Tommy - Broadway Cast: Various Artists: Amazon.ca: Music

Disc: 1
1. Overture
2. Captain Walker
3. It's A Boy
4. We've Won
5. Twenty-One
6. Amazing Journey
7. Courtroom Scene
8. Sparks
9. Amazing Journey (Reprise)
10. Christmas/See Me, Feel Me
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Disc: 2
1. Underture
2. It's A Boy
3. Go To The Mirror/Listening To You
4. Tommy, Can You Hear Me?
5. I Believe My Own Eyes
6. Smash The Mirror
7. I'm Free
8. Streets Of London 1961-63/Miracle Cure
9. Sensation (Reprise)
10. I'm Free/Pinball Wizard (Reprise)
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Journey for music lovers, May 25 2004

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F. Hilsinger (Delaware) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tommy - Broadway Cast (Audio CD)

This album is incredible! I am only 21 and the orignal album by the Who was released when my mother was in high school, and she was a big fan of the Who. She had the record and played it a lot back in the 80's when I was a kid. I recently checked this CD out at my local library and I was blown away. I listen to it while I'm driving and I get goose bumps every time. Best songs are: Amazing Journey, Go to the Mirror, Pinball Wizard, Sensation, Acid Queen. I can hardly wait to see this show live (if I ever get the chance, which isn't likely because I've been checking for months and it seems nobody's performing it anymore).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, Better Musical, April 25 2004

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david (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tommy - Broadway Cast (Audio CD)

First, I would like to make the point that this is not your ordinary Broadway musical. It is actually considered to be a Rock Opera. This is because there is no dialouge at all that is not backed by music, which is traditional of operas. This is a great show, and an amazing album. The story, if you follow it, is very poignant and deep, not comedic at all. It is truly one of my favorite broadway shows, and although im only 17, I love all classic rock, especially The Who.

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2.0 out of 5 stars MUCH ADO, April 4 2004

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Guy De Federicis (east of here) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tommy - Broadway Cast (Audio CD)

If you can imagine The Who's "Tommy" as performed by a Broadway musical cast, well then there's no surprises here. The Who's original "Tommy" album was a success due to it's innovative music but it's very thin storyline and simple themes of worldly gain and loss glare akwardly in this original Broadway cast recording. Peter Townsend's original work compared itself to traditional opera in that it's story was secondary, indeed only a backdrop to the music, but Broadway takies it oh so seriously with nary a drop of humility and restraint. It amounts to the sound of a loud parade passing by, in tune but colorless. For a better transition, see Ken Russell's 1975 film, "Tommy".

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4.0 out of 5 stars I'm of two minds here...
The Broadway version of "Tommy" is both an improvement and a step down from the concept album by the Who. Read more

Published on Dec 3 2003 by Graham Clark

4.0 out of 5 stars Wasn't expecting this great recording!
Stopped at Borders today for a shopping spree to treat myself to three musicals. TOMMY was one. The Who never thrilled me. Rock music was never my favorite. Read more

Published on April 28 2003 by S. McCasland