5 Feet of Fury

The Melvins’ King Buzzo Singles Out Pete Townshend for Acoustic Rock God Status

Indeed. An indelible performance.

“I believe it was the late ’70s, he did a live show where he played Who songs acoustic on a record called ‘The Secret Policeman’s Ball,’” Buzzo recalled. “I believe it was a charity event. But I heard that then, and you know, I realized really quickly that he was the reason why that stuff was good, because he could get up there and play those songs and sing ‘em with an acoustic guitar, and that was really cool.”