What can I say about The Who‘s Tommy that hasn’t already been said? Since its release in 1969, Tommy has been written about nearly as much as Sgt. Pepper. Tommy was a peak moment for a band that has had enormous impact on rock and roll, and broke new ground in several ways.
Arguably the first “rock opera,” Tommy spanned two LPs, and takes the unusual approach of telling a single (if somewhat muddled) story over the span of its 24 tracks.