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Summary: Poor Filming...Great Songs
Review: I have seen Billy live many times and am a very big fan. Having said this, I cannot watch this. The bouncing, moving, pulsating, convulsive, (do I need to use more adjectives?) film is enough to throw anyone into a seizure. Do yourself a favor and skip this DVD...or if you do need to purchase...turn off your television and listen to it over your stereo system...of course this defeats the purpose of buying a DVD but it's the only way you will be able to tolerate this...if you want to get a good concert DVD buy Sting Brand New Day tour...awesome...
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Summary: great concert - awful video
Review: I love Billy Joel and the concert at yankee stadium was obviously a great night but this is the worst concert video I have ever seen, totally irritating in the way it is shot, you feel seasick after 5 minutes as the camera never stays still for more than 3 seconds. NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Summary: A Storm Front concert with some Songs In The Attic
Review: In June 1990,while still promoting the STORM FRONT album,Billy Joel pleased thousands of his fans at Yankee Stadium. This video concert is a sequel to "Live From Long Island",one of his 1982 concerts,then promoting THE NYLON CURTAIN. In addition to the title track,STORM FRONT tracks that Billy performs are THAT'S NOT HER STYLE and WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE. NEW YORK STATE OF MIND was ideal for this concert since Yankee Stadium is located in New York. A MATTER OF TRUST,from THE BRIDGE,doesn't sound very much like the studio track and the live version from KOHUEPT. On MIAMI 2017(SEEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON BROADWAY),from TURNSTILES,he slightly alters one lyric. The line that goes "before the Mafia,took over Mexico" was changed to "Jericho". It sounds a lot like the live version on SONGS IN THE ATTIC. Billy begins the concert with the classic "Take Me Out To The Ball Game",with many of the audience members singing along. At this point in Billy's career,he was devoting most of his time to his then-wife supermodel Christie Brinkley and their then 4-year-old daughter,Alexa Ray. No one knew then that Alexa Ray would become a "Piano Girl" like her father. Great concert! My copy of this perormance is on VHS. I also have "Live From Long Island".
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Summary: A Storm Front concert with some Songs In The Attic
Review: In June 1990,while still promoting the STORM FRONT album,Billy Joel pleased thousands of his fans at Yankee Stadium. This video concert is a sequel to "Live From Long Island",one of his 1982 concerts,then promoting THE NYLON CURTAIN. In addition to the title track,STORM FRONT tracks that Billy performs are THAT'S NOT HER STYLE and WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE. NEW YORK STATE OF MIND was ideal for this concert since Yankee Stadium is located in New York. A MATTER OF TRUST,from THE BRIDGE,doesn't sound very much like the studio track and the live version from KOHUEPT. On MIAMI 2017(SEEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON BROADWAY),from TURNSTILES,he slightly alters one lyric. The line that goes "before the Mafia,took over Mexico" was changed to "Jericho". It sounds a lot like the live version on SONGS IN THE ATTIC. Billy begins the concert with the classic "Take Me Out To The Ball Game",with many of the audience members singing along. At this point in Billy's career,he was devoting most of his time to his then-wife supermodel Christie Brinkley and their then 4-year-old daughter,Alexa Ray. No one knew then that Alexa Ray would become a "Piano Girl" like her father. Great concert! My copy of this perormance is on VHS. I also have "Live From Long Island".
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Summary: Great to hear, painful to watch
Review: It's hard to believe that this 1990 concert was filmed before "NYPD Blue" came out. Somebody thought it would be a good idea to use jumpy hand-held cameras and jumpier 80s-style video effects. It's as if they didn't have faith in the music or the HUGE turnout at a giant ballpark to set the moment. You don't get a chance to watch anyone perform because the camera is jumping around all over the place.But pump the audio from this DVD through your big speakers and turn the TV off. NOW you get it! This is great music performed at a great concert with a lot of energy! These are great songs performed by talented musicans. Billy puts on an awesome performance. ESPECIALLY on "That's Not Her Style" and "Scenes From An Italian Resturant" (two live favorites that don't appear on Joel's earlier live albums). Some audiophiles complain that the mix is stereo instead of 5.1; what can you do? That's how it was recorded in 1990. It doesn't diminish the performances and I think the mix is great. Too often live music gets tinkered with to give it a huge sound, or worse the crowd noises (which always sound canned) get too much play. I think the audio is definitely worth listening to, but this DVD is too expensive to buy it just for the audio. Some extras would have gone a long way towards sofening the blow. My advice: If you're a Billy Joel fan and you have the money, this is worth buying. Especially if you're a fan who wants something good to listen to and you're a little tired of listening to "Kouhept" or "Songs In The Attic". But if you're buying something to watch, you'll be disappointed. There was better camera work in "The Blair Witch Project".
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Summary: DISAPOINTED
Review: LOVE THE MUSIC. HATE THE WAY IT WAS FILMED. THIS WAS SHOT LIKE A MUSIC VIDEO ON HIGH SPEED. AFTER WATCHING THE FIRST 10 MINUTES I WAS DIZZY. WHY DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO BE SHOT LIKE THIS? IT REALLY TAKES AWAY FROM THE WHOLE CONCERT. WHEN I BUY A CONCERT ON DVD I WANT TO FEEL LIKE I AM THERE IN PERSON WATCHING IT!
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Summary: Great music, GARBAGE video
Review: Oh man, I should have read some of these reviews before I asked for this video for Christmas. The music is great (Joel is amazing), but the video is the biggest pile of garbage ever. The camera jumps all over the place and you get to watch all kinds of 80s stupidity. DO NOT WASTE ANY HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS VIDEO.
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Summary: Where are all the other live Billy Joel DVDs???
Review: Please release something better than this on DVD. ANYTHING!!!!
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Summary: Must have for Billy Joel fans
Review: These are all his older classics. The photography is second to none. When he is on the piano some of the fade-outs are quite artistic. The sound quality is excellent. It is basically a concert at Yankee Stadium. The excitement of the crowd is evident throughout. This is an audience that he has in the palm of his hand. The picture quality is very good considering that it was probably shot on film.
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Summary: Not a bad show, but not the best
Review: This DVD is hit and miss. The more of a fan you are of Joel, the more you will like it. The sound isn't bad, but definately isn't all that phenomanal. Its definately not hi-fi, but pretty good nonetheless. The video quality is good, but the camera work is shoddy. This is a billy joel video, not a billy joel and his band video. The supporting band receives far to much camera time, and this takes away from the enjoyment of it, I would much prefer a more straight forward taping of joel at his piano, not so much cutting in and out, up and down, etc. So the DVD itself has some flaws, but still makes for a good showing. This is the only concert DVD of Billy Joel available, and while its not perfect or exhaustive, its a good dvd just the same, a good show, and beats having nothing of him. 12 songs total, not very many for a DVD, but better than havingnone. The setlist is as follows: 1. Program Start. 2. Opening. 3. Storm Front. 4. I Go To Extremes. 5. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant. 6. The Downeaster Alexa. 7. Pressure. 8. New York State Of Mind. 9. We Didn't Start The Fire. 10. Shout. 11. That's Not Her Style. 12. Miami 2017 (Seen The Lights Go Out On Broadway. 13. Matter of Trust. 14. Piano Man. 15. End Credits.
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