Re: Substitute: the songs of the Who

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

Thanks for the preview, John.  I went to the site and played all the 
samples, but it was hard to tell much about them.  I was struck by Bowie's 
interpretation right away.  Nice to know that it does hold up when you hear 
the whole song.

keets


>I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of this CD from a very helpful 
>and very nice record business person.
>
>The CD is as advertised 11 songs long, with the performance of
>Substitute with Kelly Jones from the RAh show repeated as a CDrom video 
>clip.
>
>I've really only had a very short time to listen to the CD so please
>don't take this as a review, more some initial impressions.
>
>Of the 11 songs, 9 are rendered by the various artistes in competent but 
>ultimately too Who like style. The exceptions are Bowie, who performs 
>Pictures of Lily in Ziggy Stardust mode. In fact, his version of POL would 
>fit perfectly on that album.
>
>Sheryl Crowe's version of Behind Blue Eyes follows the pattern of the
>Who's performance, but the "twist" of a woman singing the song is
>marked.
>
>The CD rom video clip is purely the performance of Substitute; as with all 
>rock "video", it suffers from arty camera work which made me feel quite 
>dizzy at times!
>
>Interestingly, the CD music track of Substitute has a lot if not all of the 
>audience noise edited off.
>
>The packaging is pretty bland. The CD has the red/white/blue roundel
>pattern, the jewel case liner has a moody blue toned pic of the Who
>circa 1965, the brief story of how Bobby Pridden got the idea for the
>CD, and a track listing, with a quote from each artiste.
>
>As for sound quality, Jon Astley is quoted as being involved in the
>mastering. I would hate to comment on the sound quality specifically as my 
>music induced semi deafness isn't a good starting point!
>
>Overall, this cannot be described as a must get, must have, drop
>everything, run the shops CD. It's competent, bland and safe, with only one 
>song - POL - by David Bowie demonstrating some danger and risk. But of 
>course, that's on the strength of one listen to the whole album.
>
>Up to you, mes amis; yer pays yer money, and yer takes yer choice.
>
>Cheers,
>
>John
>
>

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