The Who - Quadrophenia Live in London (2014) FLAC Beolab1700

The Who - Quadrophenia: Live in London (2014) [Limited collector's edition] FLAC Beolab1700



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The Who - Quadrophenia: Live in London
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Artist...............: The Who
Album................: Quadrophenia: Live in London
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2014
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 72 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........: TRACKS - CUE - LOG - SCANS

Posted by............: Beolab1700 on 17/06/2014

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Tracklisting
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CD1
01. I Am The Sea
02. The Real Me
03. Quadrophenia
04. Cut My Hair
05. The Punk and The Godfather
06. I’m One
07. The Dirty Jobs
08. Helpless Dance
09. Is It in My Head
10. I’ve Had Enough
11. 5 15

CD2
01. Sea and Sound
02. Drowned
03. Bell Boy
04. Doctor Jimmy
05. The Rock
06. Love Reign O’er Me
07. Who are You
08. You Better You Bet
09. Pinball Wizard
10. Baba O’Riley
11. Won’t Get Fooled Again
12. Tea and Theatre

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When the Who initially attempted to tour Quadrophenia in 1974, the results were a disaster. The band performed the rock opera alongside a series of backing tapes containing synthesizers and sound effects, a decision that put the mercurial Who into a straitjacket and led to uncharacteristically restrained performances. For years, the legend that Quadrophenia didn’t lend itself to the stage persisted but things started to change in 1996, when an all-star production was launched at London’s Hyde Park. This was such a rousing success that U.K. and U.S. tours followed and, from that point on, the Who returned to Quadrophenia far more often than Tommy, which they essentially retired after it turned into a Broadway musical. Anchored by a July 8, 2013 performance,…
2014's Quadrophenia: Live in London pays tribute to the enduring legacy of Pete Townshend’s rock opera. The concert is available in a variety of iterations, the simplest containing nothing more than the 2013 show — this is available as a double-CD set, a Blu-ray, and a DVD, plus a digital download — the most lavish being a five-disc box that contains the concert in the CD, Blu-ray, and DVD formats, along with the first-ever 5.1 mix of the original 1973 album, a feature many fans wish was included in the 2011 deluxe box set reissue of the album (there, only eight songs were mixed into Surround). If there ever were a record that cried out to be remixed in 5.1 Surround Sound, it’s Quadrophenia — it’s enveloping enough as stereo, but the synths and sound effects beg for an immersive experience — so this mix (which is also available separately as a Blu-ray Pure Audio single disc) is a worthwhile enticement on its own terms, but the 2013 show is strong on its own terms, too. Working with their longtime touring band of drummer Zak Starkey, bassist Pino Paladino, and rhythm guitarist Simon Townshend, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are tight and assured, substituting a weathered gravitas for the original’s roiling teenage angst. Neither singer can hit the high notes they did in the ’70s but neither tries, and their deeper voices add a sense of melancholy that contrasts well with the vigorous muscle of the band. An encore of greatest hits (plus “Tea & Theatre,” from 2006's Endless Wire) is a nice touch but the focus is where it should be: on Quadrophenia, which upon its 40th anniversary sounds like Pete Townshend’s masterpiece, whether it’s heard in its original LP version or on this very good live set.

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