The Spirit of Man (War of the Worlds) O2 20th June 2009

[Tirdfish]

She's no Julie Covington, that's for sure.

Phil Lynott RIP, he nailed this part, not sure about this.

[Eve91fitz]

Girl playing Beth here is so whiny. Not good well prefer other versions :/

[markyboythewolf]

Ah yes, side 3. The one no cunt bothered with as they raced without shame toward the inexerable ending!

[warszawianka]

The DVD is awesome. Buy it. You'll need a region-free DVD player to watch it outside the UK.

[papoj1PVR]

The 2006 cast wasn't too bad; get the DVD, guys.

[Natmanirish]

Rydian plays a better parson but the best eveR parson was Phil lynott R.I.P

[hsjames1]

I don't think that is Tara Blaise. Or mind blank. Russell Watson. They at least did a very admirable job. However, how do you beat Julie Covington as Beth or Phil Lynott in the original recording. That reminds me. Does anyone know if they are ever going to release the album again. The vinyl version. I live in the US and people are buying records again.

[MurrowSon]

Is this an illegal black-market copy?

[xXxMusicalWondersxXx]

Oh God I was expecting her to be good after she sang in Phantom, shows how much technology changes voices!

[DantesTear]

Phil Lynott is the only man to have done this right

This song will never be the same again and is it just me, or are the actors for Beth getting worse and worse with each re-casting?

[MrGogotan]

@DantesTear nobody can that

[vsjk1]

@MrGogotan check out the 2010 cast - you will not be dissappointed

[DRfiguremaina]

erm...why does beth fly!?! is it ment to be sybolic of death? or the handeling machine taking her to dinner?

[DantesTear]

@DRfiguremaina it's meant to be her spirit telling nathaniel to stand up against the martians.

me and my dad just turned to each other when she first spoke and said

" i can't wait until she dies " xD

[DRfiguremaina]

@DantesTear gosh she is bad, just saw it live in brighton, OMG IT WAS SO AMAZING liz and rhydian (my new crush) were so good, they acted the parts and sang so well!!!

[MurrowSon]

@DRfiguremaina The audio is horrible, but she sings OK.

[TyomaSawyerHolloway]

Yeah i agree with ThePowerOfJessa Tara Blaise and Russell Watson the best!

[TheBohemianTenor]

it's a shame, she was so good in The Phantom of the Opera.

[BenjaminNolanMusic]

Aaaaagh! If she never sings again it'll be too soon. D:

[dweir18]

She is so shit at this! Ruined it!

[PropaneNightmare001]

Is there anyone out there who is able to list all the members of the Black Smoke Band for the 2009 Tour?? I really need to know!

Thanks :)

[ThePowerOfJessa]

This is absolutely rubbish. They slaughtered my favourite song! GET BACK TARA!

[BenjaminNolanMusic]

@ThePowerOfJessa Aaaagh, someone needs to cut her nose off. D: NYO NYAFANYUL NYO! WTF. D:

[BandSteel]

it was a great show in HMH in amsterdam on the 30th of june.

I made the video on the other side

And yes russel watson and the other woman was better.

[rogerthehat]

i miss russel watson he was awsome

it a shame he could no longer do it but it is still awsome

long live war of the world jeff wayne rules

[pokemew24]

i went o war of the worlds too with my auntie her boyfriend and my grandad

[Steebod]

This is crap compared to Russel Watson and Tara Blaise doing it

[BenjaminNolanMusic]

@Steebod Tara Blaise is pitch perfect. This wench is all over the place, and she's so nasal too. Straight from the Broadway School of Slaughtering.

[Steebod]

Jennifer Ellison should stick to what she's good at... acting like a stupid little slut in Brookside

[boxr1]

Check out Tara Blaise doing this song on here somewhere. Perfect.

[rogerthehat]

oh and the rest of the 1st tour

[rogerthehat]

i miss russel watsib he was the best in it

[wilsonslass]

We were front row at newcastle and there were wires on the hood, she went under the stage I presume, but we could see feet as the dress went upwards - dammed good whatever they did. I thought she did very well - loved the mad artillary man though.

[commons18]

anyone who thinks Jennifer was not the best at this should look twice as this show was her first live stage tour so she was goiung to get it wrong at some point.

[MFAtlas]

Anyone saying jennifer's out of tune is tone deaf, The quality of this doesn't do her voice justice.

Also anyone have any recordings of Damien Edwards as parson nathaniel as Shannon noll's replacement

[sannevgalen1980]

Personally I think Jennifer is awfull. Se sings out of tune and her acting hurts my ears, this is the only song I skip on the lice recorded cd. It was a great show, but I expected much more of this song.

[MFAtlas]

Shannon is fucking shit. too slurry, Damien edwards is better

[calthecryon]

is it me or does she seem out of tune?

in my opinion i like the original version of this song better

[springbrucesteen]

your friend needs glasses !!

my comment was based on fact not theory.

from front row in glasgow you could clearly see the wires.

how did you think they done it .........mind power !

[springbrucesteen]

From front row in glasgow it was fairly straight forward

jennifer walked on stage wearing the white slip on coat thing with wire attatched

Jennifer went down a trap door , the coat she was wearing was then pulled up with the wire,

sorry but it wasnt very high tech !!!

[tonzislandsandman]

incorrect, but nice stereotypical theory. No wires were used for this illusion! There could be a trap door but I doubt it as the team of people who made the movie "The Illusionist" were responsible for this very illusion after being hired by Jeff Wayne to pull it off. It took 14 months of planning to bring this illusion to life, and I can doubly ensure you there were no wires used... I spoke to a friend who attended the Amsterdam concert and was in the 2nd row, He said there were no attachments.

[fetishism]

look between 10:24 and 10:26 firstly look at the speed that it is pulled up (that would be dangerous if somebody was inside it) and secondly you can see the light shining right through the gown!

[tonzislandsandman]

that's correct! although this never explains your wire theory.

[fetishism]

not *my* wire theory, although the gown is undoubtedly light enough that the wires could be so think that you would not see them, particularly with the lights and smoke everywhere.

[FalconKPD]

Maybe some mysteries are better left unsolved.

[MFAtlas]

Saw it last saturday, Shannon didn't make it due to family greviance, but it was fucking brilliant regardless

[Ozziesurf]

Wow this is an awesome performance Shannon and Jennifer did a superb job. I have also seen the Russell and Tara version who also did a fantastic job but I much prefer the more rockier voice for the Parsons and this was great. Thanks so much for putting up the video.

[hgwells2001]

yesss, awesome show! i was there that evening block A2, row F, seat 35.

ill be there again next year

[MarcelMazzel]

I'm seeing the show tomorrrow in amsterdam.

Looking at this video i must say tara and russel were better.

but maybe i will say different after the show tomorrow

[teamcc123456tt]

Im Seeing The SHow Today

Brighton 29th

Cant Wait

[bonnimay]

LOVE IT.. thanks for posting. Love both of them... awesome

[lesleyjjh]

I was in the second row at Newcastle and yes they are wires attached to the gown

[MFAtlas]

Seeing this in a few hrs

[CodeNamePhill]

just seen the show a couple of days ago. Jennifer Ellison was fantastic, I thought she had the ideal voice and she sung it perfectly. An amazing show all together

[Ozziesurf]

Thanks so much for putting up the full song it is amazing. Great to see our Aussie boy playing this famous part so well a part that is quite difficult going mad and singing at the same time. Saw the show here in Oz but these new extra bits are amazing!

[tonzislandsandman]

sure are mate! I hope Jeff brings the show back to Aus!

[tonzislandsandman]

The levitation illusion has got me... slightly creepy I have to admit..

Apparently there were NO strings/ropes attached, and apparently no other devices to rase the Tara's figure. The same people who worked on the illusions in the movie "the Illusionist" were hired by Jeff Wayne to pull this one off, it took 15 months of planning. It's a mystery how they managed to pull it off!

[loubowski]

put this on a shannon noll sight for his fans..

[lostinbass4]

Russell watson & Tara edge it just... All good though!

[2007eva]

yess i have seen both and i agree tara blaze and russell watson were much better ,but i still enjoyed 2009 at sheffield ,looking forward to the next version