The Kids are Alright.DvdRip.XviD

The Kids Are Alright

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General Information

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Type.................: Movie

Part Size............: 15M

Number of Parts......: 96

Compression Format...: RAR

File Validation......: SFV

Burn Tested..........: Yes



Title................: The Kids Are Alright

Year.................: 1979

Duration.............: 1hr 41min



Audio Format.........: MP3

Bitrate..............: 256 (VBR)

Hz...................: 48,000

Channels.............: 2

Source...............: DVD



Video Format.........: XviD

Video Bitrate........: 1510

Resolution...........: 704x400 (16:9)

FPS..................: 23.98

Source...............: DVD 16x9

Original Format......: NTSC

Genre................: Documentary/Music/More

IMDb Rating..........: 7.8

Movie Information....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079400/

CD1 Size.............: 708 Mb

CD2 Size.............: 709 Mb



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Post Information

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Posted by............: IceHouse (ilovetorrents.com)

Posted on............: 1/6/2009



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Release Notes

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The Kids Are Alright is a rockumentary film about the English rock band The Who,

including live performances, promotional films, and interviews from 1964 to

1979.



The Kids Are Alright premiered in the U.S. on June 15, 1979 in the middle of the

disaster film era that featured films like Earthquake, The Poseidon Adventure

and The Towering Inferno. In this environment, the original press kit for The

Kids Are Alright drew on the band's destructive reputation and called it "the

world's first rock 'n' roll disaster movie."



With the collection of material he included, Stein attempted to create not a

linear, chronological documentary, but "a celluloid rock 'n' roll revival

meeting" and "a hair-raising rollercoaster ride" that was worthy of the band's

reputation. The performances which comprise the body of the film are organized

around a number of playful encounters by the band members with various variety

and talk show hosts, Pete Townshend's playful relationship with his fans,

admirers and critics, and the endless antics of Keith Moon.



The film begins with a bang — literally — at the band's only US variety show

appearance. On September 15, 1967, The Who appeared on the CBS show The Smothers

Brothers Comedy Hour in Los Angeles following the end of their first US tour.

They lip-synched the songs "I Can See For Miles" and "My Generation" and

flustered host Tommy Smothers by refusing to follow the script as he tried to

converse with them before "My Generation". Moon made the biggest impact,

however, when the destructive nature of his on-stage persona reached its highest

level. After The Who's performance of "My Generation", they began smashing their

instruments. Moon packed explosive charge in his bass drum which set Townshend's

hair on fire and rendered him temporarily deaf for 20 minutes, while cymbal

shrapnel left a gash in Moon's arm. Townshend then took the acoustic guitar

Smothers was holding and smashed it to bits on the ground. Smothers was

completely frustrated, but the audience thought the whole performance was

staged. Clips of a 1973 interview from London Weekend Television's Russell Harty

Plus appear six times throughout the film. While Harty delves into the

background of the members' lives, Moon again steals the show as he rips off

Townshend's shirt sleeve and then promptly strips down to his underwear.



One of the TV interviews included in the film features Ken Russell, the director

of the film Tommy, who makes his mark with his exaggeratedly passionate plea: "I

think that Townshend, The Who, Roger Daltrey, Entwistle, Moon could rise this

country out of its decadent ambient state better than Wilson or all of those

crappy people could ever hope to achieve!"



An early performance from ABC television's Shindig! and one of only two

surviving tapes from the group's many appearances on the British program Ready

Steady Go!, both recorded in 1965, are included along with numerous interview

clips from BBC Radio, Radio Bremen of Hamburg. Segments filmed in each of the

band member's homes include several conversations between Moon and fellow

drummer Ringo Starr.



Roger Daltrey ... Himself (The Who)

John Entwistle ... Himself (The Who)

Keith Moon ... Himself

Pete Townshend ... Himself (The Who)

Tom Smothers ... Himself (as Tommy Smothers)

Jimmy O'Neill ... Himself

Russell Harty ... Himself

Melvyn Bragg ... Himself (as Melvin Bragg)

Ringo Starr ... Himself

Mary Ann Zabresky ... Herself

Michael Leckebusch... Himself

Barry Fantoni ... Himself

Jeremy Paxman ... Himself

Bob Pridden ... Himself

Keith Richards ... Himself (as Keith Richard)

Garry McDonald ... Norman Gunston (as Norman Gunston)

Steve Martin ... Himself

Rick Danko ... Himself