I just shed a tear - proud father

Empty Glass

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

mfc2006

:thumbup:

Who Princess

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

:thumbup:
You are raising your son right.

Empty Glass

Who Princess wrote:

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

:thumbup:
You are raising your son right.

we'll see tomorrow when the girl from the Fresh Beats Band comes on the Disney channel. She may still win him over

brianlux

Who Princess wrote:

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

:thumbup:
You are raising your son right.

Here, here! :thumbup:

hedonist

And some say pride is a sin.

Sweetness!

DS1119

CAVSTARR313

Kids are fuckin awesome and full of surprise.. my nephew claims STP is his favorite band, he turned 6 yesterday..

He knows all the words to "the suit that you wear".. I love when he sings it!!

brianlux

Another one for your kid, Empty Glass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmowtt9vhLY

brianlux

Speaking of The Who, I have a Who CD question. I have a decent selection of Who on vinyl but none of CD. I've read various reviews of some classic Who albums- Who Sell out and Live at Leeds in particular- and reading these has made choice difficult. The 1995 remasters are supposed to be good but their earlier CD's thus lower sampling rate thus more harsh/less warm. The 2001 remasters are said to have better sound but poorer remastering.

So I'm wondering what some of you Who fans think and know of these different formats. Recommendations?

Thanks.

BLACK35

Cool :thumbup:

titchinello

my oldest daughter has just turned 7, i just gave her my wifes old 2gb mp3 player, and put on a few disney princess albums, but she gave it back to me, and asked if i could take it off and put on some of my music.

and back to the OP's post... that is cool when that happens, it makes you feel a little pround,
I always stated, my girls can grow up to listen to what they want, but you always secretly wish for them to like rock music.

LloydXmas

Empty Glass wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

:thumbup:
You are raising your son right.

we'll see tomorrow when the girl from the Fresh Beats Band comes on the Disney channel. She may still win him over

Fuck Twist. And the new Marina sucks.

Empty Glass

BabaBooey1979 wrote:

Fuck Twist. And the new Marina sucks.

My boy doesn't know any better

Who Princess

brianlux wrote:

Speaking of The Who, I have a Who CD question. I have a decent selection of Who on vinyl but none of CD. I've read various reviews of some classic Who albums- Who Sell out and Live at Leeds in particular- and reading these has made choice difficult. The 1995 remasters are supposed to be good but their earlier CD's thus lower sampling rate thus more harsh/less warm. The 2001 remasters are said to have better sound but poorer remastering.

So I'm wondering what some of you Who fans think and know of these different formats. Recommendations?

Thanks.

OK, without hijacking the thread to much . . .

First as a long time Who fan (since '67!), I will briefly rant. The Who are just terrible about re-releasing their stuff in different formats so that if you keep trying to buy the "definitive" version, you end up with a lot of CDs and vinyl. Take Live at Leeds, undisputedly one of their best. I have the original LP. Then I bought the CD. Then they released an extended version in 1995, with 8 additional songs. Then in 2001 came the Deluxe Edition, with the entire concert albeit slightly out of order (it's 2 discs, with Tommy on the second disc--at the actual concert Tommy was performed after A Quick One and followed by Summertime Blues). Then in 2010 comes the 40th anniversary edition, with the original LP AND the deluxe edition CD, plus another show. Do I have all of the above? Hell yes, but it gets a little odd having 5 or 6 versions of the same album.

Similar with Who's Next. The earliest CD is definitely inferior. The 1995 release is very good and includes bonus tracks that you won't find on the deluxe edition from 2003. But the deluxe edition has a second disc featuring a 1971 show at the Young Vic where songs from the album were first performed. Take your pic, both of these versions of Who's Next are worth having. The Young Vic performance was a much beloved bootleg before being released.

The new version of Quad--I can't help you with that one. I've heard mixed reactions from other Wholies and so I haven't bought it yet.

Rant over--I would generally say that yes, the 95 versions are better but don't completely rule out the later ones, which often contain previously unreleased material. Any time you can get new stuff from the Moon era is a treasure if you're a Who fan.

Don't even ask me about the numerous videos out there, especially bootlegs. That's where the hardcore fans debate endlessly about the best version. Is the DVD of Isle of Wight better than the last VHS version, which was inferior to the early video? The DVD of the Chicago 1979 show is great, but why did they leave off tracks that you can find on the original video? And anyway, the Betamax version is the best! See what I mean?

I don't know if any of this helps. I guess you could say PJ fans buy lots of memorabilia, Who fans buy lots of recordings.

samjam

My dad raised me on The Who, his favorite band from his youth. I've loved them since first listen at 2 years old, and they remain one of my favorite bands of all time! Can't thank my dad enough for introducing me to them. I bet your son will say the same in a few years!

pandora

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

this is awesome


the love of music ... a great gift from parent to child
lasts a lifetime,
long after you the parent are gone the child will feel you live on in the music

Black Diamond

You're an awesome Dad!!

Empty Glass

Son had some friends from his kindergarten class spend the day with us today. Needless to say, I need a break now that they left. Head to the basement for a few beers and some Dylan. Dude comes downstairs "this isn't the rockin' song from last night"

Sorry kid, I need to chill Dylan / The Band tonight.

dankind

I just held Empty Glass on vinyl in my hands but was too rushed to buy it. I'm sure that the place that was selling it was charging 50 cents or a buck or something. Gotta go back tomorrow.

Empty Glass

dankind wrote:

I just held Empy Glass on vinyl in my hands but was too rushed to buy it. I'm sure that the place that was selling it was charging 50 cents or a buck or something. Gotta go back tomorrow.

Yes you do and at that price you can't lose - if it's in decent shape

EdsonNascimento

Who Princess wrote:

brianlux wrote:

Speaking of The Who, I have a Who CD question. I have a decent selection of Who on vinyl but none of CD. I've read various reviews of some classic Who albums- Who Sell out and Live at Leeds in particular- and reading these has made choice difficult. The 1995 remasters are supposed to be good but their earlier CD's thus lower sampling rate thus more harsh/less warm. The 2001 remasters are said to have better sound but poorer remastering.

So I'm wondering what some of you Who fans think and know of these different formats. Recommendations?

Thanks.

OK, without hijacking the thread to much . . .

The new version of Quad--I can't help you with that one. I've heard mixed reactions from other Wholies and so I haven't bought it yet.

Can't really add much because you did a great job... But get the new Quad. Especially if you have the sound system to appreciate the DVD. I think this is where a lot of mixed reviews come in. They only did half the album. I do think they picked the songs that would benefit the most. But I'm sure at some point they'll put out another version with the entire music DVD. The CDs are also an improvement. Again, stereo makes a difference. Plus, the outtake discs are cool. I had some of it on a boot from back in the day, but still good stuff.

Quad is my uncontested favorite album of all time.

To get back on track, my 12 year old just came up to me the other day and asked if we could load Quad up on his iPod......

afroannnie

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

Nice! My stepdad introduced me to the Who, Pink Floyd, Zep, and the Stones around the same age as your son...and I loved (still do of course) all of it.

Suziemay

Empty Glass wrote:

I'm in the basement folding laundry, cleaning up playing some tunes.

My oldest comes downstairs starts playing Mario Kart on the wii. 5:15 from The Who comes on...he says "hey dad, this song rocks"

I had to stop what I was doing and hug him. "Yes son, this does rock".

He's 6 in a month.

That's so awesome, Jeremy! Stories like these make having kids sound less daunting. Happy Sunday!

Who Princess

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

OK, without hijacking the thread to much . . .

The new version of Quad--I can't help you with that one. I've heard mixed reactions from other Wholies and so I haven't bought it yet.

Can't really add much because you did a great job... But get the new Quad. Especially if you have the sound system to appreciate the DVD. I think this is where a lot of mixed reviews come in. They only did half the album. I do think they picked the songs that would benefit the most. But I'm sure at some point they'll put out another version with the entire music DVD. The CDs are also an improvement. Again, stereo makes a difference. Plus, the outtake discs are cool. I had some of it on a boot from back in the day, but still good stuff.

Quad is my uncontested favorite album of all time.

To get back on track, my 12 year old just came up to me the other day and asked if we could load Quad up on his iPod......

Thanks for the suggestion. I really love Quad and have been pretty close to buying the new one so I expect I will. And I agree, they will almost surely put out yet another version and I will buy that one too.

EdsonNascimento

Who Princess wrote:

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

OK, without hijacking the thread to much . . .

The new version of Quad--I can't help you with that one. I've heard mixed reactions from other Wholies and so I haven't bought it yet.

Can't really add much because you did a great job... But get the new Quad. Especially if you have the sound system to appreciate the DVD. I think this is where a lot of mixed reviews come in. They only did half the album. I do think they picked the songs that would benefit the most. But I'm sure at some point they'll put out another version with the entire music DVD. The CDs are also an improvement. Again, stereo makes a difference. Plus, the outtake discs are cool. I had some of it on a boot from back in the day, but still good stuff.

Quad is my uncontested favorite album of all time.

To get back on track, my 12 year old just came up to me the other day and asked if we could load Quad up on his iPod......

Thanks for the suggestion. I really love Quad and have been pretty close to buying the new one so I expect I will. And I agree, they will almost surely put out yet another version and I will buy that one too.

I generally do not buy reissues. Don't see the need (and with 500+ CDs and the rate of reissue, it would be quite expensive). This ones worth it. The book is cool, too if you get super deluxe. Theres actually a day by day recording diary among other stuff. Pete really goes into detail on how he developed this. There's also some cool stills from the movie and locations (mics over ocean for sea sound effects) in the book. I would think a Who Princess (or Prince) would need to have it.

And as I said, if you have a DVD audio player, the sound on that disc is ridiculous. Imagine the sea just engulfing you. And the quad parts are all around you. Phenomenal.

Who Princess

EdsonNascimento wrote:

I generally do not buy reissues. Don't see the need (and with 500+ CDs and the rate of reissue, it would be quite expensive). This ones worth it. The book is cool, too if you get super deluxe. Theres actually a day by day recording diary among other stuff. Pete really goes into detail on how he developed this. There's also some cool stills from the movie and locations (mics over ocean for sea sound effects) in the book. I would think a Who Princess (or Prince) would need to have it.

And as I said, if you have a DVD audio player, the sound on that disc is ridiculous. Imagine the sea just engulfing you. And the quad parts are all around you. Phenomenal.

I'll admit it was uncharacteristic of me not to buy it. (But I'd also thought my prince might get it for me for Christmas. :think: ) I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece. When I've had a bad day, a sure cure is to crank up Quad. :thumbup:

EdsonNascimento

Who Princess wrote:

I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece.

Yeah. It's just The Who's fan board where fans can be needlessly overly critical of the band putting stuff out for the fans. That would never happen around these parts. :roll:

brianlux

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece.

Yeah. It's just The Who's fan board where fans can be needlessly overly critical of the band putting stuff out for the fans. That would never happen around these parts. :roll:

Edson, that's why you need to spend more time on AMT where there's never a harsh work or criticism spoken. (I'm practicing irony- next week: hyperbole. )

Oh, and thanks for the tips re Quad , the album that inspired my to buy a scooter around 1971... only I nearly killed myself on it a few time...

EdsonNascimento

brianlux wrote:

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece.

Yeah. It's just The Who's fan board where fans can be needlessly overly critical of the band putting stuff out for the fans. That would never happen around these parts. :roll:

Edson, that's why you need to spend more time on AMT where there's never a harsh work or criticism spoken. (I'm practicing irony- next week: hyperbole. )

Oh, and thanks for the tips re Quad , the album that inspired my to buy a scooter around 1971... only I nearly killed myself on it a few time...

I know! AMT - Home on the Range - seldom is heard a discouraging word!

Dr Jimmy just came on the rotation!

Scooters can be dangerous if you're not trained properly.

Who Princess

EdsonNascimento wrote:

Who Princess wrote:

I should have disregarded the bitchfest around it that you find on Who boards. Wholies can be a surly lot. Time for me to start shopping.

Quad really is Pete's masterpiece.

Yeah. It's just The Who's fan board where fans can be needlessly overly critical of the band putting stuff out for the fans. That would never happen around these parts. :roll:

This made me laugh!

I love this board tho. None of the Who boards are as fun as this one. (Just my opinion, other Wholies! :shifty: )