Members JR13 Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 I'm a bigger fan of Keith and his music. poll is almost 50/50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tone Deaf Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Pete, huh, Pete!, what? PETE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonnie_Neutron Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Pete by a mile, Brian Jones was a better guitarist than Keith Richards anyway. But I do like the Stones music a lot. CheersJ_N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 67mike Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 KEEF by a country mile.....like others have said...very few who songs are listenable to me.....tons of stones are. Keef has written some of the best riffs around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Big vote for Keef. Not sure who the better axeman or songwriter is, but Keef never went bonkers and wasted a perfectly good guitar on stage to my knowledge or played the windmill chord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Heartstring Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 [video=youtube;n6NXQxfbedw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6NXQxfbedw No big drama here, only sheer hypnosis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratocaster202 Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 I don't want to choose. I love Pete, he defines Rock guitar in so many ways. Unfortunately Keef defines Rock 'n' Roll guitar in a similar number of ways. If you really forced me to, I'd pick out Keef, if only because of the way he intertwines with the rest of a band. Then again, Pete played with John Williams, which is badass beyond belief. I'm going to make myself dizzy going round like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GREC Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Pete! He was an innovator. Keef was just doin' the blues year after year. Good but nothing cutting edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 can't stand the who... massive stones fan... hmmm... let me think for a minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tidal Rhythm Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Hopefully we'll all agree that it's a ridiculous choice to have to make, but - if pushed - I'd have to say Keith writes better hooks in his sleep (see Satisfaction) than I've heard from a conscious Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratocaster202 Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Pete! He was an innovator. Keef was just doin' the blues year after year. Good but nothing cutting edge. If Keef just plays the blues, Pete just plays Kinks rip offs a lot louder than the Davies brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cylon Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 when was the last stones hit 1980???? pete is still plugin away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 when was the last stones hit 1980????pete is still plugin away when was the last who hit? does it really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mockchoi Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 I just read Don Felder's book and he said Keith played 'Neanderthal Guitar'. I like him well enough, but I think that's pretty apt. Pete by a mile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted August 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 I knew this was going to be a tough choice for a lot of folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 A pretty good match-up. I honestly couldn't say one is better or that I like one better than the other. Both have had a huge influence on rock guitar, and popular music in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members etl423 Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 I have a ton of respect for Richards as a player/songwriter, but Townshend has shaped my musical 'career' more than anyone else. I know the hits/CSI themes can be overplayed (I still love Who's Next, but I'd be OK with not hearing Who Are You for a while). Listen to something like 'Sunrise' from Sell Out, and then 'Young Man Blues' from Live at Leeds. Or 'A Quick One' from the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus With that said, they're both legends and deservedly so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frankthomson Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 no comparison. KEEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted August 1, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 It appears that Keef edged out Townshend, 51.7% to 48.3%! They now have Keef pitted against David Gilmour. I'm going w/Keef on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 So I have to choose an unrepentant junkie or a guy who got busted with child porn? Ugh. It's never long before some misinformed idiot pops up is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bad Robot Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Who do I like better, or who do I think is a better player? Keef, the former, Pete the latter, though I am not hugely fond of the Who. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 I voted for Pete. Keef won, but David Gilmour is handily destroying him at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratocaster202 Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 I voted for Pete. Keef won, but David Gilmour is handily destroying him at the moment. Not surprising at all, even though I'm a bigger stones fan, I'd have to give it to Gilmour. Keef will never play a solo like Gilmour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BydoEmpire Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Keef by a mile for me. I certainly respect The Who and that a lot of people love them, I've just never gotten that into them and I've never heard Pete play anything that totally blew me away. Obviously he's an important and influential player, just not for me personally. Keef's played a million awesome riffs and has tons of songs I love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dogsinotpalc Posted August 1, 2012 Members Share Posted August 1, 2012 Tough one. I like Pete better and I like more Who tunes than Stones tunes. BUT I think I like the Stones better/more and in both cases it's the music that they created, which while guitar-based is far bigger than the instrument. Also the Stones covered far more musical bases and extremely well at that. I like Pete better, but only marginally. That said, I hate Jagger and definitely prefer Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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