The Who At Kilburn: 1977
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Movie Reviews of The Who At Kilburn: 1977
Movie Review: Absolutely Fantastic....a Must own!
Summary: 5 Stars
All I ever heard from rumour was the 1977 Kilburn show sucked sand was disregarded for entry in the fihm "The Kids are Alright". Even on the DVD case it talks about how Pete thought it was crap and all that, well I put it on and watched it, it was Fantastic, I mean absolutley great.
I have no idea why some critics thought the show was a bust, unless they were speaking of the set adn how it looked on film, thanks to modern technology, the use of zoom-ins and what have you dont make the stage look bare or too big (one complaint I heard).
The concert is only 62 mins long, so its not a long and boring thing for those with A.D.D.
The show was filmed with 6 camera's using 35 film, unheard of for filming a concert, the norm was 16 mm or later straight video. The forst thing I noticed from that is the show has a theater look to it, just very high quality picture, superb lighting and the 5.1 remix is stunning.
This is the 2nd to last show with Keith Moon, and he still played excellent. Dont let the critics fool you on this DVD, it is totally awesome.....the version of "My Wife" is probably the best you will ever see (or hear).
"Who are you" is performed, just 2 weeks after they wrapped up recoding it in the studio.
enjoy!
Movie Review: Pete, Roger, Keith & The Ox. The REAL Who.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm not even going to spend a minute debating the 3 and 4 star reviews that diss this release for not being "perfect."
This is the Who. THE REAL Who. At the beginning of DVD 2, there is a disclaimer about the filming of the original 1969 London Coliseum concert. You're told in advance that it's not going to be "perfect."
But it IS.
It's Towshend, windmills flying. It's Moon, arms flailing about in an impossible display of physical stamina and pure rock & roll. It's Entwistle, anchoring it all. It's Daltrey, swinging the mic and driving the band.
I'm sorry...I don't want to talk about anything other than the fact that this is the WHO, the REAL who, delivering classic sets on a 2-DVD set that is ESSENTIAL for even the most casual Who fan.
DVD 1...the Kliburn set...is Moon's second-to-last performance with the band. If you enjoyed the Shepperton tracks from "The Kids Are Alright," you will want to own this concert.
This is a perfect companion piece to The Who - The Kids Are Alright (Special Edition).
Do NOT believe any other review that attempts to convince you otherwise.
Movie Review: And this was an "off" night...
Summary: 5 Stars
I've just watched the Kilburn '77 DVD and I haven't been this floored since viewing The Who Maximum Rock And Roll video when it was released about 15 years ago. This DVD is pure magic.
Granted, there are flaws in the Kilburn performance. Townshend's guitar could have been up in the mix a bit more, Moon's drumming definitely shows signs of fatigue, but it's still a fantastic document to the greatest live rock and roll band of all time. There are more than enough moments throughout that will surely send shivers down the spine of any REAL Who fan (for instance, Townshend towards the end of "My Wife"). It is truly a testament to how a band SHOULD play when lucky enough to be on a stage. With complete and total abandon. Too bad there's not too much of that around these days.
The partial London Coliseum show is equally as brilliant and a wonderful added bonus. I just hope they keep dusting off the goods in the archive and keep the DVDs coming. I'm waiting with baited breath. This DVD was infinitely better than I ever could have hoped for and I for one cannot wait for the next Who fix. Fantastic!
Movie Review: MOTHER OF GOD
Summary: 5 Stars
IM WRITING LARGE BECAUSE MY GOD DISC 2 1969.....HOLY MOLY....THE HOLY GRAIL IS HERE...1967 1969 1970 WOODSTOCK MONTEREY ISLE OF WIGHT TANGLEWOOD
BUT THIS SHOW IS GODLY. YOU WATCH THE WHO LIKE NEVER BEFORE IN TOTAL RAW INTENSITY PERFECTION.....EVERYTHING....MOON FANS THERE SO MUCH YOU CAN VIEW OF KEITH ITS INSANE ....I DO HOPE TANGLEWOOD 70 MASTER EXISTS AND IS RELEASED...BUT THIS 69 DISC IS AMAZING A WHOLE 2 HOUR SHOW COMPLETE...WHY TOMMY IS SEPARATE AS A BONUS THING I DONT GET...BUT ANYWAY ...KILBURN 77 AWESOME....THE BEST 10 DOLLARS YOU'LL EVER SPEND....THIS IS THE DVD SET WHO FANS BEEN WANTING...I HOPE THERES MORE IN PETE'S VAULT...BUT THAT DISC 2 HOLY GOD ITS SO AWESOME ITS INSANE
NOW FOR KILBURN THIS IS THE BEST DVD CONCERT PACKAGE EVER. BEAUTIFUL COLOR AWESOME REMIX...I MEAN THE QUALITY IS JUST SCARY....1977...THERE IS SOME 1975 VIDEOS FLOATING AROUND BUT THE QUALITY IS NOT AS NEARLY THIS...HOWEVER 1975 PERFORMANCES WERE TOP NOTCH AND NONE WERE FILMED IN 35MM...WHAT ARE R GOING TO DO ...OH WELL...KILBURN AS SOMEONE SAID GLORIOUS SLOPPY FUNNY DRUNKY MOONEY
Movie Review: Loved it - so much more of Moon than I've seen anywhere else!
Summary: 5 Stars
For me The Who is second only to Led Zeppelin. This DVD gives me a great dose of The Who from when I first heard them too many years ago. Roger and Pete are Roger and Pete in all the DVD's, but Keith is just so adorable and fascinating to watch and usually there isn't enough drummer footage in concert DVD's. This DVD gives great views and angles and a good amount of time to Keith. I was almost as excited as he was at the point where he re-performs his Uncle Ernie lines from Tommy. John Entwistle is my all time favorite bassist; he plays his bass like it's a guitar! This is a very special DVD. I'm just back to buy my son his own copy for his 19th birthday. The music of The Who just keeps going strong through the g-g-g-generations (sorry that just fell into my lap so couldn't resist!) Hubby and I have watched this many times over and now when I'm cooking instead of putting on a CD I put on the DVD so I can peek to watch at certain songs as well as listen to the music.