However, for the most part, the show highlights why Daltrey is still so widely respected and casts him as a still relevant performer rather than a relic. It’s disappointing for Daltrey choosing to end the show on another new song, the mawkish ‘Always Heading Home’ rather than ‘Baby O'Riley’, that has the crowd coming together to sing “Don't cry, don't raise your eye/It's only teenage wasteland” or ‘My Generation’. Production is credited to Gerald McMahon, who also performed as a musician. Rocks in the Head was recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City and released on the Atlantic Records label in 1992. According to Daltrey, the song was inspired by his early career as a worker in a sheet-metal factory. The song was written by Daltrey and Gerard McMahon, and features lyrics about looking forward to the weekend. While ‘Days Of Light’ is a fun, folky bop for the “blue collar worker” and new song ‘As Long As I Have You’ a nice tribute to the soul/Motown sound of the 60s, there are some questionable song choices that veer towards the saccharine and threaten to destroy the momentum already built. ''Days of Light'' is a song by Roger Daltrey from his eighth solo album, Rocks in the Head. Sadly his solo stuff never lives up to the standard he himself has set. To hear The Who’s songs is to be reminded of how innovative and ambitious they were through their use of advanced music tech and complex concept albums, and how effective Daltrey was at bringing to life Townshend’s compositions. When it comes to the setlist, it’s a mostly satisfying greatest hits mix of The Who (‘Pinball Wizard’, ‘I Can See For Miles’ and ‘Athena’ are all rapturously received) and his solo work. Vocally, he is as powerful as ever he doesn’t ask ‘Who Are You’ but rather interrogates with a vocal wall of sound. He is wiry and witty he dedicates not one but two songs to Mark Zuckerberg “who’s having a bad day” and lamenting his approach to cyber security, while the Leo Sayer co-written solo track, ‘Giving It All Away’, is introduced as being recorded in a “shithole barn”. One of the most heartening things about the show is that he exudes an ordinary and genuine persona. Not that Daltrey doesn’t remind us he is a person just like us. They all naturally bounce off each other with extended guitar solos and jamming that thankfully avoids any self-indulgence.ĭaltrey is one of the last of the classic rock goliaths, whose success and longevity has lent a mythical like status to them. The former One Direction singer confirmed he has been into the recording studio with the Someone You Loved hitmaker but there is no plans for the tracks they put together to see the light of day because neither. It’s a very much a family affair as well with a band including Simon Townshend (Pete’s little brother whose nappies Daltrey remembers changing, he tell us) and other musicians he’s collaborated with over the years. Niall Horan has insisted there is 'no point' releasing the songs hes recorded with Lewis Capaldi because they are 'not good enough'. Live Review: The Who at Festival D'Ete, Quebec, Canada
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