The single ‘Pinball Wizard’ rocketed onto the scene in 1969 and featured as part of The Who’s novel rock opera album Tommy. Beginning with that subtle, echoed buildup, the stabbing guitars and then the superb, ethereal chord sequence that leads into the vocal, it is one of the Sixties’ defining compositions.
Buy this song at iTunes or Amazon. The official band site is here.
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