Pete Townshend - Empty Glass (1980)

Pete Townshend - Empty Glass (1980)

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Who mastermind Pete Townshend's strongest solo record was born in a hailstorm of despair, uncertainty, and tribulation. With the once viscerally powerful Who in limbo, the guitarist nearly sunk himself into brandy-drenched oblivion. He emerged with one of his most gripping solo pieces and--perhaps unsurprisingly--the most Who-like album of all his solo work.



Pete plunges into his familiar themes of aging, sexuality, and spiritual decay with fervor, desperation, and commitment. And while EMPTY GLASS does not approach the roaring physicality of the Who at its best, the emotional punch of "Jools and Jim" and "I Am an Animal" is sure to rattle the cage of even the most ardent hard rock devotee. Also of note are Townshend's vocals. Through the entire album, whether on the radio-ready paean to Meher Baba "Let My Love Open the Door," the bracing "Rough Boys," or the sublime "A Little Is Enough," his vocals are hanging on the edge of a cliff, presumably dangling over a certain death.



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Tracklist:

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01. Rough Boys

02. I Am an Animal

03. And I Moved

04. Let My Love Open the Door

05. Jools and Jim

06. Keep on Working

07. Cat's in the Cupboard

08. A Little Is Enough

09. Empty Glass

10. Gonna Get Ya

11. I Am an Animal (Alternate Vocal Version)

12. Keep on Working (Alternate Vocal Version)

13. And I Moved (Alternate Vocal Version)

14. Gonna Get Ya (Long Version)



*2006 Remaster Edition | Hip-O / Eel Pie | HIP-O B0005941-02





Personnel:

Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, synthesizer)

Pete Hope-Evans (harmonica)

Rabbit Bundrick (keyboards)

Tony Butler (bass)

Mark Brzezicki, Kenney Jones, Simon Phillips, John Asher (drums).