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Post by rowmat on Apr 15, 2021 22:04:21 GMT -6
Interesting video showing the 4K digital restoration of the original 35mm film of INXS’s 1991 ‘Live Baby Live’ Wembley Stadium concert in front of 74,000.
The restoration makes it appear very contemporary which is slightly surreal as Michael Hutchence has been dead for almost 24 years.
Apparently 16 cameras were used to film the concert.
The YouTube audio on headphones is not so great with the lows sounding muddy and indistinct and the solos somewhat distant almost like a surround sound mix not converted correctly to stereo.
Has anyone seen this in 4K?
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Post by Johnkenn on Apr 15, 2021 23:15:59 GMT -6
That was freaking fascinating. That made it feel like they filmed it last year. And what a killer band.
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Post by ragan on Apr 15, 2021 23:40:16 GMT -6
That is really cool and I'm glad they've restored it but, and this is a testament to how badass INXS was, I really wanted them to quit #$%@ing around with the damn comparisons and just let me watch the good version. Such a bitchin' track and Live Baby Live was a tape(!) I copped from my older brother and wore the living hell out of. INXS was a seriously formative band for me, very early on, as a kid. Such a unique vibe.
I've never seen the whole film, but that is one of the best live records I've ever heard. The multiple, increasing levels of crowd pandemonium at the start (when the band members are coming out on stage and they go into "New Sensation") gave me chills as a young wannabe rockstar and it probably still would.
Edit: just checked, yep, still chills
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Post by rowmat on Apr 15, 2021 23:47:31 GMT -6
That was freaking fascinating. That made it feel like they filmed it last year. And what a killer band. Considering it was the year before Windows 3.1 was even released. Hard to believe the footage is 30 years old. Would not have looked anywhere near as good if they had shot it in 1991 quality video. Hutchence was a mix of Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger on stage. The entire concert was doing the round of the theatres last year but I didn’t see it advertised here. Probably because of COVID. Trailer for theatrical release. |
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Post by ragan on Apr 15, 2021 23:49:29 GMT -6
That was freaking fascinating. That made it feel like they filmed it last year. And what a killer band. Hutchence was a mix of Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger on stage. The first time I saw the Stones, about three songs in it suddenly occurred to me, "Oh..shit, there is a LOT of Jagger in Michael Hutchence" |
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Post by rowmat on Apr 15, 2021 23:51:34 GMT -6
Hutchence was a mix of Jim Morrison and Mick Jagger on stage. The first time I saw the Stones, about three songs in it suddenly occurred to me, "Oh..shit, there is a LOT of Jagger in Michael Hutchence" Apparently Jagger accused Hutchence of stealing some of his moves. 😆 |
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Post by ragan on Apr 15, 2021 23:56:24 GMT -6
The first time I saw the Stones, about three songs in it suddenly occurred to me, "Oh..shit, there is a LOT of Jagger in Michael Hutchence" Apparently Jagger accused Hutchence of stealing some of his moves. 😆 Like being awesome and having huge charisma and writing songs that lots and lots of people like to listen to? Yeah I guess he did kinda cop that.  |
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Post by rowmat on Apr 15, 2021 23:58:56 GMT -6
Apparently Jagger accused Hutchence of stealing some of his moves. 😆 Like being awesome and having huge charisma and writing songs that lots and lots of people like to listen to? Yeah I guess he did kinda cop that. And unfortunately succumbing to the sad end that many high profile performers often do. |
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Post by ragan on Apr 16, 2021 0:07:19 GMT -6
Yes, no kidding.
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Post by drbill on Apr 16, 2021 8:56:27 GMT -6
love INXS. Will have to check this out....
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Post by kcatthedog on Apr 16, 2021 9:16:55 GMT -6
A great rock band in its prime is a thing of musical beauty: just watched a bunch of inxs clips, they rocked! YT just cycled into original stone’s Sympathy, a live version with Brian Jones, Bill on bass, and keefer on his 3 humbucker black les Paul, everyone in very colourful bell bottoms: the sixties were cool!  Oh it’s Rock and roll circus, there was a clip of Lennon dancing |
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Post by forgotteng on Apr 17, 2021 18:25:25 GMT -6
Can't wait to check this out. INXS was such a great band.
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Post by rowmat on Apr 17, 2021 18:41:01 GMT -6
Hutchence got involved in an altercation with a taxi driver resulting in a brain injury. He lost his sense of smell and taste and according to those close to him he suffered a personality change after the incident. |
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Post by donr on Apr 19, 2021 21:42:04 GMT -6
The restoration demo was interesting, and the flip side of ragan's take, I thought it great they didn't interrupt the song performance or continuity to show off the tech. They want you to watch the whole concert after seeing this. Also got me thinking what other historical video could be enhanced to almost contemporary quality.
romat, thanks for the post and the additional info on the band and Mr. Hutchence. After that video, youtube invited me to watch Bowie performing "Heroes" from a Berlin concert in 2002. I did, and I finished it, thinking of what Paula Cole said in 1997, where have all the cowboys gone?
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Post by rowmat on Apr 19, 2021 22:38:40 GMT -6
The restoration demo was interesting, and the flip side of ragan's take, I thought it great they didn't interrupt the song performance or continuity to show off the tech. They want you to watch the whole concert after seeing this. Also got me thinking what other historical video could be enhanced to almost contemporary quality. romat, thanks for the post and the additional info on the band and Mr. Hutchence. After that video, youtube invited me to watch Bowie performing "Heroes" from a Berlin concert in 2002. I did, and I finished it, thinking of what Paula Cole said in 1997, where have all the cowboys gone? It definitely shows the advantage of shooting the concert on film (especially 35mm) back then as the quality of video was not nearly as good as it is today. Being able to scan each 35mm film frame at 4K is leaps and bounds ahead of something like the 480 video res quality that would have been probably the standard in 1991. It makes a great case for good quality analog! |
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Post by Ward on Apr 20, 2021 7:59:13 GMT -6
Fascinating!! Thank you so much.
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Post by stratboy on Apr 22, 2021 21:45:59 GMT -6
That is really cool and I'm glad they've restored it but, and this is a testament to how badass INXS was, I really wanted them to quit #$%@ing around with the damn comparisons and just let me watch the good version. Such a bitchin' track and Live Baby Live was a tape(!) I copped from my older brother and wore the living hell out of. INXS was a seriously formative band for me, very early on, as a kid. Such a unique vibe. I've never seen the whole film, but that is one of the best live records I've ever heard. The multiple, increasing levels of crowd pandemonium at the start (when the band members are coming out on stage and they go into "New Sensation") gave me chills as a young wannabe rockstar and it probably still would. Edit: just checked, yep, still chills I have Live Baby Live on cassette. What a great band. Such a fantastic record. I’d play it a lot more except for worries about fragility (the tape itself AND the deck). Just listened to it again, tempting fate,, and love it just as much. Thanks for drawing attention to the film. Looks really good! |
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