The Who
Tommy (A Rock Opera) (1969)
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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.
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -2.37 dB -15.00 dB 3:49 01-Overture
DR10 -4.38 dB -19.17 dB 2:07 02-It's A Boy
DR10 -1.42 dB -14.80 dB 2:48 03-1921
DR10 -1.06 dB -14.54 dB 3:22 04-Amazing Journey
DR10 -2.18 dB -14.64 dB 3:44 05-Sparks
DR10 -1.00 dB -14.54 dB 2:15 06-Eyesight For The Blind (The Hawker)
DR11 -1.00 dB -14.90 dB 4:33 07-Christmas
DR11 -1.47 dB -14.44 dB 4:05 08-Cousin Kevin
DR11 -1.20 dB -15.63 dB 3:33 09-The Acid Queen
DR11 -1.58 dB -15.70 dB 10:01 10-Underture
DR8 -4.20 dB -14.63 dB 0:24 11-Do You Think It's Alright?
DR10 -3.87 dB -16.24 dB 1:30 12-Fiddle About
DR11 -2.59 dB -17.17 dB 2:59 13-Pinball Wizard
DR10 -5.19 dB -19.13 dB 0:24 14-There's A Doctor
DR10 -1.00 dB -14.14 dB 3:46 15-Go To The Mirror!
DR10 -5.49 dB -17.53 dB 1:35 16-Tommy Can You Hear Me?
DR10 -2.04 dB -15.26 dB 1:34 17-Smash The Mirror
DR10 -1.00 dB -14.78 dB 2:25 18-Sensation
DR10 -1.40 dB -14.42 dB 0:13 19-Miracle Cure
DR11 -1.98 dB -14.44 dB 4:08 20-Sally Simpson
DR10 -1.00 dB -13.30 dB 2:38 21-I'm Free
DR12 -2.69 dB -17.55 dB 4:30 22-Welcome
DR10 -6.76 dB -19.59 dB 0:57 23-Tommy's Holiday Camp
DR11 -1.23 dB -15.03 dB 7:07 24-We're Not Gonna Take It
Exquisite share - and one of the best rock operas ever recorded, imho. If you haven't seen it, check out the 1975 movie 'Tommy', preferably while slightly buzzed. With an all-star cast including Roger Daltrey as Tommy, Elton John as the Pinball Wizard, Tina Turner as The Acid Queen, Eric Clapton playing the Preacher and Jack Nicholson as the Specialist. I saw it back in '75 or '76 and it changed my life :-) but, ya know, in a good way.
Favorite 3 tracks: Tommy Can You Hear Me? Pinball Wizard and I'm Free.
If ya need a link to an active torrent for the film, just PM me.
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