Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds on AXS this week

**Firth** · 07-05-2015

It's the 2006 DVD:

In 1978 Jeff Wayne composed and produced one of the most groundbreaking and best-selling musical works of all time. In 2006 after much anticipation Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds was brought to the stage for the first time, playing to sold-out arenas across the UK. The War of The Worlds Live is a spectacular mix of live music, theatre, multi-media and visual arts on a grand scale. It combines the brilliance of the original performers including Jeff Wayne, Justin Hayward, Chris Thompson and even the late Richard Burton (‘In Sight and Sound’) along with a brand new cast, the 10-piece Black Smoke Band, the 48-piece ULLAdubULLA Strings and an unforgettable fully operating 30ft Martian Fighting Machine.

**trurl** · 07-05-2015

The disembodied necroctic robot head of Richard Burton! ! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!

**SteveSly** · 07-05-2015

Cool, thanks for the heads up.

**Ground and Sky's Ghost** · 07-07-2015

Originally Posted by trurl

The disembodied necroctic robot head of Richard Burton! ! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!

I stumbled on this around 1am while flipping through the channels over the weekend. I'd never heard the album, so I watched the last hour or so - can't say it convinced me that I was really missing much.

That robotic head though - that was spellbinding.

**yodathedog** · 07-09-2015

One of the hugest train wrecks I've ever seen. That disembodied head was creepy beyond belief!

**Proglodite** · 07-09-2015

I personally really enjoyed this show and the Next Generation that came out a couple of years ago. I'd much rather see this than Trans-Siberian Acrobatics...
Peter

**ChrisXymphonia** · 07-09-2015

WOTW is one of my all time favourite albums. It is cheesy as hell but I never understood such claims as "yuck, this is prog gone disco". Sure, there are some disco-y elements but you don't really think anyone was dancing to that record right? I simply love the music, the way the story is told, the way the album sounds. And those final "Ullahs" in Dead London still give me the chills. The first incarnation of the live show was pretty cool to see.

But ... why on Earth did Wayne needed to updated the whole album as a Next Generation production. Everything I liked about it has been stripped away and 'modern' elements bolted on to it. Ah well, he probably needs the regular income but I have no need to hear that again or see that version of the show.