Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 [DVD]

The Who

Overview

The Who was near the height of its powers as one of Britain's greatest hard-rock bands when they played the massive 1970 Isle of Wight Music Festival for an audience of nearly 600,000. Filmmaker Murray Lerner, who captured the festival on film for the documentary Message To Love: The Isle of Wight Festival, focuses exclusively on the Who's set with this film, in which the band took the stage at 2 a.m. and electrified the sleepy crowd. The set includes "I Can't Explain," "My Generation," "Magic Bus," the rarities "Water" and "I Don't Even Know Myself," and a truncated version of the rock opera "Tommy."

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2009
UPC:	0801213332595
Original Release:	1998
Source:	Eagle Rock Ent
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:25:00
Sales rank:	2,555

Special Features

Bonus tracks: ; Substitute; Naked Eyes; Bonus feature:; Interview with Pete Townshend

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

The Who	Primary Artist
The Who	Performer
Roger Daltrey	Vocals/Harmonica
John Entwistle	Bass/Vocals
Pete Townshend	Guitar,Vocals
Keith Moon	Drums/Vocals
Pete Townshend	Guitar/Vocals
John Entwistle	Bass,Vocals
Roger Daltrey	Vocals,Harmonica

Technical Credits

Eddie Cochran	Composer
Pete Townshend	Composer
Phil Medley	Composer
Mose Allison	Composer
Willie Dixon	Composer
Robert Rosenberg	Executive Producer
Bill Curbishley	Executive Producer
Geoff Kempin	Executive Producer
Greg Sheldon	Editing
Sonny Boy Williamson II	Composer
Bert Russell	Composer
John Entwistle	Composer
Johnny Kidd	Composer
Jerry Capehart	Composer
Terry Shand	Editing,Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

If you're a Who fanatic, Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 will certainly be a great find, and an excellent addition to your collection. The Who were on fire during this period, and it's great to have any document that you can get your hands on. As a film, however, there is much to be desired. The people who were actually filming the show were either caught up in the excitement of the event, or too incapacitated from a chemical override to do a good (or at least halfway professional) job. The one thing that saves the video is that the Who's performance, while not exactly their greatest, is quite spirited. It's a very good set, almost at the level of Woodstock. Unfortunately, the sound quality is marginal, at best, and the editing and camera work are sadly amateurish. Lengthy shots of individual audience members, unsuccessful attempts at the simple task of focusing, clumsy editing, and other maladies abound. Recommended for hardcore fans only. ~ Matthew Greenwald