personal opinion - this is one of the few townshend lead vocals that DOES NOT rival Daltrey's takes. he took a 'country' bored hick inflection and it's not as effective nearly, as Rogers.
Good share, he does have an excellent setup for his demo and you can tell from this, sounds excellent. Great extra bit of piano in there too that was ah, yeah, little over board but I liked it. Good old Pete ;)
Very nice to hear the demo. No wonder Glyn Johns said he was always amazed at the quality of Pete's demos - just listen to this! Interesting to hear how much of this made it to the final cut. Wonder what synth he used for this track?
Because Who's Next is a different story from Lifehouse, so some songs were cut out. Who Are You (album) takes place 200 years later from Who's next more or less.
But there is when people start to associate that great song with only the show, which creates a massive shit storm of ignorance. I've talked to (many) people that don't realize who The Who are, or even that they made the songs. The Who aren't my favourite band for no reason; they have much more music than people realize they do, and many of their lesser known songs are, in my opinion, better than the more well known songs (Blue, Red and Grey-Drowned-All of their live stuff).
i see what your saying, but more people then you think go look up theme songs from shows because they liked it, im not saying your wrong though, i can see your point
True, but it has also brought many ignorant connotations about the the songs and the group through its use in the series'. You're right in that it has in fact widened the audience for The Who's music, but I believe that it has done it in the worst way possbile.
People who watch the show (that I've witnessed) tend to associate Won't get Fooled Again, Who Are You, and Baba O'Riley with the show more than the group, or even music genre.
I've always believed in truth over happiness. They may enjoy these songs, yes, but they are not willing to go looking for anymore music of the type, since they simply do not know about it.
this song has a couple of legends plaguing it's history. legend one; it is a lifehouse demo recorded in '70 that was dusted off for the who are you lp in '78.
legend two; it was written after a night of drinking with cook and jones of the sex pistols sometime in early '77. it had found its way into who concerts in some form during the '76 tour as well. anyone care to draw the line on this one/
Right. Townshend got super drunk at the Speakeasy, told Cook and Jones (punk) to f'in take over and apparently was lurching around asking people Who are you? Brilliant song. So evocative as always with Pete. Anyone who's had a drink or two can totally get this song.
I'd like to believe it was written for Lifehouse in 69/70, but the more likely story is of the drinking (in the Soho doorway), as the Sex Pistols didn't even exist in 70. Why would The Who not play this gem in tours following Tommy if they could? HOWEVER, Townshend's voice sounds more like it did in '70 than it did in '76-'78 in this demo. We'll never know for sure when it was written.
@massiveham Sure, Ive researched the Who and they only played WhoAreYou live for an audience one time and that was the Kilburn show that is now out on DVD. The song wasn't rehearsed that day it was a sort of a spur of the moment addition. There is one show listed on some web sights for the 76 tour playing that song but demo's of that night don't bare that out, the song didn't exist in 76. Not saying they didn't jam the chords somewhere along the way, but no Who are you chorus came with it.
Interesting listening to these demos. I wonder if Zak listened to these as well as the Whos' recordings?. His playing comes across as mixture of the two Petes/Keiths but truly innovative.
It makes sense now. When you listen to the Who are You album version you kinda think pete brought out the synth for kicks. but if it was for life house that was when pete was using them to there fullest
Not to take anything away from Keith Moon (the most extraordinarily "on" drummer in rock history) or Entwistle and Daltrey, but Pete Towshend WAS the WHO, sole heart and sole soul. Pete, thank you for being amongst us and for giving us what you did. -- This track is wonderful to hear; it brings us right into the heart of Pete's creative cauldron. Fantastic.
No doubt... no Pete, no Who... BUT... only Roger could sing the songs the way they were supposed to sound. Have no proof to base this on... just a feeling that some songs Pete wrote expressly for Roger.
This is the soundtrack used in the video marked up on YouTube as "Extremely Rare Demo", on one of The Kids Are Alright" scenes. The whole group is playing, so perhaps this is a Who demo..with Pete on vocal? Pete's so versatile with demos, it's really hard to tell sometimes.
It sounds different from the actual movie version though, and that is definitely Pete drumming. I love the man and his demos are amazing but he drums like a keyboard preset.
@TheOdderOne If a non dfrummer can keepo time as well as 'keyboard preset" then her or she is doing well, and to be fair he does accent things a bit, it isnt crap drumming, in many a pub band you will find drummers less competent for sure
the extended middle is really awesome. love pete's demos
zenlee1109 4 months ago
personal opinion - this is one of the few townshend lead vocals that DOES NOT rival Daltrey's takes. he took a 'country' bored hick inflection and it's not as effective nearly, as Rogers.
caesarcerf 4 months ago
Good share, he does have an excellent setup for his demo and you can tell from this, sounds excellent. Great extra bit of piano in there too that was ah, yeah, little over board but I liked it. Good old Pete ;)
staunched 1 year ago
Very nice to hear the demo. No wonder Glyn Johns said he was always amazed at the quality of Pete's demos - just listen to this! Interesting to hear how much of this made it to the final cut. Wonder what synth he used for this track?
RJADVids 1 year ago
Thank god Roger sang it..
logang95 1 year ago
thanks for posting all these, lifehouse demo's make my life worth living!!!
Kummeedeeyin 1 year ago
is this a 1970 demo song?
but why release in 8 years later?
limunan 2 years ago
Because Who's Next is a different story from Lifehouse, so some songs were cut out. Who Are You (album) takes place 200 years later from Who's next more or less.
HousesOfTheHolyV 2 years ago
I love this song its the theme For CSI
TheMrshollis4ever 2 years ago
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Fuck CSI. Townshend practically made CSI with his music...which was written way before that shitty show ever came out.
thankyoupourlavideo 2 years ago 18
Thank you for your RUDE ass opinion that was Very sweet of you :D
TheMrshollis4ever 2 years ago
@thankyoupourlavideo
there is nothing wrong with using a great song as a theme song for a show
maggot1111666 1 year ago
@maggot1111666
But there is when people start to associate that great song with only the show, which creates a massive shit storm of ignorance. I've talked to (many) people that don't realize who The Who are, or even that they made the songs. The Who aren't my favourite band for no reason; they have much more music than people realize they do, and many of their lesser known songs are, in my opinion, better than the more well known songs (Blue, Red and Grey-Drowned-All of their live stuff).
thankyoupourlavideo 1 year ago
@thankyoupourlavideo
i see what your saying, but more people then you think go look up theme songs from shows because they liked it, im not saying your wrong though, i can see your point
maggot1111666 1 year ago
@thankyoupourlavideo Come on now dont hate CSI in a way it has advertised this song to more people =)
Singecraft 7 months ago
@Singecraft
True, but it has also brought many ignorant connotations about the the songs and the group through its use in the series'. You're right in that it has in fact widened the audience for The Who's music, but I believe that it has done it in the worst way possbile.
People who watch the show (that I've witnessed) tend to associate Won't get Fooled Again, Who Are You, and Baba O'Riley with the show more than the group, or even music genre.
It just isn't right.
thankyoupourlavideo 7 months ago
@thankyoupourlavideo As long as they're happy, you're over thinking it man.
cycoturkey101 4 months ago
@cycoturkey101
I've always believed in truth over happiness. They may enjoy these songs, yes, but they are not willing to go looking for anymore music of the type, since they simply do not know about it.
There is potential for more happiness.
thankyoupourlavideo 4 months ago
@thankyoupourlavideo
Does it really matter?
It's music, its meant to be enjoyed, not worshipped
cycoturkey101 4 months ago
this song has a couple of legends plaguing it's history. legend one; it is a lifehouse demo recorded in '70 that was dusted off for the who are you lp in '78.
legend two; it was written after a night of drinking with cook and jones of the sex pistols sometime in early '77. it had found its way into who concerts in some form during the '76 tour as well. anyone care to draw the line on this one/
massiveham 2 years ago
Right. Townshend got super drunk at the Speakeasy, told Cook and Jones (punk) to f'in take over and apparently was lurching around asking people Who are you? Brilliant song. So evocative as always with Pete. Anyone who's had a drink or two can totally get this song.
AmazingWho 2 years ago
I'd like to believe it was written for Lifehouse in 69/70, but the more likely story is of the drinking (in the Soho doorway), as the Sex Pistols didn't even exist in 70. Why would The Who not play this gem in tours following Tommy if they could? HOWEVER, Townshend's voice sounds more like it did in '70 than it did in '76-'78 in this demo. We'll never know for sure when it was written.
thankyoupourlavideo 2 years ago
@thankyoupourlavideo Sure we do, its well documented, he wrote it in 77 and recorded the demo during that time.
Cooleemee43 2 years ago
@massiveham Sure, Ive researched the Who and they only played WhoAreYou live for an audience one time and that was the Kilburn show that is now out on DVD. The song wasn't rehearsed that day it was a sort of a spur of the moment addition. There is one show listed on some web sights for the 76 tour playing that song but demo's of that night don't bare that out, the song didn't exist in 76. Not saying they didn't jam the chords somewhere along the way, but no Who are you chorus came with it.
Cooleemee43 2 years ago
i want his hobby!!
massiveham 2 years ago
Interesting listening to these demos. I wonder if Zak listened to these as well as the Whos' recordings?. His playing comes across as mixture of the two Petes/Keiths but truly innovative.
vonpork 2 years ago
It makes sense now. When you listen to the Who are You album version you kinda think pete brought out the synth for kicks. but if it was for life house that was when pete was using them to there fullest
Eamuesrtsionn 3 years ago
Me fingers made a mistake typing Pete's name in the post below...it's TOWNSHEND
lightsearcher1 3 years ago
Not to take anything away from Keith Moon (the most extraordinarily "on" drummer in rock history) or Entwistle and Daltrey, but Pete Towshend WAS the WHO, sole heart and sole soul. Pete, thank you for being amongst us and for giving us what you did. -- This track is wonderful to hear; it brings us right into the heart of Pete's creative cauldron. Fantastic.
lightsearcher1 3 years ago 18
@lightsearcher1 Pete couldn't have done it without Roger, Keith, or John though.
herbiemarx01 7 months ago
No doubt... no Pete, no Who... BUT... only Roger could sing the songs the way they were supposed to sound. Have no proof to base this on... just a feeling that some songs Pete wrote expressly for Roger.
runmadd 2 days ago
This is the soundtrack used in the video marked up on YouTube as "Extremely Rare Demo", on one of The Kids Are Alright" scenes. The whole group is playing, so perhaps this is a Who demo..with Pete on vocal? Pete's so versatile with demos, it's really hard to tell sometimes.
Pulsar205 3 years ago
It sounds different from the actual movie version though, and that is definitely Pete drumming. I love the man and his demos are amazing but he drums like a keyboard preset.
TheOdderOne 2 years ago
I'll have to listen to the drumming again Odder One.
Can't believe this is only a demo. It's just amazing!
Pulsar205 2 years ago 2
@TheOdderOne If a non dfrummer can keepo time as well as 'keyboard preset" then her or she is doing well, and to be fair he does accent things a bit, it isnt crap drumming, in many a pub band you will find drummers less competent for sure
WAWELDRAGON 1 year ago
@WAWELDRAGON I didn't say he was incompetent or crap, just boring. Also this was 9 months ago, I barely remember the comment.
TheOdderOne 1 year ago
Never heard him sing like that near the end. Very different, like he was experimenting with something new.
Pulsar205 3 years ago
It was good though.
thankyoupourlavideo 2 years ago
amazing song
Raphouse2 3 years ago