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August 02, 2017, 08:42 AM
JohnnyD
I've always liked that tune.
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August 02, 2017, 08:43 AM
parabellum
Bonus track
August 02, 2017, 08:47 AM
Elk Hunter
Regarding rhythm, I always liked Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.
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August 02, 2017, 08:52 AM
liner
Really the only song worth listening to from The Who's "it's hard" I'm sure it's helped sell many GMC Denali's though.
August 02, 2017, 08:56 AM
ArtieS
I bought "It's Hard" just for that song. Still have it on vinyl somewhere around here.
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August 02, 2017, 06:25 PM
oddball
The last great song from The Who. I remember seeing them on that tour (their "Farewell Tour" ) and seeing them perform the song. Townshend was smoking a cigarette, looking cool in a cloud of smoke, while soloing at the start, then spitting it out to start singing. I think the only time Daltry played a guitar live on stage.
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August 02, 2017, 06:32 PM
at-home-daddy
quote:
Originally posted by ArtieS: I bought "It's Hard" just for that song. Still have it on vinyl somewhere around here.
One of the best intros in rock n' roll. Funny, I remember hearing this song at an indoor stadium concert a long time ago (at the Kingdome, for you old-time Seattlites)...just filler music while the lights were on and people were getting their seats and settling in. I have no idea who it was I was there to see anymore, but even now, probably twenty, twenty-five, years later I do still remember the intro to that song suddenly filling their air, clear and loud, and how electrifying it seemed.
August 02, 2017, 06:33 PM
old rugged cross
Love the second one. Saw Eric and the Animals a long time ago. This song still gives me the chill's.
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August 02, 2017, 06:41 PM
cjevans
... great to hear this track, remember the where and what.
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August 02, 2017, 07:43 PM
ZSMICHAEL
I have seen Eric and the "New Animals" on two occasions. It is amazing that Eric is still alive considering his issues with addiction. His backup band was great, him not so much. Some of the old groups still sound great, but many on the Casino Tour should have quit a long time ago. Smokey Robinson is still amazing, as well as Clarence Carter.
August 02, 2017, 08:13 PM
Aquabird
Not really a Who fan, but like that song..as well as the Animals song.
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August 02, 2017, 08:15 PM
Sigmanic
In the song, Townshend sings about the delusions and drug use of the wealthy and hedonistic. The lyrics describe a party in which people hide from their problems behind a façade. Townshend has introduced the song in live performances with: "This song is about what happens when you take too much white powder; it's called 'Eminence Front'".
August 02, 2017, 08:26 PM
YooperSigs
Its amazing to me that songs I listened to as a teenager are now used in ads and commercials. Eminence Front and Gimme Shelter rocket me right back to HS.
I like the longer mix. Good to hear again. Thanks.
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August 03, 2017, 07:27 AM
mark_a
Probably my most favorite song from The Who...
August 03, 2017, 11:13 AM
btanchors
quote:
Originally posted by Sigmanic: In the song, Townshend sings about the delusions and drug use of the wealthy and hedonistic. The lyrics describe a party in which people hide from their problems behind a façade. Townshend has introduced the song in live performances with: "This song is about what happens when you take too much white powder; it's called 'Eminence Front'".
If I remember, this song is unusual in that it was written entirely by John Entwistle, but sung by Townsend. Ironically, John Entwistle died due to cocaine...
August 03, 2017, 03:28 PM
oddball
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sorry to say, wrong.
Townshend wrote Eminence Front. Entwistle wrote "Dangerous" and a couple of other songs on It's Hard.
Townshend used to perform Eminence Front on his solo tours, I saw one show in the early 90s and he played the song, along with his stuff and other Who songs.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
) and seeing them perform the song. Townshend was smoking a cigarette, looking cool in a cloud of smoke, while soloing at the start, then spitting it out to start singing. I think the only time Daltry played a guitar live on stage.