Grant H

worth it's weight in gold, 17 April 2004

This lovely 4LP german only set is the complete royal albert 2000 show, as seen/heard on the DVD, plus four excellent bonus tracks recorded at the RAH two years later.

It is an excellent performance, one of the best in their career and the superior sound quality, including between-tracks-dialogue makes for an exceptional buy.

The whole set is nicely packaged in a gatefold sleeve, with lots of pictures on the record sleeves as well. Heavy vinyl is a plus as well.

Even if you've already got the DVD, the bonus tracks are worth enough. A blistering version of 'I'm free,' followed by 'live at leeds' like renditions of 'summertime blues' and 'I don't even know myself,' ended by one of… Read more

Who's next vinly edition rocks in more ways than one!, 22 Jun 2003

Not only does the music on this album- considered the who's highpoint in their phenomonal career- sound better than it ever has before, it comes complete with amazing new tracks from live and studio sessions! The studio sessions would be of interest to hard-core fans only, but the live material will blow you away! The producers stayed true to the original tapes, I enjoy how the band and audience converse freely before most of the tracks.

The album is packaged very nicely with lots of photos and liner notes. The only downside is that there are 3Lps and only two places to store them in the album.

Many say that this album is missing many tracks, I tend to disagree. While there is indeed… Read more