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Tommy is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 19 May 1969. [2] Written primarily by guitarist Pete Townshend, Tommy is a double album and an early rock opera that tells the story of the fictional Tommy Walker and his path to becoming a spiritual leader and messianic figure.
The song "Pinball Wizard", performed by Elton John, was a major hit when released as a single. [1] Although the music for this song is performed by "The Elton John Band", as he was calling his musical team, the film depicts John being backed by The Who (dressed in pound-note suits).
Tommy stares into the mirror blankly as his mother tries desperately to reach him one last time, before smashing the mirror in a rage ("Smash the Mirror"). With the mirror in pieces, Tommy suddenly becomes fully lucid and interactive for the first time since the age of four, and he leaves home ("I'm Free"). Through 1961 to 1963, news of Tommy's ...
Tommy is a 1972 album by the London Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Choir, conducted and directed by David Measham, performing arrangements by Wil Malone of The Who's 1969 album Tommy with additional arrangements by James Sullivan.
According to Pete Townshend, "We're Not Gonna Take It" was not originally written for the Tommy storyline. Instead, he says the people's reaction to politics inspired it. Again something written before Tommy had actually been formed as a total idea, and that particular song wasn't about Tommy's devotees at all. It was about the rabble in ...
Tommy (rock opera) * Tommy (The Who album) L. Live at Leeds; Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (The Who album) S. The Smithereens Play Tommy; T. Tommy (1975 film)
Listen to a playlist of the best songs of the year as selected by The Times' August Brown and Mikael Wood. ... Meet Tommy Richman, aspring opera singer turned viral R&B hitmaker. 5. Tommy Richman ...
The group's fourth album, the rock opera Tommy (1969) was a critical and commercial success. [3] The Who played the rock opera live from 1969 to 1970, which elevated the band's critical standing. [4] Their fifth album, Who's Next followed a series of free concerts at the Young Vic, London. [5]