Ezeregy dal, amit érdemes meghallgatni: 0284 The Who (1969): Pinball Wizard Writer: | Pete Townshend Producer: | Kit Lambert Label: | Track Album: | Tommy (1969) Few would claim that the influential rock opera Tommy is The Who’s best album. Track for track, it cannot compete with 1971’s Who’s Next, which contains “Baba O’Riley,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” and “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” But in the midst of the filler that connects the twisting storyline—of a “deaf, dumb, and blind kid” who becomes a messiah—Tommy contained a few true gems, the brightest of which was “Pinball Wizard.” The lyrics were not great, and it took a leap of faith to believe in a hero who ruled the arcade by “sense of smell.” Yet The Who sold this song with fury, and the feverish pitch carried equal amounts of virtuosity and ambition. Guitarist Pete Townshend’s super-fast strumming was worth the admission price alone. (“I attempted the same mock baroque guitar beginning that’s on ‘I’m a Boy,’” he revealed later—actually a purposeful nod to Henry Purcell’s “Fantasia upon One Note”—“and then a bit of vigorous kind of flamenco guitar.”) Upon its release, Tommy was hailed as a masterpiece by some and dismissed as self-indulgent by others, yet almost everyone agreed that “Pinball Wizard” (the last track to be written for the album) was a great song. One dissenting opinion, oddly, came from its author, who later dubbed it “the most clumsy piece of writing [I’ve] ever done.” Townshend was outvoted by fans, who made “Pinball Wizard” a U.S. and U.K. Top Twenty hit and now regard it as a career highlight. The song’s popularity kept Tommy on the radio for decades, and paved the way for the story to be retold through Ken Russell’s 1975 film, in which Elton John performed “Pinball Wizard.” A musical play debuted onstage in 1993, and the song has enjoyed countless revivals. youtu.be/EK33CY68s1w
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