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Aerosmith - You Gotta Move (Amaray Case)

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Why why why why why do the clowns who edit these "live" concert dvd's continually insist on ruining the music by overlapping interviews and other bull sessions into the songs themselves? Didn't Sony learn their lesson after Black Sabbath's "Last Supper" editing disaster? Am I wrong to think that the job of a concert video should be to give the illusion of actually being at the event? What fan in actual attendance would sit still if during every song lead in, Steve Tyler turned down the volume and talked about his life experiences? I don't know about you, but it would annoy the hell out of me! It's a shame because You Gotta Move could have been a great dvd. The sound quality of the music is excellent! And I was very impressed with the track selection. Sure one could argue that there are several key Aerosmith tunes missing from the set list. But to play every hit from Aerosmth's huge library, the dvd would have to be 12 hours in length. What makes this dvd fall flat on its face though is the totally inexcusable editing job. There's hardly a track on the entire dvd that isn't partly interrupted by the band members chatting about things we already knew and that could have easily been added in the bonus section. If that's not annoying enough, the camera angles change each and every second or two throughout the show. It's kinda like watching while riding a spinning merry-go-round? You never really see anything but a blur as it passes by. As for all the fan shots (almost half the dvd), I have to wonder if there were any plain looking/non model types/small chested people in the crowd at all? You wouldn't know it by where the camera men had their cameras pointed all night? lol Anyway, being a die hard Aerosmith fan aside, i'm very disappointed that they dropped the ball with their first official live dvd. It would have been so cool to sit back and enjoy an awesome show without feeling the need to throw a hammer at the tv. 2 stars for the good music that WASN'T interrupted with gab and for the bonus audio cd that's music, music, and nothing but the music! As for the rest..arrrgggghhhhhhhh!

Let me start by saying I am one of the biggest Aerosmith fans in the world. I've seen them on just about every tour since '76, and along with perhaps only the Rolling Stones, they are the premiere kick ass rock n' roll band in a live situation. Steve Tallarico's Dad, Victor, even taught me music in high school in Da Good Old Bronx and man I remember how proud his Pop was of him when they got their first Platinum record (Toys) and Steven bought Pops a brand new BMW cash. Steven are you reading this ? If so please drop me an e-mail. So of course it was with great expectation that I and everyone looked forward to this, their FIRST, and LONG OVERDUE, concert DVD.

Okay so they go through the mandatory self serving bull***t in the opening, talking about what it feels like to go onstage, the magic of the band on a great night, how they all click together, yada yada yada. OK great, get to the show. First song or 2 great, nice slick production, great video, great mix, great shots of all the hotties in the audience young and old, but I noticed they are talking over the opening chords of songs.
Then as we should be settling in like at a real show by the 3rd or 4th song, when we should be getting to the nitty gritty, this babbling nonsense between the songs is strarting to slowly give me a sinking feeling in my gut.

But the turning point came during "Draw The Line", one of my favorite live Aero songs. As Joe Perry prepares to go into his incredible slide guitar lead break..... the MUSIC fades down, a 2 box comes up of Tyler the talking head still talking about this or that nonsense, with the second box showing the band onstage and Perry is COMPLETELY drowned out and buried in the mix by this droning voice. Then the 2 box finally pulls back to full screen of the band and the music comes back up and we are given the special treat of enjoying the last 15 seconds of the Perry's lead break.This was the musical equivelant of getting interrupted during a sexual climax. I actually threw my shoe at my TV screen, took the disc out and winged it across the room like a frisbee, I was so freaking angry. I see in the opening credits that the band themselves are the Executive Producers of this DVD, which means THEY were responsible for overseeing the final edit. Then WHY WHY WHY, Aerosmith, did you have to go and RUIN what COULD HAVE BEEN the greatest live Rock n' Roll Concert DVD of all time with all your psycho babble in between and DURING songs ? WHY could you not have simply given us the complete uncut show, seamless, and put your interviews and commentary on a SEPERATE chapter of extras on the disc ?? I am still shaking my head in wonderment. I have been in Television Production for 20 years, and this smacks of a creative decision made by an amateur(s).
The little nuggets of music are there, the production is there, the video and audio quality are there, but it all fell apart in the Final Edit. Too bad, this disc could have been a real contender for top live concert DVD of all time. Instead it turned into an abortion. Please, next time, Aerosmith, (if there is one), give us the full show uninterrupted, like we were there.

Plenty of people have talked about the annoying voice-overs, so I'll pass on that part.

This is a good performance, but a tacky editing job. A&E were stuck in the past when they edited this performance, loading it up with hired models pretending to be girls in the crowd. Find me a woman under 25 who knows 70s Aerosmith lyrics, and I'll buy you this DVD. There are also plenty of "glory shots" of band members where it's clear they are not playing the parts you are hearing. I find that unacceptable because it just doesn't add anything - I already know they are cool, I don't have to be convinced.

What saves the whole thing in the end is five performances included as extras which must have been edited by someone else. These are clean shots of the songs with no extra frills, and they are simply amazing.

Guitar fans: Joe Perry busts out a double neck black Gretch for Living On The Edge that probably resulted in a call from his buddy Jimmy Page looking for a Christmas present. Amazing tone!

Many people rag on Aerosmith for "selling out" and not playing the music they started with. Their latest album Honkin' On Bobo was just that. A re-vamped version of their 70's style music. The album rocked and the tour was one of the greatest I have seen Aerosmith on. After seeing You Gotta Move on TV, it rocked. Defiantly one of the best Music DVD's I have seen in a long time. This is their first "live" Dvd since the 70's and they didn't miss a beat. They obviously play their old songs like it is the last time they are ever going to play them. Plus Aerosmith gets better each and every tour. This is a must have for any fan or anybody that has respect for real music as it will blow your mind.

Yes it's true, the bonus material is better than the actual feature. This type of editing is getting very dated and I think it impresses no one. I repeat what many have said:

1. Good music, performances, and sound quality but so irritating how interviews intrude on the performances.
2. Headache inducing rapid fire edits that rival the movie Catwoman, band members somehow change guitars in the middle of songs, visuals don't match what's heard, producers show no affinity for the music.
3. Too many shots of the crowd, many of which seem to be planted strippers, etc.

The people that made this show just should have let Aerosmith and the music do the talking. This hard-sell editing seems more suited for an up and coming boy-band or somebody else that is trying to establish itself and create hype. This DVD should have tried to please it's established fanbase and given them a pure concert video. If only the feature was more like the songs in the bonus video material!

You Gotta Move is a documentary featuring live concert footage from America's Greatest Rock-n- Roll Band, Aerosmith. While the performance is not as good as the show in Charlotte, NC back in April of '86 , it still kicks a ton of ass. The documentary parts get old after a few viewings, but you can avoid that by going to the song index and clicking on 'Play Songs' and it will just play all the song tracks and skip the documentary tracks. Yes the "Oh it's so fun being a Rock Star" voice overs on some of the songs are a bit annoying primarily because if you have it cranked up, the voice overs are way too loud, but it ain't nothin' worth blowing a gasket over!... I think some people need to lay off of the caffeine.

By the way, any hardcore fan would have gotten an email from the boys earlier this year informing them that "You Gotta Move" was going to air on the A & E Network and any hardcore fan could have seen for themselves that this was a documentary with annoying voice overs and all. But, I digress...

If I wanted to have the experience of "being there", I would have shelled out $75 for a ticket when the boys came through Charlotte. However, since I'm too cheap to do that, this DVD is the next best thing. The songs span Aerosmith's 30 year (Boy, do I feel old) career. In my not so humble opinion, the show stoppers are the 'Bobo' songs "Baby Please Don't Go" and a smokin' version of "Stop Messin' Around" sung by the original American Bad Ass, Papa Joe Perry. DIABETICS BE WARNED: the syrupy sweet Diane Warren penned ballad "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" is included. However, Steven Tyler's performance of the song is top notch, so just take an extra hit of insulin and enjoy. The DVD also includes 5 bonus songs that weren't featured in the documentary. The pick of the litter is " Rats In The Cellar". The sound and video on this DVD are both excellent. If this DVD were a straight up concert I would give it 10 stars out of a possible 5, but since it ain't, I'll only give it 5 stars!

We wanted Aerosmith and we got Aerosmith. They're out there on stage, they're rocking, they sound great. For those who have a problem with a few models, might I remind you that we are, once again, talking about Aerosmith. Steven Tyler was having fun playing up to the pretty things in the front row, just watch him. He was into it. The menu graphics are dominated by naked women. Those women in the crowd ain't nothing but a bit of decoration themselves, albeit with more clothing on (for the most part). Aerosmith have quit the drugs, please leave them the sex and rock 'n roll. It's all good fun, right? This snake is gonna rattle... Right? Eh..? Anyway, the section on the making of Honkin' on Bobo was fantastic and worth the cost of the DVD just by itself. It was great to watch them performing live in the studio at such length.

I have been waiting for a good Aerosmith concert dvd forever. I had "Live at Texxas Jam '78" and "Video Scrapbook" on VHS. They are ok But they were not an entire concert. Good music but not the real deal.

I knew before hand this was a documentary show from A&E but assummed that the DVD would have the option to see the concert in its entirety. Wrong. It is filled with voice overs and cuts to interviews and making of segments. thats all well and good but offer another version of just the concert. They included unedited versions of 5 other songs from the concert but only as a bonus feature. Is it too hard to edit these back in to the rest of the concert. This could have been the Ultimate Concert DVD with little effort. This seems Thrown together in a hurry to get it out on the shelfs.

Another thing I would love to have seen is a CD version of the entire thing to take with me in the car. Why waste time with a little teaser disc of just a few songs? It would be better then that over produced piece of trash that was "A Little South of Sanity". If you can find it get the bootlegged "Back in the Saddle" from there Monsters of Rock concert. Even "Live Bootleg", though it does have a edited performance of "Mother Popcon". I have a bootleg of the Paul's Mall concert with the entire performance. and it is great. I wish I didn't need to resort to bootlegs to get these great Aerosmith concerts. All those concerts are far better than what we have been given until now. A release of this performance on CD would definetly be the best to date though. And a release of the "unplugged" concert from MTV would be just awesome. But I digress.

Further more when you look at the Discography, Sony decided not to include the geffen albums. They are the best selling of all there albums.So much for being accurrate. I don't know if Geffen said no or Sony just didn't want to give there competitors any free advertising but its just a shame. This is an insult and a joke to Aerosmith's credit. The greatest Rock & Roll band America has ever produced deserves better than this.

AEROSMITH ROCKS ON THIS DVD!!! This concert dvd features songs from their "Honkin on Bobo" CD, along with their classic hits. It includes bonus features also, which include 5 more songs performed live, plus other bonus material. This is simply Aerosmith at their best!!! It's a "must-have" for any Aerosmith fan, and therefore I gladly recommend it. If you like Rock & Roll, you'll love this one!!! Thanks, and may God Bless!!!

To summarize:
(1) Horrible editing. Six cuts per second made me disoriented and angry. Please, Mr. Director and Mr. Film Editor, just point the camera at Steven Tyler and give us the film of him doing his thing.
(2) Voices talking over the music. Hey, guess what Mr. Film Editor - I bought this DVD thinking I'd see and hear a concert, not somebody's irrelevant comments over the music.
(3) Shots of the audience instead of the band. Obvious plants of paid models in the "audience" (although they coulda been filmed separately in a studio, for all I know), acting as if they are jamming to the music. I gagged.

I hope someone (Aerosmith, maybe?) will take the raw camera footage from this concert, and re-cut it into something coherent. THAT would be the DVD to buy.