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Tommy is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 19 May 1969. [2] Written primarily by guitarist Pete Townshend, Tommy is a double album and an early rock opera that tells the story of the fictional Tommy Walker and his path to becoming a spiritual leader and messianic figure.
Tommy stares into the mirror blankly as his mother tries desperately to reach him one last time, before smashing the mirror in a rage ("Smash the Mirror"). With the mirror in pieces, Tommy suddenly becomes fully lucid and interactive for the first time since the age of four, and he leaves home ("I'm Free"). Through 1961 to 1963, news of Tommy's ...
The first live performance of Tommy was a press reception at Ronnie Scott's on 1 May 1969. [42] The following day, the group flew out to New York for a US tour, starting at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit. [42] On 17 August, the Who appeared at the Woodstock festival, having been delayed from the previous evening after the show ran late.
'Tommy' Review: Broadway Musical Revival is Strictly for the Boomers. Trouser Press, One of the All-Time Great Music Magazines, Finally Gets an Anthology: Book Review.
Tommy is a 1975 British psychedelic musical fantasy drama film written and directed by Ken Russell.It was based on the Who's 1969 album of the same name, a rock opera about a "psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind" boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader. [5]
The Broadway version of Tommy, The Who's Tommy, won five Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards in 1993, while the London version won three Laurence Olivier Awards in 1997. Similarly, the movie adaptation of Tommy won the award for "Rock Movie of the Year" in the first annual Rock Music Awards in 1975. [9]
Tommy is a soundtrack album by The Who with contributions from numerous artists. The soundtrack was used in the 1975 Tommy film that was based on the original album ...
The Who were one year and three months into their Tommy tour when they played their second engagement at the Isle of Wight Festival.As in 1969, they played most of their famous rock opera Tommy, which by this time was quite familiar to the festival crowd.