Whistle Rymes

Whistle Rymes Artist: John Entwistle
Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 090771611727
EAN: 0090771611727
ASIN: B000003GZX


Release Date: 1997-10-21

Whistle Rymes


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Tracks:

  1. Ten Little Friends
  2. Apron Strings
  3. I Feel Better
  4. Thinkin' It Over
  5. Who Cares
  6. I Wonder
  7. I Was Jsut Being Friendly
  8. The Window Shopper
  9. I Found Out
  10. Nightmare (Please Wake Me Up)

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  1. Smash Your Head Against the Wall
  2. Rigor Mortis Sets In

Album Description

John Entwistle's 2nd solo album escalated his descent into the perfumed quagmire of black humor that had only lightly dusted his debut release. The cast of characters was expanded for the 2nd album to include musicians as diverse as crack guitarists Peter Frampton and Thunderclap Newman's Jimmy McCulloch, as well as Entwistle's carpenter, dragooned from his paneling duties into playing the trombone. First domestic CD release! 1997 Sundazed release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The best solo album by ANY member of The Who.......2003-08-17

Whistle Rymes is by far the best solo album of any Who member. Although Empty Glass by Pete is top notch, this album is simply much stronger. As stated in previous reviews the writing is incredible and Frampton's work practically jumps out at you-his guitar style is so recognizable. One thing that hasn't been said about this album though is the emotion in John's singing. Songs like "I Feel Better" and Apron Strings really showcase this well.

One thing I would love to see is a tribute/remake of this album with guest singers. Couldn't you just see Kid Rock singing "I Feel Better" or "I Found Out"? How about Travis Tritt covering "Thinking it Over"?

At least that way these incredible songs would see the light of day and perhaps John would get the recognition he always deserved.

5 out of 5 stars An exceptional and complete album.......2003-03-20

This album is a great experience, the songs tie together and also stand alone as individually engaging. Peter Frampton's playing screams and Entwistle's piano playing is an uplifting rumble. Bass, Brass, and Bawdy, Black Humor, as always, are found in all Entwistle albums, but I feel this is his most complete effort, not a novelty by a solo performer, but a strong album; by anyone. Some great lyrics "I Feel Better" (one of the most beautiful love songs written) and "Thinking It Over" leap out as examples.

5 out of 5 stars Great overlooked solo effort from the (late) Ox........2002-07-11

Undoubtedly, few know of (or perhaps care about) the late John Entwistle's solo efforts. This is shame, as he was an extremely strong songwriter and performer in his own right, as is evidenced here and from his Who performances. The cuts here and on his first solo album, "Smash Your Head Against the Wall," are typical and typically great efforts from the Ox. If you are familiar with and enjoy his Who work ("My Wife," "Boris the Spider," "The Quiet One," "Trick of the Light," "Cousin Kevin," "Success Story," etc.), then you know what you're in for here. Entwistle always had a darker, quirkier sense of humor than Peter Townshend, making his songs a tad less accessible while no less rockin'. Within this disc, you will find tunes about Peeping Toms, bitter Ex-Husbands, men soliciting women they THINK are prostitutes, and chumps who are chronically lied to. All very funny and replete with fantastic musicianship. Who knows how long these discs will be in print, so grab 'em while you can. Again, if you like John's songs on Who albums, you will definetely love these discs (though, to be fair, because of the different musicians, it doesn't SOUND much like the Who... I mean, who could play drums like Keith Moon except Keith Moon?). A fine album (as is "Smash...").

4 out of 5 stars Sophomore effort from Entwistle a showcase of songwriting!.......2001-02-26

I purchased this album after listening to and loving "Smash Your Head Agaisnt the Wall". I was not disappointed as this album contains several gems from the Who bassist (not to mention guitar work from the then-undiscovered Peter Frampton).

While I don't think Entwistle suffered from the same stifling from Pete Townshend that George Harrison suffered at the hands of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, I can't help but wonder why more of his songs weren't in the Who catalogue? He is an obviously gifted musician and his songs are top-notch.

Pete often told John that he used so many ideas in each of his songs; ideas that he would have stretched out into several tunes! Yes, the songs are chock-full of humorous, ("I wonder what would happen if my fish could fly? Would it leap from the tank and hit the cat in the eye?"), scathing ("I remember that you were the worst lay I ever had, and I feel better!") and sometimes very dark lyrics ("Knowing that one day you'd die, the least you could have done is make sure I could live easy,")- there's little filler on this album. Especially good tunes are "Apron Strings" (nice guitar solo by Frampton here), "Who Cares?", "The Window Shopper" and "I Wonder". "Nightmare" is very quirky and features wonderful singing by John in the beginning and decends into a cacophony of sound by the end.

The songs are largely piano-based and infused with all the brass that you'd come to expect from John Entwistle (the man can not only play bass and piano, but also French horn, trombone, tuba, coronet, trumpet and God knows what all else!). Overall, a fine album. Pete and The Who sorely missed out having the chance to record this stuff.

5 out of 5 stars

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