fifth studio album english rock band developed aborted project multi media rock opera written group follow band album tommy project cancelled complexity conflicts band manager persuaded record songs straightforward studio album recorded assistance recording engineer producing song won relocated record mix album remaining songs prominent use synthesizer album particularly won riley released singles cover photo shot reference film featured group members having concrete protruding immediate success released august viewed critics best record greatest albums time reissued times additional songs originally intended background obtained significant critical commercial success started detached original audience movement vanished original followers shepherd bush grown acquired jobs families group started drift apart manager label touring release tommy previous set contained album realized millions seen live performances particular recognized needed new single live album live leeds released new material water naked eye don know farmer recorded released band felt satisfactory follow tommy instead group tackled project called evolved series columns wrote august discussed importance rock music particular audience group keen use music communication device wanted branch media including film away traditional album tour cycle variously described futuristic rock opera live recorded concept album music scripted film project basic plot outlined interview gave disc music echo october set near future society music banned population live indoors government controlled experience suits rebel bobby broadcasts rock music suits allowing people remove elements accurately describe future technology example grid resembles internet grid sleep virtual reality group held press conference january explaining giving series concerts young theatre develop fictional elements proposed film audience completed work film group performed young concert february included new public address system cost audience mainly invited organisations youth clubs tickets sale general public initial concerts group flew new_york suggestion studio recordings group joined guests hammond organ piano guitar guitar given session went main guitar studio recording participation recording minimal proved unable mix final recordings started taking hard drugs drinking regularly returning britain engineer safety copies record plant material decided better record scratch olympic sound studios barnes group gave series concerts young april recorded grew disillusioned shows cancelled project proved levels caused stress band major falling years later liner notes remastered wrote failure project led verge nervous breakdown audiences young interested interacting group create new material simply wanted play generation smash guitar time said nearer breaking concept abandoned project remained final album including use synthesizers computers early concept featured feeding personal data audience members controller early synthesizer create universal chord ended proposed film abandoning gave group extra freedom absence musical theme storyline basis tommy allowed band concentrate impact individual tracks providing sound gave original intentions project continued develop concepts later albums including set chronicles opened website called accept personal input applicants turned musical portraits recording production session house start april backing track won recorded band decided relocate recording olympic suggestion session april attempting basic bargain bulk sessions occurred group recorded time passing pure easy love ain keeping reworked rock track acoustic arrangement blue eyes song let action riley piano invited moon play violin riley wife added album minute late sessions originally intended solo album contrast sessions recording went primarily concerned creating good sound preoccupied group image recalled getting sounds producing early synthesizers modified keyboard sounds modes effect songs notably riley won bargain going mobile song synthesizer integral sound opposed providing case artists albums point moon drumming distinctly different style earlier albums formal reliant long drum fills partly synthesizer backing nonsense production techniques insisted good recording performance truly necessary instrumental convincing simply single studio album believing songs excellent group gave free assemble single album songs wanted order despite key contributions received associate producer credit finished album maintained acted mainly engineering capacity based arrangements original demos album opened riley featuring piano synthesizer processed organ song title pays homage guru minimalist composer informally known teenage line lyrics organ track came longer demo portions later included tribute album edited final recording later said thousand edits opening lyrics track bargain lose find came phrase wrote wife having argument wife conflict lyrics track features overdubbed brass instruments recorded single half hour session pure easy key track final track selection opening line included coda song featured harmony written main antagonist brick moon appear half track later described biographer longest time entire life closing track won critical revolutions explained revolution revolution long run lot people going hurt song features organ fed synthesizer came original demo finished track cover art cover artwork shows photograph taken band apparently having large concrete protruding decision shoot picture came moon discussing film according photographer band members unable tipped film achieve desired effect rear cover showed band backstage leicester debris furniture television channel vh1 named cover greatest album covers time suggestions cover included group overweight nude woman faces place alternative cover featuring moon dressed black brown wig holding whip later inside art releases photographs taken sessions later united_states promotion album release promotion lead single won edited half minutes released june july ahead album reached charts respectively album released august august album charts starting touring album released group found technical requirements equipment complicated set list revamped included smaller selection numbers tommy new numbers new album wife riley won live favourites songs involved band playing backing track containing synthesizer parts tour moved september including oval fans opening gig rainbow theatre going ending seattle december group took months touring longest break career point additional songs recorded sessions released later singles compilations let action released single followed join june relay november pure easy money released album time passing added version cover baby don recorded longest version currently available deluxe edition album album issued remastered times tapes different sessions master tapes olympic sessions believed lost threw substantial number old recordings purchased studio 1980s video game publisher wanted release downloadable playable content music video game series unable difficulty finding original multi track recordings instead compilation songs dubbed best includes album songs blue eyes riley going mobile released downloadable content lieu earlier promised album track tapes won track tapes material bargain getting tune discovered reception legacy contemporary review village_voice music critic robert_christgau called best hard rock album years said previous recordings marred thin sound group studio live sounds highlighted songs riley wife song wrote unique brilliance tommy special thought fact settled straight forward album extension rock opera says courage rolling_stone_magazine felt despite seriousness album brand rock roll conceived performed brilliantly produced exciting end record voted best album year annual poll american critics published village_voice viewed best album retrospective review allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine said music genuine tommy aborted project art rock roll bbc_music cited band best record carved stone landmarks rock canon doesn allow bad mouth mojo claimed sophisticated music hook laden songs featured innovative use rock synthesizers weaken characteristic power quartet attack encyclopedia popular music said raised standards hard rock sense dynamics highlighted contrast powerful playing produced times acoustic guitars synthesizer hand enthusiastic record 1980s felt worst kind art rock band writing revealed retrospect singing synth according 35th ranked record critics lists time greatest albums rolling_stone ranked 28th list greatest albums time album appeared number pitchfork_media list best records 1970s included book albums hear die classic albums bbc documentary series aired episode initially radio television released dvd classic albums year album chosen time best records time inducted grammy hall fame lasting historical significance track listing songs written composed wife bonus tracks deluxe edition disc deluxe edition contains tracks original album containing original mix followed getting tune won previously unreleased recorded record plant sessions march work restarted tracks second disc recorded live london april tracks previously unreleased water naked eye personnel vocals drums percussion bass brass vocals piano wife pete guitar organ vocals piano riley additional musicians violin riley piano song getting tune organ alternate version blue eyes lead guitar baby don production production associate production recording mixing executive production executive production executive production album design photography charts certifications
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