consider it your musical education

i’m starting a new weekly installment: music you should know tuesday. i daresay it’s the most important subject matter on this blog–considering 90% of this blog consists of my unemployed laptop sloth online shopping style crushes. just know that if you read nothing else on this blogosphere abomination, read music you should know tuesday.

if you’re smart, you’re already fully aware of the overly grim music scene. between hearty helpings of gangsta rap, cookie cutter “rock bands,” and lady gaga (dude. not hatin’ or anything. she’s seriously my guilty pleasure. just sayin…) america’s youth is doomed to a travesty of a life filled with musical misguidance.

not so anymore, sucka punches. there’s plenty of stellar music to go around–you just have to look in the right places… i.e., here.

as we embark upon this road to musical enlightenment, we’ll start at the beginning. our roots.

today’s music you should know:

mod podged on many of my notebooks in middle school, the who held my hand in my fledgling years of rock and/or roll discovery. they drove me to guitar lessons every tuesday in pop’s jeep. they treated me oh so well.

the most influential moment the who gave to me? roger daltrey’s completely unparalleled scream in “won’t get fooled again.” pretty sure nothing even comes close to touching that moment. yeah baby. every time i hear it, i want to sell all my possessions, time warp back to 1971, and sell my soul to pete townshend. also, it’s frequently listed as one of the best rock and roll screams of all time. i like to think it’s premium.

additionally, this album is epic and, like the scream, will never get close to being touched:

this album essentially shaped my dad and i’s relationship. it was a common thread he and i shared–a rare thing amongst teenagers and their fathers–and some of the best afternoons of my life were spent listening to “pinball wizard.” (later in life, the best evenings of my life were spent with my older and wiser pops on rockband vocals, singing like he’s never sung before to “pinball wizard.” you prolly haven’t lived until you’ve seen michael perform this for you. next time you see him, ask him about it.)

well, there you have it. whether you listen to them or not, at least know that they were/are, and they rocked it. brilliantly. and thank you to my awesome dad for letting me in on the best rock not-so-secret around. i know i’ve said it before, but it deserves saying again–you raised me right, pops.

and in case you’re bored and feel like hearing what i’m actually talking about, i created a little playlist delight of the most loved who songs for your listening leisure. and when i say leisure, i mean LAY-zure. because we’re fancy like that. (if you want to hear the scream in “won’t get fooled again” without listening to all 8 mins, the epic one is at 7:45. at least listen to that if nothing else.)

thanks for stopping by.

ps–it’s ok to be a musical snob. join me and let’s bring good music back to the masses.