Tommy: The Musical

Admitting I'm a bit biased is putting it lightly. This was one of the first albums I purchased as a child and one of the first CD's I purchased as a young adult. Paul McCartney becomes a Knight! John Lennon's a National (or international) Hero! And then The Who's Tommy becomes a Tony Award winning Show! Even with Bush as our President, I still have faith in mankind. The book is awsome! It not only is a script, but a great photo album and documentery. If I had one dissapointment, it was that the free CD with in it had only one song. But, there was a reason for that, and it was free! I not only read it immediatly, but Tommy as entered my travelling discs once again. And I am listening to it regularly. On a side note... I coach the local High Schools Speech Team and talk to the student regularly about music and not just literature. I was shocked how many music lovers that know all classic rock and modern rock that had never heard on Tommy. Pete Townshend wrote over 35 years ago about a child who was verbally abused by his parents, sexually abused by a close relative and phycially abused by a cousin. Sound like most books, songs, movies and TV shows of today! Sorry to rambel. John M. Verteramo

This showis one amazing show and the book just make you love it even more! Unlike other shows, Tommy is just so real and is just an amzing thing to see. I saw it when a Summer Stock did it and wow, I saw every show! You have to get this book if you love Tommy! If you are young you better get your parents permission cause this show is preatty inapporpriate!!

Although not currently in print, this is a must find for "Tommy" fans. Like the broadway soundtrak CD, it transports you to the magic behind the memory of a great broadway musical.

It holds its own in a sea of musical theatre books: "Phantom," "Les Miz," B & Beast" all have their own books; none compare to this. The extra CD is a great bonus: wonderful interviews w/ cast and crew (Not,like, the guy who pulls the rope) If you're a Who fan, great sections on them, as well as a generally beautiful layout and wonderful pics. (I mean it, kids) It's woth the $$$ and is a great coffe table compliment!