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Liev Schreiber (Actor), Alice Cooper (Actor), David Espar (Director) | Rated: Exempt | Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Liev Schreiber, Alice Cooper, The Rolling Stones, Lloyd Price, Bill Wyman
  • Directors: David Espar
  • Format: Colour, DVD-Video, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Universal Island
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Oct 2004
  • Run Time: 65 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0003HGWPW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank:: 15,339 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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Unavailable at all for nearly three decades, then issued in a VHS edition in 1996, the Rolling Stones' legendary Rock and Roll Circus finally gets the full treatment with this DVD release documenting the 1968 event. The Stones were reportedly unhappy with their performance (hence the long delay), and it isn't their finest moment; performing "Jumping Jack Flash" and a variety of songs from their then-new Beggars Banquet album, Keith Richards is game, but Jagger's preening (especially on "Sympathy for the Devil") is over the top, and guitarist Brian Jones looks dissolute and well on his way to his death the following year. A certain weirdness permeates some of the other musical acts as well: Jethro Tull lip-syncs unconvincingly, Taj Mahal and band were obliged to perform before the circus set was completed and the audience had arrived, and John Lennon's outing with impromptu supergroup the Dirty Mac (with Richards, Eric Clapton, and drummer Mitch Mitchell) is hampered by Yoko Ono's caterwauling, although their version of the Beatles' "Yer Blues" is cool. Still, the Who are brilliant, Marianne Faithfull is beautiful, the various circus acts are fun, and the crowd clearly loves it.

The DVD comes with some fascinating bonus features, including three extra songs by Mahal, some lovely classical piano by Julius Katchen, and a "quad split-screen" version of "Yer Blues". Best of all are a new interview with the Who's Pete Townshend and the various commentary tracks added for the DVD--especially those by Tull's Ian Anderson, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Stones Jagger, Richards, and Bill Wyman (who dryly attributes Jagger's reluctance to issue the show to his dissatisfaction with his own performance, not the band's). Flaws notwithstanding, this is a treat. --Sam Graham

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The Songs: 1. Song For Jeffrey - Jethro Tull 2. (A Quick One) While He's Away - The Who 3. Ain't That A Lot Of Love - Taj Mahal 4. Something Better - Marianne Faithfull 5. Yer Blues - The Dirty Mac 6. Whole Lotta Yoko - Yoko Ono & Ivry Gitlis With The Dirty Mac 7. Jumping Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones 8. Parachute Woman - The Rolling Stones 9. No Expectations - The Rolling Stones 10. Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones 11. Salt Of The Earth - The Rolling Stones

The Show: 1. Dalton Prolouge 2. Parade 3. Song For Jeffrey 4. (A Quick One) While He's Away 5. Trapeze Artists 6. Ain't That A Lot Of Love 7. Something Better 8. Fire Eater & Luna 9. Mick Jagger & John Lennon 10. Yer Blues 11. Whole Lotta Yoko 12. Jumping Jack Flash 13. Parachute Woman 14. No Expectations 15. You Can't Always Get What You Want 16. Sympathy For The Devil 17. Salt Of The Earth 18. End Credits

Unseen Footage: 1. Checkin' Up On My Baby - Taj Mahal 2. Corrina - Taj Mahal 3. Leavin' Truck - Taj Mahal 4. The Clowns 5. Luna & Tiger 6. Mick & Tiger 7. Ritual Fire Dance - Julius Katchen 8. Sonata In C, First Movement - Julius Katchen 9. Yer Blues TK Quad Split - Dirty Mac 10. Backstage Footage/Close But No Cigar - Mick Jagger, John Lennon & Yoko Ono 11. Sympathy for The Devil (Fat Boy Slim Remix) 12. Pete Townsend Interview

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More of the Who please.......!!!, 20 July 2005
This review is from: The Rolling Stones - Rock And Roll Circus [DVD] (DVD)
Fantastic DVD, no thanks to the Stones.

A flat performance all round from them. Carrying an ill and addled Brian Jones through lacklustre shapes. Only the mighty "Sympathy for the devil" takes them anywhere near their incendiary best. Even then, Jagger becomes hard to watch in a sublimely hysterical performance. I waited for "No expectations", expecting beauty, it was flat, lacking the great finesse of the original. The whole gig coulda been so much better.

However, in return for your money you get the magisterial Who. They manage to carpet bomb all before them with an insane take on "A quick one while hes away". Moon, flailing away like a gurning Methadrine crazed Dervish, water rising from the Snares like licking flames, as if he about to consume himself in his own mentalness. Townshend shines here giving that Gibson a good kicking, producing a great chaotic wall of noise. All rock n roll bands should be like this.

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Let's drink to the hard working people!, 8 Nov 2004
By Mr. R. J. Watson "Rich Watson" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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A fascinating document of the UK music scene in 1968. Worthy of purchasing for fantastic performances from The Who and The Dirty Mac Band but what really tugs at your heart strings is the shaky handed Brian Jones wrestling beautiful blues licks during No Expectations and the lost far-away look in his eye as he vainly attempts to remember the words to Salt of the Earth.

Also quite poignant is seeing Mick at the shows close, stealing Marianne Faithfull's hat and forcing her into shot, as she giggles nervously.

But folks you should purchase this for one reason only: - the arresting sight of the 5 Stones standing on a cramped stage, looking cooler than a roomfull of Fridge Freezers, laying down solid, funky versions of Jumping Jack Flash and You Can't Always Get What You Want.

Only bands of this calibre come along once in a lifetime, so buy this DVD now - Mick....can I have a fiver now please?

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful rock nostalgia, 14 May 2010
By Stephanie Smith (Lincolnshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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alright, the film quality wasn't HD, the sound was raw and the performers were unbelievably young, but this film is a must for anyone who is old enough to remember marathon bars before they were snickers, and some of those who grew up on tizwas might enjoy it too. Don't miss the interview with a grown-up Pete Townshend either - he gives a fascinating perspective to the whole thing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well I think it's great
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2.0 out of 5 stars THE WHO
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