Some of the footage is classic & worth the investment for the occasional rarity, but one should pick & choose carefully.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on December 4, 2006 at 09:36:08

In Reply to: 10 or 12 songs per disc, 40-45 minutes? Pasadena. nt posted by Duilawyer on December 3, 2006 at 15:33:48:

The performances of Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" and Aerosmith's take on the old chestnut "Train Kept a Rollin'" are a must have, IMO, as are the original line-up of The Doobie Brothers (w/o McDonald) performing "Listen To The Music" and Steely Dan doing "Reelin' In The Years" live. All in all, I'd say it was about a 50/50 split of interesting footage and that which I could've lived without, but it does make these packages more than marginally interesting, especially if they can be acquired cheaply enough.

BTW, while I pretty much agree with all of the comments about the sound quality and visuals, but I have to add in fairness that it's still a notch above much of the videotaped music being restored, repackaged and offered from this time period. Considering that most of us have grown used to high definition and WS presentation in recent years much of this older fare may seem quite limited in resolution even when meticulously remastered from the best available sources! OTOH, when viewed on DVD over a good playback system it will probably look & sound much better than when it first aired.

AuPh

PS: The total running time of the '73 & '74 discs are around 75 to 80 minutes each (I'm sure that this play-length includes comedy sketches, etc., but '73 has 16 songs including the full length Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" & '74 has 15 songs with a dazzling pre-Toys In The Attic Aerosmith performance). Maybe it's just me and I've only done a cursory check of the other's contents, but I think that these are two of the best "Best Of" years of this program.

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Topic - Anyone get The Midnight Special DVD? - ArdRi 23:14:17 12/02/06 (11)

CAUTION: Check this out before buying the sampler DVD because it's probably an enrollment scheme. - Audiophilander 01:36:42 12/03/06 (10)

One sign of how much the lip synch pre-record is a problem - Duilawyer 08:48:18 12/03/06 (3)

Get your facts straight - LWR 09:40:54 12/03/06 (2)

I had a CD with McGuinn's cover. - olddude55 12:20:26 12/03/06 (1)

can the words McGuinn and Disco exist in the same sentence? - dave c 13:18:42 12/03/06 (0)

Sugarman claims they are remastered for surround - Duilawyer 07:55:35 12/03/06 (5)

Sugarman would like us to believe they are real performances - 3LockBox 13:19:32 12/04/06 (1)

You are so right. I saw Poco five feet in front of me sing - Duilawyer 18:17:01 12/04/06 (0)

Re: Sugarman claims they are remastered for surround - ozzyboy 15:14:24 12/03/06 (2)

10 or 12 songs per disc, 40-45 minutes? Pasadena. nt - Duilawyer 15:33:48 12/03/06 (1)

Some of the footage is classic & worth the investment for the occasional rarity, but one should pick & choose carefully. - Audiophilander 09:36:08 12/04/06 (0)

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