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Re: The Who's Tommy
- Subject: Re: The Who's Tommy
- Date: Tue, 31 Dec 1996 10:37:59 -0600 (CST)
On Mon, 30 Dec 1996 TheWho-Digest-Owner@igtc.com wrote:
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> From: kyle316@juno.com (Kyle G Lumsden)
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 10:40:02 EST
> Subject: The Who's Tommy
>
> I'm not going to lie and say that I'm some long-time Who fan. In
> fact I really didn't know who they were until I heard "The Who's Tommy -
> the Musical" recording. The yellow cover was cool enough, but as I
> listened to it I admired Pete Townshend's writing ability (both lyrical
> and musical) more and more.
> Then I saw the movie. I hated it, simply because none of the
> actors (except the Who singer guy - Moon?) could sing.
^^^^
Daltrey. Good thing you didn't try to fool us about being a long-time
fan.
The original
> concept album was all right, but I want to thank Pete for taking his idea
> to Broadway where it could be fully appreciated. Also, "I Believe my Own
> Eyes" is a great song.
Welcome to the list; you should find plenty of opportunity for
discussion...
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