decca released the rock opera inspired country album tommy.
decca released the rock opera inspired country album tommy.
what label released the rock opera inspired country album tommy?
decca
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tommy is the fourth studio album by the english rock band the who. it was first released as a double album on 17 may 1969 by decca records. the album was mostly composed by guitarist pete townshend, and is a rock opera that tells the story of tommy walker, a "deaf, dumb and blind" boy, including his experiences with life and his relationship with his family.
tommy (album)
colin fleming of "the atlantic" has identified "the story of simon simopath" (1967) by british psychedelic band nirvana as the first recorded rock opera. later in 1967, montreal's influence recorded a long suite titled "mad birds of prey (a mini-opera)", which closed out their sole album, which was released in january 1968. perhaps unaware of these earlier efforts, neil strauss of "the new york times" wrote that "s.f. sorrow" (1968) by the pretty things is "generally acknowledged as the first rock opera". although pete townshend denied taking any influence from "s.f. sorrow", critics have compared the who's "tommy" to it. scott mervis of the "pittsburgh post-gazette" wrote that, although "tommy" was not the first rock opera, it was the first album to be billed as such. "tommy" would go on to influence "on and on", a rap opera by the fat boys and "american idiot", a punk rock opera by green day. in an effort to appeal to more modern audiences, opera companies have welcomed more pop and rock influences. the resulting rock operas have met varying degrees of success as the worlds of high art and low art mix.
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