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Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who

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This looks good, hadn't heard of it yet.

The 1970 Isle of Wight dvd is a good live one.

It's been in production for quite some time. There was talk of a documentary such as this around the time the Tommy & Quadrophenia Live disc came out in late '05.

There was a bit of controversy during some point in production when Lerner had asked for footage of a fight between Pete & Roger, and Pete got a bit up in arms about it at the time because it wasn't the kind of documentary he wanted to be a part of, I believe.

This looks very good, especially the extra features, and specifically the '64 concert footage which sounds pretty good from what little of it they show. It's almost right on time, since I've been on a big Who kick anyway.

flyonthewall2983 wrote:around the time the Tommy & Quadrophenia Live disc came out in late '05.

I bought this and the "Live @Royal Albert Hall w/guests" (from the 2000 UK tour) dvd at the same time. But I ended up enjoying the 2000 live dvd much more. Plus that Tommy & Quadrophenia Live dvd set of mine seemed to have a lot of glitches, due to the multi-angle commentary or something.

flyonthewall2983 wrote:since I've been on a big Who kick anyway.

I was on "a mission" to pick up all worthy Who dvds, last year or so. I looked into all the recent releases. There was a 2002 or 2004 live U.S. one and a '99(?) Live in Vegas one I think. I grabbed Pete's "Music from Lifehouse" live dvd (haven't watched that one yet).

I pretty much have all of them, except the Lifehouse DVD and the Vegas disc, both of which are pretty rare to find I believe. The RAH disc is the best one, as far as a straight concert film. The quality of the visual and audio is very intense. Also very good is the recently released Psychoderelict: Live From New York DVD of Pete's. The performance of the piece itself shows that it was much better as a visual piece than it was as a record (although there are some great songs on it).

I've only really had a problem with the Tommy & Quadrophenia Live discs when I watch them on my computer, likely due to the problem you mentioned. Otherwise, I must say it's a pretty superb set, and that the commentaries by Pete and Roger are more engaging than most ones I've heard lately.

The Kids Are Alright 2-disc special edition is quite exceptional as well. The A/V element is even more intense, considering the extensive restoration that was done on the film. The 2nd disc has a little documentary covering all that, plus a montage of footage, before and after it was restored. Not to mention the solo feed of John Entwistle's contribution to the performances of "Baba O'Riley" & "Won't Get Fooled Again". It's almost perfect, sans the involvement of the director, who comes off as both pompous and an annoying fanboy in equal measures. Considering he was a writer/producer for Mr. Belvedere, and the auteur behind this "classic", it's hard to take him seriously. Except in regards to his loyalty as a fan to the band, which along with the hutzpah to make the film at a time when such films weren't deemed bankable by studios, makes him a little more tolerable than some directors I've seen before.

A (edited, I imagine) version of the documentary will air on VH1 Classic next Saturday, a few days before the release of the DVD.

What's the complete Who DVD discography?

We have these at the store:
Tommy (movie)
Quadrophenia (movie)
The Kids Are Alright (2-disc)
Live @ The Isle of Wight
Quadrophenia Live
Charleton Athletic Club 1974 (not sure if this is legit, horrible quality)
Cow Palace 1973 DVD-R (bad quality)
John Entwistle: An Ox's Tale

and then there's these:
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who
The Vegas Job
Classic Albums: Who's Next
Live in Boston (never seen this one anywhere)

I have the Boston disc. It's from one of the last shows on the tour after John Entwistle died.

I put your list in order some what...

patrick wrote:What's the complete Who DVD discography?

Live @ The Isle of Wight 1970
Tommy (movie)
Quadrophenia (movie)
The Kids Are Alright (2-disc) late 70's feature doc
Quadrophenia Live (1996/97)
Classic Albums: Who's Next (1999 tv doc 60 min. long)
The Vegas Job (1999)
Live in Boston (2002)
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who

John Entwistle: An Ox's Tale

To add to your list:

-Live @ Royal Albert Hall w/special guests (2000)
-Tommy Live (1989) -also sold w/ Quadrophenia Live as a 2disc set

and I just noticed this at Amazon, re-released on dvd last year:

-Who's Better, Who's Best: The Videos (1988)

This doesn't include Pete Townshend or Roger solo stuff.
But for The Who, I think that's what's available now, not counting bootleg live stuff, and quasi-bootleg docs.

When it comes to the Who live, anything before Keith Moon died in 1978, is probably the IDEAL stuff to get.

But also GREAT was when they toured in 1999 and 2000, just before John Entwistle died, when they were really reinvigorated, and really kicked ass. So much better then mid 80's to mid 90's Who, when Pete would only play acoustic guitar and they had extra guitarists and back up singers on stage.

Romat wrote:So much better then mid 80's to mid 90's Who, when Pete would only play acoustic guitar and they had extra guitarists and back up singers on stage.

Pete played electric more often later on, but he played some electric on the Tommy and Quadrophenia tours. But I agree for the most part about all the other musicians they had fluffing up their sound. It worked, though, for Tommy because the album musically, has a lot of backing vocals, John's brass and Pete's acoustic guitar work.

Looks like Best Buy has bonus disc of Who in Chicago '79. I can't decide whether to just make one stop at Circuit City and collect Who and HELP! at the better prices or waste my time going to Best Buy and pay $22.99 to get bonus Who disc. I've seen clips from said concert in other docs, but I'm not sure of the content. Does someone know what songs are played at that concert and if it is worth my while?

What's the Circuit City price?

I watched it on VH1 Saturday night, and was quite moved by it. I've never seen Pete or Roger open up this much to their emotional states after Moonie and Entwistle died. Especially where Pete talks about turning to Keith when they were on stage, to only find Kenney Jones. And later on, how he'd do the same thing after John died, and how miserable he was at that moment.

There is a strange, almost morbid twist that it was brought to me commercial-free by the city of Las Vegas, where John died.

$17.99 at CC. Standard 2 disc version.

$22.99 Best Buy....3 disc version.

Will Best Buy be tricked and give me the set at the CC price when I whip out the sales flier?

Dunno, but try it....what have you got to lose?

Joe Buck wrote:Looks like Best Buy has bonus disc of Who in Chicago '79. I can't decide whether to just make one stop at Circuit City and collect Who and HELP! at the better prices or waste my time going to Best Buy and pay $22.99 to get bonus Who disc. I've seen clips from said concert in other docs, but I'm not sure of the content. Does someone know what songs are played at that concert and if it is worth my while?

I was there -- but I can't remember much about the concert now other than that it was very loud and I had ringing in my ears for a couple of days afterwards.

;~}

Word on the street is the show is incomplete:

Substitute
I Can't Explain
Baba O'Riley
The Punk Meets The Godfather
My Wife
Sister Disco
Behind Blue Eyes
Music Must Change
Drowned
5:15
Pinball Wizard
Long Live Rock
Sparks
The Real Me
How Can You Do It Alone

Still pretty good set, though.

It is incomplete

"I Can See For Miles"
"Who Are You" (partially incomplete)
"Won't Get Fooled Again"
"Roadrunner/Big Boss Man"
"Young Man Blues"

I watched this on MTVHD. Pretty good documentary, I was particularly moved when the manager was discussing the concert where the fans were trampled and killed.

I'm watching the Chicago 1979 bonus disc right now, it's a solid if not exceptional performance (and has Kenney Jones on drums) - I wonder why they chose to include this one, other than the fact it was probably easily available and of high quality?

This sounds pretty decent. I hope my local Best Buy still has a few copies. $5 more for footage of 5 songs from 1979 seems like an ok deal to me.

I just almost spent $18.99 for the 2 disc version at a different local cd shop.

Hell I spent the same extra money for Death Proof @ Best Buy, just to get a fancy metal case.

$5 more for footage of 5 songs from 1979 seems like an ok deal to me.

Actually the 5 songs listed above are the ones missing from the set - Joe Buck posted the setlist of the bonus DVD above.

I ripped off Best Buy and show them the Circuit City ad and got the 3-disc set for $17.99. =D>

Joe Buck wrote:I ripped off Best Buy and show them the Circuit City ad and got the 3-disc set for $17.99. =D>

Good job!