Nobody knew it at the time, but when the Who recorded “Quadrophenia” 39 years ago, the band was starting down the slow road to collapse.
Pete Townshend did his best studio work on this teenage, schizoid rock opera. But onstage, drummer Keith Moon’s experiment with animal tranquilizers led to a 19-year-old fan getting a star turn. Even when Moon was conscious, the band found it hard to play alongside pre-taped loops. There would be two more Who records, but within five years Moon would be dead and the group drifting.
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It was a journey back in time. i attended the first garden Quadrophenia and on this night the french horn did work. The band made me smile as i realized that age is anumber and if these guys can rock like this approaching 70 then i approaching 60 am still young. The pharase "I hope i die before i get old was in vivid dispay this evening. Long Live Rock!!
based on their awful super bowl half-time appearance of a few years back, i though i was crazy to buy tickets to friday's show but i was wrong. what a concert!
Great show on Friday. Very glad I got to see them; Roger and Pete can still bring it! Rest of the band was excellent as well. Loved the tributes to John and Keith. Very classy.