The Who - 1921 (piano)

[0TheBestMan]

ithoroughly enjoyed this... damn, i have to learn to play it now

[pkaapl]

Awesome

[mistad00m]

incredible cover, sweet voice.

pete townshend is truly a genius!

his sense of melody is impeccable.

[amatubem8]

encore lol.

[amatubem8]

man this is the best piano on youtube n av watched a lot recently. am blown away bud. my fav who song.

[pooshdogg]

what ABOUT the boy?

[amatubem8]

your realy good m8 i wish i had your talent my man. total quality total man i kneel b4 you. i took that a bit far but man but that was gooooooooooood. lol.

[popleonardo]

bravo!



[yellowduckie123]

really good

[JudgeJulieLit]

F A N T A S T I C piano rendition ! ! ! ! ! The full orchestration is nice, but here, too is great just to attend to the unique strong harmonies & beauties of the basic great piano line . . . & too, good, melodic singing ! Nicely done.

[RevolutionReviews]

WOW! AMAZING! Really great job! :D

[ccrholland]

Great job, very good singing as well!

[MrAndres]

beautifull

[Rawego]

beautifully done. i got shivers :))

[EnzoBernardes]

congratulations.

[CHOCOMARTNZ]

wo0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0w

[ziGGie007100]

FANTASTIC

[dizzyisme]

amazing. you did a very nice job

[narbalva]

Cool video. I like singing along Tommy's lines at 1:21.

[rockinprinses]

you're amazing!

[MrCorbett26]

How about doing "They're all in love" from Who by numbers. Great piano piece in that which I'm sure you could do great justice to.

[whonut]

Well done!

[ludehead]

Yeah, it is pretty killer!

[1969thewho]

Nice work

[ShakedD]

a job well done.

[colmas]

fuckin a! those last chords at the end have always sounded amazing. im inspired, im going to go play my piano now!

[colitodegato]

Loved it. One of my favorite Who songs.

[nero8151972]

Great job! Excellent post.... 5*'s I posted my guitar cover of this tune.....

[grantchestermeadows1]

Great camera angle, perfect playing, and you sound just like Pete!

[esreagan]

you sound just like the Who... better really

[vinnypimentel]

GREAT

[BSuperman09]

wow. that was amazing! you're really, really good

[diegohugobaka]

très beau!!superbe interprétation!!bravo!!

[strider6056]

good playing!

[fabianozonta]

Jesus man, you are amazing, good stuff

[eldorado303]

' somehow when you smile i can break bad weather...' man , thats awesome.

you play well, dude.

[juanicolasjimenez]

good job!!

[snarepsycho1616]

thank you so much. that was amazing. and i love your camera angle because thanks to you i can now play this song. although not as well =)

[Premierdrum55]

your amazing

[vincent3146]

Great cover ! Nice voice and well done for the piano.

[jonanjello]

Really very nice for piano.

Well done. One of my favorite songs from Tommy!

[JasonBonitati]

Dude, this is amazing. I favorited it. Although I play the drums, I still think the Piano is the best instrument around. I love the sound that comes out of the piano, and you did an awesome job, thanks!

[MrSalomas]

This guy.....is AWESOME! Keep rockin´, Stewboz!!!

Hail from Brazil

[mariatehgweat]

Amazing! I'm praying for a piano, or keyboard one day.

[pkdick67]

i felt once again in love with your who versions,.... don't know what to say but thanks

[NYtoIA]

i second the request for sally simpson, its hard to pick a favorite tommy song but that might be my favorite

[vesuvilandia]

As a pianist, I must congratulate you 'cause it's not easy at all to play all that stuff while singing. Ah, really nice voice, too! Thanx a lot for the video... :)

[wytherwings]

I love this song! You did an awesome job, you're really good

[bbqplatypus318]

Great cover of a great song. You've got a lot of skill.

Kinda makes me wish I still played piano. Oh, well. I play the drums now.

[pighardcore]

Thanks. Excelent!!

[CygnusRoc]

Cool playing, dude. I like the bird's eye view also. I too am a fan of Genesis and Rush.

[boosedok]

i kind of wish u played the bit in the middle xxx but still ur amaz talent xxx

[andreandeahhh]

this is incredible!! I like the singing too :D

[AriusVonBlut]

Absolutely amazing!Keep up the excelent work!

Greetings from Brazil!

[boosedok]

ur really talented

[anguswaite]

really great!! solid vocals

[Tranchera]

I would love to see you do Sally Simpson.

The song.

[secessionman]

You got a full round of applause in my living room. Fucking awesome!

[BriM34]

Quality

Thanks Stew

[stewboz83]

Thank you, my friend. See ya.

[caesarcerf]

excellent work stewboz. thanks.  inspired me to immediately learn on guitar. excellent work!

[NYtoIA]

props, i really enjoyed it

[bark60]

Well done! Best cover i've heard.

Does anybody know where to get 'The Who' piano music?

[ZosoTownshend07]

Usually covers suck but this is pretty cool, nice seeing its only piano! Awesome!

[myflyisopen2]

i think this is your best one by the who...

you should do come sail away by the styx

its has amazing piano!!!

[Sonicsea]

Do Empty Glass- My favorite townshend solo Please!?

[Emerson290]

Hey stew I've been practicing 1921 from your video here and I've almost got it nailed down. I hope you continue to make these vids with a top-down camera because it makes learning the songs from your videos possible.

[drewstarroodles]

a quick one, while hes away?

[Emerson290]

Great cover man. You piano playing is top notch, and I actually thought your vocals were pretty darn good too.

[lMeanMrMustardl]

Wow, your quite the impressive person!

Loves this one, and now i think i ought to try it out myself!

Thanks for posting!

[stewboz83]

No problem. Thanks for the kind words. Good luck with it.

[slotwinski1414]

man.... Love Ain't For Keeping. It is short, so you know - shouldn't take as long as others... I'd LOVE to hear that one...

favourite who song anyway its done, live,demo,studio - or ... piano~!

[stewboz83]

Yeah, thats a good one. I'll get to it soon enough.

[blorb1]

Have you ever thought of covering some of Townshend's solo stuff (if you listen to it)? A lot of it is even better than his work with The Who in my opinion.

[stewboz83]

I have actually. I'd like to do "The Sea Refuses no River" and "Rough Boys." I love those songs. If you think about it, I've already covered a Townshend solo song. I covered Townshend's demo of "New Song", not the "Who" version. I know its the same song, but I think Townshend's solo version is 100 times better. It also has different lyrics. Anway, Thanks for watching and commenting. See ya.

[fr0zenbear]

very nice!

[stewboz83]

Thank you. I beleive I've heard from you before. Talk to you later.

[garok89]

dude....heres an idea....Overture -> It's A Boy -> 1921 all in one go....

hell, why not the who tommy album, underture and all:P

your amazing man....if 'rabbit' kicks it i think pete will be giving you a call

[stewboz83]

That is a great idea. Ya know, what I really wanna do is record every Who song in existance. I've got a list that I haven't touched in a good month. I have to record bargain. Everyone is waiting on me for that one. After that, I have to do "The song is over." There are so many. I do want to do all of Tommy though. I assure you of that. Thanks for the comment. Talk to you later.

[garok89]

i think pure and easy is probably THE most essential lol

by far my favorite song and im sure it will be one of yours

u need to get some recordings done.....get an mbox and a couple of nice consensers and just play.....with ur skill i dont even think any major mixing would need done

just out of curiosity.......whats your oppinion on the philosophy and believes behind 'Lifehouse'???

[HorsemanOfIdiocracy]

Where is the annoying Oliver Reed voice? Good job man.

[stewboz83]

LOL... two places. In the movie, and on the movie sound track. I pray that it can't be found anywhere else. You sure as heck won't find it here. Well, that is unless I record a special Oliver Reed edition of this vid. Nah. Thanks for watching and commenting. See ya.

[CiaoVenice786]

Damn...Thatz a good piano solo:) I luv it:)

[stewboz83]

Thank you very much. This is a fun song. Pretty simple, but the chord structure is so creative. Townshend is a genius. Glad you enjoyed my rendition. See ya.

[iggy35]

That was awesome, thanks for putting it up.

I love this song!

[stewboz83]

My pleasure. I also love this song. I listened to it quite often as a kid. You should hear Townshend's demo version. Thanks for the comment and for watching the vid. See ya.

[JiggeryPoker]

great playing....I think your singing was very good, too.

[stewboz83]

Thank you. I'm happy with my singing on this vid, too. Can't say the same for others, but this one fell in my range. Glad you enjoyed. Talk to you later.

[pkdick67]

you caught the essence of it all, despite of any form,

really enjoyable

[stewboz83]

Sometimes I think that the lack of form is what makes it possible to capture the essence. My personal methods are wacky, but I'm really comfortable using them. Thanks for for the comment. I'm still waiting for an answer to a question I asked you. That Virginiana Miller song. Any chance I could get an mp3 of that? See ya.

[matlumd]

I would like to se you (stewboz83) play Go To The Mirror from this very same album notify me when you learn it.

[THEDEKE1]

OH good choice.

OOH OOH How could you not pick Pinball Wizard, though?

[stewboz83]

I plan on learning that one, too.

[stewboz83]

Okay, I'll try that one out.

[topsiterings]

Well done mate.

[stewboz83]

Thank you.

[Yuppers21]

nice job man you should make instructional videos on the songs you play so other ppl can learn just an idea anyways good job and good song

[stewboz83]

Many poeple have asked for instructional videos, but I'm more of a performer. Not a great teacher. We'll see what happens in the future though. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[EntwistleTheOx]

generationfilms- you only covered half of tommy. it is one of the most significant albums of all time. it was not only the first rock opera, but also one of the first albums to carry a theme. it needs to be in the top 10 albums of the 20th century

[stewboz83]

I can't agree with you more. Great album, Great rock opera, great everything. It is one of the few albums that I can just sit through in its entirety without getting bored. But generationfilms won't get your comment unless you respond directly to one of his. Thanks for your comment. See ya.

[EntwistleTheOx]

classic

[stewboz83]

Thank you very much.

[KickinLilRedhead]

Not only are you a FABULOUS pianist, Stew, but you have GUTS to branch out and play this FAR underappreciated gem. From your other comments to posters, you also seem like a genuinely nice guy. I'd pay to see you play-- that's a fact! For now, though, I will just soak in your vids. They are GREAT!!!!!!! :)

[stewboz83]

:D Well you can keep on soakin'. I'm gonna keep giving. So I got guts, huh?... Well, I don't really have anything to lose. :P Maybe if I did Devo's "Whip it". Seriously though, Thank you so much for your kind words. Thanks again for all your comments, for subscribing, and for fav-ing my vids. See ya around.

[Generationfilms]

i love the melody on this song, and album. Tommy was probably the best rock opera ever created. Townsends a geniuos

[stewboz83]

I really love this song, too. I always remember liking it growing up, but I never heard it on the radio so its a bit of a burried treasure. I haven't really heard any other rock operas, but I know that Tommy is an awesome album, rock opera or not. Thanks for the comment. See ya.

[HotKit]

Gasp! One of my favorite tracks on Tommy! You're so great. :-D

[stewboz83]

Thank you. I like the song very much, too. Its good to see someone else who appreciates this lesser known tune. Hope to hear from you again. See ya.

[budje]

Verry nice! have been watching some of your movies, very very nice! (just remember, Roger Daltrey's voice is far from perfect, so is Pete's guitar playing!) I Agree, you should start working on a band

[stewboz83]

Thank you. I appreciate the comment. I agree that Daltrey's voice isn't perfect. What he lacks in pitch control, he makes up for in power and expression. He just had a great sounding voice in my opinion. Townshend isn't a flashy Guitarist but he is very unique and tasteful. About a band, I prefer to work solo when I'm playing piano. If I was to be in a band, I would prefer to play drums. Thahks again, see ya.

[codybaker1]

that is good but you need a mic, and you need a band. you got a good voice but try and get a band together

[stewboz83]

The lack of a mic hides some of the imperfections of my voice. Its all planned that way... lol. The lack of a band keeps my obsessive perfectionism from affecting others. I just like doing this stuff alone. This may change later. Thanks for watching.

[theguitarguy39]

wow. You are very good

[stewboz83]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoyed the vid.

[yatzy1405]

I admit, I am a Who freak. Love it all, but this song is nearly perfect. Finally last year, I sat down and figured it out on the guitar. Now I can't stop playing it. As a warm up or for pleasure. You know, a lot of songs keep up with 4 or 5 chords or harmonies. But this one holds around 20, I believe. But still it is fluid and smooth, but quite a work to learn to play it. But it is just a marvelous song to play as Beatles' Blackbird or the Who's Tatoo.

You play it really great.

[stewboz83]

Thanks for writing a long comment. You should put your rendition on youtube. I'd like to hear it on guitar. I agree that this song is exceptional in its harmonic complexities. It was very fascinating when I sat down to figure it out because the way I remembered it was nowhere near as complex as it actually is. Its an amazing number. I love Tatoo also. I'm looking to do that one some time soon. Thanks for the comment and I'm really glad you liked my version. See ya.

[luvTheWho]

Amazing, you are my hero!

great song from a great album!

[stewboz83]

One of the main reasons that I'm making these vids is for people like you. lol... Your username says it all. Thanks for watching. See ya.

[Eddie629]

OH YEAH !!...love this song !!..great rendition Stew !..you sing and play this awesomely !!!Really love all yer WHO stuff !...superb bro !

[stewboz83]

Thanks, Eddie. I love this song, too. I'd like to do more from Tommy... have any suggestions?

[whotles]

VERY GOOD!!! 'Tommy' is one of my favortie albums of all time. It makes you realize what instrument Pete composed this on. Watching you play it makes me think it was a piano. Though, there is a slight chance is was written on a guitar. It's safe to say that 'Pinball Wizard' was most likely written on a guitar.

[stewboz83]

Just going off Townshend's original demo of the tune, its a tough call. Both the piano and guitar parts seem to be important in that version, but I'd like to think that it was originally written on piano. I agree with you about "Pinball Wizard." I have to admit, I didn't really care for Elton John's version from the movie. Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed.

[whotles]

Elton John's version isn't bad, but it's no comparision to Pete rocking the acoustic guitar. Again, wacthing you play this song really brings the emotion out, especailly the chord changes.

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