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Summary: If you¿re a musician, buy this
Review: If you're a musician, buy this; you cannot ensemble a band better than this one. Even their mistakes sound great. The band missed a few bars on a Mary J. Blinge song ... it is funny on how Mr. East (bassist) looks at Clapton smiling (they were having a blast...)The sound is the best, considering is on a pack Madison Square Garden. I even put it better that the James Taylor and Eagles DTS. Yes, there are some boring songs but especially Dylan , but there are a couple of songs that simply are awesome.
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Summary: Best Since Albert Hall
Review: If your a Clapton fan and you liked 24 Nights at Albert Hall, you'll love this one. Back up by Andy Fairweather Low, Katie Kisson and Tessa Nile is exceptional, and appearances by Sheryl Crow and David Sandborn make this a stellar concert. Only downer could be the two numbers with Bob Dylan, who seems to mumble and ramble through his selections.
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Summary: A magical gem from the guitar god
Review: In a rare peek into the vast live performance catalog of the guitar virtuoso, the Benefit for Crossroads DVD is a magical gem. I've been tracking Clapton's career since I was seven and see now that maturity and age have sweetened his bouquet and strengthened his potency. He has never played better and his voice has never sounded so strong and emotional. If you're looking for cheap theatrics or even sophisticated ones, then you don't know Eric Clapton. This man puts on a show, but it is a show of music and musicianship unrivaled by anyone. There is little action and no explosions, but this is a concert, not a Jackie Chan movie. Clapton takes the stage and your attention and your heart on a sonic roller coaster ride - no diverting light show needed. He performs a few classics with his usual passion as well as setting up a few I've never heard him do live. Hendrix's "Little Wing" from his stint as Derek is as powerful as ever. And when Sanborn takes what looks to be an unexpectedly long solo, Clapton and Sheryl Crow beam at him, smiling. A little magic caught on film. But not the only magic. "Old Love," one of his newer classics and rising in my list of favorite Clapton tunes, has quite a showing here. From dead silence as he plays through a searing emotional blues solo to cheering and applause in the middle of the song, this one demands to be heard. His guests shine as well, particularly Sheryl Crow crooning "Difficult Kind," a song that has since become a favorite of mine. Yes, I'm one of Eric Clapton's biggest fans. I nearly killed myself racing 80 mph, dodging tornadoes and T-storms to make it to his concert in Dallas' Reunion Arena in the early '90s. I bought this DVD without compulsion after having seen it on VH1. I'm just glad you cannot wear out a DVD or this one would be paper-thin powder. If you're a Clapton fan, there is enough magic here to enthrall you for years - too much to mention. If you're not, you will be after watching this. Some magic is just too strong to resist.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: It is an AWESOME DVD, the music is great and what a performance! You don't want to miss this one!!!!!
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: It is an AWESOME DVD, the music is great and what a performance! You don't want to miss this one!!!!!
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Summary: Not just for compulsive Clapton fans
Review: It's fun to watch the band interact with E.C.; everyone on stage is clearly having a great time. There are some flubs, and a couple of songs drag, but these are minor distractions against a group of gifted musicians enjoying themselves and each other very much. At its best, it's a jam session of terrific musicians. The guest artists are a decidedly mixed bag. David Sanborn soars on some songs but sounds oddly out of place in others. I don't know if Mary Blige really had a place in the sets, and I'm sure not going to rush out and buy her albums, but it was . . . interesting, anyway. Sheryl Crow was terrific and Bob Dylan actually smiled. From reviews of the concert itself you have to wonder at the song selection on the DVD, and why some songs got cut. Overall, what you get is not terrific, but is quite solid. This concert is not his best, but even mediocre Clapton is very, very good, and this is a long cut above mediocre.
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Summary: Bob Dylan smiles! Cool!
Review: some great sounds here, well recorded and presented, and a few forgettable ones, well two exactly, (not with EC of course). an interesting synth solo by pianist Tim Carmon. Some searing playing and singing by EC. audience noise thankfully muted for a change. having just heard the story behind 'Tears in Heaven' naturally I cried everytime I played that cut. you will not regret getting this. and, oh yes, Bob Dylan smiles! cool!
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Summary: One of the best DVDs
Review: The DVD of this is very good. Superb sound and picture quality. Great guests and wonderful songs. Wonderful versions of River Of Tears, Change The World and Layla. Sunshine Of Your Love is really great, too. (The crowd loved it!) David Sanborn was amazing, and Bob Dylan was... was... well, Bob Dylan. Sheryl Crow was fantastic with Eric on Little Wing. (And was certainly just as good while singing and playing her own tunes.) All things considered, a wonderful DVD... Buy it real soon.
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Summary: Now I remember why I bought good speakers
Review: The folks who mastered the sound for this DVD did a wonderful job. The sound is simply terrific, and pulls you right into the stage. I've listened to a couple tracks over and over just to appreciate some of the nuances that I just didn't notice the first time. Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" brought tears to our TV room, and "Wonderful Tonight" made us feel like newlyweds again. He's good, and his sound people are geniuses. The video quality is good, too, but that's not what makes me keep this one in the player. I was amazed to notice that the "data meter" on my Sony S3000 DVD player, which usually sticks around 3-5mb/s for a typical movie, was never going below 6 or 7, and was often pegged at 10. Now I understand why a 90-minute DVD is recorded on two layers.
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Summary: A disappointing representation of the actual concert.
Review: The recent concert at Madison Square Garden literally left me breathless. EC came on stage at the beginning and literally played for three hours straight. When his guests came up, he gamely played backup for them, but unquestionably the best aspect of the concert was his lead work with he and his band. I was hoping that the DVD was a recording of the entire concert, but in fact it is the pared down and less inspiring show that was broadcast on VH1. I would still buy it in a minute, but it could have been better by far.
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