# Resolved: Quadrophenia is the best album ever recorded **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363 "2019-12-04T16:36:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/1 "2019-12-04T16:36:11Z")
Uppers and downers, either way blood flows. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/2 "2019-12-04T16:46:08Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/3 "2019-12-04T16:49:33Z")
You’ll get no argument from me. Got the album the first day it came out and it’s been my favorite album ever since. One of my favorite Quad-related stories is from the Kennedy Center program honoring The Who. As Bettye LaVette was bringing down the house with her wonderful version of Love Reign O’er Me, Barbara Streisand, who was sitting next to Pete, leaned over and asked, “Did you really write that?” (ps: the new Who album comes out on Friday…can’t wait!) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/4 "2019-12-04T16:51:02Z")
It’s not even the best Who album ever recorded. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/5 "2019-12-04T17:00:31Z")
Who’s on first? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/6 "2019-12-04T17:06:14Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Who’s on first? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/7 "2019-12-04T17:14:06Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > It’s not even the best Who album ever recorded. My thoughts exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/8 "2019-12-04T17:40:05Z")
So, I just listened to the full album. What really, really stands out for me is Keith’s drumming. Pete has criticized Keith because he couldn’t keep time. I’m not a musician or a drummer, but Keith never was a Ringo-style drummer. Just listen to any track from Quadrophenia and Keith is all over the place: in a good way! In fact, his drumming may be what really attracted me to the album in the first place. The drums on Quadrophenia are unlike any other album. The drums are incredibly present, and not just a background metronome. I’ve never heard a more prolific drummer. Ringo - solid and steady. John Bonham - same, but loud and powerful. Stewart Copeland - talented and interesting. John Densmore - got a jazzy touch. Zak Starkey does a really good job of filling in for Keith, much better than Kenny Jones. Ok. Well, that’s my position on drummers, for now. I can’t think of another drummer that brought so much to the song than Keith Moon. He was eclectic, but it totally worked for The Who. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/9 "2019-12-04T17:40:47Z")
Absolutely up there with the very best. Hard to pick a favourite but 5:15 is something very special in terms of an epic intro and Townsend’s finest lyrics. It never gets old. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/10 "2019-12-04T17:44:05Z")
A good album, but _Who’s Next_, _Tommy_, and _Who Are You_ are better. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/11 "2019-12-04T17:44:20Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > It’s not even the best Who album ever recorded. Concur. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/12 "2019-12-04T17:45:25Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Ok. Well, that’s my position on drummers, for now. I can’t think of another drummer that brought so much to the song than Keith Moon. He was eclectic, but it totally worked for The Who. Absolutely. I’m not that interested in technical proficiency, it is vastly overrated. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/13 "2019-12-04T18:20:30Z")
My favorite album. The best album. My desert island album. I never tire of it. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/14 "2019-12-04T18:23:11Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > Hard to pick a favourite but 5:15 is something very special in terms of an epic intro and Townsend’s finest lyrics… Not to mention it was the live showcase for some amazing Entwistle bass solos. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/15 "2019-12-04T18:41:06Z")
Probably not the best ever recorded but close enough that I’m not going to argue. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/16 "2019-12-04T19:21:15Z")
Just listened to it while irking. EVERY song gives me goosebumps. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/17 "2019-12-04T19:34:09Z")
Just shoveled the driveway. I’ve moved on to the second best album ever recorded: Abbey Road. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/18 "2019-12-04T19:35:51Z")
The BBC did a pretty good documentary on the album back in 2012 [Part 1](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrvyti) [Part 2](https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xrvzrf) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/19 "2019-12-04T19:55:56Z")
Oh, that looks good. I’ll watch it later, thanks. Have you (all of you) ever seen the movie? Fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363/20 "2019-12-04T20:04:13Z")
> [@peedin](#): > > Just listened to it while irking. EVERY song gives me goosebumps. Who did you irk? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-quadrophenia-is-the-best-album-ever-recorded/844363.md?page=2)