The Who, Woodstock 1969 - Pete's closing solo

The Who's closing performance at Woodstock 1969, which includes Townshend's classic stage performance at the end. This embodies all that is rock, and is the best example of how Townshend in his prime was a no-bull guitar player raging with energy and absolute dominance on stage. This is one of the earliest flourishes of punk in my opinion.

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[SusQ45]

I'm going to ignore all the BS comments and say that this one moment in Woodstock history is monumental! I've watched so many videos of this epic music festival and this is the ONE moment I always come back to. When Townshend puts his foot up on Moons drum kit and strums those clean F,C,&G chords after all that distortion and HIWATT mayhem, that just says it all! Every year around AUG. 17th in the early morning hours, I listen to hear those chords echoing across these upstate NY hills, hopefully

[charliebe28]

To the guitar players out there -,try playing these chords (all open chords): (chord)"Gsus7" [played as]:(1)G (2)C (3)F (4)G (5)D (6)G ; (chord)"C9" [played as]: (1)G (2)C (3)E (4)G (5)D (6)G ; and finally (chord)"Gmajor" [played as]: (1)G (2)B (3)D (4)G (5)D (6)G . It is also the chord progression that is played during the "My Generation" [jam] from the "Live at Leeds" album, right after the "See Me, Feel Me" segment.

[lestmbly]

@Captaincalc1 Wow, cool..You have Shakespeare's pen? Are u kidding me? The actual pen that he used to write Hamlet?Wow, that is so cool..And Superman actually brought u some moon rocks? Geez..Wow, the only thing Superman ever gave me was his autograph,nothing as cool as moon rocks! And you mean to tell me you have an actual alien who cleans them? The closes I've ever come to an alien was watching ET on the big screen.Pete's W/stock guitar? C'mon, I know you're lyin', I have it.

[lestmbly]

@modo03 Are u kidding me? I checked out the My Generation remastered Wstock video just as u suggested and it clearly proves nothing..The video at the point of @7:28 is virtually n total darkness.Didn't you know that Pete used more then one guitar during a performance? Sometimes 3 to 4 guitars.What u might of seen in this totally dark section of the video was a roadie carrying away an extra.When I saw him perform @ Wstock he had 2 SG's, one of them I lookin at right now as we speak.

[lestmbly]

@modo03 what video are you looking at man..the entire pete solo video is only 1:46 long..There is not point of @7:28 where you can clearly see that a roadie had retrieved the SG..No wonder you removed your comment..

[Captaincalc1]

Actually I own that guitar! I keep it in the attic with the pen that Shakespeare used to write Hamlet and some moon rocks that Superman brought for me. The alien called Roger (who also lives in the attic) cleans them every Tuesday

[Captaincalc1]

@robmatlivingstone yeah I'm with you--if you owned that guitar you would be known. The story is complete BS.

[Captaincalc1]

@lestmbly That guitar belongs in a museum