Tommy (album)

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“One of my favorite albums of all time. ”
~ Oscar Wilde on Tommy
“That deaf, dumb, and blind kid sure plays a mean pinball. ”
~ Roger Daltrey on Tommy
“What a tight ass...I mean, um...”
~ Uncle Ernie on Tommy
“Get off!!! Get off my fucking album!!! ”
~ Pete Townshend on Tommy


Album Cover (note the Who's frontman/lemming-in-chief, Pete Townshend, reaching for some child porn)

Tommy (or 'Tomas' as it was originally written in Puerto-Rican Spanish) is a Rock Opera by the rock group The Who. All songs excluding three were re-arranged from Leonard Bernstien's "A Little Night Music" and Richard Pryor's "Where Da Hell Is Da Whorehouse In Dis Town?" It tells the story of the exploitation of a deaf, dumb, and blind boy who plays a mean pinball.

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[edit] History

After the incredible success of their previous album 'The Who Blow Up' and its predecessors 'A Quick Blow While She's Away' and 'The Who Sing Your Veneration', they realized they needed something epic to top their incredible sales figures. Pete Townshend said in an early interview, "I'll bite your head off if you ask me any more questions" hile the rest of the band set about becoming part of the led zeppelin myth, the secret mastermind behind the group, Malcolm Mclaren, saw an opportunity for great work to be created, and popped 200ml of lsd into Townshend's tea. Townshend was immediately hospitalized, and during his hospitalization, he imagined what it owuld be like to be deaf dumb, blind and a motown queen. Although he would not remember any of his experiences when he came out of his coma, deep in his sub-conscious, he would always long to be a Motown queen. The seeds were set for him to create his greatest masterpiece - crommy - a book on Oliver Cromwell's little publicized affair with Diana Ross. To pass the time, he also started on "some shit about a pinball magician, i dunno"

[edit] Composition

In Early 1968 Townshend had just met with Rolling Stone John Lennon at a party on the Moon, not really, both Townshend and Lennon were trippin' on Acid, they were really in the Basement of "Crazy Larry Lunchtime Disco" A well Known Gay bar in Brighton. Lennon suggested that Townshend make an Album that told a story, Townshend agreed and wrote Jonny, The story of a deaf, dumb, and blind kid who is sold in to the Child Porn Industry. Lennon dissuaded him from this plot-line saying "You Crazy Mother Fucker they'll have you Jailed“. Townshend then reinvented the story naming it Tommy about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy who plays pinball.

[edit] Recording Session

When The Who announced on August 20th 1968 that they were to begin work on a new album, their fans were less than excited. Early on in the sessions Roger and Pete had an argument over who would get the last jelly doughnut; the argument soon turned violent and ended with Roger giving Pete the silent treatment, which is why Pete sings lead vocals on the first three songs. About midway through the recording the album, the band was flat broke due to their lack of touring and their expensive drug, alcohol, and hooker addition. To increase cash flow The Who had to resort to pimping.
Four of the Who's Ho's
After the money issues were resolved, the band continued working on the second half of the album, but many problems would ensue. On March the first, drummer Keith Moon, after a night heavy drinking, was hit by a bus while he was passed out in the middle a London street. Moon was hospitalized for 2 weeks. During his absence former Holocaust victim Anne Frank filled in. But the worst event of the entire recording session was when the band came into the studio one morning and found Beatle Paul McCartney covered in blood with band mates George Harrison and John Lennon standing over him. Lennon turned and said, "We went out drinking last night, one thing led to another and George and I ended up sodomizing and beating Paul to death." Then Harrison said, "Help us hide or we're fucked." Townshend and Moon agreed to help and moved McCartney's body to a nearby sawmill and ran it through a wood chipper (Just like in Fargo). Finally on May 1st the album was finished and released two weeks later. It was subsequently panned by ever major critic.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Track Listing

  • 1.Somewhat Less Annoying and Repetitive Instrumental OH WAIT Captain Walker's Dead.
  • 2.It's Got a Penis.
  • 3.1921 Totally Sucks.
  • 4.Tommy's Stoned.
  • 5.Annoying and Repetitive Instrumentals Part. 1.
  • 6.Having Sex With my Ho Will Make Your Child See.
  • 7.Christmas (Tommy's Going to Hell) a.k.a. NO PETE HE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
  • 8.K-Fed Tortures Tommy and Entwistle Writes About It.
  • 9.The Hostess With The Mostest(I Want Your Hair). ft. George Michael.
  • 10.Annoying and Repetitive Instrumentals Part.2
  • 11.Do you Think It's Alright To Leave Our Disabled Child With a Drunken Pedophile, Of Course.
  • 12.FUN.
  • 13.Pinball Wizard.
  • 14.There's a Jack I've Found.
  • 15.Look in the Mirror Blind Boy.
  • 16.Tommy Can You Hear Me a.k.a. NO PETE HE CAN'T HEAR YOU Part. 2
  • 17.7 Years Bad Luck (Ann-Margret's Tits Told Me To).
  • 18.Orgasm.
  • 19.Extree Extree Joe.
  • 20.Battle Hymn of the Insane Fangirl Association.
  • 21.Roger's Adventure Through Green Screen Land.
  • 22.I R JEEBUS.
  • 23.Geemornin' Campers.
  • 24.See Me, Feel Me, Rape Me (We Will).

[edit] Personnel

  • Roger Daltrey – Screams, harmonica
  • Pete Townshend – guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • John Entwistle – bass guitar, Bbrass , vocals
  • Keith Moon – drums, sex noises
  • Paul Townshend (Pete's brother) – Backing Vocals
  • Simon Townshend (Pete's brother) – Backing Vocals
  • Mike Townshend (Pete's brother) - Backing Vocals
  • Mama Townshend (Pete's Mother) - Backing Vocals
  • John Townshend (Pete's Father) - Backing Vocals
  • Arthur Townshend (Pete's Third Cousin Trice Removed) - Fart Noises
  • Peté Townshend (Pete's Evil Twin) - Malevolent Laughs
  • Dnehsnwot Etep (Pete in opposed land) - Slacov Gnikcab
  • Pete Townshend (Pete Parallel Universe Twin) -Banjo
  • Grandmamma Townshend (Pete's Grandmother) -Foul Mouth
  • Mammy Townshend (Pete's Big Black Mama) - Talkin' 'Bout Fried Chickens, Waffles and Water Melons.

[edit] Accusations of Nepotism

In late 1969 rumors began to spread that the reasons for 11 of Pete's relatives working on album was not because of talent, but blatant nepotism on Townshend’s part. The rumors later turned out to be true and Townshend was castigated by Polydor Records executive Burt Tomland Jr.

[edit] Movie

In 1975 a film version of Tommy was released. In an attempt by Pete to match every character with his/her Alter-Ego (minus himself), casting was as follows:

  • "Sex-Kitten Turned Massive Pile of Lard" Ann-Margret as Tommy's Mother
  • The tone-deaf and oafish Oliver Reed as Uncle Frank (in the Film, unlike the album Uncle Frank kills Captain Walker)
  • Roger Daltrey as the Tommy.
    Jack Nicholson as The Doctor
    .
  • Tina Turner as the Acid Queen
  • renowned British homosexual Elton John as the Champ
  • Paul Nicholas as Cousin Kevin Federline; K-Fed himself was originally cast as Cousin Kevin; however his custody hearing with Britney Spears conflicted with filming and Keith's drinking buddy was peeled off the sidewalk instead.
  • Jack Nicholson as The Doctor.

The film has the same plot as the album, with one large difference: there's moving pictures. The movie was "directed" by Ken Russell. A little known fact about Mr. Russell is that he is actually a dummy owned by Pete. Every directive made by Mr. Russell was actually a command made by Pete whilst he sat upon his throne and polished his nose.

Pete knew exactly where he was going with the casting of the Tommy film; however, his critics pegged it as "just a bunch of cameos" (especially after the nepotism scandal). It has also been described by critics variously as "decidedly French", "a staggering waste of Oliver Reed's overwhelmingly beautiful singing voice", and "a rare opportunity to see renowned fascist Eric Clapton alongside possible pedophile Pete Townshend together on the big screen."


[edit] Awards

  • Roger Daltrey won a Golden Globe for Best New Piece of Ass in Film
  • Pete Townshend's nose won a Golden Globe for Best Inanimate Object
  • Keith Moon won a special award from the Pae Do Association for his excellent portrayal of one of its grand masters.
  • Ann-Margaret was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress, But lost to Pia Zadora.

[edit] See Also

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