Word: chants
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There's nothing difficult about these songs; they've got volume, crispness, precision, but no life. In fact, nothing really happens until midway through "My Wife," when Townshend finds a riff he can work on, Moon and Entwhistle lock into a solid rhythm and Daltry sees fit to chant "keep on movin'" over the top of it all. It brings a noticeable surge in intensity. "My Generation" is similarly structured and similarly extended, but awkward because it no longer incorporates pieces of Tommy. Townshend resurrects it by adding a simple solo to the break...
This year, more than ever, I'd love to see those Terrier worshipers go back to Boston with a taste of their own obnoxiousness. But without Section 18 it will be damn hard. Maybe if the band picked up a new chant...
Anyone who has every been to a Boston University hockey game has had to put up with the Terrier band incessantly banging out the 'dum-dum-dums' followed by obnoxious fans screaming "go B.U." at the top of their collective lungs. Not only is the chant every other minute or so irritating but it's not even a B.U. original. It was first used at Boston College, but the Eagles fortunately let it fade out until B.U. picked it up as a sort of anthem...
...every day at 1:45 removes herself to a corner to change. She takes off her white attendant's uniform, steps into a long purple acetate dress and fastens a single strand of pearls. At 1:48 she begins to sweep again. She times the sweep to a rhythmic chant that does not vary from day to day. "Two o'clock, pool closes, hurry up please...
...begins to chant...