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MCT:July 10, 2008
i love the who. this is basically a lot of concert footage of the who. plus some silly interviews and music videos. i love the who. therefore, i love this movie. but not too much. because technically, it's not really that great a movie.
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MCT:June 21, 2008
a great overview of the early career of one of the greatest rock bands ever. fun interview segments. that townshend sure is a moody guy but genius has it's privileges i suppose...
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MCT:February 24, 2008
A cracking compilation of archive interview and performance footage of The Who. This type of thing usually gets no further than preaching to the converted, but "The Kids Are Alright" is exceptional in that it could just turn you on to a band you might previously have been ambivalent about. What is abundantly clear to anyone is that they were an awesome live act, comprised of the best rock bassist, perhaps the best drummer and one of the most original songwriters of the era. Oh, and Roger Daltrey. The downside is that the interview footage is not especially illuminating. John Entwistle is largely reticent and Keith Moon hides behind his genial twit facade, but Daltrey manages to drop a few pearls of honest, no-nonsense wisdom. Pete Townshend comes across as a fascinating character, alternately self-effacing, jokey or pompous depending on how highbrow the interview is. My highlight was watching them record "Who Are You?" in the studio.
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MCT:February 17, 2008
The Who at length. This is a compilation of interviews (largely with Pete Townsend) and performance footage from all phases of their career, from the early mod days with the frilly shirts and brocade jackets up until the present day of the film in 1979. There are such gems as their appearance as part of the Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus, a British TV interview where Keith Moon starts undressing mid-interview, a recording session for "Who Are You?", and it ends with a stage performance of "Won't Get Fooled Again". I've never been a huge Who fan, but this film could make me one. This film shows why they deserve the praise they get. They put on an outstanding show, and watching Keith Moon playing just leaves me awestruck. The only complaint I might have is that I would have like to have seen more interviews with the rest of the band, how their opinions about their music and their lives compare to to Townsend's rather negative view of things.
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MCT:December 9, 2007The Kids Are Alright is my all time favorite rock doc. From the opening scene of them performing My Generation on the Smothers bros Show to the last clip of them performing We Wont Get Fooled again, this documentary kicks major ass. Compiled of concert clips, videos and interveiws. The Who are fucking amazing to watch live. And when they perform A Quick One While He's Away on the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus they completely prove what mad geniuses they were. Incredible. Keith Moon was the best driummer ever. He played like he lived...crazy and unpredictable.
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MCT:August 24, 2007
The Who are one of my favourite bands. Of course I'm gonna love this flick. If you love the Who then it should be on your "must see" list. I want to own it.
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MCT:July 26, 2007
only of interest to Who fans really - but the concert footage is truly amazing. One of the best live bands ever on the evidence here.
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MCT:January 21, 2007
Possibly the best rockumentary ever, this perfectly captures the wild insanity of The Who in their heyday. Awesome concert footage, and very entertaining interviews and behind the scenes stuff. All rockumentaries should be like this.
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MCT:October 30, 2006
Appearing shortly after The Who drummer Keith Moon died, this documentary chronicling the band's progress from early television outings to sellout crowds mixes a love for their distinct brand of rock with a sort of memorial for Moon. The excess of seventies rock is perfectly captured and the band's sparkling sense of humour and trademark (smashing up equipment at the end of gigs) is nicely brought to the screen with stock television footage, live performances, and interviews.
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