Tommy or Quadrophenia?
Tommy or Quadrophenia?
Tommy for me. I probably love it too much.
The plebs will say tommy
The plebs will say The plebs will say tommy
Live at Leeds' version of Tommy > Quadrophenia > Tommy
Story: Quad
Music: Tommy
It's the only stuff from their post-mod period that I actually enjoy.
Quadrophenia is their only good album.
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Quadrophenia is easily the best rock opera ever made
I liked the who better than they were playing cute British Invasion best rock
I like their Tommy and beyond stuff too but that early stuff is really charming for me
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Childhood is when you idolize Tommy/Quadrophenia, Adulthood is when you realize The Who Sell Out is the superior concept album.
when I was like 12 I assumed that contrarians would claim that TWSO is their best
btw TWSO is their best
Quadrophenia for The Rock alone
I Can See for Miles is their greatest song
They were already pretty experimental then, honestly.
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Tommy has better songs but as a cohesive album, I prefer Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia is the perfect soundtrack to adolescence.
It's the ultimate coming of age album. It starts with latent edginess and feeling no one understands you and ends with coming to terms that you can't shape the world to your ideals.
Quadrophenia is the sound of Keith Moon tied to a click track... and it shows.
Quad is more consistent overall but Tommy has way higher highs imo.
Same.
Who's next
They really fucked up by going back to that thin guitar tone
Tommy: sweet, innocent good ol' rock 'n roll with a touch of grandeur. Universal, mystical fable
Quad: Bloated, narcissistic prog rock, overwritten and the end of The Who.
Mods and rockers with teen angst blah blah blah
I agree.
I CAN SEE FOR MIIIILES AAAAND MIIIIILES
Quadrophenia. tommy is for suckers.
tommy has more accessible melodies but quadrophenia is an incredible emotional experience. it really doesnt let you go for the full 81 minutes. its an INCREDIBLY tough choice but i pick quad