what song are you listening to?.... thread...

[OngBonga]

I've been convinced of The Who's place in the pantheon of rock and roll genius ever sine I saw Tommy.

Quadrophenia was what did it for me.

also, pfft those CAN vids are blocked in the UK. God damn I need a VPN.

*found it* yes this is excellent, listening to Vitamin C

[aubreymcfate]

Quadrophenia was what did it for me.

also, pfft those CAN vids are blocked in the UK. God damn I need a VPN.

*found it* yes this is excellent, listening to Vitamin C

yeah I figured you'd like that one

"she brings the rain" by them is good too, it's the just the right kind of slow & sexy. i'm still getting to know them, each song is like a whole new experience (that's the fun thing about experimental eclectic bands)


All hail Galt MacDermot

[OngBonga]

yeah I figured you'd like that one

Love Reign O'er Me, that song alone defines Quadrophenia. Possibly the greatest song ever written, certainly a contender.

And the film is fucking awesome too. It's just a masterpiece, both from a music and film pov.

Tommy is too, of course, but it's not so easy to watch or listen to. It's an acquired taste.

All hail Amon Tobin...

[Poopadoop]

Love Reign O'er Me, that song alone defines Quadrophenia. Possibly the greatest song ever written, certainly a contender.

And the film is fucking awesome too. It's just a masterpiece, both from a music and film pov.

Tommy is too, of course, but it's not so easy to watch or listen to. It's an acquired taste.

Quadrophrenia is miles ahead of Tommy imo. Tommy has some great songs but a fair chunk of it sounds pretty meh imo. In Q there isn't a single song I would say is 'bad' but also very few I think are amazingly good (Punk and the Godfather, Cut My Hair, LROM stand out to me). Most of the problem I always had with Q was not knowing wtf a mod was apart from it was some guy who lived in England and spent all his wages on clothes and uppers lol. So a lot of the lyrics were pretty unrelatable.

Fun fact: The Who tried to mix Q in quadrophonic sound (four distinct sound sources rather than two as per stereophonic sound) but the technical challenges proved insurmountable, so they ended up saying 'fuck it' and went with stereo.