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Tarfumes.com - Tommy (1975 Film)
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: Universal
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0042284112123
Format: Original recording reissued
Label: Universal
Manufacturer: Universal
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Universal
Release Date: 2001-04-17
Studio: Universal
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Editorial Reviews:
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During a 1971 concert performance, a seemingly relieved Pete Townshend announced that the event would mark the last performance of the Who's landmark rock opera Tommy. To paraphrase Adam West: "Poor, deluded boy." Over the ensuing decades, the mushrooming popularity of the Who's tour de force would inspire an all-stars-meet-the-London Symphony album (1972), a star-studded Ken Russell film epic/soundtrack (1975), a Broadway show (1992)--and become an enduring millstone around Townshend and the band's collective necks. But it was over-the-top auteur Russell who would give the morality tale of the deaf, dumb, and blind boy-cum-reluctant-messiah some of its most indelible pop-cultural iconography: Eric Clapton as High Priest; Acid Queen Tina Turner; Elton John in sky-high stack soles as the Pinball Wizard. The accompanying album is dutifully sprawling, a monument to Me Decade excess studded with loopy star turns (including the, er, "operatic" charms of Ann Margaret and Jack Nicholson), swelling choirs, and blustery synth fills. As he would later do to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, executive producer Robert Stigwood manages to turn one of rock's seminal achievements into something more artistically akin to the World Wrestling Federation, and every bit as musically subtle. It's no mean feat to virtually overwhelm the Who on their own record; Stigwood makes it sound like a vendetta. Still, it's an album so ambitiously bad it's but one William Shatner performance away from being a kitsch masterpiece. --Jerry McCulley
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: amazing!
Comment: this album is absolutely amazing, I couldn't go without listening to this, it really represents the movie without even having to watch it. I would reccomend buying this without a doubt.
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Summary: Makes me want to go deaf
Comment: It's bad enough to have the poorly chosen actors trying to sing but to have insanely bad performances from the likes of Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend is unacceptable. What were they trying to do ? Dumb down to Jack Nicolson's singing ? At least Roger Daltrey sings the best of his career here. Really, he is the only reason to see the movie or listen to this tripe. Why and how did Pete manage to mangle 'Amazing Journey' and 'Sparks' so horribly ? And Clapton must have been going through withdrawals while singing 'Eyesight To the Blind.' Oh yeah - Elton does a great job. But skip this until the very end of your Who related purchases. Please.
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Summary: Excellent!
Comment: Pete Townshend's classic performed by The Who, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton Elton John, Ann-Margaret, and Jack Nicholson. Doesn't get much better than that! The movie is awesome too.
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Summary: This is NOT the original "TOMMY" masterwork, but is very good anyway!
Comment: First things first: (1) You're truly a Classic Rock fanatic, (2) You're a crazy Soundtrack collector, (3) You like classic Rock bands playing their best tunes with other Classic Rock monsters = You will love this album!
Certainly, it could appear quite strange to give a good comment on a Classic Rock masterwork (The Who's "Tommy" is a classic, no doubt about it!) on which the original composers/performers (i.e. The Who) play the tunes with other great musicians/performers (Elton John, Tina Turner and Eric Clapton are all here!). All together with non-musical superstars like Ann-Margret and Jack Nicholson...
The final product may sound a little bit 'eclectic', but it certainly will satisfy most of Classic Rock/Soundtracks fans! However, please be warned: if by any chance you get the European edition of this album (Dutch?), it may sound a little bit 'opaque' (just like if it had been recorded on a very old and sworn cassette tape).
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Summary: I got it for one song
Comment: Okay, I'll admit it, I had the LP back in the day and really don't care all that much for most of it, but I upgraded to a CD of it anyway just for one song. I love the film version of "Sparks" so much I couldn't help myself. What a trip!
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