Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Who in 1971 The Who’s sixth album is many things to many people. To some it’s the musical comedown that followed the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Who's 'Quadrophenia' (Geffen Records) The Who’s iconic album Quadrophenia will be the subject of a new documentary. The Who’s ...

In 1979, director Franc Roddam took The Who’s seminal double-album Quadrophenia and turned it into a British cult classic. The eponymous film was more than just a love letter to all things mod. It let ...

The rock icon opens up about 'Quadrophenia, a Mod Ballet' – touring next year – his thoughts on researching setlists, and if more music and live shows from The Who are likely... The dance adaptation ...

In the early ’70s, after failing to realize his Lifehouse concept as a rock opera and movie, Pete Townshend began work on what would become the Who’s Quadrophenia album. He considered it the ...

Co-written by Pete Townshend, the movie adaptation of the Who's Quadrophenia marked a definitive departure from the earlier Tommy. To begin with, the script Townshend and three other screenwriters ...

What do you get when you strap a full orchestra onto one of the most high octane rock operas in history? You get an instant classic What do you get when you strap a full orchestra onto one of the most ...

In 1973, English rock group The Who released their second rock opera “Quadrophenia,” which loosely followed the story of young mod named Jimmy and his search for a place in the world. Six years later, ...

In an interview with Rolling Stone just last month, Daltrey said that Townshend isn’t touring with him this year because of his hearing problems. “Pete is having terrible hearing problems at the ...

Tommy (MCA, 1969) brought The Who to a mainstream audience and Who's Next (MCA, 1971) solidified its position in the pantheon of 1960's-1970's artists. But it is Quadrophenia (MCA, 1973) that has ...

The cast of Quadrophenia reunited for a table read of the classic British film to mark its 40th anniversary. Phil Daniels, Toyah Willcox, Leslie Ash, Garry Cooper, Philip Davis, Trevor Laird, Gary ...

If “Tommy” is the Who’s great rock opera, its successor, “Quadrophenia,” might more accurately be described as the rock group’s great opera. That perspective is reinforced by “Pete Townshend’s Classic ...