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Re: Pete Townshend guitar hero?
Toby said: "Any other musicians or Who lovers care to weigh in on their
thoughts of Pete and the others as musicians the last 5 or 10 years or
prior. I would love to hear other views on this."
I think his playing is quite varied over the last 10 years. We're talking
about the period immediately following the terrible injury that effectively
ended his playing for a while. He had to relearn his technique. He had to
learn how to deal with damage to his ears and to his wrist. I'm not trying
to make excuses for my hero, but he really has had to recreate himself as a
musician. He's jazzier now than he's ever been with The Who. He tries
more techniques on a given night than he used to. Some of them feel good
to the listener, some not so much.
I agree that Pete's playing has varied a lot over the last ten years. I
especially loved some of the jazzier work he did on the QUAD tour and was
totally blown away by the Manchester "My Generation."
I thought there was more variation in his playing during the 2000 tour
before they quite settled on a style for the new century. I suspect Pete is
trying for "texture" in his playing now to make up for the part he used to
play (now missing) in their wall of sound. Also, I think he feels a need to
fill the space that John's absence has left.
keets
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