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Who is the unpolished sound his main band preferably may twitch a little when he hears the sophisticated production of the album and wonder if Pete Townshend äugt in his old age about good chart quotations.

In my opinion, I think one would rather see "Empty Glasses" as liberation from a drug nand alcohol sodden life crisis and to enjoy the high-quality songs, even though they may sound a bit ungwohnt.