Re: Exploring Baba

["Mark R. Leaman" <mleaman@sccoast.net>]

> They "fight" for their meals in that they have to work the
> land to keep themselves fed.

YL:

I have to like this theory, since it equates "fight" and the lyric as I
think it should have been: "work."

> It is implied that something has gone
> wrong with the planet (high radiation levels, I'd guess), making such
> farm work much harder than it is today.  That's why everyone who can
> afford to is living underground.

According to the BBC special, Pete began thinking about air pollution
and the only survivors would be either those who have AC in their
dwellings or vehicles. Thus the traveling and stationary people in the
story.

> Hi Everyone,Apart from the fact that Pete could not get support from his
> management or anybody else around that time, did he also apparently not
> suffer a nervous breakdown right after those young Vic gigs?

Derick:

Correct but backwards...according to reports, he had the breakdown
BECAUSE of the failed Lifehouse project.

> And if I
> recall Pete was extremely upset that the audience could'nt "get it" too.

This is certainly true, although a two-sided coin. The audience wanted a
Who concert not anything new...and the band was nervous about trying to
take such a giant step so they reverted to playing My Generation and so
on.

> Had Kit
> done so the result might have been the Greatest album The Who ever made.

A LOT of people think it was, although most serious Who fans more
correctly (IMHO) identify QUAD.

> That's also the reason why they became the Greatest Live band in the
> world too!

I have to argue with you there. My contention has always been MG was
such a great album because it was the only studio album which even came
close to capturing the band's live sound. These days, however, I must
tip my hat to the extraordinary Leaving Here and BDYDI on the reissued
ODDS AND SODS as being even closer.

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                      Cheers                ML