I love this track, and it's certainly not new, but I thought in honor of the Who's appearance at the Super Bowl I would pick a track that I believe should have made the lineup for that night. For me, this song is all about Townshend's guitar, it's so powerful throughout the song. That double rake he does across the guitar strings is like a riff in and of itself. Then the solo! I don't know what peddle he kicks on, but the almost country flair of the guitar was spot on for this track. I have a version by Rush, I don't think it even compares. Don't get me wrong, technically it's fine and I know people who would argue the technical superiority of Neil Peart over Keith Moon any day, but I think the Daltrey vocals are superior to Geddy Lee's in this case, and also don't really dig the way Lifeson handled the solo. Doesn't really flow like Townshend's.
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