Whistle Rymes

John Entwistle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B000003GZX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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)

Editorial Reviews

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

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sophomore effort from Entwistle a showcase of songwriting!, February 26, 2001

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J. Carney "aquickone" (Arkansas, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whistle Rymes (Audio CD)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entwistle s' Masterpiece.., April 18, 2004

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This review is from: Whistle Rymes (Audio CD)

Quite simply: this is the best collection of songs John Entwistle ever produced. The playing is excelent, particularly Peter Frampton s' solos on "Apron Strings" and "Mr Bones". John s' vocals are in top form. And all the songs are good and interesting. Some of the songs you just wonder, why were never recorded by the Who. In 1972 The Who entered the studio and recorded 22 songs for a follow up album to Who s' Next. Only some of the songs appeared later in singles or in Quadrophenia. It is a shame the Who never recorded or played any of this songs particularly "Who Cares", "Apron Strings" or "Nightmares".
Beware: the cd version of this album differs in the mix. I prefer the old LP mixes, since sometimes features Frampton s' guitar more clearly.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exceptional and complete album, March 19, 2003

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T. Elwin (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Whistle Rymes (Audio CD)

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.