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tommy

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 4:58 pm

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badrogue17 wrote:

Whole damn band is white except for Jimi

He shoulda went Motown

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Telegram Sam

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:01 pm

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tommy wrote:

Telegram Sam wrote:

I must admit I wish I could hear what the badrogue/Pete Townsend-approved more organized version of The Who would sound like.

Yeah, not sure what Brogue is on about here. Of course Moon wasn't in rhythm with the band--he was Keith Moon, the prototypical crazy drummer. It's just too bad he was carrying around so much baggage, expressed in self-destructive behavior....

I still say that the Who had the worst producers ever. You can barely hear Moon on half the albums. Wish I could have seen them live with Moon.

[briefly entertains a "quadrophenia" mult to troll tommy, thinks better of it.]

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:02 pm

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Telegram Sam wrote:

tommy wrote:

Telegram Sam wrote:

I must admit I wish I could hear what the badrogue/Pete Townsend-approved more organized version of The Who would sound like.

[briefly entertains a "quadrophenia" mult to troll tommy, thinks better of it.]

That would be the one, and Who's Next. Other than that, they held the guy back.

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:04 pm

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Let me re-phrase.

Moon > Townsend. As a musician, not a songwriter.

Edit: T-Sam, JORR, CH, etc., I am completely open to being wrong here.

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City of Fools

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:11 pm

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Townsend is no different than John Fogerty. The Who wouldn't have existed without him, and CCR pretty much was him. Moon was a nutcase and while he was a fast drummer, his inherent problems are pretty well showcased on late Who live recordings. However, Entwhistle was a great bassist.

Ringo's kid is pretty amazing.

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Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:15 pm

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tommy wrote:

Let me re-phrase.

Moon > Townsend. As a musician, not a songwriter.

Edit: T-Sam, JORR, CH, etc., I am completely open to being wrong here.

I have said on this board several times I would rather watch Keith Moon play drums than Jimi Hendrix play guitar.

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GoldenJet

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 7:31 pm

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They all played lead...lead guitar, lead drums, lead bass, lead vocals...it was fantastical stuff.

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badrogue17

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 7:38 pm

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tommy wrote:

Let me re-phrase.

Moon > Townsend. As a musician, not a songwriter.

Edit: T-Sam, JORR, CH, etc., I am completely open to being wrong here.

It’s good that you’re open to it because you are .

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pittmike

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 7:52 pm

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GoldenJet wrote:

They all played lead...lead guitar, lead drums, lead bass, lead vocals...it was fantastical stuff.

I think that was his point really. Until they passed he didn’t really experience fully his own spot. It’s really not a big deal. All the boomer bands can about die off any time now anyway. Who, Stones, McCartney etc.

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GoldenJet

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:24 pm

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Meh...they've earned the right to rock or not.

They're treasures and they will leave quite a legacy.

Ray Davies included.

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Pete Townsend

Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:42 pm

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GoldenJet wrote:

They all played lead...lead guitar, lead drums, lead bass, lead vocals...it was fantastical stuff.

Well said. I might be repeating this soon.

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