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John Entwistle Solo Career Retrospective - 1975 to 1998 (Live)

1975:

John started touring solo in 1975. The tour was in support of his <then> current LP, Mad Dog, but John played his other songs as well. While John and his fans had a lot of fun, he unfortunately lost a ton of money and put a damper on his future touring plans.

The tracks below are samples from The Philadelphia Spectrum, March 15, 1975  and is available on CD (The King Biscuit Presents John Entwistle):
01 Heaven & Hell   02 Whiskey Man   03 My Size   04 Boris The Spider   05 Not Fade Away   06 Cell Number 7   07 Who Cares   08 Gimme That Rock & Roll   09 My Wife  

1987:

Though a series of events, John ended up doing a mini-tour with the New York based band, Rat Race Choir. The band mostly played known Who songs (including John's). They also performed a special concert for the NY City radio station, K-Rock and the only way one could get tickets was to donate blood. On November 8, 1987, John played a few songs at the blood bank (during the day) and then performed at The Bottom Line in New York City.

The tracks below are samples from the Bottom Line show, which was broadcast live on K-Rock:

01 Summertime Blues   02 Pinball Wizard   03 My Wife   04 5:15   05 Boris The Spider   06 Bargain   07 Shakin' All Over   08 My Generation   09 Sparks   10 Won't Get Fooled Again   11 Twist & Shout

1988:

In 1988, John created a newly formed John Entwistle Band to tour in support of The Rock. Unfortunately, the record company (which was supposed to release "The Rock"), was busted by the FBI and the album wasn't released - but John toured with it anyway ("The Rock" was finally released in 1996). The band was mostly the same lineup as recorded on the album, with the notable exception of Steve Luongo (formally of Rat Race Choir), replacing Zak Starkey on drums. Henry Small (formally of Prism) was the lead singer (both on "The Rock" and this tour).

The tracks below are samples from New Georges, San Rafael, CA - July 21, 1988:

01 Stranger In A Strange Land   02 Love Is A Heart Attack   03 Bridges Under The Water   04 Billy   05 You   06 Trick Of The Light   07 Heartache   08 My Wife   09 Boris The Spider   10 Life After Love   11 Last Song   12 Suzie   13 Shakin' All Over


1990:

In 1990, John and several other well-known musicians formed a <very> short-lived (two concerts) "super group" (comprised of John Entwistle, Keith Emerson, Simon Phillips, Joe Walsh, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter & Rick Livingstone), which was called "The Best". They played a great show in Yokohama, Japan on September 26, 1990. The Japan show was broadcast and eventually made its way to DVD and CD in 2011.

The tracks below are samples from The Best CD:

01 My Wife   02 Too Late The Hero   03 Boris The Spider ("Jaws" Midsection)

1994:

While John was in New York to play bass on a few songs for Roger Daltrey for his Carnegie Hall shows (see A Celebration), John met up at the China Club to play with some of his friends. This show was a preamble for the next version of the John Entwistle Band (formed late 1995) as it featured Godfrey Townsend on vocals and Steve Luongo on drums. Some of you may recognize Eddie Vedder on a few of the songs (Eddie was also a roadie for John's solo band in the late 1980's).

The tracks below are samples from The China Club, New York, NY - February 23, 1994:

01 My Generation   02 Listening To You   03 Shakin' All Over   04 I Can't Explain   05 The Kids Are Alright   06 Happy Jack   07 Twist & Shout   08 Long Live Rock   09 Won't Get Fooled Again   10 Pinball Wizard   11 My Generation (2)   12 Baba O'Riley   13 Whole Lotta Love   14 My Wife

1996:

In 1996 John had a new band in place and began touring in January 21, by participating in a special event: A Party/Concert tribute to him and his fans at Tramps in New York City. Since The Rock was never released and countless fans had asked about it over the years, John released it privately and sold copies at his shows. The 1996 shows supported "The Rock" and featured mostly songs from John's solo and Who catalog. John loved to talk about Keith Moon. He deeply missed Keith and it seemed that part of his life never recovered. I had suggested that he take ownership of "Under A Raging Moon" and John loved the idea, making it a featured part of the band's set list. John loved his solo band. At times he claimed he "would much rather play with them then go out with The Who again" (although coincidentally he did).

The tracks below are samples from The Real Rock Cafe, St Louis, MO - February 8, 1996:

01 Heaven & Hell   02 Had Enough   03 Success Story   04 Trick Of The Light   05 Bridges Under The Water   06 The Real Me   07 Love Doesn't Last   08 Boris The Spider   09 Life After Love   10 You   11 Last Song   12 My Wife   13 Long Live Rock   14 Summertime Blues   15 Shakin' All Over   16 Bass & Drum Solo

The tracks below are samples from Barrymore's, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) - March 24, 1996:

01 Heaven & Hell   02 Had Enough   03 Success Story   04 Trick Of The Light   05 Bridges Under The Water   06 The Real Me   07 Love Doesn't Last   08 Under A Raging Moon   09 Boris The Spider   10 Life After Love   11 My Wife   12 Last Song  13 Summertime Blues
  

1998:

In 1998 the band had recorded the Van Pires album and unfortunately, the record company refused to release it until 2000. However, the band refreshed their set list and started working some of the new songs into their shows (despite the record company).

The tracks below are samples from The House Of Blues, Los Angeles, CA - July 28, 1998. This show was broadcast on the Internet (which was very ambitious at the time due to broadband limitations and technical issues):  

01 Horror Rock   02 The Real Me   03 Had Enough   04 My Size   05 Sometimes   06 Under A Raging Moon (Drum Solo)   07 Success Story   08 Trick Of The Light   09 Whiskey Man   10 Shakin' All Over   11 905   12 Young Man Blues   13 Heaven & Hell   14 My Wife   15 Summertime Blues

Between all of this and beyond, John toured with Ringo Starr and his All Starrs, showed up occasionally to guest star at someone else's show, as well as toured extensively with his solo band through 2001...

Rest in peace John, you are missed by all of your loyal fans!

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