Posted on 11/13/2021 6:18:20 PM PST by DoodleBob
There are two concert videos on YouTube I recommend everyone should see.
The Who Isle of Wight 1970 and Chicago at Tanglewood 1970.
Pete stole “the windmill” from a guitarist warming up his arm.
Sheds light on the emotional state of the band circa October 1983 which is when yours truly saw them at Shea Stadium in NYC.
Roger was respectful of Pete’s prerogatives, as it was Pete’s band, but when interviewed that night before the show was clearly at his wit’s end dealing with Pete’s mood swings and previously announced determination to snuff out the Who.
are you sure?
Pete put his best songs on his solo albums.
I confess a lot of people don’t care for his “Chinese Eyes” record, but is for me a very personal record that got me through some difficult times.
Agree!
busy boy.
<< I’m partial to “Band of Gypsys” myself. >>
Especially “Machine Gun,” which would be my pick for Jimi’s greatest live performance of any song. Jan 1, 1970, at the Fillmore East. Ushered in the ‘70s.
I think had he lived, Jimi would have gone in a whole different direction in the 70s, probably more jazz fusion.
Yeah, word was he was recording casually with Miles Davis, right around the time Miles released Bitches Brew. Would love to hear those tapes, if they exist.
Buddy Guy is the only musician that, upon hearing him, I asked where he had been my whole life.
Jimi probably lifted the destruction act from Townsend but that’s about it. Townsend never played the guitar with his teeth or even played an incredible guitar solo for that matter.
Townsend is a writer and rhythm guitarist. Jimi created his own style and was another force of nature all together.
Mick Taylor has said that's why he left the band.
I think you’re on drugs.
The guitar antics were lifted from what saxaphone players used to do in the 50s.
Townsend had nothing to do w/ it.
Fail!
It was Keef Richards...it was just the arm motion, but it spawned something unworldly.
It was good, no doubt about it.
But, I’d put up the Fillmore East 69/70 shows against it.
Back in the early 90s there was a story about two surf-punk bands in CA. filing lawsuits against each other for stealing the others musical style. One commentator said they both should be forced to sign over their royalty checks to Dick Dale.
Great gifs.
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