- They are one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. For over four decades, they have changed modern music as we know it. But some of their most famous performances have never been released. until now. On December 15, 1977, The Who performed before a select invited audience at the Gaumont State Theatre in Kilburn, North London, to record a concert for Jeff Stein’s film, The Kids A
They are one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. For over four decades, they have changed modern music as we know it. But some of their most famous performances have never been released… until now. On December 15, 1977, The Who performed before a select invited audience at the Gaumont State Theatre in Kilburn, North London, to record a concert for Jeff Stein’s film, The Kids Are Alright, which turned out to be one of the last live performances by drummer Keith Moon. Shot in 35mm, this holy grail for fans has been digitally restored and remastered in high-definitiion for the ultimate The Who experience. This set also includes The Who’s powerhouse London Coliseum gig from 1969, a never-before-seen rarity and one of the band’s personal favorites. Take an amazing journey with The Who like you’ve never seen or heard them before, featuring their greatest hits and hours of incredible footage! It’s the rock discovery of the year! Two incredible concerts – totaling 138 minutes! Kilburn Songs: “Can’t Explain,” “Substitute,” “Baba O’Reilly (Teenage Wasteland),” “My Wife / Going Mobile,” “Behind Blue Eyes,” “Dreaming from the Waist,” “Pinball Wizard,” “I’m Free,” “Tommy’s Holiday Camp,” “Summertime Blues,” “Shakin’ All Over,” “My Generation,” “Join Together,” “Who Are You?,” “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” London Coliseum Songs: “Heaven and Hell,” “Can’t Explain,” “Fortune Teller,” “Tattoo,” “Young Man Blues,” “A Quick One While He’s Away,” “Happy Jack,” “I’m a Boy,” “I’m Free,” “Tommy’s Holiday Camp,” “See Me, Feel Me,” “Summertime Blues,” “Shakin’ All Over,” “My Generation” Plus 70 minutes of rare Coliseum bonus tracks and extended versions including the first-ever long performance of “Tommy.” Includes an extensive collectible booklet featuring liner notes by The Who: Maximum R&B author Richard Barnes, The Who art director and designer Richard Evans, former Spin and Vibe editor Alan Light, and Nigel Sinclair.
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January 25, 2006
#1
First off, this based entirely on the PBS broadcast and on issues/reissues of Live at Leeds and the Isle of Wight show. Unless this was a crippled version sent out to PBS, Pete’s guitar sound drops out after four songs and this becomes The John Entwistle Band with Pete playing at about 10 watts to the band’s 100. The sound IS that bad, at least on Sept. 10, 2008. Visually the movie is stunning, though it looks like 16mm blown up to 35mm.
Also in this batch is a 1969 live show (but still not Woodstock) which I’ll have to imagine at this point based on MCA/Townshend’s past releases. The initial release will be just as I described with the dropped out guitar sound. The 1969 show is a BW silent movie with commentary. The rerelease will come in two years with restored guitar for Kilburn and a recently found color, but still silent 1969 show. The third release will come five years from now with Kilburn outtakes, complete sound to the 1969 show (which may or may not be in color at this point) but all the ‘Tommy’ era songs will be grouped together at the end impossibly after the band smashed up their gear earlier on the DVD. I may be wrong, but like I said this is based on prior releases and why bother changing the formula??
January 25, 2006
#2
I found the video jarring. The camera pans or zooms wildly and scenes cut rapidly. You don’t get a chance to register the image before the angle changes.
January 25, 2006
#3
On the back of the Blu-ray box it specifies that the main feature video is 1080p high definition 1.78:1. Well the 1.78:1 bit is true, but, other than a few seconds just prior to the menu, the main feature is just 480p. I guess they either made a mistake with the ‘remastering, or they are just lying, I don’t know and I don’t care – its going back. What a rip-off!
January 25, 2006
#4
just got the blu-ray on opening day. expect quite a bit a guess but the video has a lot of judder like it running at 12fps not 24. anyone else experiencing this?
January 25, 2006
#5
The concert on the first disc is ok. Especially since they didn’t rehearse first. The second disc is absolutely horrible. I understand the show taping was over 40 years ago, but the quality of it is horrible. I do recommend this DVD for the die hard Who fan, but for anyone else it’s a waste.