Pure And Easy - Pete Townshend

[@stevecarr323]

Anyone else listening right now? The words and music are as relevant now as they were when he was in his twenties...

[@patm5086]

My favorite artist of all time. God bless Peter Townshend

[@IMeMineWho]

Me2

[@ldrobarts]

Same here. Love everything about Townshend. His song writing, voice, guitar, interviews….long live Pete Townshend

[@lisadc4681]

Except you and everyone else on the thread and title have spelled his name wrong!! There is no H in his name, it is spelled Townsend, not Townshend!! Just an FYI, since you all are huge fans, you might as well know how his name is spelled!! Cheers

[@misterreventlov]

Been listening to the who over 50 years now! I still find this song deliriously beautiful! Thank you for this version Sergio!

[@mdelaubergine8930]

Pete's written a lot of great songs. This one is a classic.

[@georgekforrpv6857]

Pete Townsend is the greatest composer of all time! A GENIUS. 100 years from now, people will go to concerts where they play Beethoven and Bach to warm up to play Townsend!

[@jerrybisantz4914]

Does it get any better than this? I don't think so... God bless you, Pete, for bringing joy to my life.

[@jimwing.2178]

I think that the version of "Pure and Easy" on Townshend's "Who Came First" album is sublime: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGqQeqx3ptihb80

[@lisadc4681]

​@@jimwing.2178Absolutely agree! That is my favorite version too. I listen to it almost every day at some point, it's just so beautiful!

[@amaricanbulldog131]

At the beginning her voice brought tears of joy to my eyes. I love you Pete and who is that fantastic backup singer?

[@lorraineakande121]

God I love him and all his amazing musicians! I’d love to also hear a version with just his female backup singer. Her voice is angelic.

[@lmptheox2]

This song is truly a work of art and it sums iup quite perfectly Pete's writing and composing genius.

[@richardtomao1621]

NO KIDDING !

[@johnweisenberg9034]

Pete is True Genius. Kids today don't even know what Music is.

[@evanwolf6618]

" The Kids Are Alright " 🎶🎵

[@ge2623]

Thats because there's not an app for it.

[@malcolmthompson597]

You have turned into your parents! They said the same lame shit about your music!

[@motorcityman401]

Roger is a vocal legend but I've always liked Petes mellow voice also.

[@paulj6756]

Both are great and serve the songs well.

[@nat.serrano]

Roger has a caveman voice after Tommy. He should have been fired then

[@None4you2day]

Rogers vocals aren’t what they used to be but I still love listening to ALL the music he made

[@jimwing.2178]

@@nat.serrano None of us would have ever heard of Townshend had Roger Daltrey not sung Pete's songs. Daltrey added power, swagger, and masculinity to Townshend's songs, most of which are - if we choose to be honest about it - introverted, insecure, and often wimpy.

[@nat.serrano]

@@jimwing.2178 touche

[@berniemcfadden7760]

Nobody can sing this song like Pete.

[@spectatecomment7306]

Pete described the note he heard as a breath being sighed away. I think he spent his whole life trying to capture that. It's worth remembering that he wrote this song in his early 20s but it's still deep and relevant.

[@CottageOfTheCrone]

This makes me feel wonders that I just don't have words for. SO blessed to have grown up during the days when THIS music was being made.

[@bradtrimble1728]

Me Too!!!!!!

[@fig7047]

SO blessed to be able to still discover it today.

[@williamschall9124]

Me too...ditto..!!

[@richardthomas6196]

Blessed to have grown up with the best music of all ages

[@lisadc4681]

@@richardthomas6196 I know, me too. 1963-1975 or so the greatest music in history! Just my opinion, but still true! 😎

[@jamess.8223]

If i could give a million thumbs up it wouldn't be enough...

[@jamess.8223]

Why am I in tears?... "There once was a note, listen."... We all need to hear that note. I'm 58 years old and I'm just starting to hear it.God Bless Pete and Roger and all of The Who... You have know idea how much better my life has been listening to the noise you all make. God Bless...

[@ge2623]

"The simple secret of the note within us all"

[@lisadc4681]

Oh my God this is a great live version of this beautiful song and of course the unsurpassable Pete Townsend!! Lifelong Who fan and have never heard this version. Thank you!❤❤❤

[@hobbygamer6220]

YOU spelled his name right ! 🙂 thank you

[@lisadc4681]

​​@@hobbygamer6220 😂 Why does everyone on KZbin spell it wrong???

[@janetm7894]

@@lisadc4681 Except for Moon, many would be hard pressed to spell the Who members' names correctly: Daltrey often misspelled as Daltry, Pete's surname missing the H, which ends up in John's as Entwhistle.

[@jimwelsh997]

PETE TOWNSHEND is a musical genius. Saw THE WHO 5 TIME'S greatest rock band ever.

[@bobwhite137]

Some day, many generations from now, it may eventually be possible to fathom the genius of Townshend's writing...

[@ge2623]

They will try. To no avail.

[@UndertheStar21]

Pete you are Mozart of today

[@lisadc4681]

Well said, Agree!!

[@andymassingham]

“Gas on the hillside, oil in a teacup…” a lyric which never fails to bring a smile. Pete, man…

[@Cinemagoer_64]

As a young boy Pete was on a boat out at sea and he heard angelic choruses singing to him it was at this moment he new his immense gift for music and composition would come to pass! Pete is amazing a genius!

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

My favorite Pete story.

[@leemagrish3432]

What a beautiful story. God certainly bestowed Pete with a gift.

[@alainsalemi6049]

Son génie musical, est reconnu depuis longtemps

[@billlurz839]

Just the right amount of cowbell in this tune.

[@alainsalemi6049]

Une version magique comme lui

[@whaleshrimp111]

I was standing in the mud in front of the stage at Woodstock when the Who took the stage. Still today the sound of Peter's music makes all the other shit that happened to the world meaningless. Stay with us as long as you can.

[@kenneunzig2510]

I was standing along side you then! Still in awe of how they totally blew me away.... the beginning of a life long addiction to Pete's music.

[@Oh_I_Will]

Yea i was there with you two...i remember us vibe'n to these guys while a few hecklers kept screaming at us with vile..."Hey you guys...you 3 Stooges...sit down and roll around in the mud like the rest of us..."

[@joeymitchell3863]

It's been a pleasure to have grown and matured with this man. His music is anthemic despite his denials; it is the soundtrack of the baby boomers. And the music is so versatile. He could have played this on banjo, or he could have given Andy Fairweather Low leave to blow it out on his guitar solos. It would be great music either way.

[@klu2456]

I love this song and I mostly love the first minute. Superb. Total fan of Pete for 40 years.

[@indioparaguayo1910]

👍Backing vocals team!👍

[@darrylpokea2862]

We all came from the First Vibration Note of Love that Pete helps us to remember in his music composition and lyrics echoing the same Source, "There once was a Note, Listen, Listen, Listen to the Love" Music is Life Dr. Darryl Pokea, Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, Musician..... "

[@robertbartholomew7183]

Beautiful version of this song.

[@kenster007]

Chills-My favorite song from his catalog and his catalog is as good as any out there. This is a treat to watch.

[@paulstrecher6194]

Up there in my top 5 Townie songs.

[@jamieorc]

Guitarist is Phil Palmer, who toured with Dire Straits in the early 90s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Palmer

[@MrBamcito]

Pete is the best songwriter of all times

[@lisadc4681]

He really is!!! The greatest of all the rock gods, imo!!!

[@jimijames63]

A child flew past me...riding in a star. Pure and easy.... Genius!

[@thomfaught7243]

What a great poet we have had among us.

[@sukrame5331]

We still have actually! And once he's gone he'll be back... ('l'll be back') or so I guess🙂

[@edgreen8140]

This woman has a great voice

[@garychallinor1411]

Like the smile they share each other

[@userer4579]

Can't hold a candle to twenty year old Roger

[@lumpytapioca5062]

The vocalist's name is Chyna. With her is Billy Nichols (still touring with The Who in 2022) and actor/composer Cleveland Watkiss MBE, rounding out the talented trio.

[@ceebee18]

@@lumpytapioca5062 Did she harmonize with David Bowie, or .....? Looks so familiar.

[@andybenstead7240]

A musical genius at work here

[@None4you2day]

Love these lyrics and Pete has the best voice for this song and of course others

[@tinostabile3256]

My all time favorite Pete Townshend and Who song with the Song is Over a close second. A true genius at work. Long life to Mr. Windmill, mighty Pete Townshend.

[@tomthomassony8607]

My favourite ‘Who’ track that has grown and grown over me over the years.

[@sebastianfitzptraick7395]

Despite his faults as a person, the man is one of the greatest writers and guitar players to walk the earth.

[@micheleshipp1]

Every one has faults, sadly.

[@johnkiser6851]

Love when Pete sings his own songs. ❤️❤️❤️

[@KimTebrok]

The who version on Odds & Sods is also truly amazing.🙌🙌

[@WHOMEWHOYOU]

never heard this or of course seen it, BEAUTIFUL Pete, BEAUTIFUL.

[@bwbethel]

It is a perfect song.

[@matthewobrien534]

Rock's greatest composer. PURE AND SIMPLE!!!

[@gregorygorton7285]

Townsend is GOD...pure and simple.

[@johnrush521]

+Gregory Gorton Got that right Greg - Well Said !

[@suesjoy]

Gregory Gorton we all are, he’s just better at it!

[@suesjoy]

Ben Lutz he always commends on Rog being his voice, but Pete is a gorgeous tenor!

[@dano4876]

Ben Lutz in my opinion I think it’s the other way around..

[@jeffcampbell668]

i thought it was that blues guy that opened the rehab centers. LOL

[@Whoville98070]

Listening indeed. Thank you for posting. One for the ages and never gets old.

[@PeterAnger]

peter you not only define the best music has to offer, but our universe... wait it can't be that simple.......

[@suesjoy]

Peter Anger I think I’ll be in mourning for months when he sheds his mortal coil....but, he’ll be happy, rocking in heaven with his pals John and Keith! I know I shouldn’t talk this way, but every now and then I do think about it. We’ll all end up there, of course! His music will live on for eternity, and every generation since he’s been born appreciates it now- imagine how future generations will, too! Thankfully, Rachel Fuller has orchestrated Quad- that was his intention- to have it transcribed so it could be played...like a symphony!

[@thomas9079]

Awesome! Lord be praised!

[@marciabeth1763]

I love this song so much! Pete's voice is so lovely. x

[@j.dovales8713]

This brings such joy to my heart, truly inspiring. And what makes it even better is that Jodi Linscott is on percussion, mmmmm, she is lovely!

[@suesjoy]

J. Dovales love her!!!

[@daviddionne3682]

Was she on the Slit Skirts video?

[@rickrocks97]

My favorite Pete Townshend composition

[@LemonLadyRecords]

From first hearing the cross fade into it on the end of The Song is Over from Who's Next, through the various versions, this is perhaps the most heartfelt, joyous sound I've ever heard (besides Beethoven's 9th ;) ). Pete said it was about life arising from a note. So right!

[@edgreen8140]

There once was a background vocalist who was great. No one knew her name.

[@donaldslenker2610]

Lifehouse at its best

[@joerotondo5705]

No matter what band or if Pete does a solo version of one of his songs it just sounds so fresh and different yet its the same songs I've been listening to for years. He is truely a Living Legend.

[@dstp8418]

Gorgeous song, gorgeous Gibson Hummingbird.

[@JohnnyArtPavlou]

I think it’s a J-200.

[@gitpickergeorge9]

The song knows its maker...... you can just tell.

[@markjohnston1769]

this song touches you in the heart glad I had the pleasure of shaking hands with this genius il never ever stop listening to him got me through to many bad times to stop

[@johnhall9160]

One of my favorites....I grew up with the WHo...helped me get through those young years....

[@MrRhmccabe]

Thanks Pete.

[@harvlis2128]

One of my favorite songs, from a pure genius

[@brianjacob8728]

You can tell Pete was much more at peace with himself at this point compared to how he was in 1982. A break from the Who was much needed, imo.

[@ge2623]

A break brings new beginnings.

[@randallleonard4344]

love that smile on Jody Linscott s face at 4:59

[@KMeehan5150]

Pete does amazing things with his songs!

[@Guitaroverkill]

This is an excellent version of this tune.

[@TheFredismShow]

I love this!!! The simple secret of the note in us all.

[@michaellord9]

As I recall this originally featured on his solo album Who Came First, quite a worthy masterpiece in itself

[@jimwing.2178]

The version of "Pure and Easy" on that record is my favorite.

[@leokimvideo]

Thanks for uploading, one of my fav

[@vickytaylor9604]

Thank you !

[@320parks8]

it takes something special to make music like this. walking on egg shells in Doc Martins w/o cracking a one.

[@stevenlochner4619]

Kudos to whoever is playing the drums. He plays like Keith, which few can do, and even looks like him.

[@douglasroberts9158]

+Steven Lochner The drummer is a female

[@sebastianruegeroffischel]

+Steven Lochner Jody Linscott, long time member of his band. But shés only plaing percussion here.. IS there a drummer? Or is it all hers what we hear drummingwise?

[@shesflyingagain]

simon Phillips was always Petes drummer during this era.

[@derickbhupsingh4611]

I've always Liked Jody ever since her days with Kokomo !

[@christopherfujino]

This was a relatively quiet concert, and as such Jody Linscott is indeed the only percussion player. I doubt she would appreciate the compliment that she looks like Keith, and her playing certainly sounds nothing like Keith.

[@wendellsetters3768]

The inimitable Pete Townshend! JS!

[@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter]

Very blinkin flippin f*ckin beautifully fabulous - to listen too.. Pure - And Easy - on one's lughole.. Thank you Pete & Band.. Peace !! Rx

[@bmalo4335]

More cowbell! 😉 Seriously, though, this is a fantastic rendition of one of Pete's thoughtful songwriting. The arrangement is really brought to life by the talent on stage with Pete, and it's clear that he is genuinely enjoying himself with this performance. Just seeing him smile makes it worth watching!!! Greatest rock and roll songwriter PERIOD.

[@goodoz9942]

Is it the longing for old times or iconic Pete that brings the tears?

[@ge2623]

Yes. 😁

[@320parks8]

very emblematic of his life's work and pursuit of pure perfection. lucky 7-UP green Clapton strat a crown jewel.

[@carlgold3366]

Thanks. I've loved this song since it came out on his first solo album when I was in college. I play and sing it regularly. I'm not sure I've ever heard a live version of it before.

[@bestbyte1]

so,so good

[@MrBamcito]

A work of Genius

[@timmyles314]

GREAT UPLOAD...for a GREAT SONG...GREAT arrangement...PETE IS so WONDERFUL....

[@alainsalemi6049]

Cette version est remarquable

[@sorrusernamewastaken]

Music to my ears..

[@richierobbo]

just a brilliant songsmith

[@edgreen8140]

Pete never upsets. She has a brautiful voice. Pete should have done vocals for the who i can say that now because of years of listening to great artists. No offense to Daltry fans.

[@MrMassivefavour]

The greatest writer of the middle 8 in pop history. genius.

[@zoebidule3397]

FORMIDABLE, fabuleux Pete TOWNSHEND !!!

[@larryfredrich9443]

And the noise I was hearing was a million people cheering!

[@s.goldberger4887]

Gr8 song - Pete is awesome!

[@garymclaughin]

Happy birthday

[@robertkees6048]

What a great tune, it's a shame they didn't find a way for squeeze box it onto Who's Next.

[@jamesvandyk5182]

Incredible

[@ericbeaulieu4843]

Pete is one of the greatest musicians EveR.

[@chriswray6941]

Eric Beaulieu from a singer guitarist composer lyricist I’d say jeff Lynne, Lindsay buckingham might be the only comparable talent - not just quality but also in terms of sheer volume

[@AndresQuintanaentrepreneur]

Awesome!

[@gipszjakab4029]

Super!

[@CanmoreMusicVideo]

it was also on the Odds and Sods album put together I think by John Entwistle

[@brookebethel8915]

Song by Roger. Very different but also powerful!

[@brookebethel8915]

Sung NOT song!😋

[@brandonmclendon5368]

Yeah, John compiled the album together

[@LANorm]

Unbelievable to think that this didn't make it onto Who's Next being that it was part of the abandoned Lifehouse concept album. The opening bars are incredibly beautiful.

[@kennethbiebighauser7984]

Superb....Peter Townshend....oh yes...m