Whilst 1973 was a roller coaster year, 1974 was downright bizarre. The main reason for that was the extreme domination of time and energy by the film version of Tommy.
This is as close to writing a piece about that motion picture as I am going to get, because I really did not like it very well, and though that it was just a caricature of the outstanding album. I also blame that motion picture in part for the demise of Moon a few years later, mostly because of Moon’s relationship with Oliver Reed.
This year also provided a dearth of material from the band, with only two singles and one album being released. There were also personal conflicts, particularly betwixt the band and their management.
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