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Summary: Uncommon Presentation
Review: I adore Clapton, and own all of his DVD's. I have to rate this one at the bottom of the list, though it is worth the purchase just to get the rare "Little Wing" performance. He uses the same arrangement/approach that the Dominos used, and it is good. After that, I have to agree with the other reviews here that critise the choices of selections from the concert that ended up on the DVD. I would really enjoy seeing the songs that were deleted, rather than the great, but oft repeated warhorses like "Sunshine of Your Love", and yet another "Tears in Heaven." There are just so many wonderful choices in his past repetoire that he NEVER performs now like "Strange Brew", "Forever Man", or "I Am Yours" that would be precious to many of his fans! But to avoid misunderstanding, I must say that what is here is predominantly great. (The only blatant exception being the horror of what is done to the usually poignant "Old Love" by a keyboardist that I have never seen with him before. I "skip" over that song always!) The guests are somewhat unusual, though mostly pleasing. Sheryl Crow is fine, Bob Dylan is excellent, Dave Sanborn is probably good, (I rarely take note of horns), but the Mary Blige section is, ...well, ...unexpected!. Clapton's backing band is mostly the same folks that are usually with him; Andy Fairweather-Low, Steve Gadd, and Nathan East with Katie Kissoon & Tessa Niles. They are always enjoyable to hear. (He later dropped the girls from his 2002 tour, and I missed them on "One More Car"/Rider). I have read that he sometimes determines his song selections according to the capabilities of his backing group. If that is so, then I would appreciate a little variety in the players he recruits - time is moving on, and I would love to hear/see him do some of the afformentioned tunes before he hangs up his new, graphic strat forever!
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Summary: Clapton rocks the Garden
Review: I attended this concert, and this production is faithful to the performance. I particularly enjoyed Hoochie Coochie Man, a blistering rendition of the Muddy Waters classic. David Sanborn highlights Little Wing, an Eric Clapton/Sheryl Crow duet, with some inspired sax. The rest of the show was so good that Bob Dylan's introduction for the final set was almost an anticlimax. I highly recommend this disc, I have played it almost every night since I acquired it.
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Summary: The Best
Review: I cannot say hw good this DVD is. Great quality and sound. Wonderful songs and guest'. And, as always, some great guitar from the master. Buy is as soon as you can!
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Summary: The cream of clapton & friends
Review: I have seen plenty of great clapton over 25 years.This concert shows a much more older & wiser clapton.If that would not be enoughtthe choice of incredible artist that played just about made it overwhelming!A true must see!
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Summary: Mediocre show - the video didn't do it justice either.
Review: I saw this show from sixth row seats at the garden on June 30th, 1999, and there was only one thing that was able to save it. I had sixth row seats. Clapton played some good songs, but flow of he concert was interrupted when the a special guest was introduced (all of whom - Dylan to a much lesser extent - weren't worth paying to see). Clapton seemed to be bored with the songs he was playing, and just wanted to get through the show. When I saw the VH1 tape of it a few weeks later, I was bored. The DVD plays the same songs that VH1 did, so a few were cut out. Most notably Badge, the highlight of the show, and the second song of the encore, in which Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, and the special saxist (whose name escapes me) all got on stage together - a fitting farewell. I wouldn't pay the money to see this DVD, as it doesn't do a mediocre concert justice. If you are looking for a good Clapton tape or DVD, I would suggest looking at titles such as, 24 Nights, or The Cream of Clapton, instead.
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Summary: A great concert to attend, only a mediocre one to buy.
Review: I was at the epic length concert on June 30, 1999 (not July 30, as mistakenly written on this site), and I had a wonderful time listening to some of the most incredible guitar playing I'd ever heard. I was overjoyed to hear that a video/DVD of the show would be released, but I was very disappointed with the actual product. The concert lasted over three hours, and Amazon.com notes that the DVD/video is 170 minutes in their review, yet it is only 108 minutes! More than an hour of music has been cut out by the manufacturers, including what I believed to be the highlights of the show. Gone are Eric Clapton's "My Father's Eyes", "Pilgrim", Sheryl Crow's "Run Baby Run", "Leaving Las Vegas", "If It Makes You Happy", and Bob Dylan's "Not Dark Yet", "Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat". Gone is the showstopping duet of between Dylan and Clapton of "Born In Time", a song Dylan wrote in 1991 that was covered by Clapton on his most recent album. Instead, what the producers of this DVD and video have put out are solid performanes of songs that have already been released on live albums and videos countless times. Sure, I enjoy hearing "Layla", "Sunshine Of Your Love", "Tears In Heaven", "Wonderful Tonight", and "Old Love", but I have them live on other Clapton live releases, and they sound very much the same; I would have rathered to have selections that no other live recording is avaliable of, or even better, the entire concert. DVDs can hold 4-8 hours, so there's no reason why they couldn't have included everything. Also, on the DVD, the producers do not allow the "angle" feature to be used; for those unfamiliar with DVD, this is a feature that allows you to change the camera angle at which you're viewing the picture. It's especially useful in concert videos, because if you want to look at Clapton's guitar solo when they're showing Steve Gadd's drumming, you can - if they encode that feature, which they inexplicably chose not to. What angles they did choose were poorly selected; it's filled with bad framing and inappropriate zooms. It's a shame they didn't, because it was a fantastic concert.
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Summary: Proud to be a Baby Boomer! Eric & Cheryl "Awesome"
Review: I was flipping thru the channels late one night and came across Cheryl Crow singing with Eric Clapton playing behind her! WOW! It sent chills down my spin. I have been searching the last week trying to find out something about this Video. I just found it on line and ordered it. I can't wait to see the WHOLE THING! This new song of Cheryl's "Difficullt Kind" is AMAZING
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Summary: Bodacious!!! Five Stars!!!
Review: If you like Clapton, You'll love this DVD.
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Summary: Great rock and roll, great video/editing/ great sound
Review: If you like great classic rock by legends of music, Clapton/Dillon, if you love a great recording in Dolby Digital 5.1 and great video work, you will love this DVD
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Summary: Will someone please give Mary J. Blige a mirror?
Review: If you were there you know it was a magical night. If you were not, then this concert is an acceptable substitute. Every minute with Clapton is a gem throughout this performance. The down spots: the aforementioned, in the title, Mary J. Blige (could not wait for her to finish, what makes her a "friend"?), and Cheryl Crow. Cheryl needs a chrome pole and a garter so folks of that kind can place dollar bills in it. She repulses me because she refuses to take singing lessons. Well, if it makes you happy!!! Edit out Mary and Cheryl and you have a great show. At least Eric had the good sense to include Tessa Niles and Katie Kissoon, unlike the 2001 tour! ("Drowning in a)River of Tears" is a high point of the show, as was the appearance of Bob Dylan who performed more than made it on this video. I guess Mary and Cheryl used up his space on the disk!
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