Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released as a double album on 26 October 1973 by Track Records.
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10 Facts About Quadrophenia
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Quadrophenia is the only Who album entirely composed by Pete Townshend.
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Quadrophenia was released to a positive reception in both the UK and the US, but the resulting tour was marred with problems with backing tapes replacing the additional instruments on the album, and the stage piece was retired in early 1974.
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Original release of Quadrophenia came with a set of recording notes for reviewers and journalists that explained the basic story and plot.
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Quadrophenia feels everything in his life has rejected him, steals a boat, and uses it to sail out to a rock overlooking the sea.
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Quadrophenia had become frustrated that the group had been unable to produce a film of Tommy or Lifehouse, and decided to follow Frank Zappa's idea of producing a musical soundtrack that could produce a narrative in the same way as a film.
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Quadrophenia created the character of Jimmy from an amalgamation of six early fans of the group, including Lyons, and gave the character a four-way split personality, which led to the album's title .
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Quadrophenia contributed lead vocals to "Bell Boy", where he deliberately showcased an exaggerated narrative style.
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Quadrophenia was revived for a film version in 1979, directed by Franc Roddam.
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