No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Smash your head against the wall uk 1971 polydor lp autographed by jae r. John entwistle smash your head against the wall 2008. The third single from the bands 1978 smash album pieces of eight tells the tale of a captured. Entwistle, john smash your head against the wall vinyl music skip to main content. Every who album, and even managed to contribute a couple of songs to tommy. John entwistle smash your head against the wall music skip to main content. A very british style, formed against a backdrop of american global supremacy and european decline, mod. Entwistle, john smash your head against the wall vinyl. Find album release information for smash your head against the wall john entwistle on allmusic. This is an album i recently bought and previously never owned. Though the first solo album by any member of the who, the record includes fellow who member keith moon contributing to one track, as well as strong musical influences from the groups work. Released in 1971, some of these tracks should have become rock radio standards.
Beyond all the glorious noise these guys made on record and on stage and the production of kit lambert, we rarely got to hear how great john entwistle was as a musician. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Only very rarely did daltrey sing lead on a song entwistle had written. Em 2000, a revista guitar nomeou john entwistle o baixista do milenio numa. That resulted in smash your head against the wall, his first step alone. Entwistle, john smash your head against the wall music skip to main content. Smash your head against the wall remastered 2005 john entwistle. John entwistle smash your head against the wall album. Ever since i first saw you, i never seem to get you off my mind when i tried to say hello, you tried to go i made you stay behind now your always hangin round you never touch the ground you make me. John entwistle world behind my face demo lyrics genius. He was the first member of the who to release a solo album, smash your head against the wall, in 1971. Smash your head against the wall by john entwistle album, rock.
King biscuit flower hour presents in concert john entwistle. One of the first solo albums from a who member, and probably one of the best, john entwistle s classic smash your head againt the wall, a combination of hard rock and other musical genres, an. Entwistle, john smash your head against the wall amazon. Like its predecessor, this album combines catchy, straightforward, poptinged rock with dark, often bitingly sarcastic lyrics. This was his only solo album of the 1980s and his last album to chart. The album was released on track records in the uk and decca records in the us. John alec entwistle 9 october 1944 27 june 2002 was an english bass guitarist, singer, songwriter, and film and music producer. John entwistle became dissatisfied with parts of it and made changes for the usa. My size was released as a promotional single in 1971. Im gonna bring you down to my size one of these days im gonna make you fall im gonna bring you down to my size smash your head against the wall. It was released on atco records in the united states, and wea in the united kingdom. In the early 1960s, he played in several traditional jazz and dixieland outfits with schoolmate pete townshend, and later joined roger daltreys band the detours. A list of the 100 best classic rock songs, but each legendary band.
Smash your head against the wall john entwistle s first solo album. John entwistle smash your head against the wall amazon. John alec entwistle october 9, 1944 june 27, 2002 was the bass guitar player for the who. Smash your head against the wall john entwistle releases. Musically, it has much of a who flavor to it, with the strong guitar work. Jan 26, 2018 in todays video, we chat about the debut solo album from the ox, and why its seriously a lost gem of rock n roll. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. John entwistle had been writing tunes since the whos second album, the majority of them coming out as album cuts or as bsides of singles. The who had it all backwards, the drummer and the bass player were the two lead players. His next album, whistle rhymes 1972, was released the same week as pete townshends who came first, and nine months later, entwistle s third solo album, rigor. In todays video, we chat about the debut solo album from the ox, and why its seriously a lost gem of rock n roll. Too late the hero is the fifth solo studio album by english singersongwriter john entwistle, bassist for the who. Smash your head against the wall is the debut solo studio album by english musician john entwistle, released in may 1971 by track records in the uk and.
John entwistle smash your head against the wall youtube. Features song lyrics for john entwistle s smash your head against the wall album. Smash your head against the wall john entwistle songs. As a solo musician his first solo album, smash your head against the wall 1971 was, in many ways, a lost who album, recorded the way the bassist wouldve handled the group. He joined roger daltrey in a prewho band, the detours, in the early 1960s. By 1970 john had just too many songs stored up and needed another outlet to being on the b side of the whos latest single. But in the early 70s, with the who becoming even less of an outlet for his songwriting talents, entwistle forged ahead with his first solo album, smash your head against the wall. When im happy my face splits open in a smile light shines inside my eyes when im sad my mouth hangs down and tears flow from my eyes as i cry the. I give top honors to the first two, even going as far as seeing wr as an unsung masterpiece. June 27, 2002 is probably the most influential bassist in rock music.
May 26, 2014 one of the first solo albums from a who member, and probably one of the best, john entwistle s classic smash your head againt the wall, a combination of hard rock and other musical genres, an. Fleetwood mac started out a blues band with the occasional 1950s styled rock song thrown. John entwistle smash your head against the wall vinyl mp3. Listen free to john entwistle smash your head against the wall my size, pick me up big chicken and more. In entwistle s original material for the album, light whimsy prevailed over the darker and more creative vein of smash your head against the wall and whistle rymes. Beyond all the glorious noise these guys made on record and on. Edge of the world is an album created by judas priest guitarist glenn tipton, the who bassist john entwistle, and renowned drummer cozy powell.
My size, the opening number sounds like a love song for a angermangement class, its heavy and a great begining with all the power chords in the right places. Pdf quadrophenia and modern culture pamela thurschwell. Smash your head against the wall, whistle rymes, rigor mortis sets in, mad dog, too late the hero, the rock. Smash your head against the wall remastered by john. Consisting of tracks that were not released on baptizm of fire, tipton released the album on march 7, 2006 in memory of entwistle and powell. The song is the first track on his debut solo album smash your head against the wall and ends with the main riff from one of entwistle s popular compositions, boris the spider. Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of smash your head against the wall remastered 2005 by john entwistle at mp3caprice. What are we doing here such a long way away from home weve been away so long away so long away from home so what are we doing here in a place where we. Reviewed in the united states on december 27, 2012. It was entwistle s highest charting album since smash your head against the. John alec entwistle was born in chiswick, a london suburb, in 1944. Watch the video for heaven and hell from john entwistle s smash your head against the wall for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. John entwistle smash your head against the wall garrett hicks.
Smash your head against the wall by john entwistle album. Watch the video for youre mine from john entwistle s smash your head against the wall for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Kbps stands for kilobits per second and the number of kbps represents the audio quality of the mp3s. Watch the video for i believe in everything from john entwistle s smash your head against the wall for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Its hard to write a love song john entwistle by fallenleaf25. Smash your head against the wall john entwistle user. John entwistle smash your head against the wall sample copy. Its bizarre cover strangely resembles an egyptian sarcophagus but it is in fact entwistle wearing a death mask while looking through the chest xray of a lung cancer patient, a parody of antismoking advertisments of the era. Watch the video for my size from john entwistle s smash your head against the wall for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. John entwistle smash your head against the wall alternate version 1971. In the case of jaes first five solo albums, i simply cant wrap my head around these things drifting along in obscurity. John entwistle the who 1971 smash your head against the.
He was the only member of the band to have formal musical training. Sometimes known as ox, he was generally regarded as the quiet person in the who. In the meantime, john sought an outlet for his backlog of songs, and in 1971 became the first member to release a solo album, smash your head against the wall which earned him a cult following in the us for fans of his brand of black humour. Smash your head against the wall whistle rhymes rigor mortis sets in mad dog too late the hero. Smash your head against the wall is the debut solo album by john entwistle of the who, released on track records. Entwistle let off steam outside the who with a string of solo albums, including smash your head against the wall, wistle rymes, rigor mortis sets. John entwistle the who smash your head against the wall. Entwistle, john smash your head against the wall music. Smash your head against the wall, an album by john entwistle. Jun 29, 2002 entwistle let off steam outside the who with a string of solo albums, including smash your head against the wall, wistle rymes, rigor mortis sets in, mad dog and too late the hero, and toured with.
John entwistle smash your head against the wall sample copy vinyl record. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. John entwistle smash your head against the wall 1971. John entwistle smash your head against the wall 2005, cd. The album is called smash your head against the wall. That, as with subsequent albums, sold well in the united states although it. John had said that about several different songs over the time i knew him and then hed end up playing or doing something with them. Entwistle says people tell him the cover is similar to the one on john cales vintage violence. John entwistle smash your head against the wall discogs. Sep 07, 2017 john alec entwistle 9 october 1944 27 june 2002 was an english bassist, songwriter, singer, and film and music producer. Before entwistle came along as a member of the who, bassists seldom stood out for their playing and few casual listeners knew or cared what purpose the fourstringed instrument served after he came along, everyone knew. Watch the video for ted end from john entwistle s smash your head against the wall for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
John entwistle smash your head against the wall 2005. John entwistle smash your head against the wall vinyl. In a music career that spanned more than 40 years, entwistle was best known as the original bass guitarist for the english rock band the who. Smash your head against the wall is the debut solo album by john entwistle, the bassist for english rock band the who. These songs include boris the spider, whiskey man, my wife, trick of the light, 905, silas stingy, when i was a boy, cousin kevin, and the quiet one.
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