Pete Townshend & Lou Reed : Waiting For The Man

Waiting For The Man. Believed to be the first time these two legends have played together. Recorded at Joe's Pub Feb07. Video #1

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Music

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• pete
• townshend
• lou
• reed
• joe's
• pub
• attic
• velvet
• underground
• nico

[velvetunderground125]

This song is 42 years old, and still sounds like it was done yesterday,

[alexmayhew]

i think they should start a band together. Not sure how long they would last though.

[dwryt12]

I like this collaboration better than Lou Reed/Metallica

[AmaterasuHeika]

Alas no. First, the songs don't share chordal progressions. BO is straight I, V, IV. As mentioned, for SJ they are I-V-VIm-IV. That may be hard to explain to someone who doesn't know much about music theory.

The point of the BO cyclical crash chords is theory allows any order (w/ or w/out the VI) because after a cycle rhythm can be heard starting on any chords. Given that 'Wild Thing' and 'Louie, Louie' both are simple I, V, IV to claim PT 'stole' that progression from LR is delusional.

[crackerackadingdong]

@AmaterasuHeika this might be hard to explain to someone who doesn't know much about music theory but its not the name of the chords its the function thats the same. for both songs the main chord progression both have in the same order I, V, IV. Basically the same chords in a different key.

[AmaterasuHeika]

The idea Pete based Baba o"Riley on Sweet Jane is silly. The chords for Swt Jane are D, A, G and B minor. The crash chords for Baba are F, C, Bb, Eb, and Csus4.

P.S. Don't rely on places like Chordie et al. for definitive chords. They're often wrong.

[whyyeseyec]

@nimatek667 : . Yes, you are correct. Pete Townsend is a musical legend. Lou Reed? No. As for Nancy Wilson, she is much prettier than Reed and plays a much better guitar...

[nimatek667]

@whyyeseyec then go back listening to nancy and you won't have to waste your precious time listening to a Legend who changed music's history

[TheIsay21]

Guess their "good friends" now after 42 years.

[weatherman68]

@whyyeseyec Just don't listen to him,or anything else you don't like then! Simple solution,problem solved,'nuff said!!

[pubudu666]

@whyyeseyec Listen to the song "Venusin Furs " by Lou Reed and see whether still you don't like him atleast that song. just try it. your world will be changed.