3/11/2023 0 Comments The who song lists![]() Pete continued to write further drafts for Lifehouse, making further changes in the script. Rather than try to explain the plot, I have assembled a conglomeration of Pete's actual quotes over the years regarding the story of Lifehouse. Right: Cover of the single disc LIFEHOUSE ELEMENTS (released in 2000). The story of Lifehouse wasn’t even mentioned on the sleeve of "Who's Next" and several songs vital to the plot of Lifehouse were left off the album. At one point Townsend was convinced to record an albums worth of material with The Who, which was released as "Who's Next" in November of 1971. Townshend had demo tapes of almost forty songs connected with the project.īut, for various reasons (that we will touch upon), the Lifehouse project never materialized. The use of a London theater, the Young Vic, was arranged for the live performances to be filmed. Supposedly, Townshend was initially promised a million dollars from Universal Pictures for the project. It was originally envisioned to combine live performances, a movie and an album. Originally titled "Bobby", "Lifehouse" was a futuristic opera set in a polluted world with a totalitarian government that was redeemed by the music of The Who. ![]() In 1970, Pete explained that, "What I want to do is to attempt a follow-through and achieve something which will have as big impact as Tommy did." Pete's scope for a follow-up was grandiose indeed. A live album was the perfect vehicle to give The Who and that's exactly what they did with the release of "Live At Leeds". Right: Cover of the LIFEHOUSE 6-CD set (released in 2000).Īfter the phenomenal success of their 'concept' album TOMMY in 1969, The Who and especially Pete Townsend were in a quandary about how to follow up the 'monster' that TOMMY had become. ![]() LIFEHOUSE – The "lost" Who album By Ronnie This essay will cover the LIFEHOUSE project by The Who, which eventually saw release in a much-modified form as WHO's NEXT in 1971. ![]() One of the ongoing themes of the "Rock 'N Roll Case Study" is the study of famous unreleased albums. Some call it fascination others call it an obsession. Rock 'N Roll Case Study: LIFEHOUSE – The "lost" Who album LIFEHOUSE: The "lost" Who album - Rock 'N Roll Case Study ![]()
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