QUADROPHENIA- I am the Sea, The Real Me (W/ Lyrics!) Pt. 1

Quadrophenia is the sixth album by the English rock band The Who. Released on 19 October 1973, Quadrophenia is a double album, and the group's second rock opera. Its story involves social, musical, and psychological happenings from an English teenage perspective, set in London and Brighton in 1964 and 1965.

The name is a variation on the incorrect popular usage of the medical diagnostic term schizophrenia as multiple personality disorder to reflect the four distinct personalities of Jimmy, the opera's protagonist—each said to represent the personality of one member of The Who. The title also referenced the Quadraphonic sound schemes then being introduced.

Tracks included:

01) I AM THE SEA
02) THE REAL ME

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• Quadrophenia
• lyrics
• tommy
• Daltrey
• Entwistle
• Moon
• Townshend
• Rock
• opera
• the
• who
• progressive
• guitars
• drums
• Jimmy
• sex

[scaggs86]

This for record of anyone who doesn't know what quadrophenia is. It's a rock opera. done RIGHT. Not no American Idiot 21st Century shit. The Who made three rock operas. A Quick One(1966) which is a story about a woman fucking some other guy becuase her husband has yet to return home. Then in Tommy

(1969) was about a boy who is deaf, dumb, and blind named Tommy, and teh only way he can communicate is through music. Then Quadrophenia (1973) About mods and rockers in england in the early 60's

[sassybear1000]

One of rocks baddest ass bass lines!

God bless the OX!

[mattrandall2008]

Photographer Ethan Russell's book 'Dear Mr Fantasy' has a great account of Quadrophenia.

[nkmcfrln]

@OssyTuber Keith was never happy. You should read books like Full Moon: The Amazing Rock and Roll Life of the Late Keith Moon. By Peter 'Dougal' Butler.

[nkmcfrln]

@scaggs86 On the album cover for Quadrophenia there are reflections of each member of The Who in the four mirrors showing instead of all of the reflections being Jimmy. Quadrophonic sound was new in 73. With Quad you have four speakers. Four themes for each speaker. I'm just explaining basic stuff. You're not a genuine rabid fan of The Who and your in no position to set the record straight when it comes to The Who. Your just like the 33 American Idiots that gave you a thumbs up.

[nkmcfrln]

@scaggs86 The only way Tommy could communicate was through music? Tell me all about that. Lets see you even begin to tell me about Tommys' music or just refuse to. Quadrophenia was about Mods and Rockers in England in the "early 60's?" Yeah, it was that simple the way Tommy was. It didn't have anything to do with a Mod named Jimmy who followed The Who and had four distinct split personalities each represented by the four members of The Who.

[whitenuts000]

@scaggs86 Technically, The Who only wrote two full rock operas: Tommy and Quadrophenia. A Quick One While He's Away isn't a rock opera in the strict sense of the word. Pete Townshend himself classifies it as a "mini-opera". Also, if we consider mini-operas, The Who made two more other than A Quick One: Rael (which can be found in the album "The Who Sell Out") and Wire and Glass (from the more recent "Endless Wire"). But yeah, I completely agree The Who does rock opera the right way!

[OssyTuber]

keith lived a real life,he laughed his bollox off at life.rip buddy.

[Raul10032]

@scaggs86

I think a quick one is actually story about Tommy's parents as it's introduced on Live at Leeds.

[omgitskatelynn]

@scaggs86 thats quite rude. Green Day is great.