drafsack wrote:Look around the net there are some very good unofficial versions of the shows - especially the Wembley 14 showsiderealxxx wrote:My issue though is that the documentary features are all well and good to watch once or twice, but not every time you want to watch a concert of one of your favourite albums. When I was a teenager I watched Pulse on VHS endlessly because I loved the songs. Music lives and breaths and can be listened to countless times... Documentary is only interesting so many times.
Above all though The Wall is a timeless concept album, perhaps the greatest ever, with a clear linear narrative we know and love so I don't understand why it needs supplementing with footage breaking it up which we can't choose to remove.
I saw the shows 3 times and it was excellent and I'd be very keen to see all the features, but not every time I want to watch The Wall. If I put The Wall on I want to hear The Wall. I'm a purist!
Yes, and also that guy, Roon toon as I used to call him, who dosen't seem to be around anymore, made a great multi camera one from Chicago on youtube.
I understand what you mean about the documentary parts only good to watch once. But I think Roger was trying to do something different here and it does work okay in Led Zeps "song remains the same" which aslo breaks away from the live footage. So its nothing new.