Fans had a hard time forgiving the spokesmen of angry youth for getting old, and the band seems to have had a difficult time forgiving themselves.

EMINENCE FRONT Written by Pete Townshend. The single was finally released in the Polydor Singles 1979-2014 box in 2016. In the end Polydor decided against releasing it. Picture sleeves were printed and the record catalogued as WHO 7. The public began to feel that the band had simply overstayed its welcome. EMINENCE FRONT was due to be released as a single in the UK. While 'Behind Blue Eyes' and 'Love, Reign O'er Me' are simply sublime, much of the Who's '70s material is bogged down by the band's internal conflicts and Townshend's downward spiral into alcohol and drug abuse. The Who - Eminence Front (Original) 1,849,932 views 20K Dislike Share Save Eduardo Montenegro 34.1K subscribers Subscribe A classic song from album 'It's Hard' of legendary band the. Emboldened by Tommy's success, Townshend's songwriting became increasingly self-centered and confessional. Its an eminence front, its an eminence front, its a put on. Its an eminence front, eminence front, its a put on. Its an eminence front, its an eminence front, its a put on. Eminence front Its an eminence front, its an eminence front, its a put on Its a put on, its a put on, its a put on Come on join the party, dress to kill Wont you come and join the party Dress to kill Dress to kill Drinks flow, people forget That big wheel spins, the hair thins People forget, forget theyre hiding The news slows, people. Behind an eminence front, eminence front. In one fell swoop, the band upgraded their standing from 'average Joe's' to intelligentsia. The snow packs as the skier tracks, people forget, forget theyre hiding. The drinks flow People forget That big wheel spins, the hair thins People forget Forget they’re hiding The news slows People forget The shares crash, hopes are dashed People forget Forget they.

Come on join the party Dress to kill Won’t you come and join the party Dress to kill. Roger Daltrey's perilous mic-swinging, Pete Townshend's ill-tempered guitar-smashing, and Keith Moon's 'gonzo' drumming all bolstered the band's thuggish, working-class youth image - and suggested it was more than image.Īs Mod's heyday waned, Townshend began pushing the band in more adventurous directions, which culminated in the first proper Rock Opera, Tommy (1969). Behind an eminence front Eminence front It’s a put on. Playing up tensions between young and old in teen anthems 'My Generation,' 'The Kids Are Alright,' and a cover of Eddie Cochran's 'Summertime Blues,' this combativeness quickly became the band's hallmark. More than any band before them, the Who transformed rock 'n' roll into the weapon of choice for the generation gap struggles of the 1960s. It might be stretching comparisons a bit, but you could say 'Eminence Front' uses the rhythmic pulse style of 'Baba ORiley,' 'Wont Get Fooled Again' and 'Relay,' (and maybe even 'You Better, You Bet') which is fairly common in Petes work, especially in the 1970s.

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