This is Clapton on guitar but the video is not this song! Clapton and Townsend are jamming to a blues thing with more of rock or something thing going on.
Well, it depends on what level of truth (or Truth) you're talking about. From a purely factual perspective (no mystical discernment required), it's absolutely false that Roger Daltrey taught Pete Townshend how to play the guitar. Daltrey was the original guitarist in the group that became the Who, and predated Pete in that band. Once Pete ~ who arrived guitar in hand ~ joined, it was a matter of time before Daltrey's guitar contributions were no longer his greatest asset to the band.
@ryanwegner2010 I think you need to apologise to iplayveryloud and remember where Blues music came from?! Then you can enjoy it with a clean conscience. Personally, I think Clapton is one of the finest white British Blues player/singers. But Hendrix was a different breed altogether and it had nothing to do with his color, maybe to he was more edgy than Clapton, who plays smoooth.
@ritchiemike I used to think this, too, but when I saw The Who at the Rainbow (London) either late 73 or 74, I was pleasantly surprised at Pete's single note ability.
Clapton is playing pure Robert Johnson. He uses RoJo's classic licks and his influential blues vocals. Eric always admired RoJo's work knowing that it was (and still) is great music and that it was the most influential music at most music categories.(blues,rockabilly,jazz,rock,metal, and even pop since blues leads to all of those genres and since Robert Johnson really did start the blues.)_Connor Clarke, 12 years old
@cousinbros Thank God somebody else noticed it too. The moment I heard the guitar I thought they were going to sing 'Love in vain' but when I heard the lyrics I thought I was wrong. Funny thing that both people who noticed this are teenagers(I'm 16)
ˇany man who knows at least some accors can play in the way we see clapton here plays. he has good feeling but his play is so simple without no surprise in it!he is songwriter but the way he palys is just too sipmle to take him as great player!
All that means is he care more about the song than about showing off. He's playing a slow blues, and the performance is all about the song. If you think flash is more important, I'm sure you'll find it elsewhere. I'll take the musicianship of knowing when and what not to play.
People dont pay attention to jimdad. Hes an old man who brags about all the time in the biz and all the rock stars hes met, talking about the glory days hoping someone is interested. I truly feel sorry for this man and his use of his free time fighting with kids. Express you opinion but keep in mind this loser will reply and when he does ignore him so he'll go away.
Well, jones12a, do your best to discredit me. Couldn't bother me less. What are YOUR credentials? The truth is the truth, mate, and history is history. You can't change that.
"Loyal to his guitarist"? What is this, a high school fan club? First, Richie Blackmore doesn't even remotely belong in the company of the other guitarists in your post. He's several levels below all of them in raw talent as well as performance and songwriting. For the record, I NEVER said "Clapton sucks". I said Eric and Pete are DIFFERENT kinds of guitarists. Eric can do things Pete can't, or chooses not to, and vice versa. Is that such a difficult concept for you to wrap your head around?
Don't come talking about Ritchie Blackmore, he's definitely one of the most important guitarists in rock/metal history. My point is, from the beggining, the importance in the world of GUITAR, this is inovation, influence, impact, creativity, skill, etc.
EXACTLY! I've tried to communicate this to mrtamberineman123, who can't even spell "tambourine" correctly, but he seems far too much of an intellectual lightweight to understand the difference between a pure lead guitarist, such as Clapton, and a combination rhythm/ lead guitarist, such as Townshend. Does Clapton play power chords as well as Townshend? I don't think so. Is he as talented a songwriter? Uhh, definitely not. But he IS a great blues lead guitarist, although Jeff Beck is even better.
Power chords are not difficult and don't take much skill, it's just a root with a fifth, ANY guitarist does power chords, even Kevin Jonas. Oh, and the power chords are not invented by Pete, Link Wray introduced them in rock genre in 1958 with "Rumble", but they exist earlier. Does Pete knows what a diminished chord is? Hmmm.. Don't think so. Clapton created blues-rock.
Beck is a great guitarist, better than Clapton, but he's more known by jazz fusion, he's not a blues guitarist like you said.
Beck is more known by jazz fusion, primarily for "Beck-ola", but he can still play the shit out of pure blues-rock, as evidenced by his earlier work. Ask Eric who's better - he'll tell you himself. He ought to know: they played together in the Yardbirds, remember? As far as the invention of power chords, what Pete invented and perfected was the progression of power chords as a top tier melody, i.e. using them as the melody line in a rock song. "Clapton created blues-rock"? Hmmm. Don't think so.
yes, the genre was defined by the album "John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton" in 1965. After that, there came Cream, The Experience, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc....
I don't need to ask Eric, i told you who's better in my comment: Jeff Beck. YOU are the one who can't live w/ the fact Clapton is better than Townshend.
What exactly does "Clapton is better than Townshend" mean? Better how? Better at what"? They're very different guitarists. Is Clapton a better pure technical lead guitarist? Of course, and even Pete would tell you that. They're best friends, BTW. Is Townshend a better songwriter and performer? Without question. Eric would tell you THAT. I can live with that just fine. But I give credit where credit's due. You have a point of view to advance at all costs. You're lame, man. Go study rock history.
ahah, go study?? I never told anything about Pete's lyrical abilities, he's great. you keep saying "oh, his power chords are great!! Clapton can't do it!" wtf? Sunshine of Your Love is a power chord based riff. Clapton can play power chords. But can Townshend play the blues??? Ooops, this video doesn't show it.
"This video doesn't show it"? So what? is this video definitive of their entire career's guitar talents, artistic, abilities and proclivities? Man, you are REALLY dumb. OF COURSE Pete can play the blues. It's what he, and Eric, were raised on. Can he play them with the artistic skill of Clapton? No, he can't. But he CAN do many things that Clapton can't. Like perform much more dynamically and write much better songs and invent concept albums. So what's your point?
Oh, and BTW, Pete knows what a diminished chord is. He has more music theory in his pinky finger than you have in, well, you get the idea. Pete even understands the difference between a half diminished chord and a full diminished chord. Do you? I don't think so. Whether he uses them or not has nothing to do with whether he knows them. Back to Clapton. He "invented" blues-rock" the same way Pete "invented" power chords. They both existed before both artists, but Pete and Eric advanced them.
yes, i do. Full diminished have a root, a minor third, a diminished fifth and a major sixth (7bb). Half diminished is with a minor 7th (7b). Who are you to judge my theorical knowledge in music? Do you know me??
Yeah, I know you. I know from your posts you're an arrogant, self-inflated asshole with a Clapton (and probably others) obsession. YOUR POV is always right, eh? You think your music theory knowledge, which is questionable at best, makes you the penultimate music critic, right? Rock, blues-rock, jazz fusion, it's all ART, man, and can't be judged objectively. It's all SUBJECTIVE and specific to the listener. Eric and Pete have different styles, and each is a master at what they do. Period.
Yes, i'm obsessed with Clapton, Hendrix, Page, Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen and others, and when some comment is unfair like "Clapton sucks!" i start arguing. Anyone loyal to his guitarist does it. Don't you do the same? Simple.
comparing guitar players/solo's is alot like comparing blowjobs and pizza's in competent hands they're all good. some are better than others and personal taste has everything to do with ones opinions
yeesh...gotta reread the past few posts before adding fuel to the flames..
but I will say jim dad I am envious you saw The Who play Tommy live so many times...and toured with them, meaning as support act or on crew? Either way , pretty cool.
Please do not call me a brain dead fuck moron ass wipe, or any of those other choice morsels for saying so :)
I normally don't use language like that to anyone, so worry not. The only reason I used it towards mrtamberineman123 was because he used it towards me MANY, MANY times, so I had to fight fire with fire. Don't worry!
My touring connection with The Who developed over time, but it was mostly because I became friendly with the band, especially Keith (rest his soul), Pete and John. Roger's an asshole. Later, I got tight with Bill Curbishley, their mgr, and with many senior members of their crew.
Look it is evident in this video, Clapton is playing alot more complicated and more tuneful riffs on his guitar and he is also singing, while Pete just fucks around with the top 3 strings.
I toured with them as a "FOB", a term invented by Keith, rest his soul, which stands for "Friend of the Band". I worked on two tours, doing very different things: the '75-'76 US Tour and the '89 25th Anniversary Tour. All the other times I had no official function whatsoever, although I had All Access laminates, traveled with the band and slept on the band floor at the hotels. I was officially Pete's guest after Moonie died, and I was just hangin' out with the band and the senior crew.
mrtamberineman123, you're obviously a BRAIN DEAD MORON whose assessment of musical talent is LESS THAN WORTHLESS. Your posts are OBSCENE, MISSPELLED and lack even basic use of GRAMMAR or INTELLIGENCE.
I'm a retard? TAKE A GOOD LOOK IN THE MIRROR, ASSHOLE. YOU'LL SEE THE BIGGEST RETARD on YouTube.
Pete Townshend is a better ROCK guitarist, a better SONGWRITER without question, and a FAR better STAGE PERFORMER than Clapton.
YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A FUCKING IDIOT if you think otherwise.
Let's NOT leave it at that, ASSWIPE. Fuck me? No, FUCK YOU. You're the DUMBEST BASTARD on YouTube when it comes to MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE. Neither Pete himself nor I ever said he WAS a LEAD guitarist, you BRAIN-DEAD FUCKING MORON. But he's ANYTHING BUT, as you so perceptively say, "a shit guitarist". Townshend is NOT a picker, like Clapton, he's a POWER CHORD BANGER, AND THE BEST IN THE WORLD (he fucking invented the style, you PATHETIC RETARD). YOU'RE SO FUCKING DUMB, IT'S SAD. SO EAT SHIT AND DIE.
Pete is the best power chord banger in the world yes and he did invent that style yes, but you gotta give him credit for his lead playing dude, he plays w/ a passion and fire like no other.
The point is they're DIFFERENT guitarists. Clapton is ONE of the best BLUES guitarists. There is NO absolute BEST. I think Jeff Beck is better than Clapton by a mile. Pete is a pure ROCK guitarist, like I said, actually INVENTED the use of power chords in rock, is a FAR better songwriter and a FAR better performer, and NOT just because he "bashes his guitar", as you so eloquently put it. He isn't a picker, like Clapton, he's a pure BANGER, and in THAT style, he's BETTER than Clapton. PERIOD.
U FUCKING RETARD HOW THE FUCK CAN U EVEN THINK PETE IS IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS ERIC.
Alright if PETE is sooooooo much better than Clapton as you put it, how come YOU NEVER SEE PETE TOWNSEND DOING REALLY CATCHY, ORIGIONAL, COMPLICATED INTROS, such as the intro to the song layla.
ITS BECAUSE HE DOSENT HAVE THE TALLENT OR SKILL. there u go EVIDENCE,
Did I ever "listen to Tommy"? You're kidding, right? I toured with The Who at least (I can't remember exactly) 8 times between 1975 and 2005, saw them do Tommy live from start to finish at least 7 times, including the now-legendary performance at the Universal Amphitheater in LA in 1989 before an invitation-only audience of the biggest names in show biz, with special guests Steve Winwood, Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, and Patti LaBelle. Did I ever "listen to Tommy"? Yuh, I'd say I did.
And as far as catchy intros go, again, that was NEVER Townshend's claim to fame. Pete is a BRILLIANT songwriter and lyricist, probably the most exciting and dynamic STAGE guitarist EVER, and a pure rock 'n roll POWER CHORD BANGER, a style he literally invented, and probably the BEST EVER at this type of rock guitar-playing. Ask other guitarists, like Clapton, Beck, Page, Richards, Slash, van Halen, etc., and they'll tell you the same thing. For catchy intros, Clapton, Beck or Slash's the best.
Plus, Pete is probably Clapton's best personal friend in the world. Kinda happens when someone saves your life.
And as far as songwriting goes, Clapton just doesn't stand up: Pete is the FAR better songwriter. Name one song Clapton wrote.
Now on to live performance: NOT EVEN CLOSE! I've seen them both MANY, MANY times, and it's just NO CONTEST: PETE TOWNSHEND KICKS CLAPTON'S ASS ON A LIVE STAGE. END OF STORY.
Ye only cos he just bashes his guitar. while clapton who maybe more still on stage,
ACTUALY IS MORE WORRIED ABOUT PLAYING GOOD MUSIC, WHILR PETE MAY HAVE MUCH BETTER STAGE PRESSENCE (i admit) IS AN ABSOLUTE SHIT GUITAR PLAYER, he just cant play it good like clapton.
PS What the fuck does Pete supposingly have saved CLAPTONS LIFE have to do with how much better Clapton is as a guitar player.
By the way, are you planning to learn how to SPELL real words and actually USE the English language correctly at any point? Your posts prove what an UNEDUCATED MORON you really are, and undercut anything you try to say in your own unintelligable way....
As a technical guitarist, Clapton, even though many would argue there were others even better than him: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Hendrix (duh), Stevie Ray Vaughn, David Gilmour, and Eddie van Halen, just to name a few. As a stage artist, a dynamic, exciting, explosive performer, Townshend is acknowledged as the best ever, ESPECIALLY by other guitarists. Ask Clapton who's better on stage. He'll tell you straight away. Ask Alan Rogan, the best guitar tech in the biz, who's worked for EVERYBODY.
Jimmy Page is not a better "technical" guitarist than Eric Clapton. No problem at all for me to saying this, besides Jimmy Page is my favourite. I really have my doubts of SRV's superiority over Clapton. David Gilmour? Just ask him. About Hendrix, i always liked his studio work more than Clapton's, otherwise i like Clapton's live performances better.
Hey what about Pat Metheny? What about WES MONTGOMERY!!! What about Joe Pass? What about Mike Stern? What about John Scofeild? And what about Django Reinhardt? Jazz is much harder to play than rock... But then again I can mention classical guitarists (Spanish, etc) now classical music can go from the easiest to play from the impossible to play... So what is a "technical" guitarist? huh?
what? i just wrote the names previously posted. man, if i say Clapton is a better "technical" guitarist than Townshend and even Page, do i need to say "oh, but Django is even better!!" ? Come on... What you told me is nothing i didn't know.
But I really agree w/ you people should say "rock guitarist" instead of "guitarist" when they say words like "one of the best" or "one of the greatest".
Ok, but still being "better" is an opinion of someone else... Because my opinion about opinions is that they are all wrong, except the opinions from themselves... Basically only your opinion is RIGHT for only you... And there is no better o best, just your favorite, which is basically the best for YOU... I bet you already knew that, but just for anyone else who comes and read this.... :D lol
Right, but then there are people who agree on your opinion. And there are opinions which are merely subjective, and there are opinions created by a knowledge of some facts.
Well, it's not true the more people who agree with you the better your opinion is. But if you can stand up for your opinion with solid and persuasive arguments you can change many people's opinions and make them agree with you, and that makes your opinion a bit better than theirs. a bit confusing but not bad at all xD
Remember this: "Someone's opinion can't be changed by someone else. Only the person's self can change his/her opinion, for that someone else can just influence the person to change."
Now I'm not sure if that quote is an opinion or a fact, but it's true...
If you force, the other person will just get angry and argue back... Instead of arguing, we could all just talk over the situation, and for the end make it better and make everyone happy... But the world can never be like that, we are human.
Someone else removed my comment below, not me. ronimatos must be feeling a bit threatened, I think. Once again, there's much more to being a guitarist than just guitar playing. As a technical guitarist, Clapton's better , no question. Pete will tell you that himself. But Hendrix kicked Clapton's ass as a technical guitar player (and as an innovator), and in my opinion, so does Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page is right there with him. And as a songwriter, it's no contest. Townshend is far superior.
Threatened? AHAHA. You're kinda funny. So you gonna kill me? Come to Portugal man AHAHA
Man, there's a little misunderstood between us, my point is guitar playing, your point is stage presence. Yes, you're right, Townshend is HUGE in live performances and stage presence. But in guitar playing ability, Clapton is greater.
You talk that Hendrix-Clapton thing, you know, Hendrix and Clapton were good friends and influenced each other, no one cares if you think one "kicks the other's ass"
Clapton and Townshend are BEST, and I mean BEST, friends (see post about Townshend literally saving Clapton's life, a famous rock story), and I'm sure have influenced each other, too. I'm sure you're right that Clapton and Hendrix were good friends, too. What's the point? MY point is that "guitar-playing ability" covers all genres. Would you admit that BB King is a better blues guitarist than Clapton? Jazz, fusion, blues, blues-rock, metal, they all have their best at "guitar-playing ability" .
He is, though BB loves to play w/ Eric and said he always has great ideas to the music. I'm not obssessed man, never cited anywhere Clapton is the greatest. But ytube is so full of idiot kids who don't even play guitar and then, above all, post their ignorance in the internet disrespecting the blues and rock icon Clapton is, that you may find a lot of comments of mine standing for him. I'm sure you do the same with Pete. I'm not gonna argue w/ you about who's "best" cause it's simply subjective
Okay when you say "Guitarist" you mean "Rock Guitarist", because if you would want to know true hard skills look at Jazz! Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny! Ohhh yeah! ECT!!!
Ask another guitar "legend", like the others mentioned on this forum, who's the more dynamic, talented stage performer. Take it from them. They should know, right? They'll ALL tell you that as a live performer, Townshend DOES kick Clapton's ass. No contest. Not even close, in fact. Maybe YOU should look for THESE albums, or watch the DVDs, if available, since performance is a visual experience, right? "Live at the Isle of Wight", " "The Rolling Stones Rock 'n Roll Circus", & "Live at Leeds".
Pete Townshend went into Clapton's house, literally dragged him out, drove him to rehab and saved his fucking life when Clapton was shooting heroin all day long like a fucking junkie. If it wasn't for Townshend, there wouldn't BE a Clapton anymore. Pete has never claimed to be a great lead guitar player, but he IS a GREAT rhythm guitar player, and he fucking INVENTED the concept of power chords, so SHUT THE FUCK UP and enjoy him for what he is: A MUSICAL GENIUS!
This guy is such an uneducated moron who clearly knows nothing about the guitar that it's a waste of time to even respond to him. He can even write a grammatical sentence that's spelled correctly, which most 4th graders can. I've worked in the music business for over 30 years. I've seen every guitarist on this forum perform many, many times, most often while in the company of other guitarists mentioned on this forum. To dignify this idiot's comments with responses just isn't worth the effort.
I just don't understand all of the drivel so many of the technowankers are saying. Person A is a better player than B, and C is better than A, but D is better than B, but B is better than C. Please, don't you think it's time to grow up? Try to enjoy the music and get over yourselves.
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Clapton is THE most overrated guitar player on the planet. I don't understand how he got this god-like status. Eor that, i would expect him to be THE top dog in the blues player community. Stevie Ray Vaughan holds that position and Clapton is not even close to that level of playing.
I thought that too, till I saw him play live many years ago with roger waters and it was fairly profound the large,but intimate sound he got from that machine.
i agree with you up until appoint eric clapton first off is not over rated if anythign sometimes he is underated and not even mentioned and sort of get s lost in the shuffle with the alltime greats. Stevie Ray Vaughan is without out a doubt number one blues player but eric clapton is clearly number 2.
For some reason, I still think that BB King is the king of blues. Stevie Ray Vaughan is a great guitar player, one of the best, and Clapton IS my favorite guitar player, but BB King is one of the best blues players.
"Clapton is God"? "worthy as fuck"? Do you really expect to be taken seriously when you make statements like that? "Clapton is God" Are you kidding me? Do you have a little shrine in your house that you worship to with Eric in the middle? Do you pray to Eric? "worthy as fuck"? What an educated and intelligent comment. What exactly does "worthy as fuck" mean? When your teeny-weeny little brain comes up with an answer, let me know.
AHAHAHA, jimdad5883 you really make me laugh. Dude i'm not the one who wrote "Clapton is God" in that wall in Britain. Don't you know what is "worthy as fuck"? Feel sorry for you... By the way, that comment was not a reply to you and it's been a long since i posted it. If you're peeved, that's your problem, there's no need to search here and there to make personal attacks instead of argumentative ones.
Here's a spooky story I heard. When George Harrison was thinking about giving up guitar in favour of the sitar sometime in 1968 he booked into a NY hotel and found Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townsend staying there. They stayed up all night (Jamming and talking)and Hari G. went back to London to meet Eric Clapton and went on to record the White album.
dude beck is amazing and always will be but hendrix took everything sound, stage presence u name and turned it up side down. clapton actually called townsend and they both went to the movies and saw hendrix on film for the first time and both were stunned in disbelief, both thought they would be out of a job with hendrix around, i got this from a interview..and its quite an amazing thing,,,,but clapton brought so much to the table in guitar playing and townsend brought alot as well
Really? Beck's not the best? Then tell me a guitarist who's mastered more different musical styles than Jeff Beck: blues, R&B, jazz (all types), rock (all types), fusion, progressive, metal, acoustic, electric, you name it. Beck's done it ALL. I've worked in the music business for a long time, so ask a pro, like any of the living guys listed on this post, who they DON'T want to be on a stage with (because he kicks their ass!), and they'll all tell you Jeff Beck. He's a guitarist's guitarist.
absolutly a master of his trade but i think to be the best..its more than just playing everything and playing it right, alot of people dont even know who he is unless your a guitar player or really into music....its impossible to have a numbered rank of whos the best but if there was im just sayin beck wouldnt be numero uno. everyone one has their favorite guitarist which makes this pointless cuz everyone says thier favorite is the best..usually
Didn't realize it was 11 months old until you pointed it out. That IS a bit dated. But what I said was no less on point. FYI - I DO read books - LOTS of them, usually two at a time. But back to your point: favorite guitarists ARE a subjective preference. To each his own. I'm just saying I've worked in the music business a long time, and I've hung out with the best guitarists in the world, and almost to a man, they hold Jeff Beck in God-like regard. Like I said, he's a guitarist's guitarist.
Then you know very little about guitarists. Jeff Beck is probably the most respected guitarist by all the other guitarists discussed in this post, and I know he's the most respected guitarist in the world among professional guitarists in general. So all you do is betray your ignorance with a comment like that. It's impossible to take you seriously, knowing nothing as you do.
seriously guy i think my comment is now a year old and your still on this post, seriously its annoying and a little creepy that you have this obbsession. The fact is being a good guitarist means nothing..theres a teenager in his room right now who can play anything, but its the contribution to music that makes you a good guitarist and theres a 100 people id rather listen then jeff beck. 30 years in the music biz and i argue with kids day after day to get a point across that means nothing
All I can say, mate, is that if there are 100 people you'd rather listen to than Jeff Beck, you obviously know very little about guitar playing. You just betray your own lack of knowledge when you say that "it's the contribution to music that makes you a good guitarist". What the hell are you talking about? It's how you play the guitar that makes you a good, or great, guitarist. Didn't you just say that "theres a teenager in his room right now who can play anything"? You contradict yourself.
it's insane to say that Pete Townshend - HE wouldn't has equal much less MORE, technical facility than Clapton. Pete's excellent and his compositions, AMAZING. but ...
Eric would tell you Pete is the Tech,look at his music sheets.Eric is a fine guitarist,but he is not as technical as Pete.That said,there both A+ guitar players who played 8-10 yours a day for years before hitting the streets looking for work playing.
Agreed. I read all these comments where people say Hendrix beats Townshend or Clapton beats Townshend, but you have to look at more than just a ripping solo. There is so much more to making a good song and Townshend could do it because he had a huge musical vocabulary that broke way out the 1-4-5 and pentatonic, which by the way is awesome, but there is more to be had.
um please clapton is way better than townshend. townshend should be bowing to clapton if any bowing went on. but they are both good guitarests. just clapton beats him by a mile
It's the most out of sync video I've ever seen!!!
tbcass 1 month ago
you could listen to this all day
daves106 1 month ago
A baby killer and a child molester great....
vondoobie420 2 months ago
@vondoobie420 hahahahahhaha
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zbljk 1 month ago
@vondoobie420 please do not comment on here. HUman scum
hoarse01 1 month ago
@vondoobie420 : Very cheap shot! I think you should be.
Gruntol5 1 month ago
it was meant to be a joke ffs.
boleynali 2 months ago
can it be more out of sinc?
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ravenmad2011 2 months ago
This is Clapton on guitar but the video is not this song! Clapton and Townsend are jamming to a blues thing with more of rock or something thing going on.
robiandolo 2 months ago
@robiandolo The video is out of sync..
Bigbluesboy 2 months ago
Yeah, that looked and sounded real..as real as my orange and blue ass!
Rikk303 2 months ago
Damn. I wish the sound fit the video- also, Pete's last name is mis-spelled. It is Pete Townshend!
wingseclipsed 2 months ago 2
Where is Gilmour??
peggybinky 2 months ago
I liked Clapton before he became a boring old fart.
Stop pretending that you are some half dead 80 year old black guy from from Mississippi already.
Philtration 3 months ago
@Philtration Clapton has more talent in his pinky than you have in your whole body.
Caper1Forever 2 months ago
@Caper1Forever And you have more girth in your pinky than you do in your whole penis.
Philtration 2 months ago 2
Well, it depends on what level of truth (or Truth) you're talking about. From a purely factual perspective (no mystical discernment required), it's absolutely false that Roger Daltrey taught Pete Townshend how to play the guitar. Daltrey was the original guitarist in the group that became the Who, and predated Pete in that band. Once Pete ~ who arrived guitar in hand ~ joined, it was a matter of time before Daltrey's guitar contributions were no longer his greatest asset to the band.
my3snappy 3 months ago
@my3snappy Yes, but he damn sure can sing! Jim Morrison could play a guitar... but, I would rather he sang... or whatever he did.
wdchefdave56 2 months ago
@iplayveryloud There's no truth in what anyone says, only perspective and if I may say so Illusion.
holboroman 3 months ago
i saw somewhere a long long time ago that rodger daltry taught pete townsend to play guitar, please let me know if this is not true.
SuperDiddzz 3 months ago
@SuperDiddzz this is not true
SmileyGarrish 3 months ago
@SuperDiddzz
Daltrey was the lead guitarist in the band that later became the who, when pete townshend joined, daltrey became singer
onceus 2 months ago
@iplayveryloud Hendrix was ahead of his time. He isn't the only person who can do that stuff.
ryanwegner2010 4 months ago
@iplayveryloud jstu fuck off you piece of shit nigger. we're just enjoying the music.
ryanwegner2010 4 months ago
@ryanwegner2010 I think you need to apologise to iplayveryloud and remember where Blues music came from?! Then you can enjoy it with a clean conscience. Personally, I think Clapton is one of the finest white British Blues player/singers. But Hendrix was a different breed altogether and it had nothing to do with his color, maybe to he was more edgy than Clapton, who plays smoooth.
livemusicloverLyn 4 months ago
I love Clapton's voice..
steffenbrix 6 months ago
Townsend can only play accords :-) no solo...
ritchiemike 6 months ago
@ritchiemike I used to think this, too, but when I saw The Who at the Rainbow (London) either late 73 or 74, I was pleasantly surprised at Pete's single note ability.
promerops 4 months ago
Ohhhh Pete Townshend... I was wondering if a young Devin Townsend did anything with Clapton, heheheh.
Maddolis 1 year ago
two of the greatest guitarists ever
cormac71 1 year ago
Clapton is playing pure Robert Johnson. He uses RoJo's classic licks and his influential blues vocals. Eric always admired RoJo's work knowing that it was (and still) is great music and that it was the most influential music at most music categories.(blues,rockabilly,jazz,rock,metal, and even pop since blues leads to all of those genres and since Robert Johnson really did start the blues.)_Connor Clarke, 12 years old
cousinbros 1 year ago
@cousinbros Thank God somebody else noticed it too. The moment I heard the guitar I thought they were going to sing 'Love in vain' but when I heard the lyrics I thought I was wrong. Funny thing that both people who noticed this are teenagers(I'm 16)
roxake199 1 year ago
thieves, maybe they should stop stealing music
savemyplaylist 1 year ago
@savemyplaylist
hahahahaha
ceepatton 1 year ago
i love the extra 'jazz guy' poney tail!
jippzmcghee 2 years ago
wow!
pete helped eric get past smack(clapton bio)
Sound great! Thanks for post
catchsight 2 years ago
Not bad for two beginners.
Flamencoide 2 years ago
it's a little too obvious you're joking here.
sourskull666 2 years ago
I went to their concerts in 1969. Yeah, I guess I'm joking.
Flamencoide 2 years ago
CLAPTON is GOD!
evangelionale 2 years ago
andres segovia is the best!!!!
clapton and townsend are good too
happyface4444 2 years ago
ˇany man who knows at least some accors can play in the way we see clapton here plays. he has good feeling but his play is so simple without no surprise in it!he is songwriter but the way he palys is just too sipmle to take him as great player!
supralee 2 years ago
All that means is he care more about the song than about showing off. He's playing a slow blues, and the performance is all about the song. If you think flash is more important, I'm sure you'll find it elsewhere. I'll take the musicianship of knowing when and what not to play.
jagtone 2 years ago 11
basically you are right.:)he playes slowly and very nicely:)
supralee 2 years ago
RANDY RHOADS DAVE MURRAY AND
EDDIE VAN HALEN ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but claptons good too
The7thsonof7thson 2 years ago
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asmorgan88 2 years ago
People dont pay attention to jimdad. Hes an old man who brags about all the time in the biz and all the rock stars hes met, talking about the glory days hoping someone is interested. I truly feel sorry for this man and his use of his free time fighting with kids. Express you opinion but keep in mind this loser will reply and when he does ignore him so he'll go away.
jones12a 2 years ago
Well, jones12a, do your best to discredit me. Couldn't bother me less. What are YOUR credentials? The truth is the truth, mate, and history is history. You can't change that.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Nice video Clapton and Pete make a good duo.
I would like to see them both do a cover of Mr Tambourine Man, LayLa, All Along The Watchtower.
Is it me or does does Clapton look board while doing this.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
"Loyal to his guitarist"? What is this, a high school fan club? First, Richie Blackmore doesn't even remotely belong in the company of the other guitarists in your post. He's several levels below all of them in raw talent as well as performance and songwriting. For the record, I NEVER said "Clapton sucks". I said Eric and Pete are DIFFERENT kinds of guitarists. Eric can do things Pete can't, or chooses not to, and vice versa. Is that such a difficult concept for you to wrap your head around?
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Don't come talking about Ritchie Blackmore, he's definitely one of the most important guitarists in rock/metal history. My point is, from the beggining, the importance in the world of GUITAR, this is inovation, influence, impact, creativity, skill, etc.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
About Blackmore:
- first guitarist doing sweep picking.
- introduced triad arpeggios in rock genre.
- one of the pioneers of metal.
- pioneered the use of the harmonic minor scale in rock genre.
- pioneered the neo-classical metal.
- influenced Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, bands like Iron Maiden, Dio, etc...
ronimatos90 2 years ago
Townshends is a rythme guitarist different style
seanth014 2 years ago
EXACTLY! I've tried to communicate this to mrtamberineman123, who can't even spell "tambourine" correctly, but he seems far too much of an intellectual lightweight to understand the difference between a pure lead guitarist, such as Clapton, and a combination rhythm/ lead guitarist, such as Townshend. Does Clapton play power chords as well as Townshend? I don't think so. Is he as talented a songwriter? Uhh, definitely not. But he IS a great blues lead guitarist, although Jeff Beck is even better.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Power chords are not difficult and don't take much skill, it's just a root with a fifth, ANY guitarist does power chords, even Kevin Jonas. Oh, and the power chords are not invented by Pete, Link Wray introduced them in rock genre in 1958 with "Rumble", but they exist earlier. Does Pete knows what a diminished chord is? Hmmm.. Don't think so. Clapton created blues-rock.
Beck is a great guitarist, better than Clapton, but he's more known by jazz fusion, he's not a blues guitarist like you said.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
Beck is more known by jazz fusion, primarily for "Beck-ola", but he can still play the shit out of pure blues-rock, as evidenced by his earlier work. Ask Eric who's better - he'll tell you himself. He ought to know: they played together in the Yardbirds, remember? As far as the invention of power chords, what Pete invented and perfected was the progression of power chords as a top tier melody, i.e. using them as the melody line in a rock song. "Clapton created blues-rock"? Hmmm. Don't think so.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
yes, the genre was defined by the album "John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton" in 1965. After that, there came Cream, The Experience, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, etc....
I don't need to ask Eric, i told you who's better in my comment: Jeff Beck. YOU are the one who can't live w/ the fact Clapton is better than Townshend.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
What exactly does "Clapton is better than Townshend" mean? Better how? Better at what"? They're very different guitarists. Is Clapton a better pure technical lead guitarist? Of course, and even Pete would tell you that. They're best friends, BTW. Is Townshend a better songwriter and performer? Without question. Eric would tell you THAT. I can live with that just fine. But I give credit where credit's due. You have a point of view to advance at all costs. You're lame, man. Go study rock history.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
ahah, go study?? I never told anything about Pete's lyrical abilities, he's great. you keep saying "oh, his power chords are great!! Clapton can't do it!" wtf? Sunshine of Your Love is a power chord based riff. Clapton can play power chords. But can Townshend play the blues??? Ooops, this video doesn't show it.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
"This video doesn't show it"? So what? is this video definitive of their entire career's guitar talents, artistic, abilities and proclivities? Man, you are REALLY dumb. OF COURSE Pete can play the blues. It's what he, and Eric, were raised on. Can he play them with the artistic skill of Clapton? No, he can't. But he CAN do many things that Clapton can't. Like perform much more dynamically and write much better songs and invent concept albums. So what's your point?
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Oh, and BTW, Pete knows what a diminished chord is. He has more music theory in his pinky finger than you have in, well, you get the idea. Pete even understands the difference between a half diminished chord and a full diminished chord. Do you? I don't think so. Whether he uses them or not has nothing to do with whether he knows them. Back to Clapton. He "invented" blues-rock" the same way Pete "invented" power chords. They both existed before both artists, but Pete and Eric advanced them.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
yes, i do. Full diminished have a root, a minor third, a diminished fifth and a major sixth (7bb). Half diminished is with a minor 7th (7b). Who are you to judge my theorical knowledge in music? Do you know me??
ronimatos90 2 years ago
Yeah, I know you. I know from your posts you're an arrogant, self-inflated asshole with a Clapton (and probably others) obsession. YOUR POV is always right, eh? You think your music theory knowledge, which is questionable at best, makes you the penultimate music critic, right? Rock, blues-rock, jazz fusion, it's all ART, man, and can't be judged objectively. It's all SUBJECTIVE and specific to the listener. Eric and Pete have different styles, and each is a master at what they do. Period.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Yes, i'm obsessed with Clapton, Hendrix, Page, Blackmore, Eddie Van Halen and others, and when some comment is unfair like "Clapton sucks!" i start arguing. Anyone loyal to his guitarist does it. Don't you do the same? Simple.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
lol one of the tags is leila. Learn to spell, Townsend?
lcjj7 2 years ago
i love these guys. i love them both.
macaroni8cheese 2 years ago
Please change the heading to Pete's proper surname spelled "Townshend". It would be most appreciated.
tomthefunky 2 years ago
complete please can be¿?
potaxer 2 years ago
No its a fact that CLAPTON kills PETE when it comes to playing the guitar.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
You give new meaning to the term "uneducated moron". You DEFINE it.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
That's Townshend,you cunts.
tomthefunky 2 years ago
comparing guitar players/solo's is alot like comparing blowjobs and pizza's in competent hands they're all good. some are better than others and personal taste has everything to do with ones opinions
cliss69 2 years ago 12
yeesh...gotta reread the past few posts before adding fuel to the flames..
but I will say jim dad I am envious you saw The Who play Tommy live so many times...and toured with them, meaning as support act or on crew? Either way , pretty cool.
Please do not call me a brain dead fuck moron ass wipe, or any of those other choice morsels for saying so :)
gtrrobster 2 years ago
I normally don't use language like that to anyone, so worry not. The only reason I used it towards mrtamberineman123 was because he used it towards me MANY, MANY times, so I had to fight fire with fire. Don't worry!
My touring connection with The Who developed over time, but it was mostly because I became friendly with the band, especially Keith (rest his soul), Pete and John. Roger's an asshole. Later, I got tight with Bill Curbishley, their mgr, and with many senior members of their crew.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Pete Townsend fucking sucks man.
Look it is evident in this video, Clapton is playing alot more complicated and more tuneful riffs on his guitar and he is also singing, while Pete just fucks around with the top 3 strings.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
You are truly an idiot. It's a waste of my time arguing with you.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
I toured with them as a "FOB", a term invented by Keith, rest his soul, which stands for "Friend of the Band". I worked on two tours, doing very different things: the '75-'76 US Tour and the '89 25th Anniversary Tour. All the other times I had no official function whatsoever, although I had All Access laminates, traveled with the band and slept on the band floor at the hotels. I was officially Pete's guest after Moonie died, and I was just hangin' out with the band and the senior crew.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
mrtamberineman123, you're obviously a BRAIN DEAD MORON whose assessment of musical talent is LESS THAN WORTHLESS. Your posts are OBSCENE, MISSPELLED and lack even basic use of GRAMMAR or INTELLIGENCE.
I'm a retard? TAKE A GOOD LOOK IN THE MIRROR, ASSHOLE. YOU'LL SEE THE BIGGEST RETARD on YouTube.
Pete Townshend is a better ROCK guitarist, a better SONGWRITER without question, and a FAR better STAGE PERFORMER than Clapton.
YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A FUCKING IDIOT if you think otherwise.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
FUCK YOU. Pete Townsend is a shit GUITARIST who cant play lead, lets just leave it at that.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
Let's NOT leave it at that, ASSWIPE. Fuck me? No, FUCK YOU. You're the DUMBEST BASTARD on YouTube when it comes to MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE. Neither Pete himself nor I ever said he WAS a LEAD guitarist, you BRAIN-DEAD FUCKING MORON. But he's ANYTHING BUT, as you so perceptively say, "a shit guitarist". Townshend is NOT a picker, like Clapton, he's a POWER CHORD BANGER, AND THE BEST IN THE WORLD (he fucking invented the style, you PATHETIC RETARD). YOU'RE SO FUCKING DUMB, IT'S SAD. SO EAT SHIT AND DIE.
jimdad5883 2 years ago 2
Pete is the best power chord banger in the world yes and he did invent that style yes, but you gotta give him credit for his lead playing dude, he plays w/ a passion and fire like no other.
joshuathemonkeyking 2 years ago
Pretty harsh dude, don't you think? Pete's a great guitar player and if you can't agree then I feel sorry for you.
skatetrue19 2 years ago
The point is they're DIFFERENT guitarists. Clapton is ONE of the best BLUES guitarists. There is NO absolute BEST. I think Jeff Beck is better than Clapton by a mile. Pete is a pure ROCK guitarist, like I said, actually INVENTED the use of power chords in rock, is a FAR better songwriter and a FAR better performer, and NOT just because he "bashes his guitar", as you so eloquently put it. He isn't a picker, like Clapton, he's a pure BANGER, and in THAT style, he's BETTER than Clapton. PERIOD.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
U FUCKING RETARD HOW THE FUCK CAN U EVEN THINK PETE IS IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS ERIC.
Alright if PETE is sooooooo much better than Clapton as you put it, how come YOU NEVER SEE PETE TOWNSEND DOING REALLY CATCHY, ORIGIONAL, COMPLICATED INTROS, such as the intro to the song layla.
ITS BECAUSE HE DOSENT HAVE THE TALLENT OR SKILL. there u go EVIDENCE,
FOR FUCK SAKE STOP TALKING SHIT.
Clapton is GOD
Pete brings shame to the name GUITAR
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
uh...did you ever listen to Tommy?
that first 10 minute underture or overture is pretty amazing. maybe not the hardest thing to lay, but he wrote it, and plays it like no other.
as for catchy intros go...my vote still goes to Eddie VH!
:)
gtrrobster 2 years ago
Did I ever "listen to Tommy"? You're kidding, right? I toured with The Who at least (I can't remember exactly) 8 times between 1975 and 2005, saw them do Tommy live from start to finish at least 7 times, including the now-legendary performance at the Universal Amphitheater in LA in 1989 before an invitation-only audience of the biggest names in show biz, with special guests Steve Winwood, Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, and Patti LaBelle. Did I ever "listen to Tommy"? Yuh, I'd say I did.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
And as far as catchy intros go, again, that was NEVER Townshend's claim to fame. Pete is a BRILLIANT songwriter and lyricist, probably the most exciting and dynamic STAGE guitarist EVER, and a pure rock 'n roll POWER CHORD BANGER, a style he literally invented, and probably the BEST EVER at this type of rock guitar-playing. Ask other guitarists, like Clapton, Beck, Page, Richards, Slash, van Halen, etc., and they'll tell you the same thing. For catchy intros, Clapton, Beck or Slash's the best.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Plus, Pete is probably Clapton's best personal friend in the world. Kinda happens when someone saves your life.
And as far as songwriting goes, Clapton just doesn't stand up: Pete is the FAR better songwriter. Name one song Clapton wrote.
Now on to live performance: NOT EVEN CLOSE! I've seen them both MANY, MANY times, and it's just NO CONTEST: PETE TOWNSHEND KICKS CLAPTON'S ASS ON A LIVE STAGE. END OF STORY.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Ye only cos he just bashes his guitar. while clapton who maybe more still on stage,
ACTUALY IS MORE WORRIED ABOUT PLAYING GOOD MUSIC, WHILR PETE MAY HAVE MUCH BETTER STAGE PRESSENCE (i admit) IS AN ABSOLUTE SHIT GUITAR PLAYER, he just cant play it good like clapton.
PS What the fuck does Pete supposingly have saved CLAPTONS LIFE have to do with how much better Clapton is as a guitar player.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
By the way, are you planning to learn how to SPELL real words and actually USE the English language correctly at any point? Your posts prove what an UNEDUCATED MORON you really are, and undercut anything you try to say in your own unintelligable way....
jimdad5883 2 years ago
"Townshend kicks Clapton's ass on a live stage"?? Since when? Maybe you should look for these albums:
"Wheels of Fire" by Cream
"Live at the Fillmore" by Derek & the Dominos
"24 Nights" and "Unplugged" by Eric Clapton himself.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
right, Townshend is better at stage presence but never at guitar playing.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
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jimdad5883 2 years ago
but after all, who has a greater legacy in the guitar world? Eric Clapton, it's not even debatable too.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
As a technical guitarist, Clapton, even though many would argue there were others even better than him: Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Hendrix (duh), Stevie Ray Vaughn, David Gilmour, and Eddie van Halen, just to name a few. As a stage artist, a dynamic, exciting, explosive performer, Townshend is acknowledged as the best ever, ESPECIALLY by other guitarists. Ask Clapton who's better on stage. He'll tell you straight away. Ask Alan Rogan, the best guitar tech in the biz, who's worked for EVERYBODY.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Jimmy Page is not a better "technical" guitarist than Eric Clapton. No problem at all for me to saying this, besides Jimmy Page is my favourite. I really have my doubts of SRV's superiority over Clapton. David Gilmour? Just ask him. About Hendrix, i always liked his studio work more than Clapton's, otherwise i like Clapton's live performances better.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
Hey what about Pat Metheny? What about WES MONTGOMERY!!! What about Joe Pass? What about Mike Stern? What about John Scofeild? And what about Django Reinhardt? Jazz is much harder to play than rock... But then again I can mention classical guitarists (Spanish, etc) now classical music can go from the easiest to play from the impossible to play... So what is a "technical" guitarist? huh?
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago 2
what? i just wrote the names previously posted. man, if i say Clapton is a better "technical" guitarist than Townshend and even Page, do i need to say "oh, but Django is even better!!" ? Come on... What you told me is nothing i didn't know.
But I really agree w/ you people should say "rock guitarist" instead of "guitarist" when they say words like "one of the best" or "one of the greatest".
ronimatos90 2 years ago
Ok, but still being "better" is an opinion of someone else... Because my opinion about opinions is that they are all wrong, except the opinions from themselves... Basically only your opinion is RIGHT for only you... And there is no better o best, just your favorite, which is basically the best for YOU... I bet you already knew that, but just for anyone else who comes and read this.... :D lol
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
Right, but then there are people who agree on your opinion. And there are opinions which are merely subjective, and there are opinions created by a knowledge of some facts.
Well, it's not true the more people who agree with you the better your opinion is. But if you can stand up for your opinion with solid and persuasive arguments you can change many people's opinions and make them agree with you, and that makes your opinion a bit better than theirs. a bit confusing but not bad at all xD
ronimatos90 2 years ago
Remember this: "Someone's opinion can't be changed by someone else. Only the person's self can change his/her opinion, for that someone else can just influence the person to change."
Now I'm not sure if that quote is an opinion or a fact, but it's true...
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago 4
Nice quote! Yes, it's true, basically you can't force someone to agree with you, you just can try to convince.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
If you force, the other person will just get angry and argue back... Instead of arguing, we could all just talk over the situation, and for the end make it better and make everyone happy... But the world can never be like that, we are human.
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
Someone else removed my comment below, not me. ronimatos must be feeling a bit threatened, I think. Once again, there's much more to being a guitarist than just guitar playing. As a technical guitarist, Clapton's better , no question. Pete will tell you that himself. But Hendrix kicked Clapton's ass as a technical guitar player (and as an innovator), and in my opinion, so does Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page is right there with him. And as a songwriter, it's no contest. Townshend is far superior.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Threatened? AHAHA. You're kinda funny. So you gonna kill me? Come to Portugal man AHAHA
Man, there's a little misunderstood between us, my point is guitar playing, your point is stage presence. Yes, you're right, Townshend is HUGE in live performances and stage presence. But in guitar playing ability, Clapton is greater.
You talk that Hendrix-Clapton thing, you know, Hendrix and Clapton were good friends and influenced each other, no one cares if you think one "kicks the other's ass"
ronimatos90 2 years ago
Clapton and Townshend are BEST, and I mean BEST, friends (see post about Townshend literally saving Clapton's life, a famous rock story), and I'm sure have influenced each other, too. I'm sure you're right that Clapton and Hendrix were good friends, too. What's the point? MY point is that "guitar-playing ability" covers all genres. Would you admit that BB King is a better blues guitarist than Clapton? Jazz, fusion, blues, blues-rock, metal, they all have their best at "guitar-playing ability" .
jimdad5883 2 years ago
He is, though BB loves to play w/ Eric and said he always has great ideas to the music. I'm not obssessed man, never cited anywhere Clapton is the greatest. But ytube is so full of idiot kids who don't even play guitar and then, above all, post their ignorance in the internet disrespecting the blues and rock icon Clapton is, that you may find a lot of comments of mine standing for him. I'm sure you do the same with Pete. I'm not gonna argue w/ you about who's "best" cause it's simply subjective
ronimatos90 2 years ago
Okay when you say "Guitarist" you mean "Rock Guitarist", because if you would want to know true hard skills look at Jazz! Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny! Ohhh yeah! ECT!!!
LinkBulletBill 2 years ago
Ask another guitar "legend", like the others mentioned on this forum, who's the more dynamic, talented stage performer. Take it from them. They should know, right? They'll ALL tell you that as a live performer, Townshend DOES kick Clapton's ass. No contest. Not even close, in fact. Maybe YOU should look for THESE albums, or watch the DVDs, if available, since performance is a visual experience, right? "Live at the Isle of Wight", " "The Rolling Stones Rock 'n Roll Circus", & "Live at Leeds".
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Pete Townshend went into Clapton's house, literally dragged him out, drove him to rehab and saved his fucking life when Clapton was shooting heroin all day long like a fucking junkie. If it wasn't for Townshend, there wouldn't BE a Clapton anymore. Pete has never claimed to be a great lead guitar player, but he IS a GREAT rhythm guitar player, and he fucking INVENTED the concept of power chords, so SHUT THE FUCK UP and enjoy him for what he is: A MUSICAL GENIUS!
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Dont worry ERIC security is comming to take that tallentless dickhead waste of time PETE of the set.
So he can stop embarrising you.
I MEAN C MONE IF U LOOK REAL HARD U CAN SEE PETE IS JUST PLAYING RANDON NOTES MAINLY IN FREE STRING.
COS HE CANT DO IT.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
ERIC CLAPTON - One of the greatest guitarists in rock.
PETE TOWNSEND - The shittest guitaist in all of music.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
ERIC CLAPTON IS A BLUES GUITAR LEGEND, PETE TOWNSEND HOWEVER IS NOT EVEN WORTHY TO LOOK AT CLAPTON.
I mean come on PETE is nothing compared to Clapton,
Ha Ha Pete tries to keep up with ERIC but he has absolutely no clue, and just crews around behind trying to make it look like he can do it.
ERIC CLAPTOM MUST BE SOOO EMBARRISED TO HAVE THAT LOOSER EVEN NEXT TO HIM LET ALONE TRYING TO PLAY WITH HIM.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
they both kick fuking ass tough!!
irunwitscissors 2 years ago 3
This guy is such an uneducated moron who clearly knows nothing about the guitar that it's a waste of time to even respond to him. He can even write a grammatical sentence that's spelled correctly, which most 4th graders can. I've worked in the music business for over 30 years. I've seen every guitarist on this forum perform many, many times, most often while in the company of other guitarists mentioned on this forum. To dignify this idiot's comments with responses just isn't worth the effort.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Look I DONT HATE PETE ANYMORE, i did, but that has all changed now, i know now that Pete is a very unique guitarist.
I still dont think hes the best by far but i know i was wrong to disrespect him.
SO I TAKE IT ALL BACK, by the way i thought Petes performance on the Live At Leeds album was nothing short of amazing.
By the way im not uneducated, and i can write a grammatical sentence, i just some have learning difficulties and im not very good at typing.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
Thats a DAMN old martin OM-45 that sounds damn good
BATENKILL 2 years ago 2
the ending was awsome
BOYnyek 2 years ago
nah clapton is my fave out of the two
enther7 2 years ago
i like clapton blues style
CrankedIrish 2 years ago
i thought pete was gonna trash his guitar at the end
Andrei751251 3 years ago 8
2 of the best....more Pete though, I'll take a Shlitz over a Michelob anytime.....haha
Thejbirdy 3 years ago
does anyone know the name of this song
killa4hyre 3 years ago
Standing Around Crying
by McKinley Morganfield
(You may remember him better as Muddy Waters)
cflint3 3 years ago 3
Stevie Ray Vaughan??? Best blues player? Do you know nothing about blues??
DalingDoor 3 years ago 5
I think srv Is the best;D
Epiphonefan 3 years ago 5
Two of the best, why are they playing acustic? wheres Page, Richards, Wood ?
FKOFFWusrnametaken 3 years ago
Because they want to play acoustic and it sounds good. Page and the rest? they're obviously doing other things you retard
keithb1520 2 years ago 3
I just don't understand all of the drivel so many of the technowankers are saying. Person A is a better player than B, and C is better than A, but D is better than B, but B is better than C. Please, don't you think it's time to grow up? Try to enjoy the music and get over yourselves.
zerominusminus 3 years ago 12
im better than all of the above
ceepatton 3 years ago 3
fantastic blues....
epimetero 3 years ago 2
its townshend not townsend.
nbdy89 3 years ago 3
Matbe it's because when all this got started, back in the 60's, he really didn't have any competition. That is, til Jimi came to town.
ten8goa 3 years ago
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Clapton is THE most overrated guitar player on the planet. I don't understand how he got this god-like status. Eor that, i would expect him to be THE top dog in the blues player community. Stevie Ray Vaughan holds that position and Clapton is not even close to that level of playing.
ten8goa 3 years ago
I thought that too, till I saw him play live many years ago with roger waters and it was fairly profound the large,but intimate sound he got from that machine.
alexitin 3 years ago
You saw WHO play with Roger Waters: TownsHend (with an H, folks - let's at least spell it right) or Clapton?
jimdad5883 2 years ago
i agree with you up until appoint eric clapton first off is not over rated if anythign sometimes he is underated and not even mentioned and sort of get s lost in the shuffle with the alltime greats. Stevie Ray Vaughan is without out a doubt number one blues player but eric clapton is clearly number 2.
spez1989 3 years ago
For some reason, I still think that BB King is the king of blues. Stevie Ray Vaughan is a great guitar player, one of the best, and Clapton IS my favorite guitar player, but BB King is one of the best blues players.
mustangman442002 3 years ago 3
well I don't care what you say, because you're wrong...
LinkBulletBill 3 years ago
man, you must listen to Derek & Dominos, play their songs, you will learn a lot from him (and Duane). it is the perfect answer for why Clapton is God.
more, "Live at the Fillmore" is one of the most underrated live albums and live guitar performances, and believe me, it is worthy as fuck.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
"Clapton is God"? "worthy as fuck"? Do you really expect to be taken seriously when you make statements like that? "Clapton is God" Are you kidding me? Do you have a little shrine in your house that you worship to with Eric in the middle? Do you pray to Eric? "worthy as fuck"? What an educated and intelligent comment. What exactly does "worthy as fuck" mean? When your teeny-weeny little brain comes up with an answer, let me know.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
AHAHAHA, jimdad5883 you really make me laugh. Dude i'm not the one who wrote "Clapton is God" in that wall in Britain. Don't you know what is "worthy as fuck"? Feel sorry for you... By the way, that comment was not a reply to you and it's been a long since i posted it. If you're peeved, that's your problem, there's no need to search here and there to make personal attacks instead of argumentative ones.
ronimatos90 2 years ago
i think its 1989
BrickUnit 3 years ago
whats the name of this song
killa4hyre 3 years ago
please can someone tell me
killa4hyre 3 years ago
Sounds like a Robert Johnson-song, I'm not sure :/
Torfinnmadssen 3 years ago
Here's a spooky story I heard. When George Harrison was thinking about giving up guitar in favour of the sitar sometime in 1968 he booked into a NY hotel and found Jimi Hendrix and Pete Townsend staying there. They stayed up all night (Jamming and talking)and Hari G. went back to London to meet Eric Clapton and went on to record the White album.
idle44 3 years ago
another vegas story part 2
rtermini 3 years ago
what song is this? its great i know its by Robert Johnson...
eoj115 3 years ago
dude beck is amazing and always will be but hendrix took everything sound, stage presence u name and turned it up side down. clapton actually called townsend and they both went to the movies and saw hendrix on film for the first time and both were stunned in disbelief, both thought they would be out of a job with hendrix around, i got this from a interview..and its quite an amazing thing,,,,but clapton brought so much to the table in guitar playing and townsend brought alot as well
panzerson2 3 years ago
jimi and eric where best friends... according to clapton when Jimi died he felt like he (clapton) had been robbed... that Jimi was stolen from him...
eoj115 3 years ago
i would like to see Jorma Kaukonen to play a kind of song like this one beside Eric Clapton. as Fingerpicking style, Jorma he still the best
THEKINKS08 3 years ago
sorry , but jeff beck owns them all
including hendrix
do your fucking research
flappospammo 3 years ago
jeff beck r u kidding, nobody knows who the best is but i know one thing its not jeff beck
jones12a 3 years ago
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jimdad5883 2 years ago
Really? Beck's not the best? Then tell me a guitarist who's mastered more different musical styles than Jeff Beck: blues, R&B, jazz (all types), rock (all types), fusion, progressive, metal, acoustic, electric, you name it. Beck's done it ALL. I've worked in the music business for a long time, so ask a pro, like any of the living guys listed on this post, who they DON'T want to be on a stage with (because he kicks their ass!), and they'll all tell you Jeff Beck. He's a guitarist's guitarist.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
absolutly a master of his trade but i think to be the best..its more than just playing everything and playing it right, alot of people dont even know who he is unless your a guitar player or really into music....its impossible to have a numbered rank of whos the best but if there was im just sayin beck wouldnt be numero uno. everyone one has their favorite guitarist which makes this pointless cuz everyone says thier favorite is the best..usually
jones12a 2 years ago
holy shit dude i just relized you commented on an 11 month old comment seriously read a book instead of scrolling through comments
jones12a 2 years ago
Didn't realize it was 11 months old until you pointed it out. That IS a bit dated. But what I said was no less on point. FYI - I DO read books - LOTS of them, usually two at a time. But back to your point: favorite guitarists ARE a subjective preference. To each his own. I'm just saying I've worked in the music business a long time, and I've hung out with the best guitarists in the world, and almost to a man, they hold Jeff Beck in God-like regard. Like I said, he's a guitarist's guitarist.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
Then you know very little about guitarists. Jeff Beck is probably the most respected guitarist by all the other guitarists discussed in this post, and I know he's the most respected guitarist in the world among professional guitarists in general. So all you do is betray your ignorance with a comment like that. It's impossible to take you seriously, knowing nothing as you do.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
seriously guy i think my comment is now a year old and your still on this post, seriously its annoying and a little creepy that you have this obbsession. The fact is being a good guitarist means nothing..theres a teenager in his room right now who can play anything, but its the contribution to music that makes you a good guitarist and theres a 100 people id rather listen then jeff beck. 30 years in the music biz and i argue with kids day after day to get a point across that means nothing
jones12a 2 years ago
All I can say, mate, is that if there are 100 people you'd rather listen to than Jeff Beck, you obviously know very little about guitar playing. You just betray your own lack of knowledge when you say that "it's the contribution to music that makes you a good guitarist". What the hell are you talking about? It's how you play the guitar that makes you a good, or great, guitarist. Didn't you just say that "theres a teenager in his room right now who can play anything"? You contradict yourself.
jimdad5883 2 years ago
it's insane to say that Pete Townshend - HE wouldn't has equal much less MORE, technical facility than Clapton. Pete's excellent and his compositions, AMAZING. but ...
caesarcerf 3 years ago
Eric would tell you Pete is the Tech,look at his music sheets.Eric is a fine guitarist,but he is not as technical as Pete.That said,there both A+ guitar players who played 8-10 yours a day for years before hitting the streets looking for work playing.
inagod 3 years ago 2
Agreed. I read all these comments where people say Hendrix beats Townshend or Clapton beats Townshend, but you have to look at more than just a ripping solo. There is so much more to making a good song and Townshend could do it because he had a huge musical vocabulary that broke way out the 1-4-5 and pentatonic, which by the way is awesome, but there is more to be had.
superkar3n 3 years ago 4
um please clapton is way better than townshend. townshend should be bowing to clapton if any bowing went on. but they are both good guitarests. just clapton beats him by a mile
athleticfishy 3 years ago
Clapton should bow down to Townshend. What do Eric Clapton and coffee have in common?