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Quadrophenia [CASSETTE] [Original recording remastered, Import]

The Who | Format: Audio Cassette
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)

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  • Audio Cassette (2 July 1996)
  • Format: Original recording remastered, Import
  • Label: Mca
  • ASIN: B000002P1Q
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 174,005 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. I Am the Sea
2. Real Me
3. Quadrophenia
4. Cut My Hair
5. Punk and the Godfather
6. I'm One
7. Dirty Jobs
8. Helpless Dancer
9. Is It in My Head?
10. I've Had Enough
Disc: 2
1. 5:15
2. Sea and Sand
3. Drowned
4. Bell Boy
5. Doctor Jimmy
6. Rock
7. Love, Reign o'er Me

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Amazon.co.uk Review

An excellent and frequently astonishing album, Quadrophenia is both more ambitious and less accessible than Tommy, the first and most well known rock opera. At its simplest level, Quadrophenia is a coming-of-age story with an awesome soundtrack. The album features some of the Who's finest material, in songs like the enraged "Real Me", the cynical "Punk Meets the Godfather", the wistful "5:15" and "Sea and Sand", and the powerful "Love, Reign O'er Me". The songwriting (courtesy of Pete Townshend) is top-notch, as is the production (the Who actually managed to use synthesizers in an original manner, something few rock bands can aspire to). The mix of powerful songwriting and skilful composition makes this one of the Who's finest moments. --Genevieve Williams

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An excellent and frequently astonishing album, Quadrophenia is both more ambitious and less accessible than Tommy, the first and most well known rock opera. At its simplest level, Quadrophenia is a coming-of-age story with an awesome soundtrack. The album features some of the Who's finest material, in songs like the enraged "Real Me," the cynical "Punk Meets the Godfather," the wistful "5:15" and "Sea and Sand," and the powerful "Love, Reign O'er Me." The songwriting (courtesy of Pete Townshend) is top-notch, as is the production (the Who actually managed to use synthesizers in an original manner, something few rock bands can aspire to). The mix of powerful songwriting and skillful composition makes this one of the Who's finest moments. --Genevieve Williams

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Mod Masterpiece 17 Jun 2002
Format:Audio CD
This 1973 album ranks high in quality alongside their best, perhaps more well known, albums such as "Tommy" and "Who's Next." It is a concept album about a young 1960's mod coming to terms with his life, showing how he comes to see himself realistically, in contrast to his peer group and his family. The music is a mixture of 1970's vintage rock guitar driven songs seamlessly interwoven with melodic music. "Sea and Sand" is a good example of this type of musical arrangement, where the song is soft and melodic one moment and rocking the next. That song never got played on the radio much, but it sounds great and the lyrics are evocative of one's self-realization. It is generally an underrated song that should have been released as a single because it would sound great on the radio. Quadrophenia holds up well over 2 discs as it shows Jimmy realizing his own individuality as a person, as opposed to his role as either a peer of his friends or as a member of his family.
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Its a journey through pain, angst, love, confusion, realisation, it's all those emotions and more still....it is the most powerful album of all time, and it doesnt date almost 40 years after it was originally written.

If i had one wish....i would wish for every boy/girl band to be strapped to chairs in a large room and have this CD on repeat play at 20000 watts until the penny dropped with each and every one of them that what they do might bring in the bucks, but its all meaningless drivel.

Having this on a minidisc player whilst cruising to the coast in the summer on board a shiny vespa makes everything fall into place.

I absolutely adore each and every track, and each time i listen to this recording, i fall in love with them all again.

It's simply the best thing ever recorded. nuff said.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I had the original vinyl pressing of this work of art, and unless my music system is playing tricks on me, I have to question where some of the instruments have gone? Most noticed is the lack of the piano on the track "I'm One" - this is just for starters, The whole CD album just sounds so different (not better) to the vinyl version. This is the reason I've given it four stars when I should be giving it five. This is no fault of the artistes it's some meddler thinking he/she can change things for the better. Something like that new Beatles compilation with George Martin & Son. With Quadrophenia I expected the original sound but cleaner without the static and scratches of vinyl, but sounds are definitely missing. Anyone else care to comment?
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Well, I thought I'd been over-using the word 'masterpiece' (and not for the first time), so had to think of something. Read more
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I always hated this album, it is meat and potatoes rock music, Roger Daltrey's vocal delivery is bombastic and pompous, however, there are some good songs on there. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Numinous Ugo
quadrophenia...wooop wooop
ORDERED THIS CD.IT CAME IN NO TIME AT ALL AND I HAVE ENJOYED IT EVER SINCE, MEMORIES OF MY YOUTH. ABSOLUTELY NO COMPLAINTS WHAT SO EVER .. Read more
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Absolutely Brilliant.
This is by far (in my opinion, obviously) the greatest album of all time. Every single aspect of the album is sheer genius and John Entwhistle's bass playing on this album is out... Read more
Published 13 months ago by orsharp
Quadrophenia cd.
What can one say-fantastic. Everytime you listen to it it makes you dig out the "Quadrohhenia "DVD and watch it and you all know how good that is.

Malcolm Jones
Published 18 months ago by Mr. Malcolm W. Jones
Simply the Best
Just re-discovering this album after it sitting in my collection since it was first released in CD format ( I also own the original LP). Read more
Published 21 months ago by themightydougster
Overlong and lacking in magic.
Quadrophenia for me is a step down in quality after the excellent 'Tommy' and 'Who's Next'. The problem here is there just aren't enough memorable things about this music. Read more
Published 21 months ago by MR K J DOWNING
I happy with the item i bought
I thought that the envelope would be in better conditions. Anyway, it is more than ok considering this is a second hand item. The vynil itself sounds great. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ionan
Good but not quite as Magnificent as cracked up to be . . . .
It's been fascinating to read the various reviews of this album, most of which are 4 or 5 star even though many criticise this album in various degrees. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Chris M.
THE PINNACLE OF TOWNSHEND'S CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS
Pete Townshend would be a rock legend if he had only ever written this album. The fact that this was the culmination of a series of masterworks makes it even more of an... Read more
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