The Oceanic Concerts

The Oceanic Concerts Artist: Pete Townshend & Raphael Rudd
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 081227428921
EAN: 0081227428921
ASIN: B00005Q468


Release Date: 2001-10-16

The Oceanic Concerts


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Tracks:

  1. Raga - Raphael Rudd
  2. Drowned - Pete Townshend
  3. The Seeker - Pete Townshend
  4. Magic Grace - Raphael Rudd
  5. Who Is Meher Baba? - Raphael Rudd
  6. The Ferryman - Pete Townshend/Raphael Rudd
  7. Kitty's Theme - Raphael Rudd
  8. A Little Is Enough - Pete Townshend/Raphael Rudd
  9. Contact In Solitude - Raphael Rudd
  10. Sleeping Dog - Pete Townshend/Raphael Rudd
  11. Sound Barrier - Raphael Rudd
  12. Bargain - Pete Townshend
  13. Longing For The Beloved - Raphael Rudd
  14. Tattoo - Pete Townshend/Raphael Rudd
  15. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend/Raphael Rudd
  16. Awakening - Pete Townshend/Raphael Rudd
  17. Western (American) Arti - Raphael Rudd
  18. O' Parvardigar - Pete Townshend/Raphael Rudd

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Amazon.com

Longtime admirers of Who guitarist Pete Townshend know that, as an artist, he is something of a paradox--at once the embodiment of his band's Sturm und Drang but also by turns introspective and spiritual, restlessly experimental, and deeply steeped in folk and jazz traditions. Those facets permeate this previously unreleased compilation of live performances from 1979 and '80, recorded at private in-studio shows for the Meher Baba Oceanic Centre with journeyman harpist-pianist and fellow Baba disciple Raphael Rudd. Using inventive acoustic guitar, Townshend delivers a rich, revealing slate of songs culled from the Who's canon ("Drowned," "The Seeker," "Bargain," "Tattoo") plus solo gems ("The Ferryman," "Sleeping Dog," "O' Parvavardigar," "Let My Love Open the Door" and "Little Is Enough"), while graciously showcasing his collaborator's own skills as a composer and musician. (Rudd would later score parts of the <I>Quadrophenia</I> soundtrack and collaborate on "Rough Boys.") It's a warm, welcome surprise for Townshend and Who fans alike. <I>--Jerry McCulley</I>

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Applause for Pete, Jeers for RR.......2006-01-30

This CD shows a different side to Pete than seen in his work with the Who. As with some of his other solo stuff, he's very spiritual and sensitive in his performance on here. Drowned and the Seeker have new angles when played in the context of this event, and solo pieces like "Sleeping Dog" and "Let My Love Open the Door" are beautiful. As for his collaborations with teenage composer Raphael Rudd, most of the time they are inspiring and creative. Some excursions like "The Ferryman" and "Awakening" are a bit tiresome, but pieces like Raga and O'Parvardigar are great. Unfortunately, myself also being a budding pianist and composer, I noticed what Mr. Rudd tried to let by the general public in his piece "Sound Barrier". The piece begins with a rhythmic, exciting intro (not very harmonically colorful though), and immediately he leaps into a note for note excerpt of Khatchaturian's Tocatta! After ripping him off for about a minute, he goes back to a softer, more melodic original ending. Looking at the CD credits, I see no mention of Mr. Khatchaturian. Raphael Rudd is a great composer in his own right, but he should have refrained from reducing to plagiarism.

3 out of 5 stars Edit With A Sharper Knife.......2002-08-06

There are some wonderful moments on this CD, but I think someone fell asleep when the running order was being typed up.

For starters, why is the first tune of the original show the 12th song on the disc? Call me picky, but it seems a little odd halfway through a CD to hear Pete Townshend say "I'd like to start with a song which..."

I love the Townshend stuff on this CD. While it's all available elsewhere--and many of the tunes have alternate versions available on "Secret Policeman's..." and various other records--there is a straightforward simplicity here that I think is great. Unadorned and unpretentious, as you would expect from private shows at Oceanic.

But I don't have much interest in the Raphael Rudd stuff. It never crossed my mind that any Rock record would sound better if only it had a harp added to the mix, and this is proof that I was right.

This is a record for Pete Townshend completists, I suppose. So call me completist.

4 out of 5 stars Long Live Raphael.......2002-08-02

Not a great album, but if you like Pete Townshend, you'll probably like it. A nice document of Pete playing with Raphael Rudd, who died earlier this year (2002). Jai Baba!

3 out of 5 stars Tease!.......2002-07-15

Pete, I love ya, but please stop jerking us around. Expand, remaster, and reissue your Deep End Live concert! Your loyal fans are waiting!

4 out of 5 stars

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