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Features: DVD, Special Edition
Editor's Note
A dazzling visual diary of legendary performances, THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT chronicles the development of the Who from angry young mod upstarts to worldwide arena rock icons. Director Jeff Stein (who was just 21 at the time) was given unlimited access to archives of the Who, occasionally butting heads with famously strong-willed guitarist/songwriter Pete Townsend over the direction of the film. It begins with the band's famed guitar-smashing, 1967 American TV debut on The Smothers Brothers show and continues through Monterey Pop, Woodstock, and on into the 1970s as the band cements its "legend" status in the rock canon with such complex works as QUADROPHENIA. Twenty-two classic Who tunes are featured, including a special version of the title track, "My Generation," "Magic Bus," "Happy Jack," and "Long Live Rock." Manic drummer Keith Moon, who provides numerous laughs in the film, died a year before the film was released.
| Features | Keep Case | | Special Edition | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Audio:
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| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Universal (Music) |
| Release Date: 1/27/2009 |
| Original Release Date: 1979 | | Catalog ID: B001247209 | | UPC: 00602517942172 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
| Cast & Crew
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| | Professional Reviews | Variety
"...Best by far are the onstage sequences, and the older the footage, the more intriguing..." 05/23/1979New York Times
"...Wonderfully obscure and diverse footage of the group..." 06/15/1979 p.C16 USA Today
"...A storehouse of great clips, starting with the rock group's literally explosive performance on The Smothers Brothers Show..." 07/30/1993 p.8D Rolling Stone
"...Mind-boggling live footage and TV clips offer smashups, trenchant insights and hilarious pratfalls along with some of the most staggeringly powerful rock music you will ever see..." 10/16/2003 p.93 Mojo
"The first disc is a peerless testament to the power of The Who, both live and on TV." 12/01/2004 p.64 |
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