One after-effect when a famous band breaks up due to a death of
\none its members, is determining if the remaining members continue
\non, or just go on individually. In the case of The Who, they did
\nboth. After Keith Moon’s death, the band recorded two albums with
\nnew drummer Kenney Jones.<\/p>\n
Knowing full well that the band was not like it used to be, The
\nWho departed, with the remaining members to record on their own. Of
\nthe three (John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend), it
\nseemed that Townshend had the edge in being the most popular. But
\nRoger Daltrey’s 1985 release,
\nUnder A Raging Moon<\/i>, is considered an album that is truly
\nfantastic.<\/p>\n
The album was dedicated to Keith Moon, and the eleven songs on
\nthis album are exciting and some could be passed on as songs that
\nThe Who could of recorded themselves.<\/p>\n
The first track is “After The Fire,” a song penned by Pete
\nTownshend. I first discovered this tune from an episode of “Miami
\nVice”. The lyrics:<\/p>\n
“After The Fire, the fire still burns,<\/p>\n
The heart grows older, but never ever learns<\/p>\n
The memories smoulder, and soul always yearns<\/p>\n
After The Fire, the fire still burns”<\/p>\n
has a very deep meaning, depending on how you look at it, in
\nterms of good and\/or bad.<\/p>\n
“Don’t Talk To Strangers” is a good rock song, in the 80s rock
\ntradition. “Breaking Down Paradise”, like “Strangers,” is another
\ngood song, that was penned by Argent’s Russ Ballard. Ballard may
\nnot be a household name as a performer, but he has penned many
\nsuccessful songs for other talents, like Redbone’s “Come And Get
\nYour Love,” Rainbow’s “Since You’ve Been Gone,” and Three Dog
\nNight’s “Liar,” to name a few.<\/p>\n
The pace is slowed down a bit with “The Pride You Hide,”
\nco-written by Daltrey. This is a nice ballad with a pop-beat tempo.
\nThe next co-written Daltrey composition is “Move Better In The
\nNight,” a song that was one of many used in the beer commercials
\nback in the 80s. At first, I thought this song was sung by Animals
\nvocalist Eric Burdon. In the beer commercial, they only played the
\nchorus, which resembled Burdon’s voice. This song is a rough-edged
\nrocker that you’ll never get tired of.<\/p>\n
“Love Me Like You Do” is another slow number, and is a good tune
\nto listen to.<\/p>\n
“Let Me Down Easy” was written by the team of Bryan Adams &
\nJim Vallance. These two writers developed many great tunes for many
\nBryan Adams albums. This song was never recorded by Adams himself,
\nbut Roger Daltrey takes a Bryan Adams song and records it just as
\ngreat as Bryan would have recorded himself. You can easily tell
\nthis song was written by Adams. The verses sounds almost exactly
\nlike “Somebody” from
\nReckless<\/i>, but it’s faster.<\/p>\n
“Fallen Angel” is an eerie slow tune, as its lyrics state of
\none’s losing control, becoming a fallen angel. Once in its glory,
\nnow that person is broken, a stranger in a lost world.<\/p>\n
“It Don’t Satisfy Me” is a great jam-rocker. It is probably the
\nhardest rocking song on this album, and it’s one you’d want to
\ncrank up.<\/p>\n
“Rebel” is another great tune that showcases Daltrey as
\nhard-sounding vocalist. He rips as he sings in the chorus:<\/p>\n
“I’m a Rebellllllll!<\/p>\n
Just a Rebel,<\/p>\n
Got my back to the wall,<\/p>\n
Gonna fight til I fall,<\/p>\n
I’m a Rebel.”<\/p>\n
This song takes you back to the Who days when Daltrey was
\nsinging and screaming in the only way he could.<\/p>\n
The last song is the title track “Under A Raging Moon,”
\ndedicated to Keith Moon, and it’s another good rocking song. The
\nsynthesizers are great, and towards the end of this song there is a
\ndrum solo performed by seven drummers, that included Cozy Powell,
\nZak Starkey (Ringo Starr’s son), Stewart Copeland (The Police) and
\nCarl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer). And again, this song is
\none that The Who could easily have recorded, and Moon could easily
\nhave performed the drum solo.<\/p>\n
Even though this album has the 80s rock sound, these songs
\ncaptures Roger Daltrey’s voice as how he is best remembered:
\nSinging songs in a hard-edged style, best defined as he sang in the
\nmany popular songs from his former band, The Who. I think this
\nalbum is now out of print, but it is a great album that will have
\nevery die-hard Who fan playing this album again and again.<\/p>\n
Some of the songs on this album, you may think it IS The Who.
\nWell, you’re close, it is Roger Daltrey, and no doubt about it,
\nthis album is enjoyable. It’s an album you will play again and
\nagain, and not be tired of it.<\/p>\n
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