The album’s uneven, but it has its moments.
Nina Simone’s performance of “Fast Food” feels as fun as it is out of character.
Rock Operas take the traditional musical format and replace it with hard rock.
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Stripped of their high-art trappings, the songs succeed wonderfully.
The album does sound a bit dated and does drop off a little during the second half.
During the recording of Rough Mix, Ronnie Lane was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
He kept the news from Townshend and finished the record.
He’d tour and release another album before his illness caught up with him.
The whole set comes off as a casual affair.
He leans into his pretentious artiness, but he pulls it off.
He leans into his pretentious artiness, but he pulls it off.
Bandmate and friend Keith Moon had died, and Townshend was struggling with substance abuse and domestic troubles.
The despair informs the album, but only as a depth from which Townshend can ascend.
“Keep On Working” finds peace despite and even in the grind of the quotidian.
