Jeff Wayne - Musical War of the Worlds (Part 1) REACTION (Patreon request)
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Just an hour of 2 30 year old men shaking there head LOL
Thank you. We are 45
Oh well it was nice to get a reply from you I remember when I first listened to this I did not like it at first then I listened to it again then again and then I loved it so much my dad has an original record he gave to me so that’s cool
Hope you’ll watch part 2
I think we do offer thoughts.
One of the best albums around. Love it!
It was actually the last years of the 19th century so your talking 1890 onwards
This album has legendary status here in the UK.
Both Eve of the War (the opening track) and Forever Autumn were big hits in their own right, appearing in countless commercials and TV shows that need dramatic music. This album has rigorously become part of the British public consciousness!
I first encountered the album in 2005-6 when they re-issued the CD as a double album with pretty cool artwork to illustrate the story. Our teacher in Literacy class played the first two tracks and asked us to write our interpretation of the story. Regardless, I remember well thinking how haunting and surreal the album sounded, and you know what I did? Little 7-8 year old me, rushed home, and asked for it as a Christmas present. I played that CD to death in my parents car and on their enormous stereo! Learned all the words too! I was quite the fan!
When I heard it was being turned into a live show, I couldn’t want anything more, but as a kid at the time…never got round to it.
…Then came the 40th Anniversary Tour 3 years ago, and my Mum who loved the album as a kid herself growing up in the 70s and 80s, bought tickets as a 20th birthday present. It felt like a fanboy’s love fulfilled. Cannot tell you how big my smile was sitting there in that arena in Birmingham, watching the man himself Jeff Wayne conduct those musicians like nobody’s business!
Safe to say, this album’s been a huge part of my life.
Everyone should listen to this album at least once, it’s like it’s a bucket list item
even if one is not into symphonic/progressive rock one should give it a try anyway due to how unique it is as a album.
Bear in mind that the original story is set largely in Victorian England: hence railways, newspapers, artillerymen, and steamships
I find it more funny that in English renditions pre dreadnought and cannonballs can slay tripods while in all of American renditions nukes and modern warfare weapons barely tickles the tripods
While the book was written in the 1890s, it is a near-future story that takes place in the early 20th century, thus Edwardian, though of course H G Wells couldn't have known when Queen Victoria would die. He mentions motor cars and motor buses in the book.
This needs to be listened to in a darkened room with headphones….then you appreciate how good it is
exactly and the strangest thing is, even tho it scared the shit out of me. i kept going back to it....the red weed was fucking terrifying and sometime i skipped it, but now i have nothing but love for this album...as a child this opened up my mind.
@@lylahale5284 I used to be totally terrified of this as a child and now it's one of my favorite jams
disco lights when thunderchild comes on 😎😀
You gotta love Richard Burton's narration. He has such a great voice, born of his acting career. And of course Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) also has a voice for the ages.
Richard burton is great, but I prefer liam Neeson's narration from next generation
Richard Burton is a legend. Know one can scare the shit out of you like his narrating did on the mega album. Best double LP of all time
I’m a huge fan of Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War of Words .
For the record - HG Wells wrote the book in 1898. George Orwell(of 1984 fame) was influenced by HG Wells who had become a political writer. Orson Welles the actor(no relation - different spelling) put out a radio broadcast of the story in 1938 causing panic in the streets. Jeff Wayne did this musical album in 1978.
no panic in the streets though, that was made up by the press.
You guys don’t quit get it…
This must be listened to under the right conditions.
Only… After a really good spliff, while sitting on a laze-ze-boy chair, with surround sound…
In a semi-dark room.
Could one truly enjoy this….
You really are wasting so much by not listening to this in the dark.
I listened to it in '78 and have been listening to it ever since.....❤️🇬🇧
A good set of headphones a dim lit room good recliner large cup of tea and a joint. Better than any movie I've ever seen.
We need to meet lol
'Forever Autumn' was a huge hit in its own right!
Richard Burton's voice. Awesome. Simply awesome.
It's mesmerizing, so haunting and distinctive. Authoritative, somber and grim, as he describes the nightmarish events of what would've been the darkest days of humanity. As much as as I like Liam Neeson, Richard Burton is the best narrator, there is a tonal richness to his voice that Neeson's gruff snarl cannot match.
The song Forever Autumn was a Top 5 charting song in 1977/78 in the UK but was not written for the War of the Worlds as it was an existing song written by Jeff Wayne in the 60s as a commercial jingle!! The lyrics were added by others in early 70s and then Jeff reused the song as the lyrics worked so well.
One of the best things about this album is that it is true to the text and they didn't relocate it for a lot of us that was the problem with the Tom Cruise version - Hollywood "Americanizing" another story. As a spectacle it was great but it didn't pay enough homage to the original source material.
The 2005 I thought was ok. I mean, it fit with the time (post-9/11 world), and it payed omage to the 1953 film with the tripods having shielding tech. It was also interesting that they stuck to a limited view, instead of a worldly view, kinda like the original story. It was different back then, showing the worst of humanity.
Like the RE:MAKER said, “Watch both”. I agree, both the 1953 and 2005 films are not accurate, but still pretty good films for their times. So, I recommend you watch both. However, Jeff Wayne’s War of the World has got to be the closest to being accurate.
@@TimeTravelinc and then there’s the BBC version... the less said I think
I have a copy of the original Forever Autumn single
One of the most enduring of 1970's progressive rock concepts. A Masterpiece.
My dad Traumatised me with this when I was a 8 on long car journeys he had this album on CD and it Scared the Crap out of me 😱😰
I can't believe you gents are only just listening to this master piece now for the very first time. My dad first introduced me to this when I was, I want to say 9 years old. 17 years later and I still thank him every time I think about or listen to this. Out of all the oldies he played around me as a child, this always stuck out to me. I love every track on the record but I simply can't listen to 'Thunderchild' without getting chills, every damn time. What with HMS Thunderchild's sacrifice and being English and having an affinity for the sea and the Royal Navy, it just makes it that much more immersive. I hope you fellas enjoy the album! It's a classic for the ages.
We did :)
That first UHLL-LHAAAAA is absolutely terrifying to hear with zero warning when you're eight. First time I listened to this album I show out of my beanbag chair in a panic.
i had about the same just was not expecting that
No kidding, good music now but back then it used to give me night terrors
Forever Autumn couldn’t be a more perfect song in the album.
Justin Hayward’s achingly romantic voice glides so beautifully.
Perfectly captures the sense of being separated from the love of your life whilst the world’s falling apart around you and the melancholy feeling of being lost without them and unguided in the chaos.
That segway as well, into the next track as well…👌🏼
And you mentioned the fact that the song and the lyrics aren’t directly about what’s going on as well, not referencing the characters specifically.
If you look at the credits of the album, Justin Hayward is credited as The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist, he’s singing in his mind about how lonely and lost he’ll be in this scary new world without his fiancée.
Oh yea, its a trip down memory lane, I have chilled many times to this master piece based on an iconic book. Well done to react to this.
i too have sat many times listening to this and thumbing through the illustrations. Tis truly a trip through musical spacetime
You can’t imagine how much this scared the shit out of me as a kid
A combination of this and the 1951 film, watched by 6 year old me, made me fucking terrified of lampposts and leaving my windows open.
I remember hearing this for the first time at my aunt's in 1978?
I was five, it was night and I will forever remember being ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED!
One of the greatest albums of all time ✨
I love Jeff Wayne’s musical version of the War of Words it’s an Amazing Album.I saw this Live at Cardiff International Arena South Wales 🏴 back in 2012-2014 Tours with my Father it was Amazing
I was first introduced to Jeff Wayne's musical version by my dad who had the original record player disk which was inherented by his dad from 1978.
I had the privilege to go and watch the live show with my dad when it was touring around the UK, the most exhilarating musical I've ever seen, loved every minute of it especially the huge fighting machine structure that would be lowered during the show shooting fire and smoke, leaves raining down on us during Forever Autumn.
It was brilliant and would love to see it again.
I agree that the name Thunder Child was a great name for a warship and would have made a great name for a ship in Star Trek or some other Sci Fi franchise like The Expanse.
It was used in Star Trek - First Contact, as an homage to the original in the novel.
The name is a literary pun. Thunder Child is based on the Royal Navy's only torpedo ram, HMS Polyphemus, which was already retired at the time of writing. The Cyclops Polyphemus was a son of Poseidon, the god of, among other things, the sea, earthquakes and storms..
The novel, by HG Wells, was published in 1897. You seem to be under the illusion that Orson Welles's 1938 radio production was the original. In 1895-7, when it was written, the warship was definitely the ultimate weapon and symbol of power. :)
Music that _FLOWS!_
It occurs to me now that, even for the late 70s, I think it was _way_ ahead of its time.
The man narrating on that radio play that sent so many peeps into a major panic was 'Orson Wells,' who also created, wrote and directed the performance live on air..
There’s an incredible LIVE version of this which has toured the UK for some time. I’ve seen it live once (literally out of this world) and I’m booked again for this yea -Covid allowing. There is a recording of the live version around - you never forget the 40ft fighting machine firing ‘heat rays into the audience! See if you can find the live version. You’ll see how and who makes all the sounds. Amazing. Thanks for posting.
I've seen it 3 times at Liverpool!
@@Rogers_Ranger What’s that got to do with this ?
Yes i went , was shocked to find they were the original band from the album playing live in front of me , will be going again 👍
I’ve been listening to this since I was 5 years old
I have pictures of me at 3 yrs old in England 1981 with headphones on listening to this album.. scared the shit out of me. Definitely in my top 10 favorite albums of all time.
bought the Album when i was 15 and loved it. 35 years later re visited and fallen in love again .Must be listened to in total darkness for full wonderfull experiance
The Orsen Wells drama was presented as a news broadcast. They did state before hand it was fiction but people who tuned in late were scared
Jeff Wayne was pretty omnipresent in the UK in the early 1980s, including writing theme tunes for ITV’s The Big Match, and World of Sport, the BBC’s Sixty Minutes, and TV-am’s Good Morning Britain - his jangly guitars were quite a trademark!
I live in Byfleet! Mentioned early on we often go to place where the Martians "landed" Horsell common is a beautiful spot.
2nd best show I've been to was going to see this preformed by a full orchestra and actors with Jeff Wayne conducting in Manchester UK, my parents had this on repeat when I was growing up. 1st was The Warning in LA
Would have loved to have been there - I’ve seen the video on CZcams.
You guys need to check out the 2006 Live stage version (new updated version out too) which was amazing to see. Fun Fact: The famous album cover was painted by Mike Trim, who worked on the Gerry Anderson 60's TV shows like Thunderbirds.
Its wetting my eyes a bit. Bringing back so many good memories of my youth in 78. I've got the stage version on DVD. Pretty spectacular, though I prefer this version
I'm from the town this story was set in. Woking just SW of London. I was a kid and this album scared me because i could loook out on a dark evening and imagine the Matians getting ever closer. Great review guys.
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What is not well known is that HGW lived in Woking when he wrote WotW. The house he lived in can be seen from the trains as they pass through Woking (hint - north of the station). Horsell Common is only a mile or two away from his house.
There is actually a live version of this when Jeff Wayne traveled the world years ago. It's available on DVD AS WELL AS an jazz up updated version called War Of The Worlds-The Next Generation. Also the musical is almost EXACTLY the same as the book.
The story is set when the book came out in 1898
I was born the same week this album came out in the UK, and my mother used to love terrifying me by playing it full tilt while I was trying to sleep..... I saw those tripods in my goddammit dreams!!!! Now, my kids love it as much as I do, and every so often, I blast it so my neighbours can enjoy it!!!
The bass player played on Walk on The Wild Side and came up with the renowned motif.
Grew up listening to this album on road trips with my father. Absolutely terrified me as a child, particularly living in the area in which the story is set! Even in the 90s, things seemed closer to the story than they do now in 2022. Funnily enough, David Essex was also a cricketer and my dad bowled him out (before I was bron)! Which is why I absolutely love that line about playing each other at cricket in Brave New World. A lovely touch of English culture
Thunder child was a pre dreadnought class battleship. In 1898 when war of the worlds was set, it was not a first of the line battleship but a coastal defence ship.
HMS Thunder Child was based on a torpedo ram coastal defence ship. In the book, she takes one Martian down with her guns (or more likely her torpedoes) and rams another, breaking its legs, before being melted.
Was 4 maybe 3 when I first heard this lol scared the shit out me but now relate it to my family times going on holiday listening to it in the car lol
I just realized it was 35 years ago i got hold of this great album , it has been a great part of my life for me and my family , it just is one of the best album ever .
Just fyi
Rick Wakeman journey to the center of the earth
Another great story telling album
Thanks
LMFAO I just love at the end the guy wearing the cap his girlfriend or wife comes in bringing him food gives it him without saying a word and then leaves and then he starts chomping away and the other guy complains LMFAO
But all joking aside YES... Richard Burton may he rest in peace his voice is just outstanding, damn I wish I could have a voice just like his so I could probably make a living from it HeeHee... and other from that Jeff Wayne himself is just an absolute genius for pulling this off.
That’s us. Lol
This is my very favourite of the three adaptations that I know of [Welles, Pal, Spielberg]: at least this is set in the right time-period - and this is often word-for-word with the book.
And who couldn't sit and listen to Richard Burton's beautiful voice for hours on end?
Every now and then I reread the book, to put me back in focus with the actual story. But this version got so much into my mind that when I listened to an audio book version, when the narrator said "Slowly and surely they drew their plans against us" I was surprised not to hear "dah-dah-daaah".
It was first published as a magazine serial in 1897 and as a novel in 1898 - one can only wonder what the Victorians made of spaceships and aliens when the motor-car was barely a thing.
ps The Welles 1938 version wasn't the first radio broadcast to cause a national panic. The good old BBC had done that *12 years* before, with another "live dramatisation" that people took seriously. I have a radio documentary about it.
We went to one of the first live performances in London the experience was magnificent!
My mum bought this album on vinyl back in the 70's and we would listen to it together, leafing through the fold-out booklet of artwork as Richard Burton's narration boomed through the speakers. I was about five years old at the time and I was in equal parts fascinated, thrilled and terrified.
Looking back, this must've been one of my first exposures to science fiction. I suppose I'd seen _Doctor Who_ and kids' TV shows at the time, but this was in those the good guys always won. War of the Worlds was different. We, as humanity, were overwhelmed... helpless... before the Martians, only triumphing through luck.
It had quite the effect.
This is nothing more than a master peace there is no other album like this that's why it's a master peace
Richard Burton Narrates. David Essex as ArtilleryMan. Phil Lynott as the Preacher. Lots and LOTS of guitars, and HG Wells. Still well funky 40 years on. ... and still they come...
I just wish there would be a film that mirrored the book, set in Edwardian England.
Nothings come close, to the horror of the book, and the tension of this album.
So as a 3 year old child - listening to this album on a stormy night with my parents. I was disturbed and inspired in equal amounts. I even named my child after a character in the album. The best and most complete album of all time.
Love this story my mum and fad introduced me to it at 12 and it captivated my imagination and I listen to it regularly
H.G.Wells wrote the book in 1898 i believe, it was Orson Welles who made a radio show about it in 1938 :)
.....and H.G. WELLS grandson produced the 2002 "The TIME MACHINE" Film.
There's that 40 gap again! 1898, 1938, 1978. There was a BBC television that was delayed and came out in 2019 just missing the 40 year mark. The adaptation tried to put a new spin on it and ended up being very disappointing. A missed opportunity. I guess we'll have to try and survive to see the 2058 adaptation!
I remember one hot summer night in 1980 with this blasting out the windows into a darkened garden in the country with kids running. It is amongst the best adaptations of text to song i have heard.
There is a boat called thunder child 2, it's an ocean going fully enclosed vessel that can flip upside down and right itself, it's built to take on massive storms with ease.
Early 1979, I was 12. This was my first ever intro _War of the Worlds._
I didn't know of any movie (1954?), or any written story. Never even heard of H.G. Wells, Richard Burton, or David Essex.
My older brother brought this 2- LP album home and played it. (We still have it. Complete with its clear plastic dust jacket!)
The intro music _blew_ me away so much, I didn't much pay much attention to the narration at first.
After 40+ years, I must say that in my opinion, any other version of WOTW made before and after this one _pales_ in comparison, complimented by the illustrations: the designs of the fighting machines, the Heat Ray, the Red Weed, etc. Just pure genius from beginning to end!
And I'm kind of glad that this musical version was my first ever intro to WOTW!
BL
The story plays before the end of the 19th century, it was published around 1890. Mankind isn't out of the steam engine era and the steamer battleship Thunderchild pretty much was the book's "Let's drop an atom bomb on them!" - at the time British warships were the top of weapon technology. Mind you - this was written before WWI and before humans ever were confronted by tanks on the battlefield.
If I'm not mistaken this is THE very first "Aliens Invade Earth" stories ever.
This is the 1970s version which is more 70’s Rock Disco Vibe and the Narrator is Richard Burton ✨🪩✨💃🕺 in 2012. They released a Newer Updated version which is more Modern Sounding dubstep 🤖inspired sounds called Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds the Next Generation which features Narration by Liam Neeson and Singing by Gary Barlow from Take That.
Also, “Forever Autumn” was released as a single and was a minor hit in some countries.
I first heard this being played on a radio while I was in the army, sitting in an armoured personnel carrier (APC) in the middle of a field during a live fire exercise, tracers all around us … truly awesome … still gives me goosebumps when I hear it.
I was 4 years old when I first heard this on LP for the first time back in '78. It has influenced me ever since and I became a bass player because of this music. Thanks for sharing this with everyone.
The book never "reached" me like this did. Wells was a scientist and his prose a little dry. For all the poetic licence Wayne drew on, he created something remarkable, and some of the most engaging music I have ever heard.
You should watch the film of the live performance of this entire story. Amazing production!
i was at my first job in summer of 1978 my older brother bought this album and it blew our minds well maybe a few hash joints helped we would shut off all lights and sit in the dark and listen to this record over and over i was only 16 and i finally found the cd of this my wife had never heard of this but she was hooked right away also her 90yr old mother thinks it was just great
That was fun, first time listening to this music, not my first visit to your channel👍. Reminds me of Rick Waksman’s, “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth”.
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i dont know why but i watch this every morning with my coffee lol
Late to the party as usual. I'm glad you all enjoyed it. I listen to this often on long road trips.
I am sorry to say that I have been listening to this since 1980 ish. Orson Wells. It was a halloween radio special presentation.
My earliest childhood memory is listening to the LP of this on record, with head phones twice the size of my head…. I loved it from the age of 4… and still listen to it, especially on long car journeys or when doing the house work. Just amazing, the greatest album of all time bar none, I’m 38yo now.
Also cool trivia… tech at the time was 24 track tape… they took delivery of a brand new machine for the time that could connect two 24 tape devices allowing them to record on 48 tracks. Which as you can hear, they took full advantage of
Seen this live, pretty amazing
Horsell common and the heat ray is my favourite, such a well composed track.
The original book is great. If I remember correctly, eventually the Martians sort of catch cold and are killed by 'ordinary' terrestrial bacteria/viruses.
If Wells had known of COVID....
I knew this album exsisted, but never had a chance to listen to it...if I ever get the opportunity to pick up my hobby rock-DJing again, parts of this certainly will creep into the set 👽🤖😎
ULLA!
As the funky heat ray swept across the commons we roller discoed to safety.
thank you so much for doing this as a child it was my first album on vinal, i still have that with all the sleave notes but scratched like a teen had it lol
Thanks for this. still rocks!
I first listened to this on a long bus trip back from holiday in about 1984, it was awesome and even saw the stage show a few years ago with some of the original cast :)
Its got phil lynott of “thin lizzy” on it , a legendary album in the uk , timeless 👍
BRB I've saved a nice resin and flower and I am watching all the way through.....so happy you listened to this guys
That’s awesome! Ty
Justin Hayward is still touring and Forever Autumn is in his set.
That great crisp bass line was played by Herbie Flowers, a giant amongst session musicians who has been involved in countless hits. Herbie was the go to bassist.
Incidentally, I’m no musician, but I believe (my music teacher at school told us) that the underlying bass track had been specifically written to become slower and less regular as man’s fate declined and then recover as the Martians die.
Either way, as a *debut* album, this is a killer!
Herbie Flowers also played bass on Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side.
@@IainBoyceJamJarJimmy He was also the bass and tuba player for Sky which is where I first saw him in a concert in Birmingham.
The Live Version(s) [2006 &2016] are available on CZcams.
Nice, looking forward to part 2
Coming soon
I love this Album Classic
Kshe 95 st Louis played this every Halloween.
Always loved this album
My brother brought this album home when it came out, so I’ve known it for a long time. I’ve always loved the story, and the movie from the 50s; I believe this version is very true to Welles’ original work. I’m always surprised actually whenever I come across someone who knows this album
You can also find a LIVE version on CZcams that Wayne produced way back when, it’s an excellent and necessay watch. Plus there are some behind-the-scenes and making-of videos as well, interesting stuff!
This album was HUGE! Especially in the UK, where it sold 3 million copies, making it one of the biggest selling albums in UK chart history. Worldwide, it's sold over 15 million! You shouldn't be too surprised that people know this album. ;) :)
The best way to listen to this album is with the lights switch off
Very, very, very seventies. Lots of fun listening. Ya can't go past Richard Burton's narration 👽
I highly recommend looking up the footage of musical it’s fantastic!
Me- listening none stop to this beautiful album.
Me- there has to be a reaction to it on youtube....come on its 2021.....ahh here we go.
EDIT- ahhh, if only you reacted to the live stage performance.
We tried the live. Was unavailable at the time on CZcams
@@WelpHereWeAreOnCZcams aww haha, no worries. Its still a great album/story.
Richard Burton's narration is superb; such a great Welsh voice.
I still amuses me that ‘life went on as normal’ the morning AFTER the Martians emerged and started killing people. 😂
Nowadays it would be wall to wall on the 24 hour television news channels. But in 1898 there were no 24 hour news channels, no television either, and radio was in its infancy. Telephones were around, but few ordinary people would have one in their house. Most people who lived even just a few miles away probably wouldn't know anything about it until they saw a newspaper or perhaps heard some rumours the following morning. If they set off for work early they might not hear anything until they got there, and perhaps not even then.
Most people who had no time for Tom Cruise's movie because it was nothing like the olriginal book!
How has this had only 8500 views? Good reaction guys.
Ty. Very kind !!
This came out while I was at University and we listened to it all the time. Along with Fleetwood Mac, Elton John and Al Stewart. (it kind of introduced me to Justin Hayward and hence to The Moody Brothers.) I don't know if you're aware of David Essex but he was a massive star at the time.
I saw the live concert at the end of 2018, a terrific experience, with a hologram of Liam Neeson replacing Richard Burton. They're touring again next year and I'll definitely be booking another ticket.
Nice thoughtful reaction.
Ulla!
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Phill Lynot of Thin Lizzy sang Spirit of a Man with Julie Covington. IMO the best song on the album.
@@WelpHereWeAreOnCZcams By the way, I did go earlier this year for the second time and got to fulfil one of my greatest ambitions, to see Justin Hayward in person! Just awesome!
I still have a UK import vinyl that my dad bought from a New York record shop in 1979. I don't think I'll ever part with it.
First ever time I heard this was the night I ad done my first LSD 'trip'...This was abut 14/95. I was getting all paranoid. I had ran off from our group and ended up at my cousins house, who got is the trips (micoDots, if you really need to know)... He had a copy of the live even, and also James live event. We sat for hours watching it over and over.