Dust Bin The Who - It’s Hard
posted by on October 4 at 14:26 PM
This is my favorite The Who album right now.
With an album cover that flashes back to Tommy (this time the wizard plays video games) and heavy usage of synths throughout, It’s Hard has never really been very popular.
But then if you just listen to the few great songs on the album, “Athena” and “Eminence Front”, it’s all made up to you.
“Athena” was originally named Theresa after Theresa Russel, but they changed it at the last moment.
“Eminence Front” is just the best song (I know, this is totally debatable…) in the second half of The Who’s career. It’s starts off so mellow that after 5 minutes and Townsend wailing “Come. And. Join. The. Party. Dressed. To. Kill.” Your amped for another listen through. This song kills me everytime.
Here they are in the Seattle Kingdome circa 1982 performing “Eminence Front”.
Athena is a good song. Thanks for posting this, I think I'd forgotten it was on there.
So that's where that NPR theme comes from.
i hella heard "Eminence Front" on the radio in a cab last year and wouldn't get out til they announced what it was. went right out and got that album. dope shit.
I personally think that Eminence Front is The Who's best track, full stop.
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