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There's barely any misinformation out there regarding the astonishing career path of The Who: the band formed 1964, were adopted as figureheads by the British mods, they continued through the 1960s and 1970s making extraordinary record after extraordinary record [with a couple of rock operas thrown in for good measure], Keith Moon their madcap drummer died in 1978 - and then it all went a bit pear shaped. The remaining members haven t made a standout track since Moon passed on. But as far as the Mod movement which had guaranteed The Who s early success, and the Pete Townsend composed musical depiction of that movement, Quadrophenia are concerned, the story has been twisted, complicated and misunderstood, but remains endlessly fascinating. The band, the movement, the album, the second wave, the movie and now the 30th anniversary of the latter two, all make for a story that needs to be told in depth. That is exactly what this film does. Using recently unearthed archive footage from the early movement, rarely seen performance and interview footage of The Who, plus expert contributions and comment from a panel headed by friend of Pete Townsend and the band's Mr Fixit throughout their career, Richard Barnes, and featuring; mod experts Paolo Hewitt and Terry Rawlins; the ever delightful owner of Acid Jazz records, DJ and broadcaster, Eddie Pillar; members of Mod revivalists The Chords and The Purple Hearts; Who biographer and 1960s expert, Alan Clayson and a host of others. The film also includes a wealth of news reports, film and video clips, location shoots and much more, all set to a backbeat of music from the finest British band of the Mod era The Who.
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful
After reading a review for this DVD on a Mod website i thought i'd hunt it down and give it a go. Thinking there wasn't much more to know about this I was suprised to find that it makes a great companion to the album and film as well as serving as a in depth look into a scene which has almost been forgotten as different trends have come and gone. There is some great footage of the original Mod movement which will leave all of the scooter and parka lovers thinking (like me) that you were born too late, and unlike other documentarys i have seen, doesn't dwell too much on the coastal brawls of the 60's. I would highly recommend this to anybody with an interest in The Who and/or the Mod scene. 5/5!!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Great DVD. If your a true MOD and WHO fan, you will love this DVD. Well worth watching it a few times. A great music/documetnary for anyone's rock DVD collection.
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Orderd this but was not expecting that much from it but was quite suprized how much i really enjoyed watching this dvd and a nice addition to any collection,
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