pete is a prophet. This song's lyrics virtually tell the tale of creation (and the ensuing circle of life from 1 being (1 note) to civilizations, to death, and back to one), as well as the quantum physics idea of vibrations of energy being the essence of all life ('the note in us all') referring to our own vibration frequency, which is a note since music notes are all different frequencies of vibrations.
I agree with you. This has always been one of my favorite songs because of the thought behind the song. That is why music evokes memories. You associate meaningful life events to certain songs. Alzheimer's patients react to the music they listened to in their younger days.
On Pete's original version (not the demo), he played all instruments and did all vocals...as he admits, a massive demonstration of ego. And, an amazing musical accomplishment. I agree that Pete is an amazing musical talent.
Thanks so much, DarthMurray, for uploading this Townshend gem over ten years ago. It's in my permanent playlists, and this is *exactly* what I needed to hear tonight! 💞
This album changed my entire psyco-philisophy as a 12 year old boy in So-Cal in 1970. The Lord in us all. Is what the world is craving. Emotional feedback is what keeeps this timeless. Thanks for the Gyro-mouse trip. MR. R, Teacher
Kathi W Dammit, we are talking about Page's guitar now aren't we, that sunburst fender ( oh not yet, Gibson?!) ahhh. 1958, this album changed his whole life, something Elvis didn't do yet, could be Glen Campbell, no hell we are talking about Pete?
cognac, cocaine, and headphones and solitude, throw in a little bass guitar and drums and massive amounts of genius and this is the outcome--he must have had such a torturous blast doing these--fantastic!
Pete would not have been on cocaine while either writing or recording this. After accepting Meher Baba he gave up hard drugs (though admittedly did still drink). This was a very inspired and "Pure" time of his life. Unfortunately, he did later go back to drugs for a time in the tumultuous period following Moon's death.
Yes. But now that I've listened to the whole track I've noticed that the end is much longer and his jamming is entirely different on the electricguitar part. So I think that he used the basic rhythm and (louder) organ track same as WCF and the same vocal track, aside from the additional verse. I like this version better, but I love "Who Came First" as an album. Great stuff from PT!
I was texting someone and listening to this thinking, man Keith Moon was subdued that day, and then realized it was Pete singing a demo of the song and not The Who.
I wonder what that photo of the crowd done up in green for the face of one of the CDs was actually from. It looks like the 60s, but not a Who concert, IMO.
@cheappassion I heard that Pete wrote this song after seeing the Grateful Dead play live... I really don't know if that's true or not, but listening to the words, it makes sense...
Lance Bonnington I remember the time well. We had a lot more snow and ice that winter than in recent years here in the UK. Thanks for the info. Didn't realise he was working on that so soon after "Who's Next".
LIfehouse was scheduled to become a double album, but as it failed to take off was instead scaled down and became "Who's Next." Most of those songs are the backbone of the Lifehouse story but were presented "as is" without the accompanying story line.
Lance Bonnington It occurs to me that "I'm a Boy" would also have fitted into the "Lifehouse" theme, but this was released as a single in the UK in 1966 and was one of my favourite records of that year (or any year). Does this indicate that Pete Townshend was already working on "Lifehouse" as early as 1966?
This song was the basis for the lifehouse concept and Pete simply worked himself into nervous exhaustion is what I understand to be the dynamic at the time. So, this amazing song wound up on the cutting floor for "Who's Next" The first solo on this demo in my opinion is better than the one that was recorded for Odds and Sods which is an incredibly well-engineered record. I remember I got it on vinyl in 1976 in the cut out bin at K Mart in Winston-Salem for $1.39. I was absolutely stunned because I was a huge Who fan in College and so were a bunch of my buddies on the football team... Nobody even knew it existed. As stunned as I was to find it in the bins, we could not find it anywhere else in town. Misty Mountain Records could order it for about $20 from Europe, but no one could really afford that. Everyone wanted me to transfer it to cassette for them... I think Townsend plays drums on this. It is a very difficult instrument to become fluid on and this beat drags a bit in places and loses the groove entirely at one point. He played all the parts on many demos that he brought into the Who.. Many can be found on his double album "Scooped"... He is an amazing artist. Just a pure artist... He is my favorite musical artist of all time without a doubt... If you saw him live in the mid 70s you got your moneys worth.. I was very lucky to see a couple of shows where he just looked like a damn acrobat and never missed a lick on guitar...
Different lyrics than on "Who Came First".. There is no guitar picking like on the WCF track, just organ and drums. Also, the drum intro is repeated. The main vocal sounds exactly the same though, aside from the different lyrics.
how is doing everything yourself a massive demonstration of ego? remember,making music in the studio and making music on stage are two very different things.
Maybe i's biased, but the generation of British musicians that include Townsend are an immense treasure. May the music they gifted us live forever.
Amen to that
@@motorcaster57 If including Staus Quo, amen.
There once was a note......listen. It means the same today to me as it did 47 yrs ago.
It always will! And when you pass, you will become eternal with the note.
pete is a prophet. This song's lyrics virtually tell the tale of creation (and the ensuing circle of life from 1 being (1 note) to civilizations, to death, and back to one), as well as the quantum physics idea of vibrations of energy being the essence of all life ('the note in us all') referring to our own vibration frequency, which is a note since music notes are all different frequencies of vibrations.
I agree with you. This has always been one of my favorite songs because of the thought behind the song. That is why music evokes memories. You associate meaningful life events to certain songs. Alzheimer's patients react to the music they listened to in their younger days.
It's about how fundamental music is
On Pete's original version (not the demo), he played all instruments and did all vocals...as he admits, a massive demonstration of ego. And, an amazing musical accomplishment. I agree that Pete is an amazing musical talent.
He really is a rock band all by himself in his home studio.
yes, a rock band himself.
Yep, a one-man band.
Pete Townshend, genius pure and easy
Most underrated song ever
Thanks so much, DarthMurray, for uploading this Townshend gem over ten years ago.
It's in my permanent playlists, and this is *exactly* what I needed to hear tonight! 💞
Wow, today's my birthday, you've just put a big smile on my face. I cant believe 10 years have passed already.
@@DarthMurray That is *so* cool. A very happy birthday to you!
The years keep passing by faster and faster. Why is that, I wonder...
Definitely the most Tommy-esque song slated from the original Lifehouse project. I love it.
Pete kicks ass - as part of The Who, and as a Solo Artist!
God bless you, Pete!
Keep Rockin'! your Brother does a fantastic job as well!
This album changed my entire psyco-philisophy as a 12 year old boy in So-Cal in 1970. The Lord in us all. Is what the world is craving. Emotional feedback is what keeeps this timeless. Thanks for the Gyro-mouse trip.
MR. R,
Teacher
Wait, Gary is that you? Oh man I'm so sorry, I've been wanting to hear from you, merciful?
Kathi W Dammit, we are talking about Page's guitar now aren't we, that sunburst fender ( oh not yet, Gibson?!) ahhh. 1958, this album changed his whole life, something Elvis didn't do yet, could be Glen Campbell, no hell we are talking about Pete?
+Ruben Burquez
"the simple secret of the note in us all"
cognac, cocaine, and headphones and solitude, throw in a little bass guitar and drums and massive amounts of genius and this is the outcome--he must have had such a torturous blast doing these--fantastic!
Pete would not have been on cocaine while either writing or recording this. After accepting Meher Baba he gave up hard drugs (though admittedly did still drink). This was a very inspired and "Pure" time of his life. Unfortunately, he did later go back to drugs for a time in the tumultuous period following Moon's death.
simple yet true - how could it be so simple yet your amazing ~Pete~
This Was On Pete's Solo LP "Who Came First" Look It Up... I Had It On 8 Track. The Band Also Did It On "Odds & Sods" I Believe........
Had the cd version. Shorter by a few minutes.
I had the CD, but I lost it.
Might be my favorite song ever.
My favorite - One guy - One album - Multi-track newbe, he was a pioneer and because of him so was I... because of Pete. and it's 8 mins long!
oh the voice is beautiful
!
Distortion becomes somehow pure in its wildness
The note that began all can also destroy
what a sound!!! amazing....rolling stones early tapes seems like a neanderthal pre-historic sounds
Probably the most under appreciated Who song....Well, this and maybe Naked Eye.
Yes. But now that I've listened to the whole track I've noticed that the end is much longer and his jamming is entirely different on the electricguitar part.
So I think that he used the basic rhythm and (louder) organ track same as WCF and the same vocal track, aside from the additional verse.
I like this version better, but I love "Who Came First" as an album. Great stuff from PT!
Pete Townshend is Rock and Roll
Hard to understand how Pure & Easy wasn't fit onto Who's Next.
I thought it was? It's just not sung by Pete Townshend.
@astarteswillum5259 No it's not. It's famous for not being on it.
@@astarteswillum5259 It's on the CD reissues but it wasn't in the original tracklist.
Pete is a true genius. No doubt about it.
raw and jamtastic
I was texting someone and listening to this thinking, man Keith Moon was subdued that day, and then realized it was Pete singing a demo of the song and not The Who.
FANTASTIC FANTASTIC PETE!
Thanks for posting this-----GREAT!!!
Actually, this IS different than the version on "Who Came First".
Masterpice!
first Pete demo i listened to where i didn't miss Roger
probably my favorite who song next to love aint for keeping
The Lifehouse turned out to be a house of cards.
PT is the best!!
This isn't a demo, he released this on his solo album 'Who Came First'.
THIS is more pure n easy
This delivers!!!!
@ShadowOfADoubt9 Literally! You can tell it's Pete at the very first guitar chord.
as pete said, "it caters to a reduction". i never believed as i do now.
Sometimes less is more!
You know they made such a deal over the single Mc Cartney album Pete's is way better
I wonder what that photo of the crowd done up in green for the face of one of the CDs was actually from. It looks like the 60s, but not a Who concert, IMO.
Better than the who!
Genios amazing
Just listened through headphones, I think you're right. It's not easily discernible though, it's pretty much the same as the WCF one.
@cheappassion I heard that Pete wrote this song after seeing the Grateful Dead play live... I really don't know if that's true or not, but listening to the words, it makes sense...
Bullshit!
Thank you!
Sad Pete did not release solo album with tracks ousted from "Next".
I think a lot of the tracks you mention were later released on the Lifehouse chronicles 4 cd set.
Who Came First came out in 1972. It had some Lifehouse songs on it, including an edited version of this one.
Yep, I forgot that. Good you mentioned!
My favorite version is from "Who Came First."
wasn't it 1971?
I have a version of this on my "Odds and Sods" album from 1975. Did Lifehouse go back that far?
Townshend was composing it during the winter of 1970/'71.
Lance Bonnington I remember the time well. We had a lot more snow and ice that winter than in recent years here in the UK. Thanks for the info. Didn't realise he was working on that so soon after "Who's Next".
LIfehouse was scheduled to become a double album, but as it failed to take off was instead scaled down and became "Who's Next." Most of those songs are the backbone of the Lifehouse story but were presented "as is" without the accompanying story line.
Lance Bonnington It occurs to me that "I'm a Boy" would also have fitted into the "Lifehouse" theme, but this was released as a single in the UK in 1966 and was one of my favourite records of that year (or any year). Does this indicate that Pete Townshend was already working on "Lifehouse" as early as 1966?
This song was the basis for the lifehouse concept and Pete simply worked himself into nervous exhaustion is what I understand to be the dynamic at the time. So, this amazing song wound up on the cutting floor for "Who's Next" The first solo on this demo in my opinion is better than the one that was recorded for Odds and Sods which is an incredibly well-engineered record. I remember I got it on vinyl in 1976 in the cut out bin at K Mart in Winston-Salem for $1.39. I was absolutely stunned because I was a huge Who fan in College and so were a bunch of my buddies on the football team... Nobody even knew it existed. As stunned as I was to find it in the bins, we could not find it anywhere else in town. Misty Mountain Records could order it for about $20 from Europe, but no one could really afford that. Everyone wanted me to transfer it to cassette for them... I think Townsend plays drums on this. It is a very difficult instrument to become fluid on and this beat drags a bit in places and loses the groove entirely at one point. He played all the parts on many demos that he brought into the Who.. Many can be found on his double album "Scooped"... He is an amazing artist. Just a pure artist... He is my favorite musical artist of all time without a doubt... If you saw him live in the mid 70s you got your moneys worth.. I was very lucky to see a couple of shows where he just looked like a damn acrobat and never missed a lick on guitar...
Different lyrics than on "Who Came First".. There is no guitar picking like on the WCF track, just organ and drums. Also, the drum intro is repeated. The main vocal sounds exactly the same though, aside from the different lyrics.
Except in one note: C3 - guitar middle C (4:53)
Very similar to the version on WHO CAME FIRST.
particularly at the end with the hand claps
Brilliant, what party-pooper could vote this down?
SIN PALABRAS
@rush622112 Yeah, just a dork like me on RUclips.
LOL!
Thanks!!!!
@DonJuandeColfax and doesn't afraid of anything
QUALCUNO SAPREBBE DIRMI COME ACQUISTARE "LIFEHOUSE CRONICLE"???? VI RINGRAZIO ANTICIPATAMENTE
@DonJuandeColfax WHO?
Naked Eye? by the who?
sounds like Skynyrd....that old note...nuthin fancy.
how is doing everything yourself a massive demonstration of ego? remember,making music in the studio and making music on stage are two very different things.
THIS is why Pete blows away Lennon !
The Who blows away The Beatles.
@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747
Of course.
He could have used some recording advice on those drums.
Ah yeah of course, there's no guitar. He must have just overdubbed this one for the WCF version, surely?
Eh write Lifehouse
*Compositors
What the heck is a compositor?
probably she meant composer -- lol -- though 3 years late, I hope my explanation helped :-p :-)
huh?
the most prophetic who song was, "i don't even know myself'. as we escalate in afghanistan.
torrent