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Quadrophenia
Rock · 1973 · 15 tracks

Quadrophenia

The Who

A dense, cinematic rock opera about teenage identity. Stormy synthesizers meet explosive drumming to soundtrack a search for belonging on the English coast.

November 16, 1973 · MCA Records

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A turbulent and grand exploration of teenage angst, identity, and the search for spiritual belonging.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
I Am the Sea
2:10
03
Quadrophenia
6:15
04
Cut My Hair
3:49
05
The Punk and the Godfather
5:11
06
I’m One
2:40
07
The Dirty Jobs
4:31
08
Helpless Dancer
2:36
09
Is It in My Head?
3:46
10
I’ve Had Enough
6:17
11
5:15
5:02
12
Sea and Sand
5:02
13
Drowned
5:28
15
Doctor Jimmy
8:39
16
The Rock
6:40
17
Love, Reign O’er Me
5:53
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the four main musical themes collide and resolve during the instrumental title track
The sheer vocal power of the final scream in Love, Reign O'er Me against a backdrop of crashing waves
The rhythmic transition in 5:15 where the horns mimic the mechanical chug of a train
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Quadrophenia sound next to the rest of The Who's catalogue?

Rainy Day+4.0σ

Rainy Day saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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