Tommy
by London Symphony Orchestra
- Type: Album
- Released: 1972
- Label: Ode
- Country: United Kingdom
- Community rating: 3.26/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Transforming The Who's seminal conceptual work into a massive symphonic production, this ambitious recording features a full orchestra and chamber choir supporting an all-star cast of rock vocalists. The arrangements inflate the original rock instrumentation to grandiose, theatrical proportions, solidifying the narrative's status as a modern musical standard. The highly successful project highlighted the era's ongoing fascination with merging high-art orchestration and popular rock culture.
Genres
Tracklist
- Overture
- It's A Boy
- 1921
- Amazing Journey
- Sparks
- Eyesight To The Blind
- Christmas
- Cousin Kevin
- The Acid Queen
- Underture
- Do You Think It's All Right
- Fiddle About
- Pin Ball Wizard
- There's A Doctor I've Found
- Go To The Mirror Boy
- Tommy Can You Hear Me?
- Smash The Mirror
- I'm Free
- Miracle Cure
- Sensation
- Sally Simpson
- Welcome
- Tommy's Holiday Camp
- We're Not Gonna Take It
- See Me, Feel Me
Credits
- The English Chamber Choir - primary artist
- Wil Malone - arranged by
- David Measham - conductor, directed by
- Pete Townshend - narrator, vocals
- Merry Clayton - performer [acid queen], vocals
- John Entwistle - performer [cousin kevin], vocals
- Richard Harris - performer [doctor], vocals
- Steve Winwood - performer [father], vocals