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Summary: Awesome artist!
Review: This is a GREAT DVD. He truly was an amazing artist. This show covers what a typical show was like.
I got to see Jeff twice on his 1995 tour. Both performances were in the same day...an acoustic set at a local record store and live. I had only heard "So Real" and wanted to see him play. I went to the acoustic show and was amazed and blown away. I had to see him that night. I told friends the next week on what a great show it was. A few people borrowed my copy of Grace and they had to go out and buy their own cd.
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Summary: Satisfied Mind
Review: This is a tape of incredible emotion. You get to see the man with the perfect voice. Jeff Buckley's voice resonates, and you get to see the raw emotion and pleasure he gets from performing. He gives a wonderful speech towards the end of the show after an audience member keeps screaming for Jeff to play "freebird." It's one of the most memorable parts of the video, so I wont spoil the surprise! There are wonderul renditions of his songs, especially teh encore of "halleluiah." A must see for any Jeff fan or anyone who appreciates great performers.
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Summary: True Genius
Review: This is an absolutely amazing piece of film... he really shines through in the live performance, asbolutely resonating brilliance and pure jeff. the only catch is that it makes it hard to believe he is actually gone.
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Summary: Just Plain Amazing---A Must for Any Jeff Bucley Fan
Review: This performance is amazing. It lasts forever and he plays all his 'hits.' Wow is really the only way to describe it. It it's probably my favorite music performance DVD I own and I don't see it getting dethroned from that position anytime soon. Some parts however have some poor camera work, but the mood is captured. Of course it's not like you're there, but it's still amazing. It's a great treat for those of us who came too late to see him in person.
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Summary: Just Plain Amazing---A Must for Any Jeff Bucley Fan
Review: This performance is amazing. It lasts forever and he plays all his 'hits.' Wow is really the only way to describe it. It it's probably my favorite music performance DVD I own and I don't see it getting dethroned from that position anytime soon. Some parts however have some poor camera work, but the mood is captured. Of course it's not like you're there, but it's still amazing. It's a great treat for those of us who came too late to see him in person.
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Summary: Missed opportunities...
Review: To anyone who, like me, only really began to appreciate Buckley's amazing songwriting and delivery after his untimely death, this DVD holds the rare look at the man in the very intimate setting of the Metro in Chicago. The concert was orignally taped for a local Chicago music program, giving it a very intimate quality. The ENTIRE show is here, all the banter between songs, the calls from the crowd. The DVD is excellent, two seperate sound mixes, regular CD quality PCM and a remixed Dolby Surround 5.1 mix. Two bonus acoustic songs and a press kit round out the DVD - worth every penny.
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Summary: MUST SEE !!! (this is my 1st 'caps' offense ever...)
Review: Well, where should I start... This DVD (or video i presume) has literally changed my life. I bought it a couple of months ago and haven't stopped watching...
If you're looking for pure music and passion - this is it.
I'm quite a music & movie fanatic - you name it, I saw it or heard it, but this concert beats everything hands down.It is truly the most exciting, moving, genuine thing I have ever experienced in music. It is far, far better than any live concert or studio-recording I have ever heard or seen.
You - reading this - must know 'Grace' and probably like it a lot. Well - This concert will KNOCK YOU DOWN !!! It's really too good to be true - yet it is (True). GO SEE IT - NO WAY YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED !!! PS: I am not drunk, not on drugs, in no way affiliated to Jeff Buckley and will not benefit from increased sales of his works.
This is simply so good I want too share it with everybody ! greets, Vik
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Summary: Transcendent, glorious live performance
Review: Where to start? I'm sure most of you know the Jeff Buckley story. In short, Buckley was an amazing singer and musician who only had the opportunity to release one full-length album before his life was taken away. But fans, followers, and mourners rejoice - Live In Chicago captures him at his peak, and shines like a beacon of light into our darkened souls. Yes, that's right - this concert is magical, transcendent, and just absolutely gorgeous. Jeff Buckley had a penchant for writing amazing songs, and they are on display full-force here. It is just magical to hear (and see!) him sing these songs that I thought were inhuman and impossible to sing outside of the recording studio. The ethereal beauty of "Hallelujah" had the live crowd, as well as me, sitting in a stunned silence at the perfectness they were witnessing. But this magnificent display is somehow outshined by some of Buckley's other songs. The song "Grace" stands as a milestone in my music listening experience. Jeff's voice is just perfectly original and absolutely BEYOND COMPREHENSION. I really can't describe it, and I literally sat in awe for minutes after seeing this. Let's make this simple on you (and me, since I honestly cannot describe this up to the standards it deserves) - if you are a Jeff Buckley, fan, this is a no-braier: Buy it now. If you are a singer, and want to see and hear something amazing, definitely buy this. If you simply want to hear the most amazing thing ever, buy this. Jeff Buckley may be gone from Earth, but his music, spirit, and beauty will live on forever with this DVD.
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Summary: Buckley Comes Alive...
Review: Wow, this is a concert experience unlike any other. I am a die hard Jeff fan, and still to this day think Grace is one of the best albums ever made. This concert, even if you dont know Jeff, is an experience within itself. There are even more beautiful haunting dark vocal slides on this album, and if you thought that the album version of Hallelujiah was great, try this one! I reccomend this DVD to anyone- words can not express how great it is. I was disappointed though that the DVD didnt get that great of treatment- although it has some bonus stuff it doesnt have any booklet insert or anything. otherwise its a great buy!
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Summary: Jeff Buckley will change your life!!
Review: You have to get this. It will change your life. Normally, I don't waste time writing reviews - who cares what I think. But if you ever take the time to get to know Jeff Buckley it will change your life. It will get under your skin, become part of you. I first heard "The Last Goodbye" on the Vanilla Sky soundtrack. I thought it was a great song. As the closing credits rolled, I saw it was a song by Jeff Buckley. Funny, I had given away my copy of his only CD "Grace" which I listened to once and didn't much care for, thinking he was the dead son of a not-so-great 60's singer. Boy, was I wrong. I bought another copy as well as all the other live stuff I could get. I was hooked. Whether you decide to listen to Buckley or not is up to you. If you've never heard him before, give it a chance. It takes a while to get used to it. But when you do, it will become a part of you.
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