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The Who: Live in Boston (2003)
Great show
Pete, Roger, and company put on a great show at The Tweeter Center. Stand out songs include Love Reign O'er Me, Behind Blue Eyes, and Baba O'Riley. Roger's voice holds up most of the night, and Pete plays very well. An interesting note for Who fans: towards the end of The Kids Are Alright and My Generation you can hear some of the words and music, respectively, that would eventually make the song Old Red Wine. My only complaint on the DVD is that Pino's bass and Simon's singing are very low in the mix, and both made significant contributions during the tour. The set list is full of the classics, and includes a few other forgotten gems such as Another Tricky Day, Sea and Sand, and Amazing Journey. We thought this may be the end of The Who, but here we are in 2004 and they're still going strong- Long Live Rock!
The Who and Special Guests Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2000)
The Kids Aren't Alright. They're incredible!
The Who came together with some special guests at the end of their 2000 world tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London. And what a spectacle it was. Pete Townsend came out flaring on the opening song, " Can't Explain." Earlier on, it's easy to tell you're going to see a great show. As always, John Entwistle was spectacular on bass, shining on Quadrophenia songs " The Real Me" and " 5:15." Roger Daltrey's voice has, understandably, declined lately. But Roger was very dedicated to this show. He had a few bad notes, but his heart was in it all night long through every song. Zak Starkey did another terrific job on drums, which has been a hard seat to fill since Keith Moon died 1978. Ask Kenney Jones and Simon Phillips :) He was very consistent through the night, and fills the seat as well as one possibly could. John "Rabbit" Bundrick was also solid, especially during an extended " My Generation." Then, there are the guest stars. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Kelly Jones of the Sterophonics, Paul Weller, Bryan Adams, Noel Gallagher of Oasis, and Nigel Kennedy. All were stellar. Eddie did " I'm One", " Getting in Tune," and " Let's see Action." All these were terrific. Jones did a, well, decent job on " Substitute," muffing some words. Weller joined Townshend on an incredible acoustic version of " So Sad About Us," which is very beautiful. Adams sang " Behind Blue Eyes," but it got annoying how he looked down after every little line. Gallagher was a powerhouse on " Won't Get Fooled Again," and Kennedy added even more pop to " Baba O' Riley." It ends magnificently with a rendition of " See me, Feel me" performed by the Who guys, Vedder, Adams, and they're joined by the kids of the Teenage Cancer Trust- who all the proceeds went to. All Who fans should buy and watch this excellent show. Even just you pure rock fans, give this a shot. They still put on one of a show.
Evolution (2001)
The watered down Diet Mr. Pibb of comedy films
I went into the theater expecting something decent. Ivan Reitman directed it, who directed the great "Ghostbusters" movies. However, I was very disappointed with the film. They jump right into the action, not even letting there be the least bit of believability to it. There was no setup. What there was an idiot in the desert practising for firefighter school and an asteroid hitting his car. " It's burnt up, dude." David Duchovney is NOT funny whatsoever in this film. He's way too boring and one dimensional for this kind of role. Orlando Jones did have some funny scenes, and was the star. That guy from "Dude Where's My Car" was absolutley terrible. He had pathetic one-liners that left the crowd silent, acted TERRIBLY, and made me want to vomit. He's no comedian. Then there was poor Dan Aykroyd. What happened to his career? He was the governor of Arizona, and didn't do too great of a job. He's so out of shape now, it's just sad. Don't get me wrong, I absolutly loved him in "Ghostbusters," but he just can't get a good part anymore.I'm sure you can see, I was terribly disappointed. I'd like to say something positive, but I laughed only once or twice thanks to Orlando Jones. I didn't think he had it in him. In a little theater in South Carolina it was $6. In the big cities, I'm sure it is considerably more. So, just wait till it comes to your local video store. You don't want to waste your hard-earned money on this bomb-shell.
The Who : The Kids Are Alright (1979)
Fenced fury of The Who
This rockumentary captures The Who, The Best Rock and Roll Band in the World, at their best, 1965-1978. Released around the time of Keith Moon's death, it seemed approriate for the time. We see The Who at Woodstock, the Smothers Brothers Show, Shindig, and at Keith Moon's final concert appearance. Some good interviews along the way, but this is about The Who- live. They smash up their equipment several times- including montage after the 2nd My Generation (at Monterey Pop Festival '67.)A classic rock tv moment occurs in the opening MG in the opening scene. Keith packed his bass drum with a load of gun powder, and injures himself in the explosion, and singes Pete's hair. Great for any Who fan, and put together well.