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Poll Question: Two prog-related concept albums
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    Posted: May 01 2012 at 11:45
I just got a 2 lp with booklet from the Who's Quadrophenia and I wonder if it's more popular here then Tommy.

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Tommy vs. Quadrophenia
By progistoomainstream, January 31 2012 at 17:54
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More Rock Opera than concept albums really. Well Tommy certainly is, but as stated this poll has been done very recently.
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I voted Quadrophenia then and will do the same now.
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Tommy for me.  Both are great albums but Tommy has the better songs IMO and some stunningly beautiful guitar work in Amazing Journey and Underture, which inspired Townshend's live magnum opus - My Generation on Live at Leeds.
 
I find Tommy more interesting than Quadrophenia, it has more variation in themes and style.  Daltrey in particular takes pretty much the same approach to every song on Quad.
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I find the musicianship on Quadraphenia amazing!  Entwhistle did all brass parts, and Townsend the strings, along with their bass & guitar.  Very rare to find that much talent in a four-piece band!
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Tommy vs. Quadrophenia
By progistoomainstream, January 31 2012 at 17:54
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Another one? OK, I'll vote Tommy in this one also.
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I first bought Tommy and it was love at first listen. That may colour my opinion quite a bit, because I can recognise just how much Pete grew as a songwriter in these years, and from a compositional point of view, one could arguably state that Quadrophenia is the better album. 
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Tommy, I like better its themes 
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Quadrophenia - a true classic.
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Quadrophenia! Superb album, rock-opera, or what ever you want to call it.
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Quadrophenia, easily.

Similarily to The Wall, Tommy without the scenes and special guests doesn't do it anymore for me.

Quadrophenia's movie, on the other hand, is much less music based, and can be seen as a movie detracted from the album per se.
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Quadrophenia. Tommy was quite inventive at release time, but it was just a forestudy. The only Who album that is a match for Quadrophenia is Who's Next. 1971-73 was their best period.
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Tommy may have been more innovative for its time, but Quadrophenia is far better.
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Both great concept albums but I like the concept of Quadrophenia more.
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I'm not going to vote until the third Tommy v. Quadrophenia thread shows up. I'm guessing in another week.
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