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This redirect is about the song by The Who. For the documentary about the band, see Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who. For other uses, see Amazing Journey (disambiguation).
"Amazing Journey"
Song

"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

  1. ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=gTU5AQAAIAAJ&q=amazing+journey+tommy&dq=amazing+journey+tommy&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwje7t-57bLiAhXmBBAIHUjICLc4ChDoAQgoMAE
  2. ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=5dsJYulxGsQC&pg=PT138&dq=amazing+journey+tommy&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwje7t-57bLiAhXmBBAIHUjICLc4ChDoAQg7MAU#v=onepage&q=amazing%20journey%20tommy&f=false
  3. ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=1BuYu9k2apkC&q=amazing+journey+tommy&dq=amazing+journey+tommy&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQt9Dv7bLiAhWtmIsKHSoUBeI4ChDoAQhBMAY
  4. ^ a b c Cady, Brian. "'Tommy' liner notes". The Hypertext Who.
  5. ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=QgUwAQAAIAAJ&q=amazing+journey+tommy&dq=amazing+journey+tommy&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiuhd317LLiAhXqAhAIHSQ5B0MQ6AEISDAH
  6. ^ https://books.google.se/books?id=M5Dh_Owq0agC&pg=PA246&dq=amazing+journey+tommy&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWv7Ti7LLiAhVp_CoKHW9tDz8Q6AEIODAE#v=onepage&q=amazing%20journey%20tommy&f=false
  7. ^ Atkins 2000, pp. 121–122.
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