The Seeker (song)

The Seeker is a song composed by Pete Townshend of the group of rock'n'roll Britannique The Who , which appears on their compilation Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy in 1971. The individual one, left on March 21st the same year, is classified 19th better sales the individual ones.

The song is used on the original soundtrack of the film American Beauty .

Comments and characteristics

The Seeker is presented in the form of a song Hard rock, with a succession of simple and distorted agreements. It is the first individual one except album of the Who published during the decade 1970. As often, the words of Pete Townshend present a vision sociétale, echoing songs like My Generation . Here, it is the discomfort of a generation in search of answers which is approached. One can say that it is about the lament of a narrator who seeks answers to his interrogations to calm his anguishes. Figures of the popular culture of the time, like Timothy Leary, the Beatles and Bob Dylan are quoted.

There is no solo of guitar strictly speaking, but a solo of Mandoline particularly sharp and energetic.

Recoveries

the group Rush took again this song on their album Feedback.

External bonds

Words of The Seeker
Fingering chart of The Seeker

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