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Tommy [Mobile Fidelity]
Release Date: 1969
Label: MCA Records
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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. [A two-disc version was released by MCA.] Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Overture/It's a BoyTownshend
2You Didn't Hear ItTownshend
3Amazing Journey/SparksTownshend
4Eyesight for the BlindWilliamson
5ChristmasTownshend
6Cousin KevinEntwistle
7Acid QueenTownshend
8UndertureTownshend
9Do You Think It's Alright/Fiddle AboutTownshend, Entwistle
10Pinball WizardTownshend
11There's a Doctor I've FoundTownshend
12Go to the Mirror BoyTownshend
13Tommy Can You Hear MeTownshend
14Smash the MirrorTownshend
15SensationTownshend
16Miracle CureTownshend
17Sally SimpsonTownshend
18I'm FreeTownshend
19WelcomeTownshend
20Tommy's Holiday CampMoon
21We're Not Gonna Take ItTownshend







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