Rapper FIRST time REACTION to The Who - Pinball Wizard! This STORY is INSANE...

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  @d.kyrstede3556 · 1 year ago

  The movie &quot;Tommy&quot; (1975) is a rock opera. It&apos;s based on The Who&apos;s 1969 rock opera album of the same name and tells the story of a boy who becomes deaf, mute, and blind after witnessing a traumatic event and then later becomes a religious leader and pinball champion. <br><br>The film, directed by Ken Russell, is known for its psychedelic and visually stunning style, incorporating elements of rock music, drama, and fantasy. It stars Roger Daltrey as Tommy, along with a supporting cast including Ann-Margret, Elton John, and Eric Clapton. The movie has been praised for its bold and unconventional approach to filmmaking and for its exploration of themes like faith, celebrity, and the human condition.

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  @romanoperelli · 1 year ago (edited)

  This is actually taken from Tommy that it was also released as a full motion picture in 1975. The kid, Tommy, becomes the pinball wizard, and later the foreleader of a cult. In the cast there&apos;s a few nice cameos: Jack Nicholson, Elton John, Tina Turner and many others. &quot;Tommy&quot; and &quot;Quadrophenia&quot; by The Who are two must-watch movies for any music lover.

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  @Just_A_Wee_Lass · 1 year ago

  This is one song from the rock opera, Tommy, written by Pete Townsend. It’s amazing.

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  @karinanderson9722 · 1 year ago

  He isn’t physically blind deaf and dumb. &nbsp;He had a childhood trauma which made him that way. &nbsp;You gotta see/hear the whole album/movie

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  @GeekGinger · 1 year ago

  The great thing about Pinball Wizard is that it can stand alone as a single while at the same time it was part of a larger story told over the Tommy album.

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  @elizabethfranco1284 · 1 year ago

  One of the greatest concept albums ever created by the genius Pete Townsend. Released in 1969 movie version in 1975.

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• PH

  @PhilZupetz · 1 year ago

  &quot;Behind Blue Eyes&quot; is another song from The Who. My favorite song from them.

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• NB

  @NBKenC · 1 year ago

  Have loved this song since I first heard it over 50 years ago!

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  @gr8fullytedicated · 1 year ago

  In the movie Tommy, Roger Daltry plays Tommy, Elton John polays the Pinball Wizard, Eric Clapton plays the Preacher, Keith Moon plays Uncle Ernie, and Tina Turner plays the Acid Queen.

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• AD

  @adam_renfro · 1 year ago (edited)

  Ohh, man! You hit my vibe! Before Tommy, rock albums were more like a jukebox of 3-minute tunes. Then The Who drops Tommy, a double LP in 1969 about a deaf, dumb, and blind kid who survives trauma, becomes a pinball messiah, and leads a cult that turns on him (as cults do). It was like 8 Mile meets Forrest Gump, if Forrest joined a cult and healed people through his pinball powers. Tommy was billed as the first rock opera. It mixed spiritual angst with amplifier worship, and somehow, it worked. Pinball Wizard was the hit, but the album rewrote all the rules. Thanks for this reaction!<br><br>Also, this is when Roger Daltrey went from being a crooner to a belter. His whole voice and style changed with this album.

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  @sgrabtune3950 · 1 year ago

  &quot;Pinball Wizard&quot; is a song by the English rock band the Who, written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend and featured on their 1969 rock opera album Tommy.<br><br>Tommy is a 1975 British psychedelic musical fantasy drama film written and directed by Ken Russell and based on The Who&apos;s 1969 rock opera album Tommy about a psychosomatically deaf, mute, and blind boy who becomes a pinball champion and religious leader. The film featured a star-studded ensemble cast, including the members of The Who themselves (most notably, lead singer Roger Daltrey, who plays the title role), Oliver Reed, Ann-Margret, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell and Tina Turner.<br>In the movie pinball wizard was performed by Elton John backed by The Who playing the instruments

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  @michaelchidester4441 · 1 year ago

  Love Reign Over Me is another great Who song to react to.

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