Song of the day - 04/06
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zoanthropicIn May of 1970, The Who released 'Live At Leeds', which was designed to emphasize The Who as a rock band as opposed to opera singers and its packaging was also an antidote to the splendor of TOMMY: a plain buff sleeve roughly rubber-stamped with the band’s name and designed to resemble a bootleg. Within could be found an envelope containing all sorts of facsimile Who ephemera (photos, date sheets, contracts, lyrics) and a record on which there was a handwritten warning that crackles heard throughout were not the fault of your record player. The remastered 1995 CD amended the note to say the crackling noises had been corrected.
The original album contained 6 tracks of pure unrivaled aggression from the band. In 1995, the album was expanded with 8 additional tracks. A deluxe edition was released in 2001, containing the entire concert which includes a full airing of 'Tommy'.
Though the album is known for "Summertime Blues", my pick is the first song of the set, written by John Entwhistle, a perfect way to set the tone for the concert.
"Heaven and Hell"
On top of the sky is a place where you go if you've done nothing wrong,
If you've done nothing wrong.
And down in the ground is a place where you go if you've been a bad boy,
If you've been a bad boy.
Why can't we have eternal life,
And never die,
Never die?
In the place up above you grow feather wings and you fly round and round,
With a harp singing hymns.
And down in the ground you grow horns and a tail and you carry a fork,
And burn away.
Why can't we have eternal life, And never die,
Never die?
The original album contained 6 tracks of pure unrivaled aggression from the band. In 1995, the album was expanded with 8 additional tracks. A deluxe edition was released in 2001, containing the entire concert which includes a full airing of 'Tommy'.
Though the album is known for "Summertime Blues", my pick is the first song of the set, written by John Entwhistle, a perfect way to set the tone for the concert.
"Heaven and Hell"
On top of the sky is a place where you go if you've done nothing wrong,
If you've done nothing wrong.
And down in the ground is a place where you go if you've been a bad boy,
If you've been a bad boy.
Why can't we have eternal life,
And never die,
Never die?
In the place up above you grow feather wings and you fly round and round,
With a harp singing hymns.
And down in the ground you grow horns and a tail and you carry a fork,
And burn away.
Why can't we have eternal life, And never die,
Never die?
