Re: Empty Glass

["Jim M" <petenotped@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- From: "Schrade, Scott"

> So, out of 10 songs, I see 5 that *definitely* fit the "Who mold."  The
> others, however, are more reminiscent of Pete solo songs &, IMO, can't be
> definitively argued as being great lost Who songs.

> In conclusion (!), I see EMPTY GLASS as being about *half* of a great
> "could have been" Who album.  The rest of the tracks fit comfortably in
> the solo Pete realm, IMO.

This is a really cool "what might have been" kind of speculation.  What if
we were to say that Empty Glass wasn't a totally new Who Album, but the
tracks you mention replaced some of the weaker tracks on Face Dances?  That
album could have looked something like this:

Rough Boys
You Better You Bet
The Quiet One
Cache Cache
Gonna Get Ya

Let My Love Open the Door
You
Empty Glass
Jools & Jim
Another Tricky day

Wow, that could have been a great album.  Some sappy songs and some outright
rockers.  A couple of great Entwistle numbers.  I like it.  Probably they
would have included at least one of the songs you thought were a little soft
for Roger, though.  And that might not have been a bad thing.  I mean, if
Roger can sing How Many Friends, then why not And I Moved or I Am An Animal?

Jim M