Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix (1977/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 41:34 minutes | 979 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
"Rough Mix", Pete Townshend's 1977 collaboration with former Small Faces and Faces songwriter and bass player Ronnie Lane, combines the loose, rollicking folk-rock of Lane's former band, Slim Chance, with touches of country, folk, and New Orleans rock & roll, along with Townshend's own trademark style. Lane's tunes, especially the beautiful "Annie," possess an understated charm, while Townshend, with songs such as "Misunderstood," the Meher Baba-inspired "Keep Me Turning," and the strange love song "My Baby Gives It Away," delivers some of the best material of his solo career. Rough Mix stands as a minor masterpiece and an overlooked gem in both artists' vast bodies of work. Eric Clapton, John Entwistle, and Charlie Watts as guests.
"Rough Mix" is one of the most relaxed albums of Pete Townshend's solo career. With this release, The Who's leader leaves the thundering avalanche of his band to create a rustic pub band atmosphere. It's a damned notable pub band to be sure (with guest performances from Charlie Watts, Eric Clapton, and Ian Stewart, to name a few) and one can only surmise how much the late (and former Small Faces member) Ronnie Lane is responsible for the offhand charm. On "Rough Mix", ukelele, dobro, and accordion outweigh the Les Pauls and Marshall stacks that usually attend Townshend's music. The album's best tunes (some of which were written and are sung by Lane himself) rely on warm, homespun invitations rather than riffs played at eardrum-shattering volume. With tunes that are by turn bucolically wistful ('Annie'), sweeping and majestic ('Street in the City'), and playfully grandiose ('Misunderstood'), „Rough Mix“ is delightfully out of place in Townshend's catalogue.
Tracklist:
01 - My Baby Gives It Away
02 - Nowhere to Run
03 - Rough Mix
04 - Annie
05 - Keep Me Turning
06 - Catmelody
07 - Misunderstood
08 - April Fool
09 - Street in the City
10 - Heart to Hang Onto
11 - Till the Rivers All Run Dry
Analyzed: Pete Townshend, Ronnie Lane / Rough Mix
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -9.70 dB 4:02 01-My Baby Gives It Away
DR9 0.00 dB -11.39 dB 3:18 02-Nowhere to Run
DR9 0.00 dB -10.18 dB 3:14 03-Rough Mix
DR10 0.00 dB -12.12 dB 2:57 04-Annie
DR10 0.00 dB -12.91 dB 3:47 05-Keep Me Turning
DR10 0.00 dB -11.32 dB 3:13 06-Catmelody
DR10 0.00 dB -11.74 dB 3:01 07-Misunderstood
DR11 0.00 dB -13.85 dB 3:34 08-April Fool
DR11 0.00 dB -13.62 dB 6:07 09-Street in the City
DR10 0.00 dB -13.19 dB 4:28 10-Heart to Hang Onto
DR9 0.00 dB -11.62 dB 3:52 11-Till the Rivers All Run Dry
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3082 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 0.00 dB -9.70 dB 4:02 01-My Baby Gives It Away
DR9 0.00 dB -11.39 dB 3:18 02-Nowhere to Run
DR9 0.00 dB -10.18 dB 3:14 03-Rough Mix
DR10 0.00 dB -12.12 dB 2:57 04-Annie
DR10 0.00 dB -12.91 dB 3:47 05-Keep Me Turning
DR10 0.00 dB -11.32 dB 3:13 06-Catmelody
DR10 0.00 dB -11.74 dB 3:01 07-Misunderstood
DR11 0.00 dB -13.85 dB 3:34 08-April Fool
DR11 0.00 dB -13.62 dB 6:07 09-Street in the City
DR10 0.00 dB -13.19 dB 4:28 10-Heart to Hang Onto
DR9 0.00 dB -11.62 dB 3:52 11-Till the Rivers All Run Dry
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3082 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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