Lifehouse is an unfinished science fiction rock opera by the English rock band the Who intended as a follow-up to Tommy. It was abandoned as a rock opera in favour of creating the traditional rock album Who's Next, though its songs would appear on various albums and singles by the Who, as well as Pete Townshend's solo… Read moreShow less
Lifehouse is an unfinished science fiction rock opera by the English rock band the Who intended as a follow-up to Tommy. It was abandoned as a rock opera in favour of creating the traditional rock album Who's Next, though its songs would appear on various albums and singles by the Who, as well as Pete Townshend's solo albums. In 1978, aspects of the Lifehouse project were revisited by the Who on Who Are You. In 2000, Townshend revived the Lifehouse concept with his set Lifehouse Chronicles and the sampler Lifehouse Elements. On 1 May 2007, he released an online software called The Lifehouse Method in which any "sitter" could create a musical "portrait". The site is now defunct. The artwork and design of the box set was undertaken by designer Laurence Sutherland. In 2023, an 11-CD box set of recordings intended or recorded around the time of the lighthouse project was released under the name Who's Next/Lifehouse. A graphic novel detailing a version of the story was released in the boxset also.
