The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert

Rating:
Summary: Where Is The Music...Terrible Recording.
Review: ...the SONGS left out. Oh MAN. Listen to the version of "Baby What You Want Me To Do" available on a 12-inch single (and most two-CD versions of the concert). It is one song among many (i.e., the rest of the great acoustic set, the unbelievable rendition of "You Send Me," the song which actually OPENED the concerts, "The Price of Love") that was foolishly left off of this DVD.

I guess Image Entertainment was thinking of this simply as a PRODUCT. Maybe they think we should be grateful that they *remixed the audio.* Where is the great rehearsal footage, the interviews with each brother as they were being driven to the Albert Hall, the pre-show comments from Brian Setzer and Tom Petty? All of this was seen (in very edited form, VHS-era) on the "Rock & Roll Oddysey" documentary.

Image Entertainment BLEW it. However, we must remind ourselves: do all of the CDs bearing the title "The Everly Brothers - Reunion Concert" feature the tracklist and the brown cover of the original two-LP set from Passport Records? No. About 26,534 versions of the "Reunion Concert" exist (I saw a new, two-disc version at Wal-Mart for less than $10) and we can only hope that, similarly, the DVD will be rereleased and expanded as time goes by (Hi, Rhino, Sanctuary).

Another issue is the fact that, by the late '90s (in other words, by the time Buddy Emmons' touch was in full effect), the Everlys' show became a different monster - a beautiful, a little bit rock & roll, a little bit country (but, thankfully, not having anything to do with the Osmonds), tight-but-loose show played by musicians whom each posessed a perfect mixture of "professional musician" and "feel musician" qualities (not unlike Neil Young's "Friends And Relatives" band). As much as we wanted to see the Reunion Concert on DVD, we Everly fans would love to see a DVD of a concert from one of the LAST years of their touring (A&E filmed their May 20, 1999 show in Las Vegas; how about releasing that?).

It's great to see the Everly Brothers' "Reunion Concert" DVD staring me in the face at my local record and electronic stores, but let's hope that a DVD featuring a more complete version of the show is released by a company who approaches the project in an enthusiastic way.

Rating:
Summary: As other reviewers have mentioned....
Review: ...the SONGS left out. Oh MAN. Listen to the version of "Baby What You Want Me To Do" available on a 12-inch single (and most two-CD versions of the concert). It is one song among many (i.e., the rest of the great acoustic set, the unbelievable rendition of "You Send Me," the song which actually OPENED the concerts, "The Price of Love") that was foolishly left off of this DVD.

I guess Image Entertainment was thinking of this simply as a PRODUCT. Maybe they think we should be grateful that they *remixed the audio.* Where is the great rehearsal footage, the interviews with each brother as they were being driven to the Albert Hall, the pre-show comments from Brian Setzer and Tom Petty? All of this was seen (in very edited form, VHS-era) on the "Rock & Roll Oddysey" documentary.

Image Entertainment BLEW it. However, we must remind ourselves: do all of the CDs bearing the title "The Everly Brothers - Reunion Concert" feature the tracklist and the brown cover of the original two-LP set from Passport Records? No. About 26,534 versions of the "Reunion Concert" exist (I saw a new, two-disc version at Wal-Mart for less than $10) and we can only hope that, similarly, the DVD will be rereleased and expanded as time goes by (Hi, Rhino, Sanctuary).

Another issue is the fact that, by the late '90s (in other words, by the time Buddy Emmons' touch was in full effect), the Everlys' show became a different monster - a beautiful, a little bit rock & roll, a little bit country (but, thankfully, not having anything to do with the Osmonds), tight-but-loose show played by musicians whom each posessed a perfect mixture of "professional musician" and "feel musician" qualities (not unlike Neil Young's "Friends And Relatives" band). As much as we wanted to see the Reunion Concert on DVD, we Everly fans would love to see a DVD of a concert from one of the LAST years of their touring (A&E filmed their May 20, 1999 show in Las Vegas; how about releasing that?).

It's great to see the Everly Brothers' "Reunion Concert" DVD staring me in the face at my local record and electronic stores, but let's hope that a DVD featuring a more complete version of the show is released by a company who approaches the project in an enthusiastic way.

Rating:
Summary: As other reviewers have mentioned....
Review: ...the SONGS left out. Oh MAN. Listen to the version of "Baby What You Want Me To Do" available on a 12-inch single (and most two-CD versions of the concert). It is one song among many (i.e., the rest of the great acoustic set, the unbelievable rendition of "You Send Me," the song which actually OPENED the concerts, "The Price of Love") that was foolishly left off of this DVD.

I guess Image Entertainment was thinking of this simply as a PRODUCT. Maybe they think we should be grateful that they *remixed the audio.* Where is the great rehearsal footage, the interviews with each brother as they were being driven to the Albert Hall, the pre-show comments from Brian Setzer and Tom Petty? All of this was seen (in very edited form, VHS-era) on the "Rock & Roll Oddysey" documentary.

Image Entertainment BLEW it. However, we must remind ourselves: do all of the CDs bearing the title "The Everly Brothers - Reunion Concert" feature the tracklist and the brown cover of the original two-LP set from Passport Records? No. About 26,534 versions of the "Reunion Concert" exist (I saw a new, two-disc version at Wal-Mart for less than $10) and we can only hope that, similarly, the DVD will be rereleased and expanded as time goes by (Hi, Rhino, Sanctuary).

Another issue is the fact that, by the late '90s (in other words, by the time Buddy Emmons' touch was in full effect), the Everlys' show became a different monster - a beautiful, a little bit rock & roll, a little bit country (but, thankfully, not having anything to do with the Osmonds), tight-but-loose show played by musicians whom each posessed a perfect mixture of "professional musician" and "feel musician" qualities (not unlike Neil Young's "Friends And Relatives" band). As much as we wanted to see the Reunion Concert on DVD, we Everly fans would love to see a DVD of a concert from one of the LAST years of their touring (A&E filmed their May 20, 1999 show in Las Vegas; how about releasing that?).

It's great to see the Everly Brothers' "Reunion Concert" DVD staring me in the face at my local record and electronic stores, but let's hope that a DVD featuring a more complete version of the show is released by a company who approaches the project in an enthusiastic way.

Rating:
Summary: Truly their best sounding live concert!
Review: Filmed in Albert Hall in London in the mid 80s, this reunion tour was a magical night while the delicate harmony of the brothers was perfect. The song versions are very close to originals. It was low-key conversational while they both looked still as handsome.

Along with the classics, they perform a bit of the beautiful music from the CD "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us", which is a wonderful soothing collection of very early folk, traditional songs. Their daddy, musician Ike Everly, performed many years ago. But if ever their voices harmonize well, it is with those old folk tales. If you love the Everly Brothers and want to capture another side, get that CD "Songs our Daddy Taught Us".

No one couple has ever evoked such vocal purity as the Everlys, They sound as one, even though there lies that distinction in their voices. And no performance they will ever do will compare to this reunion at Albert Hall. The two look great! I saw this on television, taped it and I want the authentic tape .....MzRizz

Rating:
Summary: Shortchanged again!
Review: For anybody familar with this material it's unfortunate that we've been shortchanged quite a few times now on severel CD releases.

It wasn't until 1999 (fifteen years after the original show!) that we finally saw a double CD release of "The Complete Reunion Concert" featuring the material of the show in its entirety (25 tracks in all).

Looking at this DVD (and its 20 tracks) I am just wondering if this release simply follows that same "practice" so firmly established by the music industry today?

It's just mind-boggling that with a format like DVD (which virtually provides no limitations in its art form) they were not able to get it right from the start!

They have all the material, state-of-the art sound and still they decide to cut out half an hour out of the original show?

Rating:
Summary: Awesome
Review: I am writing this review as the Ashlee Simpson/SNL lip synching controversy stirs. Oh horrors, our current pop stars are fakes! In that environment, I finally got around to buying and rewatching this Everly Brothers concert from 1983. By the end, all I could say was WOW! What voices! What talent! It is such a shame that popular culture took such a wrong turn somewhere.

But did anyone go in and do CPR on that crowd, or are those stiffs still sitting in Albert Hall? What was up with that audience? I'm an old fogey now, but I KNOW I would have been up and shaking my tailfeathers during "Bird Dog", "Claudette", "Lucille", etc.. This band and the Everly's really rocked that night! Shame the audience was velcroed to their seats.

Actually, I bought this after going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Seems that during the 50 minute film on the Hall's inductees, they couldn't afford a single second to allow you to hear this duo's voices. I was left empty and just wanted to hear their harmonies again. I am absolutely blown away. I believe Paul Simon said their influence far exceeded their fame. He is so right.

The Everly's get a 5 for this DVD. The makers get a 3 for leaving songs out and giving no extras. I average that to a 4.

Rating:
Summary: I've gone to Everly Bros. Shows for 35 years.....
Review: I can remember seeing them at the Bitter End on Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village so close I could touch them, and at The Westbury Music fair in the round.........

Even though they've changed the phrasing on a couple of their songs, and it's not quite the way they did it on the record, the Everly Brothers are living Rock and Roll legends that cannot be replaced by anyone, and seeing them in person, or even here on DVD, is a wonderful experience.....

Two points: first, to sing the same songs for 40 years, night after night, and often not being allowed to grow past those sacred hits can take a lot out of any musician, and singing into that same mike every night, with the same guy and the same songs can really take a toll on any relationship......of course the people in the audience only care about hearing their favorite songs the way they remember them, and are unaware, (as they should be) that they sang the same set the same way last night and every night for the past 40 years.....it gets to you

Second, in any relationship, often one dominates and the other doesn't, and when that happens over and over and you don't just work together but you're family as well, well Don still sees Phil as his baby brother, and now that both men are in their 50's.....it's easy to see why the split up happened.....(The Beatles were destined for the same thing as soon as Brian Epstein was lost...no buffer)

All that in mind, I bought this the second I saw it......the sound is OK, but not as good as you would have liked, because the band and the background music was not what they deserved......and the boys are older, as are we all, and time has a way of......

And you could see that at this point, there was still some tension between these two wonderful musicians......

For the record, the last time I saw them, years after this show, the tension was gone, they were having fun again, and you could tell that both they, and the world around them, had accepted that these weren't just the Everly Brothers, but that these were the ONLY two EVERLY BROTHERS in the universe, and they finally had, and realized they had, all the respect they deserved.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful
Review: I can't say enough about this Everly Brothers Reunion Concert, the brothers were in great form. The ballads were beautiful, and the upbeat songs, they really rocked to. I loved it so much I bought another for a relative.

Rating:
Summary: Good Video
Review: I find myself replaying this whole video again and again. They do a great job of singing and they never even bend a note. The harmonies are fantastic. Don sings every lead. The songs are kind of mushy at times, but they do such a fabulous job of singing. Don's guitar is actually part of the band. Phil's isn't plugged in. I recommend this video highly.

Rating:
Summary: The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert VHS
Review: I highly recommend this tape. It's the best that I have seen in years. They are truely the greatest musicians of all time. If you want to add a tape to your collection of the greatest music ever, I highly recommend this one. It is a class act and more.