The Who At Kilburn: 1977
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Movie Reviews of The Who At Kilburn: 1977
Movie Review: simply amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
One cannot describe how great this band was. Keith Moon was arguably the greatest rock & roll drummer that ever lived. His frantic style and continuous energy has set a standard that few have ever lived up to.
John Entwistle could easily be described as a "lead" bass guitarist. His performance from "dreaming from the waist" was awe-inspiring.
It's sad that these two performers have passed away. The sound that the who created with these two will always be influential to any british invasion classic rock enthusiast.
Pete Townsend is a genious.
Roger was and is one of the best frontmen.
Watch both dvd's. I've watched it atleast 20 times already and am always amazed. The live version of tommy in disc 2 extras is far better than the studio album or the movie.
The only downside to this dvd is the poor video quality and looped footage during "a quick one".
Buy this dvd. After watching this, you too will love the who.
Movie Review: The Real Who
Summary: 5 Stars
The Who at Kilburn was never meant to be released as an entire concert. Jeff Stein had planned to use parts of it
for the documentary "The Kids Are Alright". The band comes out very rough at first. Townshend seems a bit disinterested.
He hits a ton of bum chords at the start. Moon is very rusty. Daltrey and Entwistle carry the load till the rest of the band catches up. At mid-point of the show everything seems to click. This is a must have if you are a big Who fan. Also a good way to start an appreciation of this band.
Disk 2 is a 1969 concert at the London Coliseum. The quality is sub-par. The lighting and film quality are dicey at best.
You will need a quality system to get anything out of the audio. But when you realize that this film was found in the trash, you can live with it. The complete "Tommy" and "A Quick One While He's Away" are the highlights on the extras.
A piece of history which should not be missed.
Movie Review: AMAZING... top 10 Blu Ray Concerts Ever! Hand down.
Summary: 5 Stars
The concert and recording is AMAZING. Shot on film, it's Wide Screen which is PERFECT for Blu Ray. The sound is great, and they've even got bass panned on the left and the guitar on the right... so if you have a preference, just pan over and single them out. (70's style of mixing). The WHO puts on one of their best performances ever, GREAT musicianship, but also the goofyness that we all know of The Who. Townshend goes nuts, jumping all over the place, he's just wild. Daltrey is wild, and of course Keith Moon who publicly announces that he's "leaving for 3 1/2 minutes to go O.D., and then I'll be right back" during "Blue Eyes". I have about 35 Blu Ray Concerts and this one is easily in the top 10, probably top 3 for me, along with Zepllin "SOng Remains" and ACDC Live at Donnington. If you like ROCK music you MUST get this one AND get it in Blu Ray if you can. SteveMovie Review: Outstanding
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD is exactly what we need more of. The Who from the "classic" era. So much video material has been released from the recent Who tours ('99 Vegas, '00 Albert Hall, '02 Boston, '06-'07 Encore Series), a performance from the archives is more than welcome. This concert may be a bit less polished than the 1970 "Isle of Wight" DVD (which has been available for several years now), but nevertheless it is The Who as nature intended. I was born too late to experience this energy first-hand, and while I did see The Who in 2006, nothing compares to the energy and power that the original Who delivered. We will never see that again. If you were there, buy this for the memories. If you weren't, buy this for a glimpse of what you missed.
PS - I know there is more in the vaults. Will someone PLEASE get that stuff out? This is The Who in their prime.
Movie Review: At last, The Who with Keith Moon!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a long-awaited item for me. I'm a very big fan of The Who, and Keith Moon is one of my favorite drummers. There is not too many live performances with Keith, and to my knowledge, nothing official was ever realeased... until know.
The first DVD includes the 1977 concert. This footage has incredible sound and image quality. The performance is not perfect, but it is not as bad as apparently Pete Townsend thought it was. It has more than enough energy to make up for a few wrong notes and minor mistakes.
The second DVD has a 1969 concert. Sound and image are not as good, but the performance is really good. It's nice to have to concerts from two different WHO eras. Must have for any Who fan.