it seems like cover bands and tribute guys are the ones most interested in playing songs like they were recorded. i doubt the who at this point could even duplicate their tunes exactly.
Scott, you Really think you can do a better job than Pino? this one leaves me speechless.
Thanks for the props Scott!
...and yes, I would say Scott would play The WHO better than Pino.
Pino is a great session player… I actually LOVE his playing on Pete Townshend’s solo tune “Give Blood".
...some of the best fretless playing on a rock tune, IMHO.
But he heavily lacks while playing with The WHO. Funny thing is that from what I read,
when Pete asked him to play with The WHO in 2002 he told Pino that he would have to play much louder than he had in the past… guess he didn’t listen.
…And personally, as far as WHO Tribute tunes go, as for me, I only try to religiously duplicate one song as it was recorded, and that is The Real Me.
I’ll be 38 in March and have been worshiping at the alter of Entwistle since I was 15.
I have countless bootlegs that I’ve played along to… so I can honestly say that when we perform I have a large number of bootleg versions to delve into… I think it also keeps it fresh. I love studio WHO, but am obsessed with "LIVE" WHO.
Alright… that’s my 2 cents.