Pete Townsend acoustic Won't Get Fooled Again

Pete Townsend performing Won't Get Fooled Again solo in the studio. Killer on the acoustic guitar!

[@at90percent]

I'm a huge fan of Pete Townshend on acoustic. No one plays it like he does.

[@greensombrero3641]

same here - 10 years after your comment. Still there?

[@houseofcharm]

Flamenco.

[@McChill6561]

Me too 🙂

[@fendermcmarshall]

So true he has a strong command of the instrument and the Gibson J200 can deliver. Never saw anyone use an acoustic so tastefully yet aggressively at the same time.

[@mikefellows3901]

Truly think Pete Townshend was and is well ahead of his time ! Sounds are timeless and unique, guy is a genius and will always be a hero of mine, and many

[@markythompson]

he was certainly ahead of his time when it came to downloading child porn from internet. he did it before you could clearly be charged for it.

[@Pipewellgate]

Pete Townsend really deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Hendrix, Page, Clapton etc, his influence is hugely underrated, as is the skill involved in his music. I'm yet to meet someone who can really strum pinball wizard properly, for example.

[@sralyn]

The KZbinr spelled it wrong, and so did you. Every Who down in Whoville knows the correct spelling is TOWNSHEND. Never leave the 'h' out.

[@marcob.7801]

Frankly "Pipe" I believe him to excel all the others you mentioned, not as guitar virtuoso, but as the brilliant composer, lyricist, player and singer that he is! His voice is so distinctive that it never gets "old" and never gets misidentified, no matter what he sings!

[@Mojomatrix]

This man will be mentioned 400 years from now !

[@frethouse]

I find this man's rhythms and inventive playing an absolute inspiration. A true icon of my generation.

[@coophandluke3697]

Me Too!!!

[@shannongagnon9069]

Pete Townsend's sound is outstanding and inspirational!

[@daviddemaria3982]

Well stated

[@brianjacob8728]

hmmm. maybe he should write a song about your generation...

[@sralyn]

@@shannongagnon9069 TOWNSHEND! Duh!

[@haraldtheman]

He get's so much melody out of those chords! And what a great voice! A sublime rendition

[@ovidiulupu8484]

A great guitarist,one of the legends of rock for fifty years.respect pete!

[@JoshMacmusic]

its when he triple strums like 5 times in a row that gets me lol hes a legend and he always will be

[@jonlundquist1011]

Pete is my hero of all time, cheers

[@royferguson3909]

still alive...8 year old comment, I concure old man, I from Acton too peace ✌ ❤ from wherever you hail

[@DustinBlythe]

They've been playing an acoustic version of "Won't Get Fooled Again" on SiriusXM Coffeehouse. This is a master class on how to ROCK an acoustic guitar!

[@glytchd]

I am SO with you on this... I'll try to keep this short. SRSly - Just after @1:36 you can see him Start to "jam out" & by 1:50ish he's So into it... Then the rest of the song he just "Goes for It" ... It's incredible. and a bit sad that Mr. Pete, at His age, needs to continue to carry this Torch which should have been passed almost 2 decades prior... Anyway, My God - What an INCREDIBLE Performance! He goes 'Uber' around 3:45ish... i Triple-dog-Dare modern 'rock' Artists to be as awesome as he's being in That Moment! :D

[@CPSJSMSUUMUGA]

I have to agree. This is one of the greatest rock songs ever written. It was meant to be played at exactly this speed, not beat per minute faster or slower. Exactly at this speed. I rank The Who right behind the Beatles in Dylan in changing rock & roll. They invented punk, the rock opera, & heavy metal (you can hear it invented as they play the 15 minute version of My Generation on Live at Leeds.) Then they released Who's Next, surely one of Rocks classic albums, ranking with about four...

[@rumpledskin7971]

Strumming and arpeggio superman! I'll tip my hat to the new constitution... Take a bow for Pete Townshend...

[@schmittelt]

The man's right hand must be bionic or something.

[@dxonson]

Good definition!

[@coophandluke3697]

Roger that!!!

[@cheothegeo2742]

for all the quiet voiceless people in the middle of two loud sides.

[@douglayton5199]

Amazing guitar work, same as the old boss.

[@Lanerama9]

Pete Townshend was arguably the greatest song writer OF ALL TIME!!

[@YManCyberDude]

Sad no one makes music like this any more . . .

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

SAD HE HAD IMAGES OF NAKED CHILDREN ON HIS COMPUTER.

[@dannyhart3982]

Dennis Smith No he never! You are talking crap! The police searched all his computers and searched his house and found nothing! Pete was 100% innocent! The who still sell out big Arenas so if Pete was a nonce, Thousands of people wouldn't be turning up to see him live every week would they?

[@rustydenison9391]

Tragic.

[@MrChickentikka]

the way he builds up a climax without the power of the rest of the band and rogers rock scream (in my opinion the best ever) and still manages to do justice to such an awesome song is outstanding. one of my favourite guitarists from one of my favourite bands. you fucking legend.

[@planesx12]

Very unique sound. This is a very tough piece to play. Lots of change up. Takes a very high skill level to play. Tougher than most may think. Great timing and rhythm. Switching between his chord progressions is genius. This guy doesn't get the credit he deserves as a guitar player. One of the most unique sounds in rock history.

[@1960jack]

"Meet the new boss same as the old boss" One of my favorite lines in all of music.

[@royferguson3909]

you still breathing? love your comment

[@1960jack]

I’m Going to see Pete and Roger live in Seattle October 2022!. Been a who fan for decades

[@johncusato3919]

Wonderful rhythm guitar. Go Pete...

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Along with Lennon, probably the two greatest rhythm guitar players...

[@greensombrero3641]

Bravo! Townshend will be discovered by a new generation! Timeless masterpieces he created. Quadrophenia my personal favorite. Solo albums spectacular - many spectacular classics.

[@dromaharg]

This reminds me of why I have loved his playing so much for so many years! He is a very under rated guitarist - one of the great rhythm players around. Awesome stuff.

[@drozdych]

RS puts him at #10. He's in pretty good company.

[@josgoodwin]

What I love about this is that so many bands of their era had to have a rhythm and lead guitarist. He just does both at the same time. For that reason he's one of the best of all time.

[@imannonymous7707]

What you say is true , but what is often overlooked is john entwhistles bass playing..Pete has said himself. John changed the way bass is played , he plays the bass like a lead guitar...a virtuoso really...but I agree with you too, Pete rocks

[@JonDunnmusician]

His writing sets him so far above them all

[@sralyn]

@@imannonymous7707 No 'h' in Entwistle. *EVER!!!!!* 😠😠😠

[@hitmanfcp1]

Great song, great singer, great player and a beautiful guitar! What else do you want?

[@rocketpost1]

Great performance by Pete of one of his very best songs. This is one of the great songs and Pete's strumming is world class here. Heartfelt singing and superb guitar playing.

[@rosco1pug]

What's impressive about Pete Townshend is that he's an artist who understands nuance and dynamics in the rock genre. A very rare thing.

[@johncahill3849]

Great song, too true sadly. So many are being fooled…again. Who knew George Orwell was understating things (!)

[@wiscgaloot]

Oh god...5 years ago you said that? Let me guess, you're all happy and shit now....

[@rolandhogh4115]

One of the best songwriters and guitar player of ALL TIME

[@roo7227]

And people laugh at me when I say he's the greatest rock guitarist of all time?!.. LOL.. Not that I'm right, but he's certainly "in the argument," as they say..

[@bobbynoe1]

Great song - made in the 70s, but still classic! Great artist - grey and deaf, but still fresh! Great music - handmade, but simply timeless!!

[@SquireHoggOfficial]

So great!

[@marinbianchi1547]

MAESTRO PETE, THANK YOU !!! 👏👏👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌

[@pintopunteruksmallford1035]

Whenever I see someone spouting about their acoustic rock prowess, I show them this....It shuts them up pretty quick.

[@pylgrym]

The slogans are replaced by and by... OH how we need to pray....

[@thewriter1008]

He does almost everything that you can do with an acoustic guitar in this video. I think that near the end, I even heard him using the guitar's natural harmonics.

[@johngallacher]

AWESOME!!!!

[@WahlbergBabey]

PETE YOU ARE KING FOREVER. UNDENIABLY AMAZING. FABULOUS HUMAN

[@TehRasia]

I hope he will not get fooled again... if you know what i mean

[@sralyn]

Getting bumped from specials like CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER & DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE?

[@rhythmstatement]

He is really a hard act to follow ! lol He is great player!

[@BigDtootall]

Catching the Who in Ft. Worth during the 70's is still one of the highlights of my concert experiences. Long Live Rock!

[@masondavidson5657]

Pete doesn't get the credit he deserves as a guitarist or as a vocalist, he is really quite good as both

[@muaythaiOK]

Big Respect and Thanks to a British Rock Legend...Your heyday was the '60's Pete and you the Stones and the Beatles remain to be the best us Brits ever produced, who can come close...Oasis?...Ok maybe them..#bestever.#wishiwasaliveinthe60's...

[@sralyn]

Apparetly foilfedora has no respect, cos did anyone else notice he satanically misspelled his surname, leaving out the 'h' between the 's' and the 'e'? And he won't correct the error.

[@tommy8058]

Wow, that was awesome. The same power and expression as with the band. And make forget that Roger normally sings it. I know that I have to say the band version with Roger, John and Keith is better but come on , this is brilliant. So who is Pete Townshend? Ah, I mean Pete Townshend is Who!😉❤

[@321harold]

This guy is definitely one of my favorites and has had an influence on me. I wish they would come out with more songs. Of course no one can play like John.

[@johngallacher6337]

Pete's rhythm blows me away every time I watch this! So much sound coming from not many chords! Legend!

[@PFB1994]

He's really something special, because he also deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Dylan, McCartney, Lennon, Davies on the song writing end of things.

[@marcob.7801]

This was BRILLIANT then in the late 60's and is still brilliant to this day! IMVHO, always imitated but NEVER equaled!

[@marijosef4825]

I find that old age suits him ^^

[@blissfulbaboon]

He doesn't get old.Neither does his music.They are timeless.Ageless

[@simontaylor2319]

One of a very few unique guitarists, like Chuck Berry....because he wrote and played in a certain style - rhythm and banjo technique rather than solos

[@andybenstead7240]

A living genius , Mozart of the guitar ,iPete inspired me to learn to play guitar 46 years ago and i still bang this out to this day

[@kkroessner]

What blows me away is how young he was when he wrote these lyrics. Yeah, no one else can quite touch this stuff.

[@davejohnslade]

Imagine going down the pub with Pete and he says lets go back to my place for a sing song. It would be the most awesome night of your life

[@spwstrat]

It's from a DVD called "Classic Albums: Who's Next". Great documentary on the making of the record.

[@hedgewytche]

I saw a youtube video of Pete playing and singing this one when he was younger, accompanied by John Williams on guitar, and I thought it was great! But this version is fantastic!! He was so good, I never thought he could improve with age, but this proves that anything's possible with Pete Townshend!

[@alvin01]

Most Pete Townshend fans even know his strength was not his lead guitar playing. Infact u only mentioned 1 interesting guitar player there, John McGaughlin(maybe Hendrix,ok 2). Townshend makes me remember Clapton's music wasnt interesting. The rest play blues riffs. Beck nearly plays outside the blues. U knowTownshend writes more interesting conceptual music than all of them but ur acting dumb. I could outplay Townshend at lead. SO WHAT! I didnt write Tommy, Quadrophenia, My Generation.....

[@cosmito6]

now i can appreciate perfect how sounds pete's guitar, the who could have made an unplugged...

[@Pipewellgate]

I take your point - it is obviously very difficult to compare guitarists fairly across genres. What I essentially meant by that comment was that Pete is to rhythm guitar playing what those guys were to lead guitar, which is something I'll stand by :)

[@camcoop25]

Yes, accused and cleared... read up a bit - it's all, ironically, on the internet. And while we're here, do accusations make him a shitty guitar player or something? What is your point, other than disseminating libelous disinformation?

[@ThePiscean60]

this was always a great song but there's something more when Pete does it acoustic,dunno what it is....

[@paulphaze]

I'd love to see someone teach the strumming pattern to this, c'mon Justin/Marty/Siggi make my day.

[@FilmBros]

Dear You Tube, Please don't torture me with Beach Boys songs in the Pete Townshend song mix. Thanks for understanding.

[@denisestathatos4147]

So fitting for these times!

[@emilesauve3876]

Masterful strumming.

[@ARVINABATT]

I can watch and listen over and over; pete has always been great but this is totally awesome!!!!!!!

[@Gilyslas]

Nice guitar, Nice mics, great talent. Pete is a legend.

[@pos47]

Lol he skips Daltrey's scream, understandably. Still nice going Pete Long live The Who

[@longliveWHO515]

he does sing it on one of his scoop albums, it sounds great.... but not as good as roger

[@mhaces]

PETE TOWNSHEND is the most fucking greatest guitarrist of all times.

[@hywel4605]

Acoustics sound their best with mics

[@longlivethesixties]

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is the most wonderful person.

[@sralyn]

I met him over 5 1/2 years ago in New York...such a sweetheart.

[@thewriter1008]

I love this version of the song, and that Gibson J-200 is simply beautiful!

[@glennorange]

I think this is now my favorite version of this song. Fellow guitar players: is he using drop-D or an alt. tuning? Whaddaya think?

[@wiscgaloot]

Pretty sure it's standard tuning, he does sometimes play with a dropped D, but not this time. The G shape looks normal, he isn't reaching for the 5th fret in the bass.

[@louiedoggz]

man this guy makes awesome music, dont even really care about the other going ons that he had in his life... everyone has their highs and lows in their life but this guys music definately is sooooo nice :)

[@fransschmitz2628]

Pete is one of my altime favourites, Amazing band The Who... so recognizable you can hear Tommy in it...

[@godfreygroome]

What a great guitarist. One of the best.

[@BABAORILEY282]

Greatest 'english boy' ever, for me! Great on guitar, on vocals, and on passion for music. Love him.

[@ParissHardy]

The Who Is THE Legend that defined the 80s. I remember when The Who gave their farewell tour. We all were gathered at Hurleys here in Ottawa watching it on satelite TV. What a memory!!!

[@CityGov]

This is the real Modfather. Awesome.

[@rinotognetti2298]

Fantastico pete!!!!!

[@benc9275]

Pete Townshends ideas and music are timeless. Quadrophenia has been an album I have listened to since middleschool and I still enjoy pulling it out and listening through. He is propably one of the best songwriters I have come across (many modern day "artists" only make shit). This song has more meaning than the media likes to give it. The people who dislikes this video where fascist right-wings with a mind as opened as an airtight tanks.

[@Down_The_Rabbit_Hole]

Fookin Legend

[@UNCLEBERT1]

A true magician! Always seeking perfection and this little acoustic solo is just about that. Lucky enough to have seen the Who 5 times at 4 different venues and there is no better live band!

[@ultimatedave]

Man I'd love to spend a long afternoon jamming w/ him. He doesn't play the guitar; he owns it - he inhabits it . Awesome performance.

[@cajadomatic]

Strum king!

[@fweeler]

Townend ......energy passion and great writer .....he has given me many great moments , listening to his songs .....I like his voice ...he creates so he is entitled to sing

[@aytes04]

What a great song by a group who is timeless with both music and lyrics. My two year old loves the Who. I hope a band comes out with a fraction of their talent in her lifetime.

[@genesessantuno9075]

e poi e' un gran figo. punto.

[@Sappyspartan]

those characteristic triplet strums that he plays just gives me the chills.

[@expatlar]

That level of intensity and musianship is why this guy has been around for almost thirty years. Who can match that live and acoustic? Amazing.

[@tammiebumbico5400]

i can hear moon

[@Stormchaser335]

The epitome of British rock and roll. Pete is a one man rhythm section and one of our greatest rock song writers. In my personal opinion the original Who version of this song (my fave rock song of all time) has the best rock guitar sound of all time (yes - my personal opinion). Pete is not often lauded as a great 'technical' guitar player but is up there with the best when it comes to the live show. Shame there's a lot of stuff added to this thread about non-music based irrelevant media blurb.

[@Lordsirdonlast]

Que gusto da ver a uno de los poderosos maestros del Rock y sentir su energía en su interpretación.

[@CocoOPNY]

1. He makes it look so easy! 2. I'm understanding the lyrics for the first time! They're incredible! 3. This man is the master! Nobody like PETE!!!! 4. Wow.

[@wrsawy1]

Folks... Whether you like Pete or not,,, he is special. this video shows his finger picking, strumming, song writing and singing, all in one. In 2010 he is what's left from the old school. And remember... the new boss is the same as the OLD boss. GO Pete... YOU ARE god!!!

[@lfgubrs]

Pete townsend are legend!! Pure genius!

[@rdingo1]

this is WHO?!! ...this is not a geezer playing a cover,.. this is not a rock star,.. this is not a rock & roll legend,.. behold, THIS is Pete Townshend, a ROCK GOD!

[@AlkisGR]

Absolutely magic...A true genious...And it makes me sick all around the world, the majority of tv&radio stations play crap...instead of giving people true music!

[@MrJt511]

Absolute genious with a guitar that man!!!

[@MarkSmith-nw4os]

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