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Posted: August 20 2010 at 00:23
Finnforest wrote:
Keith's final interview, a few weeks before his death in 1978. Despite a sometimes clueless interviewer, there are some interesting responses. The guys are cordial and make no hint of trouble, but the fact is that Moon was so out of shape and playing so poorly that Daltrey/Entwistle wanted to sack him. Even Townshend, his last defender, was pretty pissed at the state of his playing.
Pete refers in an interview somewhere, to the sessions with Keith for the Quadrophenia movie as "exhausting." A shame, I think, as the original Quad album is probably Keith's high point. He really is superhuman on that one.
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Posted: August 19 2010 at 16:07
Keith's final interview, a few weeks before his death in 1978. Despite a sometimes clueless interviewer, there are some interesting responses. The guys are cordial and make no hint of trouble, but the fact is that Moon was so out of shape and playing so poorly that Daltrey/Entwistle wanted to sack him. Even Townshend, his last defender, was pretty pissed at the state of his playing.
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Posted: August 03 2010 at 21:50
Arnold_Layne wrote:
idk you guys but i'm pretty sure Quadrophenia is as progressive rock as you can get. and i can listen to the whole album anytime, and stuff like "the rock", "helpless dancer", "i've had enough", "sea and sand", "5:15" "Quadrophenia" never stops amazing me. the musical complexity and melodic concepts all over makes me think why arent they known as a prog band, at least some albums.
I agree. Quadrophenia has been my favourite album, period, for about 30 years now, and when I listen to it now, I continue to find new things in it. It is the moment, I think, when both Keith and John peaked in terms of both individual musicianship and as band members. the compositions are complex and varied, and the pacing and energy perfect. The weaving together of the four musical themes, coming together in The Rock, still can leave me breathless.
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Posted: August 02 2010 at 01:51
just got done listening to an television audio feed recorded on a cassette player (whew!) of the Who playing at the Super Bowl and thought the set was really good with Baba O' Riley Who Are You and Wont Get Fooled Roger sang well peter was peter and really from what I heard, it sounded good, I really enjoy it.. Of course they're giants..I just have not seen too many who gigs. Have you? who are you
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Posted: August 01 2010 at 20:37
idk you guys but i'm pretty sure Quadrophenia is as progressive rock as you can get. and i can listen to the whole album anytime, and stuff like "the rock", "helpless dancer", "i've had enough", "sea and sand", "5:15" "Quadrophenia" never stops amazing me. the musical complexity and melodic concepts all over makes me think why arent they known as a prog band, at least some albums.
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Posted: July 05 2010 at 16:31
Big Who fan. I've thought I don't like them, hear a song and realize I really love them! One of the great things is the different sounds they have-like other great bands-over time, yet have great songs from all their different periods. Must admit that most of my favs come from Quadrophenia.
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Posted: June 14 2010 at 00:30
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Progist wrote:
I love the Who, one of the best rock bands to come out of the UK IMO. The Who Sell Out is one of my faves, also the track A Quick One While He's Away, which may well be the first pop 'Concept' track? Have seen them live many years ago, and have gotta say that they were very impressive, sadly they were just 'post-moon' when I saw them, which is one of my big regrets!
Check out the live version of "A Quick One While He's Away" on the re-release of Live at Leeds. Pete refers to the piece, if I recall correctly, as "Tommy's parents."
You guys HAVE to see the band do AQOWHA on the "Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus" DVD -- it blows the album version away, and it's a very young Who captured live on camera in top flight!
An AMAZING, electrifying performance -- there are rumours that the Stones delayed release of the video for years because the Who totally upstaged them. I quite like the Stones stuff on there, BTW. it's classic, with a young Mick chewing up the camera (an an obviously wasted, and marginalized Brian Jones). PLUS, there's a vintage Tull (ian in hairy "bum" mode, with that coat) and John Lennon with Clapton as his guitarist.
In short, he DVD is a must for fans of the era!
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Posted: June 07 2010 at 10:01
Progist wrote:
I love the Who, one of the best rock bands to come out of the UK IMO. The Who Sell Out is one of my faves, also the track A Quick One While He's Away, which may well be the first pop 'Concept' track? Have seen them live many years ago, and have gotta say that they were very impressive, sadly they were just 'post-moon' when I saw them, which is one of my big regrets!
Check out the live version of "A Quick One While He's Away" on the re-release of Live at Leeds. Pete refers to the piece, if I recall correctly, as "Tommy's parents."
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Posted: June 05 2010 at 04:00
I love the Who, one of the best rock bands to come out of the UK IMO. The Who Sell Out is one of my faves, also the track A Quick One While He's Away, which may well be the first pop 'Concept' track? Have seen them live many years ago, and have gotta say that they were very impressive, sadly they were just 'post-moon' when I saw them, which is one of my big regrets!
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Posted: May 18 2010 at 15:02
Yeah Steve, it was interesting for me to read about the different neighborhoods around London where they came from....Acton was one....I thing Ealing....Shepherd Bush......I wonder how similar or different these areas are today from the places the Who members describe.
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Posted: May 18 2010 at 14:30
Finnforest wrote:
Just started reading this. Had no idea Roger was such a hard-ass. I thought Pete was the ruffian, but Roger liked to fight. While the first drummer claimed Roger punched Pete all the time, Towhshend claims Daltrey did not hit him until 1974.
Daltrey floored Townsend and knocked him out completely - he had to leave the band for a while until they realised they couldn't do without him.
A hard man, from a hard area of London, Daltrey was a true working class kid. Townsend, in contrast, was what they used to call an art school to**er (much as I admire him)
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Posted: May 18 2010 at 14:27
rod65 wrote:
Quadrophenia has been my favourite album since the second time I listened to it, almost 30 years ago (on first listening, six months earlier, I hated it), and in terms of musicianship (especially Entwistle and Moon), it is a milestone. I've always found it interesting that Daltry prefers Quad to Tommy while Townsend's position is the opposite. While Tommy is certainly more foundational and thus more important historically, I think Quad is more mature musically and vocally.
I dont know which source you get, but i have been reading in those interviews with Townshend where he said that his favs are Quadrophenia and By Numbers. Same with Entwistle (RIP). Also, Townshend said so many times that he wasn't satisfied with Tommy as original album, so because of that he was rewriting Tommy almost completly for Tommy the film music - which,(imo) is miles above better, much more funky, and, say, more "WHO", although there are many other (great) artists, than original 1969 album with that lack of electric guitar. I really dont know what Daltrey said, though. Well, Quad songs are very demanding vocally, Daltrey's vocal range is amazing on Quad.; on By Numbers too, for example How Many Friends song.
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