Tommy
Geffen Records - Geffen Records
Release date: 2003-10-28
Audio CD
20th/21st Century Opera, Album Rock, England, Hard Rock, Mod, Opera, Pop, Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock Music, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop, Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues
1. Overture
2. It's a Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker)
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The Acid Queen
10. Underture
11. Do You Think It's Alright?
12. Fiddle About
13. Pinball Wizard
14. There's a Doctor
15. Go to the Mirror!
16. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
17. Smash the Mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sally Simpson
21. I'm Free
22. Welcome
23. Tommy's Holiday Camp
24. We're Not Gonna Take It
25. See Me Feel Me / Listening to You
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Tommy
Date undefinedUnbelievable concept album with one cover song that also kills, "Eyesight to the Blind". Great songwriting, musicianship and beautiful harmonies make this an "Amazing Journey", cover to cover. I remember wearing this out on vinyl, and waiting for a CD release. The final cut, "We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me/Listening to You" still give me the warm and fuzzies, and make me wish there was more material on this disk. Do not buy the movie soundtrack, other than for the balls out version of "I'm Free", which I feel is stronger than the release on the original because of Daltrey's voice.
Tommy
Date undefinedWell Worth it. If you have a SACD player/5.1 channel system, you will LOVE this recording. AMAZING sound!! i am not reviewing the content ,per se, if you have ever heard Tommy, then you already like the album or not, for those who complain about 5.1 mixes, and how they differ from the original stereo LP, hey, if you see a group live, alot of times they dont play songs the same anyway, so if it seems too different from the original, chalk it up to artistic interpetation, the original artists probably approved or arranged the new 5.1 mixes anyway. The only way to listen to SACDs is with the proper setup, The Playstation 3 will play them if you get the proper receiver, one that decodes LPCM thru the HDMI cable, see ps3sacd.com for receivers that work, otherwise, get a SACD stand alone player and a 5.1 receiver/amp, see ebay, and ENJOY!!!!
Tommy
Date undefinedI won't address the music itself in this review since more than enough has already been said about this phenomenal album. My focus is on the 5.1 production of it. Suffice to say, if there is a single album out there that has properly taken advantage of 5.1 technology, it is The Who's Tommy. Pete Townshend produced this version himself and the results are clearly a labor of love. While many DVD Audio discs give you width by separating tracks, this version combines them in a way that gives the listener remarkable *depth*, incredible sound that makes you feel like you are in the room with them. I've compared this to a number of DVD Audio discs and it holds its own as a superior production second only perhaps to The Beatles' LOVE. Highly recommended to Who fans and anyone who can appreciate the best of what surround sound offers.
