The Old Grey Whistle Test

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Summary: Frankenstein is the best
Review: this dvd is one of the best. although some are lip-sync jobs, such as Alice Cooper, Roxy Music and a few others are suspect. Lynyrd Skynrd's never ending performance of Free Bird is somewhat lethargic. but the highlights outweigh the bad. these are Rory Gallagher, Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits, Bill Withers, Ramones (Joey has a double tracked vocal, hmmm), and Edgar Winter Group's unbelievable performance of Frankenstein. the sound and picture quality are spectacular on this dvd, well worth picking up.

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Summary: Almost Perfect...But after all a must have
Review: This is an absolutely must for any person interested in early 70's folk/progressive artists to punk/new wave bands. It's a real history of music from 1971 until 1987.
Nevertheless some artists have been left in the shelf and also there aren't artists from the first period of the programme (which started on september 1971). To name just a few: Steve Hillage (1976), Wishbone Ash, Family, Captain Beefheart, Camel (there's even a Pink Floyd clip going around,suposedly taken from OGWT).

(Please note there's a Volume 2 & 3 released in Britain with LOTS of delicious material).


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Summary: You've Been Warned - Don't Do it....!
Review: This is the "Americanized" single DVD release of the great UK 2-Disc Set of OGWT classic performances. I'm not surprised, but for some reason they have decided to ditch incredible performances from artists like The New York Dolls, Meatloaf , Public Image, Gary Numan & Alex Harvey as well as some interesting oddities like Focus, Japan, Robert Wyatt, Teardrop Explodes & Tim Buckley. They have however chosen to include Randy Newman & Bonnie Raitt. Go Figure. Do yourself a favor & seek out the REGION ZERO release of the UK version & enjoy the entire spectrum of great music that it offers. Did I mention Randy Newman....?

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Summary: If you can play PAL DVDs, skip this and buy the UK version!!
Review: This US version is missing some of the best performances on the UK version like PIL, Alex Harvey Band, Dr. Feelgood, Robert Wyatt, Gary Numan, Tim Buckley, New York Dolls and more. The UK version is region 0 so if you have a NTSC/PAL player don't waste your time with the US light version. Buy the superior UK full version from amazon.co.uk instead. I have it and it blows this one away.

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Summary: Incredible Vintage Performances & Interviews
Review: Wow, this is an amazing disc!! I used to watch The Old Grey Whistle Test when I lived in London in the early 80's, so I was really excited to see this was going to be released 'across the pond.' If you've never heard of The Old Grey Whistle Test and you are a music fan, YOU NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT!!! John Lennon singing 'Stand By Me' plus a 17-minute interview with him. Elton John sitting alone at a piano singing 'Tiny Dancer'. Classic stuff!! Bruce Springsteen, U2, REM, too many truly amazing performances to list here. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves classic rock!

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Summary: Oh, captain, my captain!
Review: Yes, the best moment of this ancient performances album is when Captain Beefheart sings with is Magic Band and his deep eyes. His hands are talking too!