he wasn't much of a lead guitarist, but what made him a great lead guitarist was the emotion that he put into the songs and made it talk like how it was suppose to, that's an important part of the Who. He was only an amazing rhythm player AND a great lead guitarist. He knew exactly how to make it sound good and what's best for the song. It's not how fast or swift or amazing they are like eddie van halen and brian may, its what sounds pleasing and brilliant to the ear. thats a good guitarist.
@TheInternetTroll100 tbh eddie was fuking amazing, he had everything you mentioned and more....he was the embodyment of the spirit of rock.........but its down to preference who u end up liking.
i like this guy too dont get me wrong, its SOO hard to play cool sounding slow stuff....but i dont think this guy even compares to Lynard Skynard or Led Zeppelin, the work they did makes this stuff sound like pop
And To call pete townshend the most underrated guitar player is stupid. he is not in any way underrated, he may be a weak soloist which is what I have been trying to tell you. But he is a better rythme guitar player than Kieth Richards. On top of that I consider pete to be one of the best musician in rock and roll history because of the lyrics and music he wrote.
To call Pete a weak soloist is to miss the whole picture.He is one of the best compose to come from the 20th century.If you diagree i'll meet u behind the playground @ 3:00 tomarrow!!
you misread the context of my comment. someone said that pete was an underrated guitar player. according to rolling stone magazines 100 best guitar players pete was ranked 50. the reason for that is because soloing is not his style. he for the most part played rythme guitar. jimmy page was number 9 because he is an amzing soloist. pete townshend is considered to be a revolutionary musician and guitar player. and honestly when pete did solo it was nothing special compared to other guitar players.
That RS list is crap- somehow Kurt Cobain is ranked #12 and EVH was ranked at #72- that's a crap list IMO. Second, Pete may have played more rhythm than lead, but to say its not special compared to other guitar players is BS- how is not as special? Pete's UNIQUE and has more diversity and emotion in his solos than someone like Page.
I know you said that. I'm asking WHY you say that b/c I think that his soloing is something special. Less is more w/ Pete- he puts his blood and tears into every chord and note, and his solos are very diverse. He makes the guitar an extension of himself, plus he invented the lead/rhythm style. So his soloing IS as special to others.
Townshend is incredible. He was back in the day and still is today. Who cares about solos or rhythm superiority? When youre a guitar player, you play a guitar. And Townshend is an amazing guitar player.
@mrtamberineman123 .The Live at Leeds album is the best live rock ever made and townsend is amazing,Moon is at his peak,john,roger also.The Who will host the superbowl in miami there in there mid 60s.They will rock as usauall.
Btw, I only blocked you- b/c i'm sure you're either asmorgan88 or the other guy but I did it b/c the arguments becoming pointless. the only you argument I heard from either one of you was he sucks he sucks he sucks and I'm right b/c I'm assuming I'm older than you. I mean seriously, I know I'm probably not going to change your opinion but the fact that you keep harassing me about mine is pissing me off. So stfu and get a life.
Go listen to a song by The Who, with a band who has a good lead guitarist. Hear the difference.
First one that comes to mind is "Circles" by Les Fleur De Lys. The band itself isn't too good at all, especially the singer, but the guitarist is pretty damn fucking good.
The guitar work done by the that guitarist, on a WHO SONG, blow ANYTHING that Townshend has ever played. Any song, any album, any live version.
Before you block me...all after you make a terrible attempt of a reply...I just want to look out for you & tell you that the guitarist on that song is perhaps something you should research before you criticize if you don't know who it is.
First off...it IS better playing.
And secondly...knowing that you'll say it's not good (when it IS), and that the guitarist sucks, I think you should really know about what you're talking about before you even think of replying...
I listened to the song. It's a good cover of a Who song, and the solo was very good certainly. However, there are many, many Pete solos that I'd rather listen to. I researched the guitarist of that band- he's not nearly as influential as Pete. See, technicality shouldn't matter when it comes to playing lead- you have let it flow freely when playing lead, something that can't be practiced. And pete can do that much better than the Circles solo.
And I know pete doesn't solo in the Who's version of circles, but that's b/c Pete doesn't really do solos in the studio, his best playing comes in live performances.
Oh really? I'm naive? Ok then so I guess the fact that Gilmour's solo on Comfortably Numb is always on top 10 greatest solos lists then? And apparently the fact that when Hendrix was asked how it felt to be the greatest guitarist ever he responded w/: "Go ask Neil Young" makes me naive too then? And people who have watched all my vids w/ an open mind have said they were "enlightened" and thought Pete was really good when they were previously extreme haters?
Are you serious?! NEIL YOUNG IS NOT A GOOD LEAD GUITARIST, EITHER!!!
What the fuck does Hendrix comment have to do with anything about The Who?!?!
Top 10 lists?! YOU TAKE THOSE SERIOUSLY?!?!
Rolling Stone is a terribly commercial magazine...they say Townshend is ranked 50th out of 100 for great guitarists...that's way too high. I can easily name 50 that are better at the instrument than him!!!
WAKE UP!!!
Pete's lead playing isn't what makes him great! His minimal craftsmanship is!!!
(palm to face) no you criticized me earlier for saying that Neil was good- so I used the Hendrix quote to prove my case that Neil is good. No I don't take RS lists seriously, Pete is too LOW on the list, he should be in the top ten. Pete's lead playing is one of the many reasons why he's great YOU WAKE UP!!!!
Compare the solo from "Heaven & Hell" to the solo in "Communication Breakdown"...
Are you telling me that you think Townshend is on the same level of playing as Jimmy Page?!
He should be in the "top 10" if technique and ability aren't being considered...because yes, he IS one of the most influential, he IS one of the greatest icons in rock & roll, he DID change how people play it (or lack thereof!)...but, I can name 100 guitarists that are better lead players than him.
He IS a really good rhythm guitarist, and when he DOES solo, it's sometimes effective and fits the song, but by no means does that make it technically advanced or "GREAT".
If you want "great" guitar solos listen to a band that provides them...don't try to make The Who out to be something that they are not...a GUITAR BAND, with a GREAT LEAD GUITARIST!!!
Townshend is a great guitarist, but he is NOT, I repeat...NOT a good LEAD GUITARIST. It's obvious.
They're different solos they can't be compared I like them both- plus the Heaven and Hell solo is longer. I consider them to be that way b/c they're two completely different guitarists.
I view guitar playing as an ART, not a scales exercise. The music you make from the guitar is what's important, not how fast you play it. Think about it- Hendrix, Clapton, Blackmore, were not as technically inclined as say, Satriani. But they're still considered greats. So how does this make me naive? Go watch the rest of my vids, and then stfu. I realize some of my vids now aren't that good, so that's why I'm gonna remake them sooner or later.
I never said anything about anyone playing faster or slower...?
Townshend's lead playing is not what makes him great...his innovative style, song writing, his RHYTHM work, and stage presence is what makes him great!!!
Clapton is a "great" by default. Same with Hendrix.
BY THE WAY, Townshend's my favorite guitarist...but I would never say it's because of his lead playing!!!
Listen to The Who for what they are! THEY ARE NOT A "GUITAR" BAND!!!
Really so it's not speed? What is it then, why is pete so "bad"? All of what you listed makes him great, his lead playing is great too. How exactly are Clapton and Hendrix great by default? Pete's as innovative as they are. I DO listen to the Who for what they are, and I know that guitar solos were not their main foucs, but when Pete does pull one off, it's pretty damn good. If you were a real fan and listened to as many boots as I have, you would see that.
No, it's a FACT that he IS a good lead player- it's only people like you who make it sound like it's not. Pete puts his heart and soul into every chord and note he strikes- something that other guitarists just don't as well, plus his creativity and emotion is unmatched. That's not something you can practice, unlike speed which can be. And if you're saying I sound like an ass, then you're saying that like 95% of the members of the Who's website are asses as well. And I won't change my opinion.
The only who people who think that way are people who play guitar themselves, and struggle...and can't play lead themselves.
HE MIGHT BE ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS - BUT HE'S NOT A GREAT LEAD GUITARIST. I'd have no qualms if you said he was one of the best guitarists...but you're saying he's one of the best LEAD guitarists. That's fucking outrageous If they had someone join the band as a rhythm guitarist in the 60's, and had Townshend play lead...they would've destroyed the band.
Ok let me clarify- by ALL forms I meant that he had inspired a lot of rock bands today. I see what you THOUGHT I meant- that he inspired all types of jazz, classical, rap etc. No no no of course he didn't and I apologize for not clarifying.
come mon dont start hatin on him...he aint a pdeophile he was resarching tht shit for a book he was gonna write and yes i belive it you can call me stupid but i belive it...he isnt anywhere near the best lead but he is still amazing
It IS haughty b/c that's like saying that b/c you Pete sucks means that you're more mature than anybody else. It doesn't. Now, if you seriously think that half this vid is riffing, than no wonder you think he sucks. You and m0dsar3us are the only people to say half of this riffing. And this isn't the best vid of him PART 3 IS THO!!!!!
Well yeah it's not hard to COPY. But to actually PLAY like him- no one can do it. No one can perform those jams like he does, especially since he wings them. Pete plays guitar as if it were an art, and that's the beauty of it. Yes it's sloppy but sloppy is good- Page was sloppy.
If you must factor in age, ok then- there are many people are on The Who's website who make the claim that as they have gotten older, they continue to realize how good Pete really is, myself included. And there is one person on there who has seen the Who FOURTEEN times and is probably older than the two of you and this person thinks that Pete is awesome. And there are many others just like him, and guess what there are a lot of guitar players on there that think Pete's awesome.
What the hell half of this stuff isn't him RIFFING. Point out where. And look, see you can't give me a reason as why Pete sucks other than the fact that as you got "older" you realized he sucks- which doesn't make you any more mature, it just makes you sound like a haughty prick.
And if by riffs you mean some of those repetitive licks he plays during a solo then guess what Blackmore does the same thing on Highway Star and many people love that solo. So know YOUR shit before you make claims.
or zappa, OK we "all" know that zappa was awesome with the guitar, but he was so concerned about every aspect of music composition that today we don't remember him for his solos as well as we remembered for his wicked music compositions with orchestras, complex percussions and xilophones..in a way he is being underated too, because, as well as tonwshead, gilmoure, or george harrinson, he was a band's player. an inverse example is the jimi hendrix experience, the greatest ever follow by...?
also i think that by unrated he was trying to say something that i think is real wich is the fact that guitar players has always been like a band inside the band. rock always gave great importance to the guitar and that putted the guitar player in a higher position and i think there are two kinds of guitar players, those who play as if they were a part of the band and those who think they must take that higher position. in the first kind i put some of the 'underated' like tonws or david gilmoure
many people can play like blackmore or like tonwnshead..in fact there are people with great skills but no personality who make the best to play exactly like other person, can we call that people talented? maybe, original? not at all, originality in art is EVERYTHING, and rock and roll is a form of art, nobody played like tonwshead before townshead, and that makes him, in my opinion, one of the best. ever.
Joshuathemonkeyking, I would suggest you stop talking because your lack of basic research on behalf of guitarist is getting you nowhere, and you are wrong on more than one claim that you have made about music. To say that Pete Townshend is "Under-rated" is rediculous. The Who is one of the highest selling bands of all time, and sit among the best music makers of rock. Pete Townshend is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in the past 50 years, get with the program!
Hey dude I AM with the program. The reason I say the most "underrated" is b/c there are still people out there who think he can't do a solo, plus he was ranked at only 50 on RS top 100 guitarists lists. On polls asking who's the greatest ever, I have not once seen Pete on them. THAT'S why I claim he is the most underrated guitarist ever- b/c those polls should have him and he should be higher than #50.
i love pete's lead guitars because they are so fuckin different to other guitarists. i play guitar since 4 years and one of the biggest reasons why i wanted to play guitar was pete's solo at woodstock when he smashed the guitar. i like nearly all these sixties guitarists like Richards, hendrix, clapton, mick taylor, santana, page, but pete townshends leads are the craziest one!
And uh...yeah - that "Miles" solo...yeah, that's an OPEN D string...and nothing else.
And...yeah - it's bad.
I don't even know who Gilmour is dude! Townshend can't be better at lead than him though.
Pete has even said in documentaries that he almost broke up the band after seeing Hendrix, and then again around the time of Who's Next, because HIS PLAYING WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR THAT OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES.
No no he HAS merited it. He has merited it b/c he is a very unique one of a kind guitarist that NOBODY can play like- I can find you guitarists that can sound like Page or Blackmore, I haven't heard anybody play like Pete. I never said Pete was the best, I said that he's among the elite- Clapton, Blackmore, etc. are just among his same level. And wow you don't even know who Gilmour is? And you just go on and ASSUME that he's better than Pete? Gee no stubbornness there...
btw Gilmour is Pink Floyd's lead guitarist. The point I'm trying to make is that playing w/ speed isn't everything, b/c people all agree Gilmour is a great guitarist and he's not that fast. Same for Angus. I don't like to hear Pete say that stuff, b/c although he likes to think he's not that good, he really is. He's just not one to show off an ego like that.
btw, according to my guitar book- it's holding the A-string at the second fret. Fits the song well, sounds cool.
Actually from taking another look at the book, it is on the D-string, however it's mostly holding down the D-string on the second fret and tremolo picking it followed by a brief series of trills going from 0 to 2 repeatedly.
Townshend is God, he created so many things there is no-one who can play like Pete, NO-ONE!!!, he is the most underrated guitarist of all time, he is my ultimate hero there is no-one who compares to him, he changed the style of guitar, took it new heights where it had never been done before, i mean come on!!!
What the hell are you talking about- the solos are VERY emotional. Pete's guitar playing is rough yes, but so is Page and Hendrix's! Go listen to LZ and Hendrix live and you tell me their guitar playing isn't rough.
Watch my other Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 and then you tell me he fucking sucks at guitar playing. You're just jealous you can't play guitar as well as he can.
haha what a joke I doubt it. Who gives a shit about "clean" Page, Hendrix, Pete, Angus and many others are rough. Go watch parts 2,3,4 and 5 for God's sake and you tell me that Pete sucks.
I'm not really up for trying to argue anything about who is and isn't a guitar god, but...I definitely think Townshend is underrated. I see lots of lists where people talk about their favorite guitarists and "the best" and almost never seen Townshend mentioned, but he's definitely one of my fave and an influence.
Well at the end of the vid there is a credits, however, they aren't completely accurate as some of the original songs had to be cut out. So yeah I can do that.
Pete reminds me a bit of Hendrix in the sense that he throws everything into the guitar, he doesnt hold back, its raw beauty, If you miss a note or muff a note, so what, its part of the overall effect. Yes Hendrix was probably a better soloist. But both these men played with reckless loud abandonment defining what Rock guitar is all about. Loud and Raw.
Ok man looking back at this vid I know that Pete's got better solos than these, that's why I've made FIVE vids, soon to be 6 after I remake 3 and 4. Tell me then, what makes this vid suck? It's better than ronzococo's vid that's for sure.
Dude what are you talking about this vid is not a joke, what's wrong with the solos here on this vid? If this vid wasn't enough to at least convince you that Pete is a guitar god, then watch parts 2, 3, 4 and 5.
listen man, i love the who, i think they are a fucking rockin band, but i would never go as far as to say pete is a guitar god because he is no better then the guitarist for sum 41.I bet you don't even know who Mick Taylor is and he is a guitar god. Look him up. Look up Love in Vain by the Rolling Stones 1972. Mick rips that song up.
Huge, huge mistake... as a lead player, Pete isn't great
he is probably the most unique and accomplished rythym player ever, the fact that his style is so simple makes him all the more impressive, far more so than poofy showmen who play overly complicated passages at the expense of the music
poofy showmen who play overly complicated passages at the expense of the music? Your uneducated or just plain sticking up for you man pete. Pete does have a very unique way of playing but how can you talk down on people who play a complicated solos. There is no such thing, its all personal taste but in the big picture pete is no guitar god when there are the mick taylors and the jimi hendrix of the world.
no i wasnt referring to either hendrix or mick taylor, i mean more jimmy page, who does tend to have some very rubbish solos (and some good ones as well), and clapton, who i really do not think is any good
That says it all, you think pete is a guitar god but you think clapton is bad. wow, you apparently have not heard anything from clapton because clapton is a guitar god, pete is not. Eric Clapton and Jimmy page blow pete right off this earth.
Ok dude I know who Mick Taylor is, and yes he's really good. But to say that Pete's no better than Sum 41's guitar player is total BS. Pete IS a guitar god, yes he's not as techinically proficient as guitarists like Page but it's not about who can play the most complicated solos. Hendrix wouldn't be able to keep up w/ Satriani, yet he's still considered the better guitar player. Why? Because the notes he chose kicked serious ass, his influence, and all-around playing. Pete is that way too.
Pete is also a unique one of a kind guitar player because of his lead and rhythm combination and that style influenced the likes of Angus Young, EVH, Adrian Smith, etc. Again, watch parts 2,3,4, and 5 to see how great Pete really is as well as any clips from Camden 2000, Tanglewood 1970, Essen 1981, Chicago 1979, Forest Hills 1971 just to name a few of the many shows where Pete just totally owned.
Whoa whoa easy! I don't care about Pete Townshend I think he was a good guitar player but definetely not a guitar god (if he's a guitar god whose not...)but that's not my point. How can you say that Hendrix wouldn't be able to keep up with satriani? I'm a huge fan of Satriani's work but for me hendrix was, is and will still be the best guitar players in the world. He only played guitar for 12 years but he still is one of the biggest influence in the guitar world.
and he was still alive, he will kick satriani's ass as easily as he kicked Clapton's ass, when he came up on stage to play with him and Clapton had to leave the stage not to embarass himself ^^ And Clapton is definetely a guitar god, just listen to Derek and the Dominos and Cream, his old bands, you'll see why is considered a guitar god.
Nice video, you can see that speed just kills songs sometimes.
What I meant was that Hendrix wasn't as techinically advanced as someone like Page or Satriani. And how exactly is Pete definitely not a guitar god? If this vid didn't convince you that, then watch parts 2,3,4 and 5 as well clips from the 2000 tour.
Hendrix is definitely better than Satriani the point I I was trying to make was that techinicallity isn't everything. And yes dude Clapton is a boss, but remember that he's not the most technically advanced guitarist either, further proving that technicallity isn't everything.
@DrumsareFTW you have to be kidding me..Page blows pete out of the water, clapton blows him outta the universe....Stop dreaming. pete doesn't even have talent....He is lucky that he had roger, john, and keith......That's all i have to say.
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i dont understand what you mean by "dont let him solo" the whole piont of these videos was to prove that He can solo, i mean look at the other videos and you will understand.
i love pete townshend as much as anyone. Ive been calling him underrated for years now. But he i not as good as beck and clapton. He just isnt. Idsay he rite below them. Ik im gonna get negative marks for this but just listen to thei stuff compared to Pete's. He is a better writer and overall musician, but not better guitarist. Howver, his acoustic work also ges unnoticed. Very good there, too
e is certainly one of the most brilliant rhythmic guitarists , he composed amazing songs with great passages between one rhythm and another , maybe the only current guitarist comparable to Pete is John Frusciante . A guitarist is not great because of its technics or virtuosity , but its ability to communicate feelings through the instrument .
Townshend great guitarist? Yes. yes. Video guy, you should list the songs these are from and if possible the year on the live recordings. I'm glad that you made this video.
...don't misread that, I love the Who, and I think Pete is one of the greatest songwriter's of the 20th century - but he is not equal to Hendrix - and, to a comment earlier, Hendrix played with stunning levels of emotion when playing guitar - Pete has said himself in interviews that live he dosn't care what he plays, he cares more about how he's moving about the stage, ect.
To merit him on his lead playing would mean he wouldn't really stand out, he does have incredible moments where he plays both beautfiul and effective passages - like shown here and in loads of other examples, but for alot of the time he plays pretty generic stuff, like his solo in "Won't Get Fooled Again" or in "Summertime Blues" from the Isle of Wight show.
If anyone doubts his talent, just see him live, it's where he really really shines...
mrkkitson 1 week ago
.... underrated?
xaqualungx 4 months ago
I wonder ... How many pictures have already taken them??
Many photos! Virtually every place to which they will take photos of them .... must be over 1000! kkk '
vitorTheWho 1 year ago
first solo is the best
hombrefm 1 year ago
he wasn't much of a lead guitarist, but what made him a great lead guitarist was the emotion that he put into the songs and made it talk like how it was suppose to, that's an important part of the Who. He was only an amazing rhythm player AND a great lead guitarist. He knew exactly how to make it sound good and what's best for the song. It's not how fast or swift or amazing they are like eddie van halen and brian may, its what sounds pleasing and brilliant to the ear. thats a good guitarist.
TheInternetTroll100 1 year ago
@TheInternetTroll100 tbh eddie was fuking amazing, he had everything you mentioned and more....he was the embodyment of the spirit of rock.........but its down to preference who u end up liking.
i like this guy too dont get me wrong, its SOO hard to play cool sounding slow stuff....but i dont think this guy even compares to Lynard Skynard or Led Zeppelin, the work they did makes this stuff sound like pop
sonicsoul0 1 year ago
underrated?? you kiddin... he is freakin awesome dude.... so crazy and psichedelic
Aztlnight 1 year ago
Pete Townshend is a good guitarist.
anonymouslolxD 1 year ago
Some of these butt-wipes who have the unmitigated audacity to suggest Townshend isn't 'as good' as their precious "shredder" idols....let me say this:
He was pioneering rock & roll when your parents were little toddlers.
You're clueless...and to you I say....goodbye!
11spike7 1 year ago 2
HOLY SHIT HE IS GOOD
Sludge9509 1 year ago
There was always something hypnotic about My Generation. I think it's Pete's Solo.
Autobot71Ironhide 1 year ago
he is the most underrated, fuck it he is awesome!
MasterclassNL 1 year ago
guitar player of the Who? I would give him a little more then that!!
brib333 1 year ago
forget the speed burnig. I want an ochestra in a box. thanks mr. Townshend.
jackflank 1 year ago
The magic bus Solo is one of his finest.
codywhite96 1 year ago
Power chords = PETE
rhythm = Pete
Wind mill= PETE
most copied = PETE
still alive and playing rock= PETE
wrsawy1 1 year ago 12
@wrsawy1 You hit the nail on the HEAD brother!!!!
enforcer4444 1 year ago
@wrsawy1 amen
ptownshendlove19 1 year ago
they have some ignorant dumbasses on
here. that its so not funny. haha. why dont people listen to his solos
on eminence front, water, naked eye,
live at leeds, live at the isle of wright, or
just hear him live.
its boring to listen to these players like ritchie blackmore .
who just plays the same notes fast over and over its boring i would like to hear
that idiot play without having to hear him rape the wah-pedal or plagiarize of hendrix and beck.
GrungeRocker1000 2 years ago
Oh, bullshit, Pete Townshend is one of the most original guitarists of all time.
scartissue94 2 years ago
And To call pete townshend the most underrated guitar player is stupid. he is not in any way underrated, he may be a weak soloist which is what I have been trying to tell you. But he is a better rythme guitar player than Kieth Richards. On top of that I consider pete to be one of the best musician in rock and roll history because of the lyrics and music he wrote.
swanmix10 2 years ago
To call Pete a weak soloist is to miss the whole picture.He is one of the best compose to come from the 20th century.If you diagree i'll meet u behind the playground @ 3:00 tomarrow!!
Jcpluc 2 years ago
that RS list is totally messed up, pete townshend at 50??????are you serious??!!!he is in the fcking top 10!!
dragonnelite 2 years ago
yeah somebody totally fucked up with that.
mullinator7 2 years ago
pete townsend is not under rated, george harrison is under rated
nucleardude11 2 years ago
@nucleardude11
And Pete Townshend is 100 times better than George Harrison.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
but george is still good
nucleardude11 2 years ago
@nucleardude11
Oh yeah for sure. He is definitely underrated.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
ya george should have gotten more credit
nucleardude11 2 years ago
I do not think at all that pete was underrated, he was not the best lead guitarist because he did not solo, he played rhythm guitar very well.
swanmix10 2 years ago
@swanmix10
What the hell do you mean he didn't solo did you not listen to the clips here? And watch my other vids and then you tell me he didn't solo.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
you misread the context of my comment. someone said that pete was an underrated guitar player. according to rolling stone magazines 100 best guitar players pete was ranked 50. the reason for that is because soloing is not his style. he for the most part played rythme guitar. jimmy page was number 9 because he is an amzing soloist. pete townshend is considered to be a revolutionary musician and guitar player. and honestly when pete did solo it was nothing special compared to other guitar players.
swanmix10 2 years ago
@swanmix10
That RS list is crap- somehow Kurt Cobain is ranked #12 and EVH was ranked at #72- that's a crap list IMO. Second, Pete may have played more rhythm than lead, but to say its not special compared to other guitar players is BS- how is not as special? Pete's UNIQUE and has more diversity and emotion in his solos than someone like Page.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
NO. I said his soloing was nothing special compared to other guitar players.
swanmix10 2 years ago
@swanmix10
I know you said that. I'm asking WHY you say that b/c I think that his soloing is something special. Less is more w/ Pete- he puts his blood and tears into every chord and note, and his solos are very diverse. He makes the guitar an extension of himself, plus he invented the lead/rhythm style. So his soloing IS as special to others.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago 2
Pete's guitar solos are uniquely Pete. And they are special compared to other guitar players.
This comes down to opinion. Nothing more.
Dethancooper 1 year ago
i love pete but my favourite thing about him is definetly stage presence hes just so damn awesome
habakkukukukukukuk 2 years ago
asmorgan88 and SKINmodHEAD
are ignorant retards.
hahhahaha!
trust me on that one guys.
rockandroll4life1 2 years ago
@rockandroll4life1
I second that. lol
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Townshend is incredible. He was back in the day and still is today. Who cares about solos or rhythm superiority? When youre a guitar player, you play a guitar. And Townshend is an amazing guitar player.
heftosprod 2 years ago 8
@heftosprod
No...he's an amazing RHYTHM guitarist.
He is NOT a good lead guitarist.
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
I dont think these solos are technicaly amazing but they are pleasing.
But i do know Pete do alot better, the proof is after all in your other videos but i forget which ones.
Because i think you have some very strong videos but also some really weak ones.
BTW im sorry about all of these haters, it must be frustrating, i cant believe i used to do that.
Those haters need to listen to the Live At Leeds album.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
@mrtamberineman123 .The Live at Leeds album is the best live rock ever made and townsend is amazing,Moon is at his peak,john,roger also.The Who will host the superbowl in miami there in there mid 60s.They will rock as usauall.
TheWhoLive73 2 years ago
You're a coward by the way.
a1lm0dconS 2 years ago
Btw, I only blocked you- b/c i'm sure you're either asmorgan88 or the other guy but I did it b/c the arguments becoming pointless. the only you argument I heard from either one of you was he sucks he sucks he sucks and I'm right b/c I'm assuming I'm older than you. I mean seriously, I know I'm probably not going to change your opinion but the fact that you keep harassing me about mine is pissing me off. So stfu and get a life.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Go listen to a song by The Who, with a band who has a good lead guitarist. Hear the difference.
First one that comes to mind is "Circles" by Les Fleur De Lys. The band itself isn't too good at all, especially the singer, but the guitarist is pretty damn fucking good.
The guitar work done by the that guitarist, on a WHO SONG, blow ANYTHING that Townshend has ever played. Any song, any album, any live version.
a1lm0dconS 2 years ago
Before you block me...all after you make a terrible attempt of a reply...I just want to look out for you & tell you that the guitarist on that song is perhaps something you should research before you criticize if you don't know who it is.
First off...it IS better playing.
And secondly...knowing that you'll say it's not good (when it IS), and that the guitarist sucks, I think you should really know about what you're talking about before you even think of replying...
a1lm0dconS 2 years ago
I listened to the song. It's a good cover of a Who song, and the solo was very good certainly. However, there are many, many Pete solos that I'd rather listen to. I researched the guitarist of that band- he's not nearly as influential as Pete. See, technicality shouldn't matter when it comes to playing lead- you have let it flow freely when playing lead, something that can't be practiced. And pete can do that much better than the Circles solo.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@joshuathemonkeyking
The guitarist of that band is Jimmy Page, fuckstick.
YEAH - before the fame.
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
I really don't feel like explaining this again just go read my response to asmorgan88 on ronzococos vid.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
And I know pete doesn't solo in the Who's version of circles, but that's b/c Pete doesn't really do solos in the studio, his best playing comes in live performances.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@asmorgan88
What I meant was creativity and proficiency as a lead guitarist.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
I've read your other posts.
I think you're a little naive as to what makes a "good" guitarist.
Angus Young, Neil Young, David Gilmour, and Pete Townshend are not "good" guitarists.
Pete is good for reasons other than technique...he is not a "lead guitarist".
If you're listening to Townshend and thinking he's "one of the best lead guitarists", that's ignorant.
He's great for reasons other than his soloing. His soloing is effective enough, but by no means technically inclined.
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
@SKINmodHEAD
Oh really? I'm naive? Ok then so I guess the fact that Gilmour's solo on Comfortably Numb is always on top 10 greatest solos lists then? And apparently the fact that when Hendrix was asked how it felt to be the greatest guitarist ever he responded w/: "Go ask Neil Young" makes me naive too then? And people who have watched all my vids w/ an open mind have said they were "enlightened" and thought Pete was really good when they were previously extreme haters?
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Are you serious?! NEIL YOUNG IS NOT A GOOD LEAD GUITARIST, EITHER!!!
What the fuck does Hendrix comment have to do with anything about The Who?!?!
Top 10 lists?! YOU TAKE THOSE SERIOUSLY?!?!
Rolling Stone is a terribly commercial magazine...they say Townshend is ranked 50th out of 100 for great guitarists...that's way too high. I can easily name 50 that are better at the instrument than him!!!
WAKE UP!!!
Pete's lead playing isn't what makes him great! His minimal craftsmanship is!!!
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
(palm to face) no you criticized me earlier for saying that Neil was good- so I used the Hendrix quote to prove my case that Neil is good. No I don't take RS lists seriously, Pete is too LOW on the list, he should be in the top ten. Pete's lead playing is one of the many reasons why he's great YOU WAKE UP!!!!
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Compare the solo from "Heaven & Hell" to the solo in "Communication Breakdown"...
Are you telling me that you think Townshend is on the same level of playing as Jimmy Page?!
He should be in the "top 10" if technique and ability aren't being considered...because yes, he IS one of the most influential, he IS one of the greatest icons in rock & roll, he DID change how people play it (or lack thereof!)...but, I can name 100 guitarists that are better lead players than him.
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
As I've been saying...
He IS a really good rhythm guitarist, and when he DOES solo, it's sometimes effective and fits the song, but by no means does that make it technically advanced or "GREAT".
If you want "great" guitar solos listen to a band that provides them...don't try to make The Who out to be something that they are not...a GUITAR BAND, with a GREAT LEAD GUITARIST!!!
Townshend is a great guitarist, but he is NOT, I repeat...NOT a good LEAD GUITARIST. It's obvious.
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
No he obviously IS a good lead guitarist because TECHNICALITY ISN'T EVERYTHING. GO WATCH A 2000 BOOTLEG.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
They're different solos they can't be compared I like them both- plus the Heaven and Hell solo is longer. I consider them to be that way b/c they're two completely different guitarists.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@SKINmodHEAD
I view guitar playing as an ART, not a scales exercise. The music you make from the guitar is what's important, not how fast you play it. Think about it- Hendrix, Clapton, Blackmore, were not as technically inclined as say, Satriani. But they're still considered greats. So how does this make me naive? Go watch the rest of my vids, and then stfu. I realize some of my vids now aren't that good, so that's why I'm gonna remake them sooner or later.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Speed?
I never said anything about anyone playing faster or slower...?
Townshend's lead playing is not what makes him great...his innovative style, song writing, his RHYTHM work, and stage presence is what makes him great!!!
Clapton is a "great" by default. Same with Hendrix.
BY THE WAY, Townshend's my favorite guitarist...but I would never say it's because of his lead playing!!!
Listen to The Who for what they are! THEY ARE NOT A "GUITAR" BAND!!!
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
Really so it's not speed? What is it then, why is pete so "bad"? All of what you listed makes him great, his lead playing is great too. How exactly are Clapton and Hendrix great by default? Pete's as innovative as they are. I DO listen to the Who for what they are, and I know that guitar solos were not their main foucs, but when Pete does pull one off, it's pretty damn good. If you were a real fan and listened to as many boots as I have, you would see that.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
If you've noticed, I've given him credit for being a hell of a rhythm guitarist.
If you think his lead playing is "great", well, then you must think that guitarists like Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Paul Gilbert are absolute gods.
Because it's obvious...his lead playing doesn't compare to the elites.
I can't change your opinion...but, when it's a fact that he's not a good a lead player, it's YOU who sounds like an asshole, not me.
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
No, it's a FACT that he IS a good lead player- it's only people like you who make it sound like it's not. Pete puts his heart and soul into every chord and note he strikes- something that other guitarists just don't as well, plus his creativity and emotion is unmatched. That's not something you can practice, unlike speed which can be. And if you're saying I sound like an ass, then you're saying that like 95% of the members of the Who's website are asses as well. And I won't change my opinion.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Christ.
The only who people who think that way are people who play guitar themselves, and struggle...and can't play lead themselves.
HE MIGHT BE ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARISTS - BUT HE'S NOT A GREAT LEAD GUITARIST. I'd have no qualms if you said he was one of the best guitarists...but you're saying he's one of the best LEAD guitarists. That's fucking outrageous If they had someone join the band as a rhythm guitarist in the 60's, and had Townshend play lead...they would've destroyed the band.
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
Ok so I guess you're calling EVH someone who can't play lead himself? B/c he thinks Pete's a great guitarist.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Eddie Van Halen is pretty damn fucking impressive...for about a bar of music, NO more.
SKINmodHEAD 2 years ago
I've seen VH in concert- evh is impressive for more than bar of music.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Absolute. Absolute.
a1lm0dconS 2 years ago
@mnobody21
He is a guitar god- go watch my other vids.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@mnobody21
Ok let me clarify- by ALL forms I meant that he had inspired a lot of rock bands today. I see what you THOUGHT I meant- that he inspired all types of jazz, classical, rap etc. No no no of course he didn't and I apologize for not clarifying.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@asmorgan88
Nah you're clearly the dumb one.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@asmorgan88
Go join The Who's website and see for yourself. And no you don't.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Anyone who doesn't consider Pete one of the greatest guitarists of rock n roll has absolutely no idea what they are talking about.
tunaketchup 2 years ago
@mnobody21
Well it's true he inspired a LOT of modern music today- from everything punk to metal, all modern rock bands learned something. You're the joke.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@mnobody21
I'm not the only one who thinks that. Go on to the Who's official website- there are people on there who say the same thing.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@mnobody21
Then watch my other vids to see his creativity and proficiency. That's what makes him so great after all.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
I thought it was his lead playing that made him great?!?!?!?
m0dsar3us 2 years ago
@m0dsar3us
Yeah I meant his creativity and proficiency in his lead playing.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
come mon dont start hatin on him...he aint a pdeophile he was resarching tht shit for a book he was gonna write and yes i belive it you can call me stupid but i belive it...he isnt anywhere near the best lead but he is still amazing
billy959 2 years ago
awsome man just awsome! pete is awsome!
YJMproductions 2 years ago
@asmorgan88
It IS haughty b/c that's like saying that b/c you Pete sucks means that you're more mature than anybody else. It doesn't. Now, if you seriously think that half this vid is riffing, than no wonder you think he sucks. You and m0dsar3us are the only people to say half of this riffing. And this isn't the best vid of him PART 3 IS THO!!!!!
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@asmorgan88
Well yeah it's not hard to COPY. But to actually PLAY like him- no one can do it. No one can perform those jams like he does, especially since he wings them. Pete plays guitar as if it were an art, and that's the beauty of it. Yes it's sloppy but sloppy is good- Page was sloppy.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@m0dsar3us
If you must factor in age, ok then- there are many people are on The Who's website who make the claim that as they have gotten older, they continue to realize how good Pete really is, myself included. And there is one person on there who has seen the Who FOURTEEN times and is probably older than the two of you and this person thinks that Pete is awesome. And there are many others just like him, and guess what there are a lot of guitar players on there that think Pete's awesome.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@asmorgan88
What the hell half of this stuff isn't him RIFFING. Point out where. And look, see you can't give me a reason as why Pete sucks other than the fact that as you got "older" you realized he sucks- which doesn't make you any more mature, it just makes you sound like a haughty prick.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@m0dsar3us
And if by riffs you mean some of those repetitive licks he plays during a solo then guess what Blackmore does the same thing on Highway Star and many people love that solo. So know YOUR shit before you make claims.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
@whammydoom
Did you exactly WATCH the whole vid, or just listen to the first clip? Go watch parts 2, 3,4, 5 and you tell me he sucks.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
you are damned right he is underrated. The Who are the greatest
MikeBA10 2 years ago
also i think the most unrated guitar player ever is FRANK ZAPPA
TheEasytimes 2 years ago
or zappa, OK we "all" know that zappa was awesome with the guitar, but he was so concerned about every aspect of music composition that today we don't remember him for his solos as well as we remembered for his wicked music compositions with orchestras, complex percussions and xilophones..in a way he is being underated too, because, as well as tonwshead, gilmoure, or george harrinson, he was a band's player. an inverse example is the jimi hendrix experience, the greatest ever follow by...?
TheEasytimes 2 years ago
also i think that by unrated he was trying to say something that i think is real wich is the fact that guitar players has always been like a band inside the band. rock always gave great importance to the guitar and that putted the guitar player in a higher position and i think there are two kinds of guitar players, those who play as if they were a part of the band and those who think they must take that higher position. in the first kind i put some of the 'underated' like tonws or david gilmoure
TheEasytimes 2 years ago
many people can play like blackmore or like tonwnshead..in fact there are people with great skills but no personality who make the best to play exactly like other person, can we call that people talented? maybe, original? not at all, originality in art is EVERYTHING, and rock and roll is a form of art, nobody played like tonwshead before townshead, and that makes him, in my opinion, one of the best. ever.
TheEasytimes 2 years ago
Joshuathemonkeyking, I would suggest you stop talking because your lack of basic research on behalf of guitarist is getting you nowhere, and you are wrong on more than one claim that you have made about music. To say that Pete Townshend is "Under-rated" is rediculous. The Who is one of the highest selling bands of all time, and sit among the best music makers of rock. Pete Townshend is regarded as one of the greatest guitarists in the past 50 years, get with the program!
daveducharme 2 years ago
Hey dude I AM with the program. The reason I say the most "underrated" is b/c there are still people out there who think he can't do a solo, plus he was ranked at only 50 on RS top 100 guitarists lists. On polls asking who's the greatest ever, I have not once seen Pete on them. THAT'S why I claim he is the most underrated guitarist ever- b/c those polls should have him and he should be higher than #50.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Why do people argue so much? Thank you to man that posted this. I am really enjoying it. No one can argue with that.
boozerman 2 years ago
i love pete's lead guitars because they are so fuckin different to other guitarists. i play guitar since 4 years and one of the biggest reasons why i wanted to play guitar was pete's solo at woodstock when he smashed the guitar. i like nearly all these sixties guitarists like Richards, hendrix, clapton, mick taylor, santana, page, but pete townshends leads are the craziest one!
Shaguar66 2 years ago
And uh...yeah - that "Miles" solo...yeah, that's an OPEN D string...and nothing else.
And...yeah - it's bad.
I don't even know who Gilmour is dude! Townshend can't be better at lead than him though.
Pete has even said in documentaries that he almost broke up the band after seeing Hendrix, and then again around the time of Who's Next, because HIS PLAYING WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR THAT OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES.
asmorgan88 2 years ago
No no he HAS merited it. He has merited it b/c he is a very unique one of a kind guitarist that NOBODY can play like- I can find you guitarists that can sound like Page or Blackmore, I haven't heard anybody play like Pete. I never said Pete was the best, I said that he's among the elite- Clapton, Blackmore, etc. are just among his same level. And wow you don't even know who Gilmour is? And you just go on and ASSUME that he's better than Pete? Gee no stubbornness there...
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
btw Gilmour is Pink Floyd's lead guitarist. The point I'm trying to make is that playing w/ speed isn't everything, b/c people all agree Gilmour is a great guitarist and he's not that fast. Same for Angus. I don't like to hear Pete say that stuff, b/c although he likes to think he's not that good, he really is. He's just not one to show off an ego like that.
btw, according to my guitar book- it's holding the A-string at the second fret. Fits the song well, sounds cool.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Actually from taking another look at the book, it is on the D-string, however it's mostly holding down the D-string on the second fret and tremolo picking it followed by a brief series of trills going from 0 to 2 repeatedly.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Tabs are for noobs, maybe thats why you can't read sheet music
daveducharme 2 years ago
I can read sheet music just fine. Appreciate the unnecessary personal attack btw.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Townshend is a Rock God.
His riffs are my all-time faves especially in "Sparks".
That ain't no shit.
faeryquene 2 years ago
Townshend is God, he created so many things there is no-one who can play like Pete, NO-ONE!!!, he is the most underrated guitarist of all time, he is my ultimate hero there is no-one who compares to him, he changed the style of guitar, took it new heights where it had never been done before, i mean come on!!!
rockandroll4life1 2 years ago 2
yaaaah pete rock hard !!! but hendrix !! he created more thing than him....but yaah if you prefer pete its cool !!! pete rock hard !
theoldgeneration 2 years ago
oh yeah, yeah man, but lets face it he dint last long,
townshends still here man, thank god!!!
haha! but remember Townshend is my biggest hero, of all time!!! lol!
rockandroll4life1 2 years ago
What did mrtamberineman say? His comments not there.
dersh65 2 years ago
Townshend = Legend
SoulGer69 2 years ago
it also helped that he played with the best drummer and best bassist of all time but IMO the true genius of townshend is his writing
cavan132 2 years ago 4
Tamberine man i will pray that you are unfortunate and unlucky in life
minty73 2 years ago
Pete basically invented the windmill technique you haters can go fuck off.
georgekush 2 years ago 4
You should fuck off, because Pete has acknowledged the fact that he saw Keith Richards do it, and was copying him.
asmorgan88 2 years ago
True, but can Keith Richards do it at a high speed while actually aiming at specific strings? Didn't think so SHUT UP!!!!
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
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HE IS THE MOST OVERATED GUITARIST OF ALL TIME, he fucking sucks at guitar playing.
all of his solos are fucking ugley and rough and not clean and emotional and lifting like Pages or Hendrix's.
Page and Blackmore totaly rape PETE TOWNSEND.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
What the hell are you talking about- the solos are VERY emotional. Pete's guitar playing is rough yes, but so is Page and Hendrix's! Go listen to LZ and Hendrix live and you tell me their guitar playing isn't rough.
Watch my other Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 and then you tell me he fucking sucks at guitar playing. You're just jealous you can't play guitar as well as he can.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
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I can play guitar ten times better than Pete can, for fuck sake.
I write and compose my own bluesy solos which are really clean and tuneful.
My 11 year old cousine can even play guitar better than him.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
haha what a joke I doubt it. Who gives a shit about "clean" Page, Hendrix, Pete, Angus and many others are rough. Go watch parts 2,3,4 and 5 for God's sake and you tell me that Pete sucks.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
I always wanted to play the guitar like Townsend, but after years of practicing, I still can't play the guitar, 'cause I'm a useless cunt, lol.
playidd76 2 years ago
I'm not really up for trying to argue anything about who is and isn't a guitar god, but...I definitely think Townshend is underrated. I see lots of lists where people talk about their favorite guitarists and "the best" and almost never seen Townshend mentioned, but he's definitely one of my fave and an influence.
Cinique1984 2 years ago 3
As a big Who fan, I can tell most of these songs, but could you put a list of the songs in the description?
karatemaster64 2 years ago
Well at the end of the vid there is a credits, however, they aren't completely accurate as some of the original songs had to be cut out. So yeah I can do that.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Just did it- setlist is up in the description.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Pete reminds me a bit of Hendrix in the sense that he throws everything into the guitar, he doesnt hold back, its raw beauty, If you miss a note or muff a note, so what, its part of the overall effect. Yes Hendrix was probably a better soloist. But both these men played with reckless loud abandonment defining what Rock guitar is all about. Loud and Raw.
guitardds 2 years ago 4
I agree w/ everything you just said except that I wouldn't say that Hendrix is better than Pete, he's just different from Pete.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
I love Pete to death but this video sucks
FIGHT4FWS 2 years ago
Ok man looking back at this vid I know that Pete's got better solos than these, that's why I've made FIVE vids, soon to be 6 after I remake 3 and 4. Tell me then, what makes this vid suck? It's better than ronzococo's vid that's for sure.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
sounds like shit!! Mick Taylor is the most underated guitar player of all time hands down what a joke this video is
MattDylan420 2 years ago
Dude what are you talking about this vid is not a joke, what's wrong with the solos here on this vid? If this vid wasn't enough to at least convince you that Pete is a guitar god, then watch parts 2, 3, 4 and 5.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
listen man, i love the who, i think they are a fucking rockin band, but i would never go as far as to say pete is a guitar god because he is no better then the guitarist for sum 41.I bet you don't even know who Mick Taylor is and he is a guitar god. Look him up. Look up Love in Vain by the Rolling Stones 1972. Mick rips that song up.
MattDylan420 2 years ago
Huge, huge mistake... as a lead player, Pete isn't great
he is probably the most unique and accomplished rythym player ever, the fact that his style is so simple makes him all the more impressive, far more so than poofy showmen who play overly complicated passages at the expense of the music
tomazco 2 years ago
poofy showmen who play overly complicated passages at the expense of the music? Your uneducated or just plain sticking up for you man pete. Pete does have a very unique way of playing but how can you talk down on people who play a complicated solos. There is no such thing, its all personal taste but in the big picture pete is no guitar god when there are the mick taylors and the jimi hendrix of the world.
MattDylan420 2 years ago
no i wasnt referring to either hendrix or mick taylor, i mean more jimmy page, who does tend to have some very rubbish solos (and some good ones as well), and clapton, who i really do not think is any good
tomazco 2 years ago
That says it all, you think pete is a guitar god but you think clapton is bad. wow, you apparently have not heard anything from clapton because clapton is a guitar god, pete is not. Eric Clapton and Jimmy page blow pete right off this earth.
MattDylan420 2 years ago
Ok dude I know who Mick Taylor is, and yes he's really good. But to say that Pete's no better than Sum 41's guitar player is total BS. Pete IS a guitar god, yes he's not as techinically proficient as guitarists like Page but it's not about who can play the most complicated solos. Hendrix wouldn't be able to keep up w/ Satriani, yet he's still considered the better guitar player. Why? Because the notes he chose kicked serious ass, his influence, and all-around playing. Pete is that way too.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Pete is also a unique one of a kind guitar player because of his lead and rhythm combination and that style influenced the likes of Angus Young, EVH, Adrian Smith, etc. Again, watch parts 2,3,4, and 5 to see how great Pete really is as well as any clips from Camden 2000, Tanglewood 1970, Essen 1981, Chicago 1979, Forest Hills 1971 just to name a few of the many shows where Pete just totally owned.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Whoa whoa easy! I don't care about Pete Townshend I think he was a good guitar player but definetely not a guitar god (if he's a guitar god whose not...)but that's not my point. How can you say that Hendrix wouldn't be able to keep up with satriani? I'm a huge fan of Satriani's work but for me hendrix was, is and will still be the best guitar players in the world. He only played guitar for 12 years but he still is one of the biggest influence in the guitar world.
Hanamichi44 2 years ago
and he was still alive, he will kick satriani's ass as easily as he kicked Clapton's ass, when he came up on stage to play with him and Clapton had to leave the stage not to embarass himself ^^ And Clapton is definetely a guitar god, just listen to Derek and the Dominos and Cream, his old bands, you'll see why is considered a guitar god.
Nice video, you can see that speed just kills songs sometimes.
Hanamichi44 2 years ago
What I meant was that Hendrix wasn't as techinically advanced as someone like Page or Satriani. And how exactly is Pete definitely not a guitar god? If this vid didn't convince you that, then watch parts 2,3,4 and 5 as well clips from the 2000 tour.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Hendrix is definitely better than Satriani the point I I was trying to make was that techinicallity isn't everything. And yes dude Clapton is a boss, but remember that he's not the most technically advanced guitarist either, further proving that technicallity isn't everything.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Pete destroys page, and clapton. just becuse he does.
DrumsareFTW 2 years ago
@DrumsareFTW you have to be kidding me..Page blows pete out of the water, clapton blows him outta the universe....Stop dreaming. pete doesn't even have talent....He is lucky that he had roger, john, and keith......That's all i have to say.
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humanumgenus 2 years ago
What is the song in 4:30
JirkaSirkaGregory 2 years ago
sounds like "Rain"
drmlabs 2 years ago
Underrated? Are you kidding, he has been recognized all over.
wrsawy 2 years ago
Underrated? What the hell? When I think of the best guitarist, he's up there man!
Tagsmagilicuty 2 years ago
sadly, most don't
tomazco 2 years ago
because pete isn't what people look at, there lookin at the john on bass or moon on drums. those guys are top notch, not pete.
MattDylan420 2 years ago
best rock band ever
acgunship 3 years ago
He's definitely the most Iconic guitarist in rock history
clintony3000 3 years ago
he's one of the greatest rythmical guitarists but please don't let him take a solo
ciavattiella 3 years ago
why not listen to the 10 minute long solo in MY generation live at leeds version and you will understand all of this
dogma264 3 years ago 2
brilliant version
aidyspady999 2 years ago
i dont understand what you mean by "dont let him solo" the whole piont of these videos was to prove that He can solo, i mean look at the other videos and you will understand.
joshuathemonkeyking 3 years ago
hes amazing at solos
he knows perfectly how to control everything on his guitar
and he been playin for lyk 50 years whihcis a big skill
aidyspady999 2 years ago
Pete Townshend isnt an underrated guitarist! he ranks up their with Page, clapton, Beck etc.
stringsrichie 3 years ago 5
i love pete townshend as much as anyone. Ive been calling him underrated for years now. But he i not as good as beck and clapton. He just isnt. Idsay he rite below them. Ik im gonna get negative marks for this but just listen to thei stuff compared to Pete's. He is a better writer and overall musician, but not better guitarist. Howver, his acoustic work also ges unnoticed. Very good there, too
meatwadispres 3 years ago 3
He is 50th on the Rolling stones greatest guitarist list. Page and Beck are top 10
stauble 3 years ago
yeahh i saw that and i got real sad...
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rockgirl920 2 years ago
dont be too sad somehow Kurt Cobain got 12th and Eddie Van Halen got 70th i wouldnt use that list
dajackman7791 2 years ago
Indeed. And Rory Gallagher is NOT EVEN ON THE LIST!
rrrasmus 2 years ago
I think that list is based mainly on influence and originallity.
if you mean the RS magazine list?
FazlokAaAaAaA 2 years ago
e is certainly one of the most brilliant rhythmic guitarists , he composed amazing songs with great passages between one rhythm and another , maybe the only current guitarist comparable to Pete is John Frusciante . A guitarist is not great because of its technics or virtuosity , but its ability to communicate feelings through the instrument .
rubencon 3 years ago
pete puts real emotion into his songs and hes written like 99 percentof the whos songs which is a big achievment
aidyspady999 2 years ago
Townshend great guitarist? Yes. yes. Video guy, you should list the songs these are from and if possible the year on the live recordings. I'm glad that you made this video.
boozerman 3 years ago
...don't misread that, I love the Who, and I think Pete is one of the greatest songwriter's of the 20th century - but he is not equal to Hendrix - and, to a comment earlier, Hendrix played with stunning levels of emotion when playing guitar - Pete has said himself in interviews that live he dosn't care what he plays, he cares more about how he's moving about the stage, ect.
BertBizzargh 3 years ago
To merit him on his lead playing would mean he wouldn't really stand out, he does have incredible moments where he plays both beautfiul and effective passages - like shown here and in loads of other examples, but for alot of the time he plays pretty generic stuff, like his solo in "Won't Get Fooled Again" or in "Summertime Blues" from the Isle of Wight show.