Pete's Rhythm Playing

["Nick Boyer" <slipkid905@hotmail.com>]

Shawn,

I have to disagree with you here, and I have to agree with you that as far 
as "swinging" rhythm playing keith richards is superior but in that area 
only.  (Plus I've never thought of much of the Who's music as having much 
swing to it...since keith and john always prefered to play things really 
straight)

There are several things about pete's rhythm playing that makes him the best 
in this area.  One of the things that drew me to the who was listening to 
his incredible acoustic rhythm work.  He has the ability to strum faster and 
cleaner than any other guitarist I have heard.  I've always been 
particularly amazed by of triplets in his playing.

For examples of this, listen to his playing on:

The Tommy version of "Sparks"
Who's Next "Goin' Mobile"
Any version of "Drowned" from 96-97
Any song off of Secret Policeman's Ball
The transition from "Overture" to "It's a Boy" in Tommy is a complete lesson 
in rhythm guitar playing...one that I've been failing to learn for years.

There is a ton of others, I'm sure.

Nick in UT, who only drinks Guinness with a raw egg in it...No not really...



>In a message dated 8/10/00 7:40:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com writes:
>[O'Neal, Kevin W.]
> > Pete is clearly the greatest rhythm guitarist in history
>
>I love Pete, he's a groovy guy, I love all of his work and I dig his 
>baldness
>(helps with my ever expanding cranium); however, clearly you're outta your
>mind on this one. Keith Richards has set the standard for rhythm in his
>almost continuously awesome work of 38 years. The guys internal metronome 
>is
>connected to something ancient and pure. He and Charlie Watts are the very
>definition of swinging rhythm. Peace, Shawn  McKelvey
>

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