The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Rating: Release Date: 14 August, 2002 Retail Price: $17.99 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Roger Daltrey John Entwistle Keith Moon Pete Townshend

The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Reviews

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The Who - 'Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970' (Image)
I give it 4 1/2 stars.Running time:85 minutes.The Who's performance at the Isle Of Wight Festival took place on August 30,1970 and this DVD is a superb way of reliving that unforgetable experience.The less-than-perfect editing job certainly does NOT effect the enjoyment of watching this film.At least I didn't think so.The audio 2-CD release of this title(see my review)is just as good.Tunes that will forever live on with fans are "I Can't Explain","I Don't Even Know Myself","My Generation","The Acid Queen" and "Tommy Can You Hear Me?".A must-have for all Who fans old and young alike.Recommended.

Excellent concert, very poor DVD
The Who were magnificent in this concert film, but ... well, perhaps I've been spoiled by having my introduction to The Who on DVD be the remastered The Kids Are Alright. The sound quality was respectable during the songs, but was so muddy during between-song dialogue that most of the band's banter was unintelligible. Camera work was nothing short of bizarre (what on earth was the point of faking special effects by just zooming the focus in and out?), and - my pet peeve! - crowd shots seemed to be used that weren't actually in synch with the music ... the crowd would be shown standing and pumping their fists in the air, and then SECONDS later, standing with their backs to the stage! It wasn't until I realized I'd seen the same girl doing the exact same thing for the THIRD time that it dawned on me that the editors had just inserted random 'crowd scene' clips between bits of footage of the band.

And, as a few people have mentioned, some of the songs were absolutely butchered. Very frustrating.

By all means, watch this to enjoy an excellent band putting on a wonderful performance, but if you ever meet the director in person, please slap him for me.

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