Friday 8 October 2010

'Tommy' by The Who


"The Pram's Album Show" on 2MCE-FM presents...

Your Favourite Featured Album for Tuesday 12th October 2010, 1.30 - 3.30 pm (AEST) was :

"Tommy", by The Who (1969)

* Where were you when you first heard songs from this album?
* What does this album remind you of?
* Who were you with when you first heard music from this album?
* Why does this albums' music sound special to you?
* What were you doing when you first heard music from this album?
* How does hearing songs from this album make you feel?
  • Tommy is the fourth album by the English rock band The Who.
  • A double album telling a loose story about a "deaf, dumb, and blind boy" who becomes the leader of a messianic movement, Tommy was the first musical work to be billed overtly as a rock opera.
  • Released in 1969, the album was mostly composed by guitarist Pete Townshend.
  • In 1998 it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant" value.
  • It has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.. (Source)



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