The Music

Pete Townshend has been an extremely prolific, progressive songwriter, both for his own solo career and for the British band, The Who.  However, his greatest influence on music has been through operatic and theatrical works developed during a career of nearly thirty-five years as a performer, composer and playwright.  To hear a sample of the music, choose a link below:

Tommy   (646KB)
"Overture"
The Juilliard Orchestra, Michael Kamen conducting
From Celebration: The Music of The Who, recorded 1994

Tommy  1969   (479KB)
"See Me, Feel Me/Listening to You"
Music by The Who
Vocals by Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle

Quadrophenia  1973   (440 KB)
"Love Reign O'er Me"
Music by The Who
Vocals by Roger Daltrey

Iron Man  1989   (463 KB)
"Was There Life"
Music and vocals by Pete Townshend

Psychoderelict  1993   (346 KB)
"English Boy"
Vocals by Pete Townshend
 

Pete Townshend Solo

1999 Pete Townshend Live
1996  Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking: Best of Pete Townshend
1993  Psychoderelict
1989  Iron Man: A Musical Picture of Pete Townshend from the nineties
1987  Another Scoop
1986  Pete Townshend's Deep End Live!
1985  White City: A Novel
1983  Scoop
1982  All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
1980  Empty Glass
1977  Rough Mix (with Ronnie Lane)
1972  Who Came First
 

Appearances with Others

1997  Martyrs & Madmen (Roger Daltrey)
1996  Live At the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 (The Who)
1996  My Generation: Very Best of the Who (The Who)
1996  Jerry Maguire (Original Soundtrack)
1994  Acid Eaters (Ramones)
1995  Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music (Various Artists)
1994  Celebration: Music of The Who (Roger Daltrey)
1994  Thirty Years of  Maximum R&B (The Who)
1993  Tommy (Highlights from the Original Cast Recording)
1992  Greatest Hits (Mose Allison)
1992  Kerplunk (Green Day)
1992  Rock the First, Vol. 4 (Various Artists)
1992  The Ultimate Rock Album (Various Artists)
1991  Atlantic Rock and Roll (Various Artists)
1988  From Langley Park to Memphis (Prefab Sprout)
1988  Who's Better Who's Best (The Who) Picture of Pete Townshend from the seventies
1986  Press to Play (Paul McCartney)
1985  Who's Missing (The Who)
1985  She's the Boss (Mick Jagger)
1985  Sun City (Various Artists)
1984  Back to the Egg (Wings)
1983  Greatest Hits (The Who)
1982  It's Hard (The Who)
1982  Jump Up (Elton John)
1981  Face Dances (The Who)
1979  The Kids Are Alright (The Who)
1978  Who Are You (The Who)
1975  The Who By Numbers (The Who)
1974  Odds and Sods (The Who)
1973  Quadrophenia (The Who)
1972  Tommy (London Symphony Orchestra)
1971  Who's Next (The Who)
1970  Live at Leeds (The Who)
1969  Tommy (The Who)
1967  The Who Sell Out (The Who)
1967  Monterey International Pop Festival Box Set (Various Artists)
1966  A Quick One/Happy Jack (The Who)
1965  The Who Sings My Generation (The Who)
 
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