Lisztomania (album) what is here is more substantial than the material on Journey or Myths and Legends, which can be attributed largely to the composers' contributions." Lisztomania (album) Lisztomania is a 1975 progressive rock soundtrack album by Rick Wakeman for Ken Russell's film "Lisztomania", a biography of Franz Liszt. Some tracks feature The Who's Roger Daltrey singing lead vocals. The album was later upgraded as "The Real Lisztomania" by Wakeman because he was dissatisfied with the original release. When Allmusic rated the album they said "The soundtrack to Ken Russell's movie provided Wakeman with a canvas upon which to work his magic
Lisztomania (film) He also appears in the film as the Nordic god of thunder, Thor. Daltrey and Russell wrote the lyrics for the soundtrack, and Daltrey provided vocals. Of the other rock celebrities appearing in the film, Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles, appears as the Pope. The term "Lisztomania" was coined by the German romantic literary figure Heinrich Heine to describe the massive public response to Liszt's virtuosic piano performances. At these performances, there were allegedly screaming women, and the audience was sometimes limited to standing room only. This film was first to use the new Dolby Stereo sound system. Rather