The Kids Are Alright

Having been involved in one of the most painfully overwrought rock films ever produced (Ken Russell s Tommy), it was only just that the Who should also be the subject of one of the best rockumentaries ever--Jeff Stein s The Kids Are Alright. Inveterate Who fan Stein largely eschewed interviews and critical overinterpretation, instead wisely focusing on the band s musical performances as captured on TV appearances and in concert. That sensibility makes this soundtrack a rare showcase of the Who at their performing peak, gathering many previously unreleased live performances ( My Wife, Young Man Blues, a medley of Join Together/Roadrunner/My Generation Blues ) some key outtakes (the anthem Long Live Rock ), and especially some great TV turns that could occasionally be literally explosive, ? la their incomparable Smother Brothers appearance. Stein s only staged performances, Baba O Riley and the cynically anthemic Won t Get Fooled Again, turned out to be as historic as they were electric. Filmed just months before Keith Moon s untimely 1978 death, the performances stand as his final public performance. This is the Who at their best; it seldom gets any better. --Jerry McCulley
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