"I Can't Explain" solo

[smurtuza@chem.psu.edu (Shahid Murtuza)]

>I'd bet my Rick on Page doing the lead, because it was far more intricate
>than anything Townshend was playing back then.

  According to Dave Marsh's "Before I Get Old," Page did the rhythm on "I
Can't Explain," but a 12-string was required for the solo.  Page didn't
have one, and Pete wasn't about to loan his to Page, so Pete ended up doing
the solo.

-Shahid Murtuza
 smurtuza@chem.psu.edu
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