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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. I Am The Sea - The Who | |||
| 2. The Real Me - The Who | |||
| 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 | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. 5:15 - The Who | |||
| 2. Sea And Sand - The Who | |||
| 3. Drowned - The Who | |||
| 4. Bell Boy - The Who | |||
| 5. Doctor Jimmy - The Who | |||
| 6. The Rock - The Who | |||
| 7. Love Reign O'er Me - The Who | |||
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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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mod Masterpiece,
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This review is from: Quadrophenia (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.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Greatest Recording Ever!,
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This review is from: Quadrophenia (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.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Remixed not Remastered,
By Witchfinder General (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Quadrophenia (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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