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Vegetable_Man 
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Posted: November 22 2006 at 23:37 |
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Definitely Tommy, for me.
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Zepology101
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Posted: November 21 2006 at 22:41 |
Quadrophenia, way more proggy.
It's a close one, though, both great albums.
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1800iareyay
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Posted: November 21 2006 at 19:35 |
Quadrophenia, hands down. Tommy is the more famous work, and it is one of the greatest albums of all time and a standard which all concept albums are compared to. However, Quadrophenia represents the band's high water mark in terms of musicianship (Who's Next was the lyrical opus). Roger's vox are his best; Pete actually solos and does so with simultaneous finesse and brute strength; John's bass on the whole album, particularly Real Me, Punk and the Godfather, and 5:15, is his best which is saying something; and Moonie manages to focus his skin-bashing into a groovy yet no less vicious beat.
I'm a bit biased towards the Who since I believe John is the greatest bassist ever and that every other member is one of the top ten is their particular field (Townshend for songwriting, not guitar though he makes my top 20 for influence), but nobody can deny their talent. I have tix to see them tomorrow night and I'm pumped despite the loss of the greatest rythmn section in R&B
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Freak
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Posted: November 13 2006 at 21:31 |
The Who are my favorite band, and this is a tough choice. "Underture" or "Quadrophenia"?! "We're Not Gonna Take It" or "Love Reign O'er Me"?! Wowzers, both those albums are fantastic. Quad got a little bit too repetitive at points for me, and Tommy just holds a special place in my heart.
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gong
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Posted: November 12 2006 at 11:52 |
 The Whistler wrote:
gong wrote:
Tommy or Quadrophenia.....so hard question for any WHO fan......well, Quad is my fav.
"A BEACH IS A PLACE WHERE A MAN CAN FEEL
HE'S THE ONLY SOUL IN THE WORLD THAT'S REAL....."
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I'd answer, but, I GOTTA GET RUNNIN' NOW!
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".......KEEP MY LIP BUTTONED DOWN.
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Ricochet
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Posted: November 11 2006 at 15:43 |
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I've listened to both just twice, I definately need deep consideration as to confidently decide, but in this adventurous phase Tommy impressed me sliiightly more.
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willy
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Posted: November 11 2006 at 15:39 |
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Quad. After I heard quad for the first time I stopped enjoying tommy nearly as much as I used to.
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Pnoom!
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Posted: November 10 2006 at 17:36 |
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Tommy, but I'm not familiar enough with Quad yet.
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The Whistler
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Posted: November 10 2006 at 02:15 |
gong wrote:
Tommy or Quadrophenia.....so hard question for any WHO fan......well, Quad is my fav.
"A BEACH IS A PLACE WHERE A MAN CAN FEEL
HE'S THE ONLY SOUL IN THE WORLD THAT'S REAL....."
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I'd answer, but, I GOTTA GET RUNNIN' NOW!
I haven't heard Tommy yet, but I don't see how it (or almost anything on earth) could be better than Quad.
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gong
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Posted: November 10 2006 at 02:07 |
Tommy or Quadrophenia.....so hard question for any WHO fan......well, Quad is my fav.
"A BEACH IS A PLACE WHERE A MAN CAN FEEL
HE'S THE ONLY SOUL IN THE WORLD THAT'S REAL....."
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Cristi
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Posted: August 07 2006 at 14:21 |
Tommy for me.
Quadrophenia is great too, but doesn't "beat" Tommy.
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Paradox
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 07:27 |
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I believe that both are brilliant albums, and I don't like being made to choose! However, after having given thought to the matter, I feel that Quadrophenia is the better album.
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Guzzman
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 06:32 |
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Milestones. Both. Thus no vote from me.
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mr.burns
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 05:18 |
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Seriously,there can be only one.And ofcourse that will be QUADROPHENIA.Tommy is nowhere near the quality of quad.And all those who oppose,take the time and listen to quad say 10 or 15 times and you will understand.
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johnobvious
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Posted: June 21 2006 at 09:53 |
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I'd be interested to hear Pete Townsend's opinion on this. Tommy probably made him more money, but I gotta believe Quadrophenia was a more challenging accomplishment. It seems Tommy is more of an album geared to creating hits and was more based in sixties stye music where as Quad was a true progression (if you will) for the band.
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Biggles was in rehab last Saturday
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Syzygy
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 18:03 |
As an album - Tommy.
As a film - Quadrophenia.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Asyte2c00
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Posted: June 20 2006 at 17:57 |
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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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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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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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