Keith Moon s favorite ones! - Keith Moon, THE WHO s drummer, recorded one complete solo cd and half a second one. In this cd, he reunites with his best musical mates: Joe Walsh, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voorman and Harry Nilson among others. Keith Moon was a BEACH BOYS fan, son here he includes his favorite song DONT WORRY BABY. John Lennon plays guitar and backin vocals in his Move Over Mrs L. (perhaps dedicated to Yoko?. Keith also covers a beautiful Beatles song: In my life.. The Who is covered by him also The Kids are alright sounds outstanding!!!Crazy like a Fox is total fun!! Other songs are also an expresion of his love for his friends (Together) and idols (Teenage Idol). This is a solid cd because register the love of Keith Moon for life, his friends, his idols and his band...For fans: He also sings/plays on the John Entwistle 1975 produced cd: Flash Fearless. He plays on one track with KENNEY JONES and with John Entwistle singin/Playing: To the Shop For absolute fans: there is a song with Keith Moon singing on the All This and WWII soundtrack. He sings When I am 64 by the Beatles..... an age he never reach. It is a killer version....
A disappointment, but I still love Keith.... - This was a disappointment. I thought it would be a showcase for Keith s very funny (and very British) sense of humour. Instead, it was a straight forward rock album, and not a very good one at that. It s sort of like a film which has tons of celebrity cameos in it. It may be fun for those who make it (and if you read the liner notes here, the recording sessions were a mammoth drunk marathon that would still be going on if the record company didn t pull the plug on it), but it isn t much fun to listen to. It s not horrible, but just so ORDINARY, and describing Keith Moon as ordinary is sacreligious. He was an outlaw, pirate, generally insane (especially on Wednesdays) man who was the greatest rock drummer ever (or, at least one of the greatest). So I thought this album would have been funnier and a lot more fun. I listened it to it a few times, accepting it was just a rock album with Keith having a good time with his friends, but I still didn t like it. There s always Quadrophenia to listen to. Keith is still one of the greatest, anyway...
Not that horrible really - OK. Some people are really unfair with this album. The problem is that Keith Moon was reagrded as one of the best and most innovative drummers of his time and this album does not really reflect that.It is also somewhat of a musician s album in the sense that he has chosen to ill-advisedly collaborate with some superstar friends. Add to this the fact that singing was maybe not his greatest talent. The album was also maybe recorded during his personal darkest period and left alone to himself he is not surrounded by the Who to focus his vision. However it is in many ways an endaerng album since it shows thatd espite his madman antics he had a profound love for pop songs and that while he was maybe no longer able to perform such material he was at least motivated by it. Also as another reviewer has said it is much less pretentiuous and self-indulgent than some other Who solo albums. I originally bought it on cassette in the Arvika Domus and still enjoy it to this day once or twice a year.
And now for a collage of crap... - This is a reissue of Keith Moon s only solo album. It is a bit of a disappointment. Keith was known as the best drummer in rock, and he barely plays the drums on any of the songs here. This album is more along the lines of Keith sings some songs, with the help from some of his buddies. It definitely sounds like Keith had a lot of fun making this album, but the listener may not share in the fun. There was a reason that Keith rarely sang on Who records, other than the occasional joke song. The CD adds several bonus tracks, including a radio spot, alternate takes and songs from Keith s unfinished second album. Some fans of the Who may enjoy this album, but I expect that most people won t like it.
Keith Moon - Two Sides Of The Moon (Pet Rock) - Unless you re an absolute Who/Keith Moon(R.I.P.)completist,you just might want to avoid this CD altogether.A total of eighteen tracks that was apparently Moon s only solo effort.Thank goodness for that!Was first released in 1975.Take it from me,every Townsend,Daltrey&Entwistle(R.I.P.)solo album are WAY better than this disc.I ve seen used copies of this CD in several music stores that have been collecting dust for years.A true lemon.