Tommy - The Who

Powderfinger · Post by **Powderfinger** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:09 pm

I've downloaded the album Tommy, and I love it. But I want to know the exact track order. Does anyone has it.

And I need to cut the entire album into pieces, so that I have all the songs seperately, so does somebody knows how long the songs are.

Flame-Sky Diver · Post by **Flame-Sky Diver** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:56 pm

1. Overture (Townshend) - 5:21
2. It's a Boy (Townshend) - :38
3. 1921 (Townshend) - 2:49
4. Amazing Journey (Townshend) - 3:25
5. Sparks (Townshend) - 3:46
6. Eyesight to the Blind (Williamson) - 2:13
7. Christmas (Townshend) - 4:34
8. Cousin Kevin (Entwistle) - 4:07
9. The Acid Queen (Townshend) - 3:34
10. Underture (Townshend) - 10:09
11. Do You Think It's Alright? (Townshend) - :24
12. Fiddle About (Entwistle) - 1:29
13. Pinball Wizard (Townshend) - 3:01
14. There's a Doctor (Townshend) - :23
15. Go to the Mirror (Townshend) - 3:49
16. Tommy, Can You Hear Me? (Townshend) - 1:36
17. Smash the Mirror (Townshend) - 1:35
18. Sensation (Townshend) - 2:27
19. Miracle Cure (Townshend) - :12
20. Sally Simpson (Townshend) - 4:12
21. I'm Free (Townshend) - 2:40
22. Welcome (Townshend) - 4:34
23. Tommy's Holiday Camp (Moon/Townshend) - :57
24. We're Not Gonna Take It (Townshend) - 7:08

It's a great album. I love Pinball Wizard, Amazing Journey, I'm Free, We're Not Gonna Take It...

Powderfinger · Post by **Powderfinger** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:11 pm

Thank you very much, Flame-Sky Diver

Painball wizard is my favourite, terrific guitar rythm, and We're not gonna take it, of course.

Flame-Sky Diver · Post by **Flame-Sky Diver** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:20 pm

No problem.

Post by **mosespa** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 7:23 pm

When I first turned my wife on to Tommy, we would find ourselves walking around for days with "And Tommy doesn't know what day it is" bouncing around in our heads.

Just recently, we were listening to it again...this time, The Acid Queen lodged in our brains.

gillis · Post by **gillis** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:08 pm

i have to see the film again, last time i saw it was maybe 15 years ago and at that time i really found it weird.

elton's version of pinball wizard in his greatest hits 2 is a really good cover

Post by **mosespa** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:23 pm

gillis wrote:i have to see the film again,

Listen to the original album instead...it's better musically.

Although some of the film soundtrack variations are interesting, it's just far too campy. A movie made for drugs.

Although I agree with you that Elton's cover of Pinball Wizard is quite good.

MikeWaters · Post by **MikeWaters** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 1:50 pm

I love Tommy. Its one of my favourite albums of all time! My favourite songs are: Cousin Kevin, Fiddle about, Pinball Wizard and Underture.

seamusz · Post by **seamusz** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:41 pm

Im not a fan of tommy... not sure why, and can't think about it right now.

Useful Idiot · Post by **Useful Idiot** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 6:19 am

MikeWaters wrote:My favourite songs are: Cousin Kevin, Fiddle about, Pinball Wizard and Underture.

Sorry, but am I the only one who finds that song extremely disturbing? I agree with the rest though. Glad to see someone else likes Cousin Kevin.

RKBfan · Post by **RKBfan** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 5:54 pm

Uncle Erney makes me sick. But tommy is a great piece ogfwork. Also Quadrphenia

Powderfinger · Post by **Powderfinger** » Mon May 17, 2004 5:47 pm

I have a question about the lyrics in Tommy,

I understand that he's not really blind deaf and dumb, but that's only because he has an inner block:

Doctor:
His eyes can see
his ears can hear his lips speak
All the time the needles flick and rock.
No machine can give the kind of stimulation,
Needed to remove his inner block.

And then there's this in 1921:

Mother and Father:
You didn't hear it
You didn't see it.
You won't say nothing to no one
ever in your life.
You never heard it
Oh how absurd it
All seems without any proof.
You didn't hear it
You didn't see it
You never heard it not a word of it.
You won't say nothing to no one
Never tell a soul
What you know is the Truth.

So his mother and father said to him that he didn't hear anything, etc. So they created that inner block? And why?

I hope that some one is familiar with Tommy enough to explain this.

Flame-Sky Diver · Post by **Flame-Sky Diver** » Mon May 17, 2004 6:18 pm

I guess you didn't see the movie, right? It is explaied here (at least to me it seems so). Would you like me to tell you or would you like to be surprised?

Post by **mosespa** » Mon May 17, 2004 6:29 pm

Tommy's problem is psychosematic...it was brought about by his parents suggestion the he not hear, see or speak about the murder of his stepfather (or father, depending upon which interpretation you go with.)

Powderfinger · Post by **Powderfinger** » Mon May 17, 2004 7:46 pm

I didn't see the movie. But I think that I understand it now, whith mosespa's post. Thanks guys!