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Put Your Hands Up! The Tribute Concert to Chuck Brown
Released in DVD by Liaison Records (20 August, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Chuck Brown
Average review score:

Get Your Go Go On
This is one great DVD. If you love Go Go nothing else needs to be said. If you don't know about Chuck or Go Go, this is a great starting place. Just as James Brown is the Godfather of Soul and George Clinton is the Godfather of P-Funk, Chuck Brown is indeed the Godfather of Go Go, that unique music that is funk plus percussion. This 2 DVD set was captured at Washington DC's famous 9:30 Club and includes performances of EU, 911, Little Benny, Big Tony Fisher of Trouble Funk and other established and up and coming Go Go groups all paying homage to the man that has become the symbol of Go Go all over the world Chuck Brown. The occasion is a birthday celebration for Chuck and also a celebration of the still thriving DC Go Go music scene. If you have even one funky bone in your body you will love this DVD! Do do yourself a favor and pick this one up with a quickness.

Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: The New Year's Eve Concert 1987
Released in DVD by Sony Classics (08 December, 1998)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Average review score:

Get the Carlos Kleiber
Not at all impressive when you have the likes of Carlos Kleiber conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in the same repertoire on DVD. The orchestra responds with allot more finesse to Kleiber.

Boring
One of the great tragedies of European music. Karajan. Brilliant showman but mediocre musician. We in Vienna use to cringe when the band master rode into town. And to add insult to injury, our then greedy orchestra invited him to conduct the venerable New Year Day concert. It was the first time since 1973 that my family did not attend the event. We instead, listened to a wonderful Boskovsky record with our beloved orchestra.

New Year's Party
This is one of the best DVDs from "Hebert von Karajan Legacy for Home Video" series. Apart from the beautifull music there are several (good) surprises as the orquestra plays the famous Strauss's partitures. This is probably the only video that shows Karajan laughing, smiling and interacting with the audience. The musicians and the public also seem to be very pleased with this party .

Paul McCartney - Back in the U.S. (Live 2002 Concert Film)
Released in DVD by Emi Distribution (26 November, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Director: Mark Haefeli
Average review score:

You like me you like me
I agree with my fellow Bostonian Martin Gregory, who asks, in his 10/10/03 review of this DVD, if Paul is "really that insecure? If so, perhaps this explains his inability to perform a real, spontaneous rock and roll show, or release a visual record that doesn't spend most of its time trying to show just how revered the star of the show is." For most of my life I have been fascinated and captivated by the Beatles and their mystique. They just won't go away. Their music, and some of it from the respective solo careers, is some of the best ever written or performed. So, like Martin, I am continually amazed at how Sir Paul seems to need his ego stroked, even after all this time. His music is tremendous, but this DVD suffers a lot from Paul's "schtickiness"-- ooh, there's a camera...ooh, there's another. It's plastic, phony, and sometimes embarassing. He is like the anti-George. On the other hand, perhaps we would not have had any Beatle releases after Revolver were it not for some of these qualities. I just wish that someday Paul would put aside all of the campiness and schtick and production and release a straight ahead rock and roll no holds barred recording. In my opinion the best pieces of this DVD are the sound checks- they are simple, bare, essential, and even contain MISTAKES! But their rawness is what I find enjoyable. For all of Paul's lamenting what Phil Spector did to Let it Be, he has managed to do much of the same schmaltzy overproduction in much of his solo career. Here's hoping that some success for the Beatle's "Let it Be...Naked" results in Paul chucking all the artifice. He can do it, but I doubt we will see it.

Despite some interruptions, a great DVD
This DVD is astounding to me. Plenty of music, great musicians, humorous quips by everyone. As already said, there are some interruptions in some songs, but it does not happen commonly and the rest of the DVD makes up for it, plus some. The sound quality is crystal clear, the band has tons of stage prescence, and everyone harmonizes their voices beautifully.
There are a few drawbacks, though. Even though the talking between songs is usually fine, it seems to drag the concert on. Also, it is my opinion that Paul McCartney should stick with his Huffler. He's an okay guitarist, but his solos just don't quite cut it for me.
The pros greatly outweigh the cons, however. Every song is done perfect (sans a barely-noticable off-beat point in the middle of one song, lasting for not even a second before they get back on track). The band has tons of energy, prescence, and the visuals for the show are spectacular. The choice of their many songs was well-picked, including superior songs like "Yesterday," "Blackbird," "Hey Jude," "Let it Be," "Live and Let Die," "Lady Madonna," "Band on the Run," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Hello, Goodbye," and "Back in the U.S.S.R." (just to name a few).

In total, I highly reccommend this DVD. Great songs, great personalities, great visuals, great sound. It's great to see someone like McCartney still rockin' it on stage and just as good a musician as ever.

The concert of the decade?
This is a documentary/concert experience captured on DVD of one the finest & energetic performances by Paul & his band that I've ever seen the man involved in - only eclipsed by when the Beatles themselves were performing live. As for the negative reviews of this disc here, the probability is very high that these people did not attend one of Paul's shows on this tour and shamefully so - you're probably Paul-bashers from way back and anything the man does will not meet your approval anyway. But enough on that: I did attend Paul's show in NC last year and it was the best concert I've ever been to. I've had this DVD for about a year and just recently gave it a fresh viewing, putting some space between when I actually saw him live and seeing this video for a more objective opinion and found that this show is just awesome. Paul's in great voice, his band is top-notch. Rusty Anderson is an excellent lead guitarist, Brian Ray has those classic Paul bass riffs down superbly - just listen to "Getting Better". And, oh man, Abraham Laboriel, Jr is one of the best drummers I've ever seen and heard; like Paul himself says in the video, "Abe is a serious drummer". How anyone can look at this DVD and not get into these Beatle & solo Paul classics performed so energetically is way beyond my comprehension. I was sitting and watching Paul & his band playing some of these tunes and thinking to myself, "even if the other Beatles were still around to reunite, could they be any better than this?" That statement might infuriate a few Beatles purist, but so be it -I'm as big a Beatles fan as the next guy. What amazes me most, I think, about the performances on this DVD is Paul displays more energy and love for his craft than guys half his age. The concert of the decade? Absolutely, unless Paul tops himself on the next tour.

Hugh Masekela - Homecoming Concert
Released in DVD by Koch Vision/Shanachie Video (08 August, 2000)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Hugh Masekela
Jazz trumpet virtuoso Hugh Masekela was born in South Africa and first played in bands there before being exiled from his native land for more than 30 years. After achieving musical success and a following in the U.S., Masekela celebrated the downfall of apartheid by returning to South Africa and embarking on a triumphant concert tour. This DVD captures a joyous night on that tour, as Masekela performs before a joyous, dancing audience in Johannesburg. Backed by saxophone, electric guitar, electric bass, keyboards, and a multitude of drums and percussion instruments, Masekela unleashes inspiring trumpet solos. At one point, a troupe of South African vocalists takes the stage, and the heartfelt songs of freedom make it obvious that Masekela's shows were about much more than music. Masekela cheerfully sings along and seems to be making a profound connection with his homeland. Throughout the concert, a number of South African guest artists, both singers and dancers, share the stage with Masekela's brilliant band, making what begins as a jazz concert an ebullient sampler of native rhythms. The music is brilliant, and the lively performers and audience make this a concert that deserves to be seen. --Robert J. McNamara
Average review score:

Avoid this horrendous digital transfer! Get the VHS...
While this is a great VHS- (amazing sound) - the DVD version has increadibly awful audio (tinny, tons of hiss, echo, difficult to hear)! It sounds like someone dubbed it with a cheap portable stereo in front of a TV playing the VHS! Avoid the DVD edition- stick with the video. I do not know WHAT Shanachie was thinking with this one.

Great Music/Great Musicians/ Poor DVD
While the music on this DVD is great - Hugh Masekela on trumpet, Morris Goldberg on sax and pennywhistle, and a host of other South African musicians, singers, and dancers, this could have easily been a CD, rather than a DVD. The producers do not take advantage of what DVD has to offer. One of the reasons I buy DVDs are for the extra/bonus/backstory material that is usually included. This DVD has none of it.

Here is a man who is returning to his homeland after being exiled for nearly 30 years. Surely that is a very emotional event for him. That deserves, at the very least, some interviews and more video footage of his homecoming. We know that things have changed in South Africa in the last 30 years, it should be documented through Masekela's eyes and ears for this DVD. They could have included interviews with Masekela, with musicians he's played with, and other (younger) South African musicians who he's influenced all these years, even while in exile.

Five stars for the music and the musicians, but this is a waste of a DVD. Should have been a CD instead.

My very favorite DVD
A wonderful experience. Masekela fuses South African music with American Jazz and comes up with a magical transformation. I own this DVD and have watched it at least twice a month since I got it. The video is of the 1991 Sekunjalo("This is it") Masekela homecoming to South Africa. MoGe(aka Morris Goldberg) is excellent on sax and flute. If you are a Hugh Masekela or jazz fan, you will love this. I met Masekela at Zanzibar Blue in Philadelphia this past year. He's still very active and touring at age sixty or so. I wish more people would have the chance to hear him live in concert. This DVD is the next best thing. Masekela conveys the richness of his South African musical heritage by fusing it with American jazz... and comes up with a unique musical experience that takes music to a new higher level. Listening to his music is an uplifting experience. Do yourself a favor, rent this one!

Paris Concert for Amnesty International
Released in DVD by Image Entertainment (15 June, 1999)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Va-Paris Concert for Amnesty I
One of rock's nobler dividends has been a legacy of ambitious fund-raising concerts that carry on the social consciousness that first entered the music in the '60s as a byproduct of that decade's urban folk music. Even after much of the music retreated to safer, less partisan themes, the right crusade has been able to mobilize artists to raise funds and awareness, and Amnesty International has proven among the most reliable of these missions: from The Secret Policeman's Ball shows produced in England, to more recent tour packages helmed by '80s superstars such as Peter Gabriel and U2, the human rights organization has inspired bold concerts.

This production, mounted December 10, 1998, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone underscored with between-songs informational segments that succinctly promote the beneficiary's themes of tolerance and social responsibility. Filmed and live cameos mix celebrities with sage comments from the Dalai Lama (whose impish "thumbs up" to the crowd elevates the entire affair) and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. An underlying fervor also sparks much of the music, particularly from Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman, and a solo Bruce Springsteen, whose songs all allude to the human rights agenda. Alanis Morissette's brief set likewise takes on a spiritual glow consistent with both her second solo album and the context at hand, while jubilant sets from Kassav and the Asian Dub Foundation serve as potent multicultural celebrations.

The show isn't without its rough spots: an opening rendition of Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up" by Chapman, Gabriel, N'Dour, and Springsteen is more awkward than transcendent (especially in Springsteen's wooden delivery), and Gabriel's subsequent duet with N'Dour starts out shakily. Two Led Zeppelin classics from Jimmy Page and Robert Plant incite Zep fans but seem nearly irrelevant here, as does Shania Twain's slick but shallow stint. But Radiohead's three-song set restores the two-hour concert's generally thoughtful and thought-provoking substance. --Sam Sutherland

Average review score:

LESS THAN COMPELLING, BUT FOR THE DALAI LAMA
This concert is basically a Peter Gabriel showcase that unfortunately casts Gabriel and a number of high profile "stars" in a less than flaterring light. It has all the overproduced lustre of an awards show, including noxious blabbering by some official from Amnesty, a few Gabriel influenced animations and a sense that this had the element of social contract obligation to it.
But it has its moments: Tracy Chapman is terrific and delivers the goods, as does Kassiv, a Latin group that is on fire from the start. However, Springsteen is in Tom Joad laconic low gear and while he presents well worn songs in a different light, he just never connects. This seems to be about him asserting his good intentions and rightful conscience. Youssou N'Dour gives it his best, but when Gabriel joins him, it is poorly choreographed, a bit too cliched, and in general deflating to the energy N'Dour seemed to be msutering. His "7 Seconds" at the end of the concert lays an egg, for a lot longer than 7 seconds. Mic problems abound and syncing the lips and the music never quite match up.
Gabriel is a disappointment throughout. Apart from previewing his song from UP, he just never seems to be that into the performance, and having been absent a good while by this time, it is a bit jarring to see how he seems to have let himself slip into beer-belly middle age. He reminds me of a computer consultant wondering where the cheapest pizza is. Kofi Annan makes his appearance, coincidentally not long after having visited Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. I have always found Annan a bit of a joke, and while I am sure he harbours righteous thoughts, his disconnect with reality has always struck me as subverting what he should be standing for.
In fact, the only real dynamic appearance on this tape comes from His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and he is absolutely un-self-absorbed, which in comparison to a number of other performances, stands out all the more clearly. He has a simple and direct message that connects with peole who have no real interest in anything other than the music. What I found humourous though is that, although in Paris, he addresses the crowd in English, as does the British woman who seems to fawn all over every celebrity.
All in all, it's entertaining, a bit of an infomercial, but Chapman and His Holiness give it a little something extra that basically redeem the effort.

Great Bruce, Gabriel/Youssou, Chapman, Radiohead, and Zep
The sound is quite good overall, camera work likewise. Well worth getting if you're a fan of one or more of the main acts.
Bruce plays alone, and does a great bottleneck guitar blues version of "Born."
OK, so Zep isn't a charter member of the PC rock club, but they showed up and really burned. Caveats: "Babe IGLY" was a bit bombastic, and Plant looked and sometimes sounded too old to be doing the Zep material. Given that their "Welcome to Clarksdale" album generally sucks, the first P&P tune, from that album, was damned good, with a blistering yet cerebral solo from Page.

Great DVD, Great Concert, Great Idea
The first reason why you must buy this DVD has nothing to do with it's content or quality, it's just because it's an Amnesty International Concert and this world is in profound need of this kind of institutions, yeah even in America or Europe there're people whose most elementary rights are compromised.
But if that's not enough maybe you should buy it because of it's content and quality. The astonish performance of Radiohead (Karma Police at its best), or the great Pete Gabriel ("In Your Eyes" with Yousou n'dour is very emotive), or Tracy Chapman singing better than ever, or his holiness the Dalai Lama or ..... Buy it, Share It, and Enjoy It.

The Paris Concert for Amnesty International - DTS
Released in DVD by Image Entertainment (14 August, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Peter Gabriel and Tracy Chapman
One of rock's nobler dividends has been a legacy of ambitious fund-raising concerts that carry on the social consciousness that first entered the music in the '60s as a byproduct of that decade's urban folk music. Even after much of the music retreated to safer, less partisan themes, the right crusade has been able to mobilize artists to raise funds and awareness, and Amnesty International has proven among the most reliable of these missions: from The Secret Policeman's Ball shows produced in England, to more recent tour packages helmed by '80s superstars such as Peter Gabriel and U2, the human rights organization has inspired bold concerts.

This production, mounted December 10, 1998, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone underscored with between-songs informational segments that succinctly promote the beneficiary's themes of tolerance and social responsibility. Filmed and live cameos mix celebrities with sage comments from the Dalai Lama (whose impish "thumbs up" to the crowd elevates the entire affair) and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. An underlying fervor also sparks much of the music, particularly from Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Tracy Chapman, and a solo Bruce Springsteen, whose songs all allude to the human rights agenda. Alanis Morissette's brief set likewise takes on a spiritual glow consistent with both her second solo album and the context at hand, while jubilant sets from Kassav and the Asian Dub Foundation serve as potent multicultural celebrations.

The show isn't without its rough spots: an opening rendition of Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up" by Chapman, Gabriel, N'Dour, and Springsteen is more awkward than transcendent (especially in Springsteen's wooden delivery), and Gabriel's subsequent duet with N'Dour starts out shakily. Two Led Zeppelin classics from Jimmy Page and Robert Plant incite Zep fans but seem nearly irrelevant here, as does Shania Twain's slick but shallow stint. But Radiohead's three-song set restores the two-hour concert's generally thoughtful and thought-provoking substance. --Sam Sutherland

Average review score:

LESS THAN COMPELLING, BUT FOR THE DALAI LAMA
This concert is basically a Peter Gabriel showcase that unfortunately casts Gabriel and a number of high profile "stars" in a less than flaterring light. It has all the overproduced lustre of an awards show, including noxious blabbering by some official from Amnesty, a few Gabriel influenced animations and a sense that this had the element of social contract obligation to it.
But it has its moments: Tracy Chapman is terrific and delivers the goods, as does Kassiv, a Latin group that is on fire from the start. However, Springsteen is in Tom Joad laconic low gear and while he presents well worn songs in a different light, he just never connects. This seems to be about him asserting his good intentions and rightful conscience. Youssou N'Dour gives it his best, but when Gabriel joins him, it is poorly choreographed, a bit too cliched, and in general deflating to the energy N'Dour seemed to be msutering. His "7 Seconds" at the end of the concert lays an egg, for a lot longer than 7 seconds. Mic problems abound and syncing the lips and the music never quite match up.
Gabriel is a disappointment throughout. Apart from previewing his song from UP, he just never seems to be that into the performance, and having been absent a good while by this time, it is a bit jarring to see how he seems to have let himself slip into beer-belly middle age. He reminds me of a computer consultant wondering where the cheapest pizza is. Kofi Annan makes his appearance, coincidentally not long after having visited Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. I have always found Annan a bit of a joke, and while I am sure he harbours righteous thoughts, his disconnect with reality has always struck me as subverting what he should be standing for.
In fact, the only real dynamic appearance on this tape comes from His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and he is absolutely un-self-absorbed, which in comparison to a number of other performances, stands out all the more clearly. He has a simple and direct message that connects with peole who have no real interest in anything other than the music. What I found humourous though is that, although in Paris, he addresses the crowd in English, as does the British woman who seems to fawn all over every celebrity.
All in all, it's entertaining, a bit of an infomercial, but Chapman and His Holiness give it a little something extra that basically redeem the effort.

Great Bruce, Gabriel/Youssou, Chapman, Radiohead, and Zep
The sound is quite good overall, camera work likewise. Well worth getting if you're a fan of one or more of the main acts.
Bruce plays alone, and does a great bottleneck guitar blues version of "Born."
OK, so Zep isn't a charter member of the PC rock club, but they showed up and really burned. Caveats: "Babe IGLY" was a bit bombastic, and Plant looked and sometimes sounded too old to be doing the Zep material. Given that their "Welcome to Clarksdale" album generally sucks, the first P&P tune, from that album, was damned good, with a blistering yet cerebral solo from Page.

Great DVD, Great Concert, Great Idea
The first reason why you must buy this DVD has nothing to do with it's content or quality, it's just because it's an Amnesty International Concert and this world is in profound need of this kind of institutions, yeah even in America or Europe there're people whose most elementary rights are compromised.
But if that's not enough maybe you should buy it because of it's content and quality. The astonish performance of Radiohead (Karma Police at its best), or the great Pete Gabriel ("In Your Eyes" with Yousou n'dour is very emotive), or Tracy Chapman singing better than ever, or his holiness the Dalai Lama or ..... Buy it, Share It, and Enjoy It.

The Temptations - Live in Concert
Released in DVD by Kultur (29 January, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Average review score:

not a good concert
This DVD is not very good. I don't like the Temptations when they play the music too fast. They don't always play like that, but you may know what I mean if you've seen them a few times over their great career. Don't bother with this dvd, you can have mine..

temps great show released ever
i disagree with those fellas who are still looking for the original temps line up.I think this was as much a great show you will ever find ever released on dvd.This was a great live concert even if you might have not seen the likes of david ruffin and kendricks,but you could enjoy this.Dennis edwards with all his strength had been such a great performer,singer and a great physical dancer on stage.I think the entire temps line up has been amazing and this dvd is a must for every motown fan,because this is the only one which was released so far.

The Tempts are still Temptin'
I just got this DVD and I loved it. I know the performance is dated and its not the C-5 lineup but the guys were in great form. Melvin Franklin's 'Ol Man River is superb. If you are a Tempt fan this is a must for your collection.

The Judy Garland Collection (The Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special / Live at the London Palladium with Liza Minnelli / The Concert Years / Judy, Frank & Dean Once in a Lifetime)
Released in DVD by Kultur (19 November, 2002)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Judy Garland
After her MGM film career was derailed by personal problems, Judy Garland revived her career on the small screen and on the concert stage, as evidenced in the four-DVD Judy Garland Collection. In the one-hour 1962 TV special Judy, Frank, and Dean, Garland is in fine voice, belting out signature tunes like "When You're Smiling" and "The Man That Got Away." Rat Packers Sinatra and Martin are at their unctuous best, with Sinatra at one point casually flicking ash from his cigarette right onto the stage while singing an emotional "I See Your Face Before Me." The patter is a bit stiff, but the numbers are all showstoppers, and Garland, especially, is belting in her most over-the-top Carnegie Hall tradition. She also shares the stage with two costars, Robert Goulet and Phil Silvers, in a 1963 TV special. Garland's performances are forceful and confident, but, unfortunately, she gets little time to sing by herself; that would come later on her own TV show. She and Goulet sing a love medley that includes five complete songs, and there's also a bizarre sequence in which the trio changes costumes after every song; at one point they warble "If I Had a Hammer" while dressed as beatniks.

The novelty of Judy Garland: Live at the London Palladium is the spectacle of the great entertainer sharing the stage with her up-and-coming daughter. In November 1964 Liza Minnelli was not yet 20 and still pretty raw, and Garland seems alternately proud of and bemused by her, but fans of this brand of showbiz razzmatazz will be satisfied with the duets (especially trading verses on a medley of "Happy Days Are Here Again" and "Get Happy"). Garland opens the show with the reliable chest sweller "Once in a Lifetime" and delivers a tutorial in song dynamics with "The Man That Got Away." She appears rather shrunken and tired but still comes on like a trouper, fending off the audience's constant heckling for "Over the Rainbow" (as though she might forget it?) before finally handing the song back to them as a touching sing-along.

Garland's "second career" is summed up in Judy Garland: The Concert Years, a 1985 documentary narrated by her "other" daughter, Lorna Luft. The 85-minute retrospective collects comments from family and colleagues and shows clips from concerts at the London Palladium, Carnegie Hall, and the Palace Theater; a 30-second scene cut from her famous comeback film, A Star Is Born; and scenes from her short-lived TV show. There are also a number of complete performances, including a duet with Barbra Streisand of "Get Happy" and "Happy Days Are Here Again," her dramatically charged rendition of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" following JFK's death, "Ol' Man River," and "The Man That Got Away." And of course "Over the Rainbow" is here, in a 1955 performance that is the only TV recording of how she performed the song in concert: sitting on the edge of the stage, face to face with the audience. And it's a credit to Garland that even in hobo makeup, she lets the raw emotion of the song pour through.

Average review score:

If you are de video VHS, don't buy the DVD
Everybody nows, Judy Garland, is the top. My only one star and my dissapointed is about the bad realese of this sad collecction, Believe me I'have the same in VHS and I prefer it. I'm feell so deceived. Nothing to compare with the Judy Garland Show in DVD.

First-Rate Entertainment -- Third-Rate Video Transfer
All four of these DVDs are first-rate entertainment. The Judy Garland Collection is made up of three television specials and a documentary/retrospective hosted by daugther Lorna Luft. Luft, who is best-known for her performances in "Grease 2" and "Where The Boys Are '84" and as author of the book "Me And My Shadows", appeared on her mother's television series in 1963. Since the interview sequences of Joey Luft (Judy Garland's mostly-forgotten son) are brief and Liza, who has evidently completed her transformation into her own mother (scary, isn't it?), is busy with her bizarre come-back, it is Lorna who gets to display her talent, which she does with ease and professionalism (although she does look a bit frostbitten by the chilly weather). She makes the most of this opportunity to remind the public that she is Judy Garland's daughter, too. Little-seen film clips as well as some of Garland's showstoppers from her self-titled television show round out the clips.

Another disc has a television special where Judy was accompanied onstage by daughter Liza Minnelli. Liza proves she's a chip off her mother's yellow brick block, and surprises her mother more than a few times with her talent. One humorous moment has Judy mouthing something--a question--to someone off camera. Evidently she was told to move Liza's microphone closer to her mouth.

A third disc has a TV special costarring Robert Goulet and Phil Silvers. Who knew Phil Silvers could sing? There is some great singing in this show, and some of the jokes are hilarious.

The last disc is Garland's television performance with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. Judy more than holds her own with these two powerhouse crooners, outsinging the two of them with one vocal chord tied behind her back.

The Lorna DVD has a very good quality image, the interviews being new and the old footage being mostly in top-notch condition. The other two shows (with Liza and Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet) are in pretty wretched shape. It's not the transfer to DVD, but rather the poor quality of the source material. The sound is okay, but just okay. What a shame these couldn't have received the same high quality restoration as the "Judy Garland Show" DVDs, but at least they are available and real fans of Judy shouldn't mind too much. It's the entertainment value on these four DVDs that make it worth the box-set price; the degraded video and sound aren't distracting enough to lessen the power of these incomparable performances. Judy Garland's legendary talent bumps what would have been a 1-star video treatment up to 5 stars.

The best!
Historical perfomances are difficult to duplicate. I have the DVD version of this set and it is incredible. So the quality of the DVDs aren't the best, the quality of the performances are. I highly recommend this set to anyone who enjoys great performances, and the video and audio are not that bad.

Backstage Pass - DVD Concert Collection Vol. 01
Released in DVD by Sony/Columbia (03 October, 2000)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Harry Connick Jr.
Average review score:

Warning to Charlotte Church fans!!
To Charlotte Church fans who are considering the purchase of this DVD for the Charlotte Church performance only, reconsider. "Danny Boy" is straight and unadulterated off of "Voice of an Angel in Concert". Save your money if Charlotte Church is the only reason you are considering this. You already have it.

Awesome!
I really enjoyed the variety of this DVD! The quality of the editing and engineering was top notch. Many great performances by classic entertainers. The only improvement in MY opinion would be to remove the JEFF BUCKLEY track. Not only because I dislike that style of music, but it just didn't fit the genre of music presented. Enjoy!

If you like Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, & Mark O'Connor's song on this DVD you really HAVE to check out their whole DVD "Appalachian Journey" it's unbeleivable! - Amazon sells this one, too :>)

Hey, it's a sampler, okay?
There a wide, make that VERY wide variety of musical styles represented here. It's a great way to sample over a dozen music DVDs to see if they fit what you like to watch. I was surprised how much I liked the touching "Annie's Song," and how subdued Tony Bennett seemed on "Moonglow." Anyway, it's a fun starter DVD, and the price is right.

Rod Stewart & Faces - The Final Concert
Released in DVD by Mvd (23 January, 2001)
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Starring: Rod Stewart & Faces and Rod & Faces Stewart
Average review score:

FACES? UH...HMMMM.....
First of all, let me say that this group (Faces) has been one of my favorite rock groups since their first album with Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood. I wore out their 8-tracks, then their lp's and now I have all of their cd's. Having said that, I have to say that I am VERY disappointed in this DVD. As the other reviewers have stated, the audio and video are terrible. I could have lived with that, because Faces wasn't about being pretty. They rocked, down and dirty. That's what I loved about them. The main problem for me here is the song selection. I believe there is only one REAL Faces song on this DVD (You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything). There are 9 songs originally done on Rod Stewart albums and 2 songs originally done on Ronnie Wood albums...and that's ok too, because I love Rod's early solo work and love all of Ronnie's solo stuff too..but almost every Rod song here is a cover!!! Until a REAL Faces DVD comes out, I'll have to live with this one. A must for real fans like me, but still very disappointing.

Amazing!
This DVD showcases the wonderful chemistry between Rod Stewart and Ron Wood. Not the best production quality in the world, but definitely worth owning.

A must-have DVD...
...for any Rod Stewart fan! This is a very enjoyable video -- getting to see Rod prance around the stage in the 70's is great for those of us who are fans but were a bit too young to go to those shows. True, as other reviews have stated, the sound and visual qualities are not that outstanding, but they are still good! This is a worth-while video for the price and is a must in any fan's DVD collection!

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