Remember when the super-cute guys of Lifehouse had us all “Hanging By a Moment,” waiting to see their video play on MTV? A lot has changed in the nearly 15 years since the band released their ...

For Townshend, the band's inability to make "Lifehouse" a reality proved to be a terrible blow, leaving him in the throes of a nervous breakdown and nearly leading to the Who's dissolution.

Originally designed to be a rock opera in the style of Tommy, the majority of Lifehouse's completed music appeared on Who’s Next, the 1971 album often regarded as the band’s greatest achievement.

The Who’s genius was always the kinetic way the band’s individuals managed to interpret Townshend’s songs, whether they were energetic or elegiac. Lifehouse, however, was beyond them.