among many, many others. But the work is so compelling it would be wonderful as a film, with only one catch, finding the proper vintage footage of the Who performing the soundtrack, and melding it in, because it wouldn't work with any other band performing the material. 4:14. I don't have the liner notes, so I'm not sure if this reflected the sequencing used in the staged show, but I felt that the two discs comprised an excellent album in its own right, so now I'm "upgrading" the demos where possible to full-band recordings. Love Ain't For Keeping 4. A collection of all demos made by Pete Townshend for Lifehouse / Who's Next Play all Share. Rael. Pete Townshend composed all 17 songs on Quadrophenia. CD 1: The Lifehouse Demos 1. The box set release was followed by two Sadler's Wells Lifehouse concerts and the release of a live CD and video/DVD titled, respectively, Pete Townshe… With all the uncertainty and confusion surrounding Pete's "Lifehouse" project, it appears that it is never going to see the light of day. The Lifehouse Chronicles are six CDs of all the material associated with the project, past and present, including the original demos for the songs Townshend planned to include as he was developing it. Sign in. CD 1: The Lifehouse Demos … Unlike Tommy, the material for this project—now called Lifehouse—would consist of approximately 20 stand-alone songs, without the need for musical interludes to propel the storyline; each song would be self-sufficient. Magic Bus 9. Title/Format/Rating: The Genius Of Pete Townshend - LP - B+ Year & Country Issued/Label: 1972 - USA - TMOQ Comments: Pete Townshend "Lifehouse" demos - all officially released now from www.eelpie.com Track Listing: Pure And Easy, Behind Blue Eyes, Going Mobile, Mary, Time Is Passing, Love Ain't For Keeping, Won't Get Fooled Again, The Song Is Over The song's lyrics and the tune's melody set out the story of a transition so profound it changes everything. The set collects songs and other compositions relating to Lifehouse, a musical concept developed by Townshend in 1970 as a followup to The Who's highly successful rock opera, Tommy. Pete Townshend; 6 Tracks; songs table Song Name Comments; 1 Pure and Easy: 0 2 Behind Blue Eyes: 1 4 Mary: 0 5 Getting in Tune: 0 8 Time Is Passing: 0 9 Won't Get Fooled Again: 0 Popular albums by this artist. Lifehouse often made references in his own work, such as on his Psychoderelect album in 1993. It works mainly because of its length, at 6 discs - two containing demos, two containing new revisions of old songs, and two containing a … Sign in. Lifehouse was a rock opera Pete Townshend worked on feverishly and then abandoned -- due to outside tinkering and betrayal -- between the issues of Tommy and Quadrophenia. Unlike Tommy, the material for this project—now called Lifehouse—would consist of approximately 20 stand-alone songs, without the need for musical interludes to propel the storyline; each song would be self-sufficient. If anything, it surpasses them both. Overture (for celebration of music by Pete Townshend and The Who) (order: 5) ... CD 2: Lifehouse Demos Contd. By Townshend standards, they are generic. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Dezember 1982 im Richfield Coliseum in Cleveland, Ohio, welches auch ihr letztes Konzert in den USA sein sollte, wie Pete Townshend nach dem Titel „Won't Get Fooled Again“ verkündet. The truth was all wrapped up in music and film-biz politics. There isn't another item on the rock or pop market that resembles The Lifehouse Chronicles or even comes close to its vision or integrity. But, for various reasons (that we will touch upon), the Lifehouse project never materialized. Psychoderelict. CD 1 - Lifehouse Demos (65:58): 1-1 : Teenage Wasteland : 6:46: 1-2 : Goin' Mobile : 4:13: 1-3 : Baba O'Riley : 7:44: 1-4 : Time Is Passing It also did away with any need for art. Tracks 8-11: Various early Townshend. I have the 2000 box, the first 2 discs of which are a masterpiece and comprise the original demos by Pete. It's fitting that it's only available from Townshend's own website. The book, with a long, no-holds-barred introduction by Townshend also contains Matt Kent's own, somewhat more objective history of the project, contains complete lyrics to all the songs, and the script for the radio play. The Lifehouse Chronicles is a 6 CD box set released in 2000 by Pete Townshend, and only made available through his website. He plans to stage a concert called the Lifehouse in which each individual will be able to become a unique, blueprinted part of a piece of music, a song that hacks into the mainframe of the grid, distorts its data, and short circuits its fictions, allowing everyone to shed their suits and start living again. All of the material here was recorded in 1998 and 1999 when Townshend was conceiving and working on the radio play. In 1985, he returned to thematic efforts with the album White City: A Novel, which included the Top 30 single "Face the Face." Rarities 1966-1972 vol I & II Pete Townshend - Lifehouse Chronicles flac --> wav --> editing in Audacity and Goldwave --> flac encoding via .... 23 Sep 2018 ... (on the Lifehouse Chronicles . "Who Came First" is the debut solo record by Pete Townshend, first released in 1972. Pete Townshend. Finally, there are the last two discs that comprise the radio play. This one is longer) 5. I rarely play Who's Next anymore but I play Townshend demos a lot, particularly the mega rare Howdie Boy cd 'Lifehouse Demos'. Perhaps nothing is more revelatory about Townshend that hearing his sketch "Teenage Wasteland" become the "Baba O'Riley" we know -- a nine-minute instrumental version of "Riley" is on the demos, and it's awe inspiring. A number of these songs were recorded by the Who, and some are extremely famous (cf. LIFEHOUSE CHRONICLES, available exclusively on Pete Townshend's e-commerce site, is an expansive documentation of the composer's lost dream child, "Lifehouse". View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2000 CD release of Lifehouse Chronicles on Discogs. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Pete Townshend - Lifehouse Chronicles at Discogs. The Who - Lifehouse & Quadrophenia Demos [Primadonna 2CD] Recorded 1970-1973. At one point Townsend was convinced to record an albums worth of material with The Who, which was released as "Who's Next" in November of 1971. Everything printed lavishly on different colored pages with no regard for expense. He hacks into the grid and discovers its fatal flaw. Album. Song "Lifehouse Radio Play" by Pete Townshend. Except for Townshend's Lifehouse Demos (which are simply fantastic, but still demos, and not the Who's versions of the songs) which was released in 2000 as part of the Townshend's 6-CD Lifehouse Chronicles, I am still waiting. The fourth disc consists entirely of orchestral themes and arrangements employed both in the original concept and augmented in the radio play. The set collects songs and other compositions relating to Lifehouse, a musical concept developed by Townshend in 1970 as … Pete Townshend - Lifehouse … 6:47. … If anything, it surpasses them both. There is a remixed version of "Who Are You," and redone versions of "Baba M1" and "M5" as well as a redone "Pure and Easy" that is far superior to the originally released version. That September, Townshend began recording elaborate demos for much of the album, tracking all the instruments himself. The enemies were people who gave us entertainment intravenously, and the … A number of these songs were recorded by the Who, and some are extremely famous (cf. Townshend's Lifehouse was to be a rock opera all right, but it was to be a musical for screen with footage of the Who performing the story's soundtrack. Listen free to The Who – Lifehouse & Quadrophenia Demos 1970 & 1973 (Baba O'Riley, Bargain and more). Hearing Townshend sing them sends chills down the spine as the songs take on even deeper meanings. Addeddate 2020-02-04 00:28:47 Identifier lifehouse2lp Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4 Year 2000 . Others include virtually every song from Who's Next, and "Slip Kid," "Let's See Action," "Relay," as well as "Sister Disco" and "Who Are You?" Who Came First is the debut album by Pete Townshend, released in 1972 on Track Records in the UK and Track/Decca in the US. Townshend released Scoop, a two-disc compilation of demos, in 1983 (a second volume appeared in 1987). "Lifehouse Chronicles" contains two discs of Pete's demos of 24 songs and over 130 minutes of music on disc one and two of this six disc package. Other Comments: "Classified" is the version from the "Glastonbury Fayre" LP, "Baba O'Riley" is the … Quality: Tracks 1-9: Very Very Good to Excellent!. Lifehouse Demos [Yellow Dog] 11 Pete Townshend demos. Discover more music, concerts, videos, … Listen free to Pete Townshend – Lifehouse Chronicles (Teenage Wasteland, Goin' Mobile and more). It works mainly because of its length, at 6 discs - two containing demos, two containing new revisions of old songs, and two containing a BBC radio play. Demos For The Who - Lifehouse- Demos 1970/71. Teenage Wasteland - Pete Townshend Demo by DarthMurray. The demos of Pure And Easy (both versions) and Let's See Action in particular blow away the Who's versions IMO. The Lifehouse Chronicles are six CDs of all the material associated with the project, past and present, including the original demos for the songs Townshend planned to include as he was developing it. Make no mistake, the radio play is brilliant, an essential addition to the literature of Townshend and the Who. Title/Format/Rating: The Genius Of Pete Townshend - LP - B+ Year & Country Issued/Label: 1972 - USA - TMOQ Comments: Pete Townshend "Lifehouse" demos - all officially released now from www.eelpie.com Track Listing: Pure And Easy, Behind Blue Eyes, Going Mobile, Mary, Time Is Passing, Love Ain't For Keeping, Won't Get Fooled Again, The Song Is Over The instrumental track is more anthemic than anything the Who ever recorded. These are what everyone is wondering about, if they're "worth it" for the price tag; if it is possible in the "sound and word byte" age to sustain listening to an almost two-hour bit of aural theater. Lifehouse DemosLabel / Index #Yellow Dog Records YDCompare with;Lifehouse & Quadrophenia Demos 1970 & 1973 (CD) (Primadonna PD 086/087) The Lifehouse Demos (CD) (Howdy!)P.T. Sign in to YouTube. According to legend, Townshend couldn't get anybody interested in his allegedly disjointed ideas. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of Lifehouse Demos on Discogs. Album: Lifehouse Demos LPs (vinyl) Sampled: Master Room USA LP Comments: Excellent Sound with the usual acetate issues. Six CDs, thick booklet, fold-out case, corrugated slipcase. LIFEHOUSE CHRONICLES, available exclusively on Pete Townshend's e-commerce site, is an expansive documentation of the composer's lost dream child, "Lifehouse". Pop/Rock . "Pure and Easy," "The Song Is Over," "Behind Blue Eyes," and others are not sketches, but fully realized versions of songs before they were given to the Who. This is the film the Matrix without the special effects or kung fu, and as a result, Lifehouse is far more subversive and instructive. The set contains song demos by Pete Townshend; including solo versions of "Baba O'Riley", "Won't Get Fooled Again", and "Who Are You", and the Lifehouse Radio Program. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Lifehouse Demos - Pete Townshend on AllMusic - 1991 I have the 2000 box, the first 2 discs of which are a masterpiece and comprise the original demos by Pete. The project was abandoned, but never let go of. Everybody who hasn't been sleeping under an umbrella on some beach in the Greek Islands or on some rock off the coast of New Zealand has heard by now of the Lifehouse Chronicles. 6:47. New Releases ... Pete Townshend. 25 tracks (109:18). Lifehouse is the story set in a "near distant" future, where government was no longer interested in interpersonal relationships between humans; their interest was the complete dependence of the individual on the power structure. Publication date 2000 Topics Pete Townshend, Lifehouse, Music Language English 'Lifehouse Demos' The Aborted Lifehouse 2-LP Set. Loading... Save. The closest Lifehouse has come to a 'proper' release is a massive six disc box set.This, a sampler of that monster box, may be the most convenient way to hear Lifehouse, even if it is a bit of a tease. The Lifehouse Chronicles is a 6 CD box set released in 2000 by Pete Townshend, and only made available through his website. Loading... Save. Lifehouse is a chilling vision of a future where control and individuality no longer have a place in everyday life. LIFEHOUSE DEMOS. It was also Townshend attempting to move himself into other areas like fiction and theater and away from the constrictions placed on him as a "rock musician." Lifehouse & Quadrophenia Demos 1970 & 1973, P.T. Getting In Tune 6. Note: Wrong spelling of "Townshend" on cover. Teenage Wasteland - Pete Townshend Demo by DarthMurray. The Lifehouse Chronicles is a bit of rock history that finally gets its proper hearing and as a result begs the question in capital letters, "What if?" It works mainly because of its length, at 6 discs - two containing demos, two containing new revisions of old songs, and two containing a … It's a bit strange to hear: "Slip Kid" performed right after: "Let's See Action" but, Pete has always stated he was writing Lifehouse songs long after the release of: "Who's Next" in 1971. 25 tracks (109:18). Beautiful, rare UK box set originally only sold through Pete Townshend’s Eel Pie website. They are tolerated by the power structure because the farmers grow produce the government is only too happy to buy. Townshend had demo tapes of almost forty songs connected with the project. They were designed, programmed, and plugged into a huge mainframe grid by a media mogul named Jumbo, who was more powerful than the government who appointed him to head this project. Demos For The Who - Lifehouse- Demos 1970/71 (CD) (HIWATT HI 7071)Pure And Easy (CD) (Chapter One)Venue: StudioRecording: SoundboardComments: Tracks 1-7: Lifehouse Demos. I have to say that one of the biggest travesties in rock music releases is the criminally under available Lifehouse original demos by Pete Townshend. Townshend eventually released The Lifehouse Chronicles boxset in 2000, consisting of his original demos of the project from 1970 and later, his synthesizer experimentations, orchestral renditions of the songs and a 1998 radio play based on Lifehouse. (Yep, virtual reality 15 years before William Gibson's novel Neuromancer.). Six CDs, thick booklet, fold-out case, corrugated slipcase. Complete your Pete Townshend collection. He also recorded a wealth of songs and instrumental pieces that never made it to record. Motherland Feeling11. The box set tells the story of the failure and presents the evidence for what he believed was possible in 1970 and up until the time Who's Next was recorded and released in 1971. (Similar to Rael 2 on the Who Sell Outreissue.) Overture (for celebration of music by Pete Townshend and The Who) (order: 5) ... CD 2: Lifehouse Demos Contd. Even later, when Townshend's radio play Psychoderelict was released in 1993 as an album, it contained ideas that had been adapted from the Lifehouse sessions. Lifehouse Demos [Yellow Dog] 11 Pete Townshend demos. Demos For The Who - Lifehouse- Demos 1970/71 (CD) (HIWATT HI 7071) Pure And Easy (CD) (Chapter One) Venue: Studio. 3. The Lifehouse Demos (CD) (Howdy!) The CDs are laid out in individually colored and lettered glossy sleeves, four on the left panel, two on the right (the play), and a handsome 50-page book slips into its own spot in the middle bridging them. Lifehouse Chronicles is a box set released in 2000 by Pete Townshend with the focus of the box being the formerly "abandoned" Lifehouse rock opera. In short, according to Townshend, who had made contact with Universal about Lifehouse, Lambert made his own film, the disastrous Tommy, by derailing the Lifehouse project using his influence with people at the band's label and elsewhere by telling them the entire thing was too big and unruly for pop music, that Lifehouse was unworkable. LIFEHOUSE DEMOS. The set comes in a 12 by 12 box, with a corrugated impressed sleeve with and folds into a triptych. Whoops, been there already, better to let sleeping dogs lie. Lifehouse At Leeds [Blue Kangaroo] six Lifehouse session tracks + four Live At Leeds outtakes + two 1968 live tracks. Album. This desire of Townshend's to move into film had a practical purpose: in part, it was to get the Who off the endless slogging of the road for sometimes years at a time. His experiment succeeds better than he could have ever dreamed with totally unexpected results -- I'll leave the rest to those of you actually interested enough to purchase the set. A collection of all demos made by Pete Townshend for Lifehouse / Who's Next Play all Share. The world was completely collapsing and the only experience that anybody ever had was through test tubes. Pete Townshend; The Lifehouse Demos; Pure and Easy Lyrics . The Lifehouse Chronicles are six CDs of all the material associated with the project, past and present, including the original demos for the songs Townshend planned to include as he was developing it. It's the story of people moving into something from outside, having no idea what awaits them on the other side of "teenage wasteland." Summary: This 2 LP acetate set appears to be the master source for "The Genius Of Pete Townshend" bootleg LP. The farmers don't wear lifesuits because they live far to the north and are supposedly out of the pollution's range. Tracks 10-11: Some tapehiss, but its neat to hear these Rael Demos. Publication date 2000 Topics Pete Townshend, Lifehouse, Music Language English 'Lifehouse Demos' The Aborted Lifehouse 2-LP Set. 78 tracks (422:50). Listening through the Lifehouse Chronicles demos on discs 1 & 2, I have to say Pete's sequencing is exemplary. "Sister Disco" is radically different than the one the Who recorded -- the later one served the aims of a pop song far better than Townshend's original -- but in his hands, it's a novel. Concept goes out the window when the voice of a young boy introduces the work, and gives way to a short orchestral reading of "Baba O'Riley." At least not the way its creator initially intended. In 1999, Townshend worked with collaborators to create a two-hour BBC radio play for Lifehouse. Lifehouse is Pete Townshend's magnum opus, the "one that got away" between Tommy and Quadrophenia. Goin' Mobile - Pete Townshend Demo by DarthMurray. There isn't a weak second on either of them, and the sound is pristine, professionally recorded from the jump, and remastered for CD. Lifehouse began as a story written around several songs. If Pete Townshend has another big project around the corner, then it's easy to see why "Guantanamo" and "How Can I Help You" are tacked on the end of Truancy. It works mainly because of its length, at 6 discs - two containing demos, two containing new revisions of old songs, and two containing a … Baba O'Riley 4. Pete Townshend – Pure and Easy. The Lifehouse Demos. Bobby is the story's hero. Pete Townshend; The Lifehouse Demos; Pure and Easy Lyrics . All the demos were recorded before the band even heard the songs and he basically had enough material for a double album with the quality of the "demos" incredible. Ex Studio. I have to say that one of the biggest travesties in rock music releases is the criminally under available Lifehouse original demos by Pete Townshend. Sign in to YouTube. Find information about "Lifehouse" listen to "Lifehouse" on AllMusic AllMusic. Mary (Same as on legit Scoop? Townshend eventually became obsessed with telling the story of his greatest failure, the same great failure that gave us Who's Next, "Pure and Easy," and other Lifehouse ideas such as "Sister Disco" and "Who Are You?" Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. To that end, they manufactured a story of a pollution crisis so bad, everyone was required to wear "lifesuits." Pete Townshend: Lifehouse Demos (CD) (Yellow Dog Records YD) Punk Meets The Godfather (CD) (Red Robin (ROB-1044) Punk Meets The Godfather, The Quadrophenia Demos … The album collected together tracks from Pete's private pressings of his tributes to Meher Baba, Happy Birthday and I Am, as well as demos from the unrealized concept album Lifehouse, part of which became The Who's classic Who's Next album. LIFEHOUSE CHRONICLES, available exclusively on Pete Townshend's e-commerce site, is an expansive documentation of the composer's lost dream child, "Lifehouse". Other Comments: "Classified" is the version from the "Glastonbury Fayre" LP, "Baba O'Riley" is the longest instrumental version (13.10 … The first two discs are worth the price of admission alone. Infobox Album Name = Lifehouse Chronicles Type = box Artist = Pete Townshend |300px Released = 2000 Recorded = UK Genre = Rock Length = Label = Eel Pie Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. His media company provided medicine, sleeping gas, food, and programming so intense and compressed it would allow, according to Townshend's notes, "an individual to live out tens of thousands of lifetimes in a very short period." Love Ain't for Keeping 6. The set includes not only a two-CD version of the brilliantly produced BBC radio play but also two CDs of song demos … 2000 . Pop/Rock . Listen free to Pete Townshend – Lifehouse Chronicles (Teenage Wasteland, Goin' Mobile and more). Lifehouse is Pete Townshend's magnum opus, the "one that got away" between Tommy and Quadrophenia. Lifesuits were articles of clothing that simulated all experiences so the person wearing it wouldn't have to leave her or his dwelling place if he or she didn't want to. Too Much Of Anything 8. That song would have the power of liberating not only their minds, but also their bodies from the lifesuits as well -- all through the power of rock & roll -- which would have been supplied by the Who, of course. YouTube is a treasure trove for many reasons; for me, one of the greatest reasons is the presence of the Pete Townshend Lifehouse home demos, his one-man band recordings from 1970-71 that were to form the backbone of an ambitious project involving audience participation, transcendental oneness and a mind-bogglingly complicated story.As Pete said about Lifehouse: "It was like the … Listen free to The Who – Lifehouse & Quadrophenia Demos 1970 & 1973 (Baba O'Riley, Bargain and more). Demos For Quadrophenia (CD) (Sunrise 2003) The Genius Of Pete Townshend (Jigsaw Puzzle) (CD) (Hiwatt) It's A Quad (CD) (Dynamite Studio, DS 94J091/94J092) The Lifehouse Demos (CD) (Howdy!) Album: Lifehouse Demos LPs (vinyl) Sampled: Master Room USA LP Comments: Excellent Sound with the usual acetate issues. LifeHouse Demos by Pete Townshend. Below is a collection of demos Pete Townshend laid down in 1972 to help guide the recording process for Quadrophenia. 1. On each demo, Townshend worked out full arrangements, which the Who would often follow exactly. Pete Townshend – Pure and Easy. Quality: Tracks 1-9: Very Very Good to Excellent!. Recording: Soundboard. Townsend wrote and arranged about 20 tracks for the Lifehouse project as all the instruments (played by Pete) were overdubbed for a full band effect. Ex Studio. Lifehouse At Leeds [Blue Kangaroo] six Lifehouse session tracks + four Live At Leeds outtakes + two 1968 live tracks. Pure And Easy (Same as The Punk Meets The Godfather) 2. What replaces it is pure drama, worthy not only of a radio play, but if reworked slightly, for stage as well, and perhaps even a film. As many fans are aware, Townshend's delayed Lifehouse project (ultimately finished in 1999) figured prominently in the Who's masterful "Who's Next" album and several of these terrific songs are performed entirely by Townshend on this release. The works are not only by Townshend, but by classical composers Henry Purcell, Corette, and Domenico Scarlatti as well. It was Townshend’s hope that the Lifehouse story would be made into a film, and after Universal Pictures dropped their funding of the project, Townshend lapsed into a serious depression. All the demos were recorded before the band even heard the songs and he basically had enough material for a double album with the quality of the "demos" incredible. Lediglich vier Nummern stammen von anderen Konzerten. This CD might seem a stretch as interesting to some, but given Townshend's vision and sense of drama, it fits perfectly inside it. Pete Townshend's "Lifehouse Elements" is a collection of songs from the 6-cd boxed set "Lifehouse Chronicles" available on his website. Those sessions, minus the classic "Pure and Easy" also recorded then, resulted in the record Who's Next. Comments: Tracks 1-7: Lifehouse Demos. It is divided into two CDs of demos of songs such as "Teenage Wasteland" -- that later evolved into "Baba O' Riley" -- with somewhat different lyrics -- at one time an instrumental … 1991 . The Who recorded a number of the songs for Lifehouse, produced by Glyn Johns, who talked them out of a concept album and into a strong pop album. It is divided into two CDs of demos of songs such as "Teenage Wasteland" -- that later evolved into "Baba O' Riley" -- with somewhat different lyrics -- at one time an instrumental conceived as a different song altogether. Pete Townshend; The Lifehouse Demos The Lifehouse Demos. LifeHouse Demos by Pete Townshend. plus-circle Add Review. According to Pete Townshend: "The essence of the story-line was a kind a futuristic scene…It’s a fantasy set at a time when rock ’n’ roll didn’t exist. The story begins when a dropout farming family in a remote part of Scotland hears about a subversive rock concert in London that their daughter runs away from home to attend. Thanks to John Bowes for the info and cover to this disc. In a way they lived as if they were in televisionprogrammes. It includes demos from the aborted concept album Lifehouse, part of which became Who's Next.The original release had a gatefold cover and included a poster with additional photos of Meher Baba from the Louis van Gasteren film Beyond Words. Tracks 8-11: Various early Townshenddemos. P.T. If anything, it surpasses them both. The price is a bit steep, but the package was far from cheap to assemble and is a lavishly designed wonder. Going Mobile 7. If anything, it surpasses them both. Party & Lies10. Behind Blue Eyes (Same as "legit" Scoop?) Except for Townshend's Lifehouse Demos (which are simply fantastic, but still demos, and not the Who's versions of the songs) which was released in 2000 as part of the Townshend's 6-CD Lifehouse Chronicles, I am still waiting. Complete information of Pete Townshend's bootleg Lifehouse Demos, by Yellow Dog label. CD 1 - Lifehouse Demos (65:58): 1-1 : Teenage Wasteland : 6:46: 1-2 : Goin' Mobile : 4:13: 1-3 : Baba O'Riley : 7:44: 1-4 : Time Is Passing That September, Townshend began recording elaborate demos for much of the album, tracking all the instruments himself. Townsend wrote and arranged about 20 tracks for the Lifehouse project as all the instruments (played by Pete) were overdubbed for a full band effect. This contradicted the ambitions of the Who's then-manager Kit Lambert, who wanted to make a film of Tommy by any means necessary -- even without the approval and participation of Townshend -- as his first feature, a project Townshend wanted nothing to do with. 78 tracks (422:50). Pete Townshend's demos had grown legendary among Who collectors well before the official release of the double-album Scoop in 1983. Addeddate 2020-02-04 00:28:47 Identifier lifehouse2lp Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4 Year 2000 . LIFEHOUSE CHRONICLES, available exclusively on Pete Townshend's e-commerce site, is an expansive documentation of the composer's lost dream child, "Lifehouse". Goin' Mobile - Pete Townshend Demo by DarthMurray. demos. Die meisten Live-Aufnahmen stammen vom Auftritt der Band am 14. 4:14. Pete Townshend has released a set of 11 demos that he recorded in his home studio in 1964-65 for The Who’s new “My Generation Super Deluxe” 5-disc box set. 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