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Re: Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

RFNAPLES — Sun, 9 Oct 2011 17:16:16 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 10/09/2011 21:16

Best track: 5:15

Re: Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

Luigi — Sun, 9 Oct 2011 04:56:19 GMT

Author: Luigi

Posted: 10/09/2011 08:56

Jackwc wrote:

Mr. Shankly wrote:

This album means a tremendous amount to me. As I commented early on, Quadrophenia got me through high school. The reason I said that is, I believe there are two great works of art that capture the angst, the confusion, the frustration, and overall pathos of late adolescence ( 17-20): JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and The Who's Quadrophenia. I experienced both at just right the time, and I'm glad for it. I have a lot more to say about Quadrophenia, but I have to go to work now (not a dirty job, although I've worked my share of those). I'll write more later.

Am I the only person in the world who genuinely had a pretty good time in high school?
Everyone else seems to talk about high school like veterans talking about 'nam.

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Re: Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

Jackwc — Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:07:47 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 10/08/2011 23:07

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Am I the only person in the world who genuinely had a pretty good time in high school?
Everyone else seems to talk about high school like veterans talking about 'nam.

Re: Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

GARY — Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:47:59 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/07/2011 12:47

Polythene Pam wrote:

Definitely their best album

Although the individual songs are not as good as on some of their other albums.

IMO this song is. I'm amazed that this song, nor any other, by The Who was a #1 hit 😲

I like this video because they show Join Together during the performance but they are actually doing I Can see For Miles 🤣

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Re: Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

Anonymous — Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:35:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/07/2011 12:35

Definitely their best album

Although the individual songs are not as good as on some of their other albums.

Re: Album of the day: Quadrophenia by The Who

GARY — Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:29:29 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/07/2011 12:29

boboland1203 wrote:

I will stream it and see if I should build it. I have done this once before and decided not to buy the tracks I needed because I thought half of the tracks were weak, but maybe I wasn't in the right mood that day. I will give it another chance.

My The Who Set
Face Dances (1981)
Tommy (1969)
The Who Sell Out (1968)
Who's Next (1971)
plus 9 songs left on a greatest hits

88 songs (no doubles)

Perhaps Quadrophenia should be in this set :-k

What about this one?

I have it at #28 on my chart 😁

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Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (1971)

Side one

1. "I Can't Explain" – 2:05
2. "The Kids Are Alright" – 2:45
3. "Happy Jack" – 2:12
4. "I Can See for Miles" – 4:06
5. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:43
6. "My Generation" – 3:18
7. "The Seeker" – 3:11

Side two

1. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Roger Daltrey, Townshend) – 2:42
2. "Pinball Wizard" – 2:59
3. "A Legal Matter" – 2:48
4. "Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle) – 2:28
5. "Magic Bus" – 4:33 (vinyl, alternate take); 3:21 (compact disc)
6. "Substitute" – 3:49
7. "I'm a Boy" (extended version) – 3:41

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Album of the day: Quadrophenia by The Who

boboland1203 — Thu, 6 Oct 2011 23:01:35 GMT

Author: boboland1203

Posted: 10/07/2011 03:01

I will stream it and see if I should build it. I have done this once before and decided not to buy the tracks I needed because I thought half of the tracks were weak, but maybe I wasn't in the right mood that day. I will give it another chance.

My The Who Set
Face Dances (1981)
Tommy (1969)
The Who Sell Out (1968)
Who's Next (1971)
plus 9 songs left on a greatest hits

88 songs (no doubles)

Perhaps Quadrophenia should be in this set 🤔

Re: Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

Mr. Shankly — Thu, 6 Oct 2011 19:21:21 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 10/06/2011 23:21

This album means a tremendous amount to me. As I commented early on, Quadrophenia got me through high school. The reason I said that is, I believe there are two great works of art that capture the angst, the confusion, the frustration, and overall pathos of late adolescence ( 17-20): JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye and The Who's Quadrophenia. I experienced both at just right the time, and I'm glad for it. I have a lot more to say about Quadrophenia, but I have to go to work now (not a dirty job, although I've worked my share of those). I'll write more later.

Re: Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

GARY — Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:24:29 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 10/06/2011 20:24

Applerill wrote:

Gary, I'm sorry if my comment about the Who rubbed you the wrong way earlier; I have to regress and say that I love a lot of their material.

And, as I said in that post, this is their masterpiece. It was Pink Floyd's The Wall before Pink Floyd's The Wall, which I think is an enormous achievement.

While there certainly is a good bit of filler here, the climaxes throughout the album are among the best in all of music.

If I remember correctly, it's currently at #22 on my chart, with a score of 9.5.

No problem Applerill 😁

Guess I got a bit touchy when I "thought" the #5 album on my chart was getting disrespected.

Also, when I was around 12, 13, and 14 years old The WHO were my favorite band. But then I discovered all of the Beatles albums.

This is my favorite song on Quadrophenia with a video of my favorite drummer 😁

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Re: Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

Applerill — Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:01:00 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 10/06/2011 20:01

Gary, I'm sorry if my comment about the Who rubbed you the wrong way earlier; I have to regress and say that I love a lot of their material.

And, as I said in that post, this is their masterpiece. It was Pink Floyd's The Wall before Pink Floyd's The Wall, which I think is an enormous achievement.

While there certainly is a good bit of filler here, the climaxes throughout the album are among the best in all of music.

If I remember correctly, it's currently at #22 on my chart, with a score of 9.5.

Album of the day (#329): Quadrophenia by The Who

BestEverAlbums — Thu, 6 Oct 2011 15:00:27 GMT

Author: BestEverAlbums

Posted: 10/06/2011 19:00

Today's album of the day

Quadrophenia by The Who (View album)

Year: 1973.
Overall rank: 111.
Average rating: 84/100 (from 171 votes).

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Tracks:
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
9. Is It In My Head?
10. I've Had Enough
11. 5:15
12. Sea And Sand
13. Drowned
14. Bell Boy
15. Doctor Jimmy
16. The Rock
17. Love, Reign O'er Me