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Summary: At long last...
Review: Finally a great Spike Jones biography on DVD... a biography that just happened to originally be released about 15 YEARS AGO!! ;) ... BUT ANYWAY! The great thing about this DVD is that it was filmed (or video taped anyway) when George Rock was still amoung us. I'm just a fan in my 20's but I have a great respect for George Rock's talent in the city slickers... this biography was actually dedicated to his memory (He obviously died shortly after this was put together). I loved this DVD, while much of the footage was simply from Spikes TV show... there's also a lot of rare footage. Interviews with Sir Frederic Gas and Billy Barty are a plus... not to mention the insights of a younger Dr. Demento. Buy this DVD... It's a great price and good for multiple viewings (if you're a crazy fan like me anyway)
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Summary: At long last...
Review: Finally a great Spike Jones biography on DVD... a biography that just happened to originally be released about 15 YEARS AGO!! ;) ... BUT ANYWAY! The great thing about this DVD is that it was filmed (or video taped anyway) when George Rock was still amoung us. I'm just a fan in my 20's but I have a great respect for George Rock's talent in the city slickers... this biography was actually dedicated to his memory (He obviously died shortly after this was put together). I loved this DVD, while much of the footage was simply from Spikes TV show... there's also a lot of rare footage. Interviews with Sir Frederic Gas and Billy Barty are a plus... not to mention the insights of a younger Dr. Demento. Buy this DVD... It's a great price and good for multiple viewings (if you're a crazy fan like me anyway)
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Summary: Zany bandleader's music captured on DVD!
Review: Finally! A Spike Jones DVD! Spike previously has been represented in this format only on two video compliations, "The Unknown Mark Brothers," and a Reader's Digest comedy box set. This disc is a repackaging of the 1988 biographical VHS (and Spike's ONLY audio/visual biography ever made). Lots of clips and quick editing capture the "look and feel" of Spike's brand on music. His friends, coworkers, and family members reveal details about the man himself in documentary style. LOTS of musical excerpts in this one hour program - but like a movie preview, the clips leave you hungry for the full-length versions. It's nice to have the 21 cue marks, but most seem to be put in at random places. Some bonus tracks would have been nice for this reissue. There are none here. Still, at $11.95, this disc is an entertainment bargain!
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Summary: Zany bandleader's music captured on DVD!
Review: Finally! A Spike Jones DVD! Spike previously has been represented in this format only on two video compliations, "The Unknown Mark Brothers," and a Reader's Digest comedy box set. This disc is a repackaging of the 1988 biographical VHS (and Spike's ONLY audio/visual biography ever made). Lots of clips and quick editing capture the "look and feel" of Spike's brand on music. His friends, coworkers, and family members reveal details about the man himself in documentary style. LOTS of musical excerpts in this one hour program - but like a movie preview, the clips leave you hungry for the full-length versions. It's nice to have the 21 cue marks, but most seem to be put in at random places. Some bonus tracks would have been nice for this reissue. There are none here. Still, at $11.95, this disc is an entertainment bargain!
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Summary: Spike lives on !
Review: Wierd Al of the past, Spike Jones brought amazing musicianship and humor to his original compositions and perhaps more importantly, his parodies of the hit songs of his era. Spike was a fantastic percussionist and a bombastic bandleader, often playing melodies on tuned bicycle horns and shooting off guns on stage. Grab this DVD for a guaranteed laugh or two ... or 200!
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