Happy Birthday to Pete Townshend....

    Today Pete Townshend turns 66....

     One of the raging music debates in the late 60's/early 70's was who was better, The Beatles or the Rolling Stones. Of course the question itself was framed in a way where one had to be the best and the other was second. Now don't get me wrong, the Stones have a lot of things going for it, but for my money the second best group to come out of the British Invasion was The Who. I'll spend a lot of time on them down the road, but one thing is for sure, Townshend was one of the best writers to come out of the 60's. If we hear Roger Daltry as the voice of the Who, it was Pete's lyrics that gave it's base and soul. Not to mention his demanding stage presence was as revolutionary as his songwriting talents.