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Poll Question: Which Tommy Do You Prefer?
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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2010 at 18:07
I think I do prefer the movie over the original.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2010 at 17:53
Original...but some parts of the film i really like. But Garage aesthetic? Come on!

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Points: 3281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2010 at 17:50
I think I'm going to lose this one big time but I prefer the 75 Tommy. The band had recorded Quadrophenia and Who's Next in the interim and Townshend's bigger budget allows him to go for a very full, rich, fantastical sound he didn't have the tools to make on the original. Plus actually having a cast really enhances the sense of story.
 
I think a lot of people prefer the more "rock 'n' roll" original and it certainly is rawer but Tommy is a big pretentious piece with big ideas and doesn't really suit a garage aesthetic.
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