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    The Who - Quadrophenia

    1973 | Mca 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Pete Townshend revisited the rock opera concept with another double-album opus, this time built around the story of a young mod's struggle to come of age in the mid-'60s. If anything, this was a more ambitious project than Tommy, given added weight by the fact that the Who weren't devising some fantasy but were re-examining the roots of their own birth in mod culture. In the end, there may have been too much weight, as Townshend tried to combine the story of a mixed-up mod named Jimmy with the examination of a four-way split personality (hence the title Quadrophenia), in turn meant to reflect the four conflicting personas at work within the Who itself. The concept might have ultimately been too obscure and confusing for a mass audience. But there's plenty of great music anyway, especially on "The Real Me," "The Punk Meets the Godfather," "I'm One," "Bell Boy," and "Love, Reign o'er Me." Some of Townshend's most direct, heartfelt writing is contained here, and production-wise it's a tour de force, with some of the most imaginative use of synthesizers on a rock record. Various members of the band griped endlessly about flaws in the mix, but really these will bug very few listeners, who in general will find this to be one of the Who's most powerful statements. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi

    Quadrophenia Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • I Am the Sea
  • 2:08
  • Sound Clip for I Am the Sea from Quadrophenia

  • 2
  • The Real Me
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for The Real Me from Quadrophenia

  • 3
  • Quadrophenia
  • 6:13
  • Sound Clip for Quadrophenia from Quadrophenia

  • 4
  • Cut My Hair
  • 3:44
  • Sound Clip for Cut My Hair from Quadrophenia

  • 6
  • I'm One
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for I'm One from Quadrophenia

  • 10
  • I've Had Enough
  • 6:14
  • Sound Clip for I've Had Enough from Quadrophenia

  • 11 (2)
  • 5:15
  • 4:59
  • Sound Clip for 5:15 from Quadrophenia

  • 12 (2)
  • Sea and Sand
  • 5:01
  • 13 (2)
  • Drowned
  • 5:26
  • 14 (2)
  • Bell Boy
  • 4:55
  • Sound Clip for Bell Boy from Quadrophenia

  • 15 (2)
  • Doctor Jimmy
  • 8:36
  • Sound Clip for Doctor Jimmy from Quadrophenia

  • 16 (2)
  • The Rock
  • 5:48
  • Sound Clip for The Rock from Quadrophenia

  • 17 (2)
  • Love, Reign O'er Me
  • 6:37
  • Credits of Quadrophenia

    • Ron Nevison
    • Sound Effects, Audio Engineer, Engineer, Special Effects
    • Ron Fawcus
    • Engineer, Continuity, Mixing, Assistant Engineer
    • Jon Astley
    • ?, Reissue Producer, Remixing, Reissue Remastering, Reissue Remixing
    • Keith Moon
    • Percussion, Vocals (Background), Vocals, Drums
    • Glyn Johns
    • Engineer, Audio Engineer, Associate Producer
    • Pete Townshend
    • Composer, Special Effects, Sound Effects, Vocals (Background), Lyricist, Producer, Pre-Production, Various, Multi Instruments
    • The Who
    • Group, Producer, Audio Production, Original Recording Producer