Pete Townshend - Who Came First
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Free Music Review: Who Came First
Hit: 4 Stars
If you are a fan of the Who, you may agree that some of the original songs that appeared on the old vinyl LP are probably some of Pete Townshend's best material. According to interviews I've read, Pete was at a crossroads in his life, and spent some time with the late Mehr Baba. I like to think he may have been on the right track when the original albumn was released. At any rate, if you haven't heard the material, you are in for a treat.Free Music Review: Worth the wait
Hit: 4 Stars
Unlike some other reviewers/purchasers I never got around to purchasing this disc in its vinyl form. Too bad for me. I love it and what a very pleasant surprise to find that 'Evolution' is in fact 'Stone' played and sung by Ronnie Lane accompanied by Pete Townsend. For me this alone was worth the purchase. I only wish I had bought this a long time ago and I could have had all those years of pleasure.Free Music Review: easily weaker than the majority of his Who material
Hit: 3 Stars
First of all, let it be known that I actually like Who Came First. It's just that after hearing highly creative, energetic and beautifully written Who material like the stuff found on classic albums such as Tommy, Who's Next?, Quadrophenia and Who Are You?, a relatively stripped-down attempt at trying to capture the same high standard of songwriting is (understandably) a pretty tough task. Even if he *wasn't* trying to write a solo album in the same league as the Who, comparisons are going to happen anyway because musically this album is not much different from early 70's Who.
Let's mention the positives. "Pure and Easy". Talk about a REALLY good vocal melody. It's so beautiful and should immediately connect with any listener (even those who aren't even rock fans) because it's just a really likable song. I personally always felt it sounded like a Christmas tune. Maybe I'm alone in that regard.
Another highlight is "Parvardigar". Lyrically it will take your mind places, and musically it's pure gold. It's also pure emotion and spiritual beauty. I never knew Pete had the potential to write lyrics like the ones found here, so it's surprising too. Great song.
Now for some negative thoughts. "Let's See Action" is WAY too long. Yes it's only 6 minutes, but don't try and tell me that verse melody during the rocking portion shouldn't have been cut down by a good 50% because it most definitely should have. It's not BAD of course, but that particular part of the tune doesn't need to repeat so many times. Plus, the lack of the other Who members really hurts it as well. You just know, for example, that Keith Moon would have spiced it up heavily with some tasty drum fills.
"There's a Heartache Following Me" is an interesting country rock experiment by Pete Townshend, and it's alright. "Evolution" is probably considered folk/rock with exceptionally loud vocals, but then again, maybe not. It's unique to say the least.
Summary- Pete Townshend needed the other Who members to make his songwriting better. As it stands, it's a good enough record but nothing really terrific.
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