Opinion of The Who song "Baba O'Riley"

[Grumpier Than Thou]

I almost saw La Dispute this weekend, oddly enough.

I haven't even seen La Dispute.

[angus]

Ah, it's like this mang:   1/5/4 progression.

Start with the right hand on an F-chord, but inverted (C on the bottom), and the left thumb on an F bass (the one just below the lowest line on the bass clef, I think).  Then C-major chord with the right hand and a simultaneous C bass with the left index finger.  Then B♭ with the right hand (move the hand way forward on the keys and the left fingers sneak in-between to hit the 3rd and 5th of that chord), with a simultaneous B♭ base with the right middle or ring finger.  Here are the first few bars, with a strange quarter rest symbol because I don't know how to get a correct one in this font:

| F ⌇ ⌇ C | B♭ ⌇ ⌇ ⌇ | F ⌇ ⌇ C | B♭ ⌇ ⌇ ⌇ | F ⌇ ⌇ C | B♭ ⌇ ⌇ ⌇ | F ⌇ ⌇ C | B♭ ⌇ ⌇ ⌇ |

I was going to go to the office today, but I decided to dick around with this instead.  The wife is getting blood drawn and the boy is at school so I decided to practice this today.  That way I could play loudly and belt out the lyrics without being disturbed.

I really need a drum and guitar now.  When the boy comes home I'll show it to him and he can play it while I do the guitar part and sing.  He can play piano better than I, but he needs me to show him the progression.  Maybe I can show my wife how to do the drum part.  We have an electronic trapset in the music room and I was playing the drums along while I watched the video.  She has no musical training but it's not hard and my son has already taught her some basic drumming patterns that he learned in the school band.  I'll let the boy figure out that weird organ/synthesizer part later.  This can be a fun family project for next weekend.

Every once in a while Red is inspirational.

[they don't love you like i love you]

One rather unique thing about Mineral is that their songs hardly ever had choruses or verses and the lyrics hardly ever repeated. The songs were more like that Chris wrote some single stanza poem and then sang it drawn out in a way that managed to last over three minutes. Perfect example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=badSTlkLSHg

The entire lyrics to this over three minute song:

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[FEMA Camp Administrator]

I almost saw La Dispute this weekend, oddly enough.

I haven't even seen La Dispute.

Some nonsense called "Bled Fest" held every year at a former high school about 45 minutes West of Detroit. They were the last act and my roommate wanted to see them, but the queue was already behind, so we headed back.

[RI]

Pretty much the only The Who song I can tolerate.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The Who is simply awful.........period.

[This account no longer in use.]

Sure, The Who may not be the best band in the world, but you have to admit some of their songs are great. There are plenty of classic rock bands to choose from that are far more overrated.

[Badger]

I'm not entirely surprised, yet still highly disappointed that red, in his utter monomaniacal way, has only heard Baba O'Riley for the first time at his age. Never the less, he avoids official HP status by giving a song at least a nominal thumbs up comma even if his assessment of Roger Daltrey singing is absurd by nearly any objective standard

Also, I am pleasantly surprised and impressed that muon not only knows who guy picciotto is, but actually recognizes and can speak intelligently about his music and singing. How many other members of his caucus can you say that about?

[Badger]

The Who is simply awful.........period.

Wtf?

[LLR]

Sure, The Who may not be the best band in the world, but you have to admit some of their songs are great. There are plenty of classic rock bands to choose from that are far more overrated.

The Who are not overrated - the contrary, in fact. They're seen as inferior to the Stones, when they were much more talented and had better songs. John Entwistle is the best rock bass player ever in my opinion, Keith is such a great drummer, and Roger and Pete are legends. They just didn't have a very long or prolific career, and didn't get as recognized as the Stones did. And they were a phenomenal live act...

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

The Who is simply awful.........period.

Wtf?

I change to another station every time one of their songs comes on........sorry, friend. 

[angus]

I feel like that about the BeeGees.  I didn't know anyone felt like that about The Who, especially an otherwise well-adjusted fellow like yourself.

Anyway, I found that the diddly-blit-diddly-blit staccato parts throughout are from an EMS VCS3 synthesizer, which is is also used on Pink Floyd's "On The Run".  I guess Townshend isn't actually playing every note you hear.  The EMS VCS3 is sort of an automatic music machine, so once he figured out how he wanted it, he probably just hit a button to start it up, and had the machine repeat it.  That sound might be hard to reproduce without the actual instrument.  I saw some refurbished ones on eBay just now for 15 thousand dollars or so.  Wow.  Maybe it was the actual one from Pink Floyd or The Who.  There are some modern, new synthesizers for much less that might actually make the sound.  Maybe our keyboard at home will.  It has about 400 voices and the capacity to record and play back.

You can get a EMS VCS3 coffee mug for $16.95 or a EMS VCS3 T-shirt for $28.95.  

  

[Grumpier Than Thou]

I almost saw La Dispute this weekend, oddly enough.

I haven't even seen La Dispute.

Some nonsense called "Bled Fest" held every year at a former high school about 45 minutes West of Detroit. They were the last act and my roommate wanted to see them, but the queue was already behind, so we headed back.

Bled Fest is awesome. Would love to make it out there for it at some point, provided I can stop drowning in bills.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

BRTD man you're almost forty. Come on.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Is a 23 year old "almost 30"? Is a 13 year old "almost 20"?

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Is a 23 year old "almost 30"? Is a 13 year old "almost 20"?

#triggered

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Is a 13 year old "almost 20"?

I dunno. Ask Ziggy.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Is a 13 year old "almost 20"?

This is not a statement you want taken out of context.

[Goldwater]

I just heard it for the first time now because of a Family Guy joke.

FFS, can you stop being so predictable?

[Leinad]

Pretty damn awesome song.

[they don't love you like i love you]

I just heard it for the first time now because of a Family Guy joke.

FFS, can you stop being so predictable?

How's that surprising? There's a lot of songs I've only heard of because of Family Guy. That's no doubt true for tons of other people for "Surfin' Bird" for one, but how many people would've heard "Mr. Booze" if not for Family Guy? This is the original. Also that song from The Music Man. Family Guy is actually responsible for lots of people first hearing some songs.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I will admit this: I became an Anne Murray and Conway Twitty fan because of Family Guy.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I like the klezmer bit at the end. 

[This account no longer in use.]

I just heard it for the first time now because of a Family Guy joke.

FFS, can you stop being so predictable?

How's that surprising? There's a lot of songs I've only heard of because of Family Guy. That's no doubt true for tons of other people for "Surfin' Bird" for one, but how many people would've heard "Mr. Booze" if not for Family Guy? This is the original. Also that song from The Music Man. Family Guy is actually responsible for lots of people first hearing some songs.

BRTD, you are truly the embodiment of Poe's Law.