Quadrophenia
Mca - Mca
The Who
Release date: 1996-07-02
Audio CD
Album Rock, Hard Rock, Mod, Opera, Pop, Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock Music, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock/Pop
1. I Am the Sea
2. The Real Me
3. Quadrophenia
4. Cut My Hair
5. The Punk and the Godfather
6. I'm One
7. The Dirty Jobs
8. Helpless Dancer - The Who, Townshend, Pete
9. Is It in My Head? - The Who, Townshend, Pete
10. I've Had Enough - The Who, Townshend, Pete
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Quadrophenia
Date undefinedYes or no, this album is one for all seasons, a tale of awakening much like Hesse's Siddhartha. I would call it eloquent, and it often is, but the nakedness of the whole thing is what hits close to home in the attentive listener. It's very stripped-down in sound, not over-produced, and much of it clearly done on-the-fly with great talent. John Entwistle's distinctively separate bass, alternating counterpoint with melody--along with his self-played horn arrangments--are among the musical highlights. If you are not a Who fan, you likely have heard their studio albums. Well, the band hated the way those turned out too. The live albums are where you get the true band, and, mimicking the stage magic, this album destroys. Buy it, now. As a note here, the storyline is not as apparent as it was in Tommy, so watching the much-later-made movie helps, and is edifying on its own. The film is bleak realism mixed with period music and spot-on acting, unlike anything in the horrible musical film Tommy. Five stars, hands down.
Quadrophenia
Date undefinedI've been a drummer & Moonie Fan since 1967. This is as good as it gets as far as Keith's all around performaces go.
Totally Inventive... Tasteful & Utterly Amazing!
The whole performance, concept and lyrics aren't bad either : - )
Quadrophenia
Date undefinedQuadrophenia is the perfect musical context for the great questions of life. It is less than satisfactory to pass this off as a Rock Opera dealing with the "petty" issues of teenage angst. The questions posed during those years of transition between the summers of childhood and the winters of adult responsibility are indeed the ones we revisit as we approach the grave........Is this life of mine....the real me? Who am I....what do I see as the meaning of life.....and when will Love reign o'er us?.....
The music is up to the task of providing the passion/reflection that is present during those "Dark nights of the soul".
Brilliant.
