I don't think we've had this thread yet. Include as much or as little information as you want.
To start off with the obvious one:
Lifehouse
The Who
Released October 18, 1971
Track Listing
Side One Side Two
1. Baba O'Reilly 1. Behind Blue Eyes
2. Water 2. Naked Eye
3. Love Ain't for Keeping 3. Getting In Tune
4. I Don't Even Know Myself 4. At Last
5. The Song is Over 5. Storm the Gate
6. Pure and Easy 6. Won't Get Fooled Again
7. Going Mobile 7. Pure and Easy (Reprise)
Famously known as the album that nearly killed Pete Townshend, the Who's second rock opera is one of the most divisive albums in the history of rock. Considered by some the ultimate piece of art rock, derided by others as a bloated, pretentious, convoluted piece of "high art" (several punk rock groups attacked this album specifically in the late 1970s), you would be hard pressed to find someone who thinks Lifehouse is "all right". Recorded over the course of ten months at three different studios in the UK and US, Pete Townshend's perfectionism can be heard clearly in the production of this album, as synthesizers, acoustic guitar lines, John Entwistle's typically intricate basslines, and Keith Moon vie for the listener's attention.
The plot of Lifehouse is no less convoluted than that of its predecessor, Tommy. It follows the story of "Bobby" (Pete Townshend was never very creative about naming his protaganists), a teenager in a dystopian future where the Earth is almost dead because of pollution and rock music is banned. Bobby suffers teen angst for a bit before being drawn to what is basically a post-apocalyptic Woodstock. The army is sent in to surpress the
Lifehouse was, like Tommy, a giant hit on both sides of the Atlantic, going double platinum in 1972 and being confirmed as one of the best-selling albums of all time. In 2003 it was ranked 27 on Rolling Stone Magazines 500 Greatest Albums of all Time. concert, but find that all of the members of the audience have mysteriously vanished.
To start off with the obvious one:
Lifehouse
The Who
Released October 18, 1971
Track Listing
Side One Side Two
1. Baba O'Reilly 1. Behind Blue Eyes
2. Water 2. Naked Eye
3. Love Ain't for Keeping 3. Getting In Tune
4. I Don't Even Know Myself 4. At Last
5. The Song is Over 5. Storm the Gate
6. Pure and Easy 6. Won't Get Fooled Again
7. Going Mobile 7. Pure and Easy (Reprise)
Famously known as the album that nearly killed Pete Townshend, the Who's second rock opera is one of the most divisive albums in the history of rock. Considered by some the ultimate piece of art rock, derided by others as a bloated, pretentious, convoluted piece of "high art" (several punk rock groups attacked this album specifically in the late 1970s), you would be hard pressed to find someone who thinks Lifehouse is "all right". Recorded over the course of ten months at three different studios in the UK and US, Pete Townshend's perfectionism can be heard clearly in the production of this album, as synthesizers, acoustic guitar lines, John Entwistle's typically intricate basslines, and Keith Moon vie for the listener's attention.
The plot of Lifehouse is no less convoluted than that of its predecessor, Tommy. It follows the story of "Bobby" (Pete Townshend was never very creative about naming his protaganists), a teenager in a dystopian future where the Earth is almost dead because of pollution and rock music is banned. Bobby suffers teen angst for a bit before being drawn to what is basically a post-apocalyptic Woodstock. The army is sent in to surpress the
Lifehouse was, like Tommy, a giant hit on both sides of the Atlantic, going double platinum in 1972 and being confirmed as one of the best-selling albums of all time. In 2003 it was ranked 27 on Rolling Stone Magazines 500 Greatest Albums of all Time. concert, but find that all of the members of the audience have mysteriously vanished.
