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Title: Third Rate
Review: Definitely a sub par effort by the Who on their final all original studio recording. Whereas the synthesizer abuse from Face Dances is somewhat curtailed on It's Hard, the songs themselves are terribly overblown and noisy with a severe shortage of captivating moments. Cooks County, Cry If You Want To, and One At A Time are especially excruciating. The single Athena is quite subpar due to its pedestrian lyrics and annoying drumming. It's Hard is a redundant mess.As for positives there surely isn't much. Eminence Front is an excellent tune with an excellent opening guitar solo and creative synthesizer effects. One Life Is Enough is a nice mood piece and Dangerous is fairly catchy. The rest isn't bad but certainly not overly memorable.For completists and die hard fans.
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