About face the face face the face is a song by pete townshend. A novel a bleak cultural observation of life on a west london housing estate with the music for the track white city fighting supplied by david gilmour. Sep 16, 2016 townshend leads the pack on guitar and vocals. Pete townshend face the face live on germany tv 1985. Pete townshends deep end face the face is available now via eagle rock entertainment. Dressed in a gold fortiesstyle tuxedo, pete townshend sings while his band plays music on a small stage before a small crowd of people energetically dancing. Face the face, got to face the face face the face, got to face the face you must have heard the cautionary tales the dangers hidden on the culdesac trails from wiser men whove been through it all. Where we can face the face we got to face the face try to place the place where we can face the face face the face, got to face the face face the face, got to face the face got to got to you must have tried and defied belief maybe buried your head in insular grief i need your hunger, you need mine a million mouths can swallow up time. A novel, 1985 pete townshend vocals, guitar steve barnacle bass guitar mark brzezicki drums john rabbit bundrick keyboards.
Face the face, got to face the face face the face, got to face the face you must have heard the cautionary tales the dangers hidden on the culdesac trails from wiser men whove been through it all and the ghosts of failures spraycanned up on the wall weve got to judge the judge got to find the finds weve got to scheme the schemes have to line the lines we must stake the. You must have tried and defied belief maybe found futility in insular grief i need your hunger you need mine a million appetites can swallow up time. May 26, 2007 pete townshend no face, no name, no number 2007. Jan 03, 2006 in the 80s pete townshend released a long version of the single face the face. Pete townshends face the face music video in high definition.
The official site for pete townshend, guitarist and songwriter for the who. He had battled a number of personal demons throughout the 70s, but he started spiraling downward after keith moons death, questioning more than ever why he did what he did and this is a songwriter who always asked questions. Pete townshend releases 1986 face the face show on dvdcd. Nov 15, 2017 townshend leads the pack on guitar and vocals. The project is the latest chapter in townshends lifelong mission to break the threeminute mold of the traditional pop song and take rock music to a higher artistic level. Feb 05, 2010 pete townshend face the face white city. His career with the who spans more than forty years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the rock era. Pete townshend face the face face the face music video. Built around a loose narrative concerning urban despair, the album doesnt work very well conceptually, yet a handful of the individual songs are among his finest solo work, including the punchy face the face and the.
Roger daltrey smashes his birthday cake into sebastian. Pete townshend give blood featuring david gilmour duration. Where we can face the face we got to face the face try to place the place where we can face the face face the face, got to face the face face the face, got to face the face. We got to face the face try to place the place where we can face the face face the face, got to face the face. Peter dennis blandford townshend born 19 may 1945 in chiswick, london, is an. Pete townshend releases 1986 face the face show on dvd. The who is considered to be one of the most important and influential rock bands of the 20th century.
Its been a 30year wait, but face the face, a 1986 concert by the whos pete townshend has made its way to dvd and compact disc, recorded in cannes, france, on jan. Pete townshend performs in the music video for face the face from his album white city. Pete townshend s deep end were touring in support of townshend s solo concept album white city. The song is the third track on townshends fourth solo album, a concept album titled white city. Built around a loose narrative concerning urban despair, the album doesnt work very well conceptually, yet a handful of the individual songs are among his finest solo work, including the punchy face the face and the anthemic give blood. Complete your pete townshend s deep end collection. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. Get ready for the live show and experience pete townshends classical version of iconic quadrophenia now. He is best known for his more than 50year association with the rock band the who, as cofounder and leader, principal songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist. Townshend is the primary songwriter for the who, writing well over one hundred songs for the bands eleven studio alb read more peter dennis blandford townshend born 19 may 1945 in chiswick, london, is an english rock guitarist, singersongwriter, composer, and writer, known principally as the guitarist and songwr. This is the first official release of the show on either dvd or cd format. Back in 198586 pete townshend played a number of promotionalbenefit gigs on the back of his 1985 solo concept album white city.
Face the face guitar crd by pete townshend written by pete townshend c1985 eel pie publishing ltd. A novel, and was released as a single in the us, the single had a different take which had bad sound compared to the uk release and on the promo for the single face the face it said. Top pete townshend lyrics face dances part two give blood night school exquisitely bored let my love open the door fake it english boy empty glass early morning dreams goin mobile related pete townshend links official page pete townshend wiki face the face video pete townshend twitter pete townshend facebook. We got to face the face try to place the place where we can face the face face the face,got to face the face. After the experimental all the best cowboys have chinese eyes, pete townshend returned to a more traditional form of concept album with white city. Check out face the face by pete townshend on amazon music. Pete townshend face the face live on the tube uk tv october 11, 1985 jump to. Brixton academy 85 through eel pie records in 2004. Filmed for the famous german tv series rockpalast at midem in cannes january 29, 1986, face the face captures pete townshends deep end while they were in the midst of touring in support of townshends solo concept album white city.
Face the facealbum version pete townshend face the face, got to face the face face the face, got to face the face you must have heard the cautionary tales the dangers hidden on the culdes. Peter pete dennis blandford townshend born 19 may 1945 is an english multiinstrumentalist, singer and songwriter. The song is the third track on townshend s fourth solo album, a concept album titled white city. Face the facealbum version pete townshend nhaccuatui. Face the face, got to face the face face the face, got to face the face you must have heard the cautionary tales the dangers hidden on the culdesac trails from wiser men whove been through it all and the ghosts of failures spraycanned up on the wall weve got to judge the judge got to find the finds weve got to scheme the schemes have to line the lines we must stake the stakes and show. Face the face, got to face the face face the face, got to face the face you must have heard the cautionary tales the dangers hidden on the culdesac trails from wiser incomprehensible who have been through it all incomprehensible sprayed up on the wall we got to judge the. All the credit for this goes to the guys at whotabs. Vinyl 12 pete townshend face the face 1985, vinyl discogs. Pete townshend was heading toward collapse as the 70s turned into the 80s. Mix pete townshends deep end face the face youtube. The who info pete townshend face the face facebook. Face the face, got to face the face face the face, got to face the face you must have heard the cautionary tales the dangers hidden on the culdesac trails from wiser men whove been through it all and the ghosts of failures spraycanned up on the wall weve. Peter dennis blandford townshend born 19 may 1945 in chiswick, london, is an english rock guitarist, singersongwriter, composer, and writer, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the who, as well as for his own solo career.
Its been a 30year wait, but face the face, a 1986 concert by the whos pete townshend has made its way to dvd and compact disc, recorded in. Got to got to you must have tried and defied belief maybe found futility in insular grief i need your hunger you need mine a million appetites can swallow up time. I know its on white city, but thats the short version. Aug 02, 2016 mix pete townshends deep end face the face youtube. At the time it was a 12 single, does anyone know if the long version of this single exists on any cds.
Pete townshend face the face live lyrics songmeanings. Pete townshend will launch his dvd face the face, which was filmed at his cannes solo concert in france in 1986, on september 16 the who guitarist has also shared a teaser clip of him performing the title track alongside david gilmour, peter hopeevans and his deep end band on german tv show rockpalast. Several of the musicians that appeared on the album were featured in the lineup of the deep end including pink floyds david gilmour on lead guitar. Roger daltrey celebrated his birthday march 1 performing aboard rock legends cruise viii, and he did so by smashing his own birthday cake in sebastian bachs face. In the 80s pete townshend released a long version of the single face the face. In the us, the single had a different take which had bad sound compared to the uk release and on the promo for the single face the face it said.
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