DVD Review: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970: The Moody Blues: Movies & TV
DVD Review: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970: The Moody Blues: Movies & TV
Product Description
In 1970 The Moody Blues were at their creative and commercial peak. After reinventing themselves from their R&B roots to a much more sophisticated sound, between 1967 and 1970 they released five albums, four of which hit the Top 5 in the UK with two of them going to No.1. They enjoyed similar success in the USA where four of the albums hit the Top 20 and the other was just outside. At the end of August 1970, shortly after the release of their album “A Question Of Balance”, The Moody Blues took to the stage of the Isle Of Wight Festival in front of an audience estimated at over half a million. This DVD makes that performance available to be seen for the first time.
Classic Moody Blues performance,
By Robert Haffner “Bob” (St Louis, Mo USA) -
A special thanks to Eagle Rock Entertainment for releasing this dvd. If you are a fan of the core 7 albums and the five members who created that wonderful music, then you are going to love watching this dvd. For me, the Isle of Wight concert was basically England’s version of Woodstock with over a half a million people attending.
The band’s performance is a little rough around the edges, but you can see how all five members show their delight and excitement and even a little fear in performing in front of that huge audience. Especially fun to watch perform is Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge. New interviews with the members are included (miss Ray). The interview with Mike Pinder talking about and demonstrating the mellotron is fascinating.
Also fun to watch is the band performing songs that are not currently on their tour lists (Gypsy). Currently, at the end of their concerts, John Lodge always thanks the audience for following them on their journey, and it is wonderful to have this recording taken from around the beginning of that journey.
So if you are a fan of British rock or a die-hard fan of the Moodies, this dvd is a must have. Especially if you are one of the Troubadour (Justin Hayward) fans.
vintage live moody blues concert on dvd,
By Tom from NY -
This is a rare look at the Moody Blues live in 1970. It is not a highly polished performance like their studio albums,but it is very good nonetheless. It starts with a 20 minute intro with present interview footage of John,Justin,Mike&Graeme,but sadly without Ray. The most interesting of this is Mike’s demonstration of the mellotron and its interior workings. Next comes about an hour of actual concert footage. Most of the concert is excellent,with the weakest song being “Tortoise and the Hare”. To be honest,the mellotron is extremely hard to play live,and Mike gives it his best shot. ” Melancholy Man” is an absolutely blistering performance. Other standout performances are “Never Comes the Day”,”The Sunset”,and “Legend of a Mind”. The encore,”Ride My Seesaw”,is a compilation of footage from various concerts. Some of the concert film was lost,and this is most likely the reason for this. The dvd has only 10 songs,while the cd has 14, due to the fact that some film footage was lost [as mentioned in the dvd booklet]. After the concert are present day reflections from the band [once again ,no Ray]. The end of the disc has Graeme reciting “Late Lament”. This is an excellent look at early Moody Blues live. An absolute must for Moodies fans and for anyone who likes rock concerts that don’t sound like they were done in the studio. There are no overdubs….this is a great raw performance.
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