The Who & Quadrophenia

Description

Take a deep dive into one of the best-selling albums ever on the 50th anniversary of its release with this beautifully produced and authoritatively written slipcased edition.

Veteran rock critic Martin Popoff leaves no stone unturned in taking apart The Who’s generation-spanning masterpiece, Quadrophenia, while exploring each of the album’s 17 tracks and their themes of identity, anxiety, and mental health. Chapters cover:
 

• The state of The Who as of 1973, including their role in Mod culture
• The recording sessions at famed Olympic Studios and the band’s own Battersea location, including techniques used
• Song-by-song studies of each album side, including analyses of lyrics and the guitars, drums, keyboards, and synthesizers employed by members Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon
• The 1979 motion picture based on the album’s song cycle
• The continent-hopping tours that supported the album
• The rock group’s trajectory post-Quadrophenia, including notable albums and tours

Popoff also takes you on side journeys examining each band member, mod vs. rocker culture, the album’s famous graphic design, manager/producers Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert, Quadrophenia collectibles, and more. There’s even a brief discography and complete LP tour dates.

Presented in a 10" × 10" slipcased book, The Who & Quadrophenia is illustrated with stunning performance and candid off-stage photography as well as rare memorabilia.

The result is a richly presented celebration and your ultimate tribute to the rock opera masterpiece.

Working out of Toronto, Canada, Martin Popoff (martinpopoff.com) has penned more than 100 books on hard rock, heavy metal, classic rock, and record collecting, including Rush: The Illustrated History, Led Zeppelin: Song by Song, Pink Floyd: Album by Album, Bowie at 75, AC/DC at 50, Kiss at 50, and In the Groove. In addition, he has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Goldmine, RecordCollector, bravewords.com, lollipop.com, and hardradio.com. Martin also worked on the award-winning documentaries Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band from Texas for Banger Films.

Introduction
Chapter 1: “Remember when stars were in reach:” The Context: The Who as of 1972
Sidebar 1: Mods
Sidebar 2: Chris Stamp and Kit Lambert
Chapter 2: “You only see what we show you:” The Sessions
Sidebar 1: Concept Albums versus Rock Operas
Chapter 3: “Can you see the real me, can you?:” Side One
Sidebar 1: The Graphics
Sidebar 2: Pete Townshend
Chapter 4: “I hear the music of a heartbeat:” Side Two
Sidebar 1: Roger Daltrey
Chapter 5: “Let me flow into the ocean:” Side Three
Sidebar 1: Keith Moon
Chapter 6: “Oh God, I need a drink of cool, cool rain:” Side Four
Sidebar 1: John Entwistle
Chapter 7: “You fight computers and receipts:” The Tour
Sidebar 1: Charts, Sales and Rankings
Chapter 8: “I’m dressed right for a beachfight:” Quadrophenia: The Movie
Sidebar 1: Quadrophenia: The Soundtrack Album
Sidebar 2: The Mod Revival
Chapter 9: “I pick up phones and hear my history:” The Who Post-Quadrophenia
Sidebar 1: Performances of Quadrophenia in the Modern Day
Sidebar 2: Quadrophenia Collectibles
Tour Dates
Discography
Image Credits
About the Author
Index“Everything about the writing, recording, and touring of Quadrophenia—as well as its lengthy afterlife and how it fits into the Greater Who History—is explored in Martin Popoff’s The Who Quadrophenia. The ultra-prolific Popoff, as usual, leaves no detail unexplored in his latest in a series of high-quality coffee table books.”
 
 —Bob Ruggiero, Houston Press

Additional information

Imprint	Motorbooks
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09780760379271
ISBN-10	0760379270
Author	Martin Popoff
Audience	General / adult
BISAC	MUS020000, MUS035000
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