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Track Listings
| 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 | |||
| 11. Do You Think It's Alright? | |||
| 12. Fiddle About | |||
| 13. Pinball Wizard | |||
| 14. There's A Doctor | |||
| 15. Go To The Mirror! | |||
| 16. Tommy Can You Hear Me? | |||
| 17. Smash The Mirror | |||
| 18. Sensation | |||
| 19. Miracle Cure | |||
| 20. Sally Simpson | |||
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Tommy had the dubious distinction of being the first-ever rock opera; however, it's none the worse for that, Ken Russell's adaptation notwithstanding. Due largely to Pete Townshend's skill as a songwriter and composer, Tommy tells a coherent story and includes quality rock and roll at the same time, an impressive feat by itself. While surprisingly more linear than the later Quadrophenia, Tommy boasts several songs that stand up well on their own, including the classic "Pinball Wizard", "The Acid Queen", "I'm Free", and "Sally Simpson". Much of the rest doesn't make much sense lyrically unless you listen to the entire album, but you'll probably want to do that anyway, preferably with the lights low and the stereo cranked. --Genevieve Williams
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The definitive rock opera, TOMMY liberated the Who from a "singles band" stigma, marking them as a substantial artisticforce. 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" emphasise the kinetic power of the band, while Townshend's cast of characters (the perverted Uncle Ernie, the inscrutable Tommy) reveals a wildand unconventional imagination. Townshend even incorporatesSonny 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.
Tommy had the dubious distinction of being the first-ever rock opera; however, it's none the worse for that, Ken Russell's adaptation notwithstanding. Due largely to Pete Townshend's skill as a songwriter and composer, Tommy tells a coherent story and includes quality rock and roll at the same time, an impressive feat by itself. While surprisingly more linear than the later Quadrophenia, Tommy boasts several songs that stand up well on their own, including the classic "Pinball Wizard", "The Acid Queen", "I'm Free", and "Sally Simpson". Much of the rest doesn't make much sense lyrically unless you listen to the entire album, but you'll probably want to do that anyway, preferably with the lights low and the stereo cranked. --Genevieve Williams
Description
The definitive rock opera, TOMMY liberated the Who from a "singles band" stigma, marking them as a substantial artisticforce. 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" emphasise the kinetic power of the band, while Townshend's cast of characters (the perverted Uncle Ernie, the inscrutable Tommy) reveals a wildand unconventional imagination. Townshend even incorporatesSonny 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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