Album of the day (#4325): Tommy by The Who

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Today's album of the day

Tommy by The Who (View album | Buy this album)

Year: 1969.
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Overall rank: 233
Average rating: 81/100 (from 1380 votes).

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Tracks:
1. Overture
2. It's A Boy
3. 1921
4. Amazing Journey
5. Sparks
6. Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker)
7. Christmas
8. Cousin Kevin
9. The Acid Queen
10. Underture
11. Do You Think It's Alright?
12. Fiddle About
13. Pinball Wizard
14. There's A Doctor
15. Go To The Mirror!
16. Tommy Can You Hear Me?
17. Smash The Mirror
18. Sensation
19. Miracle Cure
20. Sally Simpson
21. I'm Free
22. Welcome
23. Tommy's Holiday Camp
24. We're Not Gonna Take It

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[MadhattanJack]

I don't mean to be contrarian or iconoclastic or anything, but I'd actually put this at #5 in the Who discography, maybe #4 on some days. I might even go so far as to say Tommy was a bit of a disappointment for me after The Who Sell Out, which I still consider to be their best LP.

So I'd probably rank them this-a-way:

1. The Who Sell Out
   
2. Who's Next
   
3. Quadrophenia
   
4. A Quick One/Happy Jack
   
5. Tommy
   
6. The Who By Numbers
   
7. Who Are You
   

And it's not that I don't like concept albums. I do like concept albums. Maybe I just don't like operas all that much?

[tramfan3]

If I go by "how often do I listen to the album", Tommy is #3 on my Who list. Sell Out is #1 and Quadrophenia is #2.

I vividly remember getting a 120-minute cassette loaded up and ready to go to tape the NYC Tommy that was broadcast live on the radio in 1989. It was right before I saw them at the Vet in Philly 10 July '89. I still have that radio broadcast stashed away somewhere!