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Poll Question: Which is the better album
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No question, Quadrophenia.  Top to bottom, one of the best albums ever.

Tommy is good, but Quadrophenia is a monster.

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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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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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Love or Reign or Me >>> what a fantastic finale
 
QUADROPHENIA all the way
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,
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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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I love them all!!!!but Quadrophenia is one of my favourite album
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^ You mean that blonde with the massive lips?
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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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Quadrophenia!! Brilliant album!

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Voted for Quad, but in the movie versions, ann margaret was more pleasant on the eye.
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Originally posted by NetsNJFan 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!
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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Quadrophenia is absolutely mindblowing.
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I prefer Tommy - I find Quadrophenia a little bit too monotonous.
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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.
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Tommy can you hear me...Tommy
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Close but......................Tommy.
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Quadrophenia is less prog (except for Love Or Reign ór Me) but it gets my vote. Movie is awesome, too!
let's just stay above the moral melee
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They are both great, but Tommy is better.
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Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:

I voted Quadrophenia because it is my favorite album. The group plays so well on that album. Townshend with the windmill chords and intricate guitar work during the instrumentals, Entwistle for his bass lines during 5'15 and The Real Me, one word, awesome; Moon for incredible drum fills and his most precise work to date; and Daltrey for giving easily the best vocal performance in Love Reign O'er Me. When put together, my number 1 favorite album.

Yes I see now, you did vote in my poll!
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I voted Quadrophenia because it is my favorite album. The group plays so well on that album. Townshend with the windmill chords and intricate guitar work during the instrumentals, Entwistle for his bass lines during 5'15 and The Real Me, one word, awesome; Moon for incredible drum fills and his most precise work to date; and Daltrey for giving easily the best vocal performance in Love Reign O'er Me. When put together, my number 1 favorite album.
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