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Post by ypaterson on Mar 1, 2024 12:43:25 GMT -5
I like Daltry. But I do wonder how he deals with that song. If he is still performing it these days. Don't try to dig what we all say. Even a stupid teenager like I was at that time knew that song wasn't going to age well unless Daltry died very soon. He now sings, "I hoped I'd die before I got old." When that song came out I thought 28 was old. Now I know that "old" is 98 and so I can still hear if for a couple more years !!! |
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Post by chiyankee on Mar 1, 2024 12:56:18 GMT -5
Townshend has a real prickly personality, so that sounds like something he would say. In the past, he's also made negative comments about Moon and Entwistle. Going back to Rod Stewart...several few years ago I was stopped at a red light in Downtown Albany, NY, just down the street from the state capitol. This guy with a rooster haircut wearing a black trench coat with an upturned collar came thru the crosswalk in front of me. I laughed to myself...a Rod Stewart wannabe. Once I got parked and started walking to my destination he was headed straight toward me and... I'll be damned...it was Rod Stewart. We smiled and nodded at each other as we passed. Turned out he was playing a show that night at what was then The Pepsi Arena. Apparently he liked to walk around the cities he was visiting to get a feel for the places. He probably appreciated that you let him walk in peace and didn't try to make small talk or ask for an autograph. |
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Post by inger on Mar 1, 2024 13:23:06 GMT -5
SPAM, look away! …
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 1, 2024 14:51:29 GMT -5
I had forgotten about this song. Brings back memories and nostalgia from the 1980s - my high school and college years. By the way, Russ Kunkel had to be brought in for the recording of the percussion/drums. Regular drummer couldn't get it right. When in doubt, bring in the session musicians. A good one Rizz that came toward the end of the time I was still trying to keep up. I claim no expertise on this era of rock music, but at least on this song they sound like they are from the Psychedelic Furs/Modern English genealogical line. I think this counts as post-punk? The musical taxonomy gets a bit blurry at times. |
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Post by kaybli on Mar 1, 2024 14:55:14 GMT -5
I had forgotten about this song. Brings back memories and nostalgia from the 1980s - my high school and college years. By the way, Russ Kunkel had to be brought in for the recording of the percussion/drums. Regular drummer couldn't get it right. When in doubt, bring in the session musicians. Cool song! I added it to my playlist. |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 1, 2024 15:08:37 GMT -5
I had forgotten about this song. Brings back memories and nostalgia from the 1980s - my high school and college years. By the way, Russ Kunkel had to be brought in for the recording of the percussion/drums. Regular drummer couldn't get it right. When in doubt, bring in the session musicians. A good one Rizz that came toward the end of the time I was still trying to keep up. I claim no expertise on this era of rock music, but at least on this song they sound like they are from the Psychedelic Furs/Modern English genealogical line. I think this counts as post-punk? The musical taxonomy gets a bit blurry at times. The 80s had so many clashes of influence - from bluegrass to Ska. After listening to the song for the first time in years, I thought the guitar sounds a bit of a Johnny Marr influence from The Smiths. I didn't recall the sound of bagpipes being in the tune either. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 1, 2024 15:15:01 GMT -5
The 80s had so many clashes of influence - from bluegrass to Ska. After listening to the song for the first time in years, I thought the guitar sounds a bit of a Johnny Marr influence from The Smiths. I didn't recall the sound of bagpipes being in the tune either. Not bagpipes, but sure sounds like them... "In A Big Country" www.youtube.com/watch?v=657TZDHZqj4 |
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Post by laurenfrances on Mar 1, 2024 15:24:03 GMT -5
A good one Rizz that came toward the end of the time I was still trying to keep up. I claim no expertise on this era of rock music, but at least on this song they sound like they are from the Psychedelic Furs/Modern English genealogical line. I think this counts as post-punk? The musical taxonomy gets a bit blurry at times. The 80s had so many clashes of influence - from bluegrass to Ska. After listening to the song for the first time in years, I thought the guitar sounds a bit of a Johnny Marr influence from The Smiths. I didn't recall the sound of bagpipes being in the tune either. Blue grass makes me think of Alison Krauss & Union Station |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 1, 2024 15:32:56 GMT -5
The 80s had so many clashes of influence - from bluegrass to Ska. After listening to the song for the first time in years, I thought the guitar sounds a bit of a Johnny Marr influence from The Smiths. I didn't recall the sound of bagpipes being in the tune either. Blue grass makes me think of Alison Krauss & Union Station One of my favorite concerts was Alison Krauss & Union Station at the outside amphitheater at UC Berkeley. That was the "Paper Airplane" album tour. Such a talented group of musicians. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 1, 2024 15:33:35 GMT -5
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 1, 2024 15:33:53 GMT -5
From that era Echo and the Bunnymen did "The Cutter" which used bagpipes. And McCartney in "Mull Of Kintyre." Any use of bagpipes outside of "Amazing Grace" and "The Campbells Are Coming" is always noteworthy. Haggis is one of the few dishes I can not eat. To the best of my knowledge it is made from the same ingredients as bagpipes. |
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Post by azbob643 on Mar 1, 2024 15:36:31 GMT -5
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Post by pippsheadache on Mar 1, 2024 15:37:01 GMT -5
Good stuff. Love the old school bluegrass like Bill Monroe and Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers. I'm not sure if the Carter Family qualifies as bluegrass or just regular mountain country, but they were brilliant. "Wildwood Flower" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 1, 2024 15:40:20 GMT -5
That song was huge back in the Fall of 1983, my first semester at LSU. You could hear it seemingly ever hour, either on KLSU radio, from someone's passing car stereo, or from an open dorm window. I still recall sitting outside for astronomy class to start, when my blond-haired cousin walked up with her Walkman blaring the song from her headphones. I didn't discover I had two blond-haired, blue-eyed cousins until I arrived my first day on campus, when they came to my dorm to meet me for the first time. |
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Post by rizzuto on Mar 1, 2024 15:44:16 GMT -5
Something close to bluegrass and its roots... |
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