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Re: "I Can't Explain" solo




> From: smurtuza@chem.psu.edu (Shahid Murtuza)
> Subject: "I Can't Explain" solo
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> >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
>  Analog Kid
>> 
That's good documentation, but I do maintain a healthy skepticism of that
account, and the chording sounds like pete, the lead like early Page.

JW