Word: townshend
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Jagger has assembled an enviable guest-list on the album, even if the combinations do seem a little forced at times. As well as Kravitz, Pete Townshend, Wyclef Jean and Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas make appearances, while Bono contributes all of about two lines to the euphoric “Joy,” an act of ego-compression worthy of applause in itself. Despite the collaborators, however, Jagger’s inimitable persona is emblazoned across the album, in every aspect, but most particularly his literally peerless voice. Though “Joy” definitely...
...best rock bands of the past century; Lifehouse: Elements, a solo effort from Townshend, the Who's guitarist and driving force, offers a peek behind the curtain. The album is an abbreviated version of Lifehouse, a Tommy-like multimedia project Townshend hatched in 1970. The show was never mounted in its entirety, but Townshend continued to work on it, and several of its songs--including Won't Get Fooled Again--wound up on the Who's 1971 masterpiece, Who's Next. Elements features less-polished variations that expose the rough edges of Townshend's soul...
...realized that lead guitar is really where it's at. Although I would still love to have the late Keith Moon's talent on the skins, all of the true greats in rock-and-roll history have been lead guitarists. Just think of: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Lou Reed, Albert King, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy. They have more talent in their respective pinky toenails than the Backstreet Boys would have if they multiplied their talent by a quadrillion. Yup. Multiplying zero by any positive integer still yields zero...
...Soon after I discovered these guitar heroes, I realized that I wanted the powerful ability to play windmill guitar like Townshend on a turnthatracketdown classic like "My Generation," and I wanted the versatility to coax the most melodic notes out of my axe like Clapton on "Layla...