Pure & Easy - Pete Townshend Demo

[juan13579run]

pete have a beautiful voice

[juan13579run]

pete is my idol

[jaketequilla1]

Definitely one of the best songs i've ever heard ! Thank you Pete !

[leemajella]

Maybe i's biased, but the generation of British musicians that include Townsend are an immense treasure. May the music they gifted us live forever.

[mylles23]

I don't know if it was a gift that Lifehouse turned into "Who's Next". But I'm very grateful for "Who's Next". I would have appreciated Lifehouse as it was supposed to be released at the time but I guess it all worked out in the end. These are classic recordings regardless of the times !

[kanzosupremo]

oh the voice is beautiful

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[JohnnyCxviii]

Pete Townshend is Rock and Roll

[dsnow17]

not as good as version on odds and sods or who's next but i like the extra verse. does the who ever play this song with the extra verse?

[mugwamp4]

@dsnow17 like the "odds " version but this is better ,,,put "who came first" on at a friends place in 73 and on comes this ,,,,fuck still love it ,,one of my fave albums,,especially the reissue cd with the 6 extra tracks.

[trjordan]

probably my favorite who song next to love aint for keeping

[eleonorage65]

QUALCUNO SAPREBBE DIRMI COME ACQUISTARE "LIFEHOUSE CRONICLE"???? VI RINGRAZIO ANTICIPATAMENTE

[plasticweapon]

how is doing everything yourself a massive demonstration of ego? remember,making music in the studio and making music on stage are two very different things.

[knuckles362]

Pete loved the James Gang, infact he Joe Walsh was(i think still is) his favorite guitarist. This organ progression is borrowed from the James Gang song "Take a Look Around"

[ShadowOfADoubt9]

There once was a note, listen

EPIC

[TheSanityInspector]

@ShadowOfADoubt9 Literally! You can tell it's Pete at the very first guitar chord.

[moshekatan1]

Thanks for posting this-----GREAT!!!

[cshargeit]

the most prophetic who song was, "i don't even know myself'. as we escalate in afghanistan.

[Lace3376]

Great Song thatns for posting it. Coming from more of a literary background, the lyrics read like a Thomas Hardy saga...

[skatingcanhurt]

On Pete's original version (not the demo), he played all instruments and did all vocals...as he admits, a massive demonstration of ego. And, an amazing musical accomplishment. I agree that Pete is an amazing musical talent.

[joeruthedrummer]

SIN PALABRAS

[DonJuandeColfax]

Pete Townshend is one of the best rock bands ever.

[helpmenow7]

@DonJuandeColfax WHO?

[NoCommentChick]

@DonJuandeColfax and doesn't afraid of anything

[cshargeit]

as pete said, "it caters to a reduction". i never believed as i do now.

[zezocaslx]

this isn't the same version as the one in who came first?

[jonchapple]

This isn't a demo, he released this on his solo album 'Who Came First'.

[Adominae]

Actually, this IS different than the version on "Who Came First".

[jonchapple]

Just listened through headphones, I think you're right. It's not easily discernible though, it's pretty much the same as the WCF one.

[Adominae]

Different lyrics than on "Who Came First".. There is no guitar picking like on the WCF track, just organ and drums. Also, the drum intro is repeated. The main vocal sounds exactly the same though, aside from the different lyrics.

[jonchapple]

Ah yeah of course, there's no guitar. He must have just overdubbed this one for the WCF version, surely?

[Adominae]

Yes. But now that I've listened to the whole track I've noticed that the end is much longer and his jamming is entirely different on the electricguitar part. So I think that he used the basic rhythm and (louder) organ track same as WCF and the same vocal track, aside from the additional verse.

I like this version better, but I love "Who Came First" as an album. Great stuff from PT!

[johnnyaught]

raw and jamtastic

[Mugsycache14567]

"Jamtastic"... my new favorite word.

[cheappassion]

Probably the most under appreciated Who song....Well, this and maybe Naked Eye.

[rush622112]

@cheappassion It's about time someone gave credit to Naked Eye ! Thank You !

[cheappassion]

@rush622112 Yeah, just a dork like me on Youtube. LOL! Thanks!!!!

[shinyjack]

is this Lifehouse Chronicles available anymore anyvwhere?

[Pulsar205]

It was a few years ago on Pete's website.

[einysjame]

torrent

[languagedancer]

I don't think so but if you find out different please let me know

[Brzezickigirl]

Pete kicks ass - as part of The Who, and as a Solo Artist!

God bless you, Pete!

Keep Rockin'! your Brother does a fantastic job as well!

[Pulsar205]

Rabbit with his magical little weavings on the keyboard and his brother helping to make a great live show these days, yes.

[Pulsar205]

Nice bit of guitar at about 4:00.

I'm clapping along at the end and improvising whistling. Like joining in on a shamanic musical session. This YouTube thing is amazing!!

[ImWhiteSon]

Pete..Pete...Pete...is The Who!!!!

[buchananstreet]

someone asked me about the lyrics here, please get back to me as your youtube address got lost in a computer hole! thanks!