Under A Raging Moon Iowa

Under A Raging Moon

Roger Daltrey

Atlantic Records, 1985

REVIEW BY: Eric E5S16

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 04/06/1998

One after-effect when a famous band breaks up due to a death ofone its members, is determining if the remaining members continueon, or just go on individually. In the case of The Who, they didboth. After Keith Moon's death, the band recorded two albums withnew drummer Kenney Jones.

Knowing full well that the band was not like it used to be, TheWho departed, with the remaining members to record on their own. Ofthe three (John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend), itseemed that Townshend had the edge in being the most popular. ButRoger Daltrey's 1985 release, Under A Raging Moon, is considered an album that is trulyfantastic.

The album was dedicated to Keith Moon, and the eleven songs onthis album are exciting and some could be passed on as songs thatThe Who could of recorded themselves.

The first track is "After The Fire," a song penned by PeteTownshend. I first discovered this tune from an episode of "MiamiVice". The lyrics: