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This chapter considers Quadrophenia (1973) as an album that explores the ways in which subcultures like Mod are forces of resistance and how they play a significant role in the growth and development of those who identify with them. From this perspective, Quadrophenia reflects, anticipates, and interacts with some of the key theoretical work on subcultures published in the 1970s. The chapter also takes account of the historical and cultural context of the album’s release. It looks at how Pete Townshend’s revisiting of the past was also an attempt to carry the Who forward and show the pre-punk generation in a new decade how subcultures had—and still have—the power to effect significant changes within both individuals and society at large.
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Winsworth, B. (2018). “Who (the Fuck) Are You?”: Out with the In-Crowd in Quadrophenia . In: Thurschwell, P. (eds) Quadrophenia and Mod(ern) Culture. Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64753-1_3
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