Lifehouse Chronicles
Pete Townshend · 2000
378 min · 78 tracks · rock music
A sprawling rock opera blending classic melodies with introspective lyrics and orchestral elements.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic journey through varied pacing
- immersive experience for long drives
- reflective moments during quiet evenings
- exploration of introspective themes
- layered listening for detail lovers
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer short and concise tracks
- seek instant gratification in music
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time 'Lifehouse Chronicles' was released in 2000, Pete Townshend had already established himself as a rock icon through his work with The Who. This album serves as a retrospective culmination of his ambitious 'Lifehouse' project from the early 1970s, showcasing both previously unreleased material and reimagined classics, marking a significant moment in his solo career.
- Stylistic neighbors
- The Who· David Bowie· Led Zeppelin
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Teenage Wasteland 6:46
- 2 Goin' Mobile 4:13
- 3 Baba O'Riley 7:44
- 4 Time Is Passing 3:25
- 5 Love Ain't for Keeping 1:31
- 6 Bargain 4:28
- 7 Too Much of Anything 5:34
- 8 Music Must Change 4:40
- 9 Greyhound Girl 3:05
- 10 Mary 4:15
- 11 Behind Blue Eyes 3:25
- 12 Babe O'Riley (instrumental) 9:48
- 13 Sister Disco 6:50
Disc 2
- 1 I Don't Even Know Myself 5:27
- 2 Put the Money Down 5:50
- 3 Pure and Easy 8:34
- 4 Getting in Tune 4:03
- 5 Let's See Action 6:19
- 6 Slip Kid 3:56
- 7 Relay 4:15
- 8 Who Are You 7:37
- 9 Join Together 6:23
- 10 Won't Get Fooled Again 8:29
- 11 Song Is Over 5:41
Disc 3
- 1 Baba M1 (O'Riley 2nd Movement) 3:04
- 2 Who Are You (Gateway remix) 9:03
- 3 Behind Blue Eyes (new version) 3:57
- 4 Baba M2 (2nd Movement, Pt. 1) 3:17
- 5 Pure and Easy (original demo reworked) 9:15
- 6 Vivaldi (Baba M5 on Phsychoderelict) 2:42
- 7 Who Are You (Gateway remix) (live, 1998) 12:47
- 8 Hinterland Rag (Piano Rag for Three Hands) 2:49
- 9 Pure & Easy (new version) 4:46
- 10 Can You Help the One You Really Love? (demo) 5:04
- 11 Won't Get Fooled Again (live, 1998) 11:29
Disc 4
- 1 One Note - Prologue 1:26
- 2 Fantasia Upon One Note 1:00
- 3 Baba O'Riley 9:36
- 4 Sonata K:212 4:17
- 5 Tragedy 4:23
- 6 No. 4 Aria 2:40
- 7 No. 2 Giga 2:24
- 8 No. 6 In D Minor 2:36
- 9 No. 3 Adagio and Allegro 4:30
- 10 Hinterland Rag 3:32
- 11 Sonata K:213 4:25
- 12 Overture 3:21
- 13 Allegro 1:59
- 14 Air 0:58
- 15 Rondeau Minuet 1:48
- 16 Air 1:14
- 17 Jig 1:23
- 18 Chaconne 2:31
- 19 Air 0:47
- 20 Minuet 1:18
- 21 Overture 3:26
- 22 Tragedy Explained 6:26
- 23 One Note - Epilogue 1:20
- 24 Fantasia Upon One Note 2:48
Disc 5
- 1 [untitled] 3:27
- 2 [untitled] 4:44
- 3 [untitled] 7:00
- 4 [untitled] 7:55
- 5 [untitled] 5:30
- 6 [untitled] 6:35
- 7 [untitled] 4:09
- 8 [untitled] 5:02
- 9 [untitled] 7:20
- 10 [untitled] 5:27
Disc 6
- 1 [untitled] 4:27
- 2 [untitled] 5:39
- 3 [untitled] 6:06
- 4 [untitled] 6:03
- 5 [untitled] 5:07
- 6 [untitled] 4:39
- 7 [untitled] 4:58
- 8 [untitled] 4:31
- 9 [untitled] 8:20
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