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Re: John Entwistle/Beatles/etc



John in Michigan wrote this beauty:

 > On the contrary I have listened to the Tommy Overture literaly thousands of
 > times and I simply cannot tire of it. I love it just as much as the first
 > time I heard it. Keith and Pete just go together. They have a sweetness 
and a
 > power that I just cannot describe adequately. Is Pete the greatest guitar
 > player? certainly not. He just happens to be my favorite in the whole 
world.
 > He is the master at giving you just enough and then backing off - then
 > nailing it. (This is where he blows Jimmy Page away) . He is always
 > interesting to listen to. The Who are my favorite band for many many 
reasons
 > but the biggest reason is not because they are the "best" (which I 
happen to
 > think they are) but because the music they make has an indescribable beauty
 > that I never tire of hearing. Any drummer I hear has to beat Keith Moon. 
Any
 > guitar player that I hear has to beat Pete Townshend. So far no one has
 > sounded better in my ears and mine have been open, too.  Maybe this is just
 > my opinion , but I don't think so. They hold up.

John,  you made some excellent points here.  Townshend is almost always
interesting period.  If not on the guitar, than on vocals, if not on vocals,
then stage banter, if not musically, then visually and physically.  The
man is an incredible source of high energy and talent.

Joe in Philly