Well, I really and honestly DO love this DVD.  Then again, I am a huge fan and am completely biased.  But I'll try to be objective.
The Isle of Wight Festival was another milestone in the Who's career and the performance is utterly fantastic.  However, this DVD release is really lacking.  When compared to Led Zeppelin's 2DVD release last year, it is easy to see that the Who's Isle of Wight concert was quickly pasted together and thrown onto DVD in order to capitalize on their reunion gigs.
Where the Led Zeppelin 2DVD took years to put together and has incredible 5.1 stereo sound, Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 sounds like a discount job.  Entwistle's bass should BOOM, but it doesn't.  The sound mix is very average.
If you are a total fan, then get it...you'll like it.  If you are a fan of earsplitting, booming WHO tunes, then you might wanna get one of their newly Remastered reissued CD's, because this is going to leave you shrugging your shoulders asking, "Where's Moon?  Where's Ox?  Where's the BEEF?!"
Well, I really and honestly DO love this DVD. Then again, I am a huge fan and am completely biased. But I'll try to be objective. The Isle of Wight Festival was another milestone in the Who's career and the performance is utterly fantastic. However, this DVD release is really lacking. When compared to Led Zeppelin's 2DVD release last year, it is easy to see that the Who's Isle of Wight concert was quickly pasted together and thrown onto DVD in order to capitalize on their reunion gigs. Where the Led Zeppelin 2DVD took years to put together and has incredible 5. 1 stereo sound, Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 sounds like a discount job. Entwistle's bass should BOOM, but it doesn't. The sound mix is very average. If you are a total fan, then get it... you'll like it. If you are a fan of earsplitting, booming WHO tunes, then you might wanna get one of their newly Remastered reissued CD's, because this is going to leave you shrugging your shoulders asking, "Where's Moon? Where's Ox? Where's the BEEF?! "