Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985

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If you have even a passing interest in Stevie Ray Vaughan's peerless mastery of urban blues guitar, you must own Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985. Spaced almost exactly three years apart, these concerts (60 and 93 minutes, respectively) represent the Texan blues god at his fiery best, with Double Trouble (drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon) laying the solid foundation upon which SRV built a Fender-driven sound as fierce as it was perfectly refined. The '82 show was truly "success in disguise," because despite booing from a festival audience lulled by a day of acoustic blues, and the stunned dejection that SRV felt after persevering through a uncompromising set, this was the turning point in SRV's career, leading to post-show encounters with Jackson Browne and David Bowie, who proved instrumental in bringing Stevie's music to an appreciative global audience.

When Stevie, Chris, and Tommy returned to Switzerland three years later, with organist Reese Wynans adding rich new dimension to the Double Trouble sound, the Montreux crowd was primed for a rip-snorting set, and SRV's jubilant response is a joyous thing to witness. One of SRV's favorite bluesmen, Johnny Copeland, appears for a three-song triumph in a set that's uniformly superior and ecstatically energized. Basic three-camera coverage is all you need, although guitar students--for whom this DVD is a godsend--will surely wish for more emphasis on SRV's picking and fretwork. Recording quality is superb in the Montreux tradition, with 5.1-channel remixes that surpass the original masters. A splendid 23-minute documentary features retrospective interviews with Layton, Shannon, Browne, and John Mayer, and the accompanying booklet includes a heartfelt reminiscence from Bowie. Stevie Ray may be gone, but Live at Montreux ensures that his gold-standard legacy will endure. --Jeff Shannon

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Buy this DVD... now!.......2007-08-07

If you know Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble you know how good they were. This DVD is of two concerts. Amazingly the band was booed fiercly during the first concert in 1982 and Stevie leaves the stage looking hurt and confused. But, the second concert is his triumphant return and the crowd shows their admiration and respect. In 5.1 Digital Sound this DVD will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up... stupendous!!! If you like SRV this is a MUST HAVE.

SRV Live @ Montreux.......2007-07-29

Well done. An interesting insight into the early ambitious young player and the following return to Montreux, and a more secure and more established player. The turnaround is much like his musical style, forever relentless and pressing forth... in spite of the weather.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985.......2007-05-23

A snapshot into history. His first appearance at Montreux booed and unappreciated. A few short years later at his second appearance, cheered as an icon of Texas blues. In between not only did he become famous but he cleaned up his life and it shows in his personality onstage. Throughout, his music is unmatchable.

The Kind!.......2007-04-04

Great dvd. A must buy for any Stevie fan!I was lucky enough to see him live twice.These two performances brought back great memories.

Superb!.......2007-04-02

I have played these over and over for years. I guess I'll never get tired of them. A few glitches in the 1985 production, but other than that as representative of SRV as we are probably ever going to get. Any fan of SRV or this sort of music has to have these, they are historic. One comment on the booing in 1982. It really reveals what jerks we can all be. If you don't like a performance, like it's too loud for you widdle ears; leave. To sit there and boo a performance like that (or any performance) only tells the world what an ignoramus you are. If the jerks had left that performance, SRV probably would have played on for at least another hour. 40 minutes is pretty short for him. So in the end what they did is rob the rest of us of another hour of that 1982 performance for all time. Thanks! There is a DVD of Buddy Guy at the same festival a couple of decades later (in the Buddy Guy 70 boxed set) where some dufus shouts out "play some real blues" at the end of the performance. Amazing! At least in the Buddy Guy case the crowd got on the heckler.

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A tale of survival against all odds
Closer to reality than you might think
An unoriginal adaptation of "Logan's Run" meets "The Fast & the Furious Furious".
Nice Effects and Music
So so

The Island
Starring: Ewan McGregor , Scarlett Johansson , Djimon Hounsou , Sean Bean , and Steve Buscemi
Director: Michael Bay
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ASIN: B000BO0LH2
Release Date: 2005-12-13

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When you add up all the best things about The Island, you might just conclude that there's hope yet for Hollywood's most critically reviled hit-maker, Michael Bay. Recruited by Steven Spielberg to direct this lavish and often breathtaking sci-fi action thriller, Bay rises to the occasion with an ambitious production that is, by his standards (and compared to Bay's earlier hits like The Rock and Armageddon), surprisingly intelligent as it explores the repercussions of cloning in a sealed-off society where humans are cultivated for spare parts, surrogate parenthood, and full-body replacements for wealthy clientele. But when two of the clones (Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johanssen) begin to question their fate and the motives of their keepers, they escape into the real world and The Island becomes just another Michael Bay action extravaganza, albeit an impressively exciting one. With elaborate chase scenes and a high-tech feast of CGI to dazzle the eye, The Island recycles much of the plot from 1979's Clonus while borrowing elements from Logan's Run, Gattaca and Minority Report, and while it's not as smartly conceived as those earlier films, there's no denying that, in many ways, it's Bay's best film to date. --Jeff Shannon

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A tale of survival against all odds.......2007-08-10

The Island is an incredible sci-fi movie about the struggle to survive and the fight for freedom. It stars Ewan McGregor as Lincoln 6-Echo, who is part of a community of people in 2019, living an existence where every aspect of their lives is monitored and controlled. They have been told that the Earth has suffered a catastrophe, making the outside world poisonous and that they are the only survivors. They lead a boring life where their only hope is that they'll win the lottery and be taken to live on the 'Island', the last uncontaminated place on Earth. Lincoln has a very big problem. He's just discovered that everything he's been told is a lie. Everyone who wins the lottery dies so their organs can be removed. He needs to save his best friend, the dazzlingly beautiful Jordan 2-Delta (Scarlett Johansson), escape the complex, discover the truth about his existence and figure out a way to save everyone else from certain death.

As many people have pointed out there's plenty of action in the movie, especially car chases. But this does not detract from the movie at all. On the contrary it adds to the suspense and really makes the viewer sympathise with Lincoln and Jordan. All they want is to live a normal life but everyone is trying to kill them and the lives of all their friends rests on their survival.

The world of 2019 hasn't changed much from ours. Computers are better, cars look a bit sleeker and there's the occasional jetbike or hovertrain. But the best thing is that you can extend your lifespan by having cloned organ transplants as long as you're rich enough.

But the movie isn't all bleak. The clones are very child-like when it comes to their thoughts and language. Their goofy smiles and confused, naive reactions to various situations provides much comic relief. Steve Buscemi also contributes to the fun. All of the cast give a good performance and there are plenty of interesting characters aside from the main ones. Jones 3-Echo is charmingly naive and Dr. Merrick is a force of pure evil. The Island is definitely a must-have.

Closer to reality than you might think.......2007-06-30

One of the great untold tragedies of the 20th century was the prevalence of medical testing on unwitting subjects. Some Americans have probably heard of the Tuskegee airmen, black American servicemen who became unwitting test subjects for medical experiments. But how many people are aware of the medical testing performed on ignorant prisoners, on poor people on various Caribbean islands, or the large-scale testing of vaccines on African villagers throughout the latter half of the 20th century. The latter tragedy was the background for the movie "The Constant Gardener" but it was kept in the background. This movie takes medical experimentation and puts it front and center in the middle of America.

The plot is simple; two clones discover that they were created to have their organs harvested. They then fight to escape, and then to help others like them escape. The story takes on the issues of cloning, genetic engineering, mind control, and even the power of corporations operating in the medical sphere. Yes the story has the requisite action scenes and love scene needed for any Hollywood flick, but it also has enough scenes to explore the medical and moral issues involved. We have Lincoln's real counterpart, a rich, spoiled yuppie who needs replacement organs because his are suffering from STD's he has picked up from various women. Then there is the scene when Scarlett Johansson's character sees the son of her real counterpart. And then there is the scene where Djimon Hounsou's character parallels the medical cloning with the atrocities he witnessed in his homeland in Africa. All in all, this was a great action movie with heart and a meaning. A great watch.

An unoriginal adaptation of "Logan's Run" meets "The Fast & the Furious Furious"........2007-06-23

How disappointing & predictable. The entire premise is a poor "clone", pun intended, from a story about clones. "Logan's Run" is one of my ATF's. Michael York played Logan 5. In "The Island" Ewan McGregor character's name is Lincoln 6 Echo. In "Logan's Run", Jenny Agutter played Jessica 6. Scarlett Johannson's character is Jordan 2 Delta. Oh yeah, Richard "Jordan" was the antagonist in Logan's Run. Coincidence?

The premise of both stories is that an past cataclysmic atomic event requires everyone to live underground. Logan & Jessica are destined for "renewal". After "decontamination", Lincoln 6 Echo & Jordan 2 Delta were promised life on "The Island". In the finale, the destruction of the underground complex & subsequent exodus scenes are almost identical to "Logan's Run". Frankly, I do not recall so many car crashes in a Sci-fi thriller. They were obviously miniaturized. "The Island" is an embarrassing blotch on McGregor's & Johansson's otherwise stellar careers.

Nice Effects and Music.......2007-06-14

I don't think there was anything really innovative about this movie. It has the same feel as Minority Report as far as the special effects and mixing technology into our modern urban landscape. Ewan and Scarlett give believable performances as naive individuals with the minds of 15 year olds. They movie is overall enjoyable and I think the score is beautiful.

So so.......2007-06-08

Good special effects and interesting storyline. Unfortunately nothing that I'd recommend for anyone that is not a sci-fi aficionado.

Acland's Dvd Atlas of the Human Anatomy: The Upper Extremity, the Lower Extremity, the Trunk, the Head and Neck, Part 1, the Head and Neck Part 2, and the Internal Organs

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Extremely useful reference for learning anatomy

Acland's Dvd Atlas of the Human Anatomy: The Upper Extremity, the Lower Extremity, the Trunk, the Head and Neck, Part 1, the Head and Neck Part 2, and the Internal Organs
Robert D., M.D. Acland
Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Anatomy | Basic Science | Medicine | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0781740681

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Extremely useful reference for learning anatomy.......2007-03-03

This set of DVDs is transformed from Acland's preeminent Video Atlas of Anatomy series. It is an extremely navigable learning tool with even higher quality audio and visual resolution. The DVDs are based on true dissected specimens. They are particularly useful for those who need to learn anatomy but have few or no chance to do dissection. I also know some people who want to learn anatomy but they refuse to dissect bodies. For these people, Acland'd DVDs are ideal tools. [...]

I contacted Dr. Acland via his website, and suggested him to make a script of the DVDs. He is very kind and quickly prepare a sample for me. I find that the script can help me not only with understanding his explanation in the DVDs, but also with remembering the details. I even printed his script and took them with me in the subway. I read it, and at the same time try to recall the images in the DVDs. I find it is a very good way to remember so many anatomical terms and structures.

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Good Movie Made Awful By Postproduction Hacks
I'm Going to Remake this...

Percy
Starring: Hywel Bennett , Denholm Elliott , Elke Sommer , Britt Ekland , and Cyd Hayman
Director: Ralph Thomas
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ASIN: B00005R245
Release Date: 2001-12-04

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Good Movie Made Awful By Postproduction Hacks.......2006-10-28

I love this movie, but hate this DVD. The first time I saw Percy was on Showtime in the late 1980's and I was smart enough to tape it at the time. I tried to buy two factory VHS versions of it on eBay and both were pirated versions worse than mine. With great relief I bought the DVD, only to find out it comes from Anchor Bay, which I perceive as a bunch of mercenary investors who have no appreciation whatever for what they market (my other experience with them was the "Crime Story" DVD's where the sound quality is abysmal and the video is worse than what I taped off of NBC in the 1980's with my wired-remote Mitsubishi VCR - and what group with any - any - entertainment or artistic savvy would stand behind a sailboat logo??). They re-arranged the scenes! The first scene is supposed to be the talk show appearance, not the accident (or whatever it was). You know, the studio tech saying "My mother used to call it, 'Percy'" segueing directly into God's Children and the introductory credits. I stopped the DVD then and there and have no idea what other butchery was performed on this. I would strongly suggest that you exhaust any possible VHS outlet for this before buying the DVD which, unbeknownst to most buyers of it, is an act of desperation. I'll stick with my hissy, monophonic, off-air VHS recording from 20 years ago, thank you very much. At least it resembles what the makers of it intended.

I'm Going to Remake this..........2002-01-06

Well, being a HUGE Kinks fan I bought this as a X'mas present for myself. I owned the soundtrack first and loved all of the music on it, so I was a bit surprised to find out that most of the music was written for porn scenes in the movie! Still, the music is EXCELLENT and the movie is a funny cult classic also. They don't make movies like this anymore.....I can see why. Rent it before you buy it. If you're a Kinks fan, just go ahead and buy it. Ray Davies has said that it's his favorite film of all time!

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - God Is in the House

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but the concert footage
So Glad I Bought This
Someday he'll come out ... God Is In the House
God Is In The House...and Nick is as well...
Stop! Quit! I can't take it!

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - God Is in the House
Starring: Nick Cave
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ASIN: B0000AM6NP
Release Date: 2003-08-26

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but the concert footage.......2006-12-23

people here aren't giving enough attention to the actual concert on the dvd. it is first and foremost a concert dvd and there's no escaping that the sound is quality is just plain poor. the vocals are buried deep and it's almost like they just set up a speaker in the back and recorded it that way. yes the performance is great as expected but it still fails on original intent.

no need to watch the documentary and the videos aren't anything you can see on youtube anyhow.

So Glad I Bought This.......2005-04-09

This is a great DVD. The primary feature is the concert, which alone, would be worth the price, but in addition it also includes three promo videos (Love Letter, AS I Sat Sadly By Her Side, and Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow), and a documentary on the recording sessions for And No More Shall We Part, which most cave fans that I've met agree is their best record.
I had never seen Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live. Wasn't sure what I was in for.
Nick Cave is a rock star. He is so alive and animated on stage. He stomps and swaggers with the charisma of a mad man.

If you're into Nick Cave, there's no question: you need this DVD.

Someday he'll come out ... God Is In the House .......2004-09-01

Perhaps the greatest example of a true showman. Nick Cave stomps around stage pointing and screaming at the audience one minute, then gently caressing the mic the next. He's a charismatic cross between an early 1950's crooner and a mid-1970's minister - somehow he makes it all accessible and brilliant. For those into masochistic entertainment, please apply here. It's lyrically brutal music, but transforms into an artform once Cave delivers in his Jim Morrison/Elvis/Johnny Cash baritone while proclaiming to the audience, "All of God's children will have to die."

This is, of course, a DVD of a show Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds performed in Lyons, France around 2001 (just after the recording of the album, `No More Shall We Part' - my favorite Cave release by the way). It showcases the mad, frantic, masterful way Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds can direct emotions and coax the audience into applauding even though he's bringing to light all their flaws (well not just them, but humans in general).

But I've gotten caught up in describing only one half of his musical persona. The other half consists of the brooding crooner (think David Bowie, Tom Waits, or Lou Reed) singing lines such as, "We've bred all our kittens white so that we can see them in the night ... God is in the house." - any songwriter who can compare forced Christian individualism and seclusion with cats, has my vote as one of the greatest lyricists of the 20th century.

It is rather terrifying, because if it wasn't for the documentary (more on that later), you'd think that Cave actually meant every lyric he pronounced - he's that good of a performer. Pure emotion and visceral honesty. After you hear him shouting, "Do you love me?" after describing his lover's bleeding thighs with complete conviction, you wonder, Is he talking from experience?

Now the crowning achievement (both of Cave and whoever produced this DVD), is the documentary which shows Cave and his cohorts recording the `No More Shall We Part' album. It shows Cave in a different light than what most people are used to. You think you'd see a brooding madman, berating and ranting (like his live shows), but here in his natural persona (I've used that word again), he is surprisingly normal. Quiet, encouraging, and sarcastically funny, he seems like someone worth knowing in real life. I was worried `cause, as entertaining as it is, his live personality is something I'd rather watch from a distance.

While Cave and his band (the Bad Seeds) aren't at their absolute best on this particular show (performing wise), they still have the energy they had back in the `80s (impressive, considering that there's not a person in the band younger than 40). Hopefully there will be another live performance released on DVD, but for those who need more, check out the album `Live Seeds' - a flawless performance - perhaps one of the greatest live albums of all time.

God Is In The House...and Nick is as well..........2004-06-24

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds would have to rate as one of the all-time great line-ups of musicians ever to grace the stages and stereos of the world, and thus its fitting that their first DVD be suitably impressive.

The main extravagance of "God Is In The House" is a concert recorded in Lyon, France on the 2001 "No More Shall We Part" tour. Featuring a Bad Seeds line up of Mick Harvey (guitars), Blixia Bargeld (guitars), Conway Savage (piano), Jim Sclavonous (percussion), Warren Ellis (violin/organ), Tomas Wylder (drums) and Martyn Casey (bass). This is a truly spectacular line up and they deliver a very good concert. The curtain raiser, "Do You Love Me?", is very good, but the pace doesn't let up - nearly every song is a highlight, except (oddly) the title track, which personally doesn't do anything for me. Maybe other people get something out of it that I don't.

The extras are very impressive as well. All three "No More..." videos are included - the very abstract "As I Sat Sadly By Her Side", the incredibly hilarious "Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow" and the beautifully emotional "Love Letter", which brought tears to my eyes. A forty-minute film of the band recording "No More Shall We Part" provides a great insight into the recording of an album (and the bit in the middle featuring the recording of "The Sorrowful Wife" is brilliant).

Ultimately, if you're a Nick Cave fan, there's simply no excuse not to own this (unless you don't have the money). It's not perfect, but damn it comes close. "The Videos" should be great, too.

Stop! Quit! I can't take it!.......2004-01-24

Wow! What can I say? This is one of the most amazing DVDs I've ever had the pleasure of viewing! Whoa! What amazing music! What amazing showmanaship!! Please...let the words "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds" ring thoughout the land.

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We laughed and laughed and laughed!

Frozen Impact
Starring: Ted McGinley , Linda Purl , Stacy Keach , Nicole Paggi , and Myles Jeffrey
Director: Neil Kinsella
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ASIN: B00074DY6Q
Release Date: 2005-02-22

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Ted McGinley (Revenge of the Nerds) stars as Dan Blanchard, an emergency dispatcher, who races against the clock and braves the harsh elements to deliver a new liver his son desperately needs for a transplant. But a violent hailstorm storm is building, and while his doctor wife (Linda Purl, Port Charles) anxiously waits to operate, their children are trapped by the unrelenting storm. Golden Globe-winner Stacy Keach (Hemingway) costars in this gripping thriller.

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We laughed and laughed and laughed!.......2005-07-04

It has been a LONG TIME since I've laughed so hard at a movie.
I know, I know. It's not a comedy. Still, it was SOOO funny.
They tried to make a 'serious (yet wholesome) suspense movie' and their effort was pretty good. It looked good enough, but there was so much that simply fell flat. I'll list a few (but only a few :)

-The devastating hailstorm ravages an area for a few minutes, but afterwards, there is no hail on the ground (there also should have been a number of corpses, but...)
-The Dad said "Get inside the house!" And then we said "What house?!?! In the last shot we watched it turn into a burning pile of rubble. What house is she supposed to get into?!?!" (Crazy how that hail would set all these building on fire...)
-A girl is being suspended by a rope, and is feriecy pelted by hailstones. The onlookers keep yelling "Stay still!! Stay still!!" and we yell "What is she hanging there! What is she suppsed to do!?!?"

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Glorious. Splendid. Awe-inspiring. How else to describe the experience of hearing J.S. Bach's greatest organ music, played by a virtuoso on an instrument that's nearly 300 years old and then delivered via state-of-the-art digital audio? Playing the Trost Organ in Waltershausen, Germany, Hans-André Stamm makes his way through nine different pieces, from thunderous fugues (including the familiar Toccata and Fugue in D Minor) to stately hymns and delicate pastorales. The 80-minute program is impressive, as are the bonus DVD features that accompany it. Among the latter are a bio of the organist; a timeline tracing political, cultural, and biographical events in Bach's world during the early 18th century; "Thuringia Impression," an extra musical selection set to filmed scenes of the green, rolling, German countryside; and an extensive "liner notes" section with notes on the compositions, a description of the organ (it has 2,806 pipes and was reputedly played by Bach himself), and display options for viewing titles, harmonic analysis of the music, or details of the organ's many stops and registrations (i.e., levers and knobs used to achieve its wondrous sounds).

If there's one flaw, it's the surfeit of close-ups on Stamm's hands and feet as he works the keys and pedals (not to mention the odd angles on his face as he studies the music), and the relative lack of longer, wider shots of the magnificent organ and the church in which it's located. On the other hand, one can simply turn off the picture and use the disc like an audio CD, and the power and majesty of Bach's genius will still come through loud and clear. --Sam Graham

Description

Co-produced by Pioneer Entertainment, this program was recorded last month in honor of Johann Sebastian Bach's 250th anniversary. It has been recorded in video with 96K / 24bit multi-track audio on the Trost-Organ in Waltershausen, Germany. This organ was selected for its incredible sound and suitability for Bach music. Additionally, Bach himself actually played this particular organ during his lifetime.

The performance is by renowned organist and Bach specialist Hans-Andre Stamm.

Includes Johann Sebastian Bach Favorites:

•Toccata and Fugue d minor BWV 565 •Präludium and Fugue E flat major BWV 552 •Passacaglia and Fugue c minor BWV 582 •Various Choral Preludes

DVD Features:

•96K / 24 bit Non compressed stereo audio •Dolby Digital 5.1 audio •Music Analysis / Subtitles •Performer Profiles •Historical Timeline •Liner Notes •Glossary

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Excellent Video but Low Frequency Artifacts.......2007-04-09

The video from this DVD is outstanding. I wouldn't change anything. The only issue is with fairly continuous low frequency noise. If you have large speakers or a subwoofer, you will hear the noise - very disappointing.

Great Composition, Organ, Performance, Video, Audio.......2006-10-01

I highly recommend this DVD (also volume 2) for anyone who loves classical music. To be precise, it is baroque organ music.

Pros:
1. A variety of Bach composition: dance music, church music, fugue...
2. Hans-André Stamm's fingerworks is really clean, even,... And his footworks are fantastic. He seems so natural when performing all the difficult pieces.
3. The organ is picture perfect, ornaments, decorations everywhere... on the pipes, the 3 key registers, the sides, angels above,...
4. The organ sound is clear, diverse,... I listen to stereo (not multi 5.1 channel), with no sub-woofer. This is a good test DVD for the hifi. Really enjoy the entire audio spectrum from deep bass to high frequencies from the tweeters.
5. The extra video shows a glimpse of Waltershausen, Germany. It is so peaceful.

Cons:
1. The performance is a bit short.

I highly recommend this. Even though it is a bit short, but I fully enjoy every minute of it. This is definitely a must-see.

Awesome !!.......2006-08-20

This DVD on Bachs organ works is awesome ! There is no other words to describe it. The sound was suberb! If there had to be a little critical it would be - would have loved to seen more foot work. Would of loved to have seen an inside picture of all his foot work. I was thrilled with both DVDs - Vol 1 & 2 and hope they have more planed. This is an wonderful example of the art involved in making an organ.My hats are off to the camerman and sound people - but of course the performer was "AWESOME" Thank you for having this available to us. Hope to see more. LeRoy Weber

Lifeless and fake.......2005-09-07

Pipe organ music is, of course, best heard performed live, but I hoped that 5.1 surround sound would come in second (ahead of stereo). It does, but this pair of DVDs (BGOW volumes 1 and 2) is not worth listening to in any fidelity. There's something about the way Hans-Andre Stamm plays Bach, it seems lifeless. Perfunctory. Like he's playing the notes without feeling them. I'd rather listen to my cassette tape of E. Power Biggs playing Bach. The video accompaniment to the music is lame too, clearly staged shots of him scowling and pounding the keys. Stay away from these DVDs.

Well played and nicely produced.......2004-05-30

Mr. Stamm's playing is very good, and is consistent with current thinking on historical performance practices. Also, the audio and video quality of this DVD is top-notch. By the way, the video is anamorphic widescreen, not full-screen. I think the opening titles might be in full-screen format, but once the music starts you have a widescreen presentation. Excellent!

The use of multiple cameras keeps things visually interesting. My only suggestion for future volumes is to include more frequent video of intricate pedal passages and less video of the organ's facade. (Hands and feet are where the visual interest in organ performance is found, and both should be featured prominently.) The camera looking down on the keydesk from above provides an excellent view and could be used much more frequently.

The extra features are also outstanding. Musical analysis and registrations are invaluable. This is a classical music DVD done right.

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When artists are able to simultaneously marry the concepts of simple and complex, intellectual and spiritual, ancient and future; those are some of the best moments of all. This new recording by the Deep Blue Organ Trio captures that spirit, in the moment, in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Chicago's Green Mill, where the band has played weekly since April of 2003. Providing that connection to the soul and the spirit, of course, is the blues. This is sophisticated music with soul and thus a part of that great legacy that has given us everyone from Charlie Parker to John Coltrane to Ornette Coleman. We shouldn't forget that those three innovators (and so many more) were masters of the blues language, and that feeling permeated even their most advanced musical adventures. A true musical collective Deep Blue has managed to take the best from all of those worlds (and more) and fuse them together in one cohesive and satisfying group sound.

Chris Foreman, Hammond B3 organ
Bobby Broom, guitar
Greg Rockingham, drums

Recorded at 24 bit/96kHz High Resolution Audio, live on May 2 & 3, 2005.
Complete notes enclosed by Joe Moore, KFSR, Fresno, CA.

1. Goin' To Town 7:39
2. The Way You Look Tonight 13:36
3. Once I Loved 12:04
4. No Hype Blues 8:44
5. Lou 5:37 *
6. Can't Hide Love 9:40
DVD bonus track

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Deep Blue Organ Trio - Goin' To Town, Live At The Green Mill.......2007-07-18

This Is One 5' Star Dvd Show, The Night Club Setting Is Great! You Got To Check Out 'Chris Forman' On Organ, This Is A Must Have Dvd For All Jazz Fans Who Love Organ Trio?

Good seesion by a fine organ band.......2007-01-09

This is the recording of a good middle of the road organ band of the kind one could find in any major Northern or Mid Western city once upon a time. Now they are a rare bird indeed.
Chris Foreman plays like Jimmy Smith circa 1958 which is not a bad thing by any means. Long time listeners to Blue Note Records will find much they recognize. Bobby Broom plays well, and Greg Rockingnham is a good drummer (he does the announcements).
The tune selection is typical of what you could have heard at a performance way back when. The CD the trio put out is more interesting for tunes.
Sonics are excellent and the visual production leaves nothing to be desired. It is one of the better jazz DVD's around of contemporary musicians.
For comparison check out the Jazz Scene USA of Jimmy Smith circa 1962-the way it was.

Great Find !.......2006-11-04

On some jazz you can hear the geezers passing gas when it's quiet. Not this one. Even rockers would love this DVD. He's like a Grant Green on steroids. Please don't let that scare you jazzer's. Real musicians in a real club (in Chicago) playing some killer music. Not just chops. Deep Blue Organ Trio-Live at the Green Mill. Organ, Drums and guitar. Bobby Broom plays a Hofner. One of them crazy German guitars. This cooks.

Kudos to the Kameramen. Just about the best camera work I've seen on a music DVD. Timing as good as the musicians. Just enough funny business to make it creative then right down to business. You guys did great.

A must see!.......2006-11-02

Bobby Broom on guitar, Foreman on Hammond B3, and Rockingham on the sticks. These guys Groove! The next time I'm in chi-town I will defintely check them out at the Green Mill or Friday's at Andy's downtown.