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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Murray Lerner |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1970 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Image Entertainment 2 |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Music Video - Pop/Rock |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 014381469820 |
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Customer Reviews of The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Who Performance: 5 Stars; DVD Performance: 2 Stars This Who concert from 1970 is everthing a Who concert from that era should be: Exciting, energetic, moving,... you get the idea. The one thing it isn't on this DVD is complete, and for all the bells and whistles that the format offers, the producers of this concert video passed them up, and it leaves the watcher feeling a little left out. Let me count the ways..... 1. No Dolby 5.1. There are multi-track recordings of this concert that could have been converted to 5.1, but this simply uses a simple stereo mix, probably from the original film. 2. Why truncate it? I have numerous DVDs that last well over 2 hours, with the 5.1, plus audio commentary and other goodies, but this one cuts numerous songs completely out, and absolutely edits Tommy to pieces. This is particularly disappointing, considering that is generally considered the highlight of the shows from that era. Why? 3. No extras. The Hendrix Band of Gypsys has a nice documentary about the show, and extra Hendrix info, but this: Zip. Geez, 3/4 of this band is still alive! Can't get any quotes? No other behind the scenes? No Outtakes?
I suppose if it weren't that the show iself was so amazing it wouldn't matter as much, but what you do get leaves you panting for more. Maybe there're going to do the Live At Leeds treatment, and re-re-issue it later until they get it right. I hope not. Only 1 re-issue to get it right would work for me just fine.
MAXIMUM WHO
You can't help but agree with reviewers who condemn the producer and editors of this DVD for butchering this concert. A quick comparison with THE WHO's Isle of Wight 2CD release tells the sad tale. Missing from this DVD are:
"Substitute" (2:11)
"Naked Eye" (6:34)
"1921" (2:25)
"Amazing Journey" (3:19)
"Sparks" (5:10)
"Smash the Mirror" (1:16)
And while this concert certainly bears witness to the awesome power and genius of THE WHO, that we do not have the concert as it was performed is criminal. That said, what we do have is THE WHO in all their intense ragged glory. And as a bonus, a priceless short tribute film of Moon the Loon in clown face and headgear while "Tommy Can You Hear Me" plays. It doesn't make up for what is missing, but it is 59 seconds of pure Moon, and a wonder to behold.
Hopefully, one day, a remastered, unadulterated, complete version of this landmark concert will be released. Until then, this will have to do.
Is new version coming out on Aug 10, 2004?
Buy.com has "Who Live at Isle Wight" dvd with a scheduled release date of August 10, 2004 that is available for pre-order. Have they re-done this dvd, or have the Who played a festival there in recent years that is being released?