Re: Quad vs Tommy

[Luke Pacholski <LukPac@newrock.com>]

Ian Derby <iderby19@us.net> wrote:

>I love the original album of Tommy on par with Who By Numbers and
>Leeds.  Every new listen to Tommy harks back to being blown away with
>it's initial listen.
>
>OTOH, I have to admit to being slightly dissapointed by Quad, ranking
>just below my favorites.  Reason being was when I first heard the
>explosion of "The Real Me" I was in total shock.  The way the bass
>cut through and the driving drums took me to another place.  But the
>rest of the album though very competent and very ahead of it's time
>(even in 1983, when I first heard it) never captured my emotions like
>Tommy.  I'm guess I'm just as puzzled by the love for Quad in
>comparison to people knocking Tommy as "dated".   Call me the
>oddball, it took me ten listens to really enjoy Exile on Main Street,
>Quad was the same way (I'd mention Yes' Relayer here but I know that
>would be insulting to some).

I felt the exact same way! I really love Tommy, WN, and Sell Out, but to me
Quad is just kinda "so-so". Obviously not bad, but not something that I
really get into, the way I do with Tommy. I latched onto WN and Sell Out
the day I got them, but I am still not "at ease" with Quad.

Same goes for Exile. I really love Sticky Fingers, along with other stones
stuff, but it really took me a long time to start to like Exile. And I
still dont like it as much as some of their other albums...

Luke

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