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Artist:Pete Townshend [ more ]
Song:Evolution (w/ Ronnie Lane)
Album:Who Came First [ info ]
Released:1972
Last Played:May 20, 2013 - 06:38
Avg. Rating:6.2  (Total Ratings: 221)
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1 votes: 10 (4.5%)2 votes: 11 (5%)3 votes: 15 (6.8%)4 votes: 16 (7.2%)5 votes: 17 (7.7%)6 votes: 27 (12%)7 votes: 58 (26%)8 votes: 42 (19%)9 votes: 18 (8.1%)10 votes: 7 (3.2%)
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govna
(beantown)
Posted: May 20, 2013 - 06:40 

sounds like Dewey Cox.
kdarwish
(Turku, Finland)
Posted: Apr 18, 2013 - 23:26 

Fairly poor quality piece, nevertheless perhaps worth including in an eclectic play list, but your story about the production of the image on the cover, like all your stories and comments Bill, really interesting and insightful. It really enhances the listening experience on Radio Paradise, keep it up Bill, we love your narration of history and life.
kaybee
(Lost in the Wilds of Toronto)
Posted: Mar 18, 2013 - 18:17 

I love the sly humour in this song.
oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri)
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 10:08 

Plonk! {#Good-vibes}
3Dave
(Fort Wayne, IN)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 15:39 

It’s funny how you’ll hear a song and instantly recognized it as something you own or have in your collection as opposed to something you've just heard before…. but I really started to doubt myself on this one... until I looked to see who it was and… ah… this non Pete vocal is kind of a trick question lol….But anyway great vinyl!{#Guitarist} I paid extra for it many o’ years ago at “2nd Time Around” record store while at Ball State University.. lol


AvoidingWork
(Home of Big Boy #4004)
Posted: Aug 10, 2012 - 15:32 

I see what you did there.  Playing Monkey to Man and then showing that picture of Pete.
Yes, I know the song is called Evolution but I like the whole Monkey in a jump suit look that Pete has going there.  :-)
bobzane
Posted: Jul 10, 2012 - 05:00 

what ever happened to the jumpsuit and Doc Martins look?
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 11:55 

 toterola wrote:
I remember another of Pete's solo efforts with Ronnie Lane, an album called "Rough Mix". Me and my friends wore the grooves off that disc learning to play along with it.

Love me some Townshend!

Even if he did bust Abbie Hoffman over the head with a guitar! {#Beat}
 

No doubt Hoffman earned it.
johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 11:53 

 toterola wrote:
I remember another of Pete's solo efforts with Ronnie Lane, an album called "Rough Mix". Me and my friends wore the grooves off that disc learning to play along with it.

Love me some Townshend!

Even if he did bust Abbie Hoffman over the head with a guitar! {#Beat}
 

Trust me, Abbie asked for it.
Go Pete
toterola
(Further)
Posted: Feb 02, 2012 - 15:06 

I remember another of Pete's solo efforts with Ronnie Lane, an album called "Rough Mix". Me and my friends wore the grooves off that disc learning to play along with it.

Love me some Townshend!

Even if he did bust Abbie Hoffman over the head with a guitar! {#Beat}
fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Dec 01, 2011 - 02:22 

 lmic wrote:
Like Billy Bragg meets Dylan. Tres kewl.
 
More like Foghorn Leghorn meets Wacky Races, but not a hundredth as funny. Dire-issimo.

oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri)
Posted: Aug 28, 2011 - 08:56 

RIP Plonk!

gatorade
(Ocean Park, WA)
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 19:05 

ARMS concert LA. So fine a show. 
michaelgmitchell
(Straight ahead, turn left ... I'm the one in the middle.)
Posted: Feb 20, 2011 - 08:10 

Where ELSE would you hear this? Interesting track, first listen.
cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Nov 17, 2010 - 23:13 

Amazing! 8
DaMoGan
(Body on the east coast, Mind on the west coast.)
Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 18:07 

 iscoot4peace wrote:

you can't quite make it out in the cover photo...but Pete is standing on eggs.  In the original photo shoot they suspended him over the eggs in a harness. 

life was a lot tougher before PhotoShop.

 
Indeed.  Related to your comment, I didn't know the name of the album and from looking at the cover art I thought it said "Who Cave First".  My bet was on the eggs. 

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 18:07 

 LowPhreak wrote:
My fave Pete albums are still "Rough Mix" and "White City (A Novel)" Check 'em out!
 
Absolutely!  When "Face the Face" comes on, with that nasty bass line, and then the drums kick in, I have to crank it up, roll the windows down, and drive WAY too fast.  And I love "Keep Me Turning" from the Rough Mix CD.  Some very good stuff on those two CDs!{#Bounce}
More_Cowbell
(Northern IL)
Posted: Apr 09, 2010 - 06:34 

They almost gave him an orange suit to wear
lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 16:57 

Like Billy Bragg meets Dylan. Tres kewl.
On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 16:56 

Pete & Ronnie sounding very Dylanesque.
iscoot4peace
Posted: Dec 04, 2009 - 09:35 

 Relayer wrote:
Hey Bill, we need to upload the album cover:


 
you can't quite make it out in the cover photo...but Pete is standing on eggs.  In the original photo shoot they suspended him over the eggs in a harness. 

life was a lot tougher before PhotoShop.

oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri)
Posted: Dec 04, 2009 - 08:27 

RIP Plonk..{#Good-vibes}
(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 08:22 



awesome...  love it...


dBdwg
Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 08:20 

Great Guitar, fun stuff.
peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: May 28, 2009 - 19:26 

 Relayer wrote:
Hey Bill, we need to upload the album cover:

 
He's put on a few pounds since....but then again so have I.


Excelsior
Posted: Jul 29, 2008 - 09:45 

I don't care who is singing, this is {#Puke}
Nettle
Posted: Jun 27, 2008 - 21:04 

yeah, but, 'twere's Budgie, and Souxise
? and its a nice nice cut, but how 'bout Steve Goodman too?
esotericderek
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 10:17 

You can still hear Pete Townshend,
But Pete Townshend cannot hear you.

djblitz
(Boston, MA)
Posted: May 27, 2008 - 10:17 

Are we sure this isn't Dylan? Hehehehe.
LowPhreak
(Earth (for now))
Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 10:20 

Pyro wrote:






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