Pretentious, overachieving, at times yes, but the inventiveness, originality, far reaching impact of this masterwork pushed rock into another level. A hybrid of opera, psychology, and pop, Tommy opens another door of perception and laids bare the authors own inner demons and ours.
Huge spiritual work by The Who here, & the message is mostly hidden, occulted. Pete is handing out fishing rods here, not fish. Thank you Alex Neff, this is the first I've seen this stuff.
The spiritual work is absent here,the emancipation proclamation is brought forward by the visual theory of the prospective of a kind you seen thru science period end of story.
@@chrisborland4972 I would delete your comment before Roger Waters sees it...he may take you to court because he thinks he is the only intellectual in rock music....lol
I've been an intrigued and fresh listener of this brilliant work of art/rock for some 40+years. What amazing footage from when Tommy was just a baby and great insights into the core of Tommy's inception in the great, and all too short interview with ( perhaps arguably) the greatest creative intellect of that whole phenomenal and legendary generation. - Rock On!
I honestly think that this whole ARTSY FARTSY trip Pete went on actually DERAILED The🇬🇧Who from just continuing to put out good solid RnR. They had a unique sound and the songwriting was usually interesting and well played. (No pun but) WHO out there really liked Tommy ? I’m sure there’d be a few people that just look for confrontation and love arguing, but deep down NO ONE ever really cared for the whole “Tommy” project. I honestly don’t think Pete even likes it now but he’d never admit it. Some prime years wasted on that crap idea. Some of Moons last too.
Who liked Tommy? The album completely revitalised the Who, who were struggling for hits at the time. It was their highest charting album in the Uk and USA up to that point, is multiple platinum in America. It led to huge tours around Europe and America, spawned a live orchestral concert and album, a Hollywood movie with a star studded cast and accompanying soundtrack record and a Broadway musical with several revivals. So yeah, quite a few people liked it 😅 Also what RnR did it derail them from? Their previous album had little in the way of RnR on it, it was psychedelic pop. In 1969 when they were touring it they were also playing several rock n roll cuts like Summertime Blues, Shaking All Over and Young Man Blues and the band went on to morph into a hard rock band with their next album, Who's Next, so it didn't derail them from being a rock band, it allowed them to transform into one. Oh and the Who were pretty much always "artsy fartsy" from "I'm A Boy" based on a science fiction opera Pete wanted to write, to a mini opera on their second album and a concept album based on pirate radio, containing a song based on a full length opera Townshend had been working on... they had a history of it.
@@DanteDiCarloMusicWell said indeed. You definitely know your Who history. The Who are entirely misunderstood if we see them simply as testosterone-fuelled noise makers. From the very start, their work spoke of sensitivity and vulnerability, and crises of identity (I mean, look at the band’s name!).
@@DanteDiCarloMusicYes. I think-and I realise this is odd in one respect-my top 4 Who albums goes: 1. Quadrophenia; 2. Who’s Next; 3. Whio By Numbers; 4. Tommy.
this is the best thing currently on the internet
Keith Moon. The most entertaining mime drummer in history.
up there with Carmine Appice
Nothing ever like The Who!
Pretentious, overachieving, at times yes, but the inventiveness, originality, far reaching impact of this masterwork pushed rock into another level. A hybrid of opera, psychology, and pop, Tommy opens another door of perception and laids bare the authors own inner demons and ours.
Hah, talk about pretentious!What a load of rubbish!😂
@@daveyvaneis your name Pete by any chance?? lol!!
Huge spiritual work by The Who here, & the message is mostly hidden, occulted. Pete is handing out fishing rods here, not fish. Thank you Alex Neff, this is the first I've seen this stuff.
The spiritual work is absent here,the emancipation proclamation is brought forward by the visual theory of the prospective of a kind you seen thru science period end of story.
@@jackbruce1000 huh?
Townshend is a genius
There aren't too many true intellectuals in rock. Townshend is one, and maybe the foremost. A genius for sure, on several levels.
@@chrisborland4972 I would delete your comment before Roger Waters sees it...he may take you to court because he thinks he is the only intellectual in rock music....lol
@@pulsarlights2825 Oops. Sorry. (Not.) ;-)
@@chrisborland4972sorry - not sorry lol!
Уникальная вещь!
This film of Keith Moon is crazy . I wish it was a little clearer .
I've been an intrigued and fresh listener of this brilliant work of art/rock for some 40+years. What amazing footage from when Tommy was just a baby and great insights into the core of Tommy's inception in the great, and all too short interview with ( perhaps arguably) the greatest creative intellect of that whole phenomenal and legendary generation. - Rock On!
GOOBLETY GOCK
@@ezsmith3765 it would help if you could spell
The Who
Never seen this in full...
What is weird is this dropped 5yrs ago and has 10K, while Keith Richards drops a song &gets 150000 in 6hrs ha. Ty4Post>
What’s your fucking point?
It looks like it's mimed and yet it's not the studio version either.
It is the studio version
Keith Moon Baby!!!
Les who ne sont pas un groupe de playback ( Guy platteau Marseille France)
This Dont looked Mimed But it's Exactly like the Record
Its very mimed
I honestly think that this whole ARTSY FARTSY trip Pete went on actually DERAILED The🇬🇧Who from just continuing to put out good solid RnR. They had a unique sound and the songwriting was usually interesting and well played.
(No pun but) WHO out there really liked Tommy ? I’m sure there’d be a few people that just look for confrontation and love arguing, but deep down NO ONE ever really cared for the whole “Tommy” project. I honestly don’t think Pete even likes it now but he’d never admit it. Some prime years wasted on that crap idea. Some of Moons last too.
Who liked Tommy? The album completely revitalised the Who, who were struggling for hits at the time. It was their highest charting album in the Uk and USA up to that point, is multiple platinum in America. It led to huge tours around Europe and America, spawned a live orchestral concert and album, a Hollywood movie with a star studded cast and accompanying soundtrack record and a Broadway musical with several revivals. So yeah, quite a few people liked it 😅 Also what RnR did it derail them from? Their previous album had little in the way of RnR on it, it was psychedelic pop. In 1969 when they were touring it they were also playing several rock n roll cuts like Summertime Blues, Shaking All Over and Young Man Blues and the band went on to morph into a hard rock band with their next album, Who's Next, so it didn't derail them from being a rock band, it allowed them to transform into one. Oh and the Who were pretty much always "artsy fartsy" from "I'm A Boy" based on a science fiction opera Pete wanted to write, to a mini opera on their second album and a concept album based on pirate radio, containing a song based on a full length opera Townshend had been working on... they had a history of it.
@@DanteDiCarloMusicWell said indeed. You definitely know your Who history. The Who are entirely misunderstood if we see them simply as testosterone-fuelled noise makers. From the very start, their work spoke of sensitivity and vulnerability, and crises of identity (I mean, look at the band’s name!).
Oh, and I absolutely love Tommy, though I think Quadrophenia ultimately outshines it.
@@martyhopkirk6826 absolutely! The who encompass all tge emotion. Quadrophenia is my favourite album but Tommy and Whos Next were genius as well
@@DanteDiCarloMusicYes. I think-and I realise this is odd in one respect-my top 4 Who albums goes: 1. Quadrophenia; 2. Who’s Next; 3. Whio By Numbers; 4. Tommy.