The Rolling Stones - Rock And Roll Circus

A little slice of the sixties, either love it or hate it. If you like the sixties like the music and the atmosphere, you'll enjoy this film

Not what I expected but good to see performances I'd never seen before, along with good shows by Lennon & Ms Faithfull !

Brought back a lot of happy memories for me. A pity that the Stones set wasn't a little longer...

Not a patch on Shine a Light but for the time, well worth a watch. Jethro Tull,The Who, Taj Mahal as the warm-up acts. John Lennon et al jamming, and then the original Stones, what more can you ask for? High-wire acts? Well, they're there too! Enjoy!

I have liked the Stones music since the 60's and recently have been completing my collection of their studio recordings. I was therefore intrigued by the varied reviews of 'Rock and Roll Circus' and put this on my DVD rental list to find out for myself.

Having watched it, I can understand why it was never released. Like other reviewers, I find that the Who's short performance was good. Taj Mahal also put in a good performance - also on the extra material. The Stones performance is not one of there best, but here the documentary background has to be taken into account: this was the last time Brian Jones performed with the Stones and Keith Richard(s) was reputedly on 'various substances'. Nevertheless, the 65 minutes of the main video did not have an exciting feel for me.

In my opinion the circus acts and the circus scenario were a waste of time. If I had not watched the Pete Townshend interview, I would have thought the whole DVD really disappointing as it lacked the buzz I was expecting. The interview (obviously recorded about the time the DVD was released) put the whole project into perspective and the comments made by PT are very perceptive. I might have re-watched the main video after watching the interview, but it was not that good - so I just put the DVD back in the envelope ready to post off to get my next DVD.