Sheraton Gibson - Pete Townshend (Studio)

[Gruntfuttock100]

Has anybody ever hit chords like this on an acoustic guitar? If my last day on earth is spent listening to Townshend it will be time well spent

[808quake]

God do i love this album

[idttywlm]

I suspect this wasn't the case but the Who played a concert in the summer of 1967 in Cleveland at a theater in the round (it was a very large tent) Musicarnival . The band Cryus Erie opened for them with their amps across the middle of the stage (Eric Carmen was the lead singer). I had front row seats but had them for Cyrus Erie. The who started, people couldn't see them, Pete got pissed and wrecked all his amps.They had to use Cyrus Erie amps and the whole show as a freaking disaster...

[centaurojh]

Cleveland? What is Cleveland? I'd rather be at home, whatever it is.

You blow my mind.

[yippierb]

The Sheraton Gibson was in downtown Cinicinnati. It was torn down along with the fabulous RKO Albee theater to make way for the"new Fountain Square

South' what a friggen waste. 11 people died in the crush '"I was there. because the city denied regular door access to rock fans. Oh yes the cops sucked too. Now we are all supposed to love them as "first responders" Tools of the one world order is what they are.

[ScottLansky]

Pete wrote this song on the 70 WHO Tour sitting in the Sheraton Hotel at Hopkins Airport....Book it.

[cshargeit]

some of those arpeggios include repeated notes- thats is true of house of the rising sun too. guitar is not a piano. most audience is thick.

[selloutasaurus]

love this song & uplifting album! brilliant work by townshend!

[thisNewFoundLand]

...i remember stumbling on this LP (years ago!) in the midst of being a total Who fanatic -- thought i'd found the Grail...Sheraton Gibson was always a stand-out piece. What an amazing artist! thanks uploader.

[pinkfreud62]

i've has this lp since the mid 70's and being from Akron, the Cleveland ref always made me smile.

[PrplHazel]

Stardom in Akron - that's all they got!

(yes, I know it's really Acton) ... :-)

[bluesjuke]

This album has always been one of my favorites.

Thank you so much for bringing it back to me.

[Teflon65]

I think that Pete did attend a sunny barbeque, in Cleveland, which members of the James Gang were having.  In fact, I think the Who, and the James Gang were touring together then, with the latter band as the opening act.

[tommyrock69]

Yes! It was Joe Walsh who gave Pete the "loudest guitar" he ever owned- a Gretsch. It was used prior to this meeting in Cleveland on several Who tracks, including "Won't Get Fooled Again"

[smurph11267]

Didnt some people die back in the 70's in clevland rushing the stageat a WHO concert?

[Teflon65]

@smurph11267 I think that was in Cincinatti.

[capricious71]

It's a fine album. Very gentle.

[astroman287]

i bought this album as i did with all the rest of pete s 70s and 80 s efforts on secondhand vinyl.and there are no scratches on one of them!

[ZosoTownshend07]

Anyone know about tabs for this? All the one's I have found are wrong!

[PrplHazel]

Thinking about a sunny barbecue! Thanks for posting this Townshend gem. Great, happy tune.

[Dunwyche]

Beautiful, thanke man!

[ZosoTownshend07]

Kind of funny that the hotel's name is Sheraton Gibson, and that Pete played (plays) a Shertaon Gibson! I had to listen to this again, it's SO damn good!

[ZosoTownshend07]

The picking is beautiful!

[getorphan]

Great song. Great album. I wish I still owned it.

[linco515]

Cleveland, you've blown my mind!!

[jagandme]

: ) Yeah mon! I love this. Hope he tours again. Thanks for the posting. Thanks to YouTube for making this possible.

[Nur100etc]

I think he wrote this song completely off the cuff, if I remember right.

[CoolPomegranate]

What a wonderful songwriter Pete was. A true genius. ♥

[Nur100etc]

Don't say "was"!!

:-))

[CoolPomegranate]

Well yeah, of course he's still an amazing songwriter! Silly me....

:P

[Nur100etc]

He's busy writing new material these days. Can't wait to see what he comes up with!

[blorb1]

A very underrated song from a great artist. Pete Townshend really just improved when he got away from The Who.

[doctorted]

A classic from a masterpiece album.