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Pete Townshend - PsychoDerelict - Music Only CD


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The edited version of PSYCHODERELICT contains only the music tracks and has different cover art.

Who leader Pete Townshend's musical "play" PSYCHODERELICT is a song cycle interspersed with spoken-word dialogue. The theme, that of an aging and fading rock star struggling to find grace, is one that Townshend tackles frequently and usually with considerable aplomb. On this music-only version, Townshend lets the songs do the talking. Though a few less-than-stellar moments borne out in the staged version of PSYCHODERELICT carry over to the music, there are indeed thrilling moments of grace in the clamor. The fiery "Predictable" and the storming "English Boy" are vigorous workouts with Townshend in fine defiance of the ravages of aging. Conversely, both "Now and Then" and "Fake It" treat the usually tawdry tales of May-December romances with unflinching honesty and surprising vulnerability.

The songs on PSYCHODERELICT are set within the context of a narrative. This is not a rock opera, but rather something akin to a radio-play. Actors were enlisted for the spoken segments.

Personnel includes: Pete Townsend (vocals, guitar).

Photographer: Andrew Eccles.

Personnel includes: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitars).

Rolling Stone (8/19/93, p.76) - 3 1/2 Stars - Very Good - "...a rock opera that both echoes and undercuts his classic [Tommy]....PSYCHODERELICT sputters and bellows, but its clangor gives it power..."
Rolling Stone (8/19/93, p.76) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...a rock opera that both echoes and undercuts his classic [TOMMY]....PSYCHODERELICT sputters and bellows, but its clangor gives it power..."
Entertainment Weekly (6/18/93, p.57) - "...if you can get past the `high concept,' you'll find some meaty songs in a WHO'S NEXT vein..." - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (6/18/93, p.57) - "...if you can get past the 'high concept,' you'll find some meaty songs in a WHO'S NEXT vein..." - Rating: B+
Musician (7/93, p.86) - "...PSYCHODERELICT, weirdly enough, is one fascinating listen. Maybe not in the way Pete Townshend planned it...the man who once wrote a song called `I Can't Explain' seems determined to spend the remainder of his career trying..."
Musician (7/93, p.86) - "...PSYCHODERELICT, weirdly enough, is one fascinating listen. Maybe not in the way Pete Townshend planned it...the man who once wrote a song called 'I Can't Explain' seems determined to spend the remainder of his career trying..."
NME (Magazine) (7/17/93, p.30) - 7 - Very Good - "...dazzlingly ambitious...."

PsychoDerelict - Music Only Music

Category	Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Art Rock
Label	Atlantic
Orig Year	1993
All Time Product Rank	136,619
CD Universe Part number	1097335
Catalog number	82535
Discs	1
Release Date	Sep 10, 1993
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Recording Time	58 minutes
Personnel	Pete Townshend - vocals, guitars

Pete Townshend - PsychoDerelict - Music Only Songs

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