Tommy

Who, The

SKU: 3715749

Barcode: 602537157495

24.00 £24.00
  • Genre: Rock And Pop
  • Label: UMC
  • Released Date: 11th November 2013
  • Buying Format:
    2LP Gatefold Sleeve

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The definitive rock opera, Tommy liberated the Who from a “singles band” stigma, marking them as a substantial artistic force. Composer Pete Townshend had flirted with the conceptual format on two previous releases, but here his vision is spread over two ambitious records that play to the Who’s main strengths. Anthems such as the raucous “Pinball Wizard” and the surprisingly serene “I’m Free” emphasize the kinetic power of the band, while Townshend’s cast of characters (the perverted Uncle Ernie, the inscrutable Tommy) reveals a wild and unconventional imagination. Townshend even incorporates Sonny Boy Williamson’s “Eyesight to the Blind” as part of his fable about the “deaf, dumb, and blind kid,” making a successful reference to the past in what is an undeniably groundbreaking and forward-looking achievement.

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Track Listings

Disc 1
1. Overture
2. It's a Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The Acid Queen
10. Underture

Disc 2
1. Do You Think It's Alright?
2. Fiddle About
3. Pinball Wizard
4. There's a Doctor
5. Go to the Mirror!
6. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
7. Smash the Mirror
8. Sensation
9. Miracle Cure
10. Sally Simpson
11. I'm Free
12. Welcome
13. Tommy's Holiday Camp
14. We're Not Gonna Take It

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