Roger controlled the rest of the group with an iron fist as he was the only one who was not an alcoholic or heavily into drugs, if he was the history of The Who would have been totally different and they would have broken up in 67-68.
The drinking and being high was no good when they were on stage, it may be fun to see the anti-heros now, but remember that if Roger was also drugged up and pissed they would have broken up long before this..
Pete is my favourite :) no matter how cute Roger is, no matter how... awesomely different Keith was [:)], and no matter how calm John was, Pete will always be my favourite -3
Hahahahaha WOOOOOOOOOOOOW THIS IS JUST GREAT I LOVE IT!!! I also love it when Keith starts to bite and to rip the sleeve open of Pete!!! I wounder what has happend to the interviewer his clothes, I am sure they've ripped his nice gorgious 70ies shirt with that big penny collar to shredded rags too, it's only a pitty we can't see any of this!!! I sure would love to have seen it! ;)
Pete Townshend was a brilliant guitarist ! i tell you fucking what , you dont get guitarists and songwriters like him now adays , ur talking out of ur japseye
i love that the whole thing is out of control before the interview even begins! X-) Russell Harty is about three-quarters of the way through a nervous breakdown by the end of it. Hilarious!
sweating bullets when Keith starts pointing:" How LONG have YOU been married!?"
Moonie had him.. Notice how the interview ends all of a sudden... The Who were smart motherfuckers...Kinda rapidly goes downhill once the "Tommy" money comes rolling in, though...
pete townshend was a fucking good guitarist. Solo's mean jack shit, if they did we'd all be listening to fucking yngwie malmsteen and shit like that. you ask some fret wanker to play a riff like pete townshend, won't happen.
@asmorgan88-Harrison isn't the only musician in the beatles. McCartney can play bass phenomenally, he's not too shabby on guitar (solo on taxman), he's an excellent pianist, a pretty good drummer (Keith moon complented his drumming), and a good producer (he pretty much co produced sgt pepper and abbey road)
He ALWAYS tried to get more of a reaction from the interviewer than Keith...motherfucker is obsessed with himself.
Bad guitarist, a bit self indulgent, a fucking martyr to say the least (it started all around this point)...but perhaps one of the best songwriters of all time.
Regardless, Townshend fucking sucks...
Obnoxious, not a good guitarist, loves to hear himself talk, not funny, the biggest over achiever in rock history too...
This is all just a lot of silliness, (besides "Pete=1 of the best songwriters of all time") Moon is so clearly out of his mind and dysfunctional here. None of them would be where they were without Pete. On some level, regardless of the other members of the Who, and this is not to discredit them (As I love them all) Pete would be succsessful as a musician/songwriter or maost anything he tried. To say he is not a good guitarist is ridiculous. Would you prefer Jeff Beck with the Who?
Not at all - but if I wanted to listen to a band for their guitar work, I wouldn't pick The Who...
To say he is a good guitarist is ignorant...he may have been one of the most influential, but...he was not one of the bests.
He was not articulate on the guitar, was a TERRIBLE lead guitarist (fantastic rhythm guitarist), and shouldn't be held in the same regard as Clapton, Beck, Page, Hendrix etc.
He just wasn't a good lead guitarist...to say he was...you may as well claim Cobain was too...
being a "good" lead guitarist doesn't mean you have to play blistering leads and quick runs all the time. Townshend plays tasteful runs in the context of the music, and it takes a great guitarist to be able to do that. listen to "see me, feel me" at woodstock and tell me if anyone else couldve thought and played that like Townshend did. He's on in a million and a damn good player.
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That performance at Woodstock isn't even a representation of Pete having an okay day. That garbage "solo" he plays towards the end of the song is bullshit..and fuck yeah, SOMEONE ELSE COULD'VE DONE BETTER. You know it too.
The Who is not, has never been, and never will be, a guitar band.
The way Pete smashes his fist on the guitar, his striking power chords, his quick novice like licks, how he bounces it off his leg, and windmills is what makes Pete a great guitarist...not his lead playing.
he doesn't need to be a great guitarist. The who have a perfect blend of everything, and considering Pete is a huge part of the songs they wrote and millions of people have fallen in love with, I would say he is a great musician. And that's really what the who needed and were recognized for, they were all amazing musicians.
he did master his instrument, just not in the way you think it should be mastered. The reason he is an amazing musician (he was) is because he was able to recognize when to put just the right sound in just the right place. And you're absolutely right to say that he wasn't the greatest guitarist of all time, many guitarists are far better than he is, however pete knew he didn't need to play his guitar like that. He played and mastered the guitar the way he wanted to. The way he loved
and therefore is an amazing musician. I didn't say he was one of the best. But he was amazing, and obviously you are not a musician or you would understand that it doesn't take wicked fast riffs and 20 min long solos to make a great guitarist or any instrumentalist for that matter. To be a great musician one must understand the needs of the sound. The who's sound didn't need beck or page, it needed a rhythm guitarist who allowed the other sounds to come out. Pete townshend
You're right - you don't need to play spitfire solos to be a good guitarist. You need to be able to play rhythm effectively, as well as play a good lead part.
Pete didn't need to be a great guitarist for The Who to be great.
He needed to do what he did & yeah, he had the ability to hone in on the SOUND the band needed.
You can say he's a great songwriter, he clearly is.
But he wasn't a good guitarist.
And when you can't master your own instrument, you're not a great musician.
dude, he did master his guitar, in the way he wanted. That is the point of joining a band and playing music, it's not for the attention or media, it's for the music. You play the music you want because you love it. Pete loved playing his guitar the way he did, and therefore did master his instrument. Just because he doesn't play or master his guitar the way you think he should does not mean he is not a good guitarist. Again I say, You're obviously not a musician. play what you love
He'll be the first to tell you that he's struggled his entire career in expanding his style & playing. He'll be the first to say that he's not in the same league as his peers in regards to being a guitarist.
Pete did not "master" the guitar. He was only versed in rhythm playing, damn good rhythm playing, but in order to "master" your instrument you have to at least be diverse enough to flourish...and he never did.
The Ramones, for example, weren't fucking musicians...they just played music.
Yeah, being popular & being "good" are two entirely different things.
Keith Moon is a better drummer than Ringo, but The Beatles are clearly the better band. Jeff Beck is better than Page, but Zeppelin is far more popular.
To be a "good" guitarist, you have to at least be able to play rhythm & lead solidly. Pete has never done that.
In order of preference, my favorites are Ramones, The Beatles, Yardbirds, & The Who...but I wouldn't say that The Ramones are better musicians than The Beatles, I could never have the audacity to claim that Townshend is one of the greatest guitarists, & I wouldn't say that The Yardbirds are better than Zeppelin.
To me, The Ramones are the best ever...but they're not better than The Beatles...just as I love The Yardbirds, I don't think they're better than LZ.
The Who is one of the best bands, & Townshend is one of the best songwriters ever...but you can't be taken serious going around claiming that he's a great guitarist.
NOW - I FUCKING LOVE HIS GUITAR WORK. I think he's awesome.
BUT HE'S NOT ONE OF THE ELITES. He's not a good guitarist.
There shouldn't be any problem admitting or recognizing that - it's also why I love The Ramones...because they weren't "good", or virtuosos, or too over-achieving.
Like I said before in an earlier post, he is not the same type of guitarist as most guitarists of the time. But he was a far better musician. And buddy, the who, far better technically than the Beatles, like miles better. The Beatles didn't do anything different than every other band of their time, they were just really good at what that style of music of the time was. The Who's music is far more technical than the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the rolling stones. If you take one
instrument from the who and play one of their songs, except maybe one or two unison parts, it's total giberish. All their parts fit together like an orchestra. That can be said for Entwistle's bass, Moon's drums, Pete's guitar and Roger's vocals. To do this every member of the band has to think of music as a puzzle and they can only fill in certain pieces. The Beatles had no concept of balance and timing or of basic musical theory until late in each of their musical carers. Led
Exactly - The only musician in The Beatles was George Harrison.
They're great - but not necessarily for musicianship. I mean...Lennon is great for his songwriting, signature voice & rhythm playing...but he sucks playing lead, like Townshend.
But I agree - The Beatles were just media darlings to an extent, but, considering musicianship...George Harrison was a great one.
Zeppelin took pages riffs and made that a highlight, they didn't understand the puzzle of music either, their a fuckin great band and I love their music but they are not near the class of musicians the who were. The Who developed harmonies, melodies, counter melodies, key changes, chord balance, sound balance, solis and solos. Dude, Their all fuckin amazing musicians, any classical music listener would look at me sideways and tell me Beethoven was far more important than the who
I don't know much about Zeppelin - but I do know that The Who were all better than them. From what I've heard from them, Bonzo is a cheap Moon imitation...and, quite frankly, John Paul Jones isn't anywhere near The Ox. Robert Plant is fucking terrible too.
I spent a good 3 years listening to NOTHING BUT The Who. I'm not exaggerating...I know their entire catalog by heart.
I've always been floored by Entwistle & Moon...Townshend too, but certainly not for his guitar playing.
... and they would be right, he was revolutionary. And even though the who do not reach Beethoven's level, they are still the best musicians to ever grace rock n' roll. And I can feel great and right in saying that because no band has managed to do what they did with music from 1900 to now. Excluding Jazz and blues of course. And with all due respect "asmorgan88", playing a guitar is no grounds to say a person hasn't mastered their instrument. Even if they struggle with getting out
their style does not mean they haven't mastered their instrument. With your standard of mastery, page wasn't a master, clapton wasn't a master and johnny winter wasn't a master. This would also mean Carlie Parker wasn't a master and neither was JJ Johnson or Y Cliffe Gordon or even Robert Johnson. I suggest you revise your definition and your understanding of music. Again, I say this with all due respect but, you're wrong about the who not being great musicians, you're really wrong
Page can play lead & rhythm very effectively. He's one of the better ROCK guitarists. He's not Segovia, but you can't really compare something like that to rock & roll...he's one of the best rock guitarists for sure.
Clapton can only play the blues...he fucking sucks.
Don't take me so literally.
Townshend was a great songwriter...not a great guitarist...therefore, I don't think you can say he's a great musician.
and this is why no one is taking you seriously or respectfully. Because you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. You have no idea what being a musician means. you really really don't get it. sorry dude.
Give credit where it is due - he's a great songwriter, & composer.
But he's not a good guitarist by any means.
So, how can that make him a "great" when he can't even diversely play?
He's been stuck on power chords, barre chords, & repetitive licks from one scale for his entire career, & he hasn't flourished - where's the musicianship there?
To be a "great" you have to be well-rounded, & effective at EVERYTHING YOU DO...his guitar playing is lacking, very lacking at times.
@asmorgan88 my brother is a musician, teaches saxophone in school and been laughed a lot while reading your comments. Pete is a great composer, make something out of nothing and on top of good quality is wonderful, is the largest, but also play the guitar and say that has not mastered his instrument to perfection is not is a musician? hahahahaha, sorry dude but before making ridiculous comments inform. Yourself not only talk
@asmorgan88 Good!!! sorry i am a girl not a boy, and with respect tell you that your uncle is president of a large institution,makes you not be a connoisseur in music, do not you think?. Unfortunately ,the music is an abstract art and therefore lends itself to any "not understand" your opinion on something unnnknown. UMMMM.you are stubbom as a mule,that you look like Roger Daltrey,but he was more handsome and cute. hahahahahaha
he's not a good guitarist? you're a fucking joke. Townshend is not obsessed with himself. If he was, he'd fly solo without The Who. So get your fucking facts straight. desicrator1 is right. Keith, Roger and John wouldnt be anywhere in the music industry without Pete. go fuck yourself
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HMMM...I can't agree with you there, considering John & Keith were far better at their instruments than Townshend was with his...and uh...if John, Keith, & Roger had teamed with Jimmy Page, they would've had the best band ever. Pete limited them...he was too into himself, and his "Lifehouse" bullshit that the band started to meet their demise after Who's Next.
Townshend is not a good guitarist. He might be one of the most influential, but so is Johnny Ramone...and he wasn't good either.
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Because they all almost started a band together...AND, to validate my point that if The Who had a REAL GUITARIST, that they would be the best band ever...because John & Keith are the best at their instruments, & Roger is the best rock singer ever...fuck Robert Plant.
Pete is one of the best songwriters of all time...fuck yeah. But to say he was a good lead guitarist is like saying that Kurt Cobain was too.
And, his guitar work on Young Man Blues is NOT on par with ANYTHING by the elites...
FUCK - half of the "solo" is fucking riffing anyways...
Any educated musician/guitarist will tell you that he was NOT articulate, and you could never seriously compare his abilities to Beck, Page, Hendrix, Clapton...
And what's funny about all the Townshend advocates, is that they don't even take what HE says into consideration...that he wasn't on par with his peers/contemporaries! That he couldn't play lead like the others!
Fantastic rhythm guitarist, great songwriter, bad lead guitarist.
let me tell you something. its not all about how good someone is at their instrument. John is the greatest bassist, Keith is still the greatest drummer, and Roger is one of the greatest singers. But there's one thing you cant say and thats that Pete was a BAD guitarist. Thats bullshit and you know that. I know he wasnt a fantastic guitarist, but he could whip out a nice solo every once in a while.
Listen, I'm done discussing this because you're obviously barely listening to what I'm saying. what im trying to say is that he wasnt a bad lead guitarist at all. What do you mean by bad? Petes so underrated and I guess you're someone who underrates him
True said. Pete isn't maybe the best solo-guitarist in the world (Even though he is fucking shit-good in Heaven and hell). But God, he is one of the best songwriters in the world.
God, the Who were hilarious during interviews (especially keith). they acted like jackasses in this interview, but theyre still the greatest and theyre funny
dont get me wrong now i love the who, but if keith moon always acted like this (even though its funny as hell) it must have been a pain in the ass after some time.
Yeah, there's likely six or eight guys in suits standing off to the side with clipboards making sure you say all the right words. The industry today is probably like having the proverbial gun to your head.
any person who watches this and thinks that they are completely unfunny should STOP listening to the penis brothers and start enjoying REAL music from classic and legendary bands such as The Who. Not to mention all of 'em have some of the best humour ever.
How embarrassing to watch. Jesus, how OLD were they at this time? Behaving like absolute pricks - they think they're hilarious and they're REALLY UNFUNNY.
Yeah, you know it's gonna be carnage when the interview starts off like that. John and Roger just sat back and let the madness happen and why not, people take themselves so seriously.
Oh, Keith, believe me, I'd marry that lot.
icinglover95 1 month ago 3
close right pete thats why you called him a queen who was having an affair w/ oliver reed soon after he died..nice memoriam
MOSKII58 2 months ago
@MoPower2112 exactly what I was thinking
mazmadiagirl 3 months ago
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bribartal 3 months ago
Wait this isnt a monty Python skit?
MoPower2112 3 months ago
@MoPower2112 I think we were all thinking that, Moon even has a python-esque quality to him
Queenrocks2020 1 month ago
Oh Keith and his heroic doses of drugs what a king.
fantasypgatour 3 months ago
@fantasypgatour hopefully you're being sarcastic. otherwise, you're a very naive youngster.
beccahday 1 month ago
one of the greatest rock bands ever
no one today can touch them...............
nobody
jackalhunters 3 months ago
OH KEITH LEAVE ME ALONE!
313shaydee 4 months ago 3
Keith would be great as an actor for monty phyton movies, woldn't he?
KISSForever52 4 months ago 4
@KISSForever52 awww dude i thought the exact same thing haha
MasterBassistxX 4 months ago
... one of the best rock interviews of all time.
CusterFlux 4 months ago
"CAN'T TOUCH THE INTERVIEWER, CAN WE?"
AerosmithLover69 5 months ago 5
THE WHO WOULD KICK THE SHIT OUT OF THE SEX PISTOLS MAYBE JUST ROGER BY HIMSELF WOULD WHOOOPP ALL THEIR ASSES ON HIS OWN
TheKalen486 6 months ago
full of piss and vinegar LEGENDS
TheKalen486 6 months ago
Keith´s face at 3:50 :))
Angeee017 6 months ago
lmao "..he thinks he does the lyrics.."
lapinkawaii 6 months ago
roger gives me eyegasms
bowiewondergirl 7 months ago
2:21-2:34 LOL!! This part is hilarious!
Buttrflyz0801 7 months ago
I think that the interviewer is genuinly afraid of keith!! And with good reson!!!
MrJonesstones 7 months ago
a rust repairer and full time survivor long live keith moon
jo67445 7 months ago
I cant understand this at all!
fmpyoyoqueen93 8 months ago
Keith definitely just undressed....
icinglover95 8 months ago
Pete "We started off as ..."
Keith "A small family butcher firm ! "
xD Keith , you such a legend !
Iantorchwood94 8 months ago
Roger controlled the rest of the group with an iron fist as he was the only one who was not an alcoholic or heavily into drugs, if he was the history of The Who would have been totally different and they would have broken up in 67-68.
The drinking and being high was no good when they were on stage, it may be fun to see the anti-heros now, but remember that if Roger was also drugged up and pissed they would have broken up long before this..
Funny to watch though
kevinturvy 8 months ago 4
I love how it's pretty much just Keith and Pete talking the whole time
plaidpretzel 9 months ago
I think this is the greatest video I have ever seen on earth
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this XD
JohnLennonLover9 9 months ago
The best interview I ever saw from a rock band! Amazing entertaining, totally chaotic.
Wonderful!!!!
PeterHasler1 9 months ago 2
Keith and Pete are hilarious :)
JackMeOffAgainPlease 11 months ago
Pete is my favourite :) no matter how cute Roger is, no matter how... awesomely different Keith was [:)], and no matter how calm John was, Pete will always be my favourite -3
drstarfires 11 months ago 2
Hmmmmm Keith stripping, I loved it ;)
MsTVsmasherFIREpyro 11 months ago 3
harrrrrrr..........
Frugellhound 1 year ago
haha Keith Moon, the 7th member of Monty Python. Love his reaction when he realises he cracked up the interviewer :)
SamTarly 1 year ago
Keith Moon was totally sexy! He gets me horny all the time!
FromQC94 1 year ago 4
"Keeeiiithhhh, leave me alone!" Sounds like he was talking to a disobedient dog. That's probably what working with Keith was like :/
bwc3821 1 year ago 3
Hahahahaha WOOOOOOOOOOOOW THIS IS JUST GREAT I LOVE IT!!! I also love it when Keith starts to bite and to rip the sleeve open of Pete!!! I wounder what has happend to the interviewer his clothes, I am sure they've ripped his nice gorgious 70ies shirt with that big penny collar to shredded rags too, it's only a pitty we can't see any of this!!! I sure would love to have seen it! ;)
shirtboy2 1 year ago
Yep, Keith was waaasteeed,for sure
fionabledzep 1 year ago
I would have loved to have been in the audience for this interview.
AngelofMusic2288 1 year ago
LOL
rooneyisRAD 1 year ago
Ugly ass pants.
ALLINKNOTS 1 year ago
Why did Keith bite Pete and John? But it was hilarious! :)
beatlesrevolution98 1 year ago
HILARIOUS. thats all i can really say.,
madeIinetucker 1 year ago
hahahahahahahahaha. i laughed my ass off when keith and pete were talking at the same time. XD LOL!
MsDeakyMayTayMercury 1 year ago 5
LOL I love how Roger never has a shirt on
shmadsta 1 year ago 5
LOL I love how Roger never has a shirt on
shmadsta 1 year ago
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shmadsta 1 year ago
keith and pete are like a married couple omg
this is hilarious
TheMadifee 1 year ago 26
Pete Townshend was a brilliant guitarist ! i tell you fucking what , you dont get guitarists and songwriters like him now adays , ur talking out of ur japseye
Townshendisgod100 1 year ago
i love that the whole thing is out of control before the interview even begins! X-) Russell Harty is about three-quarters of the way through a nervous breakdown by the end of it. Hilarious!
FckinEH 1 year ago
Russell Harty was Gay.. Notice how he starts
sweating bullets when Keith starts pointing:" How LONG have YOU been married!?"
Moonie had him.. Notice how the interview ends all of a sudden... The Who were smart motherfuckers...Kinda rapidly goes downhill once the "Tommy" money comes rolling in, though...
wheez123 1 year ago
pete townshend was a fucking good guitarist. Solo's mean jack shit, if they did we'd all be listening to fucking yngwie malmsteen and shit like that. you ask some fret wanker to play a riff like pete townshend, won't happen.
mollers92 1 year ago 3
LOL "youre all married arent you?"
"NO NO NO NO NO"
"I WOULDNT MARRY THIS LOT!"
These guys are effin hilarious together
TheBeatlefloyd 1 year ago 21
haha what a crazy interview
stonecrazy99 1 year ago 3
lol did keith really flash him
theedictofworms 1 year ago
@theedictofworms i bet so, it keith!
TheBeatlefloyd 1 year ago
LOL!
ComedicArtist866 1 year ago
I love how all the best bassists in rock history like Entwhistle and John Paul Jones have such a great sense in cool in interviews.
TheExiledTexan 1 year ago
Keith was a real rock star!
I love how he reacts when Roger puts his foot near his face... xD
MontyPython246 1 year ago
how do you not love these guys?
crackerz99 1 year ago
haha ... john's so chilled. he just doesn't give a fuck
RTWLRz 1 year ago
Keith and Pete had to have been stoned during that interview
kmbass93 1 year ago
@kmbass93 I was rather under the impression that Keith was on something else entirely....
AngelofMusic2288 1 year ago
1:27 - 1:32 I LOVE HOW ROGER PUTS HIS FOOT IN HIS FACE!!! XD
goi1 1 year ago 4
was this after they played "Relay"?
spartanwarrior340 1 year ago 2
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SgtPepper303 1 year ago
@TheAltoQueen No, Roger Daltrey's way hotter. :P
MunisAwesome 1 year ago
KEITH STRIPPING OH MY GOD
MsFanmail 1 year ago 5
KEITH IS SO FUNNY
MsFanmail 1 year ago 2
LOL, the four of them are just like brothers. That explains why they lasted so long (and had so many fights).
bwc3821 1 year ago 7
"Scab," lol.
mussman717word 1 year ago
my favorite band!!
goodfellas92 1 year ago
@asmorgan88-Harrison isn't the only musician in the beatles. McCartney can play bass phenomenally, he's not too shabby on guitar (solo on taxman), he's an excellent pianist, a pretty good drummer (Keith moon complented his drumming), and a good producer (he pretty much co produced sgt pepper and abbey road)
johnsipodtouchhelp 1 year ago
I LOVE KEITH!LOL!
ferriswheel1997 1 year ago
from 2:20 to 3:37 ??????
komamura3578 1 year ago
"So you've been together 10 years now."
"Yeah, I'm leaving."
:3
"You see, the great thing about The Who is that we're all incredibly nasty."
SnapeKid 2 years ago 22
LOL love The Who.... keith moon the best drummer ever could be better........... u cant beat a rust reparer
oggywhat 2 years ago
This must be the most wonderfully nonsensical interview ever conducted.
thisiskelcy 2 years ago 8
0:01-5:55 are the best parts
MikeBA10 2 years ago 6
0:00-5:55
ThreeWordsFirstWord 2 years ago 2
the interview seems more like a Monty Python skit :^)
atomicwendy 2 years ago 42
@atomicwendy DUDE ITS LIKE SPINAL TAP.
TurtleMooseKitty 1 year ago
THAT INTERVIWER HAS MET LOTS OF AWESOME PEOPLE, DAVID BOWIE, the who, ac/dc, the doors!!
lucky guy
robbieC971 2 years ago 5
watching this interview, it's hard to belive that they didnt get along. they seem like great friends having a good time here :)
flummapa 2 years ago
at this time they actually liked each other. the "hater-phase" was in the very beginning, but they got better together with their second album :)
MsMoonTheLoon 2 years ago
This is soooooo funny! These guys are crazy! The Who rock!
flyingkashmirband 2 years ago 7
Don't ever f**k with The Who! They're the greatest rock band ever. Respect!!
kongslie 2 years ago 4
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Pete Townshend SUCKS.
He ALWAYS tried to get more of a reaction from the interviewer than Keith...motherfucker is obsessed with himself.
Bad guitarist, a bit self indulgent, a fucking martyr to say the least (it started all around this point)...but perhaps one of the best songwriters of all time.
Regardless, Townshend fucking sucks...
Obnoxious, not a good guitarist, loves to hear himself talk, not funny, the biggest over achiever in rock history too...
asmorgan88 2 years ago
This is all just a lot of silliness, (besides "Pete=1 of the best songwriters of all time") Moon is so clearly out of his mind and dysfunctional here. None of them would be where they were without Pete. On some level, regardless of the other members of the Who, and this is not to discredit them (As I love them all) Pete would be succsessful as a musician/songwriter or maost anything he tried. To say he is not a good guitarist is ridiculous. Would you prefer Jeff Beck with the Who?
desicrator1 2 years ago
Not at all - but if I wanted to listen to a band for their guitar work, I wouldn't pick The Who...
To say he is a good guitarist is ignorant...he may have been one of the most influential, but...he was not one of the bests.
He was not articulate on the guitar, was a TERRIBLE lead guitarist (fantastic rhythm guitarist), and shouldn't be held in the same regard as Clapton, Beck, Page, Hendrix etc.
He just wasn't a good lead guitarist...to say he was...you may as well claim Cobain was too...
asmorgan88 2 years ago
@asmorgan88
being a "good" lead guitarist doesn't mean you have to play blistering leads and quick runs all the time. Townshend plays tasteful runs in the context of the music, and it takes a great guitarist to be able to do that. listen to "see me, feel me" at woodstock and tell me if anyone else couldve thought and played that like Townshend did. He's on in a million and a damn good player.
deadheadman66 2 years ago 4
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That performance at Woodstock isn't even a representation of Pete having an okay day. That garbage "solo" he plays towards the end of the song is bullshit..and fuck yeah, SOMEONE ELSE COULD'VE DONE BETTER. You know it too.
The Who is not, has never been, and never will be, a guitar band.
The way Pete smashes his fist on the guitar, his striking power chords, his quick novice like licks, how he bounces it off his leg, and windmills is what makes Pete a great guitarist...not his lead playing.
asmorgan88 2 years ago
screw you dude
Slipkid1921 2 years ago
@asmorgan88
he doesn't need to be a great guitarist. The who have a perfect blend of everything, and considering Pete is a huge part of the songs they wrote and millions of people have fallen in love with, I would say he is a great musician. And that's really what the who needed and were recognized for, they were all amazing musicians.
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
Pete was a great songwriter.
Wasn't a great musician though. He couldn't even master his own instrument.
There's a difference.
He's one of the best songwriters ever, but it's a fucking stretch to say he's one of the best musicians ever.
Jeff Beck is one of the best guitarists, but he's not one of the best musicians.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
he did master his instrument, just not in the way you think it should be mastered. The reason he is an amazing musician (he was) is because he was able to recognize when to put just the right sound in just the right place. And you're absolutely right to say that he wasn't the greatest guitarist of all time, many guitarists are far better than he is, however pete knew he didn't need to play his guitar like that. He played and mastered the guitar the way he wanted to. The way he loved
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
and therefore is an amazing musician. I didn't say he was one of the best. But he was amazing, and obviously you are not a musician or you would understand that it doesn't take wicked fast riffs and 20 min long solos to make a great guitarist or any instrumentalist for that matter. To be a great musician one must understand the needs of the sound. The who's sound didn't need beck or page, it needed a rhythm guitarist who allowed the other sounds to come out. Pete townshend
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
Pete Townshend is not a great musician.
He is however, one of the best songwriters of all time & he's also one of the best RHYTHM guitarists ever.
But he can't play lead.
In order to be a great GUITARIST you can't just be a solid rhythm or lead guy...you need to be solid with both. Pete's not.
So, if he can't master his own instrument he's not a great MUSICIAN.
Great rhythm guitarist, great songwriter...but he's by no means a great musician, or a great all around guitarist.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
You're right - you don't need to play spitfire solos to be a good guitarist. You need to be able to play rhythm effectively, as well as play a good lead part.
Pete didn't need to be a great guitarist for The Who to be great.
He needed to do what he did & yeah, he had the ability to hone in on the SOUND the band needed.
You can say he's a great songwriter, he clearly is.
But he wasn't a good guitarist.
And when you can't master your own instrument, you're not a great musician.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
dude, he did master his guitar, in the way he wanted. That is the point of joining a band and playing music, it's not for the attention or media, it's for the music. You play the music you want because you love it. Pete loved playing his guitar the way he did, and therefore did master his instrument. Just because he doesn't play or master his guitar the way you think he should does not mean he is not a good guitarist. Again I say, You're obviously not a musician. play what you love
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
I'm quoting Townshend himself, my friend.
He'll be the first to tell you that he's struggled his entire career in expanding his style & playing. He'll be the first to say that he's not in the same league as his peers in regards to being a guitarist.
Pete did not "master" the guitar. He was only versed in rhythm playing, damn good rhythm playing, but in order to "master" your instrument you have to at least be diverse enough to flourish...and he never did.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
I'm not a musician. I just play guitar.
There's a big difference.
The Ramones, for example, weren't fucking musicians...they just played music.
Yeah, being popular & being "good" are two entirely different things.
Keith Moon is a better drummer than Ringo, but The Beatles are clearly the better band. Jeff Beck is better than Page, but Zeppelin is far more popular.
To be a "good" guitarist, you have to at least be able to play rhythm & lead solidly. Pete has never done that.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
In order of preference, my favorites are Ramones, The Beatles, Yardbirds, & The Who...but I wouldn't say that The Ramones are better musicians than The Beatles, I could never have the audacity to claim that Townshend is one of the greatest guitarists, & I wouldn't say that The Yardbirds are better than Zeppelin.
To me, The Ramones are the best ever...but they're not better than The Beatles...just as I love The Yardbirds, I don't think they're better than LZ.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
The Who is one of the best bands, & Townshend is one of the best songwriters ever...but you can't be taken serious going around claiming that he's a great guitarist.
NOW - I FUCKING LOVE HIS GUITAR WORK. I think he's awesome.
BUT HE'S NOT ONE OF THE ELITES. He's not a good guitarist.
There shouldn't be any problem admitting or recognizing that - it's also why I love The Ramones...because they weren't "good", or virtuosos, or too over-achieving.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
Like I said before in an earlier post, he is not the same type of guitarist as most guitarists of the time. But he was a far better musician. And buddy, the who, far better technically than the Beatles, like miles better. The Beatles didn't do anything different than every other band of their time, they were just really good at what that style of music of the time was. The Who's music is far more technical than the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the rolling stones. If you take one
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
instrument from the who and play one of their songs, except maybe one or two unison parts, it's total giberish. All their parts fit together like an orchestra. That can be said for Entwistle's bass, Moon's drums, Pete's guitar and Roger's vocals. To do this every member of the band has to think of music as a puzzle and they can only fill in certain pieces. The Beatles had no concept of balance and timing or of basic musical theory until late in each of their musical carers. Led
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
Exactly - The only musician in The Beatles was George Harrison.
They're great - but not necessarily for musicianship. I mean...Lennon is great for his songwriting, signature voice & rhythm playing...but he sucks playing lead, like Townshend.
But I agree - The Beatles were just media darlings to an extent, but, considering musicianship...George Harrison was a great one.
Moon was just a great drummer...musician? Eh...
ENTWISTLE was the musician in the group.
Pete was the ARTIST.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
Zeppelin took pages riffs and made that a highlight, they didn't understand the puzzle of music either, their a fuckin great band and I love their music but they are not near the class of musicians the who were. The Who developed harmonies, melodies, counter melodies, key changes, chord balance, sound balance, solis and solos. Dude, Their all fuckin amazing musicians, any classical music listener would look at me sideways and tell me Beethoven was far more important than the who
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
I don't know much about Zeppelin - but I do know that The Who were all better than them. From what I've heard from them, Bonzo is a cheap Moon imitation...and, quite frankly, John Paul Jones isn't anywhere near The Ox. Robert Plant is fucking terrible too.
I spent a good 3 years listening to NOTHING BUT The Who. I'm not exaggerating...I know their entire catalog by heart.
I've always been floored by Entwistle & Moon...Townshend too, but certainly not for his guitar playing.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
... and they would be right, he was revolutionary. And even though the who do not reach Beethoven's level, they are still the best musicians to ever grace rock n' roll. And I can feel great and right in saying that because no band has managed to do what they did with music from 1900 to now. Excluding Jazz and blues of course. And with all due respect "asmorgan88", playing a guitar is no grounds to say a person hasn't mastered their instrument. Even if they struggle with getting out
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
their style does not mean they haven't mastered their instrument. With your standard of mastery, page wasn't a master, clapton wasn't a master and johnny winter wasn't a master. This would also mean Carlie Parker wasn't a master and neither was JJ Johnson or Y Cliffe Gordon or even Robert Johnson. I suggest you revise your definition and your understanding of music. Again, I say this with all due respect but, you're wrong about the who not being great musicians, you're really wrong
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
Page can play lead & rhythm very effectively. He's one of the better ROCK guitarists. He's not Segovia, but you can't really compare something like that to rock & roll...he's one of the best rock guitarists for sure.
Clapton can only play the blues...he fucking sucks.
Don't take me so literally.
Townshend was a great songwriter...not a great guitarist...therefore, I don't think you can say he's a great musician.
Great songwriter? Absolutely...
Great ARTIST? Fuck yeah...
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
say that all you want bud, their amazing musicians, and if you know them as well as you claim you would understand that. You're wrong. sorry.
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
I'll continue to have The Who as one of my favorite bands, & I will continue to think of them as being great.
"Musician" is thrown around too much, & pretty much applies to anyone who makes music.
Keith playing drums doesn't make him a musician.
Roger singing songs doesn't make him a musician.
Pete not mastering his own instrument is not being a "good" musician.
They all play music. I guess that makes them musicians.
But lacking diversity in your playing lacks musicianship.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88
and this is why no one is taking you seriously or respectfully. Because you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. You have no idea what being a musician means. you really really don't get it. sorry dude.
TwinArsonists 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
Sorry, my friend - but I know exactly what I'm talking about.
To me, being mediocre at your instrument doesn't make you a "great" musician.
His guitar playing is very lacking, he tries to outdo himself when he plays live, & he can only effectively play rhythm guitar.
To me, that's not being a "great" musician.
He was a great songwriter.
He wasn't a good guitarist.
So, that can't really make him a "great" musician, considering he fucking played it in The Who.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists
Give credit where it is due - he's a great songwriter, & composer.
But he's not a good guitarist by any means.
So, how can that make him a "great" when he can't even diversely play?
He's been stuck on power chords, barre chords, & repetitive licks from one scale for his entire career, & he hasn't flourished - where's the musicianship there?
To be a "great" you have to be well-rounded, & effective at EVERYTHING YOU DO...his guitar playing is lacking, very lacking at times.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88 Boy, you have a serious problem. I am sorry
Womanflo 1 year ago
@TwinArsonists Do not worry. He does understand nothing of music
Womanflo 1 year ago
@asmorgan88 my brother is a musician, teaches saxophone in school and been laughed a lot while reading your comments. Pete is a great composer, make something out of nothing and on top of good quality is wonderful, is the largest, but also play the guitar and say that has not mastered his instrument to perfection is not is a musician? hahahahaha, sorry dude but before making ridiculous comments inform. Yourself not only talk
irenepepusa 1 year ago
@irenepepusa
Oh boy - "my brother plays saxophone & gives lessons".
If you wanna talk about family musical merit, my mother's uncle is vice president of Berklee College of Music in Boston.
So, shut the fuck up, fuckstick.
I know exactly what a musician is - and yeah, if you're fucking limited in your playing, you haven't mastered the instrument.
It's like basketball - Kyle Korver is a hell of a 3 point shooter, but can't play defense or do anything else, thus making him a bad player.
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88 Good!!! sorry i am a girl not a boy, and with respect tell you that your uncle is president of a large institution,makes you not be a connoisseur in music, do not you think?. Unfortunately ,the music is an abstract art and therefore lends itself to any "not understand" your opinion on something unnnknown. UMMMM.you are stubbom as a mule,that you look like Roger Daltrey,but he was more handsome and cute. hahahahahaha
irenepepusa 1 year ago
@irenepepusa
Your English is horrid.
I didn't comprehend any of that whatsoever...
asmorgan88 1 year ago
@asmorgan88 Sorry, you speak spanish?......
irenepepusa 1 year ago
he's not a good guitarist? you're a fucking joke. Townshend is not obsessed with himself. If he was, he'd fly solo without The Who. So get your fucking facts straight. desicrator1 is right. Keith, Roger and John wouldnt be anywhere in the music industry without Pete. go fuck yourself
MikeBA10 2 years ago 6
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HMMM...I can't agree with you there, considering John & Keith were far better at their instruments than Townshend was with his...and uh...if John, Keith, & Roger had teamed with Jimmy Page, they would've had the best band ever. Pete limited them...he was too into himself, and his "Lifehouse" bullshit that the band started to meet their demise after Who's Next.
Townshend is not a good guitarist. He might be one of the most influential, but so is Johnny Ramone...and he wasn't good either.
asmorgan88 2 years ago
fucking listen to some of Petes solos live. Search Young Man Blues live at leeds. Just listen. He's got about a 2-3 minute guitar solo in that
MikeBA10 2 years ago 3
another thing, why are you bringing up Jimmy Page? Page is probably the greatest guitarist ever, but Pete is a much better songwriter
MikeBA10 2 years ago
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Because they all almost started a band together...AND, to validate my point that if The Who had a REAL GUITARIST, that they would be the best band ever...because John & Keith are the best at their instruments, & Roger is the best rock singer ever...fuck Robert Plant.
Pete is one of the best songwriters of all time...fuck yeah. But to say he was a good lead guitarist is like saying that Kurt Cobain was too.
And, his guitar work on Young Man Blues is NOT on par with ANYTHING by the elites...
asmorgan88 2 years ago
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FUCK - half of the "solo" is fucking riffing anyways...
Any educated musician/guitarist will tell you that he was NOT articulate, and you could never seriously compare his abilities to Beck, Page, Hendrix, Clapton...
And what's funny about all the Townshend advocates, is that they don't even take what HE says into consideration...that he wasn't on par with his peers/contemporaries! That he couldn't play lead like the others!
Fantastic rhythm guitarist, great songwriter, bad lead guitarist.
asmorgan88 2 years ago
let me tell you something. its not all about how good someone is at their instrument. John is the greatest bassist, Keith is still the greatest drummer, and Roger is one of the greatest singers. But there's one thing you cant say and thats that Pete was a BAD guitarist. Thats bullshit and you know that. I know he wasnt a fantastic guitarist, but he could whip out a nice solo every once in a while.
MikeBA10 2 years ago 34
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Hahahahahah!
He WAS A BAD LEAD GUITARIST...as I've been saying. Great rhythm guitarist though. You can't say his solos are some of the best of all time!
asmorgan88 2 years ago
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Great examples of how his lead guitar abilty, let alone his confidence, sucked :
The guitar solos for Subsitute, I Can See For Miles, & Quadrophenia (the song).
asmorgan88 2 years ago
Listen, I'm done discussing this because you're obviously barely listening to what I'm saying. what im trying to say is that he wasnt a bad lead guitarist at all. What do you mean by bad? Petes so underrated and I guess you're someone who underrates him
MikeBA10 2 years ago
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Take ANY of his live solos, compare it to one of these guys : Page, Beck, Hendrix, Clapton...
The Who never had a hit anyways...their imperfections are why they're good. Get real. He's not a good guitarist.
asmorgan88 2 years ago
im done discussing this like i said.
MikeBA10 2 years ago
@MikeBA10
True said. Pete isn't maybe the best solo-guitarist in the world (Even though he is fucking shit-good in Heaven and hell). But God, he is one of the best songwriters in the world.
Weirdhannes 1 year ago 2
@MikeBA10 he was a better son writer
BrickUnit 1 year ago
@MikeBA10 i suppose your'e a better guitarist then pete?
orlandolepro 1 year ago
@MikeBA10 Listen carefully to "Live at Leeds" and then eat those words.
dougalmac54 1 year ago
@dougalmac54 i have listened to Live at Leeds many many times. I have it you little bitch
MikeBA10 1 year ago
@MikeBA10 yeah besides the fact pete wrote most of the songs.. including vocals.
MrGrandfatherparadox 1 year ago
yeah I'm leaving :D
MsMoonTheLoon 2 years ago
0:12 "I'm terribly sorry about that."
God, the Who were hilarious during interviews (especially keith). they acted like jackasses in this interview, but theyre still the greatest and theyre funny
MikeBA10 2 years ago 3
i love this. I love how russell harty kept his cool and dint slap moon in the face or something.
BlueRednGrey 2 years ago 4
I think you're right, flummapa.
Experiment: the whole vid's almost funnier even with the sound turned completely down!
Nur100etc 2 years ago
dont get me wrong now i love the who, but if keith moon always acted like this (even though its funny as hell) it must have been a pain in the ass after some time.
flummapa 2 years ago 4
hmm, I have friends like that. an no, it's not annoying :P still funny :D
(after like 5 years)
bobje99 2 years ago
And Pete's still rubbing his knee at 3:13 !
Nur100etc 2 years ago 2
I love it how Entwistle has absolutely no reaction to Moon's leg bite (as compared to Pete's yelp).
Nur100etc 2 years ago 8
:10 um wtf HAHAHA
musicxcraze 2 years ago
Yeah, there's likely six or eight guys in suits standing off to the side with clipboards making sure you say all the right words. The industry today is probably like having the proverbial gun to your head.
happykilojoule 2 years ago
moon has ADD or something....
NinaIsTheName 2 years ago
moon is high
theByrdsfan1 2 years ago
any person who watches this and thinks that they are completely unfunny should STOP listening to the penis brothers and start enjoying REAL music from classic and legendary bands such as The Who. Not to mention all of 'em have some of the best humour ever.
KingNik1994 2 years ago 3
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How embarrassing to watch. Jesus, how OLD were they at this time? Behaving like absolute pricks - they think they're hilarious and they're REALLY UNFUNNY.
ryko26 2 years ago
they were in their 20's.
and they just seem like 4 guys having a little fun on TV. Stop being so anal and chill out.
johnisallin 2 years ago
great still shot at 5:54
Strentanator 2 years ago
"Ahty-fahty, 'ee was!"
El135o 2 years ago
How I love when the amp stack topples over!
WHUMP! "Sorry, Russell!"
El135o 2 years ago
Yeah, you know it's gonna be carnage when the interview starts off like that. John and Roger just sat back and let the madness happen and why not, people take themselves so seriously.
WouterJ 2 years ago
classical band classical comedy
ox092 2 years ago
"Small family butchers firm" ahahaha!
twelvequidwatch 2 years ago
lol its just keith moon being keith moon.
daaunit69 2 years ago 8
I wouldn't marry this lot!
Priceless!
andyboerger 2 years ago
@andyboerger Yes! And the rejoinder: "How long you been married then?" Russell Harty was gay, as Moon well knew.
bellevue46 2 months ago
hahaha poor interviewer...
HopOnAMistyMountain 2 years ago 3