I consider Blackmore one of the fastest guitarist in rock and he has a melody to his madness unlike many others. I'm not knocking the Who. They are definitely one of the world's greatest band's. But Townsend is a rhythm player at best and it's been said John Entwistle was the lead guitarist of that band. And considered one of the first virtuosos's of the bass. As a bass player myself for over 40yrs there's thing's he's played I'm still trying to figure out.
@@Bitterstone3849 I've plated guitar for years and I'm just now starting to separate the bass guitar out, in my mind when listening to music. I've been amazed at some of the fast licks, and little off beat's, which would force a change on guitar, I guess I thought that was magic? I was trying to figure out Jungle Boogie the other day on my guitar, Lol. That really is a (silence between the notes) type of song. Not an easy one for me to grasp. But man it's funky. I Still haven't really gotten it down.
Copying Blackmore makes you play better. Start small and work your way up. I mostly started with The Battle Rages on album and the song Smoke On The Water, then went on to the more complex stuff later. Still havent worked my way up to Blackmore's Night all that much, hopefully someday, its really good music but much harder to play then anything he does on electric. im trying find recordings of him playing 12 string.
@@Bitterstone3849 Pete Townsend plays lead. Only a guitar player would be able to recognize that and since you don't play guitar it's over your head. 🤡
Ritchie has always done whatever he wanted to do and that hasn't changed one bit, if he wants to play medievel music in his twilight years then good on him I say and some of the soloing in Blackmore's Night is phenomenal too.
Ritchie can do as he pleases and plays whatever he wants to. He’s got nothing to prove no more and to no one. He wrote so much rock classics... He’s the man!
@@otisspunkmeyer9339 Not many, a few may be. They may not like him as a person? Jealousy? Who knows? Check Brian May for instance praising him in some videos. They is no doubt about his abilities as a guitar player and songwriter. And I think everyone knows that. Anyway, everyone tells a different story.
The Who is one of my favorite bands. What Townsend did in that band was PEFECT for the image that they needed, but Townsend, himself, is no joke! Behind the scene, he is up there with the very best!
@@trajan6927 It was just a joke. If you knew anything about the 1970's, then you'd know there was always a ROGER who sold everyone good weed. I was complimenting with humor.
I can't remember who it was, but I saw an interview where they asked a musician who he would want in his fantasy band. He said Pete Townsend for rhythm guitar and Ritchie Blackmore for lead guitar.
Makes sense. Pete’s not really a true lead guitarists. The Who is unique in that Moon and Entwhistle were the lead and Pete played rhythm around those two.
Not true! Pete plays lead very well.. Townshend went against the likes of Hendrix, Clapton and Beck on playing and came out unscathed.. wrote against The Beatles and The Stones came out unscathed!! I'm a fan of Richie but there is nooo comparing The Who with Deep purple.. The has better songs bigger fans and would totally blow them off the stage!!
@@kevinstimelsky673 NOT TRUE. NOBODY would blow DP off the stage. That is ridiculous. Guess what, when DP were at their zenith through the years 1971 to 1974 DP sold more records, concert tickets and merchandise than any other musical act on the planet, including Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Elvis, The Who and everybody else. That is a fact.
If I could write like Pete I would sell my guitars and just write song lyrics. My wife is a way better composer than I am. Pete's lyrics alone are gold.
Pete Townshend may not have been a virtuoso shredder, but his solos were beautiful in a minimal, efficient way. Pete’s showmanship and his chord work were impressive. While I never saw Deep Purple play live, I have a few of their albums and enjoyed their heavy sound.
Pete writes great songs. He used guitar to bring those songs to life. He didn’t do the guitar hero thing. That’s no slight to Blackmore. They just do different things.
I put Townshend in the same regard as George Harrison. They weren’t the most technically savvy guitarists. But they created a unique, instantly recognizable sound. And that’s really what matters the most at the end of the day. As for Blackmore. He is probably the most note for note accurate rock guitarist of all time. I mean Blackmore, from a technical standpoint, is basically the PERFECT guitarist. Maybe the greatest ever from a technician standpoint. He was more influenced by Classical music than the Blues. And Blackmore’s playing is arguably the most influential on much of modern Heavy and Speed Metal....given their reliance on classical phrasings rather than the Blues. Still, his playing doesn’t really MOVE me as much as Townshend’s, personally. This is where it’s not all about technical ability. Rather creating an identity with your instrument.
I’ve always listed Ritchie as the 4th most important musician in Deep Purple. It is, after all, Jon Lord’s keyboard driven rhythm band first, guitar driven rock-n-roll band 2nd.
Ritchie is instantly recognizable. He has technique, sure but what you did not mention is that he has emotion and taste. Townshend may be first in several things but he misses all of these, and in short, he misses musicality. Never gave me goosebumps, and never will. Does not mean anything to me at all. Ritchie is a rare gem indeed.
@@UserUli That's the punkest thing you could possibly say, and that's coming from a punk rocker. You managed to cancel your self out. Olga from Toy Dolls can actually smoke Blackmore. And, they're a rad novelty band. What's that say about Ritchie? However, I play my punk based on Rainbow. You sound like a Blackmore, or Buck Dharma fan... If it’s better than I am, it's shit.
No Townsend never thought of him as great or really good. He's a better writer than player . He's good though. Not much of a who fan. Especially compared to Ritchie , page , iommi, beck
Great guitar players have their own style. Townshend didn't get the recognition because he doesn't play leads like Clapton or Beck or Page. His power chord playing is phenomenal. When 3 guys are playing instruments live, it takes immense talent by all 3. Percussion, bass, and guitar. The other thing Townshend is good at is stage presence. That windmill, roundabout, circular chord attack is well, a thing of beauty. Townshend would also dance, hop around, making a visual display. He acted like he was having fun. Nobody else can do it like Pete does.
Townsend was and is an artist a musician and a composer more than a screeching guitar soloist (nothing wrong in being one like Blackmore, Page, Hendrix, etc.... and there's clearly more to these guy's than that too). However comparing Townsend to Blackmore is like comparing Johnny Marr to Frank Zappa. When heavy blues was prevalent in the late sixties earlier seventies the who released 'Who's Next' and when long records about fantastical worlds were the norm The Who released 'Quadrophenia' the story of a working class mod. Blackmore should be compared to Page unless you want to compare how different two artists are.
Richie grew up on old English folk music and that's what he's playing today! He even said, some of his famous guitar riffs he borrowed from old folk music! Richie is a thick-headed English man.
My friend David Wendals who replaced Richie in Lord Sutch's band when Richie quit to join what became Deep Purple actually lived down the street from then 14 year old Richie Blackmore who practiced in the garage every night playing along with records he fancied. He and Richie were friends and he would go over just to watch him play along with records by Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps (featuring Cliff Gallup) and HOT instrumentals by Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West all on Capitol 78 RPM's someone had sent Richie from the States. Richie also listened to Django Reinhardt. Dave told me, "I'd hear him from the street playing along with these fast guitar passages on those records note for note. He was just a kid ya know - we both were and already he had the reputation of being the 'fastest guitarist in England' and he was! Just like Bryant's claim to fame in the States as the "fastest guitar in the country" across the pond. Richie could eat those records and spit them out with his guitar. I was a fledgling player myself too but I just went over to watch him and listen. I'd knock on the garage door and he'd let me in and I sit and watch as he'd play his ass off. He did it every night. I never seen anyone practice as much as he did."
Agree with the comments about the guitarists being chalk and cheese. One is a technical genius and the other a real feel player. The thing is the Who without Townshend is hard to conceive and Deep Purple without Blackmore have been a different band. I love both. They do have two things in common. First, they both have a relentless curiosity and drive to do their own thing. I can't imagine my musical scene without either. The second is they are both contrarian piss takers who love to say stuff and watch the fireworks. I take their music seriously and their words ... not so much.
Ritchie can also play with exceptional feel when he wants to (Mistreated, Son of Alerik, April etc) but both have great unique styles just different. I like both.
@@MrGroucho1933 he is much better than that. He has a unique style as a strummer, stands out among other rhythm players. And he is an under rated soloist, but not a shredder. Doesn't have to be. But his lead work on Quadrophenia shows him as a very good player.
@xmandlt Pete Townshend was a pioneer in the musical incorporation of feedback (Hendrix's later trademark), in destroying guitars onstage (something from Blackmore to Nirvana have done) and the extensive use of power chords (all heavy metal bands depend on it 99% of time). Thanx to him we now have the classics 100W Marshall half stack and double stack. Man, he alone created the "Rock opera" concept with Tommy (1969) and did the greatest guitar foto shots of all time. I'm talking about that. Yeah, its seems like an overstatment, but those constributions to rock music are just too many compared to what every other musician in rock has ever achieved
"Power chords" are just chords. Chords have been around long before Townshend. There's very little difference in the sounds between a barred G chord and a G5 if you emphasize the lower strings. The great blues-based virtuosos that I love and admire (like Blackmore) don't owe a damned thing to Townshend (in regards to their lead playing). I don't know of many bands who have followed Townshend in trying to write 'rock operas '. That's unique to Peter. I'm not saying Townshend isn't a great talent - he is, but he sure as hell isn't the god you're trying to make him out to be. To be fair, neither is Blackmore.
Also, feedback is nothing more than a happy accident. Not Townshend's creation. Do you have absolute proof that Peter was the first one that incorporated it into his playing? It seems to me that the louder bands played, feedback was being discovered and utilized by others.
@@xmandlt Well, it's just my opinion, you got yours and nothing is gonna change that. BTW, here's your "happy accident" in 1965: ruclips.net/video/LRQuLkU1Blk/видео.html
@@sterioapple so what dude? People age and so do our bodies. Things wear out. What you want perfection? He's a person. I bet you won't hold yourself to the same ridiculous standards.
I can appreciate how important many aspects of Pete Townshend's impact on rock has been. Like this video states, he gave Ritchie some extra courage to go out and do it too. But I can't say I'm a big fan of Pete's playing. I'd rather go full Kinks, full Ramones, or the other direction and go full Deep Purple or Sabbath. I did like some of the Who stuff after the mod years though, fwiw. Otherwise, if I'm listening to the Who, I'm zero'd in on the Ox.
Give the movie “The Kids Are Alright” a watch and you may see something you’ll like. The Ox was indeed a phenomenal talent and I wished that the cameras would pan over to John a little more often to capture his brilliance but video usually features the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, drummer and bassist, in that order. John was fantastic on the horns too. What a powerhouse of talent they had in that band.
Maybe Pete Townshend isn't a great technician on strings, but from childhood on it was the emotional kind of telling stories that made me listen to The Who - kind of stories of my own life as a boy. Although I didn't understand any English, I'm from Germany, I could understand, feel it, hear the pain and aggression in Pete's playing. Another point is Townshend as a Rhythm player - didn't call Malcolm Young, the greatest Rhythm guitar-Player of all time, as a big influence? Ritchie Blackmore always was a great hero for me as a guitar-player, but so is Pete Townshend.
I've always considered Blackmore and Michael Schenker my 2 biggest influences and never really appreciated Pete as a guitarist until I learned Pinball Wizard. His rhythm playing is exactly what the band calls for. The older I have gotten I have come to appreciate that Ritchie HAD to be SOOOOO hard to get along with, considering he feels the need to rate his peers musicianship. I wonder if he rates other mandolin players the same way.......
being a WHO fan, I love the scene on 'EXTRAS' from the Woodstock re-issue film, when after hearing 'Pinball Wizard' all Summer on their radios, the crowd voices it's approval when PT goes into that flamenco intro. nothing like a hit to liven up a show.
MSG is likely the most over rated guitarist of his time. Both UFO and Scorpions did just as well or BETTER WITHOUT him. Neither The Who or Purple would have made it to super stardom without Pete or Ritchie, period.
I am no shrink, but I would think because he is insecure, and it makes him feel superior to others. Pete and the Who have created so much great music I don't think Pete gives a shit what Blackmore thinks. Music is art and not a competition.
@@mtadams2009Spot on. It’s obvious Blackmore is insecure and therefore needs to criticize others which in a way us trying to elevate yourself. Pete’s White City album which he sings very well on is a masterpiece. Brilliant Blues… Give blood are way beyond Blackmore’s capabilities. I hate it when musicians want to put others down, it more often than not draws attention to their own shortcomings… which we all have to some degree.
Shawn is doing his Pete Towshen at the beginning LOL Lucky man who saw the who live !!!!! i love Keith Moon !!! Well, the all band , as Deep Purple , i listened to The Who when 11 , so that story really interested me !! Never heard to much about Townshend 's life ... That was awsome Karren !!!
I will never forget that day. Grateful Dead was the opening act and forgive me but I do not like them so it was in a baseball stadium so I found a spot to take a nap while waiting for The Who. It was general admittance so I got so close to the stage I could not see Keith Moon (15 foot high stage) I wanted to watch Pete and get a free guitar lesson but I wanted to see Keith so I had to back up a little. It was Keith's birthday and he was smashing his drum kit the whole show.
wow !! you make me dream !!! that was surely as cool as it can be !! greatfull dead , well , ilke them but nope way near as i love the who , i wouldn'nt have gone there fot greatfull Dead only neither ... Man , what a souvenir !!!
Pete Townshend is one of my favorite guitarists because he can do it all - lead (OK, not as good as Beck, Page, Clapton - but not bad either), ferocious rhythm, fantastic acoustic with beautiful chording and all the while he's jumping around the stage. His work on Live At Leeds should be required listening for anyone playing rock guitar. His work on that album is the basis for the angry guitar.
Joe Walsh once said that he can't play mandolin because he has huge hands. As far as I know Pete Townshend played mandolin when he was at school. I guess what Pete meant is that playing mandolin is not rock n roll.
Entwistle definitely was the virtuoso in The Who. With a bass player like that you don't need a virtuoso guitar player. In fact, Townshend is rather known for his songwriting and rhythm guitar work. Blackmore played very little rhythm guitar - which he didn't like and ultimately provided more space in the arrangements for the keyboard players (a good thing after all). Ritchie is one hell of a soloist and improviser, more than anything else, and back in the early 70ies he had one of the best guitar sounds I've ever heard. He's a great songwriter too but probably not quite on the same level as Townshend. Hard to tell ... Anyway, they're both amazing but for very different reasons.
I've seen Blackmore twice, Townsend once, and listened to their catalogs on a granular level for 45+ years. The bottom line is, The Who Live At Leeds can run with any record, made by any rock band, and is better than 99% of them....and none are better. Pete can get it done with less notes, he doesn't have to play hyper fast like an electric drill or blender. That's true genius. Get more done with less. Robbie Kreiger and Neil Young are like that too. If you listen to Zeppelin's live album, after 50 years you realize, Page was just running up and down the scales as fast as he could. If you put the 2 tapes in the car, you'll find yourself able to listen to Live at Leeds for a longer time in repetition. In closing, no one was as inventive, interesting, diverse as Jimi Hendrix, in his own league.
A lot of great guitar work on 'The Who By Numbers' that for some reason goes lower in the mix so it's harder to distinguish. His solo work has some great stuff too, like 'Rough Boys'. He's not a virtuoso, but he's a master in terms of tonal quality and melody.
Pete’s acoustic technique is so exciting…even when he’s doing his G to D to A it’s crazy…he gets amazing tone out of his j200 which he can slam away at be/ it’s not a bright sounding guitar…the torque in his wrists when he does his triplets etc…what an acoustic player 😳
I'm from Ontario Ca My dad was born in 1962, he got to watch Chuck Berry on TV I grew up in the wrong era, all my friends we all picked up guitar 15 years later I'm the only that still plays
Each to their own skillset, I say. Whom else but Townsend could've composed, performed, arranged, recorded, and produced a masterpiece like Tommy? There are many better electric guitarists than Townsend, but his acoustic playing and composing is what makes him a legend in my thinking.
I can't think of one great guitar solo by Pete Townshend, and I am a big fan of the Who. Ritchie is on another level as a soloist. Maybe "Join Together" is Pete's best solo on a studio recording, I guess Pete has always been more of a rhythm player anyway.....
How about solo on Live at Leeds song, Shakin' All Over? The way Pete comes in. I have always thought that is one of Rocks great guitar solos. I could swear one time I read that Blackmore stated that Pete Townshend is one of his favorite Guitar Players." The way Pete uses chords and combines riffs etc.."
@@jdemarco I won't forget Young Man Blues. Live At Leeds version is one of my most listened to songs of all time. The Who on really good sound equipment, and with no distractions is the best way to listen to them. They are worthy of this extra effort in listening. On a given day, I think Pete is a great enough Guitar Player to take a piece out of even Jimmy Paige!
I like them both. Townsend could do it if he wanted to, but for a lot of years, he just played a lot of rhythms. Townsend is actually a very gifted guitarist, but we was in a pop rock band, and he didn't want to blow what they had going for them. I love the Who's music equally as much as I love Deep Purples. That was two legendary rock bands right there!
Pete had Jim Marshall build an 8 speaker cabinet, but the roadies didn't like it because it was to heavy. So he had Jim Marshall cut it into two cabinets, creating the stack.
@@heftosprod Blackmore knew Jim Marshall when Marshall was a drum teacher so it's early on. Ritchie said he saw the Marshall setup and liked the way they looked The design he liked, but the sound was awful. So he went back to the factory and said, "Look, I want this changed and I want that changed." And the rest is history Jimmy Page didn't use a Marshall until 1971 or 72.
@@argsigil7208 didnt Blackmore use ac30s up till the late 60s.. by that time The Who, Cream and Hendrix had used them all over the world. That's how I thought it was anyway.
I've been singing lead vocal and playing guitar since I was 9. In my early years, The WHO were a great band to sit and teach yourself how to sing and play all that stuff. I think Pete on his own wrote better songs and made better albums than Deep Purple. Ritchie is conventionally a better guitar player, but the WHO is what drew me. To this day, there are songs by DP, LZ, and VH, that I can't sing and play at the same time. As much as I love all that other Stuff, I don't feel those limitations with the WHO.
Nothing but real observations from Rock Stars. I think Pete was an ok guitar player. But he was not afraid to push the limits on anything, including vanity and defensive stands. Blackmore is truly a virtuoso, and less inclined to take risks, he has success wherever he's comfortable. And vanity is also his own monster to deal with. Thank the Gods of Rock that they decided to play guitar and compete to be the biggest Rock star. It made them play with a fury we do not hear today. The music industry was better when it was as wild as the Old West. Now it's an elimination process decided by TV votes and big executives who don't even care about music, just money.
On further thought, I would bracket Blackmore and Beck as being two similar players, though in quite different moods. Both are virtuoso's, both introverts and weirdos and both can play to their vocalist. With both you can just keep peeling the onion in their playing. Both have also followed their own path. Whilst Black more is my favourite player, Beck is where my head takes me when I look at 'best player'. He is so far ahead of anyone else. Listen to him mostly backing up Imogen Heep on Blanket and then listen to everything he throws out to find and play the essence.
No, it's not just the songwriting. It's the thunderous drumming, the wondrous bass playing, the superb vocals and yes the outstanding guitar work that makes Quadraphenia what it is. The single greatest piece of art in the entire history of Rock'n'roll. Ritchie Blackmore, although an absolutely scintillating guitarist, can't compete with that. No one can.
@@davidantonacci9525 I agree with what you said. However. Metallica and AC DC have Thunderous drumming, outstanding guitar work, a thumping bass, and killer vocals. But they can't come CLOSE to writing music like Pete Townsend. The greatest album ever performed by a Rock Band "Quadraphenia" played out in Pete's head before the boys put it to vinyl. I'm certainly not selling the rest of the band short, because the Who were like a Four Ring Circus live. You didn't know who to focus on at any given moment, so much was happening. They were and still ARE, the best live Band of ALL TIME!
@@gr.vo.3058 Your comment is a convoluted assumption that makes you correct?! You, don’t make anything so . Too bad Pete is in the same conversation with Ritchie . He didn’t ask to be . He likes to write long winded poems. That’s alright! Not for me .
2:50 "Pete was an insecure kid . . ." That insecurity seems to have followed him to this day. He has seldom had anything positive to say about most of his peers, be it Clapton, Page, even Hendrix, but he certainly has a place in the pantheon of great Rock and Roll bands, even if he's not the same caliber of player.
Townshend is one of the best guitar players ever. It's not always about playing bent up solos 90mph. His ability is obvious in " water" or " relay" . Theres more to the WHO than magic bus. If you want to really hear Townshend play guitar ..listen to the live version of " water"....mof his guitar brilliance is laid all over " squeezebox"..but gets lost on most because its radio friendly. Listen to it closely...you'll hear it..
Fpopee, Water at the Tanglewood concert, Whoooooooo, Pete was on fire. He's an inspiration to a limit guitarist such as myself whereas I use other dynamics to my onslaught. I get mad at times because my right hand handicaps me from bending notes and flipping off into fast flurries so I adopt Pete Townshend's and John Fruscente's techniques.
I gotta say the guitar hero actually got my Nephew int playing the guitar and has been in his own band for several years now ..so guitar hero isnt really all that bad ...but I do get your point
Blackmore at least has the ability to expand on what he does because he wants to. Broadening your instruments leads to idea's. Music isn't just about jumping around on stage. Richie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page paved the way for rock guitarist. Roger Daultry paved the way for the Who. That's just how I see it those year's. Other's will differ, and they will be correct in who influenced them.
Well.. Van Halen was inspired enough by Pete’s leaping to write jump. Pete is a master composer and one of the greatest performers ever. Criticizing his solos or lack of seems cheap to me considering how influential The Who were. It’s not like Pete couldn’t solo. He inspired tons of guitar players even if he wasn’t the biggest influence on the the dime a dozen shredders that came a little farther down the road. Pete was a great guitarist and a true rock star.
@@karsguitarchannel6088 Ronnie James Dio, has a funny story about signing autographs in Rainbow Vs. DIO. He pointed out the differences in a fun little story about a certain place, and night. I love Blackmore's playing, and I liked your (interesting) way do describe his personality. The lord must have spilled a bottle of guitar skill, in that small area, at that time.
Running theme in the comment section is. Blackmore fans claim Pete worthless, while Townshend fans, claim to be fans of Townshend. The rest are logical conversations, pointing out the differences. Do we emulate our hero's? 🤔🤯😎✌
Nice channel dude ! My best shows were between 1970 and 1978 ! Missed the Who ! Cool you went to see them in that epic year.. 1976.. we were just in Hollywood, and Orange County, a few weeks ago.. Cheers ! JT
Richie had a huge influence on me-and he was nice when I got to meet him at Rockers for Soccer a few years ago - here in Ft Myers - with Brian Howe [RIP] -he met Candice Knight at that time - great guitarist-great person Brian Johnson was there too - so I just told them that they wrote the sound track for our lives - Thom Morris [ Morris/Roberts Group
Hey i saw the WHO in '76 myself- Keith Moon was awesome, and im so glad i went , the laser show was incredible, and it was in an outdoor venue...green spider webs everywhere you looked. I thought it was a real Beatle bass at first, lol...good advice, Shawn-
🕺Love it! I enjoyed the way you clarified some of the 'who did it first' lore. Fascinating how Pete is also a keyboard/ synthesizer pioneer. Invented sounds and processes used on keyboard for decades to come. Can't pioneer everything though 🕺 The Windmill playing onstage is not his invention. Pete saw Keith Richards doing little windmill motions playing at a club. So Pete being Pete, He made it a theatrical guitar move. And what a move ‼️ You see others kinda do it occasionally. Pete's lanky frame, long limbs and ferocious performance style make everyone elses windmill a mere gesture in my opinion. Thanks for the vid!
Blackmore has a resume like no other! he started the careers of all the best in the business. Names like Coverdale, Turner, Dio, Bonnet, the list goes on...To compare Blackmore to Townsend would be a joke!
Towsend is an entertainer. He put on one hell of a show. That's just as important in Rock &Roll as anything else. Which is more important to the overall grand scheme of things, going on stage and rocking the crowd, or playing mind blowing solos? Joe Ramone once said something about this, talking about understanding The Ramones whole thing and their appeal, that I really like. He said their songs are really simple, but the audience can tell, there's a lot of living in there.
I will put The Who's, Live At Leeds up against any live rock album of the last 60 years! I will put The Who's live performances up against any live rock band of the last 60 years! Nuff said.
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Blackmore rules! One of the most accomplished guitarists in the business.
I consider Blackmore one of the fastest guitarist in rock and he has a melody to his madness unlike many others. I'm not knocking the Who. They are definitely one of the world's greatest band's. But Townsend is a rhythm player at best and it's been said John Entwistle was the lead guitarist of that band. And considered one of the first virtuosos's of the bass. As a bass player myself for over 40yrs there's thing's he's played I'm still trying to figure out.
@@Bitterstone3849 I've plated guitar for years and I'm just now starting to separate the bass guitar out, in my mind when listening to music. I've been amazed at some of the fast licks, and little off beat's, which would force a change on guitar, I guess I thought that was magic? I was trying to figure out Jungle Boogie the other day on my guitar, Lol. That really is a (silence between the notes) type of song. Not an easy one for me to grasp. But man it's funky. I Still haven't really gotten it down.
Copying Blackmore makes you play better. Start small and work your way up. I mostly started with The Battle Rages on album and the song Smoke On The Water, then went on to the more complex stuff later. Still havent worked my way up to Blackmore's Night all that much, hopefully someday, its really good music but much harder to play then anything he does on electric. im trying find recordings of him playing 12 string.
@@Bitterstone3849 Pete Townsend plays lead. Only a guitar player would be able to recognize that and since you don't play guitar it's over your head. 🤡
@@chriskroll4166 Townsend paid to access a child porn website in 2003... I do not buy his "I was trying to prove a point" plea.
He bought his freedom.
Ritchie has always done whatever he wanted to do and that hasn't changed one bit, if he wants to play medievel music in his twilight years then good on him I say and some of the soloing in Blackmore's Night is phenomenal too.
I totally agree!
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Ritchie can do as he pleases and plays whatever he wants to. He’s got nothing to prove no more and to no one. He wrote so much rock classics... He’s the man!
Ritchie truly is a guitar god but this is one of a few videos that explain why many of the British greats don’t care for him
@@otisspunkmeyer9339 Not many, a few may be. They may not like him as a person? Jealousy? Who knows? Check Brian May for instance praising him in some videos. They is no doubt about his abilities as a guitar player and songwriter. And I think everyone knows that. Anyway, everyone tells a different story.
Pete plays incredible guitar. His style is superb when it comes to playing chord notes in the middle of his rhythm. Not many people do that.
Pete Townsend & Ritchie Blackmore are both great
Yes, but RB is better.
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Ritchie Blackmore is a virtuoso &
one of the best guitarists of all time .
Agreed .
I saw The Who live around 1976 or so. Keith Moon was still alive. Roger's voice was flawless.
By far BEST live band ever in Rock and Roll history. Great music, better show........
The Who is one of my favorite bands. What Townsend did in that band was PEFECT for the image that they needed, but Townsend, himself, is no joke! Behind the scene, he is up there with the very best!
@@trajan6927 Roger IS a drug dealer😁
@@trajan6927 It was just a joke. If you knew anything about the 1970's, then you'd know there was always a ROGER who sold everyone good weed. I was complimenting with humor.
@@guitarttimman right on!
I can't remember who it was, but I saw an interview where they asked a musician who he would want in his fantasy band. He said Pete Townsend for rhythm guitar and Ritchie Blackmore for lead guitar.
Makes sense. Pete’s not really a true lead guitarists. The Who is unique in that Moon and Entwhistle were the lead and Pete played rhythm around those two.
My newest f.band: Jimi; EVH; entwistle; bonzo; A.winehouse and Miles.
Not true! Pete plays lead very well.. Townshend went against the likes of Hendrix, Clapton and Beck on playing and came out unscathed.. wrote against The Beatles and The Stones came out unscathed!! I'm a fan of Richie but there is nooo comparing The Who with Deep purple.. The has better songs bigger fans and would totally blow them off the stage!!
@@kevinstimelsky673 NOT TRUE. NOBODY would blow DP off the stage. That is ridiculous. Guess what, when DP were at their zenith through the years 1971 to 1974 DP sold more records, concert tickets and merchandise than any other musical act on the planet, including Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Elvis, The Who and everybody else. That is a fact.
He must have been suicidal 😉
Both have a different approach, style and technique when it comes to playing and performing. Both are brilliant musicians.
Precisely.
If I could write like Pete I would sell my guitars and just write song lyrics. My wife is a way better composer than I am. Pete's lyrics alone are gold.
Lyrics and Compositions. Both.
Most we great writers and poets are gay.
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@@richarddelgado2723 😆
They are two guitar stars. We are happy for this. It's enough for the world
Pete Townshend may not have been a virtuoso shredder, but his solos were beautiful in a minimal, efficient way. Pete’s showmanship and his chord work were impressive. While I never saw Deep Purple play live, I have a few of their albums and enjoyed their heavy sound.
Pete writes great songs. He used guitar to bring those songs to life.
He didn’t do the guitar hero thing.
That’s no slight to Blackmore. They just do different things.
I put Townshend in the same regard as George Harrison. They weren’t the most technically savvy guitarists. But they created a unique, instantly recognizable sound. And that’s really what matters the most at the end of the day. As for Blackmore. He is probably the most note for note accurate rock guitarist of all time. I mean Blackmore, from a technical standpoint, is basically the PERFECT guitarist. Maybe the greatest ever from a technician standpoint. He was more influenced by Classical music than the Blues. And Blackmore’s playing is arguably the most influential on much of modern Heavy and Speed Metal....given their reliance on classical phrasings rather than the Blues. Still, his playing doesn’t really MOVE me as much as Townshend’s, personally. This is where it’s not all about technical ability. Rather creating an identity with your instrument.
I’ve always listed Ritchie as the 4th most important musician in Deep Purple. It is, after all, Jon Lord’s keyboard driven rhythm band first, guitar driven rock-n-roll band 2nd.
Idk but the riff for Smoke on The Water is the most recognizable riff for a reason.
Ritchie is instantly recognizable. He has technique, sure but what you did not mention is that he has emotion and taste. Townshend may be first in several things but he misses all of these, and in short, he misses musicality. Never gave me goosebumps, and never will. Does not mean anything to me at all. Ritchie is a rare gem indeed.
Absolutely awesome video, well done guys! Love it, thanks
Many thanks!!!
Pete Townsend has a unique style all his own, and actually the Who has a more punk rock sound than the other popular bands of that time period.
Yeah and punk rock is shit
Absolutely. Their attitude "defined" punk, looooong before punk was even a hard on.
You said Townsend too. Cool...
I have said for years that can't explain was the first punk song
@@UserUli That's the punkest thing you could possibly say, and that's coming from a punk rocker. You managed to cancel your self out. Olga from Toy Dolls can actually smoke Blackmore. And, they're a rad novelty band. What's that say about Ritchie? However, I play my punk based on Rainbow. You sound like a Blackmore, or Buck Dharma fan... If it’s better than I am, it's shit.
A great musician who's been in a bad mood for about 65 years !
Lol right
Which one lol?
Great players in their own right! It's amazing as to how many bands and incredible players came out of England in such a short time.
No Townsend never thought of him as great or really good. He's a better writer than player . He's good though. Not much of a who fan. Especially compared to Ritchie , page , iommi, beck
Or Gilmore. Those were the players out of the u.k.
@@jerrywoods4066 I’ll say one thing Pete’s playing has evolved very nicely over five plus decades .
Page on the other hand is non existent.
@@golf4ubacknine768 don't care 4 much of Petes playing . Period.
@@golf4ubacknine768 page is retired , and sold double the amount of album sales . He doesn't need to do anything, and have you seen him lately.
I've gotten to the point where I really don't care who is "better", only whose music I like more.
Great guitar players have their own style. Townshend didn't get the recognition because he doesn't play leads like Clapton or Beck or Page. His power chord playing is phenomenal. When 3 guys are playing instruments live, it takes immense talent by all 3. Percussion, bass, and guitar. The other thing Townshend is good at is stage presence. That windmill, roundabout, circular chord attack is well, a thing of beauty. Townshend would also dance, hop around, making a visual display. He acted like he was having fun. Nobody else can do it like Pete does.
One Million% Tom, No one can or will ever compare. Cheers Mate
So Pete was a mediocre guitarist but he clowned around like DLR, got it.
...except everyone else does it better
townsend is a joke, that's why
@@mickydee7502.Your ignorant!!
both are legends and contributors of rock music genre...just enjoy their work
Apple's to Oranges - I don't Care - Just turn it up & keep it playing.
Townshend is simply a great songwriter who happens to play some guitar. That's it.
@@trajan6927 Yup. Just ask Abby Hoffman.
wrong
And not just music but LYRICS
'Quadrophenia' is pure genius.
The comedy at the beginning is pure gold. New sub instantly!
Yeaah, rock on! Thanks Clint, you are very welcome!
They are both excellent musicians look at how many albums and songs they have left in history ❤
That interview was published in 1973.
I imagine Pete has got the hang of playing guitar by now.
It’s Pete’s approach to writing and composing - is what I think his strength is. Tommy and Quad are plain truth of this.
Best rock songwriter in history...periord.
Yes sir!
Thanks for doing this video. I love Pete and Richie. ✨🔊🌝👍✨
Many thanks, great pleasure!
Townsend was and is an artist a musician and a composer more than a screeching guitar soloist (nothing wrong in being one like Blackmore, Page, Hendrix, etc.... and there's clearly more to these guy's than that too). However comparing Townsend to Blackmore is like comparing Johnny Marr to Frank Zappa.
When heavy blues was prevalent in the late sixties earlier seventies the who released 'Who's Next' and when long records about fantastical worlds were the norm The Who released 'Quadrophenia' the story of a working class mod.
Blackmore should be compared to Page unless you want to compare how different two artists are.
Well, that was the most hilarious intro I’ve ever seen! That was fabulous. Thank you for that awesome video!
Richie grew up on old English folk music and that's what he's playing today!
He even said, some of his famous guitar riffs he borrowed from old folk music!
Richie is a thick-headed English man.
Oh I'm not so sure about that. He said he listened to a lot of jazz and rock n roll music. Jimmy Page was into folk music
My friend David Wendals who replaced Richie in Lord Sutch's band when Richie quit to join what became Deep Purple actually lived down the street from then 14 year old Richie Blackmore who practiced in the garage every night playing along with records he fancied. He and Richie were friends and he would go over just to watch him play along with records by Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps (featuring Cliff Gallup) and HOT instrumentals by Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West all on Capitol 78 RPM's someone had sent Richie from the States. Richie also listened to Django Reinhardt. Dave told me, "I'd hear him from the street playing along with these fast guitar passages on those records note for note. He was just a kid ya know - we both were and already he had the reputation of being the 'fastest guitarist in England' and he was! Just like Bryant's claim to fame in the States as the "fastest guitar in the country" across the pond. Richie could eat those records and spit them out with his guitar. I was a fledgling player myself too but I just went over to watch him and listen. I'd knock on the garage door and he'd let me in and I sit and watch as he'd play his ass off. He did it every night. I never seen anyone practice as much as he did."
Agree with the comments about the guitarists being chalk and cheese. One is a technical genius and the other a real feel player. The thing is the Who without Townshend is hard to conceive and Deep Purple without Blackmore have been a different band. I love both. They do have two things in common. First, they both have a relentless curiosity and drive to do their own thing. I can't imagine my musical scene without either. The second is they are both contrarian piss takers who love to say stuff and watch the fireworks. I take their music seriously and their words ... not so much.
Townshend is not a technically gifted player, reasonable rythmn guitarist maybe.
Ritchie can also play with exceptional feel when he wants to (Mistreated, Son of Alerik, April etc) but both have great unique styles just different. I like both.
@@MrGroucho1933 he is much better than that. He has a unique style as a strummer, stands out among other rhythm players. And he is an under rated soloist, but not a shredder. Doesn't have to be. But his lead work on Quadrophenia shows him as a very good player.
@xmandlt Pete Townshend was a pioneer in the musical incorporation of feedback (Hendrix's later trademark), in destroying guitars onstage (something from Blackmore to Nirvana have done) and the extensive use of power chords (all heavy metal bands depend on it 99% of time). Thanx to him we now have the classics 100W Marshall half stack and double stack. Man, he alone created the "Rock opera" concept with Tommy (1969) and did the greatest guitar foto shots of all time. I'm talking about that. Yeah, its seems like an overstatment, but those constributions to rock music are just too many compared to what every other musician in rock has ever achieved
"Power chords" are just chords. Chords have been around long before Townshend. There's very little difference in the sounds between a barred G chord and a G5 if you emphasize the lower strings. The great blues-based virtuosos that I love and admire (like Blackmore) don't owe a damned thing to Townshend (in regards to their lead playing). I don't know of many bands who have followed Townshend in trying to write 'rock operas '. That's unique to Peter. I'm not saying Townshend isn't a great talent - he is, but he sure as hell isn't the god you're trying to make him out to be. To be fair, neither is Blackmore.
Also, feedback is nothing more than a happy accident. Not Townshend's creation. Do you have absolute proof that Peter was the first one that incorporated it into his playing? It seems to me that the louder bands played, feedback was being discovered and utilized by others.
@@xmandlt Well, it's just my opinion, you got yours and nothing is gonna change that. BTW, here's your "happy accident" in 1965: ruclips.net/video/LRQuLkU1Blk/видео.html
@@JulioSerrano2015 Beatles in '64 ruclips.net/video/lfhofK3Ujyc/видео.html
@@JulioSerrano2015 Absolutely right. Nothing is gonna change fact.
Great and good research.
Many thanks Robert, much appreciated!
Richie can play a used matchbook and a rubber band and I'd still listen! He's a riff monster!
His hands are all fucked up/cant play shit anymore. And I'm the biggest Blackmore freak going.
@@sterioapple ah me too. He's also up there in age and health problems. But he can still play the acoustical guitar awesome
@@sterioapple he’s 76
@@sterioapple so what dude? People age and so do our bodies. Things wear out. What you want perfection? He's a person. I bet you won't hold yourself to the same ridiculous standards.
@@jerrywoods4066 🤘
I can appreciate how important many aspects of Pete Townshend's impact on rock has been. Like this video states, he gave Ritchie some extra courage to go out and do it too. But I can't say I'm a big fan of Pete's playing. I'd rather go full Kinks, full Ramones, or the other direction and go full Deep Purple or Sabbath. I did like some of the Who stuff after the mod years though, fwiw. Otherwise, if I'm listening to the Who, I'm zero'd in on the Ox.
Give the movie “The Kids Are Alright” a watch and you may see something you’ll like. The Ox was indeed a phenomenal talent and I wished that the cameras would pan over to John a little more often to capture his brilliance but video usually features the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, drummer and bassist, in that order. John was fantastic on the horns too. What a powerhouse of talent they had in that band.
@@ChrisHyde537 Read a description on it and that does seem to appeal to me a bit more. Thanks!
Maybe Pete Townshend isn't a great technician on strings, but from childhood on it was the emotional kind of telling stories that made me listen to The Who - kind of stories of my own life as a boy. Although I didn't understand any English, I'm from Germany, I could understand, feel it, hear the pain and aggression in Pete's playing. Another point is Townshend as a Rhythm player - didn't call Malcolm Young, the greatest Rhythm guitar-Player of all time, as a big influence? Ritchie Blackmore always was a great hero for me as a guitar-player, but so is Pete Townshend.
I've always considered Blackmore and Michael Schenker my 2 biggest influences and never really appreciated Pete as a guitarist until I learned Pinball Wizard. His rhythm playing is exactly what the band calls for.
The older I have gotten I have come to appreciate that Ritchie HAD to be SOOOOO hard to get along with, considering he feels the need to rate his peers musicianship.
I wonder if he rates other mandolin players the same way.......
being a WHO fan, I love the scene on 'EXTRAS' from the Woodstock re-issue film, when after hearing 'Pinball Wizard' all Summer on their radios, the crowd voices it's approval when PT goes into that flamenco intro. nothing like a hit to liven up a show.
MSG is likely the most over rated guitarist of his time. Both UFO and Scorpions did just as well or BETTER WITHOUT him. Neither The Who or Purple would have made it to super stardom without Pete or Ritchie, period.
I am no shrink, but I would think because he is insecure, and it makes him feel superior to others. Pete and the Who have created so much great music I don't think Pete gives a shit what Blackmore thinks. Music is art and not a competition.
@@mtadams2009Spot on. It’s obvious Blackmore is insecure and therefore needs to criticize others which in a way us trying to elevate yourself. Pete’s White City album which he sings very well on is a masterpiece. Brilliant Blues… Give blood are way beyond Blackmore’s capabilities. I hate it when musicians want to put others down, it more often than not draws attention to their own shortcomings… which we all have to some degree.
Really like your vids. Also share your musical taste. Thanx and cheers.
Awesome, thank you!
Blackmore is criminally underrated
not by those who know
@@danieljodrey8863 everyone thinks clapton and page, Jeff Beck and Blackmore are tops
@@johnmiller9219 I don't know about that. I add Gilmour, Carlos, Jimi, Brian May, and of course EVH and Satriani and say pick one, you can't go wrong.
@@danieljodrey8863 Racist inbreds would differ with you on Carlos. I don't. Thank you.
@@danieljodrey8863 blackmore Gary Moore rik Emmitt, jimi and Micheal schenker
I saw the Beatles (event) in 1964 at Indy (on Utube) and I have seen the early Who 3 times. Terrific! TD Atlanta
Where's the book pete, we're still waiting.
Townsend: i can't play Mandolin.
Great story, funny punchline, thanks
Many thanks Jim Lane, have an awesome day!
Shawn is doing his Pete Towshen at the beginning LOL
Lucky man who saw the who live !!!!!
i love Keith Moon !!! Well, the all band , as Deep Purple , i listened to The Who when 11 , so that story really interested me !!
Never heard to much about Townshend 's life ...
That was awsome Karren !!!
I will never forget that day. Grateful Dead was the opening act and forgive me but I do not like them so it was in a baseball stadium so I found a spot to take a nap while waiting for The Who. It was general admittance so I got so close to the stage I could not see Keith Moon (15 foot high stage) I wanted to watch Pete and get a free guitar lesson but I wanted to see Keith so I had to back up a little. It was Keith's birthday and he was smashing his drum kit the whole show.
wow !! you make me dream !!!
that was surely as cool as it can be !!
greatfull dead , well , ilke them but nope way near as i love the who , i wouldn'nt have gone there fot greatfull Dead only neither ...
Man , what a souvenir !!!
Hi Christophe, great to see you here, thank you! Have an awesome rocking day
You too buddy !!!
Pete Townshend is one of my favorite guitarists because he can do it all - lead (OK, not as good as Beck, Page, Clapton - but not bad either), ferocious rhythm, fantastic acoustic with beautiful chording and all the while he's jumping around the stage. His work on Live At Leeds should be required listening for anyone playing rock guitar. His work on that album is the basis for the angry guitar.
Beck, Page, Clapton can't write songs as easily as Townsend can churn em' out.
@@gr.vo.3058
You can say the same thing about Bob Dylan or Jim Croce
@@PetraKann they’re known for songwriting not guitar 🤷♂️
@@southie3177 Are you implying that David Gilmour cant write songs?
@@trajan6927 Spot on.
As you get older. You realize these rock gods a just human too.
Always loved the Who… an absolutely phenomenal live band at the peak of their powers. His white boiler suit stage garb was inspired!
he could be seen for, well, ...a long way off at Woodstock, & Isle of Wight because of that white suit.
_Sullen, dark, evil, mother..._
Yep, sounds about right. 👍
He plays a Mandolin because he CAN .. others can't .. Long Live Ritchie Blackmore .. !!
Ritchie Play many instruments.
Exactly!!!
So does Pete
Joe Walsh once said that he can't play mandolin because he has huge hands. As far as I know Pete Townshend played mandolin when he was at school. I guess what Pete meant is that playing mandolin is not rock n roll.
@@karsguitarchannel6088 Pete played Banjo in a trad Jazz Band with John.. But he can play Mandolin too.. 👍
Great vid!! Very entertaining, you guys are cool 🕶️🏁
I liked Richies playing, saw Rainbow, one of the best concerts I ever saw, but he was into black magic, still is....
Entwistle definitely was the virtuoso in The Who. With a bass player like that you don't need a virtuoso guitar player. In fact, Townshend is rather known for his songwriting and rhythm guitar work. Blackmore played very little rhythm guitar - which he didn't like and ultimately provided more space in the arrangements for the keyboard players (a good thing after all). Ritchie is one hell of a soloist and improviser, more than anything else, and back in the early 70ies he had one of the best guitar sounds I've ever heard. He's a great songwriter too but probably not quite on the same level as Townshend. Hard to tell ... Anyway, they're both amazing but for very different reasons.
I've seen Blackmore twice, Townsend once, and listened to their catalogs on a granular level for 45+ years. The bottom line is, The Who Live At Leeds can run with any record, made by any rock band, and is better than 99% of them....and none are better. Pete can get it done with less notes, he doesn't have to play hyper fast like an electric drill or blender. That's true genius. Get more done with less. Robbie Kreiger and Neil Young are like that too. If you listen to Zeppelin's live album, after 50 years you realize, Page was just running up and down the scales as fast as he could. If you put the 2 tapes in the car, you'll find yourself able to listen to Live at Leeds for a longer time in repetition. In closing, no one was as inventive, interesting, diverse as Jimi Hendrix, in his own league.
A lot of great guitar work on 'The Who By Numbers' that for some reason goes lower in the mix so it's harder to distinguish. His solo work has some great stuff too, like 'Rough Boys'. He's not a virtuoso, but he's a master in terms of tonal quality and melody.
From Australia , Alvin Lee , Ritchie Blackmore , Rory Gallagher enough said , Peace from down under
Sharing wisdom like a monk @00:30!! My new spiritual advisor for sure! Lol. Love this channel!!
Thnx
Rien de comparable….
Pete est un compositeur poete multi instrumentaliste
Richie est un guitariste virtuose
Both are amazing musicians!🙂
I recently watched Pete Townshend playing acoustic guitar, he's awesome at playing rhythm. I hadn't seen anything like that before
And he also was singing while playing
Pete’s acoustic technique is so exciting…even when he’s doing his G to D to A it’s crazy…he gets amazing tone out of his j200 which he can slam away at be/ it’s not a bright sounding guitar…the torque in his wrists when he does his triplets etc…what an acoustic player 😳
Both of these fellows top my list of favorites.
So in a way, Deep Purple was an influence on The Who; then later The Who became an influence on Deep Purple. That is crazy!
The Who was never influenced by DP because they were a superstar band well before DP was well known at all. The Who-1963. DP-1968.
I'm from Ontario Ca
My dad was born in 1962, he got to watch Chuck Berry on TV
I grew up in the wrong era, all my friends we all picked up guitar
15 years later I'm the only that still plays
Each to their own skillset, I say.
Whom else but Townsend could've composed, performed, arranged, recorded, and produced a masterpiece like Tommy?
There are many better electric guitarists than Townsend, but his acoustic playing and composing is what makes him a legend in my thinking.
Some jabs thrown
I can't think of one great guitar solo by Pete Townshend, and I am a big fan of the Who. Ritchie is on another level as a soloist. Maybe "Join Together" is Pete's best solo on a studio recording, I guess Pete has always been more of a rhythm player anyway.....
Oh I love Pete's solo on Eminence Front live version
Sounds very beautiful, kinda jazzy
How about solo on Live at Leeds song, Shakin' All Over? The way Pete comes in. I have always thought that is one of Rocks great guitar solos. I could swear one time I read that Blackmore stated that Pete Townshend is one of his favorite Guitar Players." The way Pete uses chords and combines riffs etc.."
Don't forget " Young Man Blues" from " Live at Leeds". Guy's in full beast mode...
@@jdemarco I won't forget Young Man Blues. Live At Leeds version is one of my most listened to songs of all time. The Who on really good sound equipment, and with no distractions is the best way to listen to them. They are worthy of this extra effort in listening. On a given day, I think Pete is a great enough Guitar Player to take a piece out of even Jimmy Paige!
I like them both. Townsend could do it if he wanted to, but for a lot of years, he just played a lot of rhythms. Townsend is actually a very gifted guitarist, but we was in a pop rock band, and he didn't want to blow what they had going for them. I love the Who's music equally as much as I love Deep Purples. That was two legendary rock bands right there!
One good thing Townshend did along with Ritchie was to push Jim Marshall to Build the legendary Marshall stack.
Pete had Jim Marshall build an 8 speaker cabinet, but the roadies didn't like it because it was to heavy.
So he had Jim Marshall cut it into two cabinets, creating the stack.
What did Blackmore have to do with it? His uptake came way after several others.. as did his adoption of ultra showy stage personas.
@@heftosprod Absolutely. Blackmore used an AC30 live and in the studio long after Marshall’s were available.
@@heftosprod Blackmore knew Jim Marshall when Marshall was a drum teacher so it's early on. Ritchie said he saw the Marshall setup and liked the way they looked The design he liked, but the sound was awful. So he went back to the factory and said, "Look, I want this changed and I want that changed." And the rest is history Jimmy Page didn't use a Marshall until 1971 or 72.
@@argsigil7208 didnt Blackmore use ac30s up till the late 60s.. by that time The Who, Cream and Hendrix had used them all over the world. That's how I thought it was anyway.
Townsend is a rhythm guitarist. Blackmore is a lead guitarist. Period.
Pete's guitar talents did not stay frozen in time. Check out guitar work in Eminence Front.
Also Blackmore did some fine rhythm work when demanded, for instance during John Lord's solos.
Blackmore is a magnificent rhythm player. When he's not playing a solo, he's playing rhythm
Blackmores best solo is a child in time.
I've been singing lead vocal and playing guitar since I was 9. In my early years, The WHO were a great band to sit and teach yourself how to sing and play all that stuff. I think Pete on his own wrote better songs and made better albums than Deep Purple. Ritchie is conventionally a better guitar player, but the WHO is what drew me. To this day, there are songs by DP, LZ, and VH, that I can't sing and play at the same time. As much as I love all that other Stuff, I don't feel those limitations with the WHO.
Enough about you … who’s better ? (Not including you )
Because the Whom weren't as good as the other bands
Nothing but real observations from Rock Stars. I think Pete was an ok guitar player. But he was not afraid to push the limits on anything, including vanity and defensive stands. Blackmore is truly a virtuoso, and less inclined to take risks, he has success wherever he's comfortable. And vanity is also his own monster to deal with.
Thank the Gods of Rock that they decided to play guitar and compete to be the biggest Rock star. It made them play with a fury we do not hear today. The music industry was better when it was as wild as the Old West. Now it's an elimination process decided by TV votes and big executives who don't even care about music, just money.
On further thought, I would bracket Blackmore and Beck as being two similar players, though in quite different moods. Both are virtuoso's, both introverts and weirdos and both can play to their vocalist. With both you can just keep peeling the onion in their playing. Both have also followed their own path. Whilst Black more is my favourite player, Beck is where my head takes me when I look at 'best player'. He is so far ahead of anyone else. Listen to him mostly backing up Imogen Heep on Blanket and then listen to everything he throws out to find and play the essence.
Kar you gotta hit the stairs master!
Quadrophenia is pure genius on vinyl. Perhaps the best album ever written. However, it's the song writing that makes it so.
No, it's not just the songwriting. It's the thunderous drumming, the wondrous bass playing, the superb vocals and yes the outstanding guitar work that makes Quadraphenia what it is. The single greatest piece of art in the entire history of Rock'n'roll. Ritchie Blackmore, although an absolutely scintillating guitarist, can't compete with that. No one can.
@@davidantonacci9525 I agree with what you said. However. Metallica and AC DC have Thunderous drumming, outstanding guitar work, a thumping bass, and killer vocals. But they can't come CLOSE to writing music like Pete Townsend. The greatest album ever performed by a Rock Band "Quadraphenia" played out in Pete's head before the boys put it to vinyl. I'm certainly not selling the rest of the band short, because the Who were like a Four Ring Circus live. You didn't know who to focus on at any given moment, so much was happening. They were and still ARE, the best live Band of ALL TIME!
Not into concept albums🥱
@@MrSteel7 Too bad.
@@gr.vo.3058 Your comment is a convoluted assumption that makes you correct?! You, don’t make anything so .
Too bad Pete is in the same conversation with Ritchie . He didn’t ask to be . He likes to write long winded poems.
That’s alright! Not for me .
All those guitarists you mentioned influenced me one way or another..and I saw the Who in 1975. My 1st concert!
Awesome!!!
My 1:st concert was the Who in Malmö, Sweden 1966!
Great piece!
Many thanks!!!
2:50 "Pete was an insecure kid . . ." That insecurity seems to have followed him to this day. He has seldom had anything positive to say about most of his peers, be it Clapton, Page, even Hendrix, but he certainly has a place in the pantheon of great Rock and Roll bands, even if he's not the same caliber of player.
Townshend is one of the best guitar players ever. It's not always about playing bent up solos 90mph.
His ability is obvious in " water" or " relay" . Theres more to the WHO than magic bus.
If you want to really hear Townshend play guitar ..listen to the live version of " water"....mof his guitar brilliance is laid all over " squeezebox"..but gets lost on most because its radio friendly. Listen to it closely...you'll hear it..
Fpopee, Water at the Tanglewood concert, Whoooooooo, Pete was on fire. He's an inspiration to a limit guitarist such as myself whereas I use other dynamics to my onslaught. I get mad at times because my right hand handicaps me from bending notes and flipping off into fast flurries so I adopt Pete Townshend's and John Fruscente's techniques.
I can't agree. His guitar is a decent vehicle for his songs - which is great. But no way is he a great guitarist.
@@stevecrocker6904 I agree.
@@stevecrocker6904 great acrobat
The Who at Woodstock and also at Isle of Wight
Lots of good content written here in the comments. I even learned things here I didn't know. You all ROCK!
I gotta say the guitar hero actually got my Nephew int playing the guitar and has been in his own band for several years now ..so guitar hero isnt really all that bad ...but I do get your point
Love both guitar players.
Blackmore at least has the ability to expand on what he does because he wants to. Broadening your instruments leads to idea's. Music isn't just about jumping around on stage. Richie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page paved the way for rock guitarist. Roger Daultry paved the way for the Who. That's just how I see it those year's. Other's will differ, and they will be correct in who influenced them.
Well.. Van Halen was inspired enough by Pete’s leaping to write jump. Pete is a master composer and one of the greatest performers ever. Criticizing his solos or lack of seems cheap to me considering how influential The Who were. It’s not like Pete couldn’t solo. He inspired tons of guitar players even if he wasn’t the biggest influence on the the dime a dozen shredders that came a little farther down the road. Pete was a great guitarist and a true rock star.
Blackmore is the man and people just hate his personality and his desire for perfection
Oh come on, so many people love Blackmore including me. He has a very interesting personality
@@karsguitarchannel6088 Ronnie James Dio, has a funny story about signing autographs in Rainbow Vs. DIO. He pointed out the differences in a fun little story about a certain place, and night. I love Blackmore's playing, and I liked your (interesting) way do describe his personality. The lord must have spilled a bottle of guitar skill, in that small area, at that time.
Shawn Staples Rules!
really nice and experienced man!
Many thanks Aldo Ali, much appreciated!!!
Running theme in the comment section is. Blackmore fans claim Pete worthless, while Townshend fans, claim to be fans of Townshend. The rest are logical conversations, pointing out the differences. Do we emulate our hero's? 🤔🤯😎✌
Pete is a great rhythm guitarist. He's able to convey much of the feel of a song just on his own.
Blackmore has always been in his own class . No different than Malmsteen .
Malmsteen is a most boring copycat.
Nice channel dude ! My best shows were between 1970 and 1978 ! Missed the Who ! Cool you went to see them in that epic year.. 1976.. we were just in Hollywood, and Orange County, a few weeks ago.. Cheers ! JT
Many thanks, much appreciated!!!
What about the book pete
Brilliant really enjoyed this , you are a natural for this type of info and you do it with great humour. Excellent big fan
Many thanks for checking out, much appreciated!!!
Thanks for sharing & Happy Halloween Everyone!!!🧙🎃👻
Oh you are very welcome Lana, have a very beautiful Sunday!!!
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Nice vid! 4:43 yet another pic of Moon sans hi-hat. One of a kind! No friggin doubt.
If you wanna look like Townshend, look at the back of a spoon.
Richie had a huge influence on me-and he was nice when I got to meet him at Rockers for Soccer a few years ago - here in Ft Myers - with Brian Howe [RIP] -he met Candice Knight at that time - great guitarist-great person Brian Johnson was there too - so I just told them that they wrote the sound track for our lives - Thom Morris [ Morris/Roberts Group
After hearing this. I wonder why pete Townshend and ritchie blackmore never worked together
Because aside from Blackmore borrowing no small amount of Townshends act... There's very little they have musically in common.
I'm surprised Ritchie played with anybody.
@@deansusec8745 Same here. Im told Ritchie was pretty cruel back in the day
Townsend couldn't carry Richie Blackmore's gymbag!
Why's Blackmore dressing like Yngwie or a Renaissance fair geek?
I attended the same concert tour in 1976. I saw them at Anaheim Stadium. Not sure if I still have the tour book though.
Pete Townshend also got a lot of awards for his work with synths
Hey i saw the WHO in '76 myself-
Keith Moon was awesome, and im so glad i went , the laser show was incredible, and it was in an outdoor venue...green spider webs everywhere you looked.
I thought it was a real Beatle bass at first, lol...good advice, Shawn-
🕺Love it!
I enjoyed the way you clarified some of the 'who did it first' lore.
Fascinating how Pete is also a keyboard/ synthesizer pioneer.
Invented sounds and processes used on keyboard for decades to come.
Can't pioneer everything though 🕺
The Windmill playing onstage is not his invention.
Pete saw Keith Richards doing little windmill motions playing at a club.
So Pete being Pete,
He made it a theatrical guitar move.
And what a move ‼️
You see others kinda do it occasionally.
Pete's lanky frame, long limbs and ferocious performance style make everyone elses windmill a mere gesture in my opinion.
Thanks for the vid!
You are very welcome, big thanks!
Blackmore has a resume like no other! he started the careers of all the best in the business. Names like Coverdale, Turner, Dio, Bonnet, the list goes on...To compare Blackmore to Townsend would be a joke!
Good punchline. I love both of these guitarists, even when they play mandolin.
Oh, and thank you for destroying the gamer air bass. Made my day.
Towsend is an entertainer. He put on one hell of a show. That's just as important in Rock &Roll as anything else. Which is more important to the overall grand scheme of things, going on stage and rocking the crowd, or playing mind blowing solos? Joe Ramone once said something about this, talking about understanding The Ramones whole thing and their appeal, that I really like. He said their songs are really simple, but the audience can tell, there's a lot of living in there.
I will put The Who's, Live At Leeds up against any live rock album of the last 60 years! I will put The Who's live performances up against any live rock band of the last 60 years! Nuff said.