I found this pic of him ,thought it was extremly cool. He comes off as really cool with those glasses. I thought it was so cool, I made it my desktop. True story! haha. What do you all think of him (in general I mean, not whether he looks cool in the picture)
I think he's a great writer. He's written almost all of The Who's songs, (thats a lot of songs) except Boris the Spider and maybe a few others. Neither the lyrics or the music are very complex, yet somehow I enjoy all of the Who songs that I've heard. Even his recent work (Real Good Lookin' Boy, and Old Red Wine) are extremly good. Recently, his lead work has become much more impressive than it used to be, although a few songs on "The Who by Numbers" had some great lead work. And of course, hes a great rhythm player, right up there with Keith in my opinion.
And of course, he looks cool!
Taso
(Ain't it interesting I havn't made one of these posts about Clapton yet ;) )
I saw Pete on the Parkinson show one Saturday night in the 1970's. He talked openly about life, the universe, and his drugs problem and it made for a fascinating interview.
Not only that, but it turns out that Pete's dad played sax in the small band that played the opening/ closing music for the show, and at the end of the show Pete and his dad jammed live. A superb moment of TV and music history. I wonder if the Beeb have still got that footage?
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A :-)
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I love Pete; at one point he was a big part of my stage persona, especially after seeing The Kids Are Alright 3-4 times. It was kind of funny acutally, to the point where one particular audience member mentioned (to my band leader) how 'arrogant' the lead guitarist looked and acted.
Not saying Pete's arrogant, or that I was trying to be that way, but that's the way it came off for some reason.
One of those funny moments I guess :)
The Kids are alright. I've had that DVD (friend loaned it to me) for almost a year now, havn't watched it yet. I think I will though!
Any way I could see the video of him in the 70's that you mentioned Alan? Or the one with his dad?
Cool pic 8) 8) I have a red strat just like that one ( a 1989 japan strat) -the dog
It Does make a cool desk background!!! 8) 8) :lol:
The best thing about that picture is it is showing a guy who is about 13-15 years older than me ( I'm 47) still rockin and a rollin :D :D
Funny, the guy on drums looks a little like Moonie.
Who's Next and Quadraphenia (discs and flick) really brought The Who home to me. As for Pete sans The Who, Rough Mix (w/ Ronnie Lane) and Empty Glass and All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes (nice title) include some great, classic cuts.
You have to give Daltry his due, as well. He still kicks @ss just as much as Pete. These two really put a lot of other creaky rockers to shame.
-=tension & release=-
Absolutely, Daltrey is still rockin' the house. His voice is much rougher, but it still sounds great, just different. He's still a great entertainer, with the mic swinging and all that.
But he doesn't have a pic that looks as cool as that!
I always loved how simple but effective the band's hooks were, I really like won't get fooled again and teenage wasteland (i think that's what it's called), but sometimes I think some of the songs are just too long... then again, this is coming from the same person that has no problem with a 20 minute (at least) drum solo by John Bonham or 15 minute version of Dazed and Confused :lol:
Steve-0
Haha. Most of their songs are around the 3-4 minute range, they have a few that go above that. I love the live version of Magic Bus, great stuff.. Baba O'Rielly is the name of that song.
Rhythm player - yes. Pinball Wizard. That strummy part was (is) scary. Didn't Moody Blues have a song with a wild strum part. Wait...I can hear it now...
Yah, with the descending notes and orchestral hits (via Mellotron). What the heck was that called?
Anyhow, Pete's lead playing is tasty too. Summertime Blues (Live at Leeds) makes me wonder if it's the same guy sometimes. Like a Chordal-Lead player, playing solos with just chords.
Great stuff.
And then that whole Mod thing. I think they were 'Modder' than the Beatles at one point. :)
"'Cause there ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues!"
That huge sound was just the four of them, and since Daltry wasn't playing anything that was basically a power-trio.
I love the Moodys. I don't know the song you refer to, but Justin did some impressive right arm work on the song "Question".
Why do we never get an answer
When we're knocking at the door
With a thousand million questions
About hate and death and war...
Question is done in C tuning & Justin does a great job with it. I saw him in 97 in a small setting with his band....not the Moodies.
The Who have been one of my favourite bands since '65 when "I can't Explain" was their first hit....Pete wrote great lyrics, simple catchy hooks and riffs, and Daltrey has one of the all-time great rock voices...Moon was a fabulous drummer and the Ox was the rock on which the band was built..."Who's Next"...1971...took them to a higher level, that album has never dated...Baba O'Reilly, Won't Get Fooled Again and Behind Blue Eyes were instant classics...still one of my favourite albums to this day...
Like Alan, I also have fond memories of Pete T on Parkinson, jamming with his dad....
:D :D :D
Vic
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