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Who at Isle of Wight Video Release?
The URL http://www.extremus.com/islerevw.html contains a great review
of a Japanese *video* release of the Who's Live at the Isle of Wight
concert. Here are some excerpts:
Mixing heavy rock and rock with folk singers,
funk, and jazz, placed a heavy burden on
the gigantic audience to "tolerate" the music
and speeches they didn't like as much as
enjoying the music they did. A burden which,
unfortunately, they chose not to take up.
Catcalls were common durring many performances.
Joni Mitchell left the stage in tears,
after screaming at the unmoved fans for their
disinterest and bad manners.All this led to
Pete introducing the Who with "Smile, you
buggers!" and "We come home and find
ourselves playing to a load of bloody foreigners
causing trouble." The British fans sent up
a roar of approval, and the festival belonged to the Who.
The middle of a hot, humid night. A large city's
worth of overheated, overdrugged, exhausted,
irritable fans. And magic. Pete and John made
a single guitar and bass sound like an
orchestra during the "Overture." Eschewing the
falsetto backings, "Christmas" lost it's
lightheartedness, becoming a solemnly powerful
questioning of faith. Pete's "Acid Queen"
is downright scary. You keep looking for
the string section on the opening notes of
"Pinball Wizard"; then jaw-dropping amazement
as you realize it's John's bass. Nothing
else. Roger's joyous cry, "I'm Free." And
600,004 voices raised in "Listening to You."
THE WHO
live at the isle of wight festival 1970
Warner Vision Japan AMVY-8086
c1996 Pulsar Productions Inc.
Produced and Directed by Murray Lerner
Executive Producers: Bill Curbishley and Robert Rosenberg
Edited by Greg Sheldon and Einer Westerlund
The Who are Managed by Bill Curbishley
for Trinifold Management Limited
Art Direction and Design by Richard Evans
Press cuttings courtesy of NME and MM
Running time approximately 1:25
Anybody know:
1) Where in San Jose (or therabouts) I might find a copy
of this Japanese release?
2) Whether there are plans for a US release?
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