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The Who At Kilburn: 1977 [Blu-ray]

The Who At Kilburn: 1977 [Blu-ray]Actors: Austin Stoker, Laurie Zimmer
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 82 reviews
Sales Rank: 11,514

Format: Color, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 138 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.4

MPN: 014381514650
UPC: 014381514650
EAN: 0014381514650
ASIN: B001DWNUI8

Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 18, 2008
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  • Blu-Ray Disc
  • The Who
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Genre: Music Video: Concerts
Rating: NR
Release Date: 18-NOV-2008
Media Type: Blu-Ray

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5 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL   November 20, 2008
Vote Libertarian (Seattle, WA)
100 out of 102 found this review helpful

If you are a Who fan, or want to make a Who fan cry for joy, get this DVD. It's a must-have for any Who freak, second only to "The Kids Are Alright" documentary.

Disc 1 is the complete Kilburn 1977 show and disc 2 is the complete London Coliseum 1969 show. I have a huge bootleg collection and would rate both shows as two of the top five Who shows ever (to say nothing of their historic importance).

The 1977 Kilburn show is "take 1" of the 1978 Shepperton show (see "Baba O'Riley" and "Won't Get Fooled Again" on "The Kids Are Alright"). Both shows were private affairs filmed for the documentary, but except for Moon's shirt, they are almost indistinguishable. If you loved Townshend's and Moon's antics in those clips, this DVD is for you! FYI, this is the show that gave us "My Wife" on "The Kids Are Alright" soundtrack album.

Even better, guitar-wise, is the London 1969 concert. This is the show that gave us "Young Man Blues" on "The Kids Are Alright". This may be Townshend's best performance ever, but I don't want to start that fight here. Finally, why did they break up the London show and move the Tommy section to the Extras menu? Why not keep the entire show intact as the Lord intended it? It's all on the same disc anyway... I'll tell you why: because otherwise this DVD would be so perfect it would pull the rest of the universe into it and then we'd be totally screwed.


5 out of 5 stars Must see.   September 19, 2008
silly narwhal (Portland, OR United States)
32 out of 34 found this review helpful

Hey Zebba 9, what film were YOU watching?? The opener Can't Explain is kind of a warmup, after which Townshend is absolutely ferocious on guitar. And as animated & glassy-eyedly immersed as at any time in his career--this is definitely the Pete that would've kicked Abbey Hoffman off the stage again had he showed up. This performance demonstrates everything that makes the Who great~ these guys hadn't performed in a year, and they find spaces that hearken back to Leeds & Isle of Wight. Moon may look a little bloated, but he's in tremendous form musically. They all are, individually and as the collective organism that was the 'Orrible 'Oo.

Perhaps I'm making too much of it, but this performance is a revelation, in my opinion. At a time when they're supposed to have been a spent force, they reclaim and amply display their power here; they turn in a vintage performance for the lucky audience. There is a moment during Who Are You (which gave me chills when they went into it~ WHO KNEW?) where the communication breaks down (honestly, I think Pete aborts too early)....but they recover in spades with Won't Get Fooled Again (watch the roadies banging their heads) and the only reason for the breakdown in the first place was the willingness & confidence to take the chance and journey into open-ended territory.....just like they were doing in '70 during My Generation. Great My Generation here, too, by the way.

I agree about the camera angles, but not to the point of it being relevant to the basic thrill of this film. (Maybe they could release a you-control-the-angles version someday, like you can do for Baba O'Riley & Won't Get Fooled Again on the Kids Are Alright dvd).

I'd recommend this to any Who fan without another thought. I only wonder how this stayed hidden for so long.


5 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars for the Kilburn performance section ....   September 11, 2008
bass boy (Arkansas)
50 out of 58 found this review helpful

We Who fans finally get to see the infamous Kilburn 1977 gig here. I've seen the Kilburn footage (minus "Dreaming from the Waist"), and it's really good. It's wonderful to see a pre-LP version of "Who Are You" at this show, that bumps and grinds much more than the studio version would almost a year later. Drummer Keith Moon is in fiery form here - much more than he was at Shepperton Studios (for "The Kids Are Alright" movie) some five months later. I think Pete Townshend and John Entwistle might have sounded a little better at Shepperton, but Moon is in better form here on the Kilburn disc. He hits the drums harder, faster and is more precise. Don't get me wrong - I will take any Who footage, especially with Moon and The Ox. Be sure and watch what happens, at the tail end of "My Wife," when someone touches Townshend's guitar picks on Townshend's amp head. YIkes. Don't mess with the Godfather of punk rock, for sure. The camera stays on Townshend, who lets it be known to the guy - and the entire audience - that it's uncool to mess with The Who's stage equipment.
The ragged nature of the band here, most of the time, actually works for them during the Kilburn set. There's an edge to the quartet's efforts, and although there are flubs - Moon comes in too early during the intro of "Won't Get Fooled Again," and Townshend doesn't get all of his mojo on guitar until about 10 minutes into the show. Townshend is wilder here, jumping across the stage, bouncing, hitting his head on his Les Paul and becoming a human cyclone, wrapping himself up in his own guitar cord, than he was at Shepperton. Like the Shepperton footage, the Kilburn set is a keeper.
Hopefully, the London Coliseum set will be equally as impressive ...


5 out of 5 stars Pete, Roger, Keith & The Ox. The REAL Who.   November 23, 2008
Mike (San Jose, CA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I'm not even going to spend a minute debating the 3 and 4 star reviews that diss this release for not being "perfect."

This is the Who. THE REAL Who. At the beginning of DVD 2, there is a disclaimer about the filming of the original 1969 London Coliseum concert. You're told in advance that it's not going to be "perfect."

But it IS.

It's Towshend, windmills flying. It's Moon, arms flailing about in an impossible display of physical stamina and pure rock & roll. It's Entwistle, anchoring it all. It's Daltrey, swinging the mic and driving the band.

I'm sorry...I don't want to talk about anything other than the fact that this is the WHO, the REAL who, delivering classic sets on a 2-DVD set that is ESSENTIAL for even the most casual Who fan.

DVD 1...the Kliburn set...is Moon's second-to-last performance with the band. If you enjoyed the Shepperton tracks from "The Kids Are Alright," you will want to own this concert.

This is a perfect companion piece to The Who - The Kids Are Alright (Special Edition).

Do NOT believe any other review that attempts to convince you otherwise.


5 out of 5 stars Awesome DVD!!!!   November 26, 2008
JohnnyMan (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

I watched the main section of this DVD last night. There is still "the extras" section that I will view soon.

The concert is awesome!! I am a huge The Who fan and this concert shows how great these guys were playing together. There were mistakes such as when Roger Daltrey forgets most of a verse in the song Dreaming From the Waste, and a few songs into the show Pete Townshend comments that he didn't think the performance was worth filming but I think he was saying that to goad the other musicians. This DVD is a must have for any The Who fan or anyone interested in power rock and roll.

My biggest gripe about the film is the same I have with all of The Who videos that I have seen: the lack of time the director shows John Entwistle and John's amazing playing. It seems music film directors that film The Who know nothing about rock music. Here is arguably the greatest rock bass guitarist to ever walk the face of this Earth who had changed rock music as we know it forever, and you'll be lucky to see 8 minutes of concert footage devoted to John in a 2-hour film. Sometimes I felt Keith Moon's kick drum got more film time than John did. For example during the phenomenal bass soloing in Dreaming From the Waste, this idiot director elects to show Townshend standing playing rhythm guitar.

The sound is awesome. The tone that we hear from all of the musicians is amazing, especially John Entwistle's bass.

Go buy this DVD. The Who was an amazing band that changed music forever and this concert DVD emphasizes that fact. Probably your only issue will be your disgust in the lack of time devoted to John Entwistle. So maybe you won't see much of him in this film but you will certainly hear his amazing playing. The Who were an awesome live band and here's your chance to see them prove it.


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