The Who, Woodstock 1969 - Pete's closing solo

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  • @moinmoinmoin5165
    @moinmoinmoin5165 11 лет назад +147

    "Ladies and gentleman....The Who.........." Nothing else to say

    • @ChinWah77
      @ChinWah77 4 года назад +2

      Ever! 🎯🕴🛵

    • @toreckman8899
      @toreckman8899 3 года назад +3

      👍. And the distortion in the background.

    • @alfieburns9019
      @alfieburns9019 3 года назад +1

      Who?

    • @wolfgangro9680
      @wolfgangro9680 3 года назад +1

      @@alfieburns9019 The Who! 😀

    • @Senna-xi1gr
      @Senna-xi1gr 2 года назад +1

      Bloody amazing forever 👍🏆🇬🇧🎸🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🇬🇧🎸

  • @jerryhello
    @jerryhello 5 лет назад +47

    Entwistle adds punch with his distorted bass at :36. Then jumps in at each interval as Pete smashes his guitar from :55 on. Man, he was so vital to this band. Between all the studio arrangements and little things like this, The Who didn't work without him.

  • @ConglomerationCat
    @ConglomerationCat 16 лет назад +62

    I was 14 when I saw this and it changed my life forever.
    Everytime I see him hold up that SG and let that C chord ring out...it still sends shivers through me.

    • @j.keranen4627
      @j.keranen4627 4 года назад +2

      Same here.. I think I was 13 when I saw this, 1983

    • @natewall4500
      @natewall4500 3 года назад +1

      Haha I’m 14 now

  • @dennisprather9424
    @dennisprather9424 2 года назад +11

    LADIES AND GENTLEMAN...... THE WHO. The ending scene of the crowd is incredible. That audience is completely swept away, they were blown out of the water.

  • @mottopanukeiku7406
    @mottopanukeiku7406 6 лет назад +93

    Agreed.... probably best ending to a rock show ever. The white boiler suit get-up that Townshend has on is brilliant. A bit of a middle finger to the hippies and sort of the beginning of punk. Thanks for posting this bit.

    • @AbeFroman-zx5hs
      @AbeFroman-zx5hs 4 месяца назад

      Wow. That’s just read this. You nailed it. The look on his face is priceless. He wanted nothing to do with the Woodstock hype.

  • @Thejbirdy
    @Thejbirdy 13 лет назад +16

    One of the greatest closing acts of all time.........

  • @biggsteevo31
    @biggsteevo31 5 лет назад +7

    Pete picks up that guitar tossing it up in the air..,then throws it in the audience like a BOSS!! Now that is the DEFINITION of Rock and Roll.

    • @crlaw75
      @crlaw75 Год назад +1

      It was thrown in the pit and later retrieved.

    • @AbeFroman-zx5hs
      @AbeFroman-zx5hs 4 месяца назад

      @@crlaw75so what.

    • @crlaw75
      @crlaw75 Месяц назад

      For later use.

  • @lestmbly
    @lestmbly 12 лет назад +8

    Yeah man it was a hell of an experience.I was there for the whole 3 day event just below the main stage.At the tender age of 16 my father was a carpenter/stage-hand for the festival and I was allowed to hang out close to the stage so my father could keep a close eye on me.Most my time was spent in the photo-pit and at the end of every set I was allowed to come up on the stage as my father worked to prepare for the next act.Amazing, I'll never forget it. Hoffman incident,haha funny as hell.

  • @mike20956
    @mike20956 15 лет назад +10

    I like how there isn't anyone in the crowd saying anything as hes doing this. No screaming chanting, nothing. Epic.

  • @ConglomerationCat
    @ConglomerationCat 15 лет назад +6

    I'm glad I'm not alone...you just don't get that spontanious energy anymore when watching a performance.
    Glad we're lucky to experience it in this lifetime.

  • @TheBeatlesRoooock
    @TheBeatlesRoooock 13 лет назад +11

    I love that space between "Ladies and gentlemen.......... The Who."

  • @clc-gl4jn
    @clc-gl4jn 4 года назад +6

    Incredible... I literally get awe struck every single time I hear and see this. It gave me the same feeling when I watched the video when I was 17 and I’m 24 now. The Who were the perfect set for this festival and give me a feeling of amazement every time I see this.

    • @averyhenley8811
      @averyhenley8811 4 года назад +1

      Same man watched this back in 2013 and blew my mind, I’m 22 now and still blows my mind.....

  • @jonkomatsu8192
    @jonkomatsu8192 4 года назад +4

    Perhaps the band couldn't do it, but this clip certainly never gets old. Classic.

  • @ffx7721
    @ffx7721 11 лет назад +33

    Not wrecking his guitar as usual, just gave it to the audience! The spirit of Woodstock!

    • @fernandobarros9117
      @fernandobarros9117 10 лет назад +4

      i think that is other end.. look the entire concert .. maybe i'm wrong, but i saw that a Who personal bring the SG back to the stage

    • @jerryhello
      @jerryhello 6 лет назад +10

      @@fernandobarros9117 A Who roadie got it back. I read it in Pete Townshend's bio.

    • @aknightwhosaysni2475
      @aknightwhosaysni2475 5 лет назад +10

      Yeah the roadies had fight to get it back and it's now in a London museum

    • @thomasklimek83
      @thomasklimek83 4 года назад +5

      starting with the 1969 release of Tommy, the who ended its repitiore of smashing there instruments most notably Pete's guitars, it was. getting to expensive

    • @Oceantreasures24
      @Oceantreasures24 4 года назад

      sandalssuck I’m sure they had the money. They got paid a lot for this show

  • @rorrante
    @rorrante 6 лет назад +6

    Brilliant . One of the Best Guitar Closings Ever in Rock 'n Roll .

  • @qdog568
    @qdog568 13 лет назад +17

    Only Pete can make a guitar cry out in pain like that!!!

  • @jalmonsalmon
    @jalmonsalmon 5 лет назад +6

    I found a 1969 SG special in a pawn shop in San Francisco around the late 80s for 400 bucks that is pristine. My main guitar as of yet and is so awesome... Got it because of Pete and a few other SG users LOL

  • @luksmr88
    @luksmr88 16 лет назад +6

    This is great!
    Pete Townshend rocks!

  • @red89strat
    @red89strat 4 года назад +3

    More than an aimless blast of feedback. It’s a song ending and seems at tempo, very musical.
    It took me years to notice, but the
    the last four beats, and listen carefully, Townshend, Moon and Entwistle are locked in and play in unison. Incredible. Another day at work. I only wish Pete had launched his SG higher into the air ;^)

  • @chikenmanwithchiken
    @chikenmanwithchiken 12 лет назад +18

    he was playing My Generation, but the chords thing is from "Naked Eye"

  • @iainholmes2735
    @iainholmes2735 4 года назад +8

    Absolutely legendary. That Gibson SG special guitar was later retrieved by a roadie. It's on display now.

    • @kikuchiyo555
      @kikuchiyo555 2 года назад +1

      Where is it? I must go to see it in the rest of my life time.

    • @iainholmes2735
      @iainholmes2735 2 года назад +1

      @@kikuchiyo555 I think it was on display at the Hard Rock in London 2009. Not sure where now.

    • @kikuchiyo555
      @kikuchiyo555 2 года назад +1

      Thanks. I should be there once this COVID-19 pandemic is gone.

  • @jubelet
    @jubelet 14 лет назад +4

    The older I get the more I like 'em, and the more I appreciate them.

  • @CaptainCalculus
    @CaptainCalculus 13 лет назад +18

    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

  • @JohnFPorcaro
    @JohnFPorcaro 16 лет назад +5

    "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."
    Well said, I could'nt agree with you more!

  • @erwinr9328
    @erwinr9328 14 лет назад +4

    especially that final word: ladies and gentlemen .......... the who. that's classic.

  • @thornhead1994
    @thornhead1994 12 лет назад +2

    Jesus christ can you imagine being there? Pitch black and you're watching this absolutely fantastic moment play out before you? Those clean chords that just ring out so beautifully... being there must have been an almost spiritual experience.

  • @SusQ45
    @SusQ45 13 лет назад +5

    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

    • @Lukeee91
      @Lukeee91 4 года назад +2

      HIWATT and Superfuzz mayhem!

  • @Supervillainmc
    @Supervillainmc 4 года назад +3

    The power. U can feel it when he lowers down then turns it up again. Those Hiwatt amps in series are incredibly Loud!

  • @overcompensation5354
    @overcompensation5354 2 года назад +2

    Just wow. The power. It truly was the biggest middle finger in music history.

  • @RyuzakInStereo
    @RyuzakInStereo 14 лет назад +1

    Couldn't agree more with that description. Pete Townshend was extraordinary. His Stage performance was one of the greatest of all time. I love that guy's guitar playing. And Who else throws their guitar in the audience? Not Many. He Didn't even give a damn.

  • @peterbeard4639
    @peterbeard4639 4 года назад +1

    This still gets every time I watch it
    What a band 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧😎😎😎😎😎😁😁😁😁😁😁💥💥💥💥💥💥💥🎆🎆🎆🎆

  • @toddheeter9075
    @toddheeter9075 5 лет назад +19

    When he lifted the guitar up over his head for that final wack, the guitar screamed bloody murder like in one of those old Godzilla movies. Listen... 0:56

  • @cIeetz
    @cIeetz 3 года назад +1

    oh my god. my uncle just passed recently and he left me THIS EXACT GUITAR. as part of his estate. it was the best guitar we recovered from his estate. I'm ecstatic right now watching this video. I have to show this to My dad (HIs brother ) tomorrow*Edit* its a 1969 Gibson Cherry SG Special

  • @lestmbly
    @lestmbly 14 лет назад +1

    This is why I constantly watch this video....It brings back unbelievably awesome memories...

  • @LMMProducitons
    @LMMProducitons 11 лет назад +4

    Wonder how many people died fighting for that guitar... Pete just throws his guitar into the crowd land walks away... That's why he is one if the greatest

  • @mcbrineellis
    @mcbrineellis 14 лет назад +5

    i love the phaser on the snare :D

  • @chalitin11
    @chalitin11 15 лет назад

    hey unclealbert72! thanx for the good news man! i send to buy the dvd on amazon idont when it will arrive but it will thanx.... and to all of you i remember when i saw this when i was 5 years old it changed my life completely they are the gods of the olimpus! cheers!

  • @GeorgeVreelandHill
    @GeorgeVreelandHill 14 лет назад

    I have been to the Woodstock site a few times and if you listen real close, shut your eyes and feel the place, you can still hear the music.
    George Vreeland Hill

  • @ConglomerationCat
    @ConglomerationCat 15 лет назад +1

    Good news!
    The complete version of this is now featured in the bonus disc of the 40th. Anniversary of Woodstock.
    There's some great footage with newly discovered angles from the stage and you finally get to see what Pete actually does before he kneals down to the stage.

  • @ConglomerationCat
    @ConglomerationCat 14 лет назад +1

    @nursesteve2004 ..yes. You can see the whole version of My Generation/Naked Eye on the 40th. Anniversary edition of Woodstock.
    It's on the second DVD disc.
    You can tell that maybe a couple of frames may have been damaged so they did a segment of him using a stop and go technique that films him from behind before he throws the SG up in the air and gets down on one knee. Very well worth the watch because this clip has him shot from many multiple angles not used in the final print of the film.

  • @cIeetz
    @cIeetz 3 года назад +3

    imagine catching that guitar in the audience and having to fight a crowd of groupies so you can hand it down to your future generation

  • @randomname2805
    @randomname2805 3 года назад +1

    Man do those P90s scream!

  • @overcompensation985
    @overcompensation985 4 года назад +2

    I just worked something out after all these years...........John Entwistle is playing too. I just couldn't understand how Pete Townsend got that complete sound out of his guitar :-)

  • @rickyparker275
    @rickyparker275 10 лет назад +9

    Wish I had that Gibson SG!!!!

    • @KeeperOfPoops
      @KeeperOfPoops 9 лет назад

      +Ricky Parker well it's dead now so it's only gonna be good as a decoration

    • @rickyparker275
      @rickyparker275 9 лет назад +1

      That will work for me!

  • @CaptainManhood
    @CaptainManhood 12 лет назад +1

    One day i'm going to put the Woodstock Doc/Movie on a home theater surround sound and blare it on a warm night in August. As i am stoned off my ass this part will come on and I will begin to weep knowing that i will never be able to be there no matter what i do, and then thank god that i was able to hear it.

  • @stewgotz1
    @stewgotz1 4 года назад +2

    ''And That Me Friends...........''Is Rock And Roll''

  • @JahJahBruh
    @JahJahBruh 12 лет назад +3

    Well that chord progression just was everything in the 70s, it is the best description for the 70s ha.

  • @nickjjismyhusband
    @nickjjismyhusband 12 лет назад +8

    i would kill for that guitar ok

  • @Jimbopjam
    @Jimbopjam 12 лет назад +1

    What a gig ! Must have been amazing

  • @jennyadam1
    @jennyadam1 4 года назад

    I wish I had been there to get that guitar! What a treasure!

  • @JimmyPage968
    @JimmyPage968 15 лет назад +1

    I love how he gave away that SG at the end!

  • @TheBeatlesRoooock
    @TheBeatlesRoooock 13 лет назад +4

    I remember when I was there, when I heard this. Of course, I wasn't born yet, but it was so loud and powerful it echoed up to the high heavens.

  • @bowbutter7608
    @bowbutter7608 3 года назад +2

    When I see Pete Townshend play live I couldn't play guitar so I became a painter 🎸🤣

  • @belejSLO
    @belejSLO 15 лет назад +1

    The post-Beatles pre-Led Zep era (before they went huge) is in my opinion the greatest in rock`s history. It was the time when The Stones and The Who reigned the music and some best albums were created (Who`s Next, Let It Bleed)

  • @sprintbass
    @sprintbass 4 года назад +1

    Brilliant

  • @MrsAimeeOliver
    @MrsAimeeOliver 11 лет назад +2

    Such a legend .

  • @TheHurlco
    @TheHurlco 13 лет назад +1

    Wow...and I thought I was the only one to make it out of Woodstock with a souvenir from the Who. No really...walked right out with three Hi-Watt heads and double stacks strapped to my Irish back. They now are in my living room and still work! Really! I play them every day and open the windows, causing multi-car wrecks and premature births from expectant mothers who spawn little townsends that I keep in my kennel to tame my three pit-bulls...yeah...that's the ticket. :)

  • @CaptainManhood
    @CaptainManhood 12 лет назад

    Thank You so much for that! I am now melting in my bed playing that progression over and over

  • @franksteyn
    @franksteyn 15 лет назад

    The first punkrock on a hippie festival,they blew everyone away,,,,,,,,,

  • @jackcane7485
    @jackcane7485 Год назад

    I’ve never seen any guitarist look as lethal as this bit.

  • @thepatriot4355
    @thepatriot4355 3 года назад

    Never would I beat my Gibson and Epiphones like that even though pete Townshend makes it entertaining

  • @Pukeman44
    @Pukeman44 14 лет назад

    ...THE BEST ENDING TO A SET EVER.........

  • @lestmbly
    @lestmbly 14 лет назад

    djhj (2)My father was a stagehand at Woodstock, he immediately called me up to the stage n put the guitar away for safe keeping.I was 16 y.o @ the time n being that my father was a stagehand n wanted to keep n eye on me, I was allowed to watch the festival from the photographers pit which was fenced off from every 1 else. The guitar was NOT retrieved by some roadie n NO the guitar does not stand n a glass case n a Woodstock N.Y. museum.This is why I always watch this video.Brings back memories

  • @ConglomerationCat
    @ConglomerationCat 15 лет назад

    Amen to that...it still raises the hair on the back of my neck when that C chord rings out the way it does.

  • @JWykis
    @JWykis 11 лет назад +1

    The sounds.

  • @oliviercalmel2
    @oliviercalmel2 6 лет назад

    Nothing to say after this set that : Brilliant

  • @Vexen4
    @Vexen4 14 лет назад +1

    i wouldn't be surprised if the guitar he threw teleported to a different part of the universe. that shit was awesome!

  • @pictopoezia
    @pictopoezia 13 лет назад

    this is very therapeutical!

  • @lestmbly
    @lestmbly 13 лет назад

    @Starkstraight What you see here is the very end of the Who's Woodstock set.The encore song that you see here is not "My Generation" but the end finale to "Naked Eye"...I know, I was there..Front row center..Peace

  • @tedlafforthun4858
    @tedlafforthun4858 9 лет назад

    Jesus, the best ending of ANY rock concert EVER!

  • @ConglomerationCat
    @ConglomerationCat 15 лет назад +1

    LOL!! Yes, I'm serious.
    It's really well worth the whole box set.
    You can tell they've given The Who's slot extra attention because none of the extras that were thrown in really didn't get much makeover.
    It gives you goosebumps.
    Funny thing, I'm surprised no one has posted it yet.
    Maybe you can be the first to do it.
    It's on the "extras" DVD disc and it's under "My Generation".

  • @jonathan_m_racing
    @jonathan_m_racing 9 лет назад +7

    "Ladies and gentlemen,...The Who."

  • @videostan
    @videostan 13 лет назад

    @momwentcrazy got those chills up my spine on that one. I wonder if he ever hit that in practice before that day?

  • @bobdy9988
    @bobdy9988 14 лет назад

    Guys! Chill, spirit of rock and all that

  • @Flaglan261
    @Flaglan261 13 лет назад +2

    Chip Monck: The best voice for festivals announcements.

  • @wikkid61
    @wikkid61 13 лет назад

    @TennGuy546 You fellow's make light of his simple playing. Any videos depicting your playing? Movies? Television? Mega tours? Hall of Fame? You may play a mean guitar in your home, but this IS the big time. 40ys plus.

  • @ustheserfs
    @ustheserfs 2 года назад +1

    if Pete wants to noodle on his guitar to 250k sets of eye, best let him

  • @Mattiscool771
    @Mattiscool771 14 лет назад

    truly amazing

  • @martinramsdale99
    @martinramsdale99 8 месяцев назад

    APRIL 2024
    I'm surprised and shocked by the fact that those who do The Who reaction clips on RUclips haven't covered this iconic moment by Pete Townshend at the 1969 Woodstock event.
    Just a thought eh.
    🇬🇧Ⓜ️🇬🇧🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @jimothy60
    @jimothy60 14 лет назад

    @lestmbly Son, the guitar is owned by Hard Rock International. I have a friend who works for them. The guitar is kept in one of their vaults. They occasionally loan it out to museums or show it at various Hard Rock locations. So go one with your fantasy life! You might want to seek mental health before it's too late.

  • @adenostalgia66
    @adenostalgia66 12 лет назад

    fantastic !!!!!

  • @charliebe28
    @charliebe28 13 лет назад

    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.

  • @ConglomerationCat
    @ConglomerationCat 15 лет назад

    It could be one of two things...
    It could be still in the vaults and might be released in the 2009 version of Woodstock coming in June or July.
    Or simply the footage is lost or not worthy of showing.
    Ethier camera is bumpy or being reloaded.
    The only footage that seems to start this scene is at the end of "Summertime Blues" as it split screens to him throwing his SG in the air.
    Audio exists though and he's obviously doing something alone before he kneals to the stage to play this solo.

  • @jessyleppert2
    @jessyleppert2 11 лет назад +7

    6:05 in the morning

  • @radiootoo
    @radiootoo 14 лет назад

    The "Dresden Amen" of Rock Classical for all time!

  • @lestmbly
    @lestmbly 14 лет назад

    It was I who caught the guitar.I will never ever forget what happened n how I became the owner of the 65 SG Gibson Standard.I tried n successfully made eye contact with Pete as he walked to the edge of the stage right n front of me as he raised the guitar over his head @0:40..At that point I thought he was going to destroy it which he normally does, but he didn't.He did his bit which u saw, walked back to the edge of the stage, made eye contact with me n gently tossed it into my outstretch arms

  • @lestmbly
    @lestmbly 13 лет назад

    @pitmatic Yes it is true.Pete always admitted that he is a frustrated player.But when kickin' out rhythms he's second to none.Pete has also said n the past that the reason he would destroy his guitars on stage was because of his frustration.But yes n the so-called solo showed n this video with him on his knees,he's more or less just noodlin' round, killin' a little time before the big finale. But hey, it's all good n was very cool statement. Perhaps the most memorable moment n all of Woodstock.

  • @wbrianj1
    @wbrianj1 14 лет назад

    i think pete did great on the solo part,and you can see the crowed its pretty cool.
    wbrianj1

  • @gritzah
    @gritzah 15 лет назад

    That. Was. Rock. and. Roll.

  • @mullinator7
    @mullinator7 15 лет назад

    ive said it before and i'll say it again. i was born at the wrong time. im not supposed to miss this.

  • @Leebone1056
    @Leebone1056 12 лет назад

    Holy Smokes ...... first he plays those chords clean, then he cranks up the Hiwatts. Man, what Goliath sound. Those 3 chords appear on the Live At Leeds album too, during the My Generation extended jam.

  • @ISB
    @ISB 15 лет назад

    Yes, and you can even see the roadie in question retrieving the guitar, on the new Woodstock's 40th anniversary DVD edition (bonus section).

  • @SuperAtlantis1
    @SuperAtlantis1 12 лет назад

    Pete is awesome.

  • @SusQ45
    @SusQ45 13 лет назад

    @jennincl It's interesting how this chord progression became the end of Naked eye on Odds&Sodds.I don't believe it was actually a song at that point in '69. They (as a band) loved ending shows with that jamm in those days. The Isle of Wieght & The Coliseum concert clips have some rockin' examples of this progression. I knew the chords were forms of F,C,&G but now I know they are 9s. I love how the pinky & ring fingers stay on the high E & B strings and the the index & middle finger hit the roots

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman 11 лет назад +2

    Why is everybody saying that Pete destroyed his guitar at Woodstock, he bounced it a couple of time but in a way not to break it and then simply tossed it away.

  • @beatlemaniac1966
    @beatlemaniac1966 14 лет назад

    i love when pete throws the guitar into the crowd and everyone just goes "OOOOOOH", the person who got that guitar is one lucky man or woman

  • @thomasklimek83
    @thomasklimek83 4 года назад

    2 different camera footage 1 in the original 1970 movie, the orher spectacular footage unseen for 50years! hoping its all released what are they waiting for?

  • @borisblade564
    @borisblade564 14 лет назад

    @572ss1972 yes but only a hand full as most people were heading home,you can see the set on the hendrix at woodstock film quality

  • @stephenbird659
    @stephenbird659 12 лет назад

    GOD N THE SUN WAS RISING WHAT A TRIP!! WOW TO BE THERE UNREAL!

  • @stewgotz1
    @stewgotz1 7 лет назад +1

    ....And That Me' Friends...............................''is Rock and Roll...''