Culled from a historic three-hour performance at the Isle of Wight Festival, the English response to Woodstock, this 85-minute Who performance captures the quartet's vivid, dramatic stage presence, whilst gamely wrestling with technical problems and musical lapses dictated by the relatively combat conditions of the show. The 1970 show reflects a band in transition, starting with a raw and lively set of early Pete Townshend classics ('I Can't Explain', 'My Generation', 'Magic Bus'), familiar concert covers ('Summertime Blues', 'Young Man Blues', and 'Shakin' All Over/ Spoonful'), and a then new, post-Tommy original, 'Water'. The bulk of the set is devoted to a 13-song suite that captures the high points of Tommy itself. Townshend paces the stage, jumps midchord, and teases the crowd with his signature windmill strumming (yawning playfully, in fact, during 'My Generation'); the late Keith Moon whirls across the top of his drum kit, crouches tensely as he reins in his formidable power for quiet accents, and mugs shamelessly, perpetually moving; whereas bassplayer John Entwistle stands otherwise motionless as he studiously plucks intricate, melodic lines that anchor the melee. Stage center, of course, is Roger Daltrey, whose matador poses, lassoed microphone flourishes, and tossing curls set the scene for generations rock frontmen. Bonus Features: Bonus tracks omitted from the original film: (1) Substitute (2) Naked Eye New. 40 minute interview with Pete Townshend.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Heaven And Hell
2. I Can't Explain
3. Young Man Blues
4. I Don't Even Know Myself
5. Water
6. Medley: Shakin' All Over / Spoonful / Twist And Shout
7. Summertime Blues
8. My Generation
9. Magic Bus From Tommy
10. Overture
11. It's A Boy
12. Eyesight To The Blind (The Hawker)
13. Christmas
14. The Acid Queen
15. Pinball Wizard
16. Do You Think It's Alright
17. Fiddle About
18. Go To The Mirror
19. Miracle Cure
20. I'm Free
21. We're Not Gonna Take It
22. See Me Feel Me / Listening To You
23. Tommy Can You Hear Me?