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Post by zeppelin on Apr 18, 2008 22:42:05 GMT
I've just sat, on my own, watching probably the most amazing TV documentary about this or any other band, ever made. Even allowing for the fact that I've been a fan since the '60s, and seen them live twice, I am gobsmacked! All too often the impact of a great band is reduced greatly by the size of the small screen. The New York 9/11 gig sequence was documagic, and even the closing sequence was incredible the way it went seamlessly back through time, and back again to the present. I can't wait to get hold of the DVD.
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Post by elviswasamod on Apr 18, 2008 22:50:35 GMT
hi zepp my daughter bought me the double disc dvd for xmas and am never the type to watch both discs special effects etc but as you said it is absolutely awsome especially how many times daltrey was kicked out of the band etc a must watch documentary
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Post by zeppelin on Apr 19, 2008 13:29:08 GMT
Thanks for that elvis.  I wonder who I can tap for the DVD for my birthday?  |
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Post by Lucia on Apr 20, 2008 9:59:25 GMT
Damn I missed it. Zepp, if he's feeling generous he can buy one for my birthday as well  |
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Post by zeppelin on Apr 20, 2008 11:32:44 GMT
Luce, if you missed it, you really need to get the dvd for your birthday. (Don't you buy the Radio TImes?)  |
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Post by getupstandup on Apr 21, 2008 15:40:46 GMT
It was repeated last night on bbc4 , I sat through it again!
Agree with earlier comment,prob best docu Ive seen in years
Keep an eye out Lucia,maybe repeated again!
Fantastic insight!
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Post by Spence on Apr 21, 2008 15:43:09 GMT
Lu you're already getting shower caps so don't bother asking.
Do they mention who were the touted replacements for Daltrey every time he got the sack? I know Boz Burrell nearly got the job once, we mentioned it on the homepage when I did his obit a couple of years back.
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Post by mark on Apr 24, 2008 21:19:31 GMT
Great documentary still think they are crap though  Dont string me up its only an opinion ;D |
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Post by Spence on Apr 25, 2008 14:03:55 GMT
This from the bloke with the Boxcar Willie box set.
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Post by mark on Apr 25, 2008 17:14:01 GMT
This from the bloke with the Boxcar Willie box set. ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Devo McDuff on Apr 26, 2008 16:55:40 GMT
I don't think they are crap but I do think they are over rated. A lot of their stuff does very little for me and I don't even own a Boxcar Willie box set  |
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Post by mark on Apr 26, 2008 23:50:23 GMT
C,mon folks anybody else who dont like the Who ?  I nearly got lynched the other night at the scooter club I said I wasnt keen on Weller . maybe I,m not a propper scooterist |
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Post by Robjack on Apr 27, 2008 8:05:09 GMT
I mustn't be either then Mark. Nobody was a bigger fan of The Jam than me when I was a teenager, but pretty much everything since leaves me cold. And don't get me started on 'From The Jam'
It's a curious thing with The Who for me. On paper they are the perfect band, and I acknowledge their deserved status as rock legends etc. Some of their stuff is ace, but if I listen to them, I quickly find myself wanting to listen to something else. Maybe it's over familiarity? I can't explain.*
*see what I did there?
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Post by Devo McDuff on Apr 27, 2008 8:59:00 GMT
Wasn't Claire who wanted to lynch you by any chance was it Mark? The poor lass is obsessed ;D And Robjack, I do see what you've done there. You find that you have to substitute The Who for someone else within a short time of first putting them on. Excellent stuff. |
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Post by zeppelin on Apr 27, 2008 17:08:53 GMT
The Who are one of those bands who are better live than on record. As I've said previously, I've been a fan from the '60s, but even then, I didn't get the guitar smashing. When you see them live, it is absolutely awesome! Something else I didn't get, after seeing the film, was why it took Pete Townsend nearly ten years to realise that Kenney Jones wasn't the right drummer. I saw a documentary about Duran Duran on tour in America, and the promoter said the only two bands in the world which would guarantee a sell-out at a massive venue were The Who and The Stones. I've seen them both, and The Who are a better gig - just! |
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Post by mark on Apr 27, 2008 21:04:45 GMT
I get the guitar smashing it shuts them up ;D No Devo it wasn,t Claire even Ive not got the bottle for that I saw what you did there Robjack and Devo cunning , you picked two tracks that I dont mind , I dont like Townsends self indulgent musical masturbation such as Tommy and Quad Done it now havent I ? ;D |
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Post by Spence on Apr 28, 2008 13:17:47 GMT
Yeah well I love beans on toast. Doesn't mean it's the best meal in the world, does it?
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Post by zeppelin on Apr 28, 2008 19:41:53 GMT
Depends whether you put red or brown sauce on! In other words "There's no accounting for taste!" Go on Mark - come up with a better alternative. |
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Post by mark on Apr 28, 2008 21:23:18 GMT
There are so many bands that have made a huge difference to popular culture and amplified the mood of a generation and I acknowledge the Who,s contribution but they are not to my taste As for the sauce niether ;D |
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Post by zeppelin on Apr 30, 2008 13:45:14 GMT
Mark, have you ever thought about politics as a career? Cracking answer, man. I forgot to mention the excellent curry ketchup that we have over here as a gourmet addition to beans on toast. |
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Post by elviswasamod on May 20, 2008 23:46:52 GMT
anyone who aint seen this awsome documentary its repeated on friday 30 may bbc 2 ,11.35 DONT MISS  |
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Post by peterwatson on May 21, 2008 15:45:15 GMT
who ,mods and scooters come together.dont they?
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Post by zeppelin on May 21, 2008 19:41:32 GMT
Thanks for the tip Elvis, but guess what? I'm in Bulgaria on holiday.  |
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Post by zeppelin on Sept 8, 2008 18:36:05 GMT
It was on ITV3 again last night! I just had to stay up and watch it despite the one hour time difference. I was banjaxed at work this morning! The "Concert For New York" sequence is worth staying up for. Shower caps for Christmas, Lu? |
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Post by Lucia on Sept 8, 2008 20:12:16 GMT
Doh! 'fraid so Zepp |
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Post by rivierarob on Sept 11, 2008 18:37:31 GMT
Caught some of this the other night and agree was a great show with footage I'd not seen before.
As an aside I had to laugh today...........some guy at work reckoned the band Muse are bigger than The Who..........it may just be me but I couldn't name one song of Muse even though they come from about 5 miles away from me.....(that's where my knowledge of them ends I'm afraid!)
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