Tommy
Tommy
Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this classic rock album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won’t believe it’s the same CD! Universal. 2008.Tommy had the dubious distinction of being the first-ever rock opera; however, it’s none the worse for that, Ken Russell’s adaptation notwithstanding. Due largely to Pete Townshend’s skill as a songwriter and composer, Tommy tells a coherent story and includes quality rock and roll at the same time, an impressive feat by itself. While surprisingly more linear than the later Quadrophenia, Tommy boasts several songs that stand up well on their own, including the classic “Pinball Wizard,” “The Acid Queen,” “I’m Free,” and “Sally Simpson.” Much of the rest doesn’t make much sense lyrically unless you listen to the entire album, but you’ll probably want to do that anyway, preferably with the lights low and the stereo cranked. –Genevieve Williams
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The Who: The Ultimate Collection
This fully comprehensive 2CD collection charts the career of one of the most significant and formidable bands of all time. All tracks have been 24-bit digitally remastered.The Who’s mighty catalog of beautiful, poignant, and often silly pop songs bashed out with Cassius Clay finesse has suffered in the past at the hands of multiple, butcher-shop best-ofs and horrible packaging. But this thrilling band–undeniably one of ye classicke rocke’s greatest–gets the career-spanning entry-point compilation it deserves with the double-disc Ultimate Collection. The songs included here are no-brainers, for the most part–if they aren’t huge hits like “My Generation,” “I Can See for Miles,” or “Baba O’Riley,” they’re long-standing fan favorites such as “Boris the Spider,” “Pure and Easy,” and “Squeeze Box.” And while this reviewer wishes different songs were chosen from Tommy, and more than one tune was gathered from their arguably finest (and definitely silliest) album, The Who Sell Out, this record really isn’t for fans (aside from the total trainspotter types) but for newcomers. –Mike McGonigal
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Classic Rock Vinyl Record LP Lot - Lennon, The Doors, The Who, Hendrix, Clapton
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