Quadrophenia: Songs From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Editorial Reviews
Album Details
Limited Japanese Version Featuring Lp Style Slipcase. Digitally Remastered --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

I'm The Face - The High Numbers
Zoot Suit - The High Numbers
I Am The Sea
The Real Me
I'm One
5.15
Love Regin O'er Me
Bell Boy
I've Had Enough
Helpless Dancer
Doctor Jimmy
Get Out And Stay Out
Four Faces
Joker James
The Punk And The Godfather

Album Details

Limited Japanese Version Featuring Lp Style Slipcase. Digitally Remastered

Customer Reviews:

The way the sdtk should be.......2000-03-01

The Motown side and non Who stuff were lousy. The CD in the US thankfully has just The Who songs. John rerecorded all his bass parts with an Alembic bass. The three new Who tracks with Kenney Jones on drums sans Four Faces which has Keith Moon on the drums are good too.

The Definitive Version?.......1999-12-29

The reviews posted to this release all concern the May 94 edited soundtrack for the Quad film which Amazon offers at a reasonable price for a single CD. By the way, there is a Japanese double CD release that includes all the material on the original soundtrack LP.

On the other hand, the limited edition import is part of the 12 CD Who series from Polydor in Japan (POCP 92001/2). As a double CD it costs more, but has the extra touches expected in the Japanese series, such as the miniture cardboard LP cover, and a section from a Who discography. Whether this is worth the extra cash probably depends on how fanatically a collector the reader is.

How to rate the music on the Who's second rock opera remains a struggle as it has since its release in Nov 73. The opening storm can sound like The 101 Strings Orchestra instead of the brash band of Can't Explain or Pinball Wizard. The band puts any fears to rest very quickly as it hits 11 on the amps very quickly--and stays there for most of the album. Therein is the problem: Was this a studio effort that the band hoped would quickly translate to a road show as a replacement for Tommy? For technical reasons, that didn't happen. (Personally, I think the band gave up on it too quickly when touring in 73.) Despite some amazing tracks, the relentless balls out approach deprives the album of variation to make the overall sound more interesting. Just listen to Sell Out or Who's Next (Both 5 stars in my book.) in contrast.

That said, Quad is one glorious wall of sound that other bands can only dream about. Even if it failed to turn into an instant replacement for the earlier rock opera, Quad has too many excellent songs to be rated less that 4 stars. Understandable why many 'younger' Who fans rate it as their favorite, Quad also gave notice to older fans that Pete wasn't about return to three minute pop masterpieces. One interesting puzzle that hangs over Quadrophenia: What changes would Kit Lambert have advised if he had remainded Pete's foil at the time of this recording?

Quad can't be ignored, but ultimately doesn't have the warmth and ready access of The Who's very best work, so it just misses out on a fifth star. Essential all the same for any serious rock fan.

Remastered Quadrophenia songs have more oomph........1999-11-23

The omission of the Motown songs is no great loss to me. In fact, I don't even care about the film so much. But the remastered versions of the Quad songs are _much_ ballsier than the originals. This is due to bassist John Entwistle re-recording the bass parts with an eight-string bass, wiping some superfluous keyboard parts, and restoring some great Keith Moon drum parts. Thus, "5:15" sounds like the hit it should have been, and "Bell Boy", "Doctor Jimmy", and "The Punk Meets the Godfather" are even more dramatic than before. The only miscues are his decision to fade "Love Reign O'er Me" instead of using the gong ending, and using a conventional ending for "The Real Me" instead of the "me-ME-me-ME-me" vocal ending. An optional purchase for casual fans, but a solid pick for real Who-heads.

We are the mods!.......1999-08-06

The film Quadrophenia and the album were catylysts for a whole new generation of mods (myself included 4 years ago) in Great Britain during the late Seventies and now again in the late 90's. I would recommend any fan of this album visiting one of the UK's mod events (scooter rallies or musical evenings) and would also advise getting hold of the live recording of Quadrophenia at Hyde park in London which features Phil Daniels as the voice of Jimmy.

Saudades do vinil.......1999-05-01

Ok, isto já é demais! O disco deveria ser encarado como trilha sonora e acaba sendo um "quadrophenia" (assim mesmo, caixa baixa) reduzido. O original, pelo menos, continha James Brown e Booker "T" & the MG's.

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