No one, and I mean NO ONE, plays guitar like Pete Townshend. Masterpiece. I can't describe this. Just insane what he's doing. A calm fury?

@stevewalter1090

2 жыл бұрын

Calm fury is perfect!

@eliekfoury6959

Жыл бұрын

I would like to see the 60s guitar players like page/beck/clapton/hendrix to play like this while singing. Pete is really special as a guitarist. The interesting thing is that a big part if this performance is improvised! Amazing!

@juliemuller3045

Жыл бұрын

Simply astounding, isn't it?! I can't count the number of times I've watched this video, and it still gives me goosebumps! Just superb!

@daviddemaria3982

Жыл бұрын

Unequaled

@rafaelsale6364

Жыл бұрын

Pete is one the best guitarist ever in rock music history.

Pete Townshend. The Best Rhythm Guitarist Ever. No other rock guitarist can come close to his speed, rhythmic skills and overall power of performance.

@anthoyg2246

5 жыл бұрын

Roy Clark could

@baliscotsurf

5 жыл бұрын

Seen em live w KMoon. As good a rhythm player as he is it's his sacred leads that are also a part of the whole. Pete is the finest R&R guitarist ever considering his body of work & his writting..the whole thing. Also he has the 50's connection to the original Rockers..the High Priests of R & R. His bandmates pushed him to a level no one else could go to as IMHO he had the best rhythm section ever

@fvkinamazed5520

5 жыл бұрын

@@anthoyg2246 it's funny most think your being sarcastic. Yeah, Roy Clark can tear it uo. Honestly, I'd put my money on Roy Clark.

@ailishbethd4033

4 жыл бұрын

Rory Gallagher's acoustic stuff is tremendous

@gr.vo.3058

3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention one helluva lead when he wants to be. However, he's to talented to be painted into a corner.

I would be surprised if Quadrophenia isn't recognized, at some point in the future, as among one of the best rock albums ever. Ever.

@NeilFein

3 жыл бұрын

It's not already? :D

@Ploobstill

3 жыл бұрын

Yea. I was 13 when it came out and my friend Cliff got it for xmas. It hit me hard. My family had Tommy and I had already fallen in love with Pete's rhythm. Too yummy. It is a movie every time I hear any of it. It's all wrapped up in puberty. Amazing.

@BigVic112

3 жыл бұрын

Already is in my book

@TheJohnnyCotts

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it already had been.

@guitarslim56

2 жыл бұрын

It's already been recognized as such.

I've probably watched this 100 times and it still gives me chills. Long live pete. It'll be a sad day for me when he dies.

@edbavoso7679

3 жыл бұрын

well put

@johncooper7694

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. Probably the greatest rock songwriter ever. Genius.

@snipermonkey3384

3 жыл бұрын

Legends dont die

@hanszlh6522

2 жыл бұрын

@@snipermonkey3384 - well , He's most f... certainly NOT going to "F-F-F-Fade away" !!!!!!!!!!

@daviddemaria3982

2 жыл бұрын

We just bought tix today to see them in Vegas in November. Can't wait

On of the greatest song writers who has ever lived, and the most powerful right hand in the history of guitarplayers!

@daviddemaria3982

Жыл бұрын

Amen

I grew up on The Who...driving my family crazy because I played them SO much from the age of about 14 to 21. Then, I'm embarrassed to say that I thought I'd out grown the music. Now in my 40's a couple of years ago I took up the guitar. Now I can appreciate this man's incredible talent from a new perspective, and I've rediscovered all the old songs I never really stopped loving. Thanks Mr. Townshend, you've given much to many.

Bought this concert on DVD as a 12 year old super fan in 2002. Still inspiring future generations!

The only reason why I bought a SJ300 and got in financial trouble for a while.. Go Pete...

Do you know all the people around the world this song means so much to them, but, if you are English you totally get it, because you are English and you have lived Quadrophenia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Pete hat mein Leben bereichert wie kein anderer Musiker.

Pete is a Master of his craft. He is self taught in all the instruments he plays. My contention is , if his music required him to use the Oboe as a base instrument, he would be a great oboist, not out skill with the Oboe, but out of need to convey his music. He said up until late in his career, he was reluctant to play with other guitarists, as his skills were there for his needs, not as a "Guitar Player".

@thestrengthwithin4249

3 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Of all the British rockers he is the best by far. Composing, song writing, acoustic, electric, vocals, stage presence, longevity, every category he is either the best or in the top three. No one else comes close across the board.

By far the greatest acoustic guitarist ever, I could listen to Pete forever.

How can you DISlike this? This showcases Townsend in three terrific lights; singer songwriter, brilliant guitarist, and human being!

I prefer this version to the album. Pete is SO good solo!

@guitarslim56

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer the version in my mind.

I love this version of this song. Incredible. Plus, my two-year-old daughter goes nuts for it every time we watch it.

Pete has mad skills, beautiful song

I'm ...just blown away...he's .. so damn ...good...amazing talent.

@timmyles314

8 жыл бұрын

Love this....and that big Gibson sound.

@maryfrog74marie-lise89

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the guitar playing is that of a BIG MASTER and not to mention the good voice he has !

@maryfrog74marie-lise89

5 жыл бұрын

Makes me laugh when people talk about Clapton as the best guistarist. They said it for pleasing Clapton. There is NOTHING about Clapton. Townshend, Blackmore and Dave Murray are the masters. And some others behind them...

I'm not at all ashamed to say tonight this performance made me weep! I've seen it a hundred times or more and is still so powerful. If you think you're a musician and can't feel this..... You're not one!

born in 70 and I have met many guys who like myself can say that the first band they got into was The Who.

Pete is one of the world's great guitar players, John was arguably the best bassist of all time, Keith may have been the best drummer (and Zak is damn good too), and in his prime, Daltrey had to be one of the best singers of all time. Truly one of the greatest bands ever.

Pete is amazing. His song writing is phenomenal♥

What amazing perfomance.Genius. WHO will never die! Greetings from Kosovo.

Very flamenco style! Brilliant!

I love it that people cheer when Pete stops and says "I've forgotten the words." It's just so strange and awesome somehow.

@gatoryak7332

2 жыл бұрын

Because he got taken away by the guitar intro, just like everybody in the audience has done at the same time. It was an in-the-moment human connection thing.

That generation was touched by something magical.

Very surprised his guitar wasn't actually on fire when the song was over. Long live The Who and Pete Townsend!

A total masterpiece . I am amazed.

Who's Next was my favorite album, but then I bought this double LP in 1973, and I never ever looked back!!!!!!

@guitarslim56

2 жыл бұрын

This video from new millennium not double album from 1973. Pete live in future now.

The Master!!!! The Man!!!! Hey young-uns take heed... this IS the best you'll ever see!!

One of the most intense and mindblowing performances ever happened on a stage.

What a musical genius. Pure Magic!

one of the best guitarists of all time enough said

I know exactly what you mean! Pete = Greatest of All Time in my book. Incredible guitar, singing and songwriting skills.

This is greater than any country song ever written

Pete can hold in his hands a place so iconic like RAH...THIS IS CLASS AT THE TOP!

I read that one of the reasons Pete is so F'n great at strumming the guitar so quickly is because of the influence that Flamingo guitarists had on him during his early development as a player, when he plays you hear that same Flamingo flair, style, and speed in in his playing. There are four people that pop into my head (spoiler alert: one's a surprise at the end) who come to mind that have that level of prowess and speed; Pete of course, Roy Clark from Hee Haw, and believe it or not, Charo. Of course their styles were very different, but if you've ever watched Roy Clark do his thing, you'll see he was more than a world class guitar player. His wrist was lightening quick, he was among the best of the best as a contemporaneity guitarist. And then there's Charo, remember her, the choochi choochi lady from the seventies, she of Love Boat/Fantasy Island guest star fame? Well she's considered one of the best Flamingo guitarists on the world, and just like the pinball wizard and the Hee Haw man, she has got such a subtle wrist. If you doubt that, and don't believe me, just look her up and you'll see, she's a complete F'n Flamingo playing bad ass genius on guitar; no shit it's true. What strange bedfellows, Pete Townshend, Roy Clark, and Charo, but all three can play their asses off, and they all have that triple speed wrist we all wish he had. I guess I would be remiss is I didn't mention the fastest guitarist in the history of the world, Steve Austin: The Six Million Dollar Man, that's right, a man barely alive and yet somehow faster than a speeding Pete Townshend, more powerful than a Roycomotive, able to leap tall Charo's in a single bound. We can rebuild him, make him better than he was, better, stronger, faster. Steve Austin is that man, and he never even took guitar lessons, go figure. Cue the music....kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2SlpJhtftPAmbA.html

@guitarslim56

2 жыл бұрын

"Flamenco." Flamingos are birds.

by far one of his best solo performances ever.

He has been the Man for so long. Funny guy too, I've always loved his humor and Wordsworth depth.

I saw the WHO live in 2006 and he did this acoustic version still the best performance I ever been on.Wish this could be on an album with Pete when he goes acoustic only!

Musical genius, pure amazing genius. How one person can extract that much power out of an acoustic guitar is beyond my comprehension. Makes you want to learn acoustic guitar right now....

GREATEST...OF...ALL...TIME!!

Ooh, that was so sweet to say. Love Pearl Jam to. Blessings all.🙏😎🙌😇💐🎼⭐✌🌎🔎

Holy shit! That middle section is just mind blowing. Just absolutely stunning!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn you old man... you always make me cry with your songs and your performances... Pete is the one and only! Period!!!!

How does one man create such a tremendous sound! He's only 1/4 of the loudest rock band in the world and he's supplying a sound that would kick any current band's ass! Pete alone fills an auditorium better than any electronically autotuned weak tea music of today.

that's some right hand the boys got there,brilliant!

you know, when you are the best, you are the best. Amazing talent.

It simply don’t get any better than this!!!

Bless you, Mr Townshend.

Quadrophenia,. Another dimension and level,which passed us through into adulthood 1978,epic.

I'm SO lucky I was there. This for me is still the best live solo version of Drowned I've ever seen Pete play. AND he forgets the words. Such a real version. His playing is extraordinary. And he actually gets lost in it so it becomes transcendent. (it is of course a devotional song to Meher Baba) Shame we had to suffer the Stereophonics singer butcher Substitute that night, but they were the biz at the time i guess. It was a MAGICAL night.

@NicksSkillz

8 жыл бұрын

+Nick Heath Well said. Great luck , my favorite recorded version he's done. Pete playing guitar, especially this song, influenced me to pick up the guitar. I play average, but I play it Pete style! I wanna drown in it!

I bought a Gibson J200 TV on the strenth of this great man.. It cost me 3 grand and worth every penny.. wonderfull sound just like Pete!!!

Anyone that says Townshend is all show and no go need to have their head’s examined,...amazing,.....

irripetibile, inimitabile, insuperabile, fantastico e indimenticabile :)

The man who made rock!

When Pete makes mistakes, nobody can hear it, 'cause they hear the pure awesome music from Pete. The legend that he is doesn't give a fuck about mistakes.

Some music makes you wanna dance, some makes you jump, some makes you cry. Pete's music somehow makes my whole body feel like a fist - not a fist for fighting, necessarily. But a fist maybe just for pumping in the air: "I can express myself thanks to The Who!"

This and Lindsey Buckingham’s solo acoustic performance of Big Love are the best.

pete, you made my day

I second this. The man is my idol.

I saved this as an mp3 and listen to it on my ipod. it is so good. this is easily the hardest rocking solo acoustic performance ive ever seen. I think I've figured out what is so especially awesome about Pete's guitar playing...he's emulating Keith Moon's drumming with his pick hand!!! doing all these crazy little fills, creating all this racket and capturing that Who sound with just an acoustic guitar.

Le morceau que j'aurai aimé jouer un jour ! Quelle performance rythmique ! De loin mon morceau préféré de Townshsend .

The entire pakcage. Brilliant songwriter, monster guitar player,

I have been a Who fan from day one. Pete's song writing was always great and yet somehow it continually got better with each new album. Seems like most band's first album was their best, second album second best and so on. I seen the Who live several times the Who was just a very phenomenal band.

Amazing...

A god turned up, played the guitar & sang for us!!

A great musician, indeed.

Strrrrrruuuummmmmm und drang!

It's odd that I've stumbled accross this author Kahlil Gibran, with Google saying his most famous quote is 'Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. ' --- I want to drowned too. Rock on Pete!

Oh wow .... let me catch my breath ... What an amazing acoustic performance by Pete of a great old song from the Quadrophenia days !! Thanks for uploading this great clip !

Can't fault this, fantastic!!

SImply beautiful, i come here often to watch this sensational masterpiece during these difficult times of Covide, variant, omicron. Thanks bloke for your help.

Man i cleaned alot a weed in that album. Wish i still had it. Whom ever found it got plenty a seeds sticks papers. An shit to smoke.

I'm watching this at 75% speed and when he starts strumming, it still sounds fast as hell!

God Bless Pete Roger, John and Last but not least Keith

jump Pete ! like this ! 　人 🔥🔥🔥

i love pete x my hero xx

Just love Pete!

I'm just amazed that he can play it in this different key than on the album and live in earlier years. That's a professional for ya.

@guitarslim56

2 жыл бұрын

He just move he capo. Not difficult.

Peter Denis Blandford, keep on going Pete. Quadrophenia kept me going all those years ago.

Brilliant!!!!

0:38 man in crowd: THERE ARE MEN HIGH UP THERE FISHING!!!!!

Pete ... my hero forever

brilliant!

Absolute Gold Pete,,,tremendous performance

Amen and well said.

Couldn't have said it better myself!!

Great track Great guitar 🎸

The only one who can make a butterfly sing.

@karatoula No let's be real, calling Townsend the greatest guitar player on earth is a bit of a stretch. However I don't mind people calling him the greatest rock songwriter of all time.

Pure talent.

Buon compleanno Pete...sei stato il più grande genio musicale del novecento.!

Wow, just WOW!!!

Magic Pete !

3:49 sounds alot like Imagine A Man. Thanks for the post, this was a great show. Got it on DVD. D~

I think he actually invented the guitar... He's just awesome.

GÊNIO

Bravooo!!!

i forgot the words lol! petes the best