Re[2]: Who's Next Masters Missing

["Kevin Winn" <kwinn@chrome.com>]

MObien writes:
>In regards to The Who By Numbers, I think it's  the band's most 
>underappreciated album. Daltrey's tough interpretation of Townshend's lyrics 
>made this more than just a Townshend "solo LP". Lyrics such as: "Like a woman 
>in childbirth grown ugly in a flash/I've seen magic and pain, now I'm 
>recycling trash" OR "Imagine events that occur everyday/like a shooting, a 
>raping, or a simple act of deceit" are among the best Pete has ever written.

Daltrey on WBN:
"There was a breakthrough on the side of musical content because we had a 
serious discussion about how the 'Oo had worked itself into a niche, hence 
there's a lot of different feels on the album.  That's cool.  I know it's only 
my personal opinion, but if Pete would explain things like 'They're All In 
Love' then I think it would help for a better understanding.  Truthfully 
that's one song that I really didn't wanna sing until Pete clarified certain 
aspects.  I knew what the first two verses were about but the last one had me 
completely baffled.  'Goodbye all you punks...' is a goodbye to all your 
nostalgic bastards who are still living on the nostalgic part of the 'Oo 
because nostalgia just ain't no good to us.  We're not past it, we're just 
different."
 
 >Like much of Who Are You, this LP was a personal work but it worked well as
>a Who LP. I always wished that Pete had recorded Empty Glass (plus Dance it 
>Away) as a Who LP because I think it would have been a classic like Who By 
>Numbers. Pete definitely used his second team of songs for Face Dances (and 
>It's Hard, for that matter).

Townshend on WBN:
" 'Who By Numbers' was revealing, I suppose, because it was all I had left at 
the time.  I just thought, 'what am I gonna do, because I'm fucked up, not 
writing anything?'  There was one little chink in the armour, and that's the 
ukulele track 'Blue Red & Grey.' "

OK,
KLW

PS: WBN is also one of my favorite albums of all time, mostly for the musical 
textures and the brutally honest lyrics.