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Summary: Captures the moments
Review: I was at the Cat's Cradle show in Carrboro, NC on November 11th when Mark Selinger shot the footage for this video. It was an amazing concert. David and Gillian had been there in September, less than two months before. We were advised when we bought tickets that the show was going to be recorded and that we would allow any footage to be relased. I don't think Mark ever turned the camera on the crowd from the front. There was a camera in the center asile, but it was also pointed right at the stage. Besides the fact that I personally would have loved to have had a show I attended documented in its entirety, I love this video. The first three tracks showing the actual recording of the tracks from "Time, the Revelator" are awesome. I think the video really captures the FEEL of the live show, at least the part from the Cat's Cradle. If you like David and Gillian, buy it and enjoy. And if it's too short for ya... well, it's one that I tend to start over when it's done anyway! Mona
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Summary: Great DVD, but room for improvement
Review: Pros:
-Excellent song selection
-Unreleased songs
-Stage banter, and correspondence with the audience
-Unbelievable pickin' by David Rawlings
-Beautiful harmonies Cons:
-Black and white video
-Too short (and hour of footage including 3 videos)
-No shots of the audience All in all, it's well worth the money. It could have been better if they had released a single concert in its entirety, and threw the videos in as a bonus.
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Summary: Gillian Welch / David Rawlings Revelator DVD
Review: The Gillian Welch Revelator Collection DVD is 59 minutes of black and white footage of the great folk music duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Though Welch always gets solo billing on the duo's recordings, this disc does reveal that this is a duo act, as anyone who's seen them knows. There are three edited "videos" shot in a studio in Nashville, "Elvis Presley Blues," "My First Lover" featuring Welch on banjo, and the title track. Then there are nine songs filmed live at performances in Carrboro, NC and Knoxville, TN in 2001. The songs are a very tender "April the 14th," the Welch-penned "Wichita" which was a bluegrass hit for Tim O'Brien, a rousing "Red Clay Halo," a beautiful rendering of Bob Dylan's "Billy" from the Pat Garrett soundtrack, Neil Young's "Pocahontas," a second "Revelator," David Rawlings' lead vocal on the Bill Monroe "I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home," Townes Van Zandt's "White Freghtliner Blues," and a "bonus track" of the fine "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll." The moments before "Pocahontas" show Welch and Rawlings humbly discussing the box that is always behind them when they play, and a harmonica that is found inside. This casual discussion best conveys the cozy, improvised feeling that one gets a Welch-Rawlings concert. The Welch-Rawlings CDs are fine, especially Revelator, but the live concert portion of this DVD presents this exemplary folk duo in their truest form. I highly recommend this DVD as the best possible introduction for those who aren't yet familiar with Welch and Rawlings, and as a wonderful souvenir for the faithful waiting for the next chance to see them live in concert.
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Summary: Tender black and white footage of Welch and Rawlings!
Review: The Gillian Welch Revelator Collection DVD is 59 minutes of black and white footage of the great folk music duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Though Welch always gets solo billing on the duo's recordings, this disc does reveal that this is a duo act, as anyone who's seen them knows. There are three edited "videos" shot in a studio in Nashville, "Elvis Presley Blues," "My First Lover" featuring Welch on banjo, and the title track. Then there are nine songs filmed live at performances in Carrboro, NC and Knoxville, TN in 2001. The songs are a very tender "April the 14th," the Welch-penned "Wichita" which was a bluegrass hit for Tim O'Brien, a rousing "Red Clay Halo," a beautiful rendering of Bob Dylan's "Billy" from the Pat Garrett soundtrack, Neil Young's "Pocahontas," a second "Revelator," David Rawlings' lead vocal on the Bill Monroe "I'm On My Way Back to the Old Home," Townes Van Zandt's "White Freghtliner Blues," and a "bonus track" of the fine "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll." The moments before "Pocahontas" show Welch and Rawlings humbly discussing the box that is always behind them when they play, and a harmonica that is found inside. This casual discussion best conveys the cozy, improvised feeling that one gets a Welch-Rawlings concert. The Welch-Rawlings CDs are fine, especially Revelator, but the live concert portion of this DVD presents this exemplary folk duo in their truest form. I highly recommend this DVD as the best possible introduction for those who aren't yet familiar with Welch and Rawlings, and as a wonderful souvenir for the faithful waiting for the next chance to see them live in concert.
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Summary: Beauty in black and white
Review: This collection showcases the profundity that these two conjure up on stage, and it is magical. I have seen them perform on several occasions and this DVD is everything excepting the part where they are genuinely happy to meet you after the show. David Rawlings is quite possibly the best guitar player alive, and his quirky playing style is captured vividly on this collection. The videos are eccentric and interesting, but the live performances are what this package is all about. The songs "Wichita" and Bob Dylan's "Billy the Kid" are worth the price alone.
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Summary: Beauty in black and white
Review: This collection showcases the profundity that these two conjure up on stage, and it is magical. I have seen them perform on several occasions and this DVD is everything excepting the part where they are genuinely happy to meet you after the show. David Rawlings is quite possibly the best guitar player alive, and his quirky playing style is captured vividly on this collection. The videos are eccentric and interesting, but the live performances are what this package is all about. The songs "Wichita" and Bob Dylan's "Billy the Kid" are worth the price alone.
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Summary: Very nice package
Review: This DVD is a video summary of the duo's 2001 tour, emphasizing cover versions of songs not on their albums (songs by Neil Young, Bob Dylan, among others). The DVD has 3 sections. The first is 3 studio songs from their Time album. The second comprises concert appearances from two locations in the South. The 3rd is a "bonus" presentation of "I Want to Sing That Rock and Roll" in concert. Strangely, the disc stops playing continuously before this last song, so you have to go back to the menu to play it. Why a "bonus"? I doubt there is an alternate version of this DVD without this track.
Regardless, the songs are beautiful, and the videos are spiced up now and then with quirky photography, in keeping with the couple's playful spirit. The black-and-white photography is just fine for this sparse, old-time music. In short, this is a lovely package presentation of this couple's music as it appears today. It does not sound much different from the official studio recordings, but very nice to look at and listen to nonetheless, with several cover versions not found on the CDs. (David Rawlings takes the lead on one tune, and you wonder why he does not more often get the spotlight.)
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Summary: Gillian Welch / David Rawlings Revelator DVD
Review: This DVD truly reflects the feel you get when seeing Gillian & David live. They are exceptionally talented musicians and it shows in the DVD. Kudos to the director / producer.
Rating:
Summary: Gillian Welch / David Rawlings Revelator DVD
Review: This DVD truly reflects the feel you get when seeing Gillian & David live. They are exceptionally talented musicians and it shows in the DVD. Kudos to the director / producer.
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