Petra_Haden_Sings:_The_Who_Sell_Out

<i>Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out</i>

Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out

2005 album

Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out is an album by Petra Haden, an entirely a cappella interpretation of the 1967 album The Who Sell Out by English rock band The Who. Haden supplies all of the vocals. It was released in 2005 on Bar None Records.

Quick Facts Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out, Studio album by Petra Haden ...
More information Review scores, Source ...

The recording was suggested by Haden's friend Mike Watt, who ranks Sell Out as one of his favorite albums and gave Haden an 8-track recorder she used to create the album.[1]

Haden formed a ten-woman choir, dubbed Petra Haden & The Sellouts, to perform songs from the album live.

Reception

In the Boston Globe on 13 March 2005, Pete Townshend, The Who's guitarist and principal songwriter, spoke positively about Haden's album:

I was a little embarrassed to realize I was enjoying my own music so much, for in a way it was like hearing it for the first time. What Petra does with her voice, which is not so easy to do, is challenge the entire rock framework ... When she does depart from the original music she does it purely to bring a little piece of herself -- and when she appears she is so very welcome. I felt like I'd received something better than a Grammy.

In his book Paddle Your Own Canoe, actor Nick Offerman recommends the album as ideal to listen to while building canoes.

Track listing

  1. "Armenia City in the Sky"
  2. "Heinz Baked Beans"
  3. "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand"
  4. "Odorono"
  5. "Tattoo"
  6. "Our Love Was"
  7. "I Can See for Miles"
  8. "I Can't Reach You"
  9. "Medac"
  10. "Relax"
  11. "Silas Stingy"
  12. "Sunrise"
  13. "Rael"

Listening

References

  1. [1]
    Bowe, Brian (March 2005). "Petra Haden Sells Out". Creem Magazine Online. Creem Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Petra_Haden_Sings:_The_Who_Sell_Out, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.