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Smash Your Head Against the Wall is the debut solo studio album by English musician John Entwistle, released in May 1971 by Track Records in the UK and Decca Records in the US. Smash Your Head Against the Wall was the first solo album by any member of rock band the Who, born out of Entwistle's frustrations within the band, namely not having as many of his songs featured on their albums as he would've liked, and it features a guest appearance by the Who's drummer Keith Moon on one track ("No. 29 (External Youth)"), as well as strong musical influences from the band's work.

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  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall je debutové sólové album Johna Entwistlea, který byl baskytarisou anglické rockové kapely The Who. Ve Spojeném království bylo vydáno společností Track Records a ve Spojených státech Decca Records. Bylo to vůbec první sólové album jakéhokoliv člena The Who. (cs)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall es el primer álbum de estudio del músico británico John Entwistle, publicado por la compañía discográfica Track Records en mayo de 1971. Supuso el primer trabajo de un miembro de The Who en solitario e incluyó la canción «Heaven and Hell», interpretada con frecuencia en directo con el grupo y publicada anteriormente en Live at Leeds. Preguntado sobre el primer sencillo, «I Believe in Everything», Entwistle comentó: «He estado haciendo material en el que realmente no creía. En cierto modo lo escribí para las cabezas de gente pensando: "Ah, así que ese es el lugar donde está el cerebro de Entwistle, realmente cree en el demonio y en el infierno y todo ese tipo de negocio". De modo que escribí una canción que tocaba la reencarnación, luego entraba en el absurdo, con Papá Noel y todo ese rollo, y justo al final para prevenir que las cabezas pensasen que realmente creía lo que estaba diciendo, porque siempre parecen creer que tú crees en tus propias palabras. Creo en algunas de ellas, pero no en todas, de modo que escribí la broma para despistar, y ya está hecho». A diferencia de otros trabajos en solitario de miembros de The Who como Roger Daltrey y Pete Townshend, Smash Your Head Against the Wall obtuvo una escasa repercusión comercial y alcanzó el puesto 126 en la lista estadounidense Billboard 200, su mejor posición en los Estados Unidos hasta la publicación de Too Late the Hero. (es)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall is the debut solo studio album by English musician John Entwistle, released in May 1971 by Track Records in the UK and Decca Records in the US. Smash Your Head Against the Wall was the first solo album by any member of rock band the Who, born out of Entwistle's frustrations within the band, namely not having as many of his songs featured on their albums as he would've liked, and it features a guest appearance by the Who's drummer Keith Moon on one track ("No. 29 (External Youth)"), as well as strong musical influences from the band's work. Entwistle self-produced the album and it was recorded at Trident Studios in Soho, London over 2 weeks, with a young Roy Thomas Baker engineering the album (his first work). Baker would later become known for his work as a producer for the rock band Queen, and the same studio piano that was used by Entwistle during the sessions for this album was later used by Freddie Mercury on "Bohemian Rhapsody". The album peaked at No. 126 on the US Billboard 200 but it failed to chart in his home country. The album was initially remastered and re-issued in 1996 by Repertoire Records, featuring one bonus track, a cover of Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl", that was only previously available as a bootleg. The album was later remastered and re-issued again in 2005 by Sanctuary Records but this time featuring more extensive rare bonus content; the bonus content this time consists of three unreleased demos of songs that didn't make it onto the album (amongst them is "It's Hard to Write a Love Song" which would later be reworked into the song "Drowning" for his 1975 Mad Dog album) as well as four demos of songs featured on the album, an early take of "My Size", and "Cinnamon Girl" from the previous re-issue. However, all versions of the album remain out of print, and CD copies of this album are especially hard to come by. (en)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall est le premier album solo de John Entwistle, bassiste, chanteur et corniste du groupe britannique The Who, sorti en mai 1971. Sa couverture représente Entwistle avec un masque funéraire, regardant au travers d'une radio de poumons, une parodie des publicités anti-cigarette de l'époque. L'album en lui-même présente une vue bien plus pessimiste et agressive de la vie que même les Who dans leurs morceaux les plus agressifs. Le morceau de fin, I Believe In Everything, qui se finit par un fade out sur Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, clôt l'album sur une surprenante et joyeuse ambiance. L'album contient également une reprise de Heaven and Hell, une chanson des Who composée et chantée par Entwistle, ainsi qu'une sorte de « suite » à Boris the Spider, , qui se finit sur le riff de Boris the Spider. Pete Townshend des Who a une fois admis « On a plus appris de John grâce à cet album que pendant toutes les années durant lesquelles il a joué la basse avec nous », une référence à la fois à son caractère calme et discret, et à ses capacités de compositeur, jusqu'alors ignorées. L'album est bien accueilli sur AllMusic avec une note de 4,5 sur 5. (fr)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall è il primo album solista di John Entwistle, pubblicato nel 1971 dall'etichetta discografica Decca. (it)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall – pierwszy solowy album Johna Entwistle, członka zespołu The Who, wydany w maju 1971 roku. Muzyk sam napisał teksty, skomponował muzykę i zagrał na większości instrumentów, choć gościnnie na albumie pojawia się Keith Moon, a także Neil Innes (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) i Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie). Okładka przedstawia Johna w masce pośmiertnej, oglądającego zdjęcie rentgenowskie klatki piersiowej pacjenta z rakiem płuc. (pl)
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  • Overlaid photographs of a chest X-ray and a picture of Entwistle's face wearing a death mask (en)
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  • November 1970 and January 1971 (en)
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  • Christgau's Record Guide (en)
  • The Rolling Stone Album Guide (en)
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  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall je debutové sólové album Johna Entwistlea, který byl baskytarisou anglické rockové kapely The Who. Ve Spojeném království bylo vydáno společností Track Records a ve Spojených státech Decca Records. Bylo to vůbec první sólové album jakéhokoliv člena The Who. (cs)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall è il primo album solista di John Entwistle, pubblicato nel 1971 dall'etichetta discografica Decca. (it)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall – pierwszy solowy album Johna Entwistle, członka zespołu The Who, wydany w maju 1971 roku. Muzyk sam napisał teksty, skomponował muzykę i zagrał na większości instrumentów, choć gościnnie na albumie pojawia się Keith Moon, a także Neil Innes (The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) i Jerry Shirley (Humble Pie). Okładka przedstawia Johna w masce pośmiertnej, oglądającego zdjęcie rentgenowskie klatki piersiowej pacjenta z rakiem płuc. (pl)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall es el primer álbum de estudio del músico británico John Entwistle, publicado por la compañía discográfica Track Records en mayo de 1971. Supuso el primer trabajo de un miembro de The Who en solitario e incluyó la canción «Heaven and Hell», interpretada con frecuencia en directo con el grupo y publicada anteriormente en Live at Leeds. (es)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall est le premier album solo de John Entwistle, bassiste, chanteur et corniste du groupe britannique The Who, sorti en mai 1971. Sa couverture représente Entwistle avec un masque funéraire, regardant au travers d'une radio de poumons, une parodie des publicités anti-cigarette de l'époque. L'album est bien accueilli sur AllMusic avec une note de 4,5 sur 5. (fr)
  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall is the debut solo studio album by English musician John Entwistle, released in May 1971 by Track Records in the UK and Decca Records in the US. Smash Your Head Against the Wall was the first solo album by any member of rock band the Who, born out of Entwistle's frustrations within the band, namely not having as many of his songs featured on their albums as he would've liked, and it features a guest appearance by the Who's drummer Keith Moon on one track ("No. 29 (External Youth)"), as well as strong musical influences from the band's work. (en)
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  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall (fr)
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  • Smash Your Head Against the Wall (en)
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