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Post by modo on Jun 9, 2014 10:33:03 GMT
Thanks I'm having a listen to it just now!
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Post by tinsoldier on Jun 9, 2014 10:36:52 GMT
Excellent - some afternoon listening!
Can't wait to see the DVD almost a year on from the Glasgow SECC show, which was outstanding.
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Post by ronmanager on Jun 9, 2014 12:12:22 GMT
Thanks I'm having a listen to it just now![/quote] I just gave it a first spin myself and I have to say I love it. It seems it takes a little for them to get warmed up, but from "The Punk..." onwards it just flows. On a sidenote, I have to say I'm extremely impressed with Scott Devours drumming, excellent job! Now I'm even more anxious for the postal service to deliver my Blu-Ray
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Post by ronmanager on Jun 9, 2014 19:43:54 GMT
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Post by kc on Jun 10, 2014 1:17:51 GMT
I saw most of it last night via cable tv in the US. Pretty dang good video and mixed really well. Roger's voice, imo, is pretty good - for what it's been the past decade or so. Scott Devours drumming - great job. He really made something out of JAE's 5:15 bass solo. Pete should have kept using the small Lazy J amp and having them mic it - it had a rawness and bite that the VK's lack. Probably somebody at Fender complained he was using 'brand x'. Will I be buying the DVD? Probably not, I would watch it once - as I did 'Amazing Journey' - and that would be it. But if this Quad release is good for you, by all means .........
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Post by whoireland on Jun 10, 2014 19:52:28 GMT
Well, mine arrived today Much bigger than expected. I thought from photos it would be a small tin but it's larger
Haven't watched the video yet but I did try out the blu ray audio
What a f'n tragedy
I've about 20 blu ray audio disks- stones,nirvana,stevie wonder,tom petty etc This is without doubt the lowest quality I've heard There is zero bass on the 5,1 Real me sounds terrible
But it does seem to be a new master - the seals are back in Dirty Jobs! There's also "1973 audio" which is original mix
It's an interesting listen- you'll def hear things you never heard before, but overall it could've been so much better Bell boy shows off some nice acoustic guitar and piano which were previously buried in the mix Vocals throughout are reproduced superbly, but it's the bass that kills it for me
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Post by tommycharles on Jun 14, 2014 17:39:16 GMT
Have had the chance to watch this a couple of times now. A couple of reflections: - Scott really grew into the piece over the tour. I was fairly unimpressed when I saw him in Denver in February (primarily because I saw Zak drum it brilliantly a few months prior) but he's really got the feel of it here. - Having said that, Zak's drumming still fits the band far better. I hope any shows in 2014/15 include Zak. - I thought this when I saw it live too, but it's really evident here - why did Simon handle virtually all the lead parts? I get that he played them all in 96/97 because Pete was on electric, but it would have been great to see Pete handle more of the meat of the piece on guitar. - This is an incredibly well shot and mixed piece. Great work by everyone involved from a production standpoint. When I saw the show live I wasn't a huge fan of the amount of archival Who footage used (Quad after all is the story of a time just *before* the Who came into being), but somehow in the concert film it makes sense. - I had completely forgotten about Roger's harmonica playing on I'm One. A really excellent version.
Even if the above seems a bit negative, I really enjoyed the film and will no doubt return to it. It's a really well executed version of Quadrophenia, but with Scott on drums and Simon on most of the guitars, it feels much less like The Who than, say, the Endless Wire shows in 2006.
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Post by Tom on Jun 14, 2014 20:39:03 GMT
I listened to the CD last night. Awesome, really good mix and the band sounds fantastic. Great live album to add to the collection. I was a bit disappointed about the accompanying booklet (both CD and DVD). No real live pictures or liner notes. Even the one picture of Pete is showing him playing left-handed. Will watch the DVD tomorrow. Really looking forward to it! - I had completely forgotten about Roger's harmonica playing on I'm One. A really excellent version. Agreed! Pity the "you f'cking c'nt"- bit was edited.
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Post by ronmanager on Jun 17, 2014 11:07:54 GMT
The Real Me
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Post by modo on Jun 17, 2014 14:22:52 GMT
Quadrophenia
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Post by modo on Jun 17, 2014 14:51:11 GMT
I think the performance is excellent but I would much rather they just showed the band playing rather than showing the black and white footage that was being shown on the screens.For me personally there is too much of it and it detracts from the performance and isn't really relevant to the story.That's my only "complaint"
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Post by Hammersmith on Jun 17, 2014 17:48:03 GMT
After giving the cd a good listen, it was ok, but I believe I prefer the performance from the MSG '96 fm broadcast more (with Entwistle still on bass).
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Post by modo on Jun 17, 2014 17:56:30 GMT
After giving the cd a good listen, it was ok, but I believe I prefer the performance from the MSG '96 fm broadcast more (with Entwistle still on bass). I think this performance is more faithful to the original album E.I also never liked the commentary from "jimmy"that always annoyed me a bit?I think this London show is a more powerful sounding performance with Pete on Electric.The fact that Pete is on Electric guitar for the majority wins it for me.Of course the fact that John is on the MSG recording is a huge bonus and Rog and Pete's vocals are obviously more powerful sounding back in 1996! I haven't heard the MSG show for a while so would have to listen again and compare back to back but all in all I think this Live in London show/recording is really good sounding and well performed.
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Post by ronmanager on Jun 17, 2014 18:49:52 GMT
I think the performance is excellent but I would much rather they just showed the band playing rather than showing the black and white footage that was being shown on the screens.For me personally there is too much of it and it detracts from the performance and isn't really relevant to the story.That's my only "complaint" Finished watching BR of the show for the first time and I had the same opinion. Mixing the footage with live shots was distracting most of the time. To me it would've been enough if the footage would've been shown during the instrumentals, otherwise from the screens in the background. Like Roger commented somewhere, I found cuts between cameras too fast on some songs, making it almost impossible at least for me focus on what's happening on stage. Maybe I'm just getting old It was also weird how little camera time for example Pino got, not even at the beginning of Baba when the spotlight was on him. Also I thought the ending after T&T was too abrupt. Even with these criticisms of the film, I enjoyed the film very much. Musically it was fantastic, got goose bumps many times. As commented before in this thread, Ï'm One with Roger's harmonica sounded great. Personally the highlight for me was 5.15: very powerful, but also emotional as Roger and Pete wave goodbie to John at the end of the bass solo footage.
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Post by swiffer on Jun 17, 2014 23:49:01 GMT
After giving the cd a good listen, it was ok, but I believe I prefer the performance from the MSG '96 fm broadcast more (with Entwistle still on bass). I think this performance is more faithful to the original album E.I also never liked the commentary from "jimmy"that always annoyed me a bit?I think this London show is a more powerful sounding performance with Pete on Electric.The fact that Pete is on Electric guitar for the majority wins it for me.Of course the fact that John is on the MSG recording is a huge bonus and Rog and Pete's vocals are obviously more powerful sounding back in 1996! I haven't heard the MSG show for a while so would have to listen again and compare back to back but all in all I think this Live in London show/recording is really good sounding and well performed. I'll take Pino on Bass over Pete on mainly acoustic guitar. The narrator being gone was also great. Less guitars. No special guests. etc I did like Rog's voice a bit better on the 96 Tour but the new one is better hands down. (for me anyway)
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Post by brainsgambino on Jun 21, 2014 4:51:03 GMT
This is just awful Why bother They sound sh*t. It's over guys! Internet attention attained. Post successful. That aside, the critical acclaim this tour received was well-warranted. I was at the Long Island, NY show and it was downright powerful. High energy, great vocals from Roger, a level of shredding that Pete was at one time not capable of (he has literally gotten better at playing guitar, as you would expect someone to do after working at a craft for several decades). Overall, one of the best concerts I've ever been to. I listened to the London show, and it captured much of that same energy and power, throughout Quadrophenia and into the "hits" section.
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Post by ronmanager on Jun 22, 2014 10:43:43 GMT
5.15
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Post by bigbod on Jul 3, 2014 12:16:42 GMT
well watched the blue ray last weekend after a world cup game. just me and a mate. addmittedly i was in merry jovial state after a few jacks n beers. played through my mates pretty excellant sound bar. from the opening waves a crashing to the climatic release of lrom i was gone man! gone to a who nirvana the likes ive not been to for a long time. emersed in every beat,strum and chanting with my full soul on display. air drumming air geetaring and singing every word until sweat ran down the nose. the sound was the clearest on any dvd blue ray of the oooos. perfomance up there with concert for new york and sustained throughout. f***ng amazing. buy it, buy some jack,drink a few jacks,turn off the lights,turn up the sound and go to the place all oo fans seek!
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