Product Details

• Actors: The Boomtown Rats
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: March 8, 2005
• Run Time: 77 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007OP0TK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,537 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #40 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > British Punk

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LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1978 - DVD Movie

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS DVD!!! You won't regret it....., March 11, 2005

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Robert D. Farrish "strangerswhen" (Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boomtown Rats - Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (DVD)

I bought this DVD on a whim, not really sure what to expect as I had never seen the rats in concert. I was totally blown away by it. Bob & company were a really great live band. Extremely high energy combined with tighter playing and greater chops than one would typically expect from bands of that particular genre. Bob shows that he is also an amazing frontman. He does a great job engaging the audience.

Considering that this footage is 27 years old, the picture quality is quite good. Not as good as you might get with a concert filmed in the 21st century, but certainly more than watchable. There is the occasional piece of conceptual footage dubbed over the live action, but not enough to be really annoying. The audio quality is quite good. Good enough that you might just want to listen to the audio track without watching the DVD.

The inclusion of two promo videos from one of Bob's solo albums seems to be a bit of an odd choice for a bonus, but cool to see anyway. Might have been nice if they had tacked on a couple of the videos that didn't make it to the "Someone's Looking at You" DVD like "Up All Night", "Joey's On the Street Again" or "Me & Howard Highes." But these are all minor gripes, this is certainly a DVD worth owning if you're a Rats fan or a fan of the late 70s UK music scene. A great bit of history nicely captured on this DVD.

GO BUY IT!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rats at their best!, April 10, 2005

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M. D. Givetz (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boomtown Rats - Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (DVD)

In 1979, I saw this show on German Television and I was hooked. What a great live band and this concert shows The Boomtown Rats at their best. I've been looking for this particular show for over 25 years. Thank You for finally putting this out!!!!! BRILLIANT!!!!! Every Boomtown Rats fan should own this!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Yes, Yes!, March 24, 2005

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Douglas Manion "dirk manley" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boomtown Rats - Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (DVD)

A must have for Rats fans. And anybody who just likes good, solid, "brilliant" rock and roll should take a look also. Some of the camera work is cheesy and dated, but this is the Rats in their prime. Geldof proves he belongs in the same showmanship pantheon as Ray Davies and Mick Jagger. The sound quality is phenomenal. Crank up the volume.