Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia is undoubtedly my favorite Who album. They may have helped pioneer the rock opera with Tommy, but they were close to perfecting it with Quadrophenia. I really like the use of sounds on this album that are beyond music. From the rain slapping pavement in the opening track to the crashing of waves and seagulls on Sea and Sand. And great recurring musical themes throughout the album.

Pete Townsend's guitar playing is awesome. Great drums and keys too. The highlights for me though are the vocals and bass playing. Entwhistle and Daltrey are cooking here. Really make The Who sound.

A lot of notably great tracks on here. I like the title track. Cut My Hair. I’m One. I’ve Had Enough. And the album really peaks on side 3. 5:15, Sea and Sand, and Bell Boy. So good. And then the closing track, definitely the most recognizable on the album, is worthy of closing the album. Awesome piano intro to Love Reign O’er Me. And just an epic conclusion to the album.

Sometimes, I can find The Who to be a bit one dimensional. Pretty straight forward “Rock” band. Maybe that just shows the lack of depth of my knowledge of the bands music. However in the instance of Quadrophenia, I think they show themselves to be much more. A really brilliant concept album and musical execution. Although the movie is pretty mid.