Pete Townshend's Classic Quadrophenia
by Pete Townshend
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Record Collector
    Jul 20, 2015
    80
    On paper, such an ambitious sonic reinvention could easily be dismissed as an overblown conceit, yet in reality this new Classic Quadrophenia soars.
  2. Mojo
    Jul 20, 2015
    60
    Classic Quadrophenia, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and TV-friendly tenor Alfie Boa, works, but only sometimes. [Aug 2015, p.91]
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  3. Q Magazine
    Jul 20, 2015
    60
    With hints of Maurice Jarre on the title song and Love Reign O'er Me achieving full-chest-beating catharsis, it suits its new symphonic frame. [Aug 2015, p.114]
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  5. AllMusic
    Jul 20, 2015
    60
    It is recognizably the album in its form but not quite in feel.
  6. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 20, 2015
    40
    A classical version of a rock album only reveals how tonally conservative rock is (formally, Quadrophenia’s compositions would have sounded hidebound in the late 19th century), while at the same time revealing classical music’s inability to convey the electric volatility and the spine-tingling, physical frisson that’s unique to rock.

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