A Benefit for Maryville Academy

Infobox Album |
Name = Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy
Type = live
Artist = Pete Townshend


Released = September 21, 1999
Recorded = August 16, 1998
House of Blues, Chicago, USA
Genre = Rock
Length = 63:12
Label = Platinum Entertainment
Producer = Jon Carin
Reviews =
This album = "A Benefit for Maryville Academy"
(1999)
Last album = "Psychoderelict"
(1993)
Next album = "Scoop 3"
(2001)

"Pete Townshend Live: A Benefit for Maryville Academy" (Platinum 9555) is a 1998 live album by English Rock musician Pete Townshend, member of The Who, recorded at the House of Blues in Chicago. It was produced by multi-instrumentalist Jon Carin, who has occasionally played for Pink Floyd and gives this album a special feel with the use of programmed drums and samples. Covers many Who songs and some solo material. A "bonus CD" features 2 tracks with Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam's vocalist.

It was released by Platinum Entertainment, licensed by The Who's charity, Double O Promotions Limited and all artist royalties benefit the Roman Catholic Chicago-based institution Maryville Academy, "a leader in the treatment of physically, sexually, and emotional abused children. It provides a safe, secure, and stable environment where these youngsters can regain the hope they lost so long ago and begin the healing process".

Track listing

Disc 1
*1. "On the Road Again" (composed by F. Jones & A. Wilson). It is a cover of Canned Heat's minimalist drone blues.
*2. "Anyway Anyhow Anywhere" (Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey). An old 1965 Who single from "My Generation", and one of the very few (co-)penned by Roger Daltrey.
*3. "A Little is Enough" (Townshend). Covering Townshend's solo song from Empty Glass.
*4. "Drowned" (Townshend). From The Who's "Quadrophenia".
*5. "You Better You Bet" (Townshend). From The Who's 1981 "Face Dances" and their last widely successful single.
*6. "Now and Then" (Townshend). From Townshend's 1993 "Psychoderelict".
*7. "North Country Girl". The traditional or folk British song, also covered/arranged by Bob Dylan in a folk/country manner, or very 80's-like by Townshend in his 1982 "All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes" album.
*8. "Let My Love Open the Door" (Townshend). Also from "Empty Glass" and widely used in movie/TV soundtracks since the 1980s.
*9. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (Townshend). A rendition of the hit single from the 1971 Who album "Who's Next".
*10. "Magic Bus" (Townshend). The Who's trademark Bo Diddley-influenced single.
*11. I'm One (Townshend). Another track from "Quadrophenia"

Disc 2
(featuring Eddie Vedder)
*1. "Magic Bus".
*2. "Heart to Hang Onto" (Townshend). From the 1977 Townshend split/duet album "Rough Mix" with the late Ronnie Lane, from The Small Faces and The Faces.

Performers

Disc 1
*Pete Townshend: vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
*Jon Carin: keyboards, drum tracks, sequencer, vocals
*Peter Hope-Evans: mouth organ, Jews harp
*Jody Linscott: Conservatoire de Paris
*Chucho Merchan: double bass, and additional percussion on "Now and Then"
*Tracey Langran: hi-string guitar, vocals

Disc 2
*Pete Townshend: vocals, guitar
*Eddie Vedder: vocals
*Jon Carin: keyboards, vocals

External links

* [http://www.maryvilleacademy.org Maryville City of Youth]
* [http://www.petetownshend.co.uk Townshend's site]
* [http://www.platinumcd.com Platinum CD]