Critical Times:Henhouse Sessions

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Summary: DONT BUY THIS
Review: FISHBONE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY DONT APPROVE OF THIS DVD. FISHBONE RELEASED A DVD THEMSELVES BUY THAT ONE.

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Summary: do not buy this please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: i've been a fishbone soldier for almost ten years now!!!seen them live a couple of times in montreal!!!i had the unique chance of chatting with angelo and we manage to fix his bariton saxophone cuz one of the keys was broken!!!i mean the guy is just amazing!!!i shared with the guys that i ended up on a session they did on the net and it ended up there without there permission!!!fishbone didnt approved this release and i think it's not respecting the band with buying this kind of material!!!you check out on there web site and they dont approved at all!!!they even encouraging you to not buy this thing!!!fishbone is an amazing band live. I recommand anyone to go see them!!!even if it's not the same lineup they're always find a way to touch you with there music and their performance!!!so please don't buy this dvd!!!!buy something to support the band!!!they deserve it!!!they've been there for 20 years man and deserve way better!!!they're just an awesome band with unique sound and ideas!!!thanks for understanding!!!!a huge fan john!!

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Summary: Fishbone is Great!! DVD not so much.
Review: If you like watching people work in the studio, you'll love this. Watching people work in the studio can be annoying because, as a musician, it can be a lot of work and headaches (which is evident in this dvd). Another problem is the DVD does not give you full versions of the songs, just clips from songs that they are working on that never been released,... as of yet. So why did I give it 3 stars? INSIGHTS!! The DVD gave me some insights of their ideas and what goes on in their minds (mostly ganja, which they make obvious) as they work. Angelo, Dirty Walt, and Norwood all talk a little about their history and inspirations, so in this aspect it can be used as a tool for creativity for musicians. Certainly you could find more insights reading the autobiography of Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and etc...but this is Fishbone!! Anyway I still support this band because they make me 'skank & go nutts'!!!