Sanctuary Records
2005
So Who's The Bass Player?
About This Album
As evidenced by the songs John Entwistle wrote for the Who ("Boris the Spider," "My Wife," "Success Story," etc.), the group's bassist had a knack for penning straight-ahead hard rockers. But those expecting Entwistle to stick with hard rock on his subsequent solo outings were in for a surprise, as evidenced by the double-disc collection So Who's the Bass Player: The Ox Anthology. Covering his entire solo career (1971's Smash Your Head Against the Wall through 2000's Music from Van-Pires), The Ox Anthology is a fine overview of Entwistle's unpredictable work outside the Who. Kicking things off with unquestionably the finest Entwistle solo track of them all, "My Size" (which really deserved to have found its way onto a Who album), the collection soon presents the many musical faces of the Ox. Included are such unexpected styles as laid-back acoustic-based tunes ("What Are We Doing Here?"), tributes to Entwistle's '50s rock & roll roots ("Do the Dangle," "Roller Skate Kate"), Broadway-like tunes ("I'm Flash" and "Space Pirates," both of which feature vocals by Alice Cooper), and synth ballads ("Too Late the Hero").
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