tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post6988718048894929575..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: No Concert Hall For Old MenNYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-50226938262503576502012-11-16T00:16:38.996-05:002012-11-16T00:16:38.996-05:00"Quadrophenia" may be of a piece, but &q..."Quadrophenia" may be of a piece, but "Who's Next" has some of the best rock songs ever written or performed.Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-640991860460565722012-11-15T23:28:18.904-05:002012-11-15T23:28:18.904-05:00Pete was disappointed with "Who's Next&qu...Pete was disappointed with "Who's Next" because it wasn't "Lifehouse", and turned out to be just a bunch of songs.<br />I listened to half of "Quadrophenia", and for me it has the same problem as "Tommy". It's not just a bunch of songs, it's a rock opera, and the songs together form a narrative arc, but none of them stand alone like "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Baba O'Reilly", or most of the songs on "Who's Next".<br /><br />buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-40463875598154926052012-11-15T23:23:44.795-05:002012-11-15T23:23:44.795-05:00Love Quadrophenia. Even in the middle sides there ...Love Quadrophenia. Even in the middle sides there are several good songs. I'm also a surround music fan and was very excited to hear the surround disc that is included in the recent box set.<br /><br />My favorite part in the story are the last lines about their mums and dads...Elroynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-44040457663167535042012-11-15T21:32:53.366-05:002012-11-15T21:32:53.366-05:00Well, I have to wait a while longer; the tour does...Well, I have to wait a while longer; the tour doesn't get to the Left Coast until February. But I have tickets! Unfortunately I was too young to see them when Keith Moon was still alive, so my memories are from the 1982 and 1989 tours (both highly memorable), plus seeing Townshend live at La Jolla in a solo acoustic show in 2001 (a true once-in-a-lifetime show). The live footage of the 2006 shows has me optimistic that Roger and Pete can still bring the fire...<br /><br /><i>Quadrophenia</i> was my second favorite Who album (after <i>Who's Next</i>) for many years, after I discovered it in my teenage years. I eventually put it away for many years as I shifted from CDs to iPods, but dusted it off and ripped it a few years ago. My take is that it still mostly holds up; Side 2 is the low point (Pete still owes Roger for <i>Helpless Dancer</i>) despite the brilliance of <i>I'm One</i>, but the rest of the album still has plenty of scintillating moments (the lead bass on <i>The Real Me</i>! the gorgeous bridge on <i>The Punk Meets the Godfather</i>! Keith's jaunty-and-sad vocal on <i>Bell Boy</i>!), and I defy anybody with Romance in their soul to keep a dry eye when Daltrey snarls out "oh GOD I need a drink / of cool cool rain.."<br /><br />And Zak is DEFINITELY the best Keith Moon style drummer around!cthulhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-87399991469689106052012-11-15T20:46:37.590-05:002012-11-15T20:46:37.590-05:00Zak is the best Keith Moon Style drummer working t...Zak is the best Keith Moon Style drummer working today.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-60530689017178643902012-11-15T20:13:18.001-05:002012-11-15T20:13:18.001-05:00Sorry about the show.:-(
But I disagree with othe...Sorry about the show.:-(<br /><br />But I disagree with other commenters about the remaining half of the Who. They still sound GREAT. And Zack learned how to play from Uncle Keith.Brooklyn Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-9021658268258211482012-11-15T19:23:13.308-05:002012-11-15T19:23:13.308-05:00Hannes-
I have the CD Deluxe version, but have ne...Hannes-<br /><br />I have the CD Deluxe version, but have never played it. Until now.<br />As for Roger, I think it boils down to the same problem Kieth Richard had. Ignorance? Laziness?buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-8257138990149871972012-11-15T17:04:47.381-05:002012-11-15T17:04:47.381-05:00I once felt the same as you, buzzbabyjesus: never ...I once felt the same as you, buzzbabyjesus: never quite "got" Quadrophenia. Had it for decades on vinyl, but this past summer I got the CD Deluxe version dirt-cheap at a sale and, to make long story short, it's been vindicated as far as I'm concerned; it's a fucking classic! <br />However, I do have one pressing question here: Does anyone know how come Roger's family name is sometimes spelled "Daltry" (often by Americans - no offense) when it is, I believe, in fact Daltrey? Or is it?!Hannes A. Jónssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16343734222803109095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-48897442294450775352012-11-15T15:35:34.611-05:002012-11-15T15:35:34.611-05:00Funny, I had no problem in 1978 listening to The C...Funny, I had no problem in 1978 listening to The Clash, the Sex Pistols AND Who Are You?Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-10964139742774673842012-11-15T14:02:13.232-05:002012-11-15T14:02:13.232-05:00(previous comment deleted for one typo too many)
I...(previous comment deleted for one typo too many)<br />I listened to "Quadrophenia" once when it came out. It wasn't "Who's Next", "Live At Leeds", or even "Meaty Beaty, Big, and Bouncy" so I <br />dismissed it. <br />I felt the same way about "By The Numbers".<br />I didn't even considered giving "Who Are You?" a chance, by then it was The Clash, and Sex Pistols on my turntable.<br />I never "got" "Tommy", but I love "Sell Out".<br />I have "Quadrophenia", so maybe I'll listen to the first 15 seconds of each song and see if anything grabs me.<br />Clearly it floats the boat for some.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-63451960669341763002012-11-15T13:58:48.866-05:002012-11-15T13:58:48.866-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-52696311174720918722012-11-15T13:32:54.825-05:002012-11-15T13:32:54.825-05:00Thanks for bringing back my memories of this story...Thanks for bringing back my memories of this story. My recollections are similar to Gummo's, poring over the entire package while listening to the music. Too bad this type of experience is mostly gone now, given the current transition to electronic files and distribution. It's true iTunes, etc. makes music =way= more convenient, and I wouldn't give that up at this stage of my life, where I don't really have time to gaze at album artwork, etc. But it does make me a bit sad. I wonder if high schoolers/college age students spend time looking at any of the (non-music) material distributed with their music purchases? My guess would be that, for favorite albums etc, that time that the 'older generation' spent with the essentially single-person experience of soaking up an album is now more likely spent on the web, perhaps sharing thoughts and interpretations via Facebook, etc. More communal, perhaps - but less interesting from the 'Album as Art' point of view.<br /><br />As for the album, it's my second favorite by the Who, ranking only behind <i>Who's Next</i>. I don't even think sides 2 & 3 sag - when taken as a whole, the album works incredibly well. In fact, when checking my play count (dating back to 2004), I listen to this one quite a bit more than any other Who album - and it's not one I would ever break down into single songs or randomize the song order!John Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640694304430187948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-44202226596419038482012-11-15T10:14:25.109-05:002012-11-15T10:14:25.109-05:00Have no interest in seeing half of the Who, but bi...Have no interest in seeing half of the Who, but big mad props to Quadrophenia. It came out when I was in my freshman year of college, and it helped define that transitional year. Easily the best bass-playing of Entwistle's career, and, while the album sags in the middle (always a danger for double albums), sides 1 and 4 are among the best music the Who ever did.<br /><br />And yes, an album then was a full-immersion experience -- while you listened to the music, you'd also gaze at the artwork adorning the cover, read the liner notes, look at the artwork again, flip the record, re-read the liner notes....Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.com