Roy Orbison - A Black & White Night (DTS)

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Summary: Incredible!
Review: This is unequivocally the best concert DVD ever produced and I was not a huge fan of Orbison to begin with. The sound quality is great (DTS) and the performance is timeless. If this DVD goes out of print it could become very hard to find. Buy at least two of these and stash one away.

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Summary: A Musical Masterpiece to honour Roy Orbison
Review: Rarely does a musical performance bring tears to my eyes, but "The Black and White Night" has allowed me to relive one of rock and rolls greatest events.
Roy Orbison will forever stand on a stage and sharing centre mic with Elvis and Johnny Cash. To say that he is a treasure is an understatement. His influence on individuals and groups is legendary.
I have been a Roy Orbison fan since I was eight years old (43 years ago). He has been a part of my life longer than any other person I have known. So when I say that "The Black and White Night" is the finest tribute any artist could hope for, please believe me. The DVD must be a part of your musical collection. It is a masterpiece in honouring one of rocks pioneering legends.

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Summary: Don't wait, just buy it !!!
Review: With this DVD you have nothing to regreat. Everything on this DVD diserves 5 stars. Roys friends (like Sprengsteen, Jackson Brown, J.T.Souther and others,...) helped him to made this concert unforgetable. The picture and sound are amazing. There is nothing more to say. Just buy it! It is one of best music DVD's. Roy is the legend, this concert is legendary and this DVD also.

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Summary: Great concert, but ruined by poor mix
Review: Thrilling concert, loads of great songs, wonderful musicians, clearly having a ball together, but unfortunately the sound mix is a severe letdown. Yes, at times in this DVD release you can hear everything and everybody, except those you need to hear. Worst case in point is the fantastic guitar duel between Bruce Springsteen and James Burton in "Pretty Woman". Just listen to the CD-mix and you'll know what I mean. 5 stars for the concert and for Roy and his crack band, but 3 for the messed up mix.

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Summary: Feeling Good
Review: While channel surfing a few weeks ago I caught the last part of this program. I was so blown away by this performance that I had to track it down []. I am now about to purchase my 4th and 5th copies for friends. The fun the singer/musicians are having is transmitted into my living room not to mention the awesome performances of the guitarists and Roy himself. Thanks for making this available. For anyone who loves Rock & Roll, Roy and Bruce this is a MUST HAVE.

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Summary: An Amazing DVD!
Review: We saw part of this dvd at a party at friends house last week and bought it from Amazon. We just watched it all at home tonight. Fantastic! I was never 'into' Orbison in my youth when he was first popular, but after watching this cd I have to recognize him as one of the greatest. What an amazing, unusual, voice. You feel as if it is going to 'crack' at any moment from those long, high notes, but never does--it's always perfectly controlled. As if Orbison doing Orbison's great repertoire wasn't enough, the "Friends" doing backup for Orbison doing all his great songs are, among others: a young Bruce Springsteen [looking star struck the whole night b/c he was playing with Orbison], Jackson Brown, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, with Bonnie Raitt, k.d. Laing, and Jennifer Warnes doing the female backup vocals. The Orbison/Springseen duo on "Sweet Dreams" alone would be worth the price of the album but all the songs are great. Play it in SurroundSound if you have it--can't beat it.

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Summary: 5 Stars - Hands Down!
Review: Talk about a legendary performance from a legend. Buy this DVD! Roy Orbison possessed one of the most most beautifully sounding and melodic voices this world has ever known and this Live DVD performance captures it all........This DVD contains more than 15 songs with guest including Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, and many other celebrities and fans of his music. The DVD also contains songs that are NOT on the CD version. This CD is really in Black & White and the true color comes out in this performance. A MUST HAVE FOR ANY ROY ORBISON FAN........And, you can watch again and again!

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Summary: It doesn't get any better than this...
Review: I grew up listening to Roy Orbison as a teenager. I know why digital big screens and DTS and Dolby were created - for movies yes - but also for live concerts that you could not possibly attend. The video transfer, although in black & white is superb. The audio portion will test your home theater system as no other, whether you choose DD-5.1 or DTS. Personally, I prefer the DTS version, nonetheless an outstanding audio/video composition. Roy Orbison is the man, he will always be the man. A must have for anyone who seriously enjoys DVD concerts.......

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Summary: I would give it six stars if I could
Review: Try as I may to be original I find myself wanting to repeat all the same things that have already been said in other five star reviews. I won't waste your time doing that except to say they got it right. This is my absolute favorite and most watched dvd of a rather extensive collection. In the last week alone, four different guests have bought this dvd the day after watching it in my home the previous evening. Roy Orbison is timeless and so is this dvd. This is a must own dvd if ever there was one. It even made me appreciate Bruce Springsteen as a musician (no small accomplishment).

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Summary: There Will NEVER Be Another...
Review: No superalitves are good enough to describe the music of this man, and certainly, there never was, is, or probably ever will be a voice as eerily haunting and as magical as Roy's. I was lucky enough to see him live in concert at a smaller venue (Westbury Music Fair) not too long before he died. I have been to hundreds of concerts, and while I enjoyed them all, this was the only one where I stood after EVERY song to show my admiration. Standing O's are all too common--but each song literally brought me to tears with it's presentation. This DVD literally re-creates the concert I saw, and has the added benefit of an all-star band worthy of Roy's greatness. It is the best and most cherished in my collection.