Pete Townshend - Genuine Scoop (The Ultimate Scoop Set)
(Pete Townshend Demos) 5 Discs SHN Format
Billed
as home studio recordings from 1965-1975, this set is a pretty
monumental collection of Townsend's demos. The nature of the material
makes it impossible to tell how comprehensive it is, but a quick glance
imparts that this collection very nicely supercedes a series of
releases, both underground and sanctioned. As any Who fan knows,
Townsend's home demos make for fascinating listening -- many of the
arrangements, licks, and even vocal phrasing is already present on
these rougher takes. Add to that a sort of home-made funkiness (think a
more pissed-off, English version of the Band), and you have a set of
recordings that stack up very well against their more familiar later,
full-band versions. Townsend has leaked out this sort of stuff on the
SCOOP collections for some time, but those have always been piecemeal
affairs -- one track from here, another from ten years later, synth
instrumentals next to unreleased songs. This collection is wonderfully
focused, chronological, and in pretty strong fidelity. The three Who
benchmarks, TOMMY, WHO'S NEXT, and QUADROPHENIA, are well represented,
as are a host of popular album and singles tracks in sketchbook form.
The thrill of having these cuts in one place and in a reasonable order
is indescribable. The drawbacks to this set are few -- sound quality is
pretty consistant, the material is endlessly engaging. My one complaint
is the packaging. A cool mini-poster of rare foreign EP sleeves is
killer, but there are no notes to put the cuts into context. That being
said, it's pretty obvious where this stuff comes from, and it should be
of major interest to Who buffs the world over. Pete's demo of "Empty
Glass" might be the most intense thing he ever laid down... Review by OSWALD From Hotwacks
1. My Generation 2. It's Not True 3. Circles 4. Things Have Changed 5. La-La-Lies 6. Call Me Lightning 7. The Kids Are Alright 8. I'm A Boy 9. Do The Strip 10. Kill My Appetite 11. I Can See For Miles 12. I Always Say 13. Run Run Run 14. Disguises 15. Don't Look Away 16. Politician 17. So Sad About Us 18. Happy Jack 19. Substitute 20. Pictures of Lily 21. Melancholia 22. Magic Bus 23. King Rabbit 24. Lazy Fat People 25. Riot In A Female Jail 26. Accidents
Disc 2
1. Dogs 2. That Motherland Feeling 3. Rael Pts 1-9 4. Overture 5. It's A Boy 6. 1921 7. Amazing Journey 8. Sparks 9. Christmas 10. The Acid Queen 11. Underture 12. Do You Think It's Alright? 13. Pinball Wizard 14. There's A Doctor 15. Go To The Mirror 16. Success 17. Tommy Can You Hear Me? 18. Smash The Mirror 19. Sensation 20. Miracle Cure 21. Sally Simpson 22. I'm Free 23. Tommy's Holiday Camp 24. Welcome 25. We're Not Gonna Take It 26. Mary Jane 27. Can't You See I'm Easy
Disc 3
1. Pure and Easy 2. Teenage Wasteland 3. Going Mobile 4. Baba O'Riley 5. Time Is Passing 6. Love Ain't For Keeping 7. Bargain 8. Too Much Of Anything 9. Greyhound Girl 10. Mary 11. Behind Blue Eyes 12. I Don't Even Know Myself 13. Getting In Tune 14. Won't Get Fooled Again 15. The Song Is Over
Disc 4
1. Let's See Action 2. Join Together 3. Relay 4. Put The Money Down 5. Long Live Rock 6. Love Reign O'er Me 7. Is It In My Head? 8. I've Had Enough 9. The Real Me 10. Sea And Sand 11. The Punk Meets The Godfather 12. I'm One 13. Dirty Jobs 14. Bell Boy 15. Cut My Hair 16. Drowned 17. Slip Kid
Disc 5
1. No Way Out (However Much I Booze) 2. Squeeze Box 3. Girl In A Suitcase 4. Gonna Fight To Make You Mine 5. Keep On Turning 6. Who Are You 7. Love Is Coming Down 8. New Song 9. Sister Disco 10. Never Ask Me 11. I Like It The Way It Is 12. Love Is Wine 13. Broken Nails 14. Keep On Working 15. Guitar And Pen 16. Music Must Change 17. Empty Glass 18. No Road Romance
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