The Who At Kilburn: 1977 [Blu-ray]

Kilburn is a good show. But as previously noted it is a little sloppy, and Pete needs to be much further up in the mix. I don't mind sloppy, hey it's rock and roll. But the boys sound a little lethargic. (Especially when compared to the 69 show.) Pete is jumping around and dancing and windmilling like a madman, but the musical energy to back up the antics is just not there for good portions of the show. Keith is fine, but he does a lot of mugging for the camera, and I think his playing at the 69 show is far superior to Kilburn. I'm sure a lot of fans will disagree, but I am just not as amped up about this show as other reviews.The Coliseum show from 1969 is another matter. The sound mix is worse than Kilburn but the band sounds better! Pete does less dancing but much more *playing*; there is more technique and more leads -and just awesome jaw dropping moments (sparks, my generation especially fiery). He is all over the fretboard and his use of feedback and distortion masterful. Keith, for me, is far better than the Kilburn show. He does less pandering and just plays the hell out of every song. Roger is fine at both shows; but I guess I am just on old fogey - something about him in that fringed vest is Roger, and he seems looser at the Coliseum show. Ox is Ox, beyond great at both shows; was there ever a better bass player?Tommy, as others mention, is included as bonus material (with A Quick One). I would have liked it in sequence of the show, but at least it is here. They are both great, but I will always have a special love for Tommy and watching it here shows the power and energy of a live Who show. I mean they just kill it start to finish without a breath or break.I believe a lot of it is the history. In the late 60's and even early 70's bands like the Who, Zeppelin, Floyd were very vital. By the late 70's they had lost a lot of that vitality. They could still crank out the great studio album at times, but by and large the magic was gone. They had become bloated money machines. Not bad bands by any means; just a shadow of their former selves. By 1977, The Ramones, NY Dolls, and countless others were taking up the charge to do something refreshing, edgy. The two Who shows here demonstrate the difference in 60's rock giants who 10 years later lost an edge or two. They were too aware of who/what they were instead of just being/living it.Any Who fan is going to buy this and it seems I am in a minority in being lukewarm over the Kilburn show. I would pay twice the price of this set for the Coliseum show alone, it is that good. Then throw in a good not great performance from 77 and you can't go wrong! Also highly recommend the isle of wight dvd...

Wow.Just watched the Kilburn show at a Marcus Theater in Columbus, OH. The sound is just incredible. I doubt there is another better sounding Who concert in their entire catalog.The show was originally filmed to be part of The Who documentary, The Kids Are Alright. Shot in December of 1977, this was the first show The Who were to perform in over a year, and turned out to be Keith Moon's 2nd to last performace before his death the following year. Apparently the director of TKAA, Jeff Stein, thought the footage was not up to par, and had the boys play another show in May 1978, that would see two songs (Baba O'Reilly & Won't Get Fooled Again) later appear in the film. Prior to the release of this Kilburn show, only a five second clip of Townshend throwing out a challenge to the crowd, and the audio performance of My Wife, on the TKAA soundtrack were released.While some of the visuals are not as crisp as I would have liked, probably due to the lighting, most of them are incredible. The camera's were right up in their faces like I have never seen. It's really a "one of a kind" style of filming. There are a lot of great Keith Moon close up shots - and he pounded the drums on this night. Keith doesn't look tired, he looks excited to be playing again. Many in close shots of Townshend's guitar playing, and a few good one's of John Entwistle. Little things too, like Townshend's cut up fingers, the set list written on one of Keith's toms, great interaction with the audience.The set list is standard for them at the time, but has some of the best performances of the staples that I have seen them ever do - Dreaming From the Waist, I Can't Explain, Won't Get Fooled Again, Shakin' All Over, My Generation, Join Together jam, etc.. I only wish they played a few more.** Worth noting is that this must be the first and last(?) time Keith Moon performed Who Are You live with the band. Nice raw, inspired, early version of the song with Pete working out the chorus and guitar. **Can't comment on the rest of the DVD release yet, but this performance is worth the money by itself. Can't wait to get blown away over and over again with my surround sound system and screen setup.The DVD release also includes the London Coliseum show from 1969 - reputed to be one of the band's personal favorites.

1969年のボーナスが特に良いです。

先ずは凄い映像が残っていたもんですね。キルバーンの方は当時ライブ会場で事故があり、観衆に死者が出たんだっけ⁉そのことはさておいて、当のWhoも久々のライブでかなりテンションが上がっていたのだろう、のっけからぶちかます気満々だ。演奏も流石うまいよねェ！アイコンタクトだけでリハ不足も何のその・・・！キースのプレミア・ドラムのセッティングがそれまでと違ってたのが少し気になったくらいで、大満足でした。

個人的には77年のライブも貴重ですが69年のコロシアムライブ好きですよ　当時の彼らのライブ公演はこんな感じに行われてたんでしょうね当時を彷彿させてくれます

幻のキルバーン、確かにお蔵入りになっただけあって演奏は粗い。歌詞を間違えるし、演奏もタイミングがずれてたりする部分がある。しかし、1年以上ライブを休止していた直後のウォーミング・アップを見ていると思えば、もはやベテランの域に達したバンドのステージ上でお互い目で合図しながらスリリングに曲を展開していく様はワイルドなエネルギーに満ちている。特にジョンのベースが圧巻だ。キースもこのころはだいぶ衰えたと言われながらもあいかわらず、歌うようなドラミングを見せてくれる。スティック飛ばしまくりでシンバルはなりやまない。ボーナスのLondon Coliseumのライブ、16mmからのリストアで画像品質が落ちるが演奏はすばらしすぎる。キルバーンと見比べると、キースにはバスドラの上にタム３つが一番似合っているし、ダイナミックだ。30年前、見たくても見れなかった若きWhoを疑似体験すべし！　文句なし5つ星リージョン1と記載があるが、英語の字幕すらないものの、日本のDVDで再生ができた。

いやはや、なんとも物凄い映像が出たものですな。1977年のThe Kids〜用のスタジオライブ映像は、これで没テイクだと言うから唖然としてしまう。演奏が粗いとか間違えているとか、キースの調子がイマイチなんて批評はTheWho本人が言うことであって、評論家ぶったその辺の人間が言うことでは無いでしょう。素晴らしい映像を観れることだけで30年の時代の流れに感慨深くなってしまう方が殆どでしょうね。Peteのテンションが異常に高いので少し過剰なアクションに感じられるが、久々のステージに緊張が高かったのだろう。　しかし、本作のハイライトは２枚目の1969年Tommy初演映像を含む当時のLive演奏の完全盤である。はっきり言って翌年のワイト島よりも素晴らしい演奏だ。観客の映像が一切無く、バンドの演奏がグイグイ続いていくのは圧巻だ。画面も粗いがそんなことは全く関係なしの、歴史的な映像。個人的にひっくり返ったのがアンコールでのMy Generationでこれは名作Live At Leedsでの演奏と同様のVersionだ。ワイト島でもなかったこの映像には完全にノックアウトされた。生きていて良かった本当に。　彼らは演奏が上手いね。最近の編集しまくりのアフレコ、カラオケ、口パクのライブとは雲泥の差だ。本物だ。参った。字幕無しなのが惜しいので日本版も出るのなら買います。