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Quadrophenia Live in London

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Quadrophenia Live in London
Live album by
Released9 June 2014
Recorded8 July 2013
GenreRock
Length2:07:22
LabelUniversal Music
ProducerPete Townshend
The Who chronology
Live at Hull 1970
(2012)
Quadrophenia Live in London
(2014)
The Who Hits 50!
(2014)

Quadrophenia Live in London is a live release from British rock band, The Who.[1] It documents their 8 July 2013 concert at London's Wembley Arena, the final show of their 2013 tour. It is available as a double-CD album, DVD, Blu-ray and deluxe box set and was released on 9 June 2014. The DVD debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Music Video Sales Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pete Townshend

Standard Edition CD, DVD & Blu-ray
No.TitleLead vocalLength
1."I Am the Sea"Roger Daltrey2:09
2."The Real Me"Daltrey3:21
3."Quadrophenia"Instrumental6:14
4."Cut My Hair"Pete Townshend3:45
5."The Punk and the Godfather"Daltrey with Townshend on bridge5:11
6."I'm One"Townshend2:38
7."The Dirty Jobs"Simon Townshend, Daltrey4:30
8."Helpless Dancer" (Roger's theme)Daltrey2:34
9."Is It in My Head?"Daltrey3:44
10."I've Had Enough"Daltrey and Townshend6:15
11."5:15" (with video recording of John Entwistle’s bass solo)Daltrey, Townshend (intro and outro)5:01
12."Sea and Sand"Daltrey and Townshend5:02
13."Drowned"Townshend5:28
14."Bell Boy" (Keith's theme)Keith Moon (via recording) and Daltrey4:56
15."Doctor Jimmy" (containing "Is It Me?", John's theme)Daltrey8:37
16."The Rock"Instrumental6:38
17."Love, Reign o'er Me" (Pete's theme)Daltrey5:49
18."Who Are You"Daltrey6:27
19."You Better You Bet"Daltrey5:35
20."Pinball Wizard"Daltrey and Townshend2:53
21."Baba O'Riley"Daltrey5:27
22."Won't Get Fooled Again"Daltrey9:06
23."Tea & Theatre"Daltrey3:58

Deluxe Edition

The deluxe edition contains:

  • Concert Blu-ray
  • Concert DVD
  • Concert double-CD
  • 5.1 surround sound mix of the full original 1973 Quadrophenia album
  • 10-inch metal "mod scooter headlight" box
  • Mod headlight badge
  • 6-inch mod headlight sticker
  • 32-page booklet with photos and liner notes[2]

Personnel

The Who

Pete Townshend - guitars, vocals
Roger Daltrey - vocals, tambourine, harmonica, acoustic guitar
with:
John Entwistle - bass solo on "5:15" (via video recording)
Keith Moon - vocals on "Bell Boy" (via from live show 18 May 1974 at The Valley, Charlton, UK)

Additional Musicians

Simon Townshend - guitars, backing vocals (lead vocals on "The Dirty Jobs")
Frank Simes - keyboards, musical director, backing vocals
Pino Palladino - bass
Scott Devours - drums, percussion
John Corey - piano, keyboards, backing vocals
Loren Gold - keyboards, backing vocals
Dylan Hart - horns
Reggie Grisham - horns

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 73
Italy (FIMI DVD Chart)[4] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 28
US Billboard 200[6] 118
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] 11
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[8] 35

References

  1. ^ Maçek III, J.C. (9 July 2014). "'Quadrophenia Live In London' Proves That the Four Sides of the Who Are Still Alive and Well". PopMatters.
  2. ^ Universal-music.co.uk
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Who – Quadrophenia - Live In London" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  4. ^ "DVD Musicali - Classifica settimanale WK 24 (dal 09-06-2014 al 15-06-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Who | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  6. ^ "The Who Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  7. ^ "The Who Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  8. ^ "The Who Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 June 2014.