It sure must’ve been. They had a great run, though.
Keepers:
It’s Hard
Archive for the ‘The Who’ Category
The Who-It’s Hard
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
The Who-Face Dances
Friday, September 23rd, 2011
The Who-Who Are You
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The Who By Numbers
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
The Who-Quadrophenia
Friday, January 14th, 2011
It’s heretical I know, but I never liked this album much. I’m sure I’m missing something…
Keepers:
I’m One
Who’s Next
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Keepers:
Baba O’ Riley
My Wife
The Song is Over
Behind Blue Eyes
Won’t Get Fooled Again
I Don’t Even Know Myself
The Who-Tommy
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Keepers:
Go To The Mirror
I’m Free
Pinball Wizard
Sensation
Smash The Mirror
We’re Not Gonna Take It
The Who Sell Out
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Keepers:
Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand
Our Love Was
I Can See for Miles
I Can’t Reach You
Relax
Sunrise
Rael 1&2
Someone’s Coming
Odorono
Tattoo
Happy Jack Meets The Ursulines
Monday, January 4th, 2010My father had a great voice and used it all the time to make a little extra money. He sang weddings and funerals, MC’d local events, called Bingo at the reservation and announced at stock car races (among other things).
The first time he was asked to do the races he prepared a tape reel of songs to play in between heats so that he wouldn’t have to think of activities to keep the crowd occupied. I assume he did this at the radio station at night while Yankee games were being broadcast, and it probably took him quite a while. Unfortunately for him, my sister and I considered the at-home reel-to-reel tape deck one of our toys, and any reel of tape floating around the house was fair game.
I remember all too well the show we produced for our parents. We created a musical full of delightful songs about going on the rides at the county fair with assorted nuns. Mother Mary Claire’s name rhymed the best so she was prominently featured, but no nun was left behind.
I’ve been on the receiving end of shows put on by children and they usually consist of 10% content, 90% “No, you weren’t supposed to say that yet”, but our show was scripted, acted and sung efficiently on tape, and our parents seemed to enjoy it until the credits finished and we all heard “dum da dum dum dum dum da da da da dum… I saw yer”. At that precise moment Dad realized that his kids had recorded over his special stock car race mix tape. He didn’t react to it particularly well, and from that point forward taping anything in the house became a permission thing, on pre-approved reels.
The Who-A Quick One
Monday, January 4th, 2010
Yep… I got the release without the normal version of Happy Jack, which is OK because I have it in other places. In its stead we have a reasonable performance of Barbara Ann. Maybe.
Once I was old enough to understand bands and songwriting I liked to make tapes of songs by the “other” writers: John Entwistle, George Harrison, Dave Davies, Dennis Wilson… the Entwistle tape was pretty wild and I listened to it a lot. As time went on these other guys seemed to not get as carried away as the main writers in their groups, so in Entwistle’s case you can pretty much draw a straight line from “Boris the Spider” to “The Quiet One” and get something cohesive. Not quite as easy to draw a line from “I Can’t Explain” to “You Better You Bet”, and nowhere near as fun.
Keepers:
Run Run Run
Boris The Spider
Don’t Look Away
Whisky Man
So Sad About Us
A Quick One, While He’s Away
The Who Sings My Generation
Sunday, September 6th, 2009
Keepers:
A Legal Matter
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
Circles
I Can’t Explain
Much Too Much
My Generation
The Good’s Gone
The Kids Are Alright
