The Who - Thirty Years of Maximum R and B Live DVD

There are fans of the Who and then there are completist-collector-fans of the Who; the latter are likely to prize The Who EP, a fun glimpse of the band in action on late-1960s German television. One of several DVD-EP titles from Classic Pictures (the "EP" is borrowed from the music industry's old "extended player" designation for recordings featuring four tracks), this one includes black-and-white, heavily solarised television footage of Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, and John Entwistle gamely lip-synching their way through "I'm a Boy", "See Me, Feel Me",... "Pinball Wizard" and "I'm Free". There's little more: a bit of pop-up information ("The band achieved international fame with Tommy"), and maybe a dozen abridged clips (teaser plugs, really) from other DVD-EPs for Leon Russell, Jack Bruce, Motorhead, and others. The latter performances are fun but it's annoying to see them cut off after a minute or less. --Tom Keogh [show more]

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