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Summary: Great Sound, Over Produced
Review: These guys have still got it. The voices are just like they were 25 years ago. A fantastic performance.
Now for the bad bits:- This DVD just did not flow due to an over creative producer.
Throughout the concert there are several interview footage between songs and this made viewing very "Stop Start".
I believe the interviews that I must say were interesting should have been placed on the DVD as an extra all together. I also found the 70's footage mixed in with the LIVE concert on Shambala to be distracting. Throughout the concert and the interviews the producer over cooked things by including split screen views which at the end of the day was just another big distraction and didn't add any value or enhance the scenes.
This producer should step back and learn the golden rule that "sometimes less is more".
Please note that my criticism is pointed at the production and not at the talents or skills of the musicians who were brilliant.
If you are a Three Dog Night fan, buy this DVD. These guys sound great. Hopefully sometime soon they might bring out another concert DVD with a different production team.
I bought this DVD to see and hear the talents of Three Dog Night, I didn't buy it to see the over creative skills of a very enthusiastic producer who wanted his special effects to be the main attraction and Three Dog Nights performance to be secondery.
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Summary: Great DVD
Review: This DVD has great performances and great production. The band sounds so good. I love this DVD. If your a Three Dog Night fan, I'm sure you will love it too. Do yourself a favor and buy this DVD!
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Summary: knocked out
Review: This is a fantastic version of all the great classics from one of the best bands of the 70's. They still have all the great voices that was their trademark, in a new setting that only adds to a sound that is better than ever! I highly reccomend this to old fans, and I'm sure this will also make new fans of all who see it.
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Summary: If your a Three Dog Night Fan, Buy it.
Review: This is a group you don't see to often. Last time I saw them was in a shopping mall playing in the center court in about 1990. That was an excellent show. This video is also excellent in sound quality and contains all their big hits. The orchestra backup is an added delight but don't worry, it doesn't overpower the bands sound, just compliments it. Sounds excellent in the 5.1 format. It is definitely worth a look and listen.
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Summary: The Dog Rocks!
Review: This is a terrific performance by a great band. The interviews and commentaries from the conductor and the members of TDN, gave me a sense of intimacy with the band members, their music and their hopes for this project. As Cory Wells said, the orchestral styles blending with the band's music actually enhances the sound and reveals its beauty. There were two visual features that I really enjoyed. First, the images of the past were blended with the current performance, that gave me a sense of historicity and enabled me to remember the excitement that this band generated at the height of its popularity. Second, the split screen images gave me the sense of presence in "being there" to enjoy this concert. Nature lovers and environmentalists will enjoy the hit, "Out In The Country" as it is performed with majestic scenes of the great outdoors. TDN was known for recording songs from, at the time, obscure songwriters and this performance includes the song "Sault Ste. Marie" which continues the tradition. This band was having fun. Mike Allsup, the lead guitarist, displayed the vigor and intensity that he's always had, Danny Hutton is in full stride, and Cory Wells, always the ham, shows on the hit, "Mama, Told Me (Not To Come), the spunk that made this band so entertaining. The only thing that I would have liked to have happened is Chuck Negron, one of the original lead singers, to have been reconciled and brought in for this project. But, that's show biz! Of course, age takes its toll, and the vocals are not as strong as they used to be, but this band rocked and still gave a dynamite performance. The orchestral arrangements blending with the harmonic sound of the Dog has been performed to perfection. If you are a TDN fan, like I am, you will thoroughly enjoy this DVD.
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Summary: At Last It's Here!
Review: Three Dot Night fans of all levels will NOT be disappointed in this DVD. The long time classics have some new twists and have been embellished with the symphony. I didn't realize you could take perfection and make it better, but Three Dog Night did. If you haven't been a fan of Three Dog Night in the past, you will be once you hear and see this new DVD. It's a MUST to have!!!
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Summary: Good concert
Review: Unfortunately there are a lot of bad concert DVDs out there lately. And it seems like the best performers or performances get the worst video direction, sound mixing or production. So when the performers AND the audio/video producers all get it right, like here, I have to rave: This DVD is great!When I bought it I feared this concert might just be a quaint glimpse of nostolgia, and probably proof that the past should stay in the past. I was wrong. While it is really 2 Dog Night with only Corey and Danny, they have an incredible presence and keep the whole concert entertaining. The orchestra integrates nicely into the performance as well, and the video doesn't suffer from "jitter-cam" - 45 different camera angles, jumping from one to the next every 2-3 seconds. With this video you feel like a part of the audience (not a bouncing ball). You can actually sit and watch the concert. In between the songs there is a fade to some commentary from Corey and Danny, but even that is entertaining, brief, and segues nicely into the next song. My only criticism would be that I thought Corey doing a cover of "Try a Little Tenderness" was cheesy. I wish they would have instead slipped in "The Show Must Go On". But that is my only criticism. Great video. Great performance. This would be worth seeing even if you had never even heard of Three Dog Night.
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Summary: Three Dog Night - Live with the Tennessee Symphony Orchestra
Review: Well, I've seen the few reviews here and am sticking my 02 cents here with no agenda(no fan club association) and like most of you am a ardent collector of music from this era, and do a fair share of collecting of live music. Now, while the production was like the editorial review here kinda of 'slick' in my words, my 10 year old daughter who's on the Brittiney kick liked it as well. Anyway, I'm no pro reviewer here, but candidly found that it was 'lacking'. No, the production was excellent in it's application, but, like any true die hard fan, missed seeing one of the leading voices of this band. Without Negron, it feels fair at best. I put on live at the forum for my daughter and she could definately hear the difference in those harmonies that were done then and now. Without Chuck (even with the blond guy there hitting the high notes(the guitarist in the blue glasses) it just isn't the same. Sorry to rain on any parades here, but to suggest this is Three Dog Night, is like saying the remaining Beach Boys are anyting close to what we grew up with. I guess that's why I'm still Listening to Neil Young stuff because it's the real deal. If they could put Negron in, I would be more then satisfied. I rate it a low 3 for Nostalgia primarily since I'm not a new fan(though that one song with St. Marie(don't have the title in front of me) is a very worthy new song to be heard. I like it alot and my daughter kept rating the music based on the bob factor-how much the knees were moving to the beat of the songs(sound familiar?). Anyway, her favorite was that new song, and Eli, and One.
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Summary: Wattman
Review: Where's Chuck?? Please- Please bury the hatchet guys!!With that request being said, the disk looks and sounds great. Danny's and Cory's voices sound strong and in tune!! The only reason this dvd doesn't get 5 stars is because of Chuck's absence. It is good to see Michael and Jimmy on there too. Floyd?????? Joe R.I.P. buddy. In my opinion it is 2 dog night without Chuck- not 3. That 3rd harmony and lead vocal is sorely missed. The band sound great, along with the orchestra.Would Love to see them with Chuck in concert(can you say sellout)!!
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