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RE: Words and notes.
Easy there big guy!!!!
You make some very good points.
We're all just being picky. Having some fun conversation is all !!
No need to get the nickers in a twist.
Just to be accurate, no one said his playing was "too" sloppy. It's just a
bit rough at times *right now*. Simple observations from people who spend
much time looking and discussing.
By the way FUCK Keith Richards and DOUBLE FUCK Jimmy Page! Pete blows them
both away.
Don't confuse simple observations and discussions with lack of love and
respect.
Pete is the man, dare I say he is my step-father (haven't told him about
that yet). You fuck with Pete, and you'll have to answer to me and my
flying fists. ***THAT'S*** how strongly I admire the man.
I'd rather spend an entire year with a yelling crack-hoarse voiced Pete
fucking up on guitar left and right, than one second with any other
musician.
Never thought of nuts as a set. Guess you're right there though. ;-)
Kevin in VT.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Cotrupe [SMTP:KC@screamingmedia.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 4:16 PM
> To: 'O'Neal, Kevin W.'; 'TheWho@igtc.com'
> Subject: RE: Words and notes
>
> I've been reading the responses to Pete's yelling as opposed to the
> "Storytellers" singing.
> Maybe it's the fact that Storytellers was acoustic guitars, drum machines
> etc.and in front of a small crowd. With The Who , it's in front of a very
> loud band. It takes a lot to belt it out when your bands loud. The
> monitors
> don't help when you have pent up energy you want to release.
>
> Anyway, who gives a shit ! The Who are back on the road for us to see. So
> what if Pete's lead playing is too sloppy . Do you think Keith Richards
> played well on the last 10 Stones tours. Hell No! Sloppy as ever. Jimmy
> Page
> with the Black Crowes at the Roseland in NYC.........sloppy.
>
> What these other guitar players don't have is a set of nuts to go out
> there
> and tear the roof off with one A chord.
> This band can kick the crap out of any band from their era as well as many
> bands who are 20-30 years younger.
>
> I know I'm preaching to the choir , but I get worked up when talking about
> Pete.
>
> Kevin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: O'Neal, Kevin W. [mailto:Kevin.ONeal@vtmednet.org]
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 3:40 PM
> To: 'TheWho@igtc.com'
> Subject: RE: Words and notes
>
>
>
>
> > From: "Scott Schrade" <schrade@akrobiz.com>
> > Anne,
> > Well, I could talk about Pete's lyrics all day. As I've stated before,
> I
> > think Pete's
> > lyrics are often overlooked when WHO accolades are being discussed.
> > - - SCHRADE in Akron
> >
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] I wish I had the time to really dig into this
> discussion, because that's how important it is, BUT....
> All I can say is that I hang on every word Pete writes. His
> thoughts/lyrics are what has separated The Who from other bands. Yes,
> obviously The Who has many other talents, but no other band guides me in
> life like The Who (Pete). My friends, music doesn't guide a person, words
> do. The music is just a very pleasant added bonus that gets me THROWING
> FURNITURE!!!!!!!
> (Ahhhhh, fond memories of late night drunken deck furniture
> throwing as The Who blasts at 2 in the morn.)
> The same way Floyd's The Wall once brought me down to the depths of
> depression, The Who has saved my life more than once. Inspiration,
> empowerment, honest, descriptive, and right in your face.
>
> > > And I'm gonna take some heat for this, but Slash is a
> > > great lead player, just spotty at times.
> > ( more vomiting, convulsing, etc. )
> >
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] I agree Slash is a good player, but I also am
> vomiting and even convulsing. Read what "redchin" has written below on
> "screaming masturbatory soloing". ;-)
>
> > From: Phil McRevis <legalize@xmission.com>
> > I have always liked how Pete uses water...
> > Drowned
> > Water
> > Sea Refuses No River
> >
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] It's all the flow of life and energy man, all
> just a flowin'.
>
> > From: "Mark R. Leaman" <mleaman@sccoast.net>
> > 4) Townshend's backing vocals are more often a scream than singing, a
> > trend
> > I noticed first during the Quad tour. It might be he is forced to do
> this
> > by
> > "Father Time," however he didn't for Storytellers so I don't think so. I
> > hope he doesn't do it this summer, but I'd bet he does. Pity.
> >
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] Yeah, I've been wondering about this.
> Storytellers proved he doesn't *have* to go to the primal yalt/scream. And
> you're right, he seems to have started this during the Quad tour. At
> first
> I really didn't like it. Now, it's growing on me a bit. BUT after
> watching
> Storytellers, I'm bummed at what we're missing when he reverts to the
> "screaming" style.
>
> > From: redchin
> > One of the things
> > that drew me to The Who in 1975 was the lack of screaming, masturbatory
> > solos.
> >
> [O'Neal, Kevin W.] And this is the type of soloing that I was
> talking about (not that Pete's is masturbatory), and that Pete is a bit
> rusty at *NOW*. Pete can take a guitar and take control of a show by
> playing alone. He feels, he expresses his passions, he gets mad, he beats
> on
> the damn thing and makes it scream for mercy, and then he turns around and
> strokes it lovingly like you stroke the back of your child's head (no, no
> kids yet for me). That is soloing too, and he's damn good at it, if not
> one
> of the best.
> What I was being critical of (and I think others as well) is when he
> tries to do some of the fast finger picking type soloing.
> To me, he is simply a bit out of practice. Once he gets back into
> full swing (no pun there) he'll start to "hit" those picking solo's, and
> then will start to mix in all the good starts and stops and bends and
> harmonics, etc. If it all come together, look out. The potential is
> frightening.
> BTW, why is your chin red? ;-)
>
> Stay in tune,
> Kevin in VT.