Quadrophenia

Occupation

• Vocals: Roger Daltrey
• Guitar / Keyboard / Synthesizer / Vocals: Pete Townshend
• Bass / vocals: John Entwistle
• Percussion / Vocals: Keith Moon

Studios

• May 1972 and from June until August 1973
• Olympic Studios
• Ramport studio "The Kitchen"

Quadrophenia is the title of an album by British rock group The Who. It was released as a double LP in October 1973 and was the second rock opera Tommy by the group. All tracks on the album were composed by Pete Townshend. Quadrophenia presented a retrospective Townshend to the roots of The Who in London in the early 1960s dar.

Quadrophenia was produced by the group itself, where you first tried to continue the earlier successful collaboration with Kit Lambert. The album was recorded in May 1972 and from June to August 1973 at the not quite finished his own studio the band, the Ramport studio, called The Kitchen, in London's Battersea. Were mixed tapes in Pete Townshend's Eel Pie Studio Sound in London.

Meaning of the title

The notes on the cover gives an indication of the significance of the album title. It is a modification of the concept of schizophrenia ( engl. schizophrenia ). The main character of the story is described as a character with four personalities. Each of them represents a member of the band The Who:

• A tough guy, a helpless dancer. ( Roger Daltrey )
• A romantic, is it me for a moment? ( John Entwistle )
• A bloody lunatic, I'll even carry your bags. ( Keith Moon )
• A beggar, a hypocrite, love reign over me. ( Pete Townshend )

The concept of the album

In the notes to the remastered Odds & Sods CD is to read that Pete Townshend Quadrophenia evolved from an idea that was developed around the concept of an autobiography of the band and its members. From this basic idea, however, was only the symbolic representation of the group members as the four facets of the personality of the main character of the story, reflected in the titles Helpless Dancer ( Roger 's Theme ), Bell Boy ( Keith's theme), Is It Me? ( John 's Theme ) Love Reign O'er Me and ( Pete 's Theme ).

The story takes place in London in the early 60s and describes the life of the lonely, young mods Jimmy and his problems in the transition to adulthood.

From the first-person perspective tells Jimmy about his self-doubt, his frustrations and unanswered questions that characterize his life. The audience gets an insight into Jimmy's life: his problems with his parents, his dreary job and his unsuccessful efforts to achieve social recognition. Confirmation Jimmy hopes that his affiliation with the Mod culture. In this community, he believes, to find a meaning for his life.

But uncertainties remain. Torn between the various facets of his ego Jimmy flees to Brighton. There he steals a boat and drives it to a rock off the coast. The boat floats in the sea and Jimmy sits down on this rock and its " Quadrophenie " is aware.

Formats

Quadrophenia was originally released as a double LP with a pop-up cover and a comprehensive booklet. The booklet contained the lyrics, a text version of the story and photos to illustrate. In 1985, the album was released for the first time on a double CD with the lyrics and the story on a thin sheet, but without photos. The remastered CD version from 1996 features the entire original booklet in miniature.

In 1979 the eponymous film version of the album.

2012 published the German band The doctors on their single zeiDverschwÄndung a B-side called Quadrophenia. In this tribute Keith Moon and Pete Townshend are mentioned.

Title list

LP / CD 1

LP / CD 2

Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey • • • John Entwistle Keith Moon

Pino Palladino • Zak Starkey • John Bundrick • Simon Townshend • Kenney Jones

My Generation • A Quick One • The Who Sell Out • Tommy • Who's Next • Quadrophenia • The Who by Numbers • Who Are You • Face Dances • It's Hard • Endless Wire

Discography

• Album ( rock )
• Concept album
• 1973 album
• The- Who- album
• Multi-platinum album (United States)