Rock 'n' roll doesn't mind

[katernater]

Man. I don't get hung up on certain concert tours very often, but I have to say that I would have loved to have seen Ian Dury and Elvis Costello (!!!) tour together in '77. I love Dury. He's got this bumpy, raw, uncut sound to everything that he sings. It's honest. It's guttural. It's "dark pub at midnight with a glass of room temperature Bass" music. And so diverse. "Sweet Gene Vincent", for instance, starts off as a sort of ballad and then explodes into a rockabilly riff. And of course, the sheer genius of "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" -- pfft! What can you say?

'Also would have liked to have been there for The Who's concert at the University of Leeds. Todd bought me an original Live At Leeds LP for Christmas (with the butterfly-style cover that opens up like a menu, the album sitting crisply in its sleeve) with that great note from Townshend about the sound quality (you have a hard time during a couple of songs because of the static -- sadly removed from all the modern re-recordings; I think it gives the album a great feel.) I'd love to be able to convert the whole album for my iPod (which should be coming back to me any day now.)

I had a chance to see The Who at OSU back in '06, but it fell on the Monday of finals week. Plus, I heard Endless Wire wasn't that impressive and now that it's only Daltry and Townshend -- each of them not poor performers in their own right, certainly -- there's really little payoff in being able to go, other than to say "Yeah, I saw The Who in concert." I would have liked to have been able to hear a live version of "Baba O'Riley", though.

Side note: someone please tell Pete Townshend to stop writing operas.

Side note to an operatic sidenote: Hey! Bree Sharp's coming out with a new album this year! All right!





-- No, I did not write my Statement of Purpose letter last night. I had a crippling episode of self-doubt after I dropped a vacuum cleaner on my foot. Ow.

Comments

[bigbetterirish.livejournal.com]

that vacuum was out for VENGEANCE.

[katernater.livejournal.com]

And it was one of those cute, round ones, too. The kind that sits close to the floor and looks more like a Weeble than a vacuum cleaner? It fell off a shelf in the garage and just kind of rolled around afterward, like, Sorry 'bout it!

[gleam.livejournal.com]

"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" = <3333!

Right on about the LP. Nothing beats the raw reality of sound. Digitally remastered..tcht. There's no remastering of that when it's heard live. I'm all for retaining the real experience.

I'd also agree that Baba O'Riley would probably have been an acceptable enough reason to cough up the cash for a concert ticket. Just for the pleasure of being able to air cane/guitar along in a crowd of thousands of people.

Bree Sharp! :D

And ow to your foot. :( Is it bad of me to wonder which one? I'm curious if there's a limping likeness..

[katernater.livejournal.com]

It was my right foot...

[gleam.livejournal.com]

Oh, ho, ho! Tell me you aren't grinning right now.

[katernater.livejournal.com]

I'm more limping, actually.

[gleam.livejournal.com]

Aw. Did you wear more comfortable shoes today?

[katernater.livejournal.com]

I wore my Dr. Who shoes. XD

[gleam.livejournal.com]

Well in that case, let's hop the TARDIS and have a little tour of someplace extravagant. :D

[outintherain.livejournal.com]

Bree Sharp, w00t! XD

Hope your foot feels better!

[lissie-pissie.livejournal.com]

OMG. BREE SHARP. ♥ Will definitely be getting ahold of that.

Write your damn Purpose letter.

[katernater.livejournal.com]

Did you know she had a live album? I kept wondering what the deal was after she came out with "More B.S." -- we haven't heard from her for a while. But yeah! Live album!

GET OFF MY BACK, DOROTHY.

[kremlindusk.livejournal.com]

Totally pointless and barely on topic, but my boyfriend's last name is Vincent, and everyone agrees that it rocks, including me. ;D

[arriterre.livejournal.com]

Someone tell Pete Townshend to write more operas!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOQ1Ojr4xEw

This is very funny.

[katernater.livejournal.com]

Townshend attempting to string a thought together incurs more pauses than a Pinter play. Christ, what drugs is that man on and where can I get some?

[arriterre.livejournal.com]

It's one of the best videos I've ever seen.

Actually, I think he just looks really tired to be honest. I don't think he's on drugs in the video.

Of course, he could be tired FROM drugs. Though he was known to be an alcoholic so I'd put my money on that.

[katernater.livejournal.com]

They certainly don't make guitarists like that anymore, do they.