The Who - Lifehouse aborted

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   I know that this is mainly a "prog" forum, but one cannot deny the sheer scope of the Who's aborted "uber" concept album, Lifehouse.  I feel the Who in general, and Pete Townshend specifically are owed a bit of "thanks" for their innovation in song suites that lends alot to the "progressive" music genre. (I know, I know...but how can you deny the prog sensibilties behind Tommy, "Won't Get Fooled Again" and Quadrophenia.)
Lifehouse was suppose to be the album between Tommy and Quadrophenia.  But perhaps the sheer weight of this huge undertaking, after an already mega-successful concept album like Tommy was too much. (Many might agrue that Yes' Tales from Topograghic Oceans was too much to handle after Close to the Edge.)
However in 1971, Who's Next was released (kind of a Lifehouse-lite) and went on the become perhaps the Who's finest hour. After some research, I've come up with the would-be track order for what could have been Pete Townshend's four-side concept album called Lifehouse:
LIFEHOUSE
Side 1:
Baba M1 (1)
Teenage Wasteland (7)
Water (5)
Time is Passing (3)
Love Aint For Keeping (5)
Goin Mobile (2)
Hinterland Rag (7) 
Side 2:
Music Must Change (6)
Greyhound Girl (7)
Tragedy (7)
Mary (4)
I Don't Know Myself (2)
Too Much of Anything (5)
Bargain (4)
Getting In Tune (1)
Pure and Easy (5) 
Side 3:
Baba O'Reily (2)
Behind Blue Eyes (2)
Naked Eye (5)
Let's See Action (6)
Slip Kid (6)
Relay (6)
Put The Money Down (5) 
Side 4:
Who Are You (6)
Join Together (6)
Won't Get Fooled Again (1)
Song Is Over (1)
Can You Help The One You Really Love (7)
Baby Don't Do It (5)
Long Live Rock (6) 
(1) 'Lifehouse Elements'
(2) 'Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)'
(3) 'Who Came First'
(4) 'Scooped'
(5) 'Odds & Sods'
(6) '30 Years of Maximum R & B'
(7) "Lifehouse Chronicles" 
But, really what I'm interested in knowing is, does anybody else know what songs Townshend had penned at the time, that may have made it onto Lifehouse? For example, I've read that "Slit Skirts" from All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes and many songs from his Psychoderelict may have sprung from these fruitful Lifehouse sessions. As well as "Sister Disco" and Who Are You".
Thanks,
Necro

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necromancing Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: April 27 2004 Status: Offline Points: 39	Topic: The Who - Lifehouse aborted Posted: July 14 2005 at 02:20
	I know that this is mainly a "prog" forum, but one cannot deny the sheer scope of the Who's aborted "uber" concept album, Lifehouse. I feel the Who in general, and Pete Townshend specifically are owed a bit of "thanks" for their innovation in song suites that lends alot to the "progressive" music genre. (I know, I know...but how can you deny the prog sensibilties behind Tommy, "Won't Get Fooled Again" and Quadrophenia.) Lifehouse was suppose to be the album between Tommy and Quadrophenia. But perhaps the sheer weight of this huge undertaking, after an already mega-successful concept album like Tommy was too much. (Many might agrue that Yes' Tales from Topograghic Oceans was too much to handle after Close to the Edge.) However in 1971, Who's Next was released (kind of a Lifehouse-lite) and went on the become perhaps the Who's finest hour. After some research, I've come up with the would-be track order for what could have been Pete Townshend's four-side concept album called Lifehouse: LIFEHOUSE Side 1: Baba M1 (1) Teenage Wasteland (7) Water (5) Time is Passing (3) Love Aint For Keeping (5) Goin Mobile (2) Hinterland Rag (7) Side 2: Music Must Change (6) Greyhound Girl (7) Tragedy (7) Mary (4) I Don't Know Myself (2) Too Much of Anything (5) Bargain (4) Getting In Tune (1) Pure and Easy (5) Side 3: Baba O'Reily (2) Behind Blue Eyes (2) Naked Eye (5) Let's See Action (6) Slip Kid (6) Relay (6) Put The Money Down (5) Side 4: Who Are You (6) Join Together (6) Won't Get Fooled Again (1) Song Is Over (1) Can You Help The One You Really Love (7) Baby Don't Do It (5) Long Live Rock (6) (1) 'Lifehouse Elements' (2) 'Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)' (3) 'Who Came First' (4) 'Scooped' (5) 'Odds & Sods' (6) '30 Years of Maximum R & B' (7) "Lifehouse Chronicles" But, really what I'm interested in knowing is, does anybody else know what songs Townshend had penned at the time, that may have made it onto Lifehouse? For example, I've read that "Slit Skirts" from All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes and many songs from his Psychoderelict may have sprung from these fruitful Lifehouse sessions. As well as "Sister Disco" and Who Are You". Thanks, Necro Edited by necromancing

necromancing Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: April 27 2004 Status: Offline Points: 39	Posted: July 14 2005 at 21:47
	...and the Who sinks like a stone on the "non-prog" forum. I can hear a symphony of crickets in my ear... Edited by necromancing

tuxon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 21 2004 Location: plugged-in Status: Offline Points: 5502	Posted: July 14 2005 at 22:04
	Don't be sad necromancing necromancer, I know of the supposed album, and I heard Who's Next, but I hardly now anything about how the album was supposed to sound or be. i found yor post very good, but I couln'd add anything, so it would have been a waste of space to contribute to this thread, but your post didn't go unnoticed
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Cygnus X-2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 24 2004 Location: Bucketheadland Status: Offline Points: 21342	Posted: July 15 2005 at 02:32
	That song list could possibly work, even though not all of the songs were written at the time. Except Won't Get Fooled Again would probably be that conclusion track.