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The Who - Face Dances Audio CD

A fair review of the The Who "Face Dances" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Who reviews here, or go back to the The Who tabs.

The Who Band: The Who
Title: Face Dances
Rating:
Release Date: 1997-06-03
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: You Better You Bet 2: Don't Let Go the Coat 3: Cache Cache 4: Quiet One 5: Did You Steal My Money 6: How Can You Do It Alone 7: Daily Records 8: You 9: Another Tricky Day 10: I Like Nightmares [#][*] 11: It's in You [#][*] 12: Somebody Saved Me [#][*] 13: How Can You Do It Alone [Live][*] 14: Quiet One [Live][*]

ALL TIME FAVORITE
My son was about 5 yrs old when I drove him to all my destinations, playing this CD. This album does not get the accolades it deserves. He is now 30 and still loves it! Listen to the lyrics, meld into the songs and you will be lifted away into music bliss. The Who are one of the best.


Keep up the Great Work!!!
Also this album came to us pretty fast. Though I bought this for my wife, and yes we're both big Who fans, her being the biggest though, it's a great album from the 80's and signifies thier love for changing with the times. Keep up the great work!!!.


No Moon, no sunset
So what if they want to continue without Moon? Who cares? The proof's in the music: "Face Dances" is a collection of very impressive songs about sex via romance, arguably the Who's strongest collection since the early Seventies. The Who's first album after Keith Moon's death was jeered back in its day, but unjustly so. The only thing that might suit the songs better is if Townshend took the vocals, since Daltrey sounds like he's faking it. They're so good, in fact, that I didn't think about Moon once while I was listening.


Top of the Pops


Daily Records, Don't Let Go the Coat and Another Tricky Day have very appealing hooks, with Cache Cache paced by a bouncy beat. With a return to the 1960s pop sound, the band delivered a classic - You Better You Bet - while working within a framework to allow drummer Kenney Jones to shine. The all-out rocker is John Entwistle's The Quiet One, with How Can You Do It Alone delivering an edginess through Roger Daltrey's lyrical interpretation.

Peaking at #4 on the U. S. album chart, this March 1981 release is bolstered by five bonus tracks. The album demonstrates the art in crafting quality pop music and is an oftentimes overlooked gem in the band's amazing catalog.

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The Who - Decent Album, But Average By Who Standards
The result was "Face Dances" an album that is very average by Who standards. The Who went on a three year hiatus after the death of drummer Keith Moon, but eventually re-grouped with former Faces drummer Kenny Jones being added as the new member of the band. The album was produced by Bill Symczyk who is probably best known as the producer behind The Eagles string of successful albums in the 70's and early 80's. Kind of an odd choice and his effect is definitely felt on this album. "Face Dances" produced one of the band's best singles in the opening track "You Better You Bet", and there are a few other highlights like "Did You Steel My Money", and "Another Tricky Day", but the album also has clunkers like "Cache Cache" and "Daily Records" here too. John Entwistle contributes two songs with his autobiographical "The Quiet One" as a rocking album highlight. "Face Dances" is a decent enough Who album and worth owning for fans, but for a band with the legacy that this one has the album is simply average. .


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