Keith Moon Two Sides Of The Moon CD

The late Keith Moon was a great drummer in one of the most important U.K. bands of all time, a prankster, and a lord of excess. Since the other members of The Who were doing various solo projects, Moon thought he'd throw his top hat into the ring. In an era of concept albums and arena-rock spectacle (1975), Keith Moon blew a raspberry at all of it. TWO SIDES is a tour through Moon's favorite styles and eras of pop, rock & roll and country, with too many guest stars to mention (though mention must be made of Rick Nelson, Dick Dale and the first all-female band to be signed to a major label, Fanny).

He sings a couple a Who classic ("The Kids Are Alright"), an early Beach Boys ballad ("Don't Worry Baby"), sings a country duet with Rick Nelson and covers his "Teenage Idol," and by and large has a wildly irreverent good time. Moon's not the best singer in rock history, but the party atmosphere and the dated everything-plus-the-kitchen-sink production of this album are most charming. TWO SIDES will appeal mainly to Who collectors and fans of early-1970s rock styles.

Digitally remastered by Jon Astley and Andy Macpherson.

Recorded at the Record Plant, Los Angeles, California in 1974, and Clover Records, Hollywood, California in September 1975. Includes liner notes by Richard Barnes and Skip Taylor.

Reissue producers: Jon Astley, Andy Macpherson.

Engineers include: John Stronach, Don Wood, Gary Kellgren.

Personnel: Keith Moon; Dick Dale, Flo & Eddie, Jim Keltner, Joe Walsh, John Sebastian , Klaus Voormann, Ricky Nelson, Ringo Starr, Spencer Davis, Steve Cropper.

Recording information: The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California (1974 - 1975).

Personnel includes: Keith Moon (vocals, drums, percussion); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums); Rick Nelson, Harry Nilsson (vocals); Danny Kootch (acoustic & electric guitars); Spencer Davis, Al Staehely (acoustic guitar); Joe Walsh (electric guitar, Arp synthesizer); John Staehely, Jesse Ed Davis (electric guitar); Patti Quatro, Beau Guss, John Sebastian, Steve Adamick, Dick Dale (guitar); Bobby Keys (saxophone); Jay Ferguson, Nickey Barclay, David Foster (piano); Norman Kurban (organ); Jimmie Randall, Paul Stallworth, Jean Millington, Klaus Voorman (bass); Curly Smith, Cam Davis, Miguel Ferrer, Jim Keltner (drums); Fanny, Sherlie Matthews, Clydie King, Mark Volman, Howard Kaylan (background vocals).

Producers: Skip Taylor, John Stronach, Steve Cropper.