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I really enjoyed this corker of a DVD... it examined the early career of the Who, from starting out as a R&B band to capturing the hearts of their "generation". It showed footage of their early songs & gigs... with producer Shel Talmy & others (including Malcolm Dome & mod man Paolo Hewitt) describing the sheer creativity behind this iconic band. Worth watching for the Moonie footage alone!

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1.0 out of 5 stars watch the kids are alright instead, 18 Feb 2006

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This review is from: The Who - Under Review 1964 To 1968 - A Critical Analysis [DVD] (DVD)

As a seasoned Who fan, I found this documentary cheap and disappointing. The makers obviously couldn't afford to license the original tracks and all the footage is already included on the far superior 30 Years of Maximum R&B doco. Some of the contributions are embarrassingly wrong - particularly from Malcolm Dome, who knows little or nothing about the well-worn Who fables he comments on. A prime example is the 'I Saw Ya' comment at the fade-out of I'm A Boy. If anyone who watched the documentary is wondering, it happened because Moon was banished to the control room because he insisted on singing (he was an appalling singer). As the other three were recording the vocals, he kept popping his head up and making them laugh. the other contributions are more or less pointless. A shame.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Who fans - don't bother., 10 April 2006

By Dean Jarvis - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: The Who - Under Review 1964 To 1968 - A Critical Analysis [DVD] (DVD)

The Who had a fantastic string of hit singles from 1965 to 1969 in the U.K. This documentary interviews music critics, fans, even Shel Talmy (who produced "I Can't Explain" and the "My Generation" album to discuss the era.

Unfortunately, no one from the Who is involved in this project. It is not an offical Who product. But the biggest disappointment in this video is there is not a single video clip of The Who performing any of these singles in their entirety. Every video clip on this DVD has either been shown on "The Kids Are Alright", "30 Years Of Maximum R&B" or "Who's Better, Who's Best" in their complete forms. If you are interested in starting a Who video collection, start with one of those titles. If you're a Who fan, don't bother with this one.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good intro for new Who fans, 11 Jan 2006

By D. G. Devin - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: The Who - Under Review 1964 To 1968 - A Critical Analysis [DVD] (DVD)

I ordered this awhile back and it finally showed up a few days ago, serves me right for ordering from someone other than Amazon! This is one of those "unauthorized" biographies which means none of the band members were interviewed, instead we get a series of critics and writers discussing the band with film clips and photos dropped in along the way. This isn't necessarily a bad approach, they got some reasonably informed folks some of whom you've probably heard of like Shel Talmy and Alan Clayson. For the casual fan or somebody new to The Who this is a good introduction to their early history, offering a bit of insight into Mod culture and the band's first recordings and live shows. But the more rabid fan is likely to have seen it all before, the claimed rare footage never before on DVD escapes me, either I've seen all this film before or think I have. The running time of an hour struck me as short, they could have explored the mods and the lives of the band members in more depth, and only a handful of songs are discussed in any detail. They made an effort to dress it up nice, like having a Vespa and a Hiwatt amp and a Les Paul in front of a Union Jack as backdrops for some of the interviews, but there is also "aged" video of vintage studio equipment used as visual filler and surely more period photos or film would have been more appropriate. The completist collector or anyone wanting a gift to introduce someone to the early Who is going to want this regardless, the rabid fan will find it just a bit thin.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tells how The Who shaped a generation, 17 Nov 2005

By Dave Viking "Davey" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: The Who - Under Review 1964 To 1968 - A Critical Analysis [DVD] (DVD)

A superb idea for a documentary - covering their greatest tracks, which are reviewed by various musos. It goes into how The Who shaped a generation with their furious concerts & excellent tracks.
It features footage of early gigs & even explains why they were the poorest band on the scene!!

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