"Quadrophenia"

"Quadrophenia" (pictured above) arrived yesterday along with the Shure E2C earphones.

First thing I did was listen to "Tommy" one more time, but with the new phones as opposed to the Sony ones that came with the the "flying saucer" discman.

Spectacular.

Much, much better sound and absolutely no distortion even at maximum volume, which wasn't achievable with the Sonys without tremendous fuzz and buzz.

The new phones are super comfortable too, using the ear pieces as they came right out of the box: I haven't even bothered trying any of the many different sizes enclosed for optimum fit.

Then to "Quadrophenia."

Full disclosure: I can't get past disc 1 of the two disc set.

I'm still playing the first one over and over and over.

So beautiful, such wonderful musicianship.

My sense of Pete Townshend's guitar playing, now that I'm really hearing it for the very first time, is that it's every bit as lyrical and beautiful as that of The Edge, who's guitar work seems to be the gold standard nowadays for great sound.

I'll eventually get to disc 2, not to worry.

I'm in no rush.

In this, as in almost everything I do, I feel I have all the time in the world.

Taking your time is essential.

Nothing much good happens in a hurry.