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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0634991126427
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Classic Pictures
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Classic Pictures
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Classic Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 30, 2002
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: Classic Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: July 17, 2001

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
They should have named this DVD Journey to the Centre of the '70s. Recorded before a huge Australian audience on February 4, 1975, this Rick Wakeman performance is precisely the kind of prog-rock pretentiousness that was so hilariously skewered in This Is Spinal Tap, and even Wakeman would have to agree it's pretty cheesy in retrospect. As a time capsule, however, this is must-see TV for Wakeman completists, albeit diminished by technical shortcomings of mid-'70s video. Remastering for 5.1-channel Dolby can't vastly improve the average recording--the Melbourne Philharmonic and Chamber Choir sound particularly muddy in this mix--so Wakeman fans will prefer the original Journey release to what is, essentially, an authorized video bootleg. Still, this is the only way to see the white-robed Wakeman in his solo prime, and offerings from his then-new King Arthur album (especially the fan-favorite "Merlin") are impressive highlights. Keyboard wizardry doesn't get any better, even when it's haphazardly preserved from an age best forgotten. --Jeff Shannon

Description:
This spectacular 94-minute concert was recorded live with the Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975, at the Sydney Myer Concert Bowl in Melbourne Australia to a 30,000 audience. This mammoth sell-out concert to tens of thousands was at the end of the 'Journey Tour' to promote the album Journey to the Centre of the Earth, which sold over 12,000,000 copies worldwide. The concert opens with the greatest hits from Rick's biggest selling album The Six Wives of Henry VIII, followed by the complete 'Journey' and also includes hits from his then-new album King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This is classic Rick Wakeman, one of the world's finest keyboard players, at the very pinnacle of his legendary progressive rock career.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- View it as a piece of history
As a few other reviewers have stated, you have to evaluate the DVD from two different perspectives: historical and qualitative.

From a historical perspective, it's quite engaging and downright amazing. At times in the background, you can see two-man crews lugging the massive cameras 'round behind of the musicians. No handheld camera technology on this baby! Read the review titled, " I was at that concert and lusted for a video copy for 26yrs" for some really interesting background about ... Read More

Rating:

- You had to be there . . .
Just in case you missed it, there is a distinct split in the reviews of this product between those who were there and those who weren't. Those who "WERE" tend to love this DVD. Those who "WEREN'T" don't.

The words of the song say it so well,

"It was juvenile,
It was something wild.
Part of every child,
Yeah, you had to be there.
It was rough and tough,
It was peace and love,
All of the above,
Yeah, you had to be there."*

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Rating:

- GREAT ARCHIVAL MATERIAL !!!
Taken on a standalone basis,this is of huge historic value for sympho rock.Extremely well shot for the aussie TV in 75,the picture is OK exhibiting only minor flaws.The sound is not very good and features all kind of noises like mic saturations and audible vibrations especially along the softests passages.A very young long white robed Rick Wakeman with his earliest band is a delight to the eye,but the narrator leaves a lot to be wished especially if we compare it to the one on the cd (a nice bonus-optional ... Read More

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- youth revisited
My wife who is 9 years younger than me does not get my love for this DVD at all. But wow when I found out this was available I grabbed it not because I was there (infact I went to his concert in Perth which I am sure was better)but because as a tour it and he was the biggest thing around at the time.

Sure the sound is not great but its not hideous( buy the Barry White concert DVD if you want to hear hideous)its actually quite good.It is also a testament to the talent of Rick Wakeman who in his ... Read More

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- I was at that concert and lusted for a video copy for 26yrs
I'm a fan of Wakeman and so I went to that Feb '75 concert at the Bowl and loved it. I still remember being stunned by hearing the new 'Merlin" number. By coincidence I had just started working for channel 7 a few months prior (as a technician) although I didn't work that night, I saw the concert. Afterwards I went back to the Outside Brodcast Van and chatted about the night's production.
Colour tv didn't start in Australia till March 1975 in Australia so the amount of colour gear was very limited. a ... Read More

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