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Sean Trane 
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 Posted: July 07 2005 at 03:51 |
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Quadrophenia is less prog (except for Love Or Reign ór Me) but it gets my vote. Movie is awesome, too!
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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laztraz
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Posted: July 09 2005 at 07:11 |
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Close but......................Tommy.
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Maike
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Posted: July 09 2005 at 20:20 |
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Tommy can you hear me...Tommy
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kfoley801
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Posted: July 11 2005 at 05:30 |
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Tommy will always be considered a classic.
Quadrophenia has had to endure the compar-
isons to 'Tommy' and grow on it's generations
audience over the years. I've noticed articles in
British magazines lately hailing it as a masterpiece.
but i can say that i don't remember people acting
like that, and the only song you'd be able to play
at a party (in calif. in 73) was 'the real me'.
but,yeah, as a prog primer for young kids,it has
depth and shadow, political and personal themes
and tons of sequencer ARP.
i vote for quadrophenia.
kelly foley801
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Yurkspb
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Posted: July 11 2005 at 07:05 |
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I prefer Tommy - I find Quadrophenia a little bit too monotonous.
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The Wizard
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Posted: August 09 2005 at 18:54 |
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Quadrophenia is absolutely mindblowing.
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Bilek
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 05:50 |
 NetsNJFan wrote:
I think Quad is proggier but I gotta go with the monumental Tommy
The Underture and Overture are great prog tracks. |
Exactly! That's why I'm going to vote for Quad. I believe it's been overwhelmed by the "monumental" Tommy, and very underrated. Not to mention the great concept.
Both albums should somehow have a place in the PA discography, IMHO. Any progger needs to have an idea of these magnificent albums, not just for the influence over prog itself, but also because of the great music!
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Listen to Turkish psych/prog; you won't regret:
Baris Manco,Erkin Koray,Cem Karaca,Mogollar,3 Hürel,Selda,Edip Akbayram,Fikret Kizilok,Ersen (and Dadaslar) (but stick with the '70's, and 'early 80's!)
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cobb
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 06:04 |
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Voted for Quad, but in the movie versions, ann margaret was more pleasant on the eye.
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Blacksword
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 08:04 |
Quadrophenia!! Brilliant album! 
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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chopper
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Posted: August 10 2005 at 08:27 |
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Close, but Quadrophenia wins because of the better production on the album. I like both films and in answer to cobb, I agree about Ann Margaret but Quadrophenia has Lesley Ash!
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Snow Dog
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 18:50 |
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^ You mean that blonde with the massive lips?
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Kord
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Posted: June 18 2006 at 08:19 |
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I love them all!!!!but Quadrophenia is one of my favourite album
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Paul K.
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 08:35 |
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Both are masterpieces.
But TOMMY gets my vote. It's ultimate rock opera. QUADROPHENIA is also very very good, but slightly loses to TOMMY.
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Weasels ripped my flesh
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 08:37 |
Love or Reign or Me >>> what a fantastic finale
QUADROPHENIA all the way
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Teaflax
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 08:57 |
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Quadrophenia, but only for Love Reign O'er Me, one of the best 12/8
ballads ever written. Otherwise, I couldn't possibly care less about
The Who.
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bhikkhu
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 09:30 |
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Tough Choice. I actually saw "Tommy" the movie before I heard the actual album, and loved it. But, the album absolutely blew me away (and I was only 10 at the time). I heard "Quadrpphenia" a couple of years later, and was blown away by that. So, which is better? I just can't make that choice.
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johnobvious
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 12:22 |
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No question, Quadrophenia. Top to bottom, one of the best albums ever.
Tommy is good, but Quadrophenia is a monster.
Out of my brain on the 5:15
Edited by johnobvious - June 20 2006 at 12:23
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Biggles was in rehab last Saturday
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eddietrooper
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 12:22 |
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Both are albums in my all-time top 10. I prefer the songs from Tommy, but Quadrophenia has much better production. If Tommy had been produced the same way, it would be probably my favorite album of all time.
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Philéas
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 14:22 |
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Tommy is fantastic, but very hyped. I have only heard a couple of songs
from Quardophenia, but I like them better than most of the songs on
Tommy, so I voted Quadrophenia.
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GoldenSpiral
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 14:34 |
GoldenSpiral wrote:
tommy. by far. |
Almost a year after my original post, I've been listening to Quadrophenia a lot more, and I might even say I like it better!
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