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Re: Itchy and Scratchy combo guitar
> Let me play devil's advocate for a moment. The list in question was a poll
> of the general public. The general public does not really see Pete
> Townshend as a guitarist. He's primarily viewed as a songwriter by the
> unwashed masses.
I don't know about that. Even the dumbest Rock fans *must* identify Pete
as a guitarist as well as a songwriter. It's not like his guitar playing was / is
secondary to his songwriting. You gotta be a real dolt to view Townshend
as a mainly a songwriter & only a "passable" guitarist. I mean, c'mon!
I'm getting angry again.
> Just a wild guess. Maybe he just doesn't fit the mold of your traditional
> guitar hero.
Or at least the mold established by guitar techies who pour over Guitar Player
magazine. I think a lot of those idiots see Pete as a sloppy player who has
the nerve to smash a precious guitar every now & then. Such sacrilege. How
dare he! Eric Clapton would *never* do *that!*
It's the same way drum techies view Moon. Poor "chops," they say.
> I also think it sucks that many of the blues greats are left off these
> lists. Some of them rock harder and play with more feeling than 10
> Metallica dudes.
Exactly. Somehow passion, creativity, & feeling get overlooked in favor of
popularity, speed, rote, & banality. You're right. It's just the "general public."
Maybe I should've been upset if he *was* included in the top ten!
Still, let's call the general public "idiots" one more time, OK?
One, two, three........IDIOTS!!
- SCHRADE in Akron