10 Amazing Songs That Never Made It Onto A Studio Album

As the British R&B scene started to wane a little bit, Pete Townshend was getting a lot more interested with what could be done within the confines of rock and roll. Although albums like A Quick One or The Who Sell Out may have hinted at having some broader themes to them, Tommy was what blew everything wide open, talking about a boy trying to find salvation through the power of music. That kind of salvation doesn't happen overnight, and Townshend was still just as confused as the rest of us on the Seeker.

Going through this entire track, Townshend seems to be getting more and more frustrated in his lyrics, convinced that there must be more to rock and roll than just playing loud music for the hell of it. In every single verse, he's trying to find different ways to achieve some higher consciousness, looking to his heroes like Bob Dylan and even LSD specialist Timothy Leary for some sense of enlightenment.

While the frustration was not going to go away, the influence of a song like this felt like a teaser for what was coming on Who's Next, as Townshend tries to sculpt rock and roll as this holy force that will be able to guide us to our true calling on songs like Won't Get Fooled Again. There's no telling whether all of this noise and energy is going to pay off, so Townshend will only figure that out on the day he dies.