fire **
3. behind blue eyes **
4. stop hurting people **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mnYoMJbqL4 live
5. im one **
6. i put a spell on you *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qmA66vg_Oc live
7. save it for later *
8. pinball wizard **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwREQTEO6lg live
9. little is enough **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBRG-KI_UWk live
10.eyesight to the blind **
11.magic bus **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfVZcPEVqmE live
12.wont get fooled again **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPfDr6L4iI8 live

3s=0
2s=10
1s=2

rating: 1.8