Re: Quad vs Tommy

[Litgo@aol.com]

>        When you compare the two, the only relationship between the 2 is
that
>they are Who-related (and they are both on celluloid).  Tommy is a
completely
>different animal altogether.  IMHO, they are both excellent films.  Tommy is
a
>psychedelic musical interpretation of the story, and Quadrophenia is a story

>built around the original premise. The styles are totally dis-similar. And
of
>the two, I lean toward Tommy as my favorite.  
>        There is a lot to appreciate in Tommy.  Excellent guest shots 
>(although I suspect a lot of those on the list feel otherwise about the 
>guests!).  And I think many versions of the songs from the soundtrack are 
>fantastic:  Sally Simpson is outstanding.  I'm Free, Sparks, Amazing Journey

>are all great versions of those songs.  And there are priceless scenes with 
>Keith Moon, too.  
>        Quad is great, too, but I can't stand how the music was butchered in

>the movie (Love Reign 'Oer Me is the best example of that).  But the actual 
>story is cool.  
>
>        Oh well, that's my take on those two.  
>
>                        gary m.

IMO, Tommy --the movie-- is pure camp. It is entertaining for me, because I
appreciate the Who and music, blah blah, blah. No one outside of a "fan" is
really going to enjoy sitting through it, though. I find the music is rather
painful, for the most part -- Eyesight to the blind being one of my
standouts, if only for the "gauntlet" scene. I have the soundtrack but would
never listen to it.

Quadrophenia is a genuine movie, in the sense that it's not a musical.
Someone with no idea of the band or the album could enjoy this, or at least
understand it. I haven't seen the movie in a few years, so I don't know if
the music from the soundtrack would bother me, being so enamored with the
album this month. I have the soundtrack, too, but don't find any urge to
listen to it.

When I first started listening to Quadrophenia, probably 1982 or 83, it was
on album, of course, and being the radio-based music fan (and early
teen-ager) I was, primarily listened to side 3 and somewhat side 1 for Real
me. A couple of years later though, thoroughly tired of hearing Pinball
Wizard and WGFA, I started to listen intently to the entire thing. This was
probably about the time I got on CD (and probably started drinking, too). Not
that the two go hand-in-hand, but QUAD began to mean something to me, more
than the couple of radio songs on it. 

It has been effectively stated before what QUAD music does, so I'll stop
here.

Litgo