The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Starring:Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend
Director: Murray Lerner
Studio: Eagle Vision USA
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
In 1970, 600,000 people came to the Isle of Wight to attend a music festival. At 2 A.M., August 30th, The Who appeared and gave one of the most memorable performances of their career.

LISTENING TO YOU: THE WHO AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT captures the only complete live performance of The Who's legendary rock opera "Tommy" ever recorded. It is also one of the last times the band played this classic album in its entirety on stage.

Track Listing:
1. Heaven And Hell
2. I Can't Explain
3. Young Man Blues
4. I Don't Even Know Myself
5. Water
6. Shakin' All Over
7. Spoonful/Twist And Shout
8. Summertime Blues
9. My Generation
10. Magic Bus
11. Overture
12. It's A Boy
13. Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker)
14. Christmas
15. The Acid Queen
16. Pinball Wizard
17. Do You Think It's Alright
18. Fiddle About
19. Go To The Mirror
20. Miracle Cure
21. I'm Free
22. Tommy's Holiday Camp
23. We're Not Gonna Take It

BONUS FEATURE: An exclusive 30 minute interview with Pete Townshend!

Description

In 1970, 600,000 people came to the Isle of Wight to attend a music festival. At 2 A.M., August 30th, The Who appeared and gave one of the most memorable performances of their career.

BONUS FEATURE: An exclusive 30 minute interview with Pete Townshend!

Customer Reviews:

At their best.......2007-05-14

No need to overhype this production. If you like the Who, you will like this dvd.

After reading others' comments about the poor quality of the earlier edition, I made a point of getting the second release. The current release version is good quality. Since I did not buy the older release, I can't speak to it.

These guys were at the top of their game at this concert. Roger's voice has depth and power. Pete leads and frolics with a full suite of gyrations. John watches with skepticism, but keeps the bass rolling ahead and behind the song line. Keith the joyous energizer bunny eggs the other band members on with his drum line and antics. Boy that kid could play (and Keith does look 15). What the video adds that a music cd lacks is the ability to watch the band interact. They are not just trading off riffs, they work up the riffs together. Starting a song is to climb on board the tiger that was the Who: they ride it for dear life, clinging to each other as they race forward at increasing velocity, leaping along, pouncing on each song segment. Mere lads, but on to something.

If you like the Who, you will like this DVD.

The great film that could have been...........2007-04-25

The performance is great but the editing is horrible and the photography isn't much better. This could have been an outstanding jewel in the WHO film collection if the production was more professional. Of course, WHO fans should buy this one anyway because....well...it's the WHO....live!

DESPITE THE FILM BEING CHOPPED UP, THE VINTAGE WHO DELIVER ONE OF THEIR BEST PERFORMANCES EVER........2007-02-21

I will be writing a review on the legendary concert on DVD entitled "THE WHO LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970" by one of Rock's greatest premiere band's. I give you one of England's pride and joy's, THE WHO. This legendary DVD concert was originally released in 2004 following the release of this concert on Compact Disc. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary DVD concert or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

What can I say about THE WHO that hasn't already been said? This concert DVD is definitely THE VINTAGE WHO in their prime delivering one of their best concert performances ever captured on film. This is also the original WHO line-up comprising of lead singer and frontman Roger Daltrey, lead and rhythm guitarist Pete Townshend, the late great bassist John Entwistle and the late great mad drummer Keith "Moon The Loon" Moon performing a full live set in front of 600,000 people at The Isle Of Wight Festival in the UK in 1970. At 2 AM August 30, THE WHO appeared on stage and gave one of the most memorable concerts of their career.

As you are watching the concert, you begin to realize that THE WHO were really on fire during this performance. If you really want to hear THE WHO really rock out, listen to the Rockers such as "Heaven And Hell," the blistering "I Can't Explain," the a*s kicking "Young Man Blues," the breathtaking "Water," the incredible medley "Shakin' All Over/Spoonful/Twist And Shout," the rock classic "Summertime Blues" and the rockin' "My Generation."

THE WHO also perform some of their classic songs from the album "TOMMY." You will get to see and hear great songs such as the incredible "The Acid Queen," the rock classic "Pinball Wizard," the well performed "I'm Free," the extremely rare "We're Not Gonna Take it," the 60's anthem "See Me Feel Me/Listening To You" and the classic rocker "Tommy Can You Hear Me."

Also included in this DVD concert package is a brand new interview with Pete Townshend. He talks about his life with THE WHO, his feelings about their performance at THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL and his late great friend KEITH "Moon The Loon" MOON.

Overall, this DVD concert is definitely a DVD worth seeking out and checking out.

I would like to highly recommend purchasing this DVD concert to own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This DVD concert film has already proven to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER.

In closing, THE WHO would move on to bigger and better things and deliver more great concert performances throughout their long and glorious career. However, the days of the original WHO would be coming to end following the untimely death of mad drummer KEITH "Moon The Loon" MOON on 7 September 1978. Moon's death would mark the end of an era for THE WHO and the beginning of a new one. But that my fellow readers and reviewers, you will have to stay tuned and read further on at a later date. So here's to you Roger, Pete, the late great John and the late great Keith. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," am I wrong? Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. THE WHO RULES. R.I.P Keith "Moon The Loon" Moon, Born 23 August 1946, Died 7 September 1978 and John Entwistle, Born 9 October 1944, Died 27 June 2002. Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

Okay, it might be incomplete but it is the original Who live .......2006-12-23

I really give this DVD 4 and 1/2 stars. We all need to remember that just about any type of footage of the Who live while Moon was still around is almost priceless to any Who fan. Yes, the songs here appear out of order, some songs are even incomplete, and the cameras don't always capture all the shots you would want, but this is the original Who live. Not just live, but live when they were at their peak before recording their best album Who's Next. They played an incredible show at the Isle of Wight, and while this DVD may not have the complete concert, at least it has most of it and at least the sound is great. Well, Entwistle's bass could have been mixed louder but Keith and Pete are on fire and so is Roger. "Heaven and Hell," "My Generation," "Water," "Young Man Blues," "Summertime Blues," "I Can't Explain," "Christmas," "I'm Free," "See Me Feel Me," "I Don't Know Myself," "Pinball Wizard," "The Acid Queen," and "Fiddle About" are all phenomenal performances. Sometimes you need to forget about some of the poor camera angles and just get lost in the music. The camera angles aren't terrible anyway because every member gets a good amount of camera time. Well, maybe not Entwistle but he is still shown. The CD version includes all the complete performances and is a good companion to the DVD. I have a feeling that this DVD will eventually include all the songs that the Who performed that night. It's the same thing with regular movie DVDs since they first only feature no special features and then they decide to feature them two years later and then more the following year. A new version of this DVD just came out with "Substitute" and "Naked Eye" and bonus tracks. There will probably be more added footage soon. For now though, this is an excellent DVD for any Who fan, and so far it is the only film CONCERT featuring John, Pete, Keith, and Roger. Also, the interview with Pete is excellent.

great soundtrack, bad movie.......2006-11-12

Besides the original set list being thrown around (like on the live at leeds cd set) and half of the footage of the Tommy songs (with 1921, Amazing Journey, Sparks, There's A Doctor, and Smash The Mirror missing altogether) missing and Tommy, Can You Hear Me out of sequence though done nicely where it was put (at the end after the credits in a fitting tribute to original drummer Keith Moon), It was a great buy.

Here's what on it in order

Heaven And Hell (missing some footage)
I Can't Explain
Young Man Blues (great version IMO)
I Don't Even Know Myself (also great version from the then upcoming Who's Next album)
Water
Shakin All Over/Spoonful/Twist and Shout Medley (incomplete? and was originally played after the Tommy set along with the next three songs)
Summertime Blues
My Generation (Incomplete)
Magic Bus (Incomplete)

The Edited Tommy Cycle:
Overture (Incomplete)
It's A Boy (Incomplete)
Eyesight To The Blind (Incomplete)
Christmas
The Acid Queen (Incomplete)
Pinball Wizard
Do You Think It's Alright?
Fiddle About
Go To The Mirror
Miracle Cure
I'm Free
We're Not Gonna Take It
See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You
Tommy, Can You Hear Me?

I would suggest finding the soundtrack set (or the aforementioned Live At Leeds CD Set) unless your a big fan like me then this would be for you.

Average customer rating:

The Who is the Best - Reissue is pretty great (no more reissues please, though)
Why must this keep happening?

Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
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Manufacturer: Eagle Vision USA
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Description

This new edition of Murray Lerner's film of The Who's legendary performance at the 1970 Isle Of Wight Festival features newly restored pictures and remixed sound, along with exclusive bonus features to finally give this amazing concert the quality release it deserves. Accept no substitute and play it loud!

TRACKLISTING 1. Heaven and Hell 2. I Can't Explain 3. Young Man Blues 4. I Don't Even Know Myself 5. Water 6. Medley: Shakin' All Over / Spoonful / Twist and Shout 7. Summertime Blues 8. My Generation 9. Magic Bus From "Tommy": 10. Overture 11. It's a Boy 12. Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker) 13. Christmas 14. The Acid Queen 15. Pinball Wizard 16. Do You Think It's Alright 17. Fiddle About 18. Go to the Mirror 19. Miracle Cure 20. I'm Free 21. We're Not Gonna Take It 22. See Me Feel Me / Listening to You 23. Tommy Can You Hear Me?

BONUS FEATURES Bonus tracks omitted from the original film: 1. Substitute 2. Naked Eye New 40 minute interview with Pete Townshend.

Customer Reviews:

The Who is the Best - Reissue is pretty great (no more reissues please, though).......2006-11-15

Here's the skinny on this. The two bonus tracks - "Naked Eye," which is great, although it's missing the Pete vocals that appeared in the song later, and "Substitute," which is pretty solid but a tad sloppy here and there - are just what they are. They're not inserted into the concert. They can be seen only as "extras." Why they weren't incorporated into the original film, I'll never know. The interview with Pete is the same 2004 which was recorded for the 2004 DVD version and limited theatrical release that year. The BIG difference here, though, is the widescreen presentation. It's widescreen, and there doesn't seem to be any cropping or "fake letterboxed" going on here. I compared the 2004 DVD to this new 2006 one, and more of the film image can be seen on the 2006 version. What baffles me, though, is I didn't think they shot this film with widescreen cameras. Still, though, there seems to be more of a visual image on this new version. So, it's worth it if you love The Who, but it's frustrating that they didn't include the two bonus tracks as actually part of the concert (main program) on the DVD.

Why must this keep happening?.......2006-11-15

(My rating is for the content of this show rather than this DVD release. I'm sorry, but I just cannot bring myself to give The Who a lower rating, which this particular DVD probably deserves for reasons described below.)

Why the hell did they re-release this item with only two songs added? The 40-minute interview with Pete is on the 2004 DVD release of this same show. (EDIT: After viewing this release, I can confirm it is definitely the same interview.) Based on the fact that the aforementioned version has a 24 bit mix available in 5.1 Surround and DTS supervised by Pete Townshend himself, I HIGHLY DOUBT they have somehow completely remastered and remixed it yet again for this release. (EDIT: Once again, I have confirmed it is indeed the same mix. Other than the additional two songs, the only difference between this DVD and the prior release is that it is widescreen format. Honestly, it is difficult to tell if it is true widescreen [as in, filmed that way originally] or if they just formatted it to appear that way.)

All of this basically comes across as, "Hey, we can screw the public YET AGAIN by leaving a couple songs off this release and then re-issuing it in a couple years with this material so all the tools who bought it the first time have to purchase it again." Considering that this sort of thing has happened with the The Who's Isle of Wight 1970 set more than once now, I am considering not buying this version at all just to make a f*cking point! The ridiculously loyal Who fan in me REALLY wants to buy the damned thing just so I can have a more complete version of the show on DVD. Ugh. (EDIT: Yeah, the fangirl won this battle - I ended up buying it hah.)

(EDIT: Lastly, considering they went to the trouble to release this concert again, it would have been really nice if they had spliced in the additional footage. Alas, they have not - it's just available in the extras section of the DVD.)

Ok, I am finished ranting. If anyone wishes to discuss this release, feel free to comment on this review or contact me via my Amazon profile information. Thanks.

The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Average customer rating:

The Who - 'Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970' (Image)
Excellent concert, very poor DVD
Is new version coming out on Aug 10, 2004?
Shoot the Editors
MAXIMUM WHO

The Who - Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970
Starring: Roger Daltrey , John Entwistle , Keith Moon , and Pete Townshend
Director: Murray Lerner
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Filmmaker Murray Lerner's documentary Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival--The Movie took more than a quarter-century to make it to theater screens. But when it finally did, Lerner's footage of the Who's incendiary performance at that open-air show proved to be a real highlight. Lerner's complete coverage of the group's appearance, generally considered by true believers to be among their greatest shows, can be seen in this excellent concert film. A full year after the band's ragged concert at Woodstock (at which guitarist Pete Townshend, according to legend, was suffering the ill effects of a drug-spiked drink), the Who brought their potent act to the troubled Isle of Wight fest, making rock & roll history with a magnificent noise. Except for an allusion or two by singer Roger Daltrey, there's no mention in the film that the band was between their lengthy tour in support of Tommy and the recording of an album they would eventually scrap (substituting it with the epochal Who's Next). This concert contains three then-new tunes from the aborted project (and they're so awful you'll instantly understand why it was dropped), but much more important is the band's rendering of an abridged but thrilling Tommy and full-blooded shouts of some old warhorses: "Shakin' All Over," "I Can't Explain," and "Magic Bus." Comic relief is provided by the late Keith Moon, whose exchanged witticisms with Townshend grow lengthy enough at one point to demand an actual, discrete, click-to scene of their own on the DVD release. Otherwise, as far as the DVD goes, there are no other goodies; this great concert speaks for itself. --Tom Keogh

Description

In 1970, 600,000 people came to the Isle of Wight to attend a music festival. 2 A.M., August 30th, The Who appeared and gave one of the most memorable performances of their career, with early hits and live Who staples culminating in one of their last-ever complete run throughs of the seminal rock opera "Tommy." Songs: Heaven and Hell, I Can't Explain, Young Man Blues, I Don't Even Know Myself, Water, Shakin' All Over, Spoonful/Twist and Shout, Summertime Blues, My Generation, Magic Bus, Overture, It's a Boy, Eyesight to the Blind (The Hawker), Christmas, The Acid Queen, Pinball Wizard, Do You Think It's Alright, Fiddle About, Go to the Mirror, Miracle Cure, I'm Free, Tommy's Holiday Camp, We're Not Gonna Take It.

Customer Reviews:

The Who - 'Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970' (Image) .......2005-05-21

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.......2004-09-01

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.

Is new version coming out on Aug 10, 2004?.......2004-05-28

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?

Shoot the Editors.......2004-05-27

I agree with the other reviews condeming the editors of this DVD. Some songs are edited very poorly, and at times the camera effects and audience shots can be extremely distracting.

Despite all this, I am unable to dislike this DVD. Leave it to The Who to transcend a bad film. The music is amazing, they were truly at top form during this concert. I especially reccomend the outstanding performances of 'Water' and 'Young Man Blues'.
As long as you don't expect the film quality of TKAA, you wont be disapointed. It's a way to get the outstanding musical performance while still being able to enjoy John's classic skeleton suit and watch Roger tangle himself in that insane net of fringe.
If you are new to the Who, I reccomend starting with Stein's 'The Kids are Alright', but if you are already familiar with this behemouth of a rock band, this DVD is not to be missed.

MAXIMUM WHO.......2004-04-18

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.

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