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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Abkco Films
Salesrank: 4749
Released: October 12, 2004 |
| Our Price: $15.18 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Closed-captioned Color Dolby DVD Live NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
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Description of The Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus:
Unavailable at all for nearly three decades, then issued in a VHS edition in 1996, the Rolling Stones' legendary Rock and Roll Circus finally gets the full treatment with this DVD release documenting the 1968 event. The Stones were reportedly unhappy with their performance (hence the long delay), and it isn't their finest moment; performing "Jumping Jack Flash" and a variety of songs from their then-new Beggars Banquet album, Keith Richards is game, but Jagger's preening (especially on "Sympathy for the Devil") is over the top, and guitarist Brian Jones looks dissolute and well on his way to his death the following year. A certain weirdness permeates some of the other musical acts as well: Jethro Tull lip-syncs unconvincingly, Taj Mahal and band were obliged to perform before the circus set was completed and the audience had arrived, and John Lennon's outing with impromptu supergroup the Dirty Mac (with Richards, Eric Clapton, and drummer Mitch Mitchell) is hampered by Yoko Ono's caterwauling, although their version of the Beatles' "Yer Blues" is cool. Still, the Who are brilliant, Marianne Faithfull is beautiful, the various circus acts are fun, and the crowd clearly loves it.
The DVD comes with some fascinating bonus features, including three extra songs by Mahal, some lovely classical piano by Julius Katchen, and a "quad split-screen" version of "Yer Blues." Best of all are a new interview with the Who's Pete Townshend and the various commentary tracks added for the DVD--especially those by Tull's Ian Anderson, director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and Stones Jagger, Richards, and Bill Wyman (who dryly attributes Jagger's reluctance to issue the show to his dissatisfaction with his own performance, not the band's). Flaws notwithstanding, this is a treat. --Sam Graham
The Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus Reviews:
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2009-09-17 - "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus" is a fascinating oddity. It was rediscovered- in all places-- in a cellar dumpster. Imagine Mick Jagger hosting an Ed Sullivan-type variety show, complete with circus acts. Have some well-known and little-known groups perform. It's a snapshot of 1968, with a studio audience of everyday people (one of them resembles Liza Minnelli,and there are nurses knitting) There's some ridiculous haberdashery, and it's a quirky masterpiece of its own.
"Circus" opens with Jethro Tull, when they were a relatively unknown folk rock group. The next number is the superb blues of Taj Mahal--a real show-stopper,and it's too bad he has only one number. The Who bring down the house-with Roger Daltrey bearing his chest in a Native American buckskin with numerous cross necklaces outfit. Marianne Faithfull sings a traditional English folk song, looking delightfully spacey. There's genuine rapport between Mick Jagger and John Lennon. Lennon had assembled a "supergroup" with Eric Clapton of the newly disbanded Cream (and shockingly clean-shaven), Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Keith Richards, and himself,of the recently disbanded Beatles (whom you might have heard of) They do an electrifying,gritty "Yer Blues." Then... it gets interrupted by the screeching Yoko Ono,his fiancee. Richards and Clapton heroically tolerate her singing--but Lennon genuinely enjoys it; that's real love. The Circus ends with the Rolling Stones doing a medley of "Jumpin' Jack Flash","Parachute Woman",their greatest hits cavalcade. If they seem tired,it's because they were. The Circus had numerous production problems,yet they managed to get through it.
"The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus" is a fascinating snapshot of the '60s rock scene. Enjoy!
good 
2009-07-29 - listen all you rolling stones fans i have one thing to say. the best rolling stones i ever saw was the rolling stones emotional rescue video that i been looking for for 29 years. i want the complete version of the performance of them in the studio.on the videotape called video rewind they cut the video down to nothing. i want version 2. the complete video seeing them perform. i do not know why they did not release this. i saw it on the solid gold music show 29 years ago and they had it on you tube but removed it.if anybody can answer me on this i will really appreciate it. if anybody has this please let me know by typing in a review. thank you
Absolutley AWESOME!
2009-04-04 - I bought this as a gift for my father in law after I had seen it myself. It is outstanding! If you like any kind of classic rock. This will be right up your alley. Every one should get this. You will not be disapointed, I promise!!!
It's a Circus!
2009-03-04 - Many of our favorite rock heros reappear in their youth--fasicnating and fun--Jagger does fine, so can't understand why he held this up for so long.
The Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus DVD
2009-01-31 - The product arrived in a very timely fashion in prestine condition & found it quite enjoyable! The company really takes care of thier business right!Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus (Transcribed Scores)
