Roger Daltrey says Jimi Hendrix stole Pete Townshend’s stage act. But they both stole from blues great Buddy Guy, says the Who frontman

Music Radar ^ | November 12, 2021 | Jonathan Horsley

[DoodleBob]

Here is the Leeds "Magic Bus" soundboard recording.

At 1:15 you can hear what was actually played during the backmasking on the 1970 release.

My favorite is the ending...on the 1970 version, they end crisply. If you go to 9:26, you hear a small train wreck before the Grand End.

That's The Who...as Daltrey says, give me a bum note and a bead of sweat.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Give me a break!

IF Townsend could actually PLAY guitar, he might be HALF AS GOOD as Hendrix playing BEHIND HIS BACK.

When one thinks of the world's greatest guitarists, "Townsend" isn't even a name that comes to mind.

[DoodleBob]

Ok, now that’s funny right there.

[DoodleBob]

That’s like the David Spade-ish thing I say to people who mention The Talking Heads...”I liked them better the first time I heard them, when they were called ‘Roxy Music’”.

[Chode]

not that i think he’d be opposed to it, but i think it was a little after his time

[KTM rider]

When I saw Hendrix in 1969 at Newport 69 Devonshire Downs, he was 4 hrs late , then came on stage, barfed then picked up his guitar and played a perfect Purple Haze

now that's showmanship

[proust]

Tough act to follow.

[lee martell]

Most times “Stole from” looks and sounds no differently than
“Learned from” when done correctly.

[DoodleBob]

Thank you...I try to bring flair to FR.

[dfwgator]

[DoodleBob]

[A strike]

Hendrix' Star Spangled Banner then transition to Purple Haze was/is GOAT. Daltrey sad attempt not even close.

[Fresh Wind]

When Hendrix played you heard colors for the first time...

Especially if you dropped acid before hand.

[octex]

How about “Blue Suede Shoes” done by Carl Perkins?

[waterhill]

I’m getting ticks for my wife and I for the Dallas show (as much as I hate Dallas, I’ want to see Buddy one last time).

I saw him at Fatsos in Arlinton, TX many moons ago. He was baddass!

[KevinB]

Very cool. Thanks. The Stones certainly weren’t the same after Taylor left.

[gymbeau]

On “the Smothers Brothers” show, he said he got it from bowling. He was kidding.

[hoe_cake]

Excellent post. Thanks for the information.

[Tea Party Terrorist]

America is an amalgamation of appropriations.

[dfwgator]

On “the Smothers Brothers” show, he said he got it from bowling. He was kidding.

That was the show that almost destroyed Pete's hearing, he still suffers bad tinnitus because of it, when Keith Moon set off the firecrackers from his drumkit.