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Coming on the heels of Tommy, Live At Leeds, and Who's Next, Quadrophenia was released in 1973 to high expectations and somewhat mixed reviews. Later described by songwriter/producer Pete Townshend as "an album long My Generation" this two disc "concept album" that chronicles the life of a troubled young mod would eventually go on to become a bonafide classic recording, and it's story would touch not only the youth of England but young people all over the world with it's subjects of frustration, angst, sexual alienation, and misplaced youthful ideals.
With drummer Keith Moon at his best, and with bassist John Entwistle and singer Roger Daltrey peaking after years of performing on the road, Quadrophenia is a feast for all your musical senses as The Who take you on a journey through the life of one kid via loud inspired rock n roll, beautiful orchestral arrangements, lush synthesizer work, and confident vocals by singer Roger Daltrey. Songs like "The Real Me" "The Punk And The Godfather" "Cut My Hair" and "The Dirty Jobs" chronicle a hard life for our young mod (Jimmy) indeed. But as Townshend is known for doing he also tempers the rough edges with spiritual hope as songs such as "Sea And Sand", "I'm One", "Drowned", and "Love Reign O'er Me" offer comfort and redemption however fleeting or short lived.
The characters on this album are also interesting to take note of, as our angst ridden Jimmy tries to live up to those around him whom he can't relate to but tries to fit in with anyway. "Ace Face" (head mod dude) makes an appearance as a lowly bell boy much to our young lads disappointment (Keith Moon does a wonderful job on co-lead vocals on the song of the same name), the girls he always tries to impress show up, his parents, clergy, and of course Jimmy himself. Who seems to have at least a few personalities of his own. And in fact while the album title is related to the "Quadrophonic" sound recording used for the album (a big deal back then) it has more to do with the story, as in the booklet for the album Jimmy explains "I'm not schizophrenic, I'm bloody Quadrophenic!" speaking of his different moods and seemingly different personalities. Yeah. Go Jimmy. On your badass GS Scooter.
You will hear the ocean on this record. Birds, the orchestral pieces "Quadrophenia" and "The Rock". These things are meant to mark a place in the story, but they also serve as a guide for a way of listening to this album that is less direct and a bit more under the skin. An album that cuts deep emotionally and rocks hard musically while inspiring all the while, Quadrophenia is a rock n roll classic for this, that, or any other generation. And thats about as good as it gets and as much as we can ask of any rock n roll record.
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Album Rating: 5.0
ok. this is my really short review of Quad. I was writing a sound off for it and the idiot thing told me it was too long and consider writing a review. although it seemed short to me. so i added the third paragraph, hope you enjoyed whatever the hell this is? a mini review, i guess.....meh....This Message Edited On 09.03.06
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There's nothing wrong with short reviews. You did a good job.
Sorry to be nitpicking but there were two mistakes that I can't help but correct...
You will here the ocean on this record
It's hear
Whom seems to have at least a few personalities of his own.
It's who
But good review.
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aw thanks man. i appreciate you pointing those things out, too....
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Nice review. I like the idea of short reviews! I noticed one other mistake-
'But as Townshend is known for he also...'
That doesn't actually make any sense, it should be
'as townshend is known for doing, he also....'
but then again, I understood what you meant so it probably doesn't matter too much. Just better grammar makes a more enjoyable read.
Possibly a little bit more detail about the music, a slightly longer review overall, would have been good, but as a short review this was excellent.
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This is fo' sho' the best Who Album. That's a pretty good summary of it too, but album of such caliber should have a bit more =/ Still good nevertheless.This Message Edited On 09.03.06
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good job. i need to get this sometime.
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thanks everyone. and for pointing out the errors, too. i agree this album deserves more. it's my favorite of all time. but we have two reviews of it already and as i said i was just trying to write a sound off. too long but already written it wouldn't let me submit. so i added a paragraph to this and made it a review. i felt anythng more may of read like it was tacked on. perhaps i will work on it, though. i'm a bottomless Pit of Who info so i can add things little by little. make it great. i agree fellow fanboys, the Who deserve it  But it's also a tight little review so i might just leave it lol....thanks once again....This Message Edited On 09.03.06
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Fine review. This is one of the top 2 Who albums.
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OMFG best review EVER! Keep up the good work, J6G. Much better then the other Quad reviews here. Leaps and bounds better. You should be on staff! I'll put in a good word
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:P
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hehehe
:shifty:
This Message Edited On 09.04.06
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I like the Who, but don't own this album. Instead I buy albums by The Forecast. I'm a dumbass...
this may be the greatest moment on record for The Who. At least the grandest. At the time many felt it was too ambitious, and some of the band members say at the time it was. but it has grown well and really sounds very contemparary today. not modern, but certainly not aged. too much, at least. a truly great album, IMO.This Message Edited On 09.09.06
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I saw this at the store today used for $13.99. If JXD gave it a 5, it must be pretty dang good.
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This is one of 2 albums I've heard where every track absolutely blows me away.
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is it in my head
or in my HEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRT
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zoot suit!
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Up there with the best.
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rate it dude!!!
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the kidz at school!
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dude is there a better band?
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