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They begin to neglect him, leaving him to be tortured by his sadistic "Cousin Kevin" and molested by his uncle Ernie "Fiddle About". As Tommy grows older, he discovers that he can feel vibrations sufficiently well to become an expert pinball player " Pinball Wizard ". His parents take him to a respected doctor "There's a Doctor" , who determines that the boy's disabilities are psychosomatic rather than physical.

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Tommy is told by the Doctor to " Go to the Mirror! After seeing Tommy spend extended periods staring at a mirror in the house, his mother smashes it out of frustration "Smash the Mirror". This removes Tommy's mental block, and he recovers his senses, realising he can become a powerful leader "Sensation". Tommy retreats inward again " See Me, Feel Me " with his "continuing statement of wonder at that which encompasses him".

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Townshend had been looking at ways of progressing beyond the standard three minute pop single format since The first use of the term was applied to a suite called "Quads", set in a future where parents could choose the sex of their children. A couple want four girls but instead receive three girls and a boy, raising him as a girl anyway. The opera was abandoned after writing a single song, the hit single, " I'm a Boy ". Townshend initially objected, but eventually agreed to do so, coming up with " A Quick One, While He's Away ", which joined short pieces of music together into a continuous narrative.

Pete Townshend talking to Jann Wenner , August [9]. By , Townshend was unsure about how the Who should progress musically.

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The group were no longer teenagers, but he wanted their music to remain relevant. Townshend and Lambert realised they needed a larger vehicle for their music than hit singles, and a new stage show, and Townshend hoped to incorporate his love of Baba into this concept. He also wanted the material performed in concert, to counteract the trend of bands like the Beatles and the Beach Boys , whose studio output was not designed for live performance.

In August , in an interview to Rolling Stone , Townsend talked about a new rock opera, which had the working title of Deaf, Dumb and Blind Boy , and described the entire plot in great detail, which ran to 11 pages. Townshend eventually settled on Tommy because it was a common British name, and a nickname for soldiers in World War I. Sessions were block booked from 2pm — 10pm, but recording often spilled over into the early morning.

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The album was recorded onto eight track tape, which allowed various instruments to be overdubbed. Townshend used several guitars in the studio, but made particular use of the Gibson J acoustic and the Gibson SG. Keith Moon used a new double bass drum kit owned by roadie Tony Haslam, after Premier had refused to loan him any more equipment due to continual abuse.

Singer Roger Daltrey later said that Townshend often came in with a half-finished demo recording , adding "we probably did as much talking as we did recording, sorting out arrangements and things. Moon got the songwriting credit for suggesting the idea, though the music was composed and played by Townshend. Moon later said, "It was, at the time, very un-Wholike. A lot of the songs were soft. We never played like that. Some of the material had already been written for other projects.

A cover of Mercy Dee Walton 's "One Room Country Shack" was also recorded but was scrapped from the final track listing as Townshend could not figure out a way to incorporate it in the plot. Recording at IBC was slow, due to a lack of a full plot and a full selection of songs. The group hoped that the album would be ready by Christmas, but sessions dragged on. Melody Maker ' s Chris Welch visited IBC studios in November and while he was impressed with the working environment and the material, [30] the project still did not have a title and there was no coherent plotline.

The Who on Tour which received a scathing review from Greil Marcus in Rolling Stone over its poor selection of material and misleading name as the album contained studio recordings and was not live. The Who took a break from recording at the end of to tour, including a well received appearance at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus on 10 December. By March , some songs had been recorded several times, yet Townshend still thought there were missing pieces. The album was commercially successful, reaching No. An EP of selections from the album was planned to be released in the UK in November , but was withdrawn.

When it was released, critics were split between those who thought the album was a masterpiece, the beginnings of a new genre, and those that felt it was exploitative. Unfortunately, because it fundamentally dealt with the abstract concept of Baba's spiritual precepts, the interviews often gave confusing and contradicting details.

For Melody Maker , Chris Welch went to the album's press launch show at Ronnie Scott's and although the volume left his ears ringing for 20 hours, he concluded "we wanted more. He praised Townshend for deliberately constructing the album so that each song can be enjoyed individually and felt that he is determined to "give his audience what it wants without burying his own peculiarity".

Goldman asserted that, based on innovation, performance, and "sheer power", Tommy surpasses anything else in studio-recorded rock. According to music journalist Richie Unterberger , Tommy was hailed by contemporary critics as the Who's breakthrough, but its critical standing diminished slightly in the subsequent decades, because of its occasionally pretentious concept and flimsy songs that functioned as devices to "advance the rather sketchy plot. In , the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "historical, artistic and significant value".

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According to music critic Martha Bayles, Tommy did not mix rock with classical music, as its "rock opera" title may have suggested, but instead was "dominated by the Who's mature style: Marsh thought the problem with the album's narrative is that there isn't enough transitional material provided by the lyrics. There are no stage directions, no cast, and narration is restricted to key phrases such as "Tommy can you hear me?

Tommy was originally released as a two- LP set with artwork designed by McInnerney, which included a booklet including lyrics and images to illustrate parts of the story. The cover is presented as part of a triptych -style fold-out cover, and the booklet contained abstract artwork that outlined the story. Townshend thought McInnerney, a fellow follower of Baba, would be a suitable choice to do the cover.

As recording was near completion, McInnerney received a number of cassettes with completed songs and a brief outline for the story, which he immediately recognised as being based on Baba's teachings. The inner triptych, meanwhile, showed a hand reaching out to light and a light shining in a dark void. Please tell us where you read or heard it including the quote, if possible. Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way. Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

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General Comment Good, simple lyrics by John. The character was created by Pete and was named "Uncle" because when his mother had male "friends" over, little Pete was ordered to call them Uncles. While being sung John does it the best due to his deep voice Billy Idol sucked, all he did was say Fuck after every line. Long Live John Entwistle! Did John have any cases of child abuse or something, because I never heard about it.

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