Badfinger - Director's cut

Ass Ass was the last Badfinger album recorded for Apple, originally released in 1973. Parlophone/Apple.	7 Park Avenue Badfinger leader Pete Ham hanged himself in 1975 three days before his 28th birthday, leaving behind six albums, a note declaring the group's manager a "soulless bastard," and the demos collected here. Most of these songs didn't make it to Badfinger's records, a circumstance 7 Pa...	The Very Best of Badfinger	Golders Green Badfinger mainstay Pete Ham should have become one of the 1970's brightest singer-songwriters. Instead, he became one of the decade's tragic musical footnotes. Caught in the spiraling financial turmoil spawned by the dissolution of the Beatles' Apple Records (Badfinger's label), ...	Wish You Were Here No band in rock 'n' roll has quite the hard-luck story to match that of Badfinger. Despite abundant songwriting and performing talent, a Beatles connection and critical acclaim, the band ended up penniless, with two of its members committing suicide. These two records, cut for Wa...
Straight Up	Maybe Tomorrow The Iveys were one of the first artists signed to Apple records in 1968. Their one worldwide release seemed to have great potential, but, in the end, it wasn't until a change in personnel and name that they would find real fame as Badfinger. 'Maybe Tomorrow' is a treat for Badfin...	Badfinger No band in rock 'n' roll has quite the hard-luck story to match that of Badfinger. Despite abundant songwriting and performing talent, a Beatles connection and critical acclaim, the band ended up penniless, with two of its members committing suicide. These two records, cut for Wa...	BBC in Concert 1972-1973	Magic Christian Music

The Saddest Story in Rock's Rich History
I love Badfinger. Earlier this year I attended an event called "Hippiefest" which featured a bunch of nostalgia acts from the '60s and '70s. Among the featured performers was Joey Molland. His set featured "No Matter What," "Come And Get It," "Day After Day," and "Baby Blue." Of course, Joey Molland is the last living member of Badfinger, and I was very anxious to see how they souned in their heyday. This documentary showcases the talent of all original members, which is great to see. You will even get some footage of their pre-Badfinger days, when they were known as The Iveys. The interviews with Joey Molland and Mike Gibbons are very informative, and there are some funny stories to keep you entertained. We all know the tragety of the band - the poor manegement and two suicides - so I won't go on about that. If you like Badfinger, get this documentary. It's very well made. And if you ever get a chance to see Joey Molland, take my advice: go. It is a lot of fun.

Jan Wilson Sure miss these guys
An absolute rush to be able to see these guys preforming live again albeit one or two songs are lip synced. If there were more songs played, I would have rated this DVD a five. The interviews with the the surviving members of badfinger were informative, but a little drawn out. Lets hope a major movie will be made about this extremly talented group and the tragedy that befell them through greedy and unscrupulous managment!!

Good stuff...
Loved the live footage! Great interviews with Joey, Mike and Kathie. A must have for any Finger Fan!

Badfinger's "Anthology"
The terms which this movie is billed as, "emotionally gripping" & "riveting," may be overselling a little, as the story is quite enjoyable up until the unpleasentness discussed in the last 10 or 20 minutes. The first thing you may notice is that the story is unnarrated and told via interview footage in the style of the Beatles Anthology. However, seeing as how there is not an endless supply of photographs & video footage of Badfinger like there is for the Beatles, this creates a problem of seeing the same pictures a few too many times throughout the video. (For instance, a black & white photograph of evil manager Stan Polley is shown at every mention of his name, which gets a little irritating.) The only other real problem is that, because of the lack of narration, you pretty much have to already know the basic gist of Badfinger's story to know what's going on.The interview portions with Joey Molland & Mike Gibbins are pretty good. Entirely unprofessional, but at least they're not phony. Mike can be a little long-winded, but it's all right because you learn a few minor facts that you might not have already known.What this collection is most valuable for, however, is the live performances. Before buying this, I was under the impression that the performances were all lip-synced (the album version plays as it shows the band performing "live"). That turned out to not be the case, save for two performances at the beginning. You get to hear Badfinger's biggest hits played live in footage taken from TV shows: "Come & Get It," "No Matter What," and "Baby Blue," as well as a rocked-up version of "Suitcase" where Pete Ham's lead & slide guitar sound awesome. The performances are all complete and without any annoying voice-over interruptions.If you already know all there is to know about Badfinger, you won't find too much of interest here, but for anyone else who is a fan of their Apple days' music and wants to know a little bit about this band, I give this tape my full recommendation.

Badfinger is a sad, moving, frightening, exciting film...
This documentary on my favorite band doesn't quite capture the right atmosphere that it needs, and that is the least of its problems. There should be more live video performances, lip-synched or not, "Without You", "Day After Day", "Rock of All Ages", "Midnight Caller", "Name of the Game", and especially "Carry on 'Til Tomorrow" (there are others I could list) should all have been included here-fans want that stuff! It is very sad and unfortunate about Pete Ham and Tom Evans' suicidal decisions to hang themselves, but if you read Motavina's 'Without You' book you'll see there was a lot more to their problems than having no money. Why does this band always get the shaft? No one can seem to get out a simple sentence about them without mentioning the Beatles (that's the real tragedy). This band had a life of its own, and even though the interviews are awkward and the film is just one more reel away from disappointing its audience, it represents some rare footage of the group and a heartfelt discussion of their outcome. They deserved a better (and longer) movie tribute, but this movie is the only salvation for fans who can't yet let it be.