- Audio CD (21 Feb 2005)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Sanctuary Midline
- ASIN: B0002QPTMG
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 228,934 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
John Entwistle was THE WHO s' most accomplished musician but he happened to be in a band with a musical phenomenom as Pete Townshend is. It is clear that John Entwistle has a similar position, musical legacy and personal history as George Harrison in the Beatles, John Paul Jones in Led Zeppelin, Dave Davies in the Kinks, Jack Bruce in Cream, Bill Wyman in the Rolling Stones and many other musicians classified as the "Quiet Ones" in rock.
He recorded some great forgotten albums mainly their first two: "Smash your head against the Wall" and "Wistle Rymes".
He also recorded a couple of not so good albums such as: "Mad Dog" and "The Rock". And also recorded some good or fair albums such as: "Rigor Mortis", "Too Late the Hero" and "Music for Vampyres". This collection covers all his solo albums including one very few fans know about, released in 1975 a little after the "Tommy" soundtrack and this is the "Flash Fearless" cd. The interesting thing about this one (Flash Fearless), is that Keith Moon and Kenny Jones played with John.
There are some other John Entwistle solo recordings that are not included such as his extraordinary vocal take on "Cousin Kevin" with the London Symphony Orchesta (from the ODE CD OF TOMMY), his solo version of "Boris the Spider" with Ringo Starr s' band and some recordins he did live with Alan Parsons, Ann Wilson and many others for a tour performing Beatles and Rolling Stones songs. Also unrealeased music he did on a tour to Japan with Keith Emerson and others and many demos he did for the Who to record for their forthcoming new cd.
The best songs here are the ones for Wistle Rymes: Apron Strings, Who Cares, Think it Over and also the title track from Too Late the Hero.
This collection is a good start for any old or new Who fan.
JOHN ENTWISTLE LIVES!!!!!!!
He recorded some great forgotten albums mainly their first two: "Smash your head against the Wall" and "Wistle Rymes".
He also recorded a couple of not so good albums such as: "Mad Dog" and "The Rock". And also recorded some good or fair albums such as: "Rigor Mortis", "Too Late the Hero" and "Music for Vampyres". This collection covers all his solo albums including one very few fans know about, released in 1975 a little after the "Tommy" soundtrack and this is the "Flash Fearless" cd. The interesting thing about this one (Flash Fearless), is that Keith Moon and Kenny Jones played with John.
There are some other John Entwistle solo recordings that are not included such as his extraordinary vocal take on "Cousin Kevin" with the London Symphony Orchesta (from the ODE CD OF TOMMY), his solo version of "Boris the Spider" with Ringo Starr s' band and some recordins he did live with Alan Parsons, Ann Wilson and many others for a tour performing Beatles and Rolling Stones songs. Also unrealeased music he did on a tour to Japan with Keith Emerson and others and many demos he did for the Who to record for their forthcoming new cd.
The best songs here are the ones for Wistle Rymes: Apron Strings, Who Cares, Think it Over and also the title track from Too Late the Hero.
This collection is a good start for any old or new Who fan.
JOHN ENTWISTLE LIVES!!!!!!!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
grab bag of thunder
26 May 2005
Format:Audio CD
John Entwistle is my biggest musical influence, as a bass player and musician. As a song-writer he is wry and deadpan, at times musically and lyrically brilliant, but with an equal amount of just plain awful songs. This collection is worth "Bogeyman", alone. "Bogeyman", "I Wonder", and much on disc 1 are solid. It is the mid-to-late 80s and 90s work that someone needed to talk John Entwistle out of.
I have seen him and his solo bands many times and realize his desire for heavy-metal/hollywood-hair band music styles, but hearing the results are painful, embarrassing, and, I hope, forgettable.
This could be a 5-star rating if it was a complimentary cull from his writing with The Who: "905", "You", "When I Was a Boy", "I've Been Away" are all fantastic examples of Entwistle compositions. I guess he needed the wisdom of Daltrey, Townshend, and Moon to temper and hone his songs to greater brilliance. Competing egos tend to have a positive influence on your own inability to view yourself with clear eyes. I will caveat that by also saying I believe there is nothing a solo Beatle did, with any consistency, that holds a candle to the combined effort of The Beatles.
Grab Entwistle's Whistle Rhymes album. That is an Entwistle solo album of track-to-track brilliance. Short of that, pick and choose all his songs written with The Who and some nuggets from his solo work and then you will discover a gifted, wry musician - make sure it includes "When I Was a Boy".
I have seen him and his solo bands many times and realize his desire for heavy-metal/hollywood-hair band music styles, but hearing the results are painful, embarrassing, and, I hope, forgettable.
This could be a 5-star rating if it was a complimentary cull from his writing with The Who: "905", "You", "When I Was a Boy", "I've Been Away" are all fantastic examples of Entwistle compositions. I guess he needed the wisdom of Daltrey, Townshend, and Moon to temper and hone his songs to greater brilliance. Competing egos tend to have a positive influence on your own inability to view yourself with clear eyes. I will caveat that by also saying I believe there is nothing a solo Beatle did, with any consistency, that holds a candle to the combined effort of The Beatles.
Grab Entwistle's Whistle Rhymes album. That is an Entwistle solo album of track-to-track brilliance. Short of that, pick and choose all his songs written with The Who and some nuggets from his solo work and then you will discover a gifted, wry musician - make sure it includes "When I Was a Boy".
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
The OX gets double pressed...
12 April 2005
Format:Audio CD
While his first two solo albums are untouchable, John's other works are also of great merit and value (yet, sadly, they are at times either overlooked or misunderstood). But here, on this wonderful anthology, you will find a little bit of everything, for everybody.
For those unfamiliar with the OX, here is a terrific place to start...
Two CDs, housed in a slipcase, with excellent liner notes and pictures, what more could you ask for? Personally, I love the live cuts. Not just because they sound great, but also because they are vintage in recording, circa 1975. The live version of 'Whiskey Man' alone is worth buying this set.
For true Entwistle fans, this was a long time coming, even if we just sit around and skip through our favorites.
Rest in peace, John.
We'll all be listening.
For those unfamiliar with the OX, here is a terrific place to start...
Two CDs, housed in a slipcase, with excellent liner notes and pictures, what more could you ask for? Personally, I love the live cuts. Not just because they sound great, but also because they are vintage in recording, circa 1975. The live version of 'Whiskey Man' alone is worth buying this set.
For true Entwistle fans, this was a long time coming, even if we just sit around and skip through our favorites.
Rest in peace, John.
We'll all be listening.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Buy his first two albums.
14 July 2008
Format:Audio CD
This collection makes it very clear how unecessary anything in his solo catalogue but 'Smash Your Head Against The Wall' and 'Whistle Rymes' are. His first two albums are dark, clever and clearly were comprised of material he'd had brooding inside for quite some time.
Frankly I find any of the tracks on which Entwistle himself doesnt sing on, and there are a few in this collection, utterly pointless. The CD features some live cuts as well, which are forgettable, though it should be noted this is the only time 905 was performed live.
The only saving grace for the second disc is Bogeyman, featuring a 'Who Are You' era Keith Moon on drums and simple bass and synth, making it a stripped-down treasure for Who and Entwistle fans alike.
So go buy his first two albums and hunt down 'Bogeyman' by some other means.
Frankly I find any of the tracks on which Entwistle himself doesnt sing on, and there are a few in this collection, utterly pointless. The CD features some live cuts as well, which are forgettable, though it should be noted this is the only time 905 was performed live.
The only saving grace for the second disc is Bogeyman, featuring a 'Who Are You' era Keith Moon on drums and simple bass and synth, making it a stripped-down treasure for Who and Entwistle fans alike.
So go buy his first two albums and hunt down 'Bogeyman' by some other means.
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