Rocks in the Head (CD - 1992)

Personnel: Roger Daltrey (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Pim Jones (acoustic guitar, slide guitar); David Katz, Emily Burridge, Jay Leonhart, Ricky Byrd, Robert Lamm, Tommy Price, Billy Nichols, Gerard McMahon, Vinnie Zummo, John VanEps, Shaun Solomon, Jody Linscott, Jamie Daltrey, Pat Sommers, Don Henze.

Crucial to the creation of this album was Daltrey's meeting with guitarist/songwriter Gerard McMahon, since Rocks In The Head, which credits "Musical Direction and Production" to McMahon, also features him as primary backup musician and writer or co-writer of ten out of the 11 tracks. Daltrey himself is co-credited on seven, a new high for him, but it's hard not to feel that he is acting primarily as McMahon's mouthpiece. McMahon updates Daltrey for the '90s, constructing hard-edged tracks based on harsh electric or acoustic guitar textures, suggesting everyone from The Who to The Police. The result is an album that does nothing to diminish Daltrey's reputation. ~ William Ruhlmann minimize