| Author | Message | ||
| stoney
Advanced Member Username: stoney Post Number: 218 Registered: 7-2002 |
Had dinner with the band last night. The drummer showed up with The Kids Are Alright DVD. Very cool. On the second disc (special stuff) John is totally isolated (audio and video) while playing WGFA and Baba. Man there is just a certain sound to Alembics that can NOT be matched. Also included a different camera angles for a few songs. BUY IT! Stoney | ||
| rogertvr
Intermediate Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 111 Registered: 1-2003 |
Hmmmm - I wonder if that special new version will be released in Europe? | ||
| stoney
Advanced Member Username: stoney Post Number: 219 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hope so, it was just released here yesterday. It's a two disc set. Cost here is between 20 - 30 usd. | ||
| bigredbass
Intermediate Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 164 Registered: 9-2002 |
That shot in 'Kids Are Alright' when they hit that chord to begin the final chorus in WGFA and Townshend comes flying across the stage, lands on his knees as they hit, just slays me every time I see it. The footage of JE walking around his home (all the basses along the staircase and balcony !), especially trap-shooting LPs off his porch is just soooo country gentry/English. BTW, has anyone been watching the Martin Scorcese/PBS 'Blues' series this week? Utterly fabulous ! ! ! J o e y | ||
| rogertvr
Intermediate Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 112 Registered: 1-2003 |
I've spent the afternoon listening to "The John Entwistle Band - Left For Live Deluxe" CD which I have finally managed to import to the UK. I love it! I think the production on it is amazing, not to mention the playing! The whole CD is alive - if you haven't already got it, it's money well spent. Trust me! Rog | ||
| davehouck
Intermediate Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 167 Registered: 5-2002 |
I've seen some of it, but unfortunately haven't been able to see much of it. What I have seen has been really good. Did see most of the episode last night with the "Apple session" and especially enjoyed reliving early British blues history. Alexis Korner, John Mayall, Peter Green, and of course Eric Clapton. Jeff Beck continues to be a pleasure to hear. | ||
| senmen
Member Username: senmen Post Number: 78 Registered: 7-2003 |
Hi Guys, yes the Kids video is great. I am still waiting for the DVD to come here to Germany. As for the "My Wife" sequence with all the basses hanging around you can really see some of his famous basses and many that had already been auctioned some years ago. In the "Who are you" studio sequence you can see the red Explorerbird bass buildt by Peter Cook. When you look close at the body of this bass it has the same body and angles like his later Alembic Spyders. I told you before that there are significant body differences between his original ones, the Exploiters and even our Spyders now. On another DVD I have (something from Argentina I think) there is the video sequence of "You better you bet" where JOhn is playing his Spyder with the V-headstock. You really could see this V-headstock Spyder very rarely used by John. Does anyone know where some of his basses had been sold to? (I mean in the last auction: the two Spyders, the V, the Explorerbird, the Gibson Flying V bass and the Discoverer bass) Oliver Baumann | ||
| stoney
Advanced Member Username: stoney Post Number: 220 Registered: 7-2002 |
WHOLAPALOOZA.....NYC Hey, is anyone else going to attend this gathering of WHO fans. I'll be there and will sit in with Who's Next on Saturday at La Bar Bat. Stoney http://www.wholapalooza.com/ | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 643 Registered: 9-2002 |
Well ...I wish I could. But ...to be honest. I never made a "bass-reflection" listening The Who when I was young (looooooooo-ooong time ago ...well ...however ...I can always play that trick with the sunglasses Brothet Werner gave). We were at our attick at home where my younger brother had his studio (he was in art-school) and the triple LP (you remember the black disc with the hole in the middle where you need a pick-up for (no ...idiot ....not an pickup but a pickup ...a turntable ...a ....jeeez) of "Tommy" with that mysterious booklet. One of the first LP's you could as well read as hear. Our mind drifted always to Pete Townsend. It was only by joining this club that I took more notic of JE (sorry Oliver) so you see ...better late than never. Paul the bad one | ||
| rogertvr
Intermediate Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 167 Registered: 1-2003 |
Well, the copy of "The Kids Are Alright - Special Edition" finally bothered to arrive from the States on Friday. Worth the wait? Worth the cost to see the Ox-Cam on "Won't Get Fooled Again", never mind the wait! Region 1 disc in NTSC format so some trepidation putting the disc into a supposedly hackable DVD player that should support NTSC region 1 discs, into a TV that should support NTSC feeds! All was well, no noticeable loss of picture quality. All I can say is that if you like The Who - and you don't have this and you live in a region 1 DVD area - why not? If you live in other DVD regions and you can't play region 1 DVDs, buy equipment that does!!!!! Rog | ||
| senmen
Intermediate Member Username: senmen Post Number: 125 Registered: 7-2003 |
Hi Rog, hi Guys, I heard that the Kids Special DVD´s will be released in the UK with Code 2 around April 2004. As I have no equipment for code 1 I think I have to wait....... Oliver | ||
| jet_powers
Member Username: jet_powers Post Number: 74 Registered: 2-2003 |
Oliver (or should I say Spyderman?), It will definately be worth the wait. Those isolated tracks of JAE will make it all worthwhile. After I watched it I wasn't sure whether to cry and sell all my gear or take out my Exploiter and practice all the more...... Paul the John one | ||
| senmen
Intermediate Member Username: senmen Post Number: 127 Registered: 7-2003 |
Hi Paul TGO, yes I know this feeling! But I think the best you can do is: practicing and listening as much as possible to John and of course watch those great videos or DVD´s. Oliver |
