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Re: Wrinkly rockers not dying before they get old



>>Pete, on the other hand, has ALWAYS had good solo output, IMHO, with the 
>>possible exception of much of Iron Man.  For example, I think every single
song on 
>>White City is very good, and there is much to recommend on Psychoderelict
as well.
>>
>>Rich B.

>Not to be a contrarian, but I rather liked Iron Man. Besides being an ideal
format for 
>Pete to explore, it contains some great songs, even though some are not sung
by the 
>writer. I thoroughly enjoy listening to Over the Top. 
>
[snip]
>
>Pete is, at least as an important facet of his work, is a concept writer.
 Working on a 
>grand (i.e., whole album) scale is his forte, and probably his druthers.
Sell Out, 
>Tommy, Lifehouse, Quadrophenia (credit to Kit on the push), and later, White
City (to 
>an extent), Iron Man and Psychoderelict, are all different concepts to the
typical 
>collection of singles and filler that comprise most albums.

I really didn't intend to pick on Iron Man, it's just that my sense is that
on this list it isn't as highly thought of as his other solo material (and it
probably is the one that I personally play the least though there are several
songs on it that I do like a lot).  For the purposes of my argument, I didn't
want to appear to be someone who uncritically liked every single song Pete
ever wrote.

Your points about its difference being a strength are legitimate.  It WAS a
format worth exploring, even if the results weren't as good as some might
have hoped.

Rich B.