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The first major Pete Townshend compilation since 1996's awkwardly titled The Best of Pete Townshend: Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking, Truancy covers the basics. It has the hits "Let My Love Open the Door," "Rough Boys," and "Face the Face" -- but it attempts to be a concise portrait of every aspect of Townshend's solo work, containing three cuts apiece from Who Came First and Rough Mix, which is more than the two each from Empty Glass, All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, and White City. This creates some notable absences -- no "A Little Is Enough," no "Slit Skirts," no "Give Blood" or "A Friend Is a Friend" -- but the overall effect showcases Townshend's ever-churning imagination, particularly because the collection ends with two new songs, the blues "Guantanamo" and the near-Chinese Eyes throwback "How Can I Help You," both good enough to spark hope that he'll finally get around to writing another full album, either for himself or for the Who, one of these days.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Ronnie Lane, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Townshend, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1977 Eel Pie Recording Productions Limited / Ronnie Lane
Ronnie Lane, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Townshend, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1977 Eel Pie Recording Productions Limited / Ronnie Lane
Ronnie Lane, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Townshend, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - GLYN JOHNS, Producer
℗ 1977 Eel Pie Recording Productions Limited / Ronnie Lane
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Pete Townshend, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rogan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Pete Townshend, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Pete Townshend, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Gilmour, ComposerLyricist - John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Barnacle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
CHRIS THOMAS, Producer - Pete Townshend, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Brzezicki, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Barnacle, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Pete Townshend, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Deborah Conway, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1989 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Pete Townshend, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Helen 'Spike' Wilkins, Producer
℗ 1983 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Myles Clarke, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Batchelar, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Pete Townshend, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Myles Clarke, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Batchelar, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2015 Eel-Pie Recording Productions Ltd.
Album review
The first major Pete Townshend compilation since 1996's awkwardly titled The Best of Pete Townshend: Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking, Truancy covers the basics. It has the hits "Let My Love Open the Door," "Rough Boys," and "Face the Face" -- but it attempts to be a concise portrait of every aspect of Townshend's solo work, containing three cuts apiece from Who Came First and Rough Mix, which is more than the two each from Empty Glass, All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes, and White City. This creates some notable absences -- no "A Little Is Enough," no "Slit Skirts," no "Give Blood" or "A Friend Is a Friend" -- but the overall effect showcases Townshend's ever-churning imagination, particularly because the collection ends with two new songs, the blues "Guantanamo" and the near-Chinese Eyes throwback "How Can I Help You," both good enough to spark hope that he'll finally get around to writing another full album, either for himself or for the Who, one of these days.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:05
- Main artists: Pete Townshend
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2015 Eel Pie Recording Productions Limited This Compilation ℗ 2015 Eel Pie Recording Productions Limited
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