With the soaring success of “Who’s Next”, the Who had some time to relax a bit, but Pete stayed hard at work writing songs and developing his concept for the band’s next album.

After the debacle of “Lifehouse”, he felt compelled to keep things a bit simpler. I’m not sure if a storyline about a teenager with four distinct personalities would be considered ‘light fare’, but after “Tommy” and “Lifehouse”, it seemed almost simple in comparison. It also gave the band a chance to play with their legacy as Mods. A few of Pete’s compositions didn’t make the final cut, so we spend some time with a few of the rare demos from this period.

Featured tracks include:

Cut My Hair (demo)

Sea and Sand (demo)

Get Out and Stay Out

Quadrophenic

We Close Tonight

You Came Back

Get Inside

Joker James

Punk

Variations on Dirty Jobs

Quadrophenia – Four Overtures

Love Reign O’er Me

Unused Piano