When was the last time you watched "TOMMY"?

[Schmoopy]

Is that a musical?

Tommy Boy > Tommy

[newcastlefan]

Jesus Christ Superstar is fantastic! I used to listen to the album over and over again. I've only seen local productions of the play however, never on Broadway. Luckily for me, the productions weren't half bad.

it kills me that they didn't do a cast album for the 2012 revival. i heard there is a bootleg video of the complete show around (some of the european traders claim to have it), but i just can't find it.

[lickety split]

I would rather watch Tommy Boy.

[lickety split]

Is that a musical?

Tommy Boy > Tommy

Right on schmoopy doopy.

[newcastlefan]

Pretty damn good arrangement too. I bet that was a great show to see.

i was waiting for a bdwy revival for almost 10 years. when i saw the tickets pop up for it i had to be in front for the opening night of previews. the special effects broke down 1 minute into Superstar. The director came on stage and apologized. He said if we would bear with them for 10 min they would restart the number with everything working so we can see it in "all its glory". the woman sitting next to me was pissing and moaning about the delay. I told her "Big deal. for a 10 min intermission we get to see it twice!" Her husband agreed with me and she shut up. the arrangement was 100% as in the original 1972-73 performances but with modern audio. the theater rumbled. it was great.

[newcastlefan]

I would rather watch Tommy Boy.

you either like broadway musicals or you don't. there doesn't seem to be a half way position. i played french horn for > 10 years through high school, undergrad college, and off-off broadway. i love musicals and try to see as many as i can afford since i live so close to bdwy.

[newcastlefan]

I actually saw the movie Before I ever heard of the Who when I was in Seventh grade.I became obsessed with them after that and My parents got me The Tommy CD for Christmas and I was surprised to find that it was an actual rock and ROll album .

I was in high school when the original album was first released. it was for us like lady gaga's whole career is for people today. we'd never heard anything like it before.

[lickety split]

you either like broadway musicals or you don't. there doesn't seem to be a half way position. i played french horn for > 10 years through high school, undergrad college, and off-off broadway. i love musicals and try to see as many as i can afford since i live so close to bdwy.

You into ballet also?

[Mlaw]

I've never seen it if you can believe it.

don't. seeing it detracts from a fantastic album.

ok... on your advice, I won't.

the play is far superior

I listened to Jesus Christ Superstar the other day. I felt kinda weird but, musically it's a great piece of music.

I saw Carl Anderson and Ted Neely in Boston

[gwartney]

I saw Carl Anderson and Ted Neely in Boston

Dennis DeYoung of Styx toured with that version of JCS for a while.

[ilovebacon]

I just watched Tommy about a month ago. I was struck by how much Oliver Reed looks like Javier Bardem. It's uncanny...

[DarkFriday]

Never have.

Never will.

[Dave]

I'm with the frog on this one. You allow this kind of shit to screw up real music and it screws up the whole world. Next thing you know the fucking Bee Gees will be doing Sgt. Pepper.

Somehow a the VCR tape of that movie with Peter Frampton and the BeeGees made it to my house when I was a little kid and I couldn't stop watching it. That was my first introduction to that music, and Aerosmith too. Man I thought they were evil and I hated them for hurting the girl

[Dave]

Somehow a the VCR tape of that movie with Peter Frampton and the BeeGees made it to my house when I was a little kid and I couldn't stop watching it. That was my first introduction to that music, and Aerosmith too. Man I thought they were evil and I hated them for hurting the girl

Also Earth Wind and Fire owns this song in that, bestest version ever: