I've said it before many times on these comments sections. I love listening to Pete being interviewed. He's so articulate and intelligent, and not scared to put out an opinion.
Pete's discussion of audio technology is fascinating. I'm old enough to remember sq and qs four channel sound. Brings back a lot of memories about what was cutting edge back then
I really appreciate the way this interviewer let's the maestro just spout the truth as he knows it, with amazing memory and clear description. Thank you sit.
i am 53 and at around age 14 I totally fell in love with Quadrophenia in general and Pete's songwriting in particular and still, to this day, firmly believe he is the rock's GOAT songwriter. Lennon and McCartney are damn close, but Pete's talent is otherworldly. I learned to play guitar at 14 directly due to Pete (and Alex Lifeson's and perhaps Angus Young's) influance and have spent my entire life playing in local popular bands, writing and recording music, and in general very much enjoying being a musician. I can play every Who song (and Rush as well) ever recorded and it's truly one's of my life's most sublime pleasures to put on a song that so moves my soul, and become a part of it by playing along with it perfectly. So thank you, Sir Pete Townsend, for getting me thru innumerable emotional rough spots in my life with your music and for motivating me to learn to play guitar and compose music.
Oh eM Gee....watching Pete Townsend talk is just hypnotic. Thank you interviewer for not being an interrupting, pompous, self glorious, fool. The top rock composer of all time is telling all, and I'm enthralled.
Yes I think about the film a divertimento failed but the sound and all the musicians its an interesting document I ve never seen the film complete but I like some clips Pinball wizard with Elton.overture and female voices of Ann and Tina Roger's voice.Maybe rerecorded the album...times of games and excess.Im love too Pete and The Who.
Stefan Hamilton Sane here...I’m 47 and have LOVED The Who since I was 11 years old but I could have done without that movie. I think it’s a great disservice to a genius album.
In the next clip, one of the things Pete talks about how very English Ken Russell's production was and that holiday camps were very much like the movie. The discussion does help clarify the album vs the movie.
Pete, I've seen the WHO many times. The Who played Tommy way too much in concert. Every time I saw the Who, I prayed for more Quadrophenia every time I went to a Who concert. I wish you had done Quad in an acoustic manner. You are one of my favorite rock stars. You are so kind.
Innovative and introspective Tommy and quadrophenia akin to mozart visualizing symphony in his mind. Akin to Haiku japanese poetry and Kabuki theater, poet laureate of 1930s John Masefield Sea Fever. Cheers experimental theatre rock operetta brings back wonderful memories.
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is and has been one of the great true -musicians of the last five decades He has been a music Renaissance person since he came from one of -the greatest British bands of the -of sixties.Albums like Tommy,Who's -Next,Quadrophenia,Odds and Sods -and the soundtrack to the Kids are Al -right and other superb recordings ma -de them pretty significantly superior to -all the other rock bands back then.l -fell in love with The Who's Quadroph- -nia as it was and still remains my fa -vorite album of all time.Townshend's Glorious Punk Symphony Masterpiece. 👍👍👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🇬🇧🇬🇧
i used to hate it but strangely - it's the inverse of what happens. tommy the film for me, has improved with age. when daltrey in i'm free, gives the tommies (soldiers) the a raspberry it's a moving and timeless indictment of war (for me, anyway).
i feel like pete is one of those people you could easily talk to for hours because he just keeps going. I’ve a problem with that myself and i think we’d get on too good and pass out
I don't think that anything with Elton John in it could be considered too intellectually challenging. However, looking back on my original comment, i might have been a bit harsh. I've always loved Alan Parker's film The Wall and i found them both fairly similar. I just feel that Tommy was a far weaker film in comparison. It was totally lacking in any real emotion and atmosphere.
I've just finished watching Tommy for the first time, and i must say, i hated it. I thought it was one of the most over-rated, pretentious films i've ever seen. I was really interested what Pete Townsend thought of the film and of Ken Russell's work on it. I love Pete's Honesty and frankness in this interview, however, i'm not convinced that he's a big fan of it himself. Cheers for uploading it.
Tommy the film just didn't work for me because Daltrey should not have been cast, sorry to say. Also, Ken Russell saw it a chance to make some sort of psychedelic trip film, so it hasn't aged well.
Yes, yes, yes. "Tommy - The Movie" was awful, awful, awful!!! However, the music LP was simply wonderful. Those tracks of Clapton, Elton John, and Tina Turner are just great. Better than The Who's original release.
Sparta Man - There are some sublime moments, though; I still can visualize certain passages - Keith as Uncle Ernie, and Tina Turner as the Acid Queen...and who can forget Ann Margaret slip-sliding in a flood of soap-suds and baked beans(a direct appropriation of an image from the cover of the Who's album, "The Who Sell Out") bursting forth from the TV? Like many important art works like it, the movie has lots of "less-brilliant" material. So, if you don't like it, well, it's not gonna go away.
@@tilesetter1953 I agree>>> Elton John is one I do not listen to, although he was very successful as there are many who like EJ, but, I am not one of them, everyone has their own music tastes>>>!!!!
Respect dude! If you pop over to the PT Bowie interview on here there’s an infestation of these arseholes who are hell bent on dragging him under. Please help.
I've said it before many times on these comments sections. I love listening to Pete being interviewed. He's so articulate and intelligent, and not scared to put out an opinion.
Pete's discussion of audio technology is fascinating. I'm old enough to remember sq and qs four channel sound. Brings back a lot of memories about what was cutting edge back then
I really appreciate the way this interviewer let's the maestro just spout the truth as he knows it, with amazing memory and clear description. Thank you sit.
Pete is a beautiful soul - he also has one of the most infectious laughs that I've ever heard...
I realize now the genius of Pete Townshend. Thanks for putting the interview on You Tube.
i am 53 and at around age 14 I totally fell in love with Quadrophenia in general and Pete's songwriting in particular and still, to this day, firmly believe he is the rock's GOAT songwriter. Lennon and McCartney are damn close, but Pete's talent is otherworldly.
I learned to play guitar at 14 directly due to Pete (and Alex Lifeson's and perhaps Angus Young's) influance and have spent my entire life playing in local popular bands, writing and recording music, and in general very much enjoying being a musician. I can play every Who song (and Rush as well) ever recorded and it's truly one's of my life's most sublime pleasures to put on a song that so moves my soul, and become a part of it by playing along with it perfectly.
So thank you, Sir Pete Townsend, for getting me thru innumerable emotional rough spots in my life with your music and for motivating me to learn to play guitar and compose music.
How did you learn
Hilarious Hope there’s many ways to learn man
Yes he's so intelligent and from London
Mel, have you ever thought about recording your self playing and uploading it here on CZcams?
Can you play along to Live At Leeds? That used to be a goal of mine. I ended up accepting that it's almost impossible to replicate his sound.
bravo pete townshend
Oh eM Gee....watching Pete Townsend talk is just hypnotic. Thank you interviewer for not being an interrupting, pompous, self glorious, fool. The top rock composer of all time is telling all, and I'm enthralled.
Imagine Bowie, Jaggar, Reed, and Wonder in the film. Mind blown
Man . how l love(d) Pete and the Who. since 1965. he s a genius.
I love The Who and Pete Townshend with my heart and soul, the
music has informed so much of my life, but I cannot stand that movie.
Yes I think about the film a divertimento failed but the sound and all the musicians its an interesting document I ve never seen the film complete but I like some clips Pinball wizard with Elton.overture and female voices of Ann and Tina Roger's voice.Maybe rerecorded the album...times of games and excess.Im love too Pete and The Who.
The movie. you watch it once (1975) Leicester Square . and that s it. but it stays on my system. Ken Russell was great anyway
Stefan Hamilton Sane here...I’m 47 and have LOVED The Who since I was 11 years old but I could have done without that movie. I think it’s a great disservice to a genius album.
gary grine Ya, but Pinball Wizard is so Classic! As well, see me feel me, is the best version out there!
In the next clip, one of the things Pete talks about how very English Ken Russell's production was and that holiday camps were very much like the movie. The discussion does help clarify the album vs the movie.
I love the interviewers monotone clearly-filmed-afterwards questions
Pete, I've seen the WHO many times. The Who played Tommy way too much in concert. Every time I saw the Who, I prayed for more Quadrophenia every time I went to a Who concert. I wish you had done Quad in an acoustic manner. You are one of my favorite rock stars. You are so kind.
Locking back to younger years now that you much older. Would be exiting knowing the glorious days. A great filling if anything
Can you imagine the tension between Pete Townshend and Jack Nicholson? Must've been something to see.
John Lennon "you only need one speaker if the music is good"
Pete Townshend 3 Neve desks and a Sansui decoder will kick ass.
All his grown life Townsend has proved that he is a far thinker, easily genius, as well as a skilled musician.
Innovative and introspective Tommy and quadrophenia akin to mozart visualizing symphony in his mind. Akin to Haiku japanese poetry and Kabuki theater, poet laureate of 1930s John Masefield Sea Fever. Cheers experimental theatre rock operetta brings back wonderful memories.
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is
and has been one of the great true
-musicians of the last five decades
He has been a music Renaissance
person since he came from one of
-the greatest British bands of the
-of sixties.Albums like Tommy,Who's
-Next,Quadrophenia,Odds and Sods
-and the soundtrack to the Kids are Al
-right and other superb recordings ma
-de them pretty significantly superior to
-all the other rock bands back then.l
-fell in love with The Who's Quadroph-
-nia as it was and still remains my fa
-vorite album of all time.Townshend's
Glorious Punk Symphony Masterpiece.
👍👍👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🎤🇬🇧🇬🇧
i used to hate it but strangely - it's the inverse of what happens. tommy the film for me, has improved with age. when daltrey in i'm free, gives the tommies (soldiers) the a raspberry it's a moving and timeless indictment of war (for me, anyway).
Fascinating technical insights. To be fair quadrophonic was never going to take off, in the same way 5.1 never really made a dent.
?Wha? Nicky Hopkins is legend.
drinking a bucket of Guiness - brilliant!
Must be irish 😂
i feel like pete is one of those people you could easily talk to for hours because he just keeps going. I’ve a problem with that myself and i think we’d get on too good and pass out
...each one had an aural space... ( another ass kick ) I'm and old songwriter taking shots from a pro. Genius. Townsend.
"Would you think you could sing?" 😃
@judgenutmeg1977 thaks, it apearead silly for me on the first sigth.. not so silly at the second... :D
....Abby Road had been developing machines....." My friends in comment, were those the days, or what ???????????????
or maybe he just didn't like it.
I don't think that anything with Elton John in it could be considered too intellectually challenging. However, looking back on my original comment, i might have been a bit harsh. I've always loved Alan Parker's film The Wall and i found them both fairly similar. I just feel that Tommy was a far weaker film in comparison. It was totally lacking in any real emotion and atmosphere.
I've just finished watching Tommy for the first time, and i must say, i hated it. I thought it was one of the most over-rated, pretentious films i've ever seen.
I was really interested what Pete Townsend thought of the film and of Ken Russell's work on it. I love Pete's Honesty and frankness in this interview, however, i'm not convinced that he's a big fan of it himself.
Cheers for uploading it.
What it really is is that you’re a bit thick.
@@Doctorgoatboy
Are you some sort of Thompson/Bill Hicks wannabe? Incidentally, what makes you believe me to be thick?
Tommy the film just didn't work for me because Daltrey should not have been cast, sorry to say. Also, Ken Russell saw it a chance to make some sort of psychedelic trip film, so it hasn't aged well.
Yes, yes, yes. "Tommy - The Movie" was awful, awful, awful!!!
However, the music LP was simply wonderful. Those tracks of Clapton, Elton John, and Tina Turner are just great. Better than The Who's original release.
Sparta Man - There are some sublime moments, though; I still can visualize certain passages - Keith as Uncle Ernie, and Tina Turner as the Acid Queen...and who can forget Ann Margaret slip-sliding in a flood of soap-suds and baked beans(a direct appropriation of an image from the cover of the Who's album, "The Who Sell Out") bursting forth from the TV? Like many important art works like it, the movie has lots of "less-brilliant" material. So, if you don't like it, well, it's not gonna go away.
I hate Elton John's singing!!!!!
@@tilesetter1953 I agree>>> Elton John is one I do not listen to, although he was very successful as there are many who like EJ, but, I am not one of them, everyone has their own music tastes>>>!!!!
Elton John murdered Pinball Wizard. Pete said he wanted Stevie Wonder
Pray for his victims of child porn
Kind of makes me wonder why you selected to watch this then ? The Human Ape and all that....
I think you have aimed your reply at the wrong person
@@see4miles67 possibly. My comment was aimed at Brijido Alvarado. Pete Townshend is about the most honest man I know.
@@see4miles67 what he said to the police is good enough for me. He is not the liar here imo.
Respect dude!
If you pop over to the PT Bowie interview on here there’s an infestation of these arseholes who are hell bent on dragging him under. Please help.