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Tommy is one of the most influential pieces of music history in my life that I never heard in its entirety.
From picking up the album off my brother dresser when barely old enough to read, only to have him take it from my hands saying, “That’s not for me.” To looking for it and other music hidden in my brother’s room in a house where "worldly" music was frowned upon at best and finding the albums with the "apple" on them in-between his mattresses.
This rock opera always held a mystery for me. Having Pink Floyd's "The Wall" as the rock opera that I knew, I must say Pink Floyd’s “The Wall’ is great I can almost feel the rise and fall of a megalomaniac demagogue superstar falling out of control. In addition, “Jesus Christ Superstar” shines as a brilliant example of modern story telling through music. I often wondered why there was not dynamic work that told a story fully developed. Pieces that are like audio books, which the music is an ingrained part of the painting the story. A story that can stand-alone but is also enhanced by the visuals.
I have not watched it yet. I am going to do that now.
Hulu - Tommy - Watch the full feature film now.
I didn't know it could not be embedded. Still worth a watch maybe.
From picking up the album off my brother dresser when barely old enough to read, only to have him take it from my hands saying, “That’s not for me.” To looking for it and other music hidden in my brother’s room in a house where "worldly" music was frowned upon at best and finding the albums with the "apple" on them in-between his mattresses.
This rock opera always held a mystery for me. Having Pink Floyd's "The Wall" as the rock opera that I knew, I must say Pink Floyd’s “The Wall’ is great I can almost feel the rise and fall of a megalomaniac demagogue superstar falling out of control. In addition, “Jesus Christ Superstar” shines as a brilliant example of modern story telling through music. I often wondered why there was not dynamic work that told a story fully developed. Pieces that are like audio books, which the music is an ingrained part of the painting the story. A story that can stand-alone but is also enhanced by the visuals.
I have not watched it yet. I am going to do that now.
Hulu - Tommy - Watch the full feature film now.
I didn't know it could not be embedded. Still worth a watch maybe.
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