Rough Mix
,
Pete Townshend
's 1977 collaboration with former
Small Faces
and
Faces
songwriter and bass player
Ronnie Lane
, combines the loose, rollicking
folk-rock
of
Lane
's former band,
Slim Chance
, with touches of
country
folk
, and New Orleans
rock & roll
, along with
Townshend
's own trademark style.
's tunes, especially the beautiful
"Annie,"
possess an understated charm, while
, with songs such as
"Misunderstood,"
the Meher Baba-inspired
"Keep Me Turning,"
and the strange love song
"My Baby Gives It Away,"
delivers some of the best material of his solo career.
stands as a minor masterpiece and an overlooked gem in both artists' vast bodies of work.
Eric Clapton
John Entwistle
, and
Charlie Watts
guest. ~ Brett Hartenbach