buffyleigh
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Another (almost) rock opera from the Who. It's shorter (as the project was aborted) but apart from some nice highlights (synthesizer in the first track, the classic Behind Blue Eyes) it sounds a bit too much as (boring) classic rock.
After the sprawling rock opera double album Tommy, Pete Townshend came up with an even more ambitious project - Lifehouse, a dystopian sci fi concept album with a movie and an interactive live show. For various reasons, the project foundered but The Who rescued some of the songs for this album. The highlights are the first and last tracks - Baba O’Reilly and Won’t Get Fooled Again, both featuring epic modular synth riffs that elevate them to classic status.