Claim: The Who is a rock band.

Lifehouse was a science fiction rock opera by 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 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 , Townshend released online software called The Lifehouse Method in which any `` sitter '' could create a musical `` portrait '' . The site is now defunct .