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spsimmons
I find it hard to watch because it seems like it was filmed on a movie set. Everything looks staged. I wish there was another official representation of the Steel Wheels tour. But you are right, it is beautifully filmed. Just doesn't have that "live" feel.
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spsimmons
I find it hard to watch because it seems like it was filmed on a movie set. Everything looks staged. I wish there was another official representation of the Steel Wheels tour. But you are right, it is beautifully filmed. Just doesn't have that "live" feel.
The Stones did a Steel Wheels pay-per-view from an indoor arena in NJ that may have the 'live' feel you're looking for. It featured the same massive stage design they used in the outdoor shows, but it was scaled down a bit. Still looked really cool on TV.
It was a follow-up to the 1981 Hampton Roads pay-per-view, and I wouldn't be surprised it becomes available on DVD about this same time next year.
Stones at the Max was shot at multiple venues during the Urban Jungle European Tour. I think they used almost all of the IMAX cameras that were available. At the time it was the longest IMAX film ever made. I respect your comment about it looking staged, but on the other hand, seeing it on an IMAX screen makes you feel like you're on stage with them. I thought it was very well done.
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spsimmons
I find it hard to watch because it seems like it was filmed on a movie set. Everything looks staged. I wish there was another official representation of the Steel Wheels tour. But you are right, it is beautifully filmed. Just doesn't have that "live" feel.
The Stones did a Steel Wheels pay-per-view from an indoor arena in NJ that may have the 'live' feel you're looking for. It featured the same massive stage design they used in the outdoor shows, but it was scaled down a bit. Still looked really cool on TV.
It was a follow-up to the 1981 Hampton Roads pay-per-view, and I wouldn't be surprised it becomes available on DVD about this same time next year.
Stones at the Max was shot at multiple venues during the Urban Jungle European Tour. I think they used almost all of the IMAX cameras that were available. At the time it was the longest IMAX film ever made. I respect your comment about it looking staged, but on the other hand, seeing it on an IMAX screen makes you feel like you're on stage with them. I thought it was very well done.
I remember that show...it was the one you could go to 7/11 for to get 3D glasses for Paint it Black and 2000 LYFH I think.
Good show.
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I saw it in NYC on the IMAX screen. I thought it was the greatest film experience I ever had!!! So big and loud, it was like I was on the stage with them. Amazing. The video/DVD does not do it justice.
Months later the TV special "Making of At The MAx came out. Very intersting showing how they later overdubbed and refilmed a lot of it in a studio, mainly because in those days, the IMAX film cannister could not hold more than 10 minutes of film at a time, so they had to re do it in the studio. Very funny how they had to wet Keith' shirt to simulate his sweat. I thought they did a very good job on those edits.
Still a great souvineer of the Urban Jungle Tour.
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spsimmons
I find it hard to watch because it seems like it was filmed on a movie set. Everything looks staged. I wish there was another official representation of the Steel Wheels tour. But you are right, it is beautifully filmed. Just doesn't have that "live" feel.
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I was also blown away by the IMAX experience. Later on, though, the home video was not so impressive.
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spsimmons
I find it hard to watch because it seems like it was filmed on a movie set. Everything looks staged. I wish there was another official representation of the Steel Wheels tour. But you are right, it is beautifully filmed. Just doesn't have that "live" feel.
There's a very very good registration of the Barcelona show from the Urban Jungle leg of the tour... One of the best shows in the nineties.
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deardoctortake1
I saw it in NYC on the IMAX screen. I thought it was the greatest film experience I ever had!!! So big and loud, it was like I was on the stage with them. Amazing. The video/DVD does not do it justice.
Months later the TV special "Making of At The MAx came out. Very intersting showing how they later overdubbed and refilmed a lot of it in a studio, mainly because in those days, the IMAX film cannister could not hold more than 10 minutes of film at a time, so they had to re do it in the studio. Very funny how they had to wet Keith' shirt to simulate his sweat. I thought they did a very good job on those edits.
Still a great souvineer of the Urban Jungle Tour.
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1969Fan
The TV show with the 3D segments was a different broadcast. It was highly edited and was syndicated on local stations, not network or pay-per-view. The Steel Wheels pay-per-view was broadcast non stop, no breaks or commercials, from the Jane Byrne arena in NJ. Good show. In LA, and I suspect other major markets, a local FM rock station carried the audio portion of the broadcast. It was way better than the compressed mono TV audio. I recorded the pic from the pay-per-view and the sound from the radio, and edited it into a 1 hour 59 min non-stop S-VHS.
Again, I suspect we may see it as a 'From the Vault' one of these days. But until then, my S-VHS boot will have to do.