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Ohne Filter - Musik Pur: Tower of Power in Concert
Released in DVD by Music Video Distribu (07 October, 2003)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Average review score:

Great to have T.o.P. on DVD
This concert is taken directly from a TV-broadcast from 1998 (hence the slightly cheesy titles in between songs). "Ohne Filter" was a German TV-show dedicated to showing live performances of blues, jazz, R&B and soul artists, and since none of this is mainstream, the series was produced on a limited budget. Consequently, the visual and sonic quality of this DVD is not immaculate, although I think it is not nearly as bad as some people make it sound. The bonus material is redundant, but that is not what I bought the DVD for.

Do not buy this DVD if you are looking for a visually impressive concert dvd, making full use of this medium - you will be disappointed! However, in my opinion it is the music that counts, and Tower of Power deliver what you expect from them, which already makes this DVD wortwhile to me.

Worth the Wait
I've been a TOP fan since they released "East Bay Grease" on San Francisco records. I've seen them in concert and have also followed the careers of since departed band members like Lenny Williams, Richard Elliot, Lenny Picket and of course Greg Adams. Footage of TOP is rare. In the late 70's I did see TOP on "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Years Eve Party" broadcast on network T.V. and on "Soul Train". All this to say in light of the scarcity of TOP video I was extremely excited when I learned of this DVD. Rocco has released an excellent instructional video which fades or cuts to the full band doing the piece on which Rocco is instructing. It was made during the Tom Bows era. For TOP fans, who have been waiting to see the funky doctor blow that opening baritone line to "Squip Cakes", up close the waiting is over.

Tower of Power was SOLD OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I give this band the 5 stars as they deserve it. They have been playing for 3 decades and are nothing but a top notch band. But, I was told this DVD performance was a new concert and if you look on the technical info, it shows 2003, when in fact, this was done in 1998. I find that to be very misleading and as the other person said, the venue deters from the bands quality and professional image. The videography absolutely stinks. Whoever produced this mess needs to see a proctologist. This is a great band folks, why wasn't a live performance done in a much more suitable venue and in 2003??
Come on, get real.........Great band, but either their management needs to be fired or whomever is responsible for this mess. They played well and I love them, but its like a Picasso hanging in the mens' room of McDonalds!

Peter Green: Splinter Group in Concert
Released in DVD by Red Distribution, In (23 September, 2003)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Peter Green
Average review score:

An evening with nigel watson splinter group !
if you like nigel watson ,this is for you
but if you like peter green ....

Does Peter really play?
Since Nigel Watson coaxed 60s legend Peter Green out of retirement in the late 1990s, and formed the Splinter Group, there's been controversy about how much Green --- the marquee player of the band --- really contributes. Watson reportedly does most of the heavy lifting on guitar, adopting a style based on Green's brilliant work of 30+ years ago. This concert video gives you the chance to see for yourself.

There are two sets, an acoustic set made up of blues standards, including the Robert Johnson covers for which the band is noted. Then there's an electric set in which the Splinter Group performs original compositions, concluding with two of Peter Green's old songs. This has been the formula since the band's inception: new arrangements of the Green classics; blues covers, and new material by the other members of the band.

Those other members play well, and this is an enjoyable concert. Sadly, however, Peter Green does not do very much. His voice, never strong since his return from retirement, is very shaky. (Significantly, Nigel now sings "Need Your Love So Bad", since Peter is no longer able to hit the higher notes at all.) And while Green plays some harp, and some guitar, it's really Nigel who's doing the work here. There are one or two spots where Green seriously gets to work, but for the most part he picks indifferently at his guitar, backing Nigel's fiery solos with a few notes here and there.

The disc also includes an interview segment, and here Peter looks and sounds even worse. I could barely understand a word he said. Tragically, he comes across almost as a caricature of a fallen rock star, although those familiar with his life story are aware that serious health problems are responsible for his deterioration, and that he's still in much better shape now than he was before Nigel dragged him back into the spotlight.

Another DVD feature is an MTV-style video of "Real World", a Splinter Group original from their latest CD, "Reaching the Cold 100". Amazingly, in this video Peter smiles, seems awake, actually PLAYS his guitar and seems fully engaged. Did the concert just catch him on a bad night, has his health gone downhill, or does he just feel more comfortable without a live audience?

I'd recommend this disc for die-hard Green fans like myself, but anyone who hasn't heard his seminal work with John Mayall and the original Fleetwood Mac will probably be shaking their heads, asking "What's the big deal about this guy, anyway?" It's a shame, because those of us who love Peter's work know that, after Jimi Hendrix, he was the greatest rock or blues guitar player of his generation. While I'm glad he's enjoying himself (finally), I can't help wishing he still had his songwriting ability. Watching him do other people's songs and warmed-over versions of 35-year-old hits is, finally, getting a bit old.

The disc is in anamorphic widescreen with a fine Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack.

Live Concert from the Semper Opera Dresden
Released in DVD by Arthaus Musik (01 November, 2000)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresd
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Wonderful program, yet moderate perfromance....
This performance of the Dresden Statskappelle from the Semper Opera, Dresden is surprisingly disappointing. Sinopoli seems to have difficulty communicating his vision to the orchestra, and as a result the orchestra sounds reserved and insecure. Of the Alpine Symphony performance, many of the great moments are troubled by insecure brass playing, a problem also evident in the Wagner. This frequent instability causes the brasses to sound individualistic rather than cohesive as a section, and cohesiveness is the key to this work. The strings are generally excellent throughout and the sound quality of the disc is ok, yet not up to par with other Arthaus DVD's.

Jefferson Starship - The Definitive Concert
Released in DVD by Image Entertainment (14 August, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Bombast was always a part of Jefferson Starship. The group's chunky, muscular riffing through the 1970s and '80s made it a rock powerhouse in a way that its earlier incarnation, the Jefferson Airplane, was never meant to be. But in the few years that Marty Balin joined two of his mates from the Airplane, Paul Kantner and Grace Slick, for its retooled edition, bombast was mitigated by a ripened sensuality and other pleasures. Between Balin's splendid love songs, Slick's sass, Kantner's lyrical castles in the sky, and guitarist Craig Chaquico's prankish versatility, the Starship was a fun, sexy, uplifting outfit. By 1983, however, with Balin long gone, Kantner on the way out, and shrill vocalist Mickey Thomas in the mix, the Starship looked and sounded like an anachronism. Sadly, that's what we have here on The Definitive Concert. Thomas seems to be screeching at a single frequency on "Winds of Change" and "Out of Control," while Slick spends much of the time delivering a wide-eyed stare into the camera that seemed trippy enough in 1967, but here looks insistent and vain. On the plus side, Slick's chilling power on "White Rabbit" is something to behold, and Kantner leads the band in a rousing, snakey rendition of "Ride the Tiger." But, for the most part, this "definitive concert" is a woeful reminder of better days. --Tom Keogh
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The wrong moment in this band's history
Every great band has a "moment;" a time when they are at their most brilliant, most socially relevant, most musically profound. For the name-changing, member-changing band that was once known as Jefferson Airplane, this DVD is not only NOT that moment; it's not even close.

Message to Grace: Have somebody collect film and tape from a much, much better time in your band's history. Somewhere around the release of "Volunteers" would be a good place to start. Have them work backwards from there, to the beginning. Then, have a talented director make a documentary out of it, with a small emphasis on interviews and history, and a big, big, big emphasis on the MUSIC. (That means LOTS of concert and studio footage...) Put it on DVD, promote it a little, and sit back and watch it sell, sell, sell. I'll buy one for me, and one for everybody I care about; because you did something really special, really important, really profound and quite beautiful during that time, something you should be proud of. Ditch this 80's BS, and give us something real. Please.

How could this happen.....
Jefferson Starship at the time(1983)had released 3 outstanding albums, Freedom at Point Zero, Modern Times, Wind of Change. If anyone had the opportunity to see the band with drummer Ansley Dunbar, You know how disappointing this video is. Unfortunately, when listening to songs like "Stranger" you could hear the bands new drummer(???)the mistakes and missed drum fills. It's a shame that the band never released any Video performance of the band with Dunbar. It's a good mix of song selection. Too bad they didnt fine tune the playing.(Why didnt they play "Save Your Love" "Lightening Rose" "RockMusic")

Real Review
.... This JS concert, pretty much represents the band well for where they were, at the start of the 80's. They have always been a band that appeared to be on the verge of chaos and confusion, as foretold by even some of their own lyrics. All the elements are here and all the quirky individualities of each member...Grace's mysterious antics, Paul's leadership, Craig's guitar, Mickey's high octane vocals(see KNEE DEEP IN THE HOOPLA album)BUT most of all THE MUSICIANSHIP and GREAT SONGS!!! One thing people forget too, is that this band has always evolved and they represent each era perfectly!!! Even Paul Kantner being the sci fi buff that he is, needs to realize this. Everything evolves and the STARSHIP continued right through this show and on through the 80's!!!

In Concert - The Best of Broadway
Released in DVD by Musicrama, Inc (16 July, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Bernadette Peters
Average review score:

Very Disappointing Concert
This DVD is a great disappointment. Not only are the picture and sound qualities abysmal, Bernadette and her stage act are equally poor. The end credits indicate that the show is from 1979, so I don't know how well that fits into Bernadette's career development.

Her greatest fans will only cringe on seeing such an embarrassingly poor performance. Sadly too, it transpires that the arranger and conductor was the late and very great Peter Matz which adds to the disappointment!

It All Depends...
If you are a fan of Bernadette because of her magnificent stage career, this isn't the DVD for you. However, the performance itself isn't bad. She sings beautifully, fluttering lightly through the softer songs and belting out the pop ballads. Bernadette does cry during the show, but it doesn't seem to be from disappointment- her cheeks are wet only during the sad songs. To newer fans of Bernadette Peters, I recommend against buying this DVD; to veteran fans, consider what you like about her. Is it her show tunes? Is it her voice, no matter what the song may be? As I said before, the performance itself isn't bad. Bernadette sings beautifully, but it's not like her performance at the Royal Festival Hall in 1998. It's not necessarily worse, it's just different. Basically, I cannot say whether or not you will like this DVD. It all depends on what you like about Bernadette Peters.

Bernadette's the best
This is fun for Bernadette Peters fans. It is a glimpse into her past performances and her beautiful voice is entrancing. I would recommend this to Bernadette Peters fans but not anyone else.

Cream: Farewell Concert
Released in DVD by Image Entertainment (12 October, 1999)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Cream and Baker.G Eric Clapton
Average review score:

Farewell Concert -- NOT!
I was bummed to find that not one number is shown in its entirety, only segments. The list of features is misleading. You get pumped figuring this is the film of the album, but it's not, it totally craters. The interviews, from it seems a year or so prior, are amusing. Sample some pics from it with your Snappy and send it along, or donate it to the library (if you can itemize.)

Buyer Beware
They shouldn't call this "The Farewell Concert". There's very little concert here. The thing is also very pooly filmed and edited. There are bits and pieces of songs. This would make a nice "extra" for a good video disc, but doesn't stand well on it's own at all.

Great Music, Weak Video
The narrative comments regarding guitars and rock music are so odd and out of place that they could only have been made in 1967. This had to come from some news reel, or documentary from 1967 regarding Cream and the final concert. The interviews are okay, but they were unecessary. I don't believe audiences in the 21st century need to learn what a wah-wah pedal is, or how to use the tone controls on a guitar. And the editing is just dreadful. It's worse than the standard MTV music video 1/2 second edit. Too bad, because the playing is simply awsome.

Spirit: In Concert
Released in DVD by Pro-Active Entertainment (27 November, 2000)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Average review score:

big letdown........
although this movie was filmed quite well, the sound quality is very poor. completely unacceptable. only dolby 2 channel is available, but even that is recorded so poorly, the dvd is unwatchable. vocals are muffled, and bassy, while instruments are barley audible. the sound quality makes this dvd useless.

save your money, please

Honest Review
First of all I have been a SPIRIT fan since the late sixties and was thrilled to get Any music of theirs on DVD. First off if the people doing this video took the time to do it right this DVD would have been pretty good. The performance was good as was the picture quality but the crowd noise at times did get in the way of the music. The sound quality was at times poor because the sound would fade in and out along with the crowd noise. The concert was way too short and John Locke is not on this video (keyboards) and he never played bass. If you are truly a SPIRIT fan like I am then get the DVD because thats the only way your gonna see Randy California and Ed Cassidy which still plays a pretty good drum for his age. If your not a true fan you might want to pass this DVD up.

Good Spirits
Notwithstanding the 2 other poor reviews I bought the DVD anyway.
Don't let the other reviews scare you. It's an honest performance typical of the band's 80's concerts. Sure we'd all love to see unedited 1968 shows but I haven't too many of those around on video or DVD, have you?
This DVD is very enjoyable, I didn't really notice the sound enhancements described by the other reviewers. Perhaps there are some but I'm only in it for the music.
At this price it's a bargain and I hope it warms your heart too to see this now deceased band.

B.B. King: Blues Summit Concert
Released in DVD by Uni/Mca (05 December, 2000)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: B.B. King
Average review score:

A great idea botched!
Next to Albert King, BB is my favorite blues singer/ guitist. The CD is awesome, so maybe I expected the DVD to be on the same level. Wrong! 65% of DVD is filler with comments from BB as well as other authorities such as Rufus Thomas and the smart white guy who teaches at some local Mississippi college.

Where is the concert? Although the DVD gives you the option of "playing just the music" , you just don't get much. The producers should have just recorded the show in its entirety and the DVD would have been close to a masterpiece!

Instead, they make it a documentary instead of a concert.

I was very disappointed!

disappointing!!
It really looks like a great concert is in the DVD. And the interviews are really interesting; I think they are maybe the best reason for why one would like to have this DVD. But two facts made me feel really disappointed.
First, the songs are not all in their complete performance. The beggining of most of them is overlapped with the interviews, some solos (which are the best expression of any blues performer's excellence) are cutted!!, and the final jam is chopped in three parts by the interviews, reducing the instrumental part to a minimum. Maybe is a really great jam but I just can't tell. This is unacceptable for any blues lover. So, if you really want to see what BB King is on a stage and admire him as a great blues performer, do not buy this DVD.
Second, the compression quality does not seem to be the best. Maybe this is a minor concern, but in some scenes the lossyness of MPEG compression can be really noticed. I am not an expert in video compression, but in other movies I have not seen such a thing. So, if you really want to feel that you are getting the best out of your DVD player, you should also consider not to buy this one.

Good Set... too many interspersions.
If you were to only get one BB DVD, get the BET Jazz one. This one was filmed in the mid 90's [BB is actually standing!!] at this Blues Club in NY. It is in documentary format. Interview, song with guest, interview etc. you get the picture. Somehow, I wish they could deliver the full set... but this is the only DVD I know that has all his great guests (Buddy Guy, for example).

It is full frame, mastering is decent, some bleeding and fuzziness - no big deal unless you have some monster 61" screen.

What annoyed me the most is that the master is sped up by about 7-8% Ugghh! and the DVD is short to boot.

I wind up playing the JAZZ DVD over this one. But, this has it's moments (except for the songs are way too short, and the sped up master doesn't help).

Recommend for fans of BB! I am a huge fan of BB and still must give this a 3.

Richard Clayderman: Live in Concert
Released in DVD by Laserlight Video (19 June, 1998)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Richard Clayderman
Average review score:

Sad...
Very poor video and audio quality. Hiss is so high that I have to cut the treble level!I get much better quality/enjoyment out of my Richard Clayderman LP collection.

Worst DVD I've ever seen...
I bought this dvd(full screen format, not wide stuff) mainly because of my curiosity for this talented musician and its availability of Korean subtitles. But I was very disappointed by its poor quality in both audio and video aspects. The cheap price tells something. I think the manufacturer should know that consumers are always willing to pay more money for higher quality. Only one thing good was that I became to know better about Mr. Clayderman.

Excellent Production!
I came back to look for more Clayderman DVDS because this one which I just finished watching brought me so much joy. I liked the interview with this quiet and assuming Gentleman who is so gentle and soft spoken. I think thats what makes his personality so attractive. The sound is also fantastic on my Bose system. Felt like I was right there in the concert too. I hope you too will enjoy the gift of his talents.

Gary Numan: In Concert
Released in DVD by Navarre Corporation/ (23 September, 2003)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Gary Numan
Average review score:

[WEAK]
...It claims to have 20 songs, it only has 10. Picture quality is poor, because it is taken from [another] tape.
Sound is not bad. There is no menu. A total [disappointment]. ...Wait for the official release from either Numan himself or IRS Records...

Worthy of your collection..
Just as the other review states, not the best audio or video for that matter. But not BAD either, just like a lower budget concert footage film. Not to take anything away from the performancethough, it was excellent. i would have given the review 5 stars for its content if the audio was better.....

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