The Who - Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 DVD

Advantages: A must have for Doors fans
Disadvantages: Non fans may wonder what all the fuss is about

...by the 3 seperate programmes. The Bonus Material being a track from the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and 'The Ghost Song' - More of which later. You can also choose how you want to hear it (Stereo or PCM). The packaging is tasteful, with a small booklet inside that give track listings and a little info on each recording. PROGRAM 1 - LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL ------------------------------------------------------------------- Length - 1 hour 3 minutes Menus: fairly easy to navigate; you can play all or select your tracks. No problems. July 4th, 1968, The Doors at the peak of there musical powers. The stadium is completely packed and it's a hot and steamy L.A. evening. The consensus on this concert is that it is the best captured and best played of the Doors gigs. The gig was professionally captured in colour using 4 cameras and a 16-track... Read review

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Advantages: some great clips, well designed package
Disadvantages: frustrating editing of some clips, repeated material, much padding, not enough music!

...A t An Exhibition (Isle Of Wight 1970) Rondo (Brussels 1971) Eruption (Tokyo 1972) Hoedown (Milan 1973) Tank (Milan 1973) Lucky Man (California jam 1974) Karn Evil 9, 3rd Impression) (California Jam 1974) Tocatta (Palmer on Aquarius TV show 1973) I Believe In Father Christmas (Lake in single promo clip 1975) Honky Tonk Train Blues (Emerson on Oscar Peterson TV show 1975) Fanfare for The Common Man (Montreal 1977 Promo film) Pirates (Montreal 1977) Tiger In A Spotlight (Pop Rock TV 1977) Watching Over You (Memphis 1978) Tarkus (Royal Albert Hall 1992) Touch & Go (Budapest 1997) Looks impressive huh? Trouble is, many of the above are savagely, and irritatingly edited. The Japanese footage is mainly of the group off-stage, "Tank" comprises a drum roll, a couple of gong bashes and a few clangs of a bell. The Isle Of Wight appearance has about thirty... Read review

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Advantages: Sharing musical history from an American Viewpoint.
Disadvantages: None at all.

...before, being music that was rooted in the States. Interestingly enough footage is taken from live television performances and interviews, and live concerts from Liverpool, London and the Newport Folk Festival. I was a little disappointed that the Isle of Wight was not featured, but this journey was more about the development of the artist, rather than a whole load of clips from concerts. The DVD is produced by Apple in association with other companies and I believe that the complexity was dealt with neatly, making the viewer understand a little better how the style of Dylan developed. It's exempt from classification because its content does not conflict with any age group watching it, although here, I would think that the best age group or the more suitable audience would be those who were brought up with Dylan, or those going on a new... Read review

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