The Who - Live in Boston
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Movie Reviews of The Who - Live in Boston
Movie Review: classic wholigans
Summary: 5 Stars
hey this movie is one of the best who movies out there. The performance is amazing. pete and roger are on top of their game as is ringos son as drummer!
they do all the classic who songs and pete still drops the f bombs a couple of times. but i still totally say you should buy it.
Movie Review: Wow...classic Who!
Summary: 5 Stars
Blew me away...the boys did a great job despite losing a member of the band. I miss Roger's range, but he still has it.Movie Review: the who live in boston
Summary: 5 Stars
this a great dvd for who fans 1970 was my first concert i went to and the last one was in 2002 this was a great concertMovie Review: No Entwistle, but The Who Still Rocks
Summary: 4 Stars
I attended a concert on this tour and remember specifically purchasing a ticket in advance to be on the left side of the stage to see Entwistle up close. Needless to say there was disappointment and sadness learning of his death in Las Vegas at the beginning of the tour.
I don't agree that this was one of the best concerts from that year as I have listened to The Who box set from this tour and/or was at the concert.
My top three concerts from that year were:
1) Grand Rapids 2) New York 3) Toronto
Boston was a strong showing as well, but I got the feeling from watching this DVD that a lot of the dialogue was edited (I happen to like the dialogue between songs, it's entertaining and puts the song into a unique context).
I also agree that the video editing doesn't do justice to the live concert . . . but I really don't think any typical edit is adaquate. From watching them live I think the best way to shoot them is to just set a panoramic camera somewhere in the center and just leave it. They're up there competing for your attention and having an editor choose for you is annoying.
And what ever happened to DVD support for multi-angle functions...why couldn't they take advantage of this like they did on the Royal Albert Hall DVD?
I was also disappointed that the DVD didn't contain a long Pete solo during 5'15 such as the one he performed at the Grand Rapids concert. This is a perfect example of how good Pete was playing, and how he was stepping up his performance to keep the concert rocking. If you watch the Live at Royal Albert Hall DVD, Entwistle gave a jaw-dropping bass solo during 5'15. At the Grand Rapids concert from this year, Pete gives an incredible guitar solo at the same point in the song when John would normally come in and wow the audience.
Yes there is diappointment because Entwistle isn't there, but as Pete said at the time "I feel like I'm playing better than I have in years". You can tell this by this DVD, and it was even more evident from the live concerts. For those of us who went to some of these concerts, this is a worthwhile souvenir. Even if you weren't there this is a great DVD concert. Pete and Roger worked great together and Pete's playing and even his voice (as Roger points out on the DVD) were outstanding. Pino's bass is simple but solid nonetheless, reminiscent of John's early recordings with the Who (esp. on "My Generation"). He stands in the corner, plays the bass and plays it well, doesn't do anything showy, and provide great support as a good bass player should.
For those with no interest in the 2002 tour, I recommend Live at Royal Albert Hall for the "later years" of the Who.
Movie Review: Still rockin' after all these years...
Summary: 4 Stars
It was a difficult decision for Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend to carry on with The Who's 2002 Summer tour after John Entwistle died on the eve of the opener in Las Vegas. The shows became, in part, a tribute to the late bassist. Roger and Pete carried on despite their loss of their friend, and the Boston show on this DVD proves that "The Two" can still make some powerful music together.
I think it'd be a mistake to review this DVD song by song; the concert itself is wonderfully paced and builds momentum as it goes along. Roger's vocals are quite good, and Pete's guitar playing is inspired. The rest of the band (John "Rabbit" Bundrick on keyboards, Pete's brother Simon on guitar and backing vocals, Pino Palladino on bass and Zak Starkey on drums) are tight. There are a couple of exchanges between the band and a fan who's getting under Pete's skin; this adds a bit of tension to the air. For me, the concert's high points are "My Generation", "Amazing Journey" and "Sparks".
It would have been nice to have had a video tribute to John on this DVD (there is a series of his drawings presented as a bonus feature), and wide screen would have been nice. The Who released CDs of this summer tour straight from the sound board in 2002; if you bought one or more of these, you will be pleasantly surprised by the sound quality. If you're a fan, you won't be disappointed in the concert.