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Track Listing
1. I Won't Run Anymore - (with Deborah Conway)
2. Over the Top - (with John Lee Hooker)
3. Man Machines - (with Simon Townshend)
4. Dig - (with The Who)
5. Friend Is a Friend, A
6. I Eat Heavy Metal - (with John Lee Hooker)
7. All Shall Be Well - (with Deborah Conway)
8. Was There Life
9. Fast Food - (with Nina Simone)
10. Fool Says..., A
11. Fire - (with The Who)
12. New Life/Reprise - (with Chyna)
Album Notes
Personnel: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar, Synclavier programming); John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, Deborah Conway, Chyna, Nicola Emmanuel, Roger Daltrey, Cleveland Watkiss, Billy Nicholls, Simon Townshend (vocals); Pat Halling (strings); Patrick Clahar (saxophone); Peter Beachill, John Barclay (brass); John "Rabbit" Bundrick (piano); Jules Bowen (synclavier programming); John Entwistle, Chucho Merchan (bass); Simon Phillips, Charlie Morgan (drums); Gina Foster, Derek Green, Janice Hoyte, Ruby James, Julian Littman, Michael Nicholls, Earnestine Pearce, Raymond Simpson, The Children Of St. Stevens And Orleans Schools (background vocals).
Engineers: Bino Espinoza, Paul Ericson, Jules Bowen.
While most of his peers have long since abandoned their creative impulses and risk-taking for comfortable complacency, Pete Townshend still dares to fail. THE IRON MAN, a song cycle adapted from a children's book, is ambitious in its scope as well as in its cast of characters. It is notable for a reunion of sorts with former Who members Roger Daltrey and John Entwhistle (on "Fire" and "Dig," the latter of which finds Daltrey in fine vocal form), as well as cameo growling from blues legend John Lee Hooker (on the menacing "I Eat Heavy Metal" and the strangely wistful "Over the Top"), and bizarre shrieking from jazz great Nina Simone. Townshend himself turns a stirring performance or two, reaching a pinnacle on the affirming "All Shall be Well." Though THE IRON MAN is a slightly bumpy ride, its turbulence is a testament to Townshend's creative ambition.
Industry Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]he strongest tracks shine because of the sheer force of the performances...
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