Pete Townshend once had a theory about solo albums. Although solo projects are generally regarded as a threat to the sanctity of a band -- and bands as an impediment to a fully realized solo career -- Townshend didn't see it that way. He believed that a band could operate as a mother ship, allowing its members to venture to dangerous musical locales as solo artists, secure in the knowledge that they have the mother ship to return to, if... More >>>