Pete Townshend Names The Five Bands He Hates Most

[@ewenmac3127]

If you're looking for a video which takes ten minutes to explain that Pete Townsend is the guitarist in a band called The Who, you are in for a treat.

[@snoolee7950]

but then, this is Pete Townsend we're talking about. I mean clickbaiting about.

[@broadband0118]

@@snoolee7950 60 years he's been around, love him or hate him, at least do him the courtesy of spelling his fcuking name correctly.

[@kurtissjacobs5618]

"that," not "which."

[@ewenmac3127]

@@kurtissjacobs5618 🤣 Oh Bubba ... nah, it's too easy x

[@Frank_E_Scialdone]

I couldn't agree with you more. Just a lot of nonsense talking… To fill up space. To get more ad revenue on KZbin. Get on with it already.

[@Degan1000]

Townsend doesn't like theatrics? You mean like smashing guitars and amplifiers? Yeah, that's really cerebral.

[@paulcarey1708]

I had a bit of a "record scratch" moment there myself.

[@PaddyBaxter-ji8in]

Nearly choked on my cup of tea on hearing that. Although I like “Tommy”, for me it will always have the air of amateur dramatics - “Mr Townshend’s School Play/Musical Production” about it, eg, “There’s A Doctor”.

[@Adezek]

The guy made a career destroying expensive guitars (because he couldn't play them like their competitors, maybe?) What an enormous ego. The Beatles stopped playing in 1970 and he hasn't catch up with them yet...

[@TomVanPelt-j8o]

I saw The Who at Meriwether Post Pavilion in 1969, they were touring “Tommy”. The opening act, don’t recall the name , was loud and a bit distorted. The Who were louder and clearer; Daltry and Townsend put on a heck of a show. [Met him and his family years later; his wife and daughters cooed over the 5 day old and I told Pete how I how delivered him. It was in Horry Co. SC at the Meher Center.]

[@GeeCeeWU]

@@PaddyBaxter-ji8in Who is the Doctor.

[@Fromard]

This is clearly"written" by AI but what is so funny about it is that it sounds like a high school book report with its redundancies and lack of direction.

[@edwardmorris3453]

Yeah, I didn't watch it, but that sounds about right. That's the AI way. Y'know what would be kind of funny is to write a short story as if it were written by AI.

[@sschario60]

If this is what AI offers, writers and voice actors can relax.

[@samstewart9249]

High school? Reporting like this is so 6th grade!

[@johnsmith1474]

Nice call.

[@shannonpincombe8485]

It really is that shit. Pisser!

[@Dman9fp]

3:25 Jimmy Page/ Led Zeppelin (some praise) 5:05 Ritchie Blackmore 5:56 the Beatles 7:22 Kurt Cobain 8:13 Jimi Hendrix (mostly praise though) 9:09 Summary of Townshend's personality

[@raymonddixon7603]

And probably Clapton Stevie Ray Vaughan Rory Gallagher Buddy Guy Gary Moore Alvin Lee Robert Cray ........ He hated them all.

[@charlesameyer1]

Thanks. I was wondering whether this video had actual content.

[@thepurpleufo]

Thanks.

[@maximisatwat]

Thanks for sparing me having to view the A.I. garbage So in essence, Townsend dislikes everyone who's better than him

[@archibaldo4873]

thank you so much for saving me 9 minutes of precious lifetime and quenching my curiosity 👍

[@hopebgood]

7:20 Kurt Cobain's quote "I hope I die before I become Pete Townshend" made me laugh.

[@TheMarkyMarx]

He did though didn't he?

[@HotRockinJohnny]

Kurt Nobrain

[@bravo_delta_echo114]

@@HotRockinJohnny peace & love, dope

[@sjames1955]

Be careful what you wish for

[@shelleyinthecity]

Why are you laughing? Kurt could not have been more obvious that he was suicidal and depressed.

[@alfpetzer5812]

Thanks for pointing out clickbait shit everyone - saved me 10mins

[@martynanstis1620]

Thanks from me also, this told me everything I needed to know and to not watch

[@johnplainsong9769]

So true. Thanks.

[@blossomsquirrel]

Can't believe I held on for 1 min. 28 secs before I realised that this is another of those clickbait crap videos.

[@beenardlitko3163]

Another bullshit video. These should be kicked off

[@noemiapereira6670]

still wasted 3 min until I realized this was a shitty clickbait and came to the comments to confirm it.

[@marxman00]

I guess we got fooled again

[@Gookrak]

By baroquely overwritten AI shite...

[@TaraIsTrans]

@@Gookrakwho are you?

[@MactanMurray]

Meet the new YT Channel - Same as the old YT Channel.

[@TaraIsTrans]

Well played, baba O’murray

[@JB-1184]

Perfect

[@wardenwilson6725]

The title of this video should be, "5 Reasons Why Pete Townshend Hates Himself" - and it's too bad he got old!

[@minhnguyen-mk9om]

exactly, grumpy old man thing

[@jpr3665]

Pete comes over as a bit of a prat What was with the child porn?

[@zoothornrollo9960]

@@jpr3665 Ah that! Yes, well, it was all 'research' he was carrying out you know.

[@markusaurelius777]

"Virtuoso guitarist" First mistake right off the bat.

[@frankpentangeli7945]

Agreed. Townshend was a great rhythm guitarist, but that's about it. His lead playing was even worse than Neil Young, and that's saying a lot.

[@geargeekpdx3566]

hey you try windmilling a Les Paul high AF on more cocaine than the entire Trump family consumes in a year! That is virtuosity!

[@jdemarco]

​@@frankpentangeli7945Townshend was a great lead guitarist. Listen to his solos on " Live at Leeds". Also, "Eminence Front" solo is awesome...

[@johndardi1334]

@@frankpentangeli7945Hey what kind of drugs are you on? You got any more?

[@robambrose4199]

@@frankpentangeli7945 You try playing one note solos. It's harder than it looks lol.

[@NathanPease]

"I hope I die before I become Pete Townshend" is such a hilarious line! You have to laugh.

[@smiffm428]

And he did.

[@mattdylan664]

This channel should be renamed Clickbait Douchebag Central

[@studionumbersix]

Thank you for your comment

[@spaceengineer1452]

@@studionumbersix Douche.

[@judeplante6241]

listened to 14 seconds while I scrolled the comments and saw many like this. Just enough time to downvote and get outta Dodge. We thank you for your service.

[@garethedwards1926]

@@studionumbersix Instead of being a sarky tosser why not apologise for the garbage masquerading as god knows what and then remove it from youtube?

[@NondescriptMammal]

Endless verbose blathering until your soul silently screams GET TO THE POINT ALREADY

[@PeterKowalsky-e1q]

This is crap

[@eddyray2012]

This is crap, and the guy is a pedophile.

[@PeterMoss54321]

Your statement is insulting and unfair. To crap.

[@Sabotage8675]

Yes and very mean and not nice. Now say sorry 😢

[@RecycledBikes-jj]

Three words that say more about you than this vid...

[@willemsikkema3604]

But it is crap, you are right ! What a waste of time to watch this ……..

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

Led Zeppelin was recording LZ3 when Live At Leeds came out. If Pete thinks that LAL was where Jimmy Page drew all his inspiration from, he obviously never heard Zep's first two albums. (Both released in 1969)

[@77barrymac]

That's the first thing that hit me - wait, by the time "Live at Leeds" came out, the first two Zeppelin albums had already sold a few million.

[@MikeGervasi]

Anyone with ears knows Page modelled Zep's sound after Jeff Beck Group put out "Truth". THAT was the blueprint Jimmy followed.

[@davidthomas1467]

Zeppelin stole from everybody. Everybody stole from everybody. That's music. And the stupidest accusation to make anymore. Just shut up and do your own rendition of someone's tune. The wisest of musicians know nothing is completely original.

[@Adam-bq6ic]

their first album was almost entirely stolen. look it up

[@viper2148]

@@MikeGervasi Page actively recruited Steve Marriott from Small Faces. After he failed to get him Page happily settled for Plant to fill his vision. If you compare Beck's and Page's 'You Shook Me' you'll hear much more influence from Small Faces than Beck.

[@bobikdylan]

I wrote to him in about 1976, when I was fourteen, and got back a long, detailed letter addressing my questions and comments. The guy had taken the time and trouble to write to a kid who admired him.

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

He likes young boys.

[@sludge8506]

I wrote him in about 1994, and got a response, from England, from his management.

[@redunzel555]

Sure he wasn't trying to groom you?.....for research obviously.

[@bobikdylan]

@@redunzel555 He was thoroughly investigated by police at a time when UK cops would have loved to prosecute a rock star. PT was researching child abuse when writing his autobiography. He claimed, as far as I remember, that he was abused as a kid. He paid to access a US porn site as part of his research, stupidly, but never did so. That is a matter of fact. The police found that there was no reason to prosecute him, and there was nothing in his previous history to implicate him in any way regarding child abuse. This is a matter of public record. PT was exonerated, and no-one has ever claimed that he abused them. If you have any allegations supported by evidence, I suggest you contact the police. But be careful. It works both ways.

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

@@bobikdylan He had the opportunity to go to court to defend himself, but instead chose to accept a caution and be placed on the sex offenders register. Does that sound like someone innocent to you?

[@jraelien5798]

Nobody thinks Pete Townsend is a virtuoso guitarist except Townsend.

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

wow and you are?

[@freebee8221]

Well he may not be a virtuoso, but he is a legit genius when it comes to writing good rock songs

[@tallerdebelgrano1123]

absolutely true absolutely true and quite dark character, remember the complaint he had for visiting and paying for certain pages that are prohibited by law

[@josephgalloart]

🤣

[@nikolaucznaum4312]

@@JohnDoe-xu2vx get your ears fixed!!......

[@Neil-Aspinall]

I think it would have been far more productive to point out the 50 bands that can't stand Townsend?

[@kevinturner3997]

Only 50 😮

[@leftyzappa]

It doesn't matter. Pete Townshend's music is among the best in all human history. Who he is personally is (as usual) difficult and irrelevant if one simply seeks to enjoy and be enriched by music. :)

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

There's only 50? No way! The guy's nothing if not jealous and petty. it must be absolutely miserable to be around him all day, every day.

[@leftyzappa]

@ I’ve heard he is a terrible drunk. It’s too bad. But his music is why we know him.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

and also very dangerous around underaged children

[@MightyGreedo]

I gave up at around 1:50. Get to the friggin point.

[@gulfmarine8857]

For people who never heard of him.😊

[@johnc3403]

You sound like a data junkie. I can picture you huddled and shaking feverishly waiting for the good stuff and never quite being satisfied. We need data rehab to help people like you.

[@marcwordsmith]

wish I'd had your foresight ... I wasted ten minutes waiting for the nonexistent "reveal" of the bands he allegedly hates.

[@ianoz1]

Blackmore learned theatrics from his mentor Screaming Lord Sutch... and Sutch toured with The Who. So why Townshend would have a problem with Blackmore doing exactly what Townshend did is beyond me.

[@pheemchoonz241]

The Jimi Hendrix comment is actually a compliment. It's called self-depreciating humour.

[@archstanton6237]

I can understand Pete Townshends envy of Ritchie Blackmore. As a virtual nobody and a horrific guitar player I feel exactly the same way.But I am astounded that townshend has the arrogance to criticize not just a vituoso who composed Smoke on the Water but one of Rocks MOST prolific composers. Even until very recently his work with Blackmores Night is amazing.

[@tswrench]

LOL! C'mon-- Pete Townshend accusing anyone of "having a high opinion of himself" is like Ronald McDonald accusing someone of dressing like a clown.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

yes he's a joke. And a sick one at that. 🗑

[@reddiver7293]

Bingo.

[@MarionAdams-n1z]

Great Comment!😂

[@bobdevreeze4741]

Nailed it perfectly.

[@brianfantana8510]

LOL, that's a good one....I'm stealing it.

[@CordPower]

actually, jimmy page was very humble as a guitarist

[@DDEENY]

Other people who he'd played with have made that point.

[@barry7920]

Yes, Page and Clapton were next level musicians versus Townsend, but it's Townsend who is the superstar for arrogance - always talking smack about other artists.

[@DDEENY]

@@barry7920 Keith Richards is another one. Totally trashing Led Zeppelin save for Jimmy Page. He forgot that John Paul Jones was the string arranger for The Stones' "She's A Rainbow".

[@atllzable]

I totally agree with you...that's the vibe I pick up from J. Page...

[@eyeofhorus70]

@@DDEENYRichards is, objectively speaking, a total mid guitarist.

[@mattdylan664]

Clickbait don't waste ten precious minutes of your life

[@Dolphin-l8e]

Clickbait and AI......plus a human scammer??? Get a life ya rip off!!!!!

[@wdapain]

Glad I read the comments first. Thanks for the warning.

[@mikemiller659]

agree

[@bepriceless]

thanks, i won't.

[@gaminawulfsdottir3253]

Written like a high school punishment essay assignment.

[@bobjones7233]

Townsend didn't hate the bands he mentioned---it was jealousy

[@WilliamARandolphJr-s8h]

I thinking that he was REALLY JEALOUS OF JIMMY H

[@bobjones7233]

@@WilliamARandolphJr-s8h Did you mean Jimmy Page?

[@marksmith7789]

He was jealous of both Jimmy's and everyone who got more plaudits than he did.

[@minhnguyen-mk9om]

jealousy and hate usually go hand in hand

[@anthonyD2365]

Townsend hates everybody

[@arturnienartowicz7213]

describing Cobain's journal as "scribblings of a crazed and depressed drug addict" is not a harsh critism but a statement of fact.

[@keithbarnhart6952]

Hmm, I always considered that to be part of most rock music. If he's smart enough to recognize Cobain's process, then logically, he'd have to be aware of others who did the same thing, and did so right from the start. Rock is mostly about teen angst, pain social commentary, and fear: WE know this, and Pete knew this too, yet still CHOSE to be pat of it, so him singling-out Cobain can only mean he was jealous. All rock is derivative.

[@johnwattdotca]

@@keithbarnhart6952 You might be a rock guitarist, but when you've got new sounds that didn't exist before you can't say it's derivative.

[@keithbarnhart6952]

@@johnwattdotca I wasn't referring to sounds he got from a guitar.

[@johnwattdotca]

@@keithbarnhart6952 I know you didn't. I did. I saw the movie with Kurt Cobain and his wife, a drugs and porn combo, something I was surprised to see as public content.

[@spocktheripper]

Yes

[@ColinFromCanada1]

Christ almighty 2:30 mins in and he hasn’t even started !!!

[@JJ-qd9fx]

To me he was a very good "rhythm guitar" player.

[@dimension2488]

Guess you never heard Live at Leeds

[@JJ-qd9fx]

@dimension2488 IMO - I stand by what I said...to me a rudimentary "lead" guitarist.

[@rustybear5125]

I concur

[@samk4801]

Considering people are calling Clapton and Hendrix overrated, there's no more overrated guitarist in rock history than Townshend.

[@dannydine5263]

I might have to put that one notch above very good. I mean on rhythm guitar he was freakin Great.

[@scottmurphy650]

Pete used to destroy his guitars and his amps onstage. I hardly think he has any maneuvering room to criticize people for their onstage theatrics.

[@billcobbett9259]

It wasn't even his own kit- it was hired in from a shop in Uxbridge Road.

[@MarionAdams-n1z]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 well said lol

[@billMiddleton-k9p]

He was arrested and cautioned for downloading C.P

[@gummiesrule88]

AI sucks in this context. On the merits, the idea of Pete Townsend complaining about other bands' "theatrics" in performance is hilarious. That dude was bouncing and windmilling all over the stage back in the day. Didn't mind it at all, myself, but it certainly was "theatrical."

[@mammothenterprises2921]

And don't forget him smashing his guitar.

[@dannydine5263]

Jumping 6 feet high for 2 and a half hours like he was on some sort of Pogo stick or something.

[@grishyroy9271]

good theatre and showmanship, but to complain of others doing it is hilarious.

[@GeeCeeWU]

@@dannydine5263 He must have been very fit back then.

[@barry7920]

100% - Townsend was with the windmills chords, leaping, guitar smashing and setting them on fire... but you never saw him lay down difficult or complex lead lines, it was all about the stage theatrics and stiff, white-guy play.

[@kb6241]

So what you're is that Pete Townshend doesn't like anyone that becomes a bigger success than him.

[@billcobbett9259]

that's what I took away from this...

[@pipperoooo]

Yep. That's it.

[@quiltedpine7027]

I love the Who and Pete Townshend, but to get back to the comment in question : Does the Pope live in Rome?

[@mjb-od6tr]

WELL, GET TO THE POINT!

[@JR-sq2of]

Right!? OMG. Well put.

[@fredliperson9171]

Wasn't he the one who was into young fellas? 1:44 I mean real young fellas?

[@robinhughes8822]

And good mates with Gary glitter

[@paulcarew593]

He talks more about who he hates rather than bands/artists he likes.

[@Bill-c8k]

You could argue that My Generation is the first PUNK song

[@rustybear5125]

It probably was.

[@joedecker3900]

@@rustybear5125was? Is

[@berserkley]

Go to Seattle, WA about a year earlier and listen to a copy of "The Witch", by The Sonics. THAT is the first punk song

[@LoneWolf-ck7pj]

Did it predate The Kinks - You Really Got Me?

[@berserkley]

@@LoneWolf-ck7pj yikes! Beat The Witch by 3 months. Learn something new every day!

[@Lexington101]

Pete Townshend Names The Five Bands He Hates Most? What a load of click-bait bullshit!

[@brianfergus839]

How is it “clickbait”?

[@ronoconnor8971]

Jimmy Hendrix could have used a flattened opossum from the roadside as an instrument and make it sound good.

[@ricenglish4556]

Hendrix was more of a Psychedelic/Blues type player. He could play fast, but never much melody in his playing aside from a few things. Always sounded as if his guitar was out of tune.

[@ronoconnor8971]

@ guess you were not a teen in his era

[@TheSaturnV]

You've earned yourself a Don't Recommend Channel award.

[@shaunelijah455]

Yes a man for "conflict". But NOT always brutal honesty. Just his opinion

[@Mikelennon78]

He also uses his computer and credit card for research 😅

[@stephenhowell5611]

There was no electronic evidence

[@keithdrew642]

😂😂😂

[@Mikelennon78]

@@stephenhowell5611 Yes, there was.

[@markl4143]

Yeah he was JUST researching child porn...🤮

[@stephenhowell5611]

@@Mikelennon78 No, the police had his computers for 3 months and found nothing

[@SeventyGTX]

Not going to bother with the vid after seeing the comments. As a young teen at his first concert, my older cousin took me to see The Who in 1967 opening for Hermans Hermits. After an amazing show capped off with busting up their equipment and smoke bombs in the amps, The Who blew Hermans Hermits in the weeds who had to play with red smoke still in the air from The Who. Thats the way I want to remember Pete Townshend.

[@markusrose9667]

Its actually a pretty good video with cheeky things that he's said over the years.

[@alexlifeson1526]

Totally agree. I was at the Toronto show as a wide eyed 13 year old and it changed my life.

[@travisazzopardi8024]

Me too! My cousin took me to see The Who @ Maple Leaf Gardens on December 11th 1975 and they blew my 11 year old mind. Never cared to see them again after Moon died. I'd rather remember them from my first concert in 75. ✌🏼

[@billviola7884]

Without the Beatles, Townsend would be pouring pints in a pub.

[@WillieBowen-o2n]

Absolutely correct

[@Adayinthelife666]

Bullshit!!!

[@vegetablehead]

@@WillieBowen-o2n or most likely, in jail, convicted as a p3d0.

[@peterforget946]

He probably would have been a movie soundtrack composer.

[@Adayinthelife666]

@@billviola7884 Fucking comment from a guy who couldn‘t play guitar like Pete! Have you composed any music like TOMMY or QUADROPHENIA? I don‘t believe you are a new MOZART or BACH! You‘re a windbag.

[@ANDROLOMA]

Townshend seems to dislike his betters.

[@jpr3665]

He woke up in a Soho doorway

[@wannabegeek519]

It's funny when one over inflated ego has a problem with another over inflated ego. It just sounds bitchy.

[@samk4801]

LOL @ Pete Townshend. I swear he's Mikey from those Life cereal commercials. He hates everything. 😀

[@PatriciaGass-hc3cu]

Exactly

[@timarmstrong3251]

They nicked their whole sound from the Kinks - cheeky sod

[@gibbogle]

The Kinks were great.

[@giselherpunaske121]

you got to give him that: he's not afraid to throw his punches upwards.

[@johnhead6116]

His insults of the others. whom I also revere, were hilarious! Great video. 😂

[@kingcurry6594]

Townshend is scarcely "a virtuoso guitarist". Entwhistle was the only virtuoso in The Who.

[@GeeCeeWU]

Kieth Moon?

[@alkholos]

Not at all true. All the members of The Who are/were outstanding. Townshend is/was a great innovative songwriter and guitarist. Moon was spectacular. At just 17, he was the fastest drummer in the world - but not the best. Entwistle was the best bassist other than the late James Jamerson, and their singer, Roger Daltry, was one of the best male vocalists of his generation, heads and shoulders better than Robert Plant.

[@EdBGuitar52]

Keith was way too busy for me. Constant drum solo.

[@christschool]

@@alkholos Better than Robert Plant, lol.

[@kingcurry6594]

@@christschool Plant was far better than Daltrey. Moon was about as subtle as a breeze block to the face and Townshend did nothing that others haven't done better.

[@jimihendrix991]

10 minutes of your lives you'll never get back... move along, nothing to see here... CLICKBAIT CENTRAL

[@F-14_Jockey]

Comparing The Who to Led Zep, really, there is no comparison, they're as different as night and day.

[@mainzergirl9610]

Yes, in both their music and their talent levels.

[@Mathrox-uu1qh]

@@mainzergirl9610 That's BS. Both were outrageously talented. For my money, I prefer the Who. They didn't write songs about fantasy battles and homages to Tolkien. Some LZ lyrics are just too "high school" for my taste, while the Who wrote painful, human, meaningful lyrics. LZ would never have written "I spit out like a sewer hole and still receive your kiss, how can I measure up to anyone now after such love as this?" Don't get me wrong, I like LZ, very talented, great stuff. But they don't pierce your heart they the Who does.

[@lukejbarnett1]

exactly it's like comparing led zeppelin to the beatles.

[@lukejbarnett1]

the who is a completely different band than led zeppelin.

[@Mathrox-uu1qh]

@@lukejbarnett1 Yup - 4 different people in each band. For me it's not either/or but "why not both?" I can enjoy them both, just as I enjoy Burt Bacharach... there's lots of great music.

[@richb7113]

I saw the Who on many occasions and was always blown away by them. On one occasion a the De´Montfort Halls in Leicester, Pete smashed his Gibson SG Special on the head of a marauding Hells Angel as he was attacking the stage and Pete was hit square on his head by a Newcastle Brown bottle. Well done Pete, he f**kin asked for it. That was it, concert over after only 15 minutes or so. My only consolation, I found a control knob from his guitar amongst the wreckage of that evening. (Not) so wonderful memories of a great band!!!

[@timothymolony]

I've been a Who/Townsend fan for 45 years. What I admire most is their/his authenticity, the heart and soul of the music. This short video captures so well what is at the heart of it. I identify with Townsend in ways that are outside of musicianship, and this short video express them so well.

[@benfoldsfunf4517]

This AI doesn't get british humour

[@BackWordsJane]

Every member of early rock band hating on Led Zeppelin the rock gods who transformed the genre starting in 1969. Jealousy is an ugly thing

[@Shinken69]

Waaaay too much filler. CLICKBAIT

[@RullVox]

The Who was one of the most innovative bands in the Rock Genre.

[@mahatmarandy5977]

I'll save everyone a lot of time: It's Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Beatles, Nirvana, and Jimmie Hendrix. There, I've saved you ten minutes. You're welcome.

[@lesleymcleod5715]

😂😉

[@JFsax]

Really? At least spell Hendrix's first name correctly. It's JIMI

[@mahatmarandy5977]

@ sorry. I legitimately did not know he spelled it like that. i’m not really a fan. But if it comes up in the future, I will make an effort to spell it correctly. Thank you for pointing that out.

[@JFsax]

@@mahatmarandy5977 Oh, sorry man, didn't mean to sound like a jerk, and everybody has their own favs, and that's cool.

[@mahatmarandy5977]

@ oh it’s OK. I didn’t take any offense, and I didn’t figure you meant any. I just made an ignorant mistake and you corrected me and that’s it. That was the right thing for you to do.

[@MarksWorldOfAdventure]

Virtuoso? 😂 who wrote this monologue?

[@synthonaplinth5980]

My thoughts, exactly. If there was a 'virtuoso' in The Who, even Pete would say that it was The Ox.

[@knickd1979]

a computer wrote it, that's why it sux.

[@54fighting5]

I would never judge Pete Townshend by his opinions of other musicians. His musical legacy speaks for itself. He's one of the greatest songwriters in modern music history. There's no off switch on genius! And I happen to agree with SOME of his points about 4 of the 5 groups he criticized...without even knowing why until now. I give the Beatles a pass on any of their flaws, because they were setting the groundwork for literally 99% of the modern music that came after them. Criticizing them for what they did early on is like using hindsight to say Lewis & Clark could have explored the, then unknown, western territory much better than they did.

[@MactanMurray]

No word here on his child phonography issues of the early 2000's.

[@stephenhowell5611]

Why should there be? Done and dusted long ago.

[@craigsmith4001]

Child phonography? Did he record kid's songs?

[@johnwattdotca]

Once a narcotic addict pedophile always a narcotic addict pedophile.

[@brinsonharris9816]

That’s because every single computer computer he owned was seized under a search warrant and not a frame of c p was found. Computers returned and no charges ever filed in any court. Didn’t hear about that part of the story, right?

[@stephenhowell5611]

@@craigsmith4001 hahaha i didn't see that.

[@grantpiper1223]

Gave up at 2:13 because the narrator prattles on and on and on without getting to the point of the video.

[@tonyforrest6862]

I think the video is narrated by someone auditioning for a role as AI

[@denniswilliams2385]

Those who harbor contempt for their contemporaries are generally those who are jealous and insecure.

[@maryk446]

Yes. And someone once pointed out that for a member of The Who to be jealous of Led Zeppelin was roughly equivalent to a Maserati being jealous of a Lamborghini.

[@denniswilliams2385]

@ Yeah well, people are not cars however if they were and Led Zeppelin was the Lamborghini, The Who would be a Volkswagen in comparison in my opinion.

[@maryk446]

@@denniswilliams2385 I understand. I prefer Zeppelin also, but the point was that both of them were among the finest rock bands of their time, so there was no reason for either one to be jealous of the other.

[@StarfieldRailway]

Every time I hear a famous musician put down the music of another famous musician, I hear nothing but jealousy. They shouldn't make it so obvious.

[@stuartriefe1740]

A few good photos but not worth 10 minutes of your life…

[@stlrockn]

well said...

[@thekaratekidpartii2169]

This is good news for anyone worried about AI taking over.

[@3dsmaxrocks699]

Wasn't his computers in police evidence bags at one point? Never a good sign if your PC is wrapped as "evidence" LOL

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

His hard drive probably burned through the plastic 🤣

[@peteraleksandrovich5923]

Zep rocked exponentially harder than The Who. Just sayin.

[@stephenhowell5611]

and gave little credit to the people they based many songs on

[@sd31263]

In the 1970s the Who were the best live band on Earth.

[@Smithcraft1]

I really think they are two different styles of music under the umbrella of Rock & Roll.

[@paulcollins5586]

@@sd31263 No that was Jethro tull.

[@kkelleybass]

I dont know about that! Just because Page is more of a lead licks player, doesn't mean they rock harder than the Who. Bonzo was a heavy thumper, but nobody played with more ferocity than Kieth Moon! Moreover Pete didnt just play the guitar, he made it a show. Robert Plant primped and posed while singing. Roger Daltrey did that dangerous mic spin, that could easily knock someone out if he lost control. As for the Bassists, both were fantastic bassists, who both were kind of emotionless while playing. As a working bassist myself, I love both bassists, and can play their licks. But I hate that they created the model that bassists are just supposed to stand there in one spot and play. I like moving around, and having fun,, being part of the show. Like a Flea kind of player.

[@calixohiggins9843]

5 bands I hate the most: 1. The Who 2. ...

[@graham3550]

3wa

[@dodjdjdnd]

you're so funny😂

[@alexandrebenois1993]

The Beatles has dozens of songs that are known and loved all over the world. Pete Townshend has NONE.

[@rubencasares4167]

The Beatles SOLD more than SIX MILLIONS records and still selling , and WHO`S the who , please keep SMASHING guitars like a CLASS ACT ?????, give ME A FREAKING BREAK !

[@deathkampdrone]

The Beatles and The Who both sucked, especially when compared to their insane amount of universal praise. Mediocre artists.

[@michaelgreene582]

Who cares if their songs are loved all over the world, so are Taylor Swift songs and her music is trash. It's not a popularity contest its about musical integrity.

[@michaelgreene582]

@@rubencasares4167 You cant even get your own opinion right, moron. The beatles have sold more than 200 million records!! Its not about how many records each band has sold. The Beatles sold a ton of albums because they came into the music scene when rock and roll was growing at a fantastic pace. The Beatles were also very good at selling and marketing their brand not to mention having sex appeal which is why millions of women bought their records. The Who didnt have much sex appeal. But when it comes down to it. The Who's music was more disciplined and each band member were way above average musicians. The beatles were slightly above average musically.

[@alexandrebenois1993]

@@michaelgreene582 If you don't care, that doesn't mean others don't love their songs. What a stupid reply.

[@mitchberg8229]

This video is a case study in the damage AI can do.

[@matthewharlan9797]

that was three minutes out of my life that I can never get back

[@deciotostes17]

THE WHO is one of my favorite bands of all time, the four of them functioned as a powerful gear! With that being said, we should give credit where credit is due, and what I mean is: something that Pete Townshend has never been is a "guitar virtusoso". End of story.

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

It took him five years in the band to learn how to play lead. Some of his early songs only have two chords. Without Keith and John he never would've made it.

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

I'm pretty sure Jimmy Page played the lead part on "I'm the Face."

[@relativetimeworx8459]

Curious that the guy from the band that gained fame in no small part due to their smashing up guitars on stage would be so aghast at "cheap theatrics". Don't smash the mirror, Tommy... take a good look.

[@anacuesta3582]

What a miserable and envious guy. 😮

[@teleprompter-b2c]

jimmy said see ya soon pete

[@nicholaslloyd1067]

Bloody hell, there's some minutes I'll never get back. Lesson learned never click on clickbait.

[@eamonia]

Don't waste even one second on this shit. The comments are true. _Total_ click bait.

[@hudsonhollow]

I was at the Meriweather Post concert in May of 1969. Led Zeppelin opened for the Who and stole the show so badly that the Who's manager pulled the plug on them. Hence, the only time they shared a stage.

[@vinonavortex5582]

Saw zeppelin two months before that a total nothing burger saw who in sf in June that year best rock concert ever

[@christschool]

@@vinonavortex5582 The Who was nothing more than a Pop band. I wouldn't expect a fanboy of The Who to even grasp the musically iconic sound of LZ. LZ is still influencing rock n roll today. No one listens to The Who.

[@jamesmartin6709]

@@christschool You obviously don't have a clue what you're talking about.

[@christschool]

@@jamesmartin6709 I think we're all smarter now for having read your comment. 🤡

[@gotham61]

My friend Carl Bernstein (later of Watergate fame) wrote a scathing review of LZ's performance at that show for the Washington Post. He now admits that he got it wrong.

[@georgesgmex6339]

With all due respect to the Who, he is a long, long way from Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Beatles, Nirvana and Hendrix. He was very lucky to make a living from the records he released.

[@johnhead6116]

With all due respect to you, that's bit inaccurate. The Who was extremely successful and accomplished, way moreso than DP and Nirvana.

[@georgesgmex6339]

The number of records sold does not tell us about their quality (see Abba for example or Sinatra) but Nirvana US sold more than 75 million records in a few years while the Who over 60 years barely exceeded 25 million (some say 100 but there is no precise figure). Deep Purple is much more than 130 million. So you are talking nonsense. He also dares to compare himself to the Beatles (600,000,000) or Led Zep (300), completely another universe, why not to Beethoven while he is at it? Even Hendrix sold more than the Who.

[@dodjdjdnd]

you're so funny

[@Eddvard90]

Eh, no, Nirvana is worse than Alice in Chains btw

[@georgesgmex6339]

AIC has no songs.

[@Naidu-k8m]

Their early single, the seeker is all about this very man and his endless mania. His frustrations at many things made him go berserk often.

[@ogradymp]

Cobain treats Townshend like Townshend treated everyone else. Townshend powerful mad! Film at 11!

[@Joneb57]

I stopped watching shortly after it said virtuoso who changed the course of music history and his criticism of Blackmore. He was a fine guitarist, but not near as good as the top of his contemporaries. Townsend has always had a rather bloated opinion of himself.

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

Townsend was an adequate guitarist. Virtuoso, never.

[@mantislake4141]

Exactly. Not saying he's no good, but when has his name even been mentioned alongside the talents of Page, Hendrix, Blackmore, Clapton, or Beck?

[@Salfordshire]

No children were harmed by Pete during the making of this video... hopefully.

[@jimbelton]

Pete Townsend is no Jimmy Page, Richie Blackmore, or George Harrison.

[@stephenhowell5611]

with the exception of Harrison, thank god for that.

[@chadgray6615]

Pete is an extremely gifted and talented man who help give voice to a generation. I didn’t like the guitar smashing but I love his songs and guitar playing.

[@LLM9027]

He embodies ambition over talent.

[@olddoggeleventy2718]

A virtuoso on guitar? Oh Please! He's a loud-ass rhythm guitar player with a fuck everybody attitude and a penchant for dramatic on-stage angst. A definite place in rock history for writing and performing, but a virtuoso? Nah!

[@stringrip]

'My Generation' from Who Live At Leeds was more than just rhythm guitar. It took the listener on a journey and a study of the tones of Gibson SG with P90 pickups.

[@AnitaRasmussen-vm2tv]

Pete never has anything nice , pleasant or happy to say.

[@stephenhowell5611]

yes actually he does, but his criticisms get top spot in the press

[@terrymckenzie8786]

Many musicians are to critical with others. It’s a natural progression. And not to be taken seriously. 20 years later they change their views.

[@AnitaRasmussen-vm2tv]

@stephenhowell5611 like what does he like? Never seen him do anything but bitch , I'm not a hater I've seen the Who 6 times. Funny the 1st time was 1982 and billed as their final tour . They are loud , Moon was dead but the Ox was still there.

[@littlepippin8445]

Unless you are a child.

[@4FYTfa8EjYHNXjChe8xs7xmC5pNEtz]

The Beatles were musically outstanding, one of the best groups that has ever been. Their groove and feel was head and shoulders above most of their contemporaries. They just didn't play nine notes a second at 120 decibels.

[@JoshMaxPower]

yes, he is a virtuouso guitarist! I have all the albums he made where he plays classical guitar, bebop jazz, fusion, rockabilly, klezmer and Fado.

[@theesperanzacompromisebyja9044]

Townshend taking credit for Led Zeppelin is high praise for a band he hated.

[@claymor8241]

I think the poster/narrator needs to look up the definition of the word 'plagiarism'. A truly dumb video, someone sitting down to try and stir the sh1te for the sake of it.

[@studionumbersix]

Thank you for your comment

[@stringrip]

@@studionumbersix Some of it is interesting and based on fact but it is padded out.

[@1630revelloify]

Pete 'Research Purposes' Townshend. Lovely chap.

[@sonicmistress]

Lol, him and the racist claptrap make a perfect couple....

[@thomaslark1816]

He was exonerated. Read the full accounts of this, especially in his autobiography. Townshend himself was a victim of horrific abuse when he was a kid. He is in fact a crusader against such abuse, with a record of activism going back more than 40 years. Re the credit card: he was simply trying to prove how easy it is to gain access to such filth and how the credit card companies are complicit in this. His son, Joe, then 13, was with him at the time, and it was an "Isn't this horrible?" educational moment. It also had to do with trying to stop a Russian black-market operation that dealt in unspeakable acts. Pete ended up unintentionally caught in the same net that snared Gary Glitter and other genuine offenders. Even the cops on the scene apologised to him: "It's all right, Pete. We know you're one of the good guys." The real story is far more complex and more interesting, and it also proves Pete's innocence and indeed---for being a genuine advocate for youth and for fighting international monsters and purveyors of sin---his courage.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

he should be in jail

[@phoenixmichaels]

Townsend stayed snugly and simply in the pentatonic. He was a very good showman, and their band wrote many hit songs. As far as guitar playing, he can't be mentioned in the same sentence as Blackmore. Ritchie pioneered neo-classical, being adept in both blues and Bach. It's a universe above and away from Townsend's playing.

[@canadianroot]

He had a style all his own, love him or hate him. Blackmore was a technically marvellous player, but didn't have the same uniqueness and feel.

[@phoenixmichaels]

@@canadianroot We'll agree to disagree. Even as an amateur guitarist at 14, I found Townsend showing me not only nothing new... but now even interesting stuff from the tried and true. Just more of the same, and simple at that. Great stage performer! Great songwriter! Decent backup vocals too. Just nothing great on the guitar at all. Blackmore, as I said, pioneered neo-classical... an advanced realm Townsend never had any remote concept of.

[@canadianroot]

@@phoenixmichaels I saw The Who in concert in 1980, but I never saw Deep Purple live, just plenty of video. I absolutely love some of Blackmore's stuff. Even on some of the songs I don't really enjoy, there's no denying his technique. My admiration for Pete isn't his virtuosity, it's more to do with the sound he coaxed out of his guitar, and playing with a style that was uniquely his (and I'm not referring to the parlour tricks...windmills, leaping about).

[@phoenixmichaels]

@@canadianroot As a professional guitarist way back in the day, I never found anything "unique" in his style. All of it done a thousand times before him. He DID have good tone: he was always going to Jim Marshal looking for the better amp. He is definitely one of the main guys back then influencing amp tech with his demands... and his fame made them listen. Like I said, I really liked Townsend for his songwriting and stage performance, outstanding stuff. Just never looked to him to learn anything interesting or new as a kid. I saw Blackmore live in '74, and stood at his feet. I had to go home and start over. I didn't know Bach was needed in addition to Hendrix. He woke me up.

[@pleasepermitmetospeakohgre1504]

His favourite chord was A 'minor'.

[@samstewart9249]

"I'm free, I'm free, free to be as jealous as I wanna be!"

[@ReasonablySane]

One of the things that really makes him unique and probably so clear in his critics etc, is that he never did the drug thing after that experience on the airplane. He was clear-minded. He saw things for what they were. And are. I'm 71, and I can relate to the lot of the things he says. To me the modern equivalent of the Beatles is Taylor Swift. Her stuff is pretty good. I even own a couple of her albums. On vinyl. And her arrangements are in my opinion amazing. And she backs herself up with quality musicians even though her voice itself is pedestrian. And to some degree that's why I see the Beatles although they officially became a studio band early on because they sucked live and they knew it. And it allowed them to create songs that were not practical to recreate on stage. I'm 71 and a lot of these people come from the time I was young and they are the soundtrack of my youth. So I enjoy all of these bands to one degree or another. But looking back on it, the only thing special about those bands were they were the next new thing. And if marketed right, there's a lot of money in that. And it can shape a culture. I currently play in a classic rock band of just three guys and a drum machine and for some reason people love us. I don't really get it. Our song list is more laid back. That is we do things like the eagles. But we also do things like The turtles and even some stuff from the late '50s and very early '60s. It's amazing how people respond to a song that they know really well yet they haven't heard in decades. And yeah, we play to an over 30 crowd. And I think the ones in the 30 to 40 age group enjoy it for sort of the same cultural reason that classic rock is staying popular and people are even buying record players again. Culture is weird.😂 By the way, when I was a kid and I had just bought the Tommy album and I was listening to it in my bedroom, my dad came in while the overture was playing and he said, boy that sure is an energetic drummer! 🤣

[@f61band69]

When you were listing off what he is at the beginning you left out pedophile The original lyrics to my generation is Hope I have her before she gets old

[@Slartifartblast-s6n]

I was waiting for the usual idiotic comment. Didn't have to wait too long.

[@f61band69]

@Slartifartblast-s6n you people usually stick together like idiotic pedos

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

does truth hurt?

[@Slartifartblast-s6n]

@@thesoundlikechameleons2082 Let me know.