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Poll Question: Which Who opera is Better: Tommy or Quadrophenia?
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Quadrophenia. I've never been a big fan of Tommy.
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Tommy, preferably Live at Leeds version. 
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I like Tommy quite a bit more. 
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Everyone knows that Quadrophenia is superior.
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Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Everyone knows that Quadrophenia is superior.

I certainly think it is.
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Everyone knows that Quadrophenia is superior.

I certainly think it is.


As do I.
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Quadrophenia, easily.
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Quadrophenia without a doubt, though Tommy worked better live.
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Quadrophenia for me, great film too I watched it a couple of days ago actually Cool
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I prefer Quadrophenia more than that flat Tommy the original 1969 album; but, Townshend's  re - writed Tommy 1975 ( the film music) is more funky and better an album than Her Majesty Quadrophenia, IMHO. I voted for Quad because the poster have in mind the original 1969 Tommy album, not the soundtrack.

 
 
 
 
 


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Not a hard choise to make.
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Tommy! The album one, the movie music didn't work with me at all.
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Love both but give my vote to Thommy to balance Big smile
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Quad is more interesting, IMO.
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Both albums are great in their own way, but Tommy was merely a starting point, and the following albums Who's Next and Quadrophenia reflect the band's greatest achievements. Ummm...so Quadrophenia.
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Originally posted by historian9 historian9 wrote:

Tommy! The album one, the movie music didn't work with me at all.
I understand you - not many people love it;  a huge majority of really hardcore English fans are hate the film and music with passion.
 
Well, Tommy the film music was made by many musicians out of The Who, although The Who were played in many songs and acting themself in the movie. Whole stuff, together with great film by Ken Russel (RIP) for me as  foreigner and casual The Who fan aswell fan is something best what I ever saw and heard. (BTW, I love to say that Tommy the film music is the best mr. Townshed' "solo album with a lot of guests"). Her Majesty Quadrophenia which I love so much because of music (of course!) have a story line about English mods movement in early 60's what, naturaly, don't touch me. Also with Quadrophenia movie, what is "too English" movie for my foreigner taste.
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Quadrophenia by a nautical mile.
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Could never get into Tommy. I like the part in Quadrophenia when Jimmy tells the milkman to f**k off. That's what I like about quadrophenia. That was my favourite part. The one I liked the most. Ahem. You may will ask what is my favourite part of Qudrophenia. Ahem my favourite part of Quadrophenia is as follows. The part where Jimmy tells the milkman to f**k off.
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Quadrophenia in a Himalaya landslide.

Tommy is like a middle school version of Quadrophenia.

 Quadrophenia is in the top 10 most important albums in human history, Tommy is in the top 10 albums in Who man history.
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