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...some big celebrity with little or no experience in front of a movie camera, puts the name in a title role, and crosses his fingers hoping that the mega-star's sheer charisma will carry the audience through two hours' worth of celluloid. But Russell's experience with Roger Daltrey in the forgettable film version of The Who's rock opera Tommy should have taught him that the formula does not necessarily work. A bomb is a bomb is a bomb, and all of Daltrey's striking looks and blonde curls could not hide the truth. Had Daltrey proven...
...very much. Russell should try fishing around for a solid script next time. Rudolf Nureyev is the subject for Russell's current experiment, and the results are no cause for pride. Admittedly, Nureyev took on a task more daunting then Daltrey's. While the rock star merely had to portray a deaf, dumb and blind parody of himself in a rock opera that his group had created. Nureyev was asked to bring to life one of the all-time classic leading men in cinema history, a giant of an era that the ballet virtuoso never knew. The role demands...
...PARADE" IS A STORY that grows on you: the story of every artist trying to be an artist. Daltrey plays the subdued observer watching the star on the stage, telling us he "never made the headlines, but I was in that scene." We know Roger has even made the cover of the Rolling Stone, but he reveals a perspective of himself and of his work that few stars have; and so Roger Daltrey remains a star...
...listen to this album if you are a jazzman; if you like electronic beeps and structureless trinkles, sans vocals this is the worst investment you could make. Daltrey performs quite conventional and ordinary songs; the way he performs them is extraordinary and therein lies the quality of this album and of Roger Daltrey. Daltrey is helped along by the best supporting cast and Who soloist has ever assembled: Entwhistle plays bass, Rod Argent sweeps the keyboards, even Eric Clapton brings his talents to play...
...like the trills of a fine human voice, One of the Boys shows why Roger Daltrey is riding his Honda 500 and having a beer at the pub, instead of weaving dacron at the textile factory. It proves beyond any doubt Daltrey is more than one of the boys...