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...sparse reading-period crowd of close to 800 made up for their size with enthusiastic support for Carey, Lou Silver and the cagers. Silver's presence on the floor now brings the "Lou" chant--"Loou, Loou"--from Harvard supporters...
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...
...begins to chant...