The Who and Quadrophenia

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