Rock/Pop
LP, 2
Discs, 24
Tracks, 75:12
Length
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Part I
| 40:42 |
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01 |
Overture |
Pete Townshend |
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05:22 |
02 |
It's A Boy |
Pete Townshend |
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00:39 |
03 |
1921 |
Pete Townshend |
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02:50 |
04 |
Amazing Journey |
Pete Townshend |
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03:25 |
05 |
Sparks |
Pete Townshend |
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03:47 |
06 |
Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker) |
Sonny Boy Williamson |
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02:14 |
07 |
Christmas |
Pete Townshend |
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04:34 |
08 |
Cousin Kevin |
John Entwistle |
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04:07 |
09 |
The Acid Queen |
Pete Townshend |
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03:35 |
10 |
Underture |
Pete Townshend |
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10:09 |
Part II
|
34:30 |
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11 |
Do You Think It's Alright |
Pete Townshend |
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00:24 |
12 |
Fiddle About |
John Entwistle |
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01:30 |
13 |
Pinball Wizard |
Pete Townshend |
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03:01 |
14 |
There's A Doctor |
Pete Townshend |
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00:24 |
15 |
Go To The Mirror! |
Pete Townshend |
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03:50 |
16 |
Tommy Can You Hear Me |
Pete Townshend |
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01:36 |
17 |
Smash The Mirror |
Pete Townshend |
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01:35 |
18 |
Sensation |
Pete Townshend |
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02:27 |
19 |
Miracle Cure |
Pete Townshend |
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00:12 |
20 |
Sally Simpson |
Pete Townshend |
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04:12 |
21 |
I'm Free |
Pete Townshend |
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02:40 |
22 |
Welcome |
Pete Townshend |
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04:34 |
23 |
Tommy's Holiday Camp |
Keith Moon |
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00:57 |
24 |
We're Not Gonna Take It |
Pete Townshend |
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07:08 |
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Packaging |
Gatefold |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Vocals |
Roger Daltrey |
Guitar |
Pete Townshend |
Bass |
John Entwistle |
Drums |
Keith Moon |
Musician |
The Who |
Producer |
Kit Lambert |
Engineer |
Damon Lyon-Shaw |
Cover by |
Mike McInnerney |
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Index |
#
3795 |
Owner |
Dave |
Tags |
Rock Opera, Art Rock |
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Purchased |
New |
Packaging Notes |
Triple gatefold album with book |
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The full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy that launched the band to international superstardom, written almost entirely by Pete Townshend. Hailed as a breakthrough upon its release, its critical standing has diminished somewhat in the ensuing decades because of the occasional pretensions of the concept and because of the insubstantial nature of some of the songs that functioned as little more than devices to advance the rather sketchy plot. Nonetheless, the double album has many excellent songs, including "I'm Free," "Pinball Wizard," "Sensation," "Christmas," "We're Not Gonna Take It," and the dramatic ten-minute instrumental "Underture." Though the album was slightly flawed, Townshend's ability to construct a lengthy conceptual narrative brought new possibilities to rock music. Despite the complexity of the project, he and the Who never lost sight of solid pop melodies, harmonies, and forceful instrumentation, imbuing the material with a suitably powerful grace.