Endocrine Movie Reviews

I ahve purchased and rented many concert videos and DVDs over the years, and found the production values to be amateurish, at best.

The photography on the concert itself was dark and drab, nowhere near the quality of Jars of Clay's music videos. This was a modern recording, so why is it only in 224kbps 2.0 stereo? What about a PCM or Dolby Digital 5.1 mix? The 2.0 stereo sounded almost as if it was really 2.0 mono.

"ten:thirty" was boring. A collection of home movies shot during recording with the band doing mostly nothing, edited with short commments by the band members.

Also, couldn't they have included some music videos from "The Eleventh Hour" as bonus material.

If "Jars Of Clay" is reading this review, they might want to consider hiring an experienced crew to film, edit, and mix the concert, and an experienced DVD author for better navigation.

I thought that this DVD was great. I didn't notice anything wrong with the quality, but I don't know much about the technicalities of creating a DVD like this, so I think I'll leave that to the people who do. As far as the music, it's great, they picked some awesome songs and they sound great live. The extras such as 10:30 and artflick were cool too and I especially liked the acoustic performances. I think it would have been cool if they had included videos from some of the songs off of "The Eleventh Hour" too, but just the same, they had some nice extras. Overall though, I definitely recommend this DVD, I loved it. If you can't catch Jars in concert, then this is a good buy for you to experience them live.

I thought this DVD was excellent. Ok, the bad points first. The video quality wasn't too great. It looked great on any other TV, except my dad's huge projection screen so i don't think most people will complain about it. Also, the actual sound itself (as far as surround goes) was also not that good. I don't think it was full 5.1 surround. (there was definately no sound options on the DVD like most) But i don't think everyone is going to have a problem with that either, as my dad's huge system is just ridiculous compared to what normal people have.

Now onto the good points (there are plenty.) The songs are (as always) excellent. Ok, I'm a big Jars fan- but i don't think anyone will be unimpressed. The arrangements are awesome, the band brilliant and the vox superb. A truly enjoyable musical experience in my opinion. The four acoustic tracks are excellent-i love the new arrangements! The 'artflick' is great, a bit short but awesome. ten:thirty wasn't too bad either, and the bonus 'frail' track was awesome. I'm really really happy with this purchase: i think its excellent. And if there are any muso's reading this, then i suggest even more for you guys. Jars are truly talented boys, and are seriously inspiring. Love the lyrics too.

Ok, thats it. Go check this out. Its great!

He talks over the music. Do they try to make people buy a CD or should people download to compensate for the loss? When he was talking, it also made me realize that his music is probably pretty boring so the talking is somewhat compensating.

A must see for all George Winston fans. The music is great, and it's really interesting to see George Winston in action: his rather unorthodox style (stiff, fully extended fingers), some of the techniques he uses (e.g. putting his hands over the wires to create muffled sound), and his surprisingly good guitar performances. There are a few things about this DVD that I found really annoying, however.

1. Commentaries that takes places *during* the performances. What's up with that? The music should not have be interrupted.

2. Really cheesy landscape shots during the performances. I'd preferred to see just George and his piano.

3. I absolutely hated the new rendition of The Cradle. Ugh. The "new" Thanksgiving fared much better, however.

4. He doesn't play Colors/Dance -- arguably his best song.

If you enjoy great scenery, great music, and desire to be moved emotionally, pick up this DVD. I have watched it again and again, and it never gets old. GW mixes some of his stuff with some slack key, and the result is wonderful. I always enjoyed the part where he gets to play with the late Chet Atkins, and those two are just amazing musicians. GW has been a long time admirer of Chet, and you can really see the excitement in George's face when he gets to play with Chet. It is a wonderfully genuine DVD, and it is also a great way to "see" GW in concert without going (especially if you can't get to a city where he is live). I highly recommend this DVD to both GW fans and piano fans alike. I don't think you will be disappointed.

I love Wishbone... but when it first started playing and I didn't recognize most of the band members except for Andy Powell I was a bit disappointed. Overall though the musicianship was excellent. Looks like I'll have to go back a ways to find the original band.

For Wishbone Ash fans who have yet to see them live, this is a well-produced tribute both to the past and present. It is somewhat amazing that Andy Powell has been able to maintain the Ash sound over 30 years while musicians (typically of high caliber) came and went from the band. The DVD video is crisp and shot in a very straightforward fashion; the lack of glitz is welcome. Generally the sound (Dolby 5.1) is clean and well mixed; however, unfortunately, Claire Hamill's vocals either got lost in the mix or suffer from a malfunctioning microphone or amp. In sum, although the overall performance lacks a little energy, it is a refreshing experience to view and hear classic rock without the MTV baggage that accompanies most music today.

Wishbone Ash continues to go on strong after thirty years of releasing some excellent progressive rock. Lead guitarist/singer Andy Powell, the only original remaining member of Wishbone Ash sounds great and hasn't lost any of his trademark guitar licks. In Wishbone Ash's earlier years bassist Martin Turner handled the lead vocals chores which now Powell does so well. The concert is well filmed and ex-Wishbone Ash guitarist Laurie Wisefield (who replaced Ted Turner on guitar midway into the seventies) makes a guest appearance. The songs range from early Wishbone Ash such as "Pheonix", "Blowin' Free", "The King Will Come", "Ballad Of The Beacon", "FUBB" and "Errors Of My Way" to later tunes in "Strange Affair", "Living Proof", "Real Guitars Have Wings", "No Joke", "Come In From The Rain", and "Hard Times". While it is known that Wishbone Ash has gone through numerous changes throughout it's career, one thing is clear, and that's that this band still sounds terrific and will always have a following of dedicated fans. This concert recorded on the 22nd of April, 2000 at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire celebrate's Wishbone Ash's 30-year career as Britain's number one dual lead guitar band. This dvd is a must for any Wishbone Ash fan new or old. Highly recommended!

This was a concert for charity, something Sinatra did a lot of in his later years. From the start it is obvious that he is coasting. There are periods when he concentrates on what he is doing, but most of the time he is too busy Being Sinatra, winking at pals in the audience like Grace Kelly and Tony Bennett, making all the same worn gestures (pointing at the audience, rolling his hand forwards, raising his shoulder). Early on in "The Lady is a Tramp" he seems to forget a line but just shrugs it off and in "You Make Me Feel So Young" he sings "spring to be sprung" instead of "fling to be flung", which he corrects second time around, not that it matters much.

The Rat Pack cool pose that worked so well in the 50s sits badly on a aging man. Little things give the lie to this pose: his terrible hairpiece, the fact that each time he tries to lean on the piano his arm slips. It brings to mind the notorious "Welcome Home Elvis" tv show he recorded in the 50s, during which he sang a skit of "You Make Me Feel So Young" with daughter Nancy. Frank's part was "You Make Me Feel So Old", and he would have done better to sing that during this London concert.

Having said that, if you are a Sinatra fan then this is a fun DVD to own. It's good to see him singing My Way, the tape is in colour and he is not yet at the stage where he struggles for breath and goes purple on high notes. Grace Kelly is far too mannered in her introduction and her "amusing" story about Christmas in Africa with Frank and Ava Gardner goes down like a brick with the audience (an astoundingly poor choice of story since that was the pre-From Here to Eternity time when Frank's career had hit its lowest point and Ava was constantly humiliating him).

Interesting to compare this tired performance to video recordings from the 50s or 60s when his powers were strong and he didn't need those irritating gestures because his voice and his eyes were compelling and hypnotic. The Man and His Music DVDs are a better buy than this one, but I am glad that I have this one in my collection.

In 1994, before leaving for school, I caught the last fifteen minutes of this 1971 TV special and was really amazed of what I had heard. The memory was then tucked away until recently when I bought this DVD.

This might not be Sinatra at his best, but he opens with his standard trademarks (with the exception of George Harrison's "Something," sings some sad tunes, tries out some unusual or new songs, and finishes off with both an timeless and modern trademark of his.

His first six numbers were his trademark songs, plus the Beatles "Something." It was all good, with "I Got You Under My Skin" being his weakest of the night when he almost messes up the timing. He does mess up lines of a few songs, but as a first time listener, I really didn't notice it that much and the guy quickly jokes out of it. Not perfect, but I've seen worse from other performers.

The second half of his show was called "Songs for Losers" and the only one I really enjoyed of those three was "One for my Baby." "Didn't We" was okay, but I couldn't stand "I Get Along Without You Very Well" at all.

The final half of the show has Sinatra doing a new number called "I'll Drink The Wine." Since I didn't have time to just transcribe the "true meaning" of the song, I just enjoyed it for the tune. It was a very good tune. The song "I Have Dreamed" only brought back memories of me as a teenager turning on A&E in 1994 and seeing Sinatra singing this. The ending is pretty cool.

Then Sinatra does "My Kind of Town" and finishes off with a cool version of "My Way." It isn't perfect, but Sinatra doesn't joke his way out of this song, as he had done with the others. Instead he makes some great covers that a first time listener would accept as the true lyrics. For example, "make it clear" actually sounds better than "say it clear" and "I grew tall, through it all" just sounded so cool to me. Like it was meant to be sung that way. Another performer had the same way about him when he changed the words to "I stood tall, when I went bald."

This might not be Sinatra at his best, but if you can accept a guy that has a great talent, that goofs off a little bit, then this should be part of your collection, even if you are a first time Sinatra-fan.

This is a recording of the second show in the presence of HRH Princess Margaret at London's Royal Festival Hall. Preceding Mr Sinatra's appearance was Bob Hope. These two giants of American entertainment and culture were to have been introduced by Sir Noel Coward who was taken ill and died shortly after the performances.

At short notice, HSH the late Princess Grace of Monaco graciously substituted as compere for the evening billed as "Night of Nights." The (charity) event was in aid of the National Association For The Prevention of Cruelty to Children to whom the proceeds and Television fees were paid; HSH Princess Grace and Messrs Hope and Sinatra meeting all of their own costs and in Mr Sinatra's case those of his musicians.

It is especially notable for Mr Sinatra's performance of the rare Lenny Hayton arrangement of George Harrison's "Something" and of course the beautiful Nelson Riddle arrangement of "I Get Along Without You Very Well" which is performed incomparably and last but not least, the rare Gordon Jenkins arrangement of "One For My Baby."

"I Will Drink The Wine" written by the son of accomplished Anglo-Canadian singer Marion Ryan was a new Sinatra "pop single" and like present day "pop" pales by comparison with that of Rogers & Hart, Cole Porter etc. It is notable merely that it reflects the post "flower power / love child" influences which had such a dibilitating effect upon Western civilised countries.

Accompanied by accomplished jazz musicians and LSO string section, Sinatra is in fine "Basie" form and brings a "looseness/improvisation" and humour to his readings which sets them apart from those in the recording studio.

In his 50's the voice may not have been as sweet as it was in his 20's but the depth of his readings of the ballads make these performances far superior. The key change in "I have Dreamed" proved, if proof were needed that "retirement" the following year should never have been a consideration.

In a word this concert is "incomparable."

Kojiki is one of kitaro's best works.
The Americanization of this Story of the creation of Japan set me off a bit. The CD is much better.

Kojiki is definitely one of the most beautiful concerts I've ever heard. Although the DVD does not have a great image quality, it is well worth its content. Seeing Kitaro conducting the other musicians and playing at the same time is amazing. As someone defined above, this is truly a "symphonic poem".

It was great to find this DVD after seeing the concert some years back. If you enjoyed the concert you'll love this DVD.
The picture quality is pretty good (looks like it may have been a laser disc?)and is acceptable for DVD.(Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells concert seems to be the best quality I have seen to date) The sound quality would have been better if had been in PCM.But still a great disc.

Like the other reviewers, I've been an Oldfield fan for many years. I'm glad to finally get a legal copy of one of his live performances. However, I wish it could have been better. The audio mix is good, except for one or two points where it fades out momentarily for no apparent reason. The video editing is very amateurish: It cuts to long shots and crowd shots that are obviously very out of sync with the audio; There were fireworks, somewhere, but you hardly see them; They hold shots for way too long on vocalists who are obviously lip-syncing their parts (for production reasons). The 'Art in Heaven' segment looks like something you get from a rookie editor: Continuous crossfades and keyed images with no syncronization to anything actually going on during the event. Overall, the entire DVD is more of a 'resume piece' for the director, who happened to also be the lighting designer for the live event. No, the lighting wasn't that impressive either. Buy this DVD for your collection, buy it to support Mike Oldfield's endevours, but don't expect to be impressed by it.

I have been a Mike Oldfield fan for may years and have yearned for a DVD or VHS copy of any one of is many concerts. When I discovered this DVD I was delighted. And I watched it with great anticipation I was lifted up by Mike's amazing God given, gift for music. I can't tell you how great the music was!!! The behind the scenes look at the productions is impressive, and this is comming form a guy who has done live stage productions. The equipment and tech stuff is amazing. The only draw back that I saw was the switching of the video for the concert was something my cat could have done. I edit video for a living and coming from an expert I was very dissapointed. But if you have never edited video or know anything about the field you will still notice the lack of production quality. Mike does look annoyed at all the moving cameras around him, as well as the consistant explosions of fireworks durring the concert (another annoyance.) The Video of Art In Heaven is an amazing piece of music that is an origianl compulation of some of Mike's greatest pices as well as some new ones made specificly for the concert. But again my cat would do a better job of the editing. The over use of layered video and chroma-keyed fireworks becomes very "hokey". In fact there are a few spots where it looks like the missed some to the original special efects in the concert and the tried to digitaly recreate them. HA HA.
All in all, I do highly recomend the DVD. It is Mike's only american DVD you can by that is in an NTSC format. If you like Mike I recomend buying a PAL or SECAM DVD deck and TV. Then buy the european DVDs that are available over in europe. But that is if your a big fan of Mike Oldfield. And can be expensive with shipping and handleing.

I knew this would be good going into it since it came from Mike Oldfield. I have been a fan of MO for decades and have never been disappointed in anything he has done. This turned out to be exactly what I expected of MO. Incredible musicianship and an incredible production.

If you like MO. Buy this DVD. You will not be disappointed.

Trust me even if you don't know me.

How they could ever rerelease this great "video" release of an obviously great Fela show with the same audio problems. Makes this an extreme rip off for lovers of not only Fela,but for what the format of DVD can do to clean up hurting analog releases. I recomend the 1984 festival DVD and hope for some quality in the archives to be released soon.The 81 DVD is for extreme Fela lovers only. Trust Me, the audio will bum you out........

A great performance by Fela and the band, but I was seriously disappointed by this DVD. The earlier reviews are of the VHS version, which perhaps is a more forgiving format for a recording of this poor quality.

Yes the music is great, but the sound cuts in and out and the video looks murky. Also, the stage lighting is so dim that you can barely see the horn section, the background singers, or the percussion players. As a result, the cameras focus strictly on what is happening at the front of the stage, basically just Fela and the dancers. It makes the whole experience feel flattened and two-dimensional. You start wondering just what is going on back there in the dark.

Worth buying only as a historical artifact.

This video did a great job of capturing a vibrant Fela Kuti at a concert in Paris. I would recomend this video for any fan of Fela or world music.

Great Hag' ... but so poor sound & movie on two of the three concerts .. !! :O((

First... All three of these shows are wonderful, and should serve as a good lesson to aspiring musicians and singers just what it means to SOUND fantastic in concert, and leave the cheesy, flashy junk to the teenies.

Merle's voice is unreal, and his band is tight and right on the mark.
The camera angles, etc. really pull you in to the 'essence' of each show, and the audio is, in my opinion, CD quality and worthy of praise for a live recording.. very well done
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A MUST HAVE FOR MERLE/COUNTRY FANS!!! PERIOD!

If you're looking for a Garth Brooks or Shania Twain glitz and glimmer Vegas-style concert.. look elsewhere. This is a songwriter and poet at work here, and the SONGS and the SINGER are the show.

Disappointing, however was the fact that the songlist on the back cover shows 'My Favorite Memory', which is not present... Willie appears for "Sing Me Back Home", but the cover indicates that he also appears on 'Just Stay Here and Drink'.. which does not appear at all until the second episode/show (and, no Willie). I've viewed this on and off for a couple days.. and I either blinked, looked away, etc. but I did not see Mr. Paycheck at all.

There are other inconsistencies with what the back indicates, and what's really there, but it does NOT take away from what IS there. I was really looking forward to seeing what the cover SAYS is there, so a small bit of frustration was initially present.

I believe some editing took place after the packaging had already been finished.

If you're even CONSIDERING this item (which you obviously are, or you wouldn't be reading this).. JUST CLICK "BUY".. You'll love it!

C. Olson
Minneapolis

Don't know what the previous reviewer was looking for, but I LOVE this video. You get a glimpse of Merle in 3 different stages of his career. The first back in the '70's when Merle was the premier country act, evident by the fact Willie Nelson and Johnny Paycheck were opening acts and appear briefly on stage. The second is early/mid 80's and Merle has aged, but still sounds great singing ballad after ballad, and the third is a TNN concert special Merle did in the late 80's, still sounding great wether it be singing, playing his guitar, or playing the fiddle. I enjoyed it so much I'm considering buying a second copy as a backup.

I was never a fan of Poison until Native Tongue came out in 1993. The best material that this band has ever released, is on this album. This is most certainly due to the addition of Richie Kotzen on guitar. I've had the pleasure to see him perform live several times as a solo artist. He is without a doubt, one of the finest guitarists on the planet. C.C. Deville on the other hand, is at the other end of the spectrum. His mediocre guitar work is more than evident on the band's first two records. One reviewer asked "why release a live DVD without C.C. in it?" Probably because a lot of fans of Mr. Kotzen would love to have this in their collection. I recommend checking this DVD out, if for nothing else than to see the amazing live guitar work of a true virtuoso.

Ive seen poison live on every tour they've done. Pure rock at its best, with no lack of energy. I loved them all, but shows without cc's screaming licks were just not the same. I just saw them this summer in vegas and it was their best ever. They may be getting older (who isnt) but all still have those rock star bodies and full heads of hair that are usually gone by now. It was an awesome show and should have been used for a live tour video instead of a show with a long departed, substitute musician. This live dvd is a great show, but why not give us footage of a 5 star performance. Worth the watch no matter what, but true poison fans will be left feeling a void that only " MISTER C C DEVILLE " can truly fill.

OK so I gave the review a 5, but only cause I love poison. Why release a dvd from a concert 10 years ago that was on a tour without CC? I'd still buy it, but what I really want is a live dvd with CC!

I just received the DVD in the mail and was a bit disappointed. I read a customers review who was at the concert and he stated that the Dave Matthews Acoustic performance was worth the money alone. I ordered the video largely to see Dave perform his hour plus acoustic performance. Needless to say, it was only two songs by the time it reached the DVD. If you like the other artists, it's a good DVD. If you're looking for Dave Matthews, don't bother.

The Setlist:
1) I Love You (McBride)
2) Broken Wing (McBride)
3) Independence Day (McBride)
4) China Grove (Doobie Brothers)
5) Black Water (Doobie Brothers)
6) Long Train (Doobie Brothers)
7) Everyday (Matthews)
8) All Along the Watchtower (Matthews)
9) R.O.C.K. in the USA (Mellencamp)
10) Pink Houses (Mellencamp)
11) Don't Cry No Tears (Young)
12) When I Hold You In My Arms (Young)
13) Whiskey River (Nelson)
14) Stay All Night (Nelson)
15) Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys (Nelson)
16) Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Everyone)
17) Amazing Grace (Everyone)

Special Features:
1) Farm Aid Featurette
2) Farm Aid Background (written information)
3) DVD-ROM Link to Farm Aid Website

Sound:
Available in Dolby 5.1 Surround and PCM Stereo

Total Running Time (including special features):
100 minutes

Coming only 18 days after the September 11th attacks, the concert took on an extremely powerful spirit and overall tone - there was something about the communion of several thousand people from all walks of life and fans of all different genres getting together with some amazing music for a ten-hour concert celebration. The 2001 Farm Aid concert would be transformed into a celebration in support of more than just the annual Farm Aid cause, but America as a whole. With all the focus in late 2001 on music and its ability to raise funds and symbolize a national spirit, Farm Aid would benefit from even more national attention due to its timing.

I'll get to the shortfalls later, but what this DVD effectively does is provide a great highlight reel for an unbelievable show. What's here is fantastic stuff - the picture and sound quality are impeccable, and all the performances included (although I am not a big country fan and will almost always skip McBride's set) are worthwhile. The highlights for me are Dave's incredible "All Along the Watchtower" (the best version of this I've heard from him to date, with great touches by Willie Nelson's harp player Micky Raphael), Mellencamp's "Pink Houses" (which really summed up the spirit of the night), and both of Neil's songs. "When I Hold You In My Arms" is performed beautifully by Crazy Horse, a version I prefer over the one released on "Are You Passionate?"

The Doobie Brothers delivered a greatest hits type of set, which was just what people wanted to hear. Willie, as always, was great, and Martina McBride's set included some modern pop/country radio staples that even I recognized.

You get to see what I saw sitting in section G, looking back at the thousands on the expansive lawn behind me, lighters raised to show what seemed like a million little lights under the dark Indiana sky. It clearly got to Mellencamp as well, who responded, "Keep it up you guys, that's great."

Willie's set is done in his typical hurried style, running through some classic country, blues, gospel, and folk staples in two minute laps. The encore brings nearly everyone (no Dave or John) back out on the stage for "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" and "Amazing Grace."

The "Special Features" section of the DVD also includes a Farm Aid Featurette: a 7-minute mini-documentary briefly profiling a number of family farmers and allowing them to tell their own stories. The featurette also includes footage from the concert itself, specifically of Neil's typically outspoken rant, but also footage of Dave Matthews' "Everyday" and Mellencamp's "Pink Houses" intermixed with footage of families working on the farm. It does a good job of getting the general message across but spends virtually no time on the specific problems facing family farmers today.

While admittedly, most people who watch the DVD will do so solely for the musical performances, with all the potential the DVD technology brings, it would've made much more sense in my opinion to include a longer documentary. It could've included footage of the factory farms causing the problems, the environmentalist perspective, and the lack of attention Washington D.C. pays to true family farmers. Sadly, this disc missed the boat in that department, and this theme of coming up short of potential is mirrored in the musical side as well.

As I mentioned, what's here is fantastic, but it falls far short of "what could have been." Dave Matthews hadn't done many solo gigs prior to this (unless you count the very early '90s), and the performance he gave was quite powerful, including a lot of material from the Lillywhite Sessions which would eventually become "Busted Stuff" (such as "Grace is Gone" and "Bartender," also classics "Satellite," "The Song that Jane Likes," "One Sweet World," and others). Mellencamp played a supercharged set including his classics "Jack and Diane," "Small Town," and "The Authority Song." Neil's set also included feedback-laden takes on "Love and Only Love" and "Rockin' in the Free World," in addition to the farm anthem he plays *every* year: "Mother Earth."

But all of those songs are missing. Granted, including the entire broadcasted portion of the show would have required two discs worth of space, but there is certainly a lot more room on this disc that went unused. Martina McBride gets three songs, as do the Doobie Brothers and Willie, but John, Neil, and Dave (three of the biggest draws Farm Aid has, and who with Willie form the Board of Directors) only get two each, which is a crying shame.

This disc was originally offered by Farm Aid itself as a donation incentive during the 2002 campaign, so in reality it was completed this past summer. Hopefully Farm Aid will get in the habit of releasing these more often, and use them as a tool to both spread word for the Farm Aid cause as well as act as a fund-raiser. How nice would it be for both Farm Aid viewers and attendees to be able to purchase each year's performance on DVD in conjunction with watching or attending the next year's?

CMT butchered its coverage of the 2001 concert, breaking in the middle of many songs to cut to commercials by the likes of Burger King (seriously). Thankfully, they righted the ship a little in 2002 and broadcast the full sets, which were limited to something like 40 minutes each. News about the 2001 DVD didn't break until the fundraising campaign really kicked into high gear in mid 2002, so who knows - maybe a DVD from 2002's performance is waiting a few months down the road?

Other suggestions for improvement in case anyone from Farm Aid or Pioneer Entertainment is watching:

1) This show had firefighters and other volunteers collecting 9/11 donations in firefighter boots out in the gigantic grass parking lot - it would have been nice had a film crew gone through that process to provide more of the perspective of the attendee. It certainly was an unforgettable experience for me, and I think DVD viewers would have appreciated it. Nothing overly long (like this review); if you've seen the opening to Neil's Red Rocks DVD, I'm thinking of something like that.

2) The DVD-Rom feature is limited simply to a link to the Farm Aid website; this could've been expanded to include other groups who participate in and support the Farm Aid cause, such as the Missouri-based organization which produces the red "Stop Factory Farms" shirts, credible sites with more information on corporate farming and the hazards it brings, statistics on environmental and health damage, etc. Many people wouldn't bother with them, but for the little time it'd take to include them, those who would use them would appreciate it.

Getting back to this disc, if you like any of these artists or just great quality music combined with a worthwhile cause, I have to recommend this disc despite its shortcomings. It does a good job of capturing the overall vibe of the evening and includes some incredible performances. You don't have to forget about what you're missing to really enjoy what's here; I still love it and will watch it often.

i just wanted to point out the fact that this is farm aid 2001, from indiana. not this years show from pennsylvania. perhaps that is why dave's performance isnt whats expected. i have no idea why they waited so long to release this, and confuse people enough to think it was this years concert...perhaps this wil make you reconsider your purchase, and wait for the 2002 edition.