http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/04/pete-townshends-synth-secrets/ Synthesizer and electronic music news, synth and music software reviews and more! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:53:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/04/pete-townshends-synth-secrets/#comment-137987 Torley Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:04:15 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=14655#comment-137987 I was always wowed by the arps on "Teenage Wasteland", er, I mean... harder-to-remember-name "Baba O'Riley" which was, as its namesake indicates, inspired by Terry Riley. I don't think Townsend gets enough props as a synth pioneer since he's mainly associated with "rock", but he was definitely ahead of his proverbial time with concepts like the virtual-reality Lifehouse. I was always wowed by the arps on "Teenage Wasteland", er, I mean… harder-to-remember-name "Baba O'Riley" which was, as its namesake indicates, inspired by Terry Riley. I don't think Townsend gets enough props as a synth pioneer since he's mainly associated with "rock", but he was definitely ahead of his proverbial time with concepts like the virtual-reality Lifehouse.

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