Daltrey was much more successful, commercially as well as artistically, when his solo career was a side project.
Parting Should Be Painless, the first album
Daltrey made after
The Who's breakup in 1982, contains some interesting tracks, including
Bryan Ferry's "Going Strong," which gives you an idea what
Roxy Music would sound like if
Daltrey was its lead singer, and "Somebody Told Me," written by
Dave Stewart and
Annie Lennox of the
Eurythmics. But for the most part, it consists of mediocre material indifferently sung. ~ William Ruhlmann