[MassExodus]

Quadrophenia feels dated.

That for ME is kind of the point..
This album is the WHOs very soul, the mod scene from where they're whole anger / rebellion is derived.

Go back and read the lengthy liner notes
http://www.thewho.net/articles/townshen/quad_ln.htm
( if you have the actual vinyl ) of Petes drunken dingy ride out to the ROCK, and his self diagnosis as not a schizophrenic but a "bleedin Quadropheniac".

Not an accident that each band member has his own personal theme identified theirin.

A lot of people who only listen to the "pop" hits ie: 5:15, Real Me, have only seen the flashy cover of what is a brilliant novel.

All that ROT said, the band f-ing rocked and WHO'S NEXT is the best SINGLE album ever produced.

[stinkypew]

I have listened to Quadrophenia at least 50 times, but never in the last 15 years, probably 20. I'm wasn't just listening to the singles it produced. The "Dancer" tune, whatever the full title is, is without a doubt the worst Who song ever recorded. It's so bad that it actually makes me laugh.

The best thing about Quadrophenia is that it set up "Krustophenia" on the Simpsons. Krusty, of course, was on the scooter. I never have been able to tell who is in the four mirrors.

[Afronaut]

We tried to speak between lines of oration
You could only repeat what we told you.
Your axe belongs to a dying nation,
They don't know that we own you.
You're watching movies trying to find the feelers,
You only see what we show you.
We're the slaves of the phony leaders
Breathe the air we have blown you.

This record came out when I was a junior in High School. I am still depressed! LOL

Glad Pete is cleared. Good enough for me.