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"Amazing Journey" was the first song written by Townshend specifically for the ''Tommy'' album.<ref name=hypertext>{{cite web|last1=Cady|first1=Brian|title='Tommy' liner notes|url=http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/Tommy.htm|website=The Hypertext Who}}</ref> The lyrics were taken from some of the first lines of a poem Townshend wrote.<ref name=hypertext /><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=QgUwAQAAIAAJ&q=amazing+journey+tommy&dq=amazing+journey+tommy |title = Pete Townshend: The Minstrel's Dilemma|isbn = 9780275964726|last1 = Smith|first1 = Larry David|date = January 1999}}</ref> |
"Amazing Journey" was the first song written by Townshend specifically for the ''Tommy'' album.<ref name=hypertext>{{cite web|last1=Cady|first1=Brian|title='Tommy' liner notes|url=http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/Tommy.htm|website=The Hypertext Who|access-date=2015-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606064057/http://www.thewho.net/linernotes/Tommy.htm|archive-date=2011-06-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lyrics were taken from some of the first lines of a poem Townshend wrote.<ref name=hypertext /><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=QgUwAQAAIAAJ&q=amazing+journey+tommy&dq=amazing+journey+tommy |title = Pete Townshend: The Minstrel's Dilemma|isbn = 9780275964726|last1 = Smith|first1 = Larry David|date = January 1999}}</ref> |
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The song involves Tommy, the main character from the album, going on a psychedelic "amazing journey" as his subconsciousness reveals itself to him as a tall stranger dressed in silvery robes. This makes him interpret all sensations as music.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=M5Dh_Owq0agC&pg=PA246&dq=amazing+journey+tommy#v=onepage&q=amazing%20journey%20tommy&f=false |title = The Golden Age of the Singer-Songwriter, 1970-1973|isbn = 9780313379062|year = 2012}}</ref>{{sfn|Atkins|2000|pp=121–122}} |
The song involves Tommy, the main character from the album, going on a psychedelic "amazing journey" as his subconsciousness reveals itself to him as a tall stranger dressed in silvery robes. This makes him interpret all sensations as music.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=M5Dh_Owq0agC&pg=PA246&dq=amazing+journey+tommy#v=onepage&q=amazing%20journey%20tommy&f=false |title = The Golden Age of the Singer-Songwriter, 1970-1973|isbn = 9780313379062|year = 2012}}</ref>{{sfn|Atkins|2000|pp=121–122}} |
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Revision as of 11:19, 25 September 2019
| "Amazing Journey" | |
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| Song by The Who | |
| from the album Tommy | |
| Released | May 23, 1969 |
| Genre | Psychedelic rock[1] |
| Length | 3:25 |
| Label | Polydor, Track, Decca, MCA |
| Songwriter(s) | Pete Townshend |
| Producer(s) | Kit Lambert |
"Amazing Journey" is a song by the English rock band the Who from the album Tommy. It was written by Pete Townshend on the piano.[2] Writer Nigel Cawthorne called the song a stand-out on the album. Cawthorne also thought it was electrifying when performed live.[3]
Background
"Amazing Journey" was the first song written by Townshend specifically for the Tommy album.[4] The lyrics were taken from some of the first lines of a poem Townshend wrote.[4][5]
The song involves Tommy, the main character from the album, going on a psychedelic "amazing journey" as his subconsciousness reveals itself to him as a tall stranger dressed in silvery robes. This makes him interpret all sensations as music.[6][7]
The song segues into "Sparks", an instrumental that has roots in "Rael (1 and 2)", a track from The Who Sell Out. A link called "Beat Up" followed the two tracks in early running orders of Tommy.[4]
Other appearances
A live version of the song appears on Live at Leeds. The studio version of this song is also available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series.
References
- ^ Charlesworth, Chris; Hanel, Ed (2004). The Who: The Complete Guide to Their Music. ISBN 9781844494286.
- ^ Perna, Alan di (October 2012). Guitar Masters: Intimate Portraits. ISBN 9781480329706.
- ^ Cawthorne, Nigel (2005). The Who and the Making of Tommy. ISBN 9781903318768.
- ^ a b c Cady, Brian. "'Tommy' liner notes". The Hypertext Who. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ Smith, Larry David (January 1999). Pete Townshend: The Minstrel's Dilemma. ISBN 9780275964726.
- ^ The Golden Age of the Singer-Songwriter, 1970-1973. 2012. ISBN 9780313379062.
- ^ Atkins 2000, pp. 121–122.