Sunday, April 1, 2007

an interesting contrast

Snippets from some Who songs ...
Here is a dismal section from "Had Enough" from the album"Who are you?" This song was written by John Entwistle
"I'm gettin' sick of this universe
Ain't gonna get better; it's gonna get worse
And the world's gonna sink with the weight of the human race
Hate and fear in every face
I'm gettin' ready and I've packed my case
If you find somewhere better, can you save my place?"

Here is another misanthropic song from Entwistle in the same album.
" We hum the same old lines to a different crowd
And everybody wants to cheer it
We run on endless time to reach a higher cloud
But we never ever seem to get near it"

On a more cheery note, from Pete Townshend in "The Who sell out" ...
"We try harder and harder, tryin' to get our way
But it's a long, long wait until Judgement Day
So settle your affairs and take your time
'Cause everything in the world is yours and mine"


From "Who's Next" with cheerful yet savage cynicism. Though Pete Townshend says he wrote it more as an introspective song about blind faith. "Won't get fooled again" is the epitome of rock music in my opinion. Catchy hook, great music, angry lyrics and above all, berserk drumwork.

"I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no!

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss"

Keith Moon is the best rock drummer of all time. Not necessarily the most skilled or musically advanced. He had a way of doing something unique to each song that very few drummers pull off. Most other drummers are usually subservient to the guitarist, taking 30-second soloes here and there to "do their thing" and playing timekeeper for the rest of the songs. But not Moon. He played the drum like a lead instrument, and had a superb bass player who helped him pull this off! Townshend, who was a brilliant guitarist himself, had to take a back seat in performing so that the band could stick together. By the band's own own accounts, this was not easy.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

u shud listen 2 jon bonham..and then u can change ur view..i mean will..