Carl’s Rock Songbook #44: It Was the Dawning of the Age of the Harpsichord

by Carl Scott

When I hear the harpsichord in Vivaldi or Bach, if I picture anything, it would be rococo drawing rooms—George Washington asking Jane Austen for the pleasure of a dance. When I hear it in pop, perhaps thanks to Peanuts and the great Vince Guaraldi , I picture green lawns and white . . . . Continue Reading »

23 May 2012

Carl’s Rock Songbook #42: The Who, “Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere”

by Carl Scott

Its lyrics are fairly interesting (in a nutshell, relativistic autonomy gets declared in a “manly” mod key) and music-wise it features the ground-breaking and still tasty-sounding feedback break. But my discussion will focus on the relation between The Who’s trademark . . . . Continue Reading »

25 Mar 2012