By far BEST live band ever in Rock and Roll history. Great music, better show........

The Who is one of my favorite bands. What Townsend did in that band was PEFECT for the image that they needed, but Townsend, himself, is no joke! Behind the scene, he is up there with the very best!

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@@trajan6927 It was just a joke. If you knew anything about the 1970's, then you'd know there was always a ROGER who sold everyone good weed. I was complimenting with humor.

@@guitarttimman right on!

I consider Blackmore one of the fastest guitarist in rock and he has a melody to his madness unlike many others. I'm not knocking the Who. They are definitely one of the world's greatest band's. But Townsend is a rhythm player at best and it's been said John Entwistle was the lead guitarist of that band. And considered one of the first virtuosos's of the bass. As a bass player myself for over 40yrs there's thing's he's played I'm still trying to figure out.

@@Bitterstone3849 I've plated guitar for years and I'm just now starting to separate the bass guitar out, in my mind when listening to music. I've been amazed at some of the fast licks, and little off beat's, which would force a change on guitar, I guess I thought that was magic? I was trying to figure out Jungle Boogie the other day on my guitar, Lol. That really is a (silence between the notes) type of song. Not an easy one for me to grasp. But man it's funky. I Still haven't really gotten it down.

Copying Blackmore makes you play better. Start small and work your way up. I mostly started with The Battle Rages on album and the song Smoke On The Water, then went on to the more complex stuff later. Still havent worked my way up to Blackmore's Night all that much, hopefully someday, its really good music but much harder to play then anything he does on electric. im trying find recordings of him playing 12 string.

@@Bitterstone3849 Pete Townsend plays lead. Only a guitar player would be able to recognize that and since you don't play guitar it's over your head. 🤡

@@chriskroll4166 Townsend paid to access a child porn website in 2003... I do not buy his "I was trying to prove a point" plea. He bought his freedom.

I totally agree!

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Ritchie can do as he pleases and plays whatever he wants to. He’s got nothing to prove no more and to no one. He wrote so much rock classics... He’s the man!

Ritchie truly is a guitar god but this is one of a few videos that explain why many of the British greats don’t care for him

@@otisspunkmeyer9339 Not many, a few may be. They may not like him as a person? Jealousy? Who knows? Check Brian May for instance praising him in some videos. They is no doubt about his abilities as a guitar player and songwriter. And I think everyone knows that. Anyway, everyone tells a different story.

Yes, but RB is better.

@@alwilson3204 Ritchie Blackmore is a virtuoso & one of the best guitarists of all time . Agreed .

Makes sense. Pete’s not really a true lead guitarists. The Who is unique in that Moon and Entwhistle were the lead and Pete played rhythm around those two.

My newest f.band: Jimi; EVH; entwistle; bonzo; A.winehouse and Miles.

Not true! Pete plays lead very well.. Townshend went against the likes of Hendrix, Clapton and Beck on playing and came out unscathed.. wrote against The Beatles and The Stones came out unscathed!! I'm a fan of Richie but there is nooo comparing The Who with Deep purple.. The has better songs bigger fans and would totally blow them off the stage!!

@@kevinstimelsky673 NOT TRUE. NOBODY would blow DP off the stage. That is ridiculous. Guess what, when DP were at their zenith through the years 1971 to 1974 DP sold more records, concert tickets and merchandise than any other musical act on the planet, including Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Elvis, The Who and everybody else. That is a fact.

He must have been suicidal 😉

Precisely.

Yeaah, rock on! Thanks Clint, you are very welcome!

Many thanks, great pleasure!

No Townsend never thought of him as great or really good. He's a better writer than player . He's good though. Not much of a who fan. Especially compared to Ritchie , page , iommi, beck

Or Gilmore. Those were the players out of the u.k.

@@jerrywoods4066 I’ll say one thing Pete’s playing has evolved very nicely over five plus decades . Page on the other hand is non existent.

@@golf4ubacknine768 don't care 4 much of Petes playing . Period.

@@golf4ubacknine768 page is retired , and sold double the amount of album sales . He doesn't need to do anything, and have you seen him lately.

That interview was published in 1973. I imagine Pete has got the hang of playing guitar by now.

Lyrics and Compositions. Both.

Most we great writers and poets are gay.

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@@richarddelgado2723 😆

Apple's to Oranges - I don't Care - Just turn it up & keep it playing.

Many thanks!!!

Many thanks Jim Lane, have an awesome day!

Oh I'm not so sure about that. He said he listened to a lot of jazz and rock n roll music. Jimmy Page was into folk music

My friend David Wendals who replaced Richie in Lord Sutch's band when Richie quit to join what became Deep Purple actually lived down the street from then 14 year old Richie Blackmore who practiced in the garage every night playing along with records he fancied. He and Richie were friends and he would go over just to watch him play along with records by Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps (featuring Cliff Gallup) and HOT instrumentals by Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West all on Capitol 78 RPM's someone had sent Richie from the States. Richie also listened to Django Reinhardt. Dave told me, "I'd hear him from the street playing along with these fast guitar passages on those records note for note. He was just a kid ya know - we both were and already he had the reputation of being the 'fastest guitarist in England' and he was! Just like Bryant's claim to fame in the States as the "fastest guitar in the country" across the pond. Richie could eat those records and spit them out with his guitar. I was a fledgling player myself too but I just went over to watch him and listen. I'd knock on the garage door and he'd let me in and I sit and watch as he'd play his ass off. He did it every night. I never seen anyone practice as much as he did."

Exactly...without a song to play, you got nothing.

Xactly!!! Eddie Van Halen can capture the Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll emotion. And do it mind-bendingly. But when it comes to deeper, more human, and finer subject matters, he couldn't translate that to his guitar like Pete Townsend.

Don't kid yourself, real hard rock enthusiasts know how important a good lead solo is. Blackmore was one of the best.

I will never forget that day. Grateful Dead was the opening act and forgive me but I do not like them so it was in a baseball stadium so I found a spot to take a nap while waiting for The Who. It was general admittance so I got so close to the stage I could not see Keith Moon (15 foot high stage) I wanted to watch Pete and get a free guitar lesson but I wanted to see Keith so I had to back up a little. It was Keith's birthday and he was smashing his drum kit the whole show.

wow !! you make me dream !!! that was surely as cool as it can be !! greatfull dead , well , ilke them but nope way near as i love the who , i wouldn'nt have gone there fot greatfull Dead only neither ... Man , what a souvenir !!!

Hi Christophe, great to see you here, thank you! Have an awesome rocking day

You too buddy !!!

@@trajan6927 Yup. Just ask Abby Hoffman.

wrong

And not just music but LYRICS

Best rock songwriter in history...periord.

Yes sir!

Lol right

Which one lol?

Pete writes great songs. He used guitar to bring those songs to life. He didn’t do the guitar hero thing. That’s no slight to Blackmore. They just do different things.

he could be seen for, well, ...a long way off at Woodstock, & Isle of Wight because of that white suit.

Awesome, thank you!

Yeah and punk rock is shit

Absolutely. Their attitude "defined" punk, looooong before punk was even a hard on.

You said Townsend too. Cool...

I have said for years that can't explain was the first punk song

@@UserUli That's the punkest thing you could possibly say, and that's coming from a punk rocker. You managed to cancel your self out. Olga from Toy Dolls can actually smoke Blackmore. And, they're a rad novelty band. What's that say about Ritchie? However, I play my punk based on Rainbow. You sound like a Blackmore, or Buck Dharma fan... If it’s better than I am, it's shit.

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Many thanks, much appreciated!!!

I recently watched Pete Townshend playing acoustic guitar, he's awesome at playing rhythm. I hadn't seen anything like that before

And he also was singing while playing

Pete’s acoustic technique is so exciting…even when he’s doing his G to D to A it’s crazy…he gets amazing tone out of his j200 which he can slam away at be/ it’s not a bright sounding guitar…the torque in his wrists when he does his triplets etc…what an acoustic player 😳

His hands are all fucked up/cant play shit anymore. And I'm the biggest Blackmore freak going.

@@sterioapple ah me too. He's also up there in age and health problems. But he can still play the acoustical guitar awesome

@@sterioapple he’s 76

@@sterioapple so what dude? People age and so do our bodies. Things wear out. What you want perfection? He's a person. I bet you won't hold yourself to the same ridiculous standards.

@@jerrywoods4066 🤘

One Million% Tom, No one can or will ever compare. Cheers Mate

So Pete was a mediocre guitarist but he clowned around like DLR, got it.

...except everyone else does it better

townsend is a joke, that's why

@@mickydee7502.Your ignorant!!

Awesome!!!

My 1:st concert was the Who in Malmö, Sweden 1966!

Many thanks Robert, much appreciated!

The Who was never influenced by DP because they were a superstar band well before DP was well known at all. The Who-1963. DP-1968.

Give the movie “The Kids Are Alright” a watch and you may see something you’ll like. The Ox was indeed a phenomenal talent and I wished that the cameras would pan over to John a little more often to capture his brilliance but video usually features the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, drummer and bassist, in that order. John was fantastic on the horns too. What a powerhouse of talent they had in that band.

@@ChrisHyde537 Read a description on it and that does seem to appeal to me a bit more. Thanks!

Many thanks Aldo Ali, much appreciated!!!

Oh you are very welcome Lana, have a very beautiful Sunday!!!

@@karsguitarchannel6088 Thank you😊

being a WHO fan, I love the scene on 'EXTRAS' from the Woodstock re-issue film, when after hearing 'Pinball Wizard' all Summer on their radios, the crowd voices it's approval when PT goes into that flamenco intro. nothing like a hit to liven up a show.

MSG is likely the most over rated guitarist of his time. Both UFO and Scorpions did just as well or BETTER WITHOUT him. Neither The Who or Purple would have made it to super stardom without Pete or Ritchie, period.

I am no shrink, but I would think because he is insecure, and it makes him feel superior to others. Pete and the Who have created so much great music I don't think Pete gives a shit what Blackmore thinks. Music is art and not a competition.

@@mtadams2009Spot on. It’s obvious Blackmore is insecure and therefore needs to criticize others which in a way us trying to elevate yourself. Pete’s White City album which he sings very well on is a masterpiece. Brilliant Blues… Give blood are way beyond Blackmore’s capabilities. I hate it when musicians want to put others down, it more often than not draws attention to their own shortcomings… which we all have to some degree.

Townshend is not a technically gifted player, reasonable rythmn guitarist maybe.

Ritchie can also play with exceptional feel when he wants to (Mistreated, Son of Alerik, April etc) but both have great unique styles just different. I like both.

@@MrGroucho1933 he is much better than that. He has a unique style as a strummer, stands out among other rhythm players. And he is an under rated soloist, but not a shredder. Doesn't have to be. But his lead work on Quadrophenia shows him as a very good player.

Many thanks!!!

Beck, Page, Clapton can't write songs as easily as Townsend can churn em' out.

@@gr.vo.3058 You can say the same thing about Bob Dylan or Jim Croce

@@PetraKann they’re known for songwriting not guitar 🤷‍♂️

@@southie3177 Are you implying that David Gilmour cant write songs?

@@trajan6927 Spot on.

not by those who know

@@danieljodrey8863 everyone thinks clapton and page, Jeff Beck and Blackmore are tops

@@johnmiller9219 I don't know about that. I add Gilmour, Carlos, Jimi, Brian May, and of course EVH and Satriani and say pick one, you can't go wrong.

@@danieljodrey8863 Racist inbreds would differ with you on Carlos. I don't. Thank you.

@@danieljodrey8863 blackmore Gary Moore rik Emmitt, jimi and Micheal schenker

You are very welcome, big thanks!

I’ve always listed Ritchie as the 4th most important musician in Deep Purple. It is, after all, Jon Lord’s keyboard driven rhythm band first, guitar driven rock-n-roll band 2nd.

Idk but the riff for Smoke on The Water is the most recognizable riff for a reason.

Ritchie is instantly recognizable. He has technique, sure but what you did not mention is that he has emotion and taste. Townshend may be first in several things but he misses all of these, and in short, he misses musicality. Never gave me goosebumps, and never will. Does not mean anything to me at all. Ritchie is a rare gem indeed.

Pete had Jim Marshall build an 8 speaker cabinet, but the roadies didn't like it because it was to heavy. So he had Jim Marshall cut it into two cabinets, creating the stack.

What did Blackmore have to do with it? His uptake came way after several others.. as did his adoption of ultra showy stage personas.

@@heftosprod Absolutely. Blackmore used an AC30 live and in the studio long after Marshall’s were available.

@@heftosprod Blackmore knew Jim Marshall when Marshall was a drum teacher so it's early on. Ritchie said he saw the Marshall setup and liked the way they looked The design he liked, but the sound was awful. So he went back to the factory and said, "Look, I want this changed and I want that changed." And the rest is history Jimmy Page didn't use a Marshall until 1971 or 72.

@@argsigil7208 didnt Blackmore use ac30s up till the late 60s.. by that time The Who, Cream and Hendrix had used them all over the world. That's how I thought it was anyway.

"Power chords" are just chords. Chords have been around long before Townshend. There's very little difference in the sounds between a barred G chord and a G5 if you emphasize the lower strings. The great blues-based virtuosos that I love and admire (like Blackmore) don't owe a damned thing to Townshend (in regards to their lead playing). I don't know of many bands who have followed Townshend in trying to write 'rock operas '. That's unique to Peter. I'm not saying Townshend isn't a great talent - he is, but he sure as hell isn't the god you're trying to make him out to be. To be fair, neither is Blackmore.

Also, feedback is nothing more than a happy accident. Not Townshend's creation. Do you have absolute proof that Peter was the first one that incorporated it into his playing? It seems to me that the louder bands played, feedback was being discovered and utilized by others.

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@@JulioSerrano2015 Absolutely right. Nothing is gonna change fact.

Because aside from Blackmore borrowing no small amount of Townshends act... There's very little they have musically in common.

I'm surprised Ritchie played with anybody.

@@deansusec8745 Same here. Im told Ritchie was pretty cruel back in the day

Pete Townshend used to smash his guitars on stage. In Rock 'N' Roll, players like Hendrix and Ritchie Blackmore used to destroy their guitars on stage. Come on guys, it's Rock 'N' Roll, have some fun. Personally, I enjoy the opening part and laugh everytime I watch it. It's pure fun!

Ritchie Play many instruments.

Exactly!!!

So does Pete

Joe Walsh once said that he can't play mandolin because he has huge hands. As far as I know Pete Townshend played mandolin when he was at school. I guess what Pete meant is that playing mandolin is not rock n roll.

@@karsguitarchannel6088 Pete played Banjo in a trad Jazz Band with John.. But he can play Mandolin too.. 👍

Oh I love Pete's solo on Eminence Front live version

Sounds very beautiful, kinda jazzy

How about solo on Live at Leeds song, Shakin' All Over? The way Pete comes in. I have always thought that is one of Rocks great guitar solos. I could swear one time I read that Blackmore stated that Pete Townshend is one of his favorite Guitar Players." The way Pete uses chords and combines riffs etc.."

Don't forget " Young Man Blues" from " Live at Leeds". Guy's in full beast mode...

@@jdemarco I won't forget Young Man Blues. Live At Leeds version is one of my most listened to songs of all time. The Who on really good sound equipment, and with no distractions is the best way to listen to them. They are worthy of this extra effort in listening. On a given day, I think Pete is a great enough Guitar Player to take a piece out of even Jimmy Paige!

I will put The Who's, Live At Leeds up against any live rock album of the last 60 years! I will put The Who's live performances up against any live rock band of the last 60 years! Nuff said.

100%

No, it's not just the songwriting. It's the thunderous drumming, the wondrous bass playing, the superb vocals and yes the outstanding guitar work that makes Quadraphenia what it is. The single greatest piece of art in the entire history of Rock'n'roll. Ritchie Blackmore, although an absolutely scintillating guitarist, can't compete with that. No one can.

@@davidantonacci9525 I agree with what you said. However. Metallica and AC DC have Thunderous drumming, outstanding guitar work, a thumping bass, and killer vocals. But they can't come CLOSE to writing music like Pete Townsend. The greatest album ever performed by a Rock Band "Quadraphenia" played out in Pete's head before the boys put it to vinyl. I'm certainly not selling the rest of the band short, because the Who were like a Four Ring Circus live. You didn't know who to focus on at any given moment, so much was happening. They were and still ARE, the best live Band of ALL TIME!

Not into concept albums🥱

@@MrSteel7 Too bad.

@@gr.vo.3058 Your comment is a convoluted assumption that makes you correct?! You, don’t make anything so . Too bad Pete is in the same conversation with Ritchie . He didn’t ask to be . He likes to write long winded poems. That’s alright! Not for me .

Oh come on, so many people love Blackmore including me. He has a very interesting personality

@@karsguitarchannel6088 Ronnie James Dio, has a funny story about signing autographs in Rainbow Vs. DIO. He pointed out the differences in a fun little story about a certain place, and night. I love Blackmore's playing, and I liked your (interesting) way do describe his personality. The lord must have spilled a bottle of guitar skill, in that small area, at that time.

i believe the term Heavy Metal was first used to describe the sound of american band Sir Lord Baltimore circa 69/70.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

Also used 1969 in ‘born to be wild’ by Steppenwolf with the line ‘heavy metal thunder’. Think it was more a reference to motorcycles rather than the music though.

Maybe you mean Beethoven's Fifth?

A Rock God! But humble in his later years, and as down to earth as a legendary musician can be.

Enough about you … who’s better ? (Not including you )

Because the Whom weren't as good as the other bands