Battle of the Rock Opera's: The Who's Tommy vs. Pink Floyd's The Wall

[a21schizoidman]

Tommy:
Pinball Wizard:
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Acide Queen:
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vs

The Wall:
Another Brick In the Wall Pt 2:
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Run Like Hell:
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[Julio_Strikes_Back]

The Wall.

It's trippy, scary and makes you think.

Tommy is just stupid. The songs are okay, though.

[a21schizoidman]

The Wall.

It's trippy, scary and makes you think.

Tommy is just stupid. The songs are okay, though.

i liked them both, but that imagery in the Wall is fantastic,
plus it didnt rely on superstars (Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson) like Tommy did, Pink Floyd used good ole Live Aid Bob Geldof

[Cosma]

Enjoyed Tommy, Never could get into the Wall.

[BhindBluEyes430]

Do you mean the movies or the actual albums?

I dident like either movies.

but I def enjoy Tommy better as an album. its more upbeat and energetic. It was made in 1967 no other band had created something that complex before. The first Rock opera
Altho many Who fans dissagree and say Quadraphenia is better.

BTW the movie isent that good go listen to the live versions or watch their performances at wood-stock of the songs. They remade almost all the songs for the movie and ruined it with the other people singing.

I just dont like the wall the music is very depressing and the story is hard to follow

And the Wall movie is pretty much 1984 remade into a movie with the songs behind it

[a21schizoidman]

Do you mean the movies or the actual albums?

I dident like either movies.

but I def enjoy Tommy better as an album. its more upbeat and energetic. It was made in 1967 no other band had created something that complex before. The first Rock opera
Altho many Who fans dissagree and say Quadraphenia is better.

BTW the movie isent that good go listen to the live versions or watch their performances at wood-stock of the songs. They remade almost all the songs for the movie and ruined it with the other people singing.

I just dont like the wall the music is very depressing and the story is hard to follow

And the Wall movie is pretty much 1984 remade into a movie with the songs behind it

its the movies

[BhindBluEyes430]

its the movies

oh then I might go with pink floyd because I really dident like the Tommy movie, no-matter how awesome Jack Nicholson is,

And i did like orwells 1984, I just thought the Wall movie was really just seemd like a Dark trippy movie. Walking Hammers AHHH

[a21schizoidman]

oh then I might go with pink floyd because I really dident like the Tommy movie, no-matter how awesome Jack Nicholson is,

And i did like orwells 1984, I just thought the Wall movie was really just seemd like a Dark trippy movie. Walking Hammers AHHH

yeah, like i said, the wall was cool cuz of all the imagery, tommy was just like "look, famous ppl!!"

[HPLabonte]

I'm a huge Who fan, and Tommy is my 2nd least favorite Who album, (2nd to Face Dances), However, I like The Wall even less than that.

Quadrophenia is the greatest Rock Album, thus making it the greatest Rock Opera, and Concept album.

"look, famous ppl!!"

What the heck are you talking about?

[a21schizoidman]

I'm a huge Who fan, and Tommy is my 2nd least favorite Who album, (2nd to Face Dances), However, I like The Wall even less than that.

Quadrophenia is the greatest Rock Album, thus making it the greatest Rock Opera, and Concept album.



What the heck are you talking about?

ahem, as stated earlier, this is about the MOVIES

Tommy guest starred:
Eric Clapton
Tina Turner
Jack Nicholson
Elton John
Arthur Brown