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The horns and keyboards backing the band gave the performance extra weight and substance previously Quadrophenia had been notoriously tricky and frustrating for the band to fully convey on stage. TownshendвЂ™s guitar-playing was masterful, almost hypnotising, while DaltryвЂ™s vocals were surprisingly almighty (especially considering his multiple rounds of throat surgery over the years). Played in its entirety, front to back, as it should be, the highlight of the night came as the instrumentals and spiritual crescendo of the rock opera, Love, Reign oвЂ™er Me swathed the audience in a euphorically received wash of nostalgia.

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Two of the loudest cheers of the night went up as the band's deceased members popped up on screen, bassist John Entwistle and virtuosoВ drummer, borderline loon and professional piss-artist Keith Moon. From flashing scooter headlights to the Vietnam war, from the RAF roundel to a grinning Bush and Blair. Giant screens behind the bulked out band (with eight members no less) flashed with impressive visuals, encompassing as much moddy iconography and world history as they could squeeze in. TownshendвЂ™s signature guitar windmilling was frequent, while Daltrey still swung his microphone with the menace and fervour of old, managing as always to avoid de-eyeing anybody (unlike Gary Glitter in 1996 who fractured DaltreyвЂ™s eye socket with a renegade mic вЂ“ but thatвЂ™s when Gaz was still performing and not spending all of his time in the market for Cambodian children).Дirected by Daltrey, the production values were as polished as the music. Granted, the copious amounts of ale consumed pre-show may have blunted the edge of my critiquing sword somewhat, but they were fantastic, as close to flawless as two nearly 70-year-old rockers performing live can be. Luckily for me and the other 20,000 that packed into the arena, those indifferent remarks turned out to be complete and utter bollocks вЂ“ whatever it is, The Who have definitely still got it. Descriptions such as вЂvocally flawedвЂ™ and вЂdodgyвЂ™ had me worried. Having read a couple of lukewarm reviews from music writers over the pond I was a little concerned that the show wasnвЂ™t going to meet my monolithic expectations. So it was only right that I should take him along to a concert at which every Mod, former Mod, wannabe Mod, Mod-wife, Mod-child, Mod-grandchild, and nearly every parka-owning bloke over 50 in the North West were going to, The WhoвЂ™s Quadrophenia Tour at Manchester Arena.ДЇollowing on from the successful American leg of the tour, the band that formed in around 27AD are currently in the middle of a 14-date summer tour of the UK to celebrate the four decades since the release of their much lauded and emotionally rich magnus opus, the 80-minute rock-opera double album, Quadrophenia. HeвЂ™s bought himself a Lambretta SX200, heвЂ™s subscribed to a scooter magazine, heвЂ™s even gone and got himself a gang вЂ“ not gang as in a HellвЂ™s Angels maim and pillaging sense, more meet in the pub every now and then to talk about carburettors.

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No UK or European dates have yet been announced.NOW my Dad has retired (and got nothing to do apart from the garden and bang on about how great UKIP are) heвЂ™s gone back 45 years to being a mod вЂ“ well a part-time one anyway. The tour begins on 1 November in Florida and finishes on 26 February in Rhode Island. It was adapted into a film by Franc Roddam in 1979.

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Telling the story of mods and rockers in 19, it reached No 2 in the UK. Released in 1973, Quadrophenia was the Who's sixth studio album.

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In a nod to Keith Richards' book, Life, Townshend cracked a ribald joke about Mick Jagger: 'What I remember of the size of Mick Jagger's penis,' he told Rolling Stone, 'I remember it as being huge and extremely tasty.' Townshend also confirmed that he is finishing work on his memoir, due this autumn. While each night will see them perform Quadrophenia in full, the Who will also revisit classics such as Baba O'Reilly and Won't Get Fooled Again.

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'It's a unique piece for me in that вЂ¦ It flows naturally, and I always feel proud of my achievement as the writer, that I put it all together and gave the band a third wind.' This time the band incorporates Daltrey and Townshend, plus long-time accompanists Pino Palladino, Simon Townshend, Zak Starkey and Chris Stainton, plus Loren Gold and Frank Simes who both worked with Daltry on his 2009 tour.

'I really love playing all of ,' Townshend said.

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