Empty Glass

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"Empty Glass" can be seen as Pete Townshend's "coming out" album, a solo work that delves deeply into issues of bisexuality and alcoholism, but never entirely explicitly--as in earlier lyrics of songs recorded by The Who, Townshend's work tends only to hint at autobiography. The title track is a self-portrait of Townshend's struggle with alcoholism and the emptiness of stardom. "Rough Boys" records a frustrated sexuality revolving around an attraction to men, mixed with an eroticizing of macho driven street violence. "And I Moved" is a more erotic ballad that is written about a man by a man. The catchy "Let My Love Open The Door" is probably the least introspective of all the songs on the album but it also became the most popular.

Track listing

1. "Rough Boys"
2. "I Am an Animal"
3. "And I Moved"
4. "Let My Love Open the Door"
5. "Jools and Jim"
6. "Keep on Working"
7. "Cat's in the Cupboard"
8. "A Little Is Enough"
9. "Empty Glass"
10. "Gonna Get Ya"de:Pete Townshend/Empty Glass