Last time we looked at 1972, sort of a quiet year for my favorite band. 1973 would be anything but quiet. Townshend’s opus, Quadrophenia, was released late in the year, and there was a lot of internal conflict with the band members for the way it was done.
In addition, Kit Lambert was shown to be little more than an embezzler, and that caused a lot of more problems. Townshend counted on Lambert as a musical wizard, and Lambert, because of his affliction to drugs and alcohol, was anything but that.
There was still a struggle for control of the band, with a surprise hit by Daltrey that gave him some credibility. By that time, The Who belonged to Townshend, but Daltrey would not go down without a fight.
Then there were the other problems. 1973 would prove to be a very bad year for them, but also one of their best years. Let’s go!
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