Rating: 
Summary: excellent
Review: A must for all Fogelberg fans. This is the next best thing to being at one of his concerts. Just pop it in the VCR, turn on the big screen and settle back for an evening of great music and song.
Rating: 
Summary: Magnificient!
Review: As this video was unfortunately never sold in Europe, I had to go out and buy it in the original NTSC version in California during a summer vacation in 1995. Even though I had to get it copied to European PAL standard, it is a tape I treasure & never get tired of watching. Again, as DF has never made it across the ocean for a concert tour over here, the video is all have after 23 years of listening to the man's music to make up for never having been able to see him on stage. "Greetings From the West" is a wonderful 110 minute piece of concert footage, including some personal words from Dan and also a great selction of some of his best-loved tunes. It shows just what a great singer, musician & composer Dan Fogelberg is: tender ballads, energetic rockers and some very poetic lyrics - music that will never sound out of date. Excellent!
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Summary: This is a wonderful music video!
Review: Dan Fogelberg is one of the most talented artists in the industry, and this album proves it. I exercise to it all the time and have lost many pounds thanks to Dan. He continues to be an inspiration to me after listening to him for almost 25 years. I hope this tape comes out on DVD soon....but please no widescreen!!
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Summary: Dan Fogelberg - Live Video
Review: I have been a Dan Fogelberg fan since the '70s. I have followed him along his journey through music as it has helped me through my journey through life. I too am a poet/songwriter and he has helped me improve upon these talents. This video is a wonderful example of his creative abilities. I was fortunate enough to see him on the Live - Greetings From The West tour and this video is one of the best example of LIVE recordings I have ever seen. Whether you are already a fan or you are trying his music for the first time - YOU ARE IN FOR MUSICAL EXALTATION!Also check out: Dan Fogelberg-Portrait (4 CD Box Set) Dan Fogelberg-The First Christmas Morning (New CD) BSmith3051@NetZero.Net
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Summary: Dan is an artist with words.
Review: I have owned this video now since it was introduced way back in 1991. Dan Fogelberg is a poet, a teacher, a linguist, a thrilling tribute to every emotion felt by people who love, or dare to love. You can never tire of watching him in motion at his concerts and in interviews. I imagine one day the world will turn and glance his way again and appreciate every song he has ever written as we get further in touch with "Mother Earth" and our own hearts and souls.
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Summary: More Dan on DVD Please Sony
Review: I missed Dan playing support to the Eagles back in the 70's when for some unknown reason he never turned up. Being a D.F. Fan since first hearing Homefree I had to buy this DVD. However it was never released in European format so I had to wait until I moved Stateside. I was a little disappointed to find that half the songs on the CD were missing from the DVD (what you playing at Sony!). Never the less, it's the nearest thing to seeing him live.
When are Sony or Full Moon going to release a full D.F. Concert in DVD format with decent Dolby sound? His Later material is just as good as ever and it's about time others got to see this unique artist in concert (including me!) As for only 3 stars, well if the sound quality was better and the DVD was as long as the album, it would have merited 5.
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Summary: Great Concert, Great Performance, Poor transfer to DVD
Review: I've had this concert on VHS for several years, and it is one of the very first great concert videos. I couldn't wait until it was on DVD, but I shouldn't have bothered. My VHS tape looks better and sounds better than the DVD. The audio CD of this concert blows away the VHS tape, so I know good audio is there--why didn't we get it on this DVD? And the video looks like a VHS dub, and not even to DVD, but maybe to another VHS tape. The video smear and blur added to the audio dullness and distortion makes for a very poor transfer to DVD. I kid you not, I did an A/B comparison of my VHS tape to this DVD, and the tape won on both audio (VHS-HiFi) and video!
On the other hand, this concert is such a great performance that if you like Dan Fogelberg, you'll still like it, even with the horrible DVD quality. His rendition of "Power of Gold" alone justifies the price of this disc, and there are many more great songs for a bonus. Forget the picture and sound quality and just enjoy the concert. I'd give 5 stars for performance and 2 for the transfer and this averages to about 3.5, so I'll round it up to a 4.
Rating:
Summary: Great Concert, Great Performance, Poor transfer to DVD
Review: I've had this concert on VHS for several years, and it is one of the very first great concert videos. I couldn't wait until it was on DVD, but I shouldn't have bothered. My VHS tape looks better and sounds better than the DVD. The audio CD of this concert blows away the VHS tape, so I know good audio is there--why didn't we get it on this DVD? And the video looks like a VHS dub, and not even to DVD, but maybe to another VHS tape. The video smear and blur added to the audio dullness and distortion makes for a very poor transfer to DVD. I kid you not, I did an A/B comparison of my VHS tape to this DVD, and the tape won on both audio (VHS-HiFi) and video!
On the other hand, this concert is such a great performance that if you like Dan Fogelberg, you'll still like it, even with the horrible DVD quality. His rendition of "Power of Gold" alone justifies the price of this disc, and there are many more great songs for a bonus. Forget the picture and sound quality and just enjoy the concert. I'd give 5 stars for performance and 2 for the transfer and this averages to about 3.5, so I'll round it up to a 4.
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Summary: You'll love it!
Review: If you have never seen or heard Dan Fogelberg, you are in for a wonderful experience. I have the VHS version of this concert and have just purchased it on DVD. The picture is much better and, although I wish it came out on the 5.1 soundtrack, the 2.0 sounds wonderful. This is an artist with the most beautiful voice I have ever heard! He is also a very talented musician and songwriter, and I fell in love with his music the first time I heard it. If you own and love any of Dan's music, it is such a treat to see this live concert. I have been to many of his concerts, but this gives you a chance to see him up close, and he and his band are terrific. The music covers a wide span of his work, and there are songs, such as a few songs from his CD "The Wild Places," that I have never heard at his concerts. After watching this DVD, it would be hard for me to believe that anyone could say that this is not a very talented musician!!
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Summary: Now you see him...
Review: Living in the UK, where Dan never sets foot, it seems, this was my first chance to see him in action. The songs are familiar, if reduced in number, from the "Greetings From the West" CD. The best ones are the purely acoustic versions. "Make Love Stay" is exceptional. Best bit about the DVD is that there are between-song snatches of a Dan interview. Sound quality is pretty much as the CD as far as I could tell. Picture quality is okay, but nothing special.
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