DVD music concerts

Huey Lewis and the News "Live at 25" is absolutely awesome sound quality.

I have had the CD for a while and decided to get the DVD. Well I am very impressed. This is an extremely enjoyable DVD and the band is very tight. Bill Gibson (drums) is fantastic. The sound quality is beautiful (although some may be disappointed that it is not the requisite bass heavy mix) - you can really crank this and it just gets better and better - an extremely convincing "you are there" sound!

I'll also take the opportunity (while bumping this thread) to mention that Jeff Beck "Performing this Week at Ronnie Scott's" is another awesome DVD or Blu-ray performance and with pristine sound quality. Another good one is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at Soundstage.

Enjoy ;-)

YES - Live at Montreux 2003

Watched on Bluray -what a fine performance.
Sonics very decent.

What impressed me was the (vitually) note-for-note recreation of their hits without the aid of sheet music!

Sure, they wrote and have been playing the music for some time but I find it astonishing.

Somehow, Shadorne hasn't mentioned "My Name is Maceo" by Maceo Parker. He recommended this DVD on an earlier thread and it has claimed a place in my top four, along with three displays of guitar pyrotechnics:

Jeff Beck PTW (already mentioned)
Richard Thompson in Autsin Tx.
Lindsey Buckingham at Bass Hall.

Thompson's a marvel and his overall performance elevates an otherwise unremarkable video production into something special. Buckingham is a brilliant performer (with an utterly unique voice on electric guitar) and a terrific songwriter, too. The sound/video/production is first rate. Fire these two up up after the Jeff Beck dvd and you will marvel at the range of the guitar as an expressive instrument.

Caution: If you play, you may be forever discouraged at the height of the bar these guys set.

I note that "My Name is Maceo" isn't -strictly speaking- a concert dvd. It contains non-performance documentary footage as well. Probably why it wasn't listed.

Marty

Marty,

I agree with My name is Maceo - It is a great DVD for those who like funk. It is a film documentary that has great music and is also fun to watch - these artists are mostly down to earth yet brilliant performers (a big contrast to Sting "Bring on the Night", where you have this pervasive atmosphere throughout of the most ugly Monsters from Sting's ID prowling around - that guy gives me the creeps).

For those who do not know what they are missing here is a taste.

That ain't Maceo...that's Fred Wesley. A legend on the trombone and it is pretty obvious from this clip why. (If you are not a musician then you may not realize how extremely difficult this is)

on Blue Ray; Diana Krall; "live in Rio" is a good quality video; shot in hi-def; can't believe she's 45 years old; and the music quality on the BD is also excellent

Roy Buchanan Live At Austin City Limits will make your jaw drop.

Chris Botti; "Live in Boston" has great guest artists; fabulous sounds; a track with Yo-Yo Ma, Sting, Josh Groban, nice dialogue; well recorded on Blue Ray...its a nice evening if you like lite Jazz....

Wilco's Ashes of American Flags was quite good

killer blu ray concerts

Jeff Beck - live at Ronnie Scotts
David Gilmour
Paul McCartney - except too much commentary
Yes - Live at Montreaux

coming - Stop Making Sense

dvd's
major secomd for Wilco'c Ashes of American Flags
I was at the Tipitina's show in New Orleans