Quadrophenia

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Clements, Ashley (29 January 2013). "Everything you need to know about The Who's Quadrophenia". GigWise. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015 . Retrieved 11 February 2015. Grow, Kory (17 April 2014). "The Who to Issue 'Quadrophenia: Live in London' Concert Film". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015 . Retrieved 27 January 2015. Heritage Music & Entertainment Auction #7006. p.155. ISBN 978-1-59967-369-1. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021 . Retrieved 10 September 2017. {{ cite book}}: |work= ignored ( help)

Critical reaction to Quadrophenia was positive. Melody Maker 's Chris Welch wrote "rarely have a group succeeded in distilling their essence and embracing a motif as convincingly", while Charles Shaar Murray described the album in New Musical Express as the "most rewarding musical experience of the year". [49] Reaction in the US was generally positive, though Dave Marsh, writing in Creem gave a more critical response. [49] Lenny Kaye, wrote in Rolling Stone that "the Who as a whole have never sounded better" but added, "on its own terms, Quadrophenia falls short of the mark". [50] In a year-end top albums list for Newsday, Robert Christgau ranked it seventh, and found it exemplary of how 1973's best records "fail to reward casual attention. They demand concentration, just like museum and textbook art." [51] The Who, 'Quadrophenia' – 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015 . Retrieved 10 February 2015. Offiziellecharts.de – The Who – Quadrophenia" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 December 2022.I think that our album clarifies who the real hero is in this thing," said Townshend in 1973. "It's the kid on the front. He's the hero. That's why he's on the front cover. That's why he's sung about. It's his f***ing album." A subsequent tour of the US and UK followed, employing most of the same players but with Billy Idol replacing Edmondson, [73] Simon Townshend replacing Gilmour and P. J. Proby replacing Glitter during the second half of the tour. 85,000 fans saw the ensemble perform Quadrophenia at Madison Square Garden over six nights in July 1996. [74] A recording from the tour was subsequently released in 2005 as part of Tommy and Quadrophenia Live. [75] 2010s tours [ edit ] a b c d e "Interview with Ron Nevison by Richie Unterberger" (Interview). Archived from the original on 4 December 2014 . Retrieved 26 January 2015. Graff, Gary (11 November 2011). "Pete Townshend on 'Quadrophenia,' The Who's 'Last Great Album' ". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014 . Retrieved 28 January 2015. Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved 27 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Who".

The Who: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011 . Retrieved 19 May 2014.

My favourite album of all time and the origin of my username, this four-sided album is The Who at their best. In November 2012, the Who started a U.S. tour of Quadrophenia, dubbed " Quadrophenia and More". The group played the entire album without any guest singers or announcements with the then regular Who line-up (including Starkey and bassist Pino Palladino, who replaced Entwistle following his death in 2002) along with five additional musicians. The tour included additional video performances, including Moon singing "Bell Boy" from 1974 and Entwistle's bass solo in "5:15" from 2000. [77] After Starkey injured his wrist, session drummer Scott Devours replaced him for part of the tour with minimal rehearsal. [78] [79] [80] The tour progressed, with Devours drumming, to the UK in 2013, ending in a performance at Wembley Arena in July. [81] Townshend now considers Quadrophenia to be the last great album that the Who recorded. In 2011, he said the group "never recorded anything that was so ambitious or audacious again", and implied that it was the last album to feature good playing by Keith Moon. [58] Live performances [ edit ] 1973–1974 tour [ edit ] As the confused, weary and stimulant-driven Jimmy explains in the sleevenotes: “It must be alright to be plain ordinary mad… Schizophrenic? I'm bleeding Quadrophenic.” Remember Quadrophonic sound? No? It was an early attempt to create “SurroundSound” using four speakers rather than the usual two for stereo. The equipment was costly and didn’t catch on, but for a time in the early 1970s, it was a luxury item for audiophiles.