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PETE TOWNSHEND "white city:a novel" cd, 1985

Uncle Pete's eigthth solo album...
this one is very autobiographical in the sense that the conceptual theme is set in the era when he grew up and also around London where, again, he grew up..
album tracks deal with poverty,racism, and life on the tennament blocks....
being released in 1985, this one is full of those horrid 1980s synth beats. but that doesnt stop this from being a great album IMO...
the big hit from this one was "face the face"(i also own the 7" single of it....), the album version is slightly different fromthe original single version, probably had to edit it down to get radio play back in the day...it sort of builds from a few sparse jazzy/bluesy chords into the thumping drum sounds that are at the start of the single...
"give blood" and " second hand love" were also issued as singles, but i dont think they sold too well, "give blood",well, the chorus was used by the red cross blood bank people here to try to promote giving blood as people were put off with the whole needle thing back then with the advent of AIDS...
nothing on here i dont like,infact some of the like tracks come pretty darn close to have been given love ratings...favourite one on here though is "hiding out", i would have loved to hear Roger Daltry get his chance to do this, would have been a great Who track IMO,, and Dave Gilmour plays lead guitar on this album.
all up, a brilliant concept album from the original Modfather!!!!!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: i am secure
best track: hiding out

tracks:

1. give blood **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeXf90OGTHE live
2. brilliant blues ***
3. face the face ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS3nRcwWktA audio(full version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_N2kJg29v4 video
4. second-hand love ***
5. hiding out ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vmJtmlKVqQ audio
6. crashing by design **
7. i am secure **
8. white city fighting ***
9. come to mama **

3s=5
2s=4
1s=0

rating: 2.6