Pete Townshend - Psychoderelict. Live In New York (2005) [DVD] {Universal}

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Pete Townshend - Psychoderelict. Live In New York (2005) [DVD] {Universal}
DVD9 -> 7.68 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 4:3 | Dolby AC3, 2 ch / DTS, 6 ch | ~ 168 m | ISO Image
Subs: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 17 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2005 Universal | 0602498406021
Rock / Contemporary Rock / Hard Rock / Art Rock

Although this two hour-plus 1993 concert kicks off with Townshend's slightly croakier take on various Who classics, the bulk is given over to a theatrical show of his concept piece, Psychoderelict. Centring around an ageing rock star whose career is revitalised by a plot involving the media and an erotic photograph of a 14-year-old girl, Psychoderelict - begun in the 70s - is, with hindsight, an eerily accurate prediction of internet paedophilia and Townshend's own public troubles. Other than the Who-ish English Boy, the songs don't match the theory, although his take on Behind Blue Eyes is wonderfully self-doubting.

Of interest beyond the most committed Who fans, the accompanying interview gives full and illuminating explanation of his long-standing fears about child porn, certainly enough to quell any lingering doubt about the man and his creative motivations.

Pete Townshend, after the failed Life House project, gave us Tommmy and Quadrophenia, two of our modern orchestrated rock masterpieces. Psychoderelict, although not in league with the latter two, is a fantastic project driven by Townshend's masterful acoustic guitar and a tight backup band. Those unaware of Life House, which has appeared in bits and pieces throughout the Who's various works (most notably on 1973's Who's Next), now comes to fruition in Psychoderelict, a driving rock play which utilizes some of the same multimedia effects as the Tommy and Quadrophenia touring shows. Although Townshend, in the accompanying interview, denies it is autobiographical (but admits the lead character is partly based upon his own career), Psychoderelict gives hard driving insight into the career of a fading rock star who seeks, at the end, to use his hard-won career knowledge to the greater good. Nothing less could be expected of a true virtuoso such as Townshend.

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