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The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live (2005)

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The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live (2005)

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Plot.

Rhino Records is proud to present a 3-DVD boxed set showcasing one of the greatest live bands ever-The Who. Disc one features a live rendition of their full-blown rock opera about a deaf, dumb, and blind boy. Tommy was performed live in 1989 at The Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, with special guests Elton John, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Patti LaBelle, and Steve Winwood. Disc two contains the band's second rock opus, this time built around the story of a young mod's struggle to come of age in the mid-60s. This live version of Quadrophenia, from the 1996/1997 U.S. Tour was the first time it was performed as Townshend and Daltrey had visualized it, with live action and featuring a then-unknown Alex Langdon in a spellbinding performance as Jimmy, the disillusioned Mod.

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Cast & Crew.

Roger Daltrey

Self - Vocals / Producer / Director

Pete Townshend

Self - Guitar, Vocals

John Entwistle

Self - Bass

Phil Collins

Uncle Ernie

Billy Idol

The Ace Face / Cousin Kevin

Zak Starkey

Self - Drums

Elton John

The Pinball Wizard

Steve Bolton

Guitar

Steve Winwood

The Hawker

PJ Proby

The Godfather

Patti LaBelle

The Acid Queen

Simon Phillips

Drums

Audrey Powell

Director

Bill Curbishley

Executive Producer

Robert Rosenberg

Executive Producer

Benny Trickett

Editor

Details.

Release Date
November 8, 2005

Status
Released

Running Time
4h

Genres
Music

Last updated: 2025-03-01

Wiki.

Tommy and Quadrophenia Live is a 3-disc DVD box set that includes performances by The Who from their 1989 (the Tommy portion) and 1996-1997 tours (the Quadrophenia portion). Whilst the Tommy part of the set had been already released on VHS, material from the Quadrophenia Tour had not been commercially available previously.

Both sets present a heavily augmented backing band supporting Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar, piano and vocals) and John Entwistle (bass guitars and vocals). In 1989 the band featured Steve 'Boltz' Bolton on guitar, John Bundrick on piano and keyboards, Simon Phillips on drums, Jody Linscott on percussion, and Chyna, Billy Nicholls and Cleveland Watkiss on backing vocals, along with the Kick Horns brass ensemble. The 1996-97 band swapped Zak Starkey for Phillips on drums and Pete's brother Simon Townshend for Steve Bolton on guitar. For both tours Townshend heavily relied on acoustic guitars for the main part of the show, only trading it in for his electric guitars on some of the older numbers.