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| | White City | | | Music Artist : | | Pete Townshend | | Music Style : | | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | | Record Label : | | Hip-O Records | | Release Date : | | 2006-08-29 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Give Blood
2. Brilliant Blues
3. Face The Face
4. Hiding Out
5. Secondhand Love
6. Crashing By Design
7. I Am Secure
8. White City Fighting
9. Come To Mama
10. Night School
11. Save It For Later
12. Hiding Out
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 Pete Townshend White City Album
Submitted on: 2009-09-12 |
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| I had been looking for the Album / CD for awhile. You cannot find it in any retail stores. I searched all over the internet and Amazon was by far the cheapest. When purchased it also qualified for super saver shipping. Even with free shipping the CD was delivered within 5 days. The CD has some of his best work and brings back alot of memories. Simply Great !!! Great Purchase !! |
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White City Album
Submitted on: 2009-03-01 |
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| Complete Pete is awesome in this album. Got the vinyl 20 years ago and wore it out. Got the CD and it is just as incredible. |
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Born in the wrong era
Submitted on: 2008-11-19 |
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At 26, friends, college instructors, family, and even strangers are often surprised to discover my love for classic rock. Zeppelin, Hendrix, The Who, Morrison, the list goes on. Pete Townshend has a special place in my musical heart, especially with this album.
I remember it being in my dad's vinyl collection when I was little. When I recently asked him what he thought of it, he couldn't remember anything except "Give Blood". He thought that song was exceptional, and the rest was just so-so. I highly respect my dad's musical tastes, so I ordered the album without expecting much. I was VERY pleasantly surprised.
Give it a listen. Some of my favorite tracks are Give Blood, White City Fighting, Secondhand Love, Night School, and Townshend's excellent rendering of Save It For Later. |
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Calling all fans of Pete Townshend
Submitted on: 2008-10-01 |
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There is now a petition going on for Pete to re-open his old website, PETETOWNSHEND.COM
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The aim of the petition is not to force Pete to do anything (if that is even possible), but simply to show how important the website was for the fans and the support they would give for its reopening. Also, there is the very concrete purpose of showing that there are quite a lot of people who would use the website - not an insignificant consideration and not necessarily self-evident as things are now. The decision is, as always, his and depends on his wishes and motivations.
The petition opened on 14 September and is currently at 289 signatures. Information about it was sent to Pete a week ago on monday and he IS aware of it. However, the petition remains open and signable. An update will be sent to Pete in a week or two, so it's very much worth signing (and posting a comment if you want to). |
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Townshend at his peak
Submitted on: 2008-08-09 |
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I remember picking up this album upon it's release in 1985, the video for 'Face The Face' and the big band swing feel of the track was compelling. It was my first investment in a Townshend solo record, and it was then, and still is, outstanding. It should be noted that the third person prose on the jewel box was a lot more in depth on the Vinyl release, and laid out most of the story that's featured in the Richard Lowenstein film. The narrative of this concept seemed more focused than the abstractions within ATBCHCE, what currently stands with 'White City' is a another great Townshend album. Chris Thomas' production seems much more focused and with more sonic depth than with his work on ATBCHCE which always sounded a little too thin for my ears.
One thing I feel that should be noted is the great bass guitar work of Pino Palladino on this album, it's not that surprising in hindsight that Palladino has become Entwhistle's replacement on the current set of Who tours. David Gilmour's distinctive guitar is prominently featured on the track opener "Give Blood", although Townshend's rhythm-lead style still cuts through. Gilmour co-wrote "White City Fighting" and one can easily spot the sections he had a hand in, great! Pino provides a nice bass solo on this track as well in the midsection.
The Jaunty "Brilliant Blues" is an outstanding track, "Hiding Out" is merely a decent track, never has been a personal favorite, a little too indicative of mid 80's pop for my taste. "Secondhand Love" is an outstanding, blues based track with a passionate vocal. While "I Am Secure" would have to be considered a fragment, it's the one overlooked track that was a real missed opportunity, the opening keyboard sequence is only mildly interesting, while the body of the song is a wonderful acoustic number that evokes an image of childhood innocence, The second verse differs from the printed lyrics, which leaves me to conclude a third verse and chorus was intended in the performance. Perhaps 'leaving them wanting more', as they say, is for the best, but I would love to hear a complete version either way. The opening of "Come To Mama" reminds me of some of Pete's instrumental compositions from the 'Scoop' series, and the song might have been served better without the lyrics, otherwise a nearly flawless collection.
The bonus tracks are a nice edition, "Night School" is an interesting track, Pete's studio cover of the English Beats' "Save It For Later" is the strongest of the bonus material, the remix of "Hiding Out" is again merely only interesting for me, to each his own.
John Astley's remastering, once again, gives it and added depth and clarity. This edition is highly recommend for longtime fans as well as newcomers of this album. Worthwhile investment. |
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