Tommy - The Who Reviews

It is not easy knowing where to start with this subject - the first Magnum Opus by Pete Townshend. A review of 'Tommy' cannot do it justice by reference merely to one aspect of the work. In this respect I am sympathetic to the problems that another contributer encountered in a review of the DVD of the Ken Russell film recently. ...  Read the complete review

'Pinball wizard, yeah great rock song, Elton John covered that too' The pinball wizard is more than that. Tommy IS the pinball wizard, the unfortunate boy whose tale is told from birth to manhood... The Who unearthed the taboo subject of autism in 1969 - a time when few knew about it and other rock bands merely hinted at social ...  Read the complete review

The CD revolutionised the music industry, but there was a downside. Millions of great records were lost because they were only on vinyl. Once my wife threw out my crackly old record deck I lost access to lots of quality music. Thankfully the back catalogues of many great names are being reissued in CD form. And as a bonus they usually ...  Read the complete review

Wow! What an album! This really is truly a rock masterpiece. I never thought I would like an opera even if it is a Rock opera. This blew me away. There is a total of 22 songs on this long album with a mixture of styles,moods and tastes which are reflected in the music. The actual story of Tommy the deaf,dumb and blind kid that plays ...  Read the complete review

Tommy is a majestic rock opera that proved The Who to be one of the greatest rock bands of all time (they didn't play at Woodstock '69 for nothing) and that they had the albums market licked as well. OK, it isn't as good as Who's Next but it still must be owned. Fanastic stand out tracks such as Pinball Wizard and We're Not ...  Read the complete review