The Who excel in the realm of a concept album, their sound being even more driven on this record than many others due to the thematic elements and the massive feeling of each track. Hearing the group play many of the tracks live with a large orchestral backing also made the songs feel even more essential, and listening to the record following the groups live performance show just how powerful this album is as a whole. One would think that a rock opera would come across as silly and trite, but a ...
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