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Tommy
by Who
ALBUM RANKINGS:
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
3.0589
Avg. Critic Score:
3.1460
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All Music GuideThe full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy that launched the band to international superstardom, written almost entirely byPete Townshend. ...more
Yahoo! Music Overrated then and overrated now. Still, the underproduced original recording is superior to all the subsequent re-recording and renderings (including a terrible Ken Russell flick and a full-blown Broadway production )--and it's still as essential in its own way as a rock artifact as, say, Sgt. Pepper's . ...more
Yahoo! MusicThe full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy that launched the band to international superstardom, written almost entirely by Pete Townshend. ...more
PopMattersAn Amazing Journey Thirty five years ago, Pete Townshend embarked on an ambitious creative trek. Only in his mid-twenties, the Who's chief protagonist sought to expand upon his earlier mini opera "A Quick One While He's Away" with a full blown rock opera; a series of compositions built upon an expansive central theme. ...more
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starling.rinet
Track listing: 1) Overture/It's A Boy ; 2) You Didn't Hear It; 3) Amazing Journey/Sparks ; 4) Eyesight To The Blind; 5) Christmas; 6) Cousin Kevin; 7) The Acid Queen; 8) Underture ; 9) Do You Think It's Alright/Fiddle About; 10) Pinball Wizard ; ...read the complete review at starling.rinet
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Adrian Denning.co.uk
Pete Townshend had been trying out ideas through the title song from 'A Quick One' as well as 'Rael' from 'The Who Sell Out'. All this was to lead to the creation of an album long narrative or song cycle, later dubbed a Rock Opera. 'Tommy' isn't...read the complete review at Adrian Denning.co.uk
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The Daily Vault Album Reviews
It seems like in the music industry, there are certain albums which are unofficially considered "sacred cows" by the fans. These are the albums considered to be untouchable classics, and heaven help anyone who dares to speak negatively about...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews
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thenightowl.com
For the last year or so, The Who have been slowly rereleasing and upgrading their entire catalog, and thanks to the production team of Andy Macpherson & Jon Astley, everything so far has sounded great. Luckily for Who fans, the job they did on Tommy...read the complete review at thenightowl.com
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