Smash Your Head Against the Wall

by John Entwistle

Smash Your Head Against the Wall cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1971
  • Label: Track Record
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:08:20
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

As the first solo endeavor by any member of The Who, 'Smash Your Head Against the Wall' provided an outlet for the bassist's macabre humor and formidable songwriting. The material ranges from aggressive hard rock to quirky, melodic excursions, underpinned by his signature brass arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious

Tracklist

  1. My Size (3:46)
  2. Pick Me Up (Big Chicken) (3:44)
  3. What Are We Doing Here? (3:50)
  4. What Kind of People Are They? (2:44)
  5. Heaven & Hell (4:55)
  6. Ted End (2:34)
  7. You're Mine (4:38)
  8. No.29 (Eternal Youth) (5:36)
  9. I Believe in Everything (3:11)
  10. Cinnamon Girl - Outtake (3:05)
  11. It's Hard to Write a Love Song - Demo (4:54)
  12. The Haunted Can Be Free - Demo (3:54)
  13. World Behind My Face - Demo (4:56)
  14. My Size - Demo (3:50)
  15. What Kind of People Are They? - Demo (2:55)
  16. Pick Me Up (Big Chicken) - Demo (3:07)
  17. No.29 (Eternal Youth) - Demo (4:38)
  18. Ted End - Demo (1:56)

Credits

  • Dave "Cyrano" Langston - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Jerry Shirley - drums, drums (drum set)
  • Keith Moon - percussion [latin american]
  • Neil Innes - percussion [latin american]
  • Vivian Stanshall - percussion [latin american]

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