Three from the Train: The Who, King Crimson, Bare Naked Ladies

Every morning that I decide to drag myself to the city, I have a little over an hour to listen to music on the train. I put the iPhone music player on shuffle, and off I go. Calling my collection eclectic would be an understatement. So it's often an interesting mix. I didn't take the train this morning, but if I had, this is what I would have heard:

The Who: "Join Together"
I was a late comer to The Who. I always loved certain songs ("Who Are You" and "Won't Get Fooled Again") but it wasn't until the late 90's that I started listening with any real intent. I bought The Ultimate Collection and then Who's Next. Wow. Anyhow, Keith Moon's work on this tune is fantastic.



King Crimson: "Fallen Angel"
From the album Red, this song highlights John Wetton's vocal ability. (Sorry, I originally thought this was Greg Lake- my bad.) Oh well. King Crimson.



Barenaked Ladies: "The Old Apartment"
I discovered this song thanks to Apple Computers: they included the original music video as a bonus on one of their system releases in the late 90's. What I saw was Stephen Page channeling Elvis and what I heard was magical. Unfortunately, I never followed up to learn more about them and, when I did hear other stuff, it failed to compare to that original exposure. Anyhow, I have this one BNL song on my iPhone and it found its way into the rotation this morning.