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| | Who Came First | | | Music Artist : | | Pete Townshend | | Music Style : | | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | | Record Label : | | Hip-O Records | | Release Date : | | 2006-08-29 | | Store Price : | | $9.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $9.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Pure and Easy
2. Evolution
3. Forever's No Time at All
4. Let's See Action
5. Time Is Passing
6. Heartache
7. Sheraton Gibson
8. Content
9. Parvardigar
10. His Hands [*]
11. Seeker [*]
12. Day of Silence [*]
13. Sleeping Dog [*]
14. Love Man [*]
15. Lantern Cabin [*][Instrumental]
16. Mary Jane [*]
17. I Always Say [*]
18. Begin the Beguine [*]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 The Who Unplugged
Submitted on: 2009-09-10 |
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I can't say my opinion is unbiased about this music. As others have already said, I too bought this album when it first appeared on vinyl and have listened to it pretty much ever since. In short it is group of excellent Pete Townshend songs in what might be considered a more intimate setting... as there are no Marshall amps stacked here. Somewhere long ago, I read that some of these recordings evolved from tapes Pete would make as demos for The Who. These songs are all very personal, heartfelt, down to Earth and well conceived efforts that --as a Who fan right from their beginnings-- touched me the first time I heard them. Now all these years later, the same still holds true.
It was a thrill to find this music released as a CD and also very satisfying to discover that the additional material "enhancing" the album does exactly that. The bonus tracks are a very suitable fit with the original "Who Came First" and not just dredged up fluff to bulk up this re-release. |
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Wonderful
Submitted on: 2008-09-27 |
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I was a HUGE Who fan and was torn between wanting EVERYTHING related to the Who and being suspicious of any solo stuff (I was eleven).
I purchased the vinyl as a kid and liked it (loved the cover, too).
As a young adult my appreciation grew. As a 40 year old (how the heck did that happen so fast!?) I truly love it. Pete's "Begin The Beguine" is my favorite version of that song by far. He puts so much heart into it - very moving and beautiful. And, I still love the cover! |
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 Worth the wait
Submitted on: 2008-01-18 |
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| Unlike some other reviewers/purchasers I never got around to purchasing this disc in its vinyl form. Too bad for me. I love it and what a very pleasant surprise to find that 'Evolution' is in fact 'Stone' played and sung by Ronnie Lane accompanied by Pete Townsend. For me this alone was worth the purchase. I only wish I had bought this a long time ago and I could have had all those years of pleasure. |
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Who Came First
Submitted on: 2007-11-21 |
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| If you are a fan of the Who, you may agree that some of the original songs that appeared on the old vinyl LP are probably some of Pete Townshend's best material. According to interviews I've read, Pete was at a crossroads in his life, and spent some time with the late Mehr Baba. I like to think he may have been on the right track when the original albumn was released. At any rate, if you haven't heard the material, you are in for a treat. |
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Who Came 1st? The World Or The One Who Sees It?
Submitted on: 2007-05-21 |
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Indeed the answer is obvious, the seer that is Pete...who sees reality with his own eyes first..in those "spiritual" days this LP of utter simplicity was a welcome pause as a purity thing going on as a retreat from sensory overload as this great LP hit the scene with the press and critical acclaim all to follow.
The dry bones and in a way of works in progress of Who classics past and current performed solo by their master are a wonderful treat that stands on it's own whether you like the Who or not.
The whole album, it's cover image of the spaceman pioneer venturing into primal territory, the Hindu inspired messages of Let's See Action, Nothing is Everything/Everything Is Nothing,Evolution(great collaboration with Faces Ronnie Laine singing his song also found on faces 1st step album), Pure and Easy, a wonderful remake of The Seeker and the rest of the songs are not mindless doodlings but are all refreshing sketches and songs smacking of heartfelt sincerity and emotion.
For those wanting to understanding the turbulence of the mind of a rock star and the calmness he sought as s retreat from the turbulence you need to begin here. As that great Cole Porter song "Begin The Beguine" found here of all places , covered in the 30's and 40's popularized by the great swing man Artie Shaw, Every end is a beginning and every beginning is an end..
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