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Lifehouse Chronicles

Pete Townshend Format: Audio CD

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Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005TWOFLY
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 6

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Trev

Worth collecting for the great songs but over £1000

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2015

This is a unique collection of demos and recordings that eventually resulted in the classic Who's Next album.
Worth collecting for the great songs but over £1000!!! You must be joking.
I bought this new from Townshend's web site about ten years ago new for about £60.

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Russell Hurst

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2013

This has to be the "holy grail" for all dedicated Who and Peter Townshend fans, it contains all one needs to pay homage to the brilliant Lifehouse concept , superb, thanks Mr Townshend

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gnat

Lifehouse, not for me.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2013

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Totally boring. One of only three books in forty odd years that I've started to read but not finished. Na, don't bother.

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Russ

Well done

Reviewed in the United States on 18 November 2022

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Book arrived in good time and as described.

Marina lolli

Libro lifehouse

Reviewed in Italy on 16 August 2018

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Molto bello ho i cd del cofanetto di pete townshend 6 cd molto tosto da capire ma dopo circa 30 è riuscito a farlo da who s Next del 1971 al 1999-2000 bellissime canzoni da bargain, won t get fooled again, who are you ecc. Il libro racconta la storia descritta da 2 cd fatto sulla bbc 3 radio a dicembre 1999. Una storia particolare che gia pete vedeva in un futuro

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Touching and Synesthetic

Reviewed in the United States on 6 April 2009

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This is an eerie but tenderly rendered drama by the rock literary master himself. The central character Ray, frazzled, searches the vast wasteland countryside for his missing teenaged daugther, Mary, all the while staying in touch with his distraught wife Sally by mobile phone. Along the way he picks up a young hitchhiker, Rayboy (a literary device to communicate flashbacks to us of Ray's younger self), has run-ins with a schizophrenic Stephen Kingish "Caretaker" side of himself (presumably?) and also intercepts radio transmissions from Hacker, a visionary DJ who organizes the "Lifehouse" concert, an event designed to save humans from themselves in this desolate landscape through the sharing of personal and life-affirming music.

Who fans and loyal Pete Townshend followers will both understand the references to the Who's Next musical interludes (Baba O'Riley, Behind Blues Eyes, Going Mobile, etc) and recognize the continuing character of Ray (to be found also in Townshend's "Psychoderelict" radio play). Readers outside this tight circle may find the play (taken on its own) opaque and difficult to follow. Some may find the dialogue too sparse and enigmatic, but the play's spare text effectively reinforces this story's sense of desolation. Despite my own minor frustrations following the plot (and character devices), overall I found this play incredibly touching and sad... hopeless all but for a glimmer. I have not heard the recorded radio play yet and am sure it would lend me further nuanced cues to help me more fully appreciate and understand the story. Not only is this play incredibly moving, but it's also incredibly and sensitively tuned in to the future -- the thing Rayboy feared. From sharing music virtually to windfarms, this drama sent a chill down me.

Within the book, Pete Townshend also provides a lengthy and illuminating introduction to the play -- a must-read in itself.

I wish I could rate this book a five. But I'm confident that if I had had the benefit of audio accompaniment, I would be doing just that.

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Jonathan M. Winell

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 17 October 2016

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Interesting story as set to great music.

Brooke Summers

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on 23 December 2014

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Hreat

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