Pete Townshend's Deep End - Give Blood (Face The Face)

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This show was filmed for the famous German TV series Rockpalast at MIDEM in Cannes on 29th January 1986. Pete Townshend’s Deep End were touring in support of Townshend’s solo concept album “White City: A Novel”. Several of the musicians that appeared on the album were featured in the line-up of the Deep End including Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour on lead guitar. The set list has tracks from the “White City” album, other Pete Townshend solo tracks, Who classics, David Gilmour’s song “Blue Light” and a couple of surprises. Pete Townshend and the band deliver an outstanding performance that showcases him as a solo artist as distinct from his work with The Who.

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[@4ctmam]

We all know Pete, David and Simon are geniuses but let's hear it for all the other players and singers. They're all killing it, the amount of talent accumulated on that one stage is insane.

[@aschule5684]

Well said...

[@pete5534]

Yes.

[@user-qu9ev6pv8e]

Very well said. Cheers

[@rickacton7540]

no one said otherwise...?

[@4ctmam]

@@rickacton7540 All I did was praise the other musicians. I never said people criticised them. But most comments tend to focus on David, Pete and Simon.

[@leokimvideo]

Pete's best era of songwriting. He's in his prime here with an amazing all star band

[@timothywolfe3891]

Killer drumming, Gilmour on guitar, cool-ass horns, great backing vocals and percussion - how much better could a live show be???

[@bobmalack481]

@@BobLeton No..drummer Bill Barry of R.E.M. Robert at 67.

[@otisspunkmeyer9339]

Holy sheet who ever is who what a line up for Pete

[@helpmehelpyou3988]

I love this song it reminds me of how much people really want from you.

[@johndunn1178]

@@bobmalack481 Simon Phillips

[@drury2d8]

you left out pino.

[@mickeydougal]

One of the best cassette tapes I ever bought. Yes, I'm that old.

[@paulrerrie75]

Yes got mine from Tower Records in London. Then sought it out on CD many years later.

[@danrease7505]

I had the official release and this one I bought from a business that sold soundboard recordings on cassettes! 😊

[@jasonwilliams6005]

Simon Phillips is drumming perfection.

[@giantrobot95]

This performance is a master class.

[@glengamble526]

On this, yes. I didn’t care for him in The Who context though.

[@DudemanSwede]

YES! As long as he stay away from Toto material. Saw him with Oldfield in '84. He was AMAZING!!

[@davidsco27]

Yes yes yes

[@tigerlikeswater]

@@glengamble526 I know....I heard he was sorry he let you down there. Took him ages to get over it

[@markalan2752]

Townshend's clearly one of THE greats of his time.

[@JonDunnmusician]

At the end even Gilmore turns around and he's like Simon you are a beast; I am in utter awe!

[@SapphireSandwichBoys]

This literally almost sounds like it's studio recorded. How wonderful.

[@ATXviIIIe]

Literally almost

[@vicvicmoon5540]

I was 14 when I once entered my favourite record store on a Saturday afternoon in 1985 and this song just was playing..... I was immediately captured by the great guitar playing and the powerful, immersing drumming, not yet knowing that two of my favourite musicians were playing there, Dave Gilmour and Simon Phillips, but I bought the record instantly!

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Bough tthis on cassete at age 15 from a record store as well. My cousin had told me that this song was fantastic and BOY, was he right.

[@TheLexiechey]

One of the BEST drummers !

[@MrJeffschuler]

If he keeps playing like that hes gonna do the keith moon hehe

[@sticktomps2059]

yeah man

[@Marcus_C51]

@@MrJeffschuler Speaking of which, he's really the only drummer who toured with The Who came close to Keith's power and ferocity! What a master!

[@Metragnome_Images]

THE best in my opinion!!!!

[@StrangeDevice]

@@Marcus_C51 No love for Zak Starkey? Although I do agree that Simon is brilliant and one of the all time greats in general.

[@w001mpb]

Simon is a beast!!! Love this version, and everything Pete does (of course).

[@bluesrocker91]

Pete is very underrated as a solo artist.

[@WahlbergBabey]

The Paranoid Blues Man aye truth - most of his solo stuff is really amaze and unique 😍

[@iandickson1940]

For Sure He Certainly is!! What a song and what support he had!! Just Brilliant👍👍👍

[@helpmehelpyou3988]

He is amazing!

[@johna8973]

Certainly one of the Top best , most important Composers of our era . Glad U chose Life over Death, Mr Townshend . It was a close Call , real Fans and Supporters know that . Bless U All , , ✌️ n 💕

[@jameslewis8227]

He obviously wasn’t underrated at the time this concert was recorded. After all, David Gilmour was in Pete Townshend’s band and producers/promoters were willing to finance the recording of these shows, and many thousands of his fans were paying to see these shows…

[@ShakenStirred]

SiPhi is absolutely mesmerizing!

[@PMCKELL761]

Townsend saved some of his best late songs for himself which is why we got Face dances & it's hard.

[@stevebrooks4th]

The best Pete Townshend solo song. Absolutely as good as anything The Who did, but obviously in a different setting.

[@w001mpb]

Pretty much every song off of White City was killer. I remember running out and buying it in the winter of '85 (maybe '86???), going back to my apartment and listening to the album over and over again. I agree, Steve. Every bit as good as the best of The Who's stuff, maybe other than Quadrophenia, which is as close to perfection as anything gets in my unimportant opinion.

[@bobbysands6923]

A great drummer killing it on one of the hardest drum parts you will ever play. This song brings me to tears every time.

[@TaylorGuitarsPlayer]

Simon Phillips in BEAST MODE and putting on an absolute drumming clinic.

[@Zelomeisterdude]

Good God...Simon Phillips, ladies and gentlemen....Mr. Simon Phillips!

[@CoreaKixx420]

The tension just kept building, with no release until the final cymbal from Phillips. Absolutely extraordinary!! Thank you.

[@bobmalack481]

No! Drummer is Bill Berry of R.E.M.

[@tfr2602]

@@bobmalack481 Bill Berry would admit of Simon Phillip's abilities and vast influence...what's your point?

[@bobmalack481]

@@tfr2602 Whudya mean "what's my point?" The drummer looks like Bill Berry whether it's him or not. E-gawds man, is that so hard to understand?!

[@MarkWoodChannel]

Still remember when this came out, one of a small handful of albums I bought at the record store the day it was released. Definitely buying the new box set.

[@BubbaZen10]

Which?

[@MarkWoodChannel]

Which what?

[@BubbaZen10]

What boxed set are you talking about? A new Pete one?

[@MarkWoodChannel]

Well now that you ask I'm not sure, I thought there was a new release of White City but not seeing it now...

[@Metragnome_Images]

Simon Phillips... and absolute drumming GOD!!!!

[@andrvideos]

Long live Pete Townshend

[@chrisstone9254]

Pete, David Gilmore, David Sanborn, Simon Phillips, nice!

[@jan3195]

No David Sanborn here...

[@timothywolfe3891]

Can I comment yet again how much I love this song?

[@curlessmania4708]

Awesome song by Pete, amazing Gilmour guitar plus incredible drumming by Simon Phillips = musical bliss! LOVE THIS

[@JonDunnmusician]

Simon steals the show

[@XOY321]

So fantastic Gilmour is back on road/stage soon enough.❤

[@billkalivas9750]

Best concert I never saw. I like Pete's music from this time more than anything after Who By Numbers.

[@Engineer_Who]

Hell yeah! This song is the best! Deep End was the super-est of supergroups, with the possible exception of Paul McCartney's Rockestra. (But at least Deep End got to play more than two songs.)

[@mightyV444]

I used to have the audio on cassette tape, recorded off the radio when it was broadcast throughout Europe and simultaneously on the TV :-)

[@marcosbina3480]

The dream team! backing vocals, tousend, gilmour, simon, percussionists, metals...ufff....

[@sarojaband4664]

Drum God Simon Phillips on a first edition TAMA Artstar Cordia double-bass monster setup!!! Oh Yeah!!!

[@markhardwick1570]

I tried to buy that kit from his London studio when he went to LA to join Toto...

[@stevedrums1675]

Back then, they cost $2,600 for a Simon set up at Sam Ash.

[@mightyV444]

He did a drum clinic at a German music store that same year, and they were selling the Artstar afterwards that he'd used for it; I had a bit of a play on it and noticed he'd sawn off this hi-hat rod, too! :-))

[@eliogulfo]

Recuerdo cuando salió a la venta este disco "White City" me voló la cabeza! Y hasta el de hoy suena super fresco y actual. GROSOOOO Pete!

[@colelocke4967]

The moment at 5:38 when Gilmore is looking back at Si-Phi....

[@jeffjohnson8697]

Agree. Simon is just destroying his kit. Drumming perfection.

[@YouzTube99]

@Cole Locke : Oh yeah. And not as obvious, but PT did the same thing at 05:27. When Simon cuts loose . . . yikes!

[@markhardwick1570]

There are moments like that in the live Toto dvds. Steve Lukather Leland Sklar, Nate West looking in awe at Si-Phi. 2013 I Can't Stop loving You, live...

[@sergioiacino4825]

Of course, Gilmour has played with Nick Mason for years...

[@mightyV444]

@@sergioiacino4825 - I was thinking the same thing! :-))

[@gregorallnight371]

Pete is a great musician,songwriter and performer.. a truly talented creative artist and his other solo shows of what was called,psycho derilict is a great performance of an album with very good songs thru the entire show

[@metalmanartist_7368]

Fantastic group of musicians

[@chad9017]

Every thing on that stage came straight out of Pete's mind Amazing

[@phrazegamblers]

What an Intro! One of the best in Rock History! Pure Energy!

[@CorpseBride64]

Watching all the videos from this show. I'm just blown away... Love a big band sound. Give it to me Pete!

[@CreativeWarrior-]

Just came across this: I. Had. No. Idea. This is wild, moving and great energy! WOW!

[@timkjazz]

Superb musicianship.

[@tmdemokrat5750]

David Gilmour, Simon Phillips and Pete on one stage --- hillarious

[@synthonaplinth5980]

*Simon Philips has entered 16th-note kick groove* Group energy +1000

[@martinbutton5776]

This album is perfection, probably as consistent as any Who album. Simon Philips is an absolute beast.

[@freddiewoods9330]

Simon is a "Fucking Monster" on this song! Like a freight train going downhill!

[@toddrunt]

Unbelievable! One of the BEST of all time!

[@spinynorman2187]

Watched this live when first broadcast and it floored me.

[@rogerduckwall4146]

WOW!!!! Spot on. Everyone was just in the pocket.🤘🤘🤘

[@tammymoon7900]

This is great. Thanks so much!

[@spinynorman2187]

Simon Phillips dynamic drumming drives this track to another place

[@superamanda]

Fabulous everything!

[@211dhprice]

Never gets old. The best.

[@ronprewoznik3566]

💕 Love the 80’s Pete.

[@chagnonp7]

Awesome... some guitar...love it!

[@mauricesalce21sttheaaandan48]

That's amazing

[@paulmc3457]

Now I understand why that fast echo on the guitar sound so much like the song Run off of Pink Floyd The Wall The Genius of David Gilmour on his fender Stratocaster

[@joebot9309]

Its a delay....

[@mikemcquaide5727]

Happy Birthday Pete!!!

[@tindrum]

About three and half minutes in, a lacklustre (pffft, still brilliant) Simon Phillips suddenly took of and took this song into the stratosphere!!!!

[@bpreece1]

Great Song my Favorite from the Album and David's Masterful Playing.... Also love the Sunburst Charvel Guitar he's using on this which he recently Auctioned.... One Volume One Humbucker, Distortion, Delay and David ::)

[@Fozgorb]

Just brilliant.

[@LSommer]

Thank You

[@johnf8138]

This is one of the greatest things ever recorded. Holy fuck.

[@pauljoseph8338]

This video doesn’t cut to Simon’s incredible drumming like the original. Go find it. Best drum parts in all of rock music history.

[@CheetahSnowLeopard]

Simon with the elite drum performance.

[@markye1872]

Gilmour!

[@chad9017]

...And keep blood between brothers... So deep..,

[@cm9247]

Talent!

[@rdanby]

Wow. WOW.

[@HeimanuM]

Incroyable

[@varadijozsef6413]

This performans was on the top in my culture.

[@sreed2384]

WOW !

[@johna8973]

d@mn , the Whole band is on 🔥 Fire

[@davidgigliotti2336]

🎩 Give blood, Brothers! 👍👍👍

[@WoolyLoxodont]

White City album is a truly phenomenal piece of work. Typical video direction spending minimal to no time focusing on the drums and bass, which is where the most interesting musical part of this song is happening.

[@chrisandrew6633]

That intro kicked my ass.

[@albanoespinoza6882]

Genial ❤❤

[@joewaller2987]

How cool 😎

[@stevedrums1675]

Such a shame this band couldn't do more than the couple of shows they did. Though several of these artists wound up as part of the backing band on the Who's '89 reunion tour. Must have cost a fortune to put together.

[@guitarslim56]

Yes! Must have a cost a penny!

[@thierrybattaglia2117]

Very good

[@dannymccormack6588]

Chucho Merchan on bass playing Pino's line 👌🏼

[@areagray]

Killing it

[@user-wm1js2no9x]

That's not just a TOETAPPER, IT'S A FOOTSTOMPER🦶

[@lightworker2437]

Loving this in 2021!! Happy Valentine's day!❤

[@mikecrawford73]

the best thats all

[@gutgolf74]

Fantastic performance, especially Gilmour - but his outfit and hair, good Lord! ;-)

[@rscottthomson8996]

Music!

[@XOY321]

Holy fuck this is so full on.

[@Nevadaheat]

2023 ..Yep , Love It ..

[@johnwalter9696]

holy f-cking drummer. Petes vocal was amazing!

[@MrRhmccabe]

.....thanks Pete.

[@ltcurry]

what are the time delays or repeat time for the 2 delays used. He uses them in triplets to offset each other

[@SteveLoves2Fly]

Simmon Phillips took the beat and made it his bitch in this song.

[@larryford2303]

Real music....genius musicians.....if you've ever seen them live, you'll have a spiritual experience

[@MR.B00_]

Gilmore was enjoying that few moments of ecstasy.

[@craighill3715]

Let's talk about Simon Phillips being a bass players dream!

[@EleanorPeterson]

Some very fine guitar from Stephen Fry... (Behhhh!) ;-)

[@heywoodjablowme9256]

As a fan of Gilmour and Charvel guitars it's awesome to see this clip

[@heywoodjablowme9256]

I too am a fan of both. Legend says that guitar was used to record the solo of comfortably numb. Fetched 60k when he auctioned all his guitars.

[@mrAlden100]

I remember that band. It was huge. What was it 16 - 17 peice band? That had to cost big bucks to take that on the road back then.

[@matiasfj]

I see som song in their brtish idolish !!!

[@Grace-ml2sq]

😇GVB ❤🙏

[@randypiquette8524]

ONLY 29K VIEWSSSSSSSSSSS???????????????/

[@adamdrummer1991]

Jodi linscot on percussion if I’m not mistaken