Pete Townshend

Kicking things off with "Rough Boys" (arguably Townshend's best-ever non-Who song), Empty Glass reveals the innermost workings of Townshend's psyche in a way that's comparable only to John Lennon for its cathartic, often disturbing honesty. Generally considered Townshend's best solo effort.

As a fundamentally religious artist, Pete Townshend fashions his music from sermons and
confessions. Though it's not an easy thing for intellectuals to admit, this is well within the
limits of rock & roll tradition. From the beginning, rock has been a music that's attracted
evangelical Protestants, lapsed Catholics, cabalistically inclined Jews and yearning
acidheads. What makes Townshend singular is his insistence on not separating hi... More >