Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who
Universal Studios
Release Date: November 6, 2007

Sometimes, when thinking about the giants of rock and roll, one band gets short shrift at times when others discuss the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, or Led Zeppelin.

Believe it or not, that band is The Who.

The music of The Who is timeless, and they revolutionized rock and roll with rock operas, power chords, and mass chaos and destruction on stage. Yet, at times they’re regarded as a step below those other bands.

Thankfully, The Who have left behind a large legacy in music and on videotape and film, and they come together in the DVD Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who.

It is what it is, the story of The Who. It’s two hours of a total in-depth look at each of the members of The Who, featuring interviews with their parents, their friends, the two surviving members of The Who (Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend), and plenty of archival footage of the band as they move from a blues band (The Detours) to a mod band (The High Numbers — a name change forced by a manager) to The Who as we know them now. It also examines why The Who smashed their instruments (and it wasn’t just teenagers on a rampage)!

This DVD is a must-have for even diehard Who fans, as the interviews and photos add a great depth to the well-known story of the band. Did you realize that Roger Daltrey was the original lead guitar player for his band “The Detours” which had Pete Townshend on rhythm guitar and future Who bassist John Entwistle on bass (along with another singer and a drummer)? That’s just one of the nuggets found in this DVD set.

As you know, The Who have triumph (Monterrey, “Tommy,” “Who’s Next”) and tragedy (the untimely death of drummer Keith Moon and the infamous concert in Cincinnati) and this set examines it all. The four distinct personalities of The Who are examined, and provide depth to the well-known personas of the band, especially Entwistle and Moon who are probably the most misunderstood members of the band.

The set also includes a bonus DVD featuring a film called Six Quick Ones about each of the members of The Who, a visual look at The Who, a look at The Who in 2003 in the studio, a report of the tragic Cincinnati concert, and a long lost 1964 film of the then-High Numbers at the Railway Hotel.

For those like me who think they know everything about rock and roll, it’s DVD sets like this that proves you incorrect. This is full of anecdotes and information for all music fans. It’s a must-have for your DVD collection. And, of course, you need to play it LOUD!

Video Clips

I Can’t Explain

Real Good Looking Boy

Roger Became Tommy