Re: Pete's guitar playing in 79 & 82

[mleaman@sccoast.net (Mark Leaman)]

>          
>          That's an interesting comment. I find Townshend's playing in 
>          79 to be some of his most inspired live work.  I really get 
>          the sense that Rabbit added a dimension that allowed Pete to 
>          experiment more with subtle riffs and phrases.  He didn't 
>          seem to be in a position to do that on previous tours.  Now, 
>          as for 1982, I dunno.  So much of what I've heard from that 
>          tour, Pete sounds like he's going through the motions.  But 
>          I tend to stay away from stuff from that tour because of 
>          WHO'S LAST.  I still say that what I saw in Indianapolis in 
>          82 was NOT represented on WHO'S LAST.  

Jim:

Townshend may have been going through the motions on the `82 tour...I won't
argue that. But I do think his lead work was more accomplished than before.
And the trend has continued through his latest work (that I've heard, anyway).
And rather than listening to the `orrible WHO'S LAST, I take my `82 live
material from the Toronto video (transfered to cassette, with the missing
songs replaced from the Dangerous boot CD). It's MUCH better than WL ever
dreamed of being...from performance to mix.
In `89, Pete's guitarwork is certainly better...you can hear it in Eminence
Front, Hey Joe, and I'm A Man very clearly.

   Cheers                         ML