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Rating: 
Summary: Depends on your expectations...
Review: I agree that the presentation of the information is dorky, with the goofy guitar wizard. And yes, I expected more depth from the DVD as did the other reviewers.
However, the value of this DVD is not in it's additional content, per se, but in it's ability to get you going on the massive amout of (awesome) info in the book. There are numerous features of the book's materials I had missed, but the DVD got me on track. All the "Grimoire" DVDs are like that, they really help you more fully understand the method of the book & the music theory presented in it.
If you haven't yet figured it out, these DVDs are of very diminished value without the book. And that is what they do, augment the book and help the reader extract more from it.
And lest you take the other reviewers comments too seriously, keep in mind these DVDs are very cheap compared other, hot instructional guitar videos. Get the DVD AND the book and you'll get lot out of them together.
Rating: 
Summary: Not worth the wrapper its packed in!
Review: Ok, I am a big fan of Kadmon's Guitar Grimoire BOOKS. However, Kadmon's videos are just a cheap rip-off that capitalize on his books popularity. They offer NO new information nor do they expand upon existing topics found in the books. In fact, I was surprised and concerned that at the beginning of the video that Kadmon skims through the book with the viewer and says that "We will review this section (a theory section) if we have time left on the DVD." This statement speaks volumes (no pun intended) and shows the utter lack of respect he has for his audience. Obviously he had no goals other than to parrot his book and didn't even know where he would stop at the time of the recording. He also uses some ridiculous monk outfit where his face is completely hidden from the audience and speaks in a deep and 'wizardly' way. Perhaps it's to mask his identity from all the customers who want their money back? I only wish I had taken "mintbug's" review to heart, but I had to learn the hard way ...
Rating: 
Summary: Not worth it!
Review: The books are fantastic. The DVDs, or at least the Chords and Progressions DVD, merely gloss over the material in the book, without fleshing the material out. I was bummed, but really, when you think about it, how much information could he get on a dvd to augment a relatively comprehensive text. I intend to continue to use the books with an instructor.
Rating:
Summary: Not worth it!
Review: The books are fantastic. The DVDs, or at least the Chords and Progressions DVD, merely gloss over the material in the book, without fleshing the material out. I was bummed, but really, when you think about it, how much information could he get on a dvd to augment a relatively comprehensive text. I intend to continue to use the books with an instructor.
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