War of the Worlds

[Soupdragon]

sorry if this is in the wrong section, mods feel free to move it if it is..

some of the members on here of more advanced years will no doubt remember an LP that came out in 1978 "Jeff Waynes Musical Version of the War of the Worlds. It has been a best seller ever since selling over 14 million copies worldwide

last April, after much waiting and rehearsals, Jeff Wayne finally took the show on the road around UK playing 14 dates and selling out each venue

A further tour has been announced for December of this year and its sure to be a sell out.

for more info visit WotW forum (http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/messageboard/shwmessage.aspx?ForumID=15&MessageID=17337)

I already have my tickets, Manchester and Cardiff::D:

[laboratoryqueen]

some of the members on here of more advanced years will no doubt remember an LP that came out in 1978 "Jeff Waynes Musical Version of the War of the Worlds. It has been a best seller ever since selling over 14 million copies worldwide



What do you mean more advanced years, I had the LP until it disappeared same time my BF did and I'm not advanced years

I'm hoping for the Newcastle venue, just hope I can get a saturday off work to do it

[FOMz]

I got the cassette (remember the? lol) of this off EBay last year. Love listening to it on the commute to and from work.

[Albert Park]

I got the cassette (remember the? lol) of this off EBay last year. Love listening to it on the commute to and from work.

Is that the one with the Richard Burton voice-over?

[FOMz]

It is..............................

'There between the fighting machine and the ferry stood the iron clad Thunder child'

[sadscopie]

What do you mean more advanced years, I had the LP until it disappeared same time my BF did and I'm not advanced years

I'm hoping for the Newcastle venue, just hope I can get a saturday off work to do it

Me, My dad and my wee lad are going to the Metro Arena in December - cant wait!

By the way the DVD of the Show is amazing!

CLICK ON THE TRAILER LINK AT THE BOTTOM LEFT (http://www.thewaroftheworlds.com/microsite/flash_content/index.htm)

[Vim_Fuego]

If only I was old enough to have a clue what you guys were talking about....

[grumpyoldb]

Pigs are on short finals, as well. !!! LOL.:PDT_Xtremez_31:

[katinthehat]

Richard Burton - the man with the silver voice - good at reading Under Milkwood too!!
Envious of you all - but have my eye on another show in the summer - so cant do everything I guess!

[Tom S]

It is..............................

'There between the fighting machine and the ferry stood the iron clad Thunder child'

I remember, "Two feet of shining screw projected when suddenly, the lid fell off." Seems to be missing this bit
"just goes to show that martians make lousy riggers"

[beer]

It is..............................

'There between the fighting machine and the ferry stood the iron clad Thunder child'

Bought the CD a few months ago - "Thunder Child" still gets the old spine tingling - now where did I put my tank top that goes with my "Falmer" baggy jeans and platform shoes! :PDT_Xtremez_30:

[gemarriott]

" I've got a plan" (David Essex the artilleryman)

Now we know what inspired Baldrick

walking singly Strasse at Laarbruch when WOTW came out was magic, I think evrybody had bought a copy, I know I did. Still got the magazine of prints too. Got the CD in the car.

[Scaley brat]

Phil Lynott and Julie Covington, "Parson Nathaniel" and "The spirit of man" That guy had an awesome voice and no-one could replace Richard Burton as the narrator, it just wouldn't be cricket...... dear old thing :PDT_Xtremez_30:

[MetalMonkey]

I've got the double CD (16 years old). Bought it as a fresh faced Jelly Tot down at Saints when I heard 'Forever Autumn' being belted out of the blocks on West Camp.

[lisab]

Although I cannot claim the original LP (it belongs to my dad!) I love War of the Worlds, still remember being scared sh1tless as a kid just after the Forever Autumn track the machines making that horrible 'OOOOOO LAAAAAA' sound!

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

Never got the original album when it came out in 78, but got the double cassette when at Halton in 84. Was better to listen to that the continuious "BAT OUT OF HELL" that was heard around Maitland at that time!!
(Got it on CD when back at Halton for IMLC in 05!)

I remember, "Two feet of shining screw projected when suddenly, the lid fell off." Seems to be missing this bit
"just goes to show that martians make lousy riggers"

"Lousy medics as well, forgot the antibotics and the Ibuprofen!!"

[Gladiator]

Mrs Gladiator gave the me the DVD of the new show for Christmas. My neighbours asked me to turn it up so they could hear it; I'd love to see it live. It's amazing!

[Soupdragon]

a small clip of the CGI film that plays on the back screen of the stage while the action takes place

CGI Film (http://www.mediastation.co.uk/twotw.htm)

the town that gets blitzed by the martian fighting machines near the end is Weybridge im told... (couldnt happen to a nicer place!)

[TheHogwartsBEngO]

I remember being a very small scaley brat getting closer to the speakers of my dad's 'stereogram' to listen to the LP of the War of the Worlds.

"Noone would have believed that in the last years of the nineteenth centuary... ...swarmed and multiplied in a drop of water. Noone could have believed that life existed on other planets, and yet, accross the gulf of space, slowly, and surely, they drew their plans against us." DUN DUN DUUUHHH!!!, DUN DUN DAH......

love it.

[Searchwatergeek]

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7347/waroftheworldsmovie800xox2.jpg

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Original radio broadcast can be found here :

http://www.dakcollectibles.com/war-of-the-worlds-1938-cd.htm

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l33t f33r my skillz

[Ex-Rigger]

I was lucky enough to see the show live last Summer at Sheffield.
It was amazing and i highly recommend people going to see it.
The live DVD is cracking but nowhere near as good as the real thing.
The band and orchestra were superb,as were the live performances and the effects. All in all a great night out for £40.

Mind you in the end the Martians die!!!

[laboratoryqueen]

Mind you in the end the Martians die!!!

Always has to be one to ruin the ending :PDT_Xtremez_14:

Oh, the moment of hearing Richard Burton say "and the horses bits were covered in foam" classic

[Captain Slog]

My favourite, bought the original LP, then the casette and finally the CD. Have got the tickets for Birmingham this December - can't wait, Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) sings my favourite song - Forever Autumn.

Has anybody heard the Orson Welles original radio broadcast from the Mercury Theatre on 30 Oct 1938 that made half of America actually think the Martians had landed? I have got a copy of it on tape, it is awesome.

As for the 2005 Tom Cruise movie - great special effects but rip off story. By the way, did anybody notice the two old people at the end of the movie who were supposed to be Cruise's wife's parents. Theye were the main stars (Gene Barry and Anne Robinson) of the original 1953 movie who were making a cameo appearance.

[Get Tae]

Remember hearing this as a wee one and basically grew up with in on LP, tape and then CD. I cant wait to go to one of these concerts and watch it live.

[Lord Azrael]

I got the double LP as a lad back at Cottesmore in the early 80's then got the new 5.1 Digital CD last year...sounds awesome on my super Yamaha 5.1 rig!!

I wasn't sure when I heard about a stage play, couldn't see how it would work, but now I've seen the trailer I really would like to see it!

As for the films, 1950's movie, OK, but in the wrong time and typical of America's b-movies (fun though), 2006 Film, again, wrong year... the story is set in Victorian London! However, good effects. There is another film version out that was actually set in victorian times as it should be, but on a lower budget and I haven't seen it yet.

Also, don't forget the American series spin off from the original movie, that was made in the 1990's, that was pretty good, but got shown around 0200 each week so there's probably not many that knew about it.....

[Warwick Hunt]

Is there a film version of the ORIGINAL WOTW? I'd love to see a movie version of the Jeff Wayne musical. Imagine that soundtrack on THX!

[Pan Warrior]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Worlds-Live-Special-disc/dp/B000J10LC2/ref=pd_ts_d_h__18/?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&tag2=hotukdeals-21



The War Of The Worlds Live : Special Edition (2 disc)
£4.97

[Soupdragon]

there is a plan to release a CGI film of the musical sometime later this year, no dates mentioned as yet tho

[Soupdragon]

just thought some of you may be interested in this guys work that has turned up on a WotW forum....

he decided to use auto-cad and some other progs to make his own (virtual) martian fighting machine.

this guy is talented to say the least... his work is awesome

Martian Fighting machine plus other odds and ends (http://evilnerfherder.proboards78.com/index.cgi?board=fanwotw&action=display&thread=1175077908&page=1)

oh, btw, the show is going to Australia and NZ in september..

[fileeth]

Another album done by Jeff wayne is sparticus - another double album/CD in the format you would expect:PDT_Xtremez_30:

[Soupdragon]

Time to resurrect this thread i guess... the UK tour starts tonight in Belfast!!!!

according to the WoTW site there are still some tickets available at selected venues..

watched a pair of top tickets for the O2 Dome concert go on ebay for £175 the other day!!!!

just a week to wait till Manchester!!!!


OOOOOOOOOOLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

".....bows and arrows against the lightning - they haven't seen the heat ray yet!!"

[Parky]

Got the DVD from last year and been trying to get a ticket for the Dome here in London today, guess i will have to go to the dome itself for the ticket at the stalls on Leicester sq are not doing tickets.

[Soupdragon]

ok, back from my travels to Manchester and Cardiff for the shows...

Its better than last years.......if thats possible..

a couple of new cast members. Sinead Quinn (Fame Academy) as Beth and John Payne (ex Asia) as the Parson Nathaniel, both excellent and as good as, if not better, than last years pair.

Richard Burton as the narrator is now a hologram projected up on the side of the stage, he talks to the 'actors' and generally interacts all the way through the story, his face even gets dirty and blood streaked as the tale progresses!!

I'm no soft soul but Chris Thompson's rendition of Thunderchild almost had me in tears... he really does sing that part well..

Justin Hayward was totally in command as usual, never a bad performance from that guy

Star of the show for me tho was Alexis James as the Artilleryman... that guy has made the part his own now i think

New special effects all the way through the show including a quite snazzy flame effect all along the front of the stage and a rushing wind that catches you by surprise as the tripods make their 1st attack, not to mention the updated heatray on the on stage tripod

A thoroughly deserved standing ovation at the end for all the cast and musicians, loved the lil boogie by the orchestra when they took their curtain call and the extra applause for the drop dead gorgeous percussionist Julia Thornton who seems to be getting a fan club all of her own

What a performance!! still whistling the tunes 3 days later

If you can pick up a ticket for any of the performances left i suggest you grab them while you can...

[Scaley brat]

the extra applause for the drop dead gorgeous percussionist Julia Thornton who seems to be getting a fan club all of her own


Not just a percussionist, a fine all round musician. Julia Thornton played the Harp supporting Bryan Ferry.
HERE (http://www.juliathornton.com/) is her own site

[Captain Slog]

I went to Birmingham NEC last week to see the show, courtesy of my son who bought me a ticket for my Christmas present. It was absolutely brilliant, best show I have ever seen.

If you have not seen it yet, make the effort and go, it’s worth every penny of the admission fee. Justin Hayward can still belt out the tunes and the interaction with Richard Burton was amazing.

[Tin basher]

Parson Nathaniel.

Off Topic Slightly off topic along with the two little tin bashers had to collect a pals little lad from school his name "Nathaniel" guess what it used to be his mummy and daddies favourite bonking tune? Off Topic

[grumpy sumpy]

Can't recommend this show enough, saw it last year in Cardiff.
Treated Mrs Grumpy to a night in St David's hotel and spa.
AWESOME weekend!! :PDT_Xtremez_30:

[Soupdragon]

Off Topic Slightly off topic along with the two little tin bashers had to collect a pals little lad from school his name "Nathaniel" guess what it used to be his mummy and daddies favourite bonking tune? Off Topic

Oh no Nathaniel!! No Nathaniel no!! there must be than this.????