Quadrophenia

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  Indie Notebook

  Prior to discovering this album, I didn't know much about The Who aside from their classic radio hits. I was a fan of Pete Townshend's solo albums because of Psychoderelict as also mentioned in this list. For multiple weeks in 1996, HBO did ads to announce that they would be airing The Prince's Trust Concert that year featuring Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan,and The Who "performing highlights of Quadrophenia". I didn't know what they meant by highlights at the time. The concert didn't actually air live on HBO, it was tape delayed and edited. Alanis Morissette and Jools Holland were also part of this big London, UK event but I don't even remember if Holland made the final cut on the HBO broadcast. When I saw the show I was blown away by The Who (with David Glimour plating along as a special guest) and I understood because Quadrophenia is a double album they couldn't do the whole thing due the other acts on the show so the highlights were select songs. It was in the era where Roger Daltrey had the big eye patch with The Who logo on his face after accidentally hitting himself in the eye with the microphone during rehearsals. I knew someone who had the album on CD but they weren't fans of The Who (they got in free in a record club) and they gave me the album. I was so impressed I got tickets to see them twice on that tour in 1996 and 1997 where of course they performed the whole album.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-XiVtp2ISg&list=RDR-XiVtp2ISg&start_radio=1

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  Seven Songs for the Week #151 - 25th Feb 26

  Jason Carty

  At some point before Christmas, I pre-ordered the Quadrophenia Atmos/Surround bluray. It was in the back of my mind, then turned up on Monday, four days before its release date. I have Atmos speakers which can play Atmos music off an AppleTV box, but my bluray player doesn't output Atmos, only 5.1. So I listened in 5.1 and it sounds great. I have owned some version of Quadrophenia for about 35 years. This week might be the first time I sat down and listened to the whole thing almost uninterrupted. Which isn't to say that I don't know this record, I do, but it does benefit from attention and also from the surround. To me it sounded like a great mix, leaning into the sound effects and rear speakers. You'd forget that Quadrophenia has a title track, but it does.

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  Favorite 50 Albums of All Time

  Stu

  "Why do I have to move with a crowd
  of kids that hardly notice I'm around?

  I work myself to death just to fit in..."

  A relentless rock 'n roll onslaught spanning two albums. When they were at the top of their game as they are here, the Who were one of the best rock BANDS around, with John Entwistle and Keith Moon among the best rock bassists and drummers ever. Not to mention Pete Townshend's guitars and his pioneering, painstaking synthesizer work.

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  Best albums ever recorded by mankind

  Fiveover

  The "Real Me". Best bass/drum work in rock history. First album I really identified with. It spoke to me during my "Mod rebellion" in high school.

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  10001 album

  Pásztor Károly (Charles Shephard)
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  Everything

  Lewis