Customer Reviews

The Allman Brothers: Live at Great Woods

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(12)
1 star:		(32)

 

 

So, would you like to see and hear the Allman Brothers Band play Blue Sky, Elizabeth Reed, Revival and Whipping Post live? Guess what? Not gonna happen here. Whoever produced this video felt that it would be a fantastic idea to insert band interviews into the middle of songs. You hear about two minutes of Blue Sky IN THE BACKGROUND while Greg and Dickey are interviewed. Elizabeth Reed is interrupted three separate times by interviews, and the stuff that you do see is pretty obviously edited down. Who wants to see Dickey Betts play a solo to this great song anyway? Whipping Post is also drastically edited down as the credits role through the majority of it. On the bright side, Dickey and Warren play great solos in Get on With Your life, and Statesboro Blues was pretty good. But, otherwise, this was disappointing to say the least. A very misleading DVD. Don't buy it. Hopefully they'll fix this, but I doubt it. I wonderdered why it was so cheap, now I know. I wish I would have read the reviews before buying it.

I Purchased the DVD with great anticipation only after viewing the VHS copy I had in my music collection, What were they thinking. Interruptions during the music with interviews although I like the interviews put it on a different track (Angle). Most songs were edited so you do not get the complete song, Guitar solos missing, Drum solo cut short, Whipping Post 2 minutes? With today's technology I would have expected better, much better than the VHS. The running time is not 90 minutes I am returning my DVD today. I am a southern rock lover, as well as a Allman fan but this DVD Stinks.

The editors butchered the DVD version of the original VHS. VHS tape is a wonderful concert from Mansfield, MASS that was recorded around the same time (early 90s) as the excellent album "An Evening with the Allman Brothers Band." The album and Great Woods VHS are both top notch.

I own the VHS version and hoped for an incredible DVD because of my satisfaction with the VHS version. Especially the 5.1 Dolby sound. What a disappointment! When I went to Blue Sky, all I got was interviews with Greg & Dicky with music playing in the background-Blue Sky for all intents and purposes isn't there. Some songs do benefit from the sound improvement but overall a real disappointment when you understand what could've been done with today's technology. Who's in charge over there? Save your money!!!

same beef everyone else has....there is more talking in this dvd than music...I bought this because it appeared to be the best song list since Dickie was on this Dvd and therefore his music was also being played but a song will stop and cut to an interview with either greg or dickie right in the middle of a song

I LOVE THE ALLMAN BROTHERS LIVE AT GREAT WOODS VHS, IT IS ONE OF THE BEST CONCERT VIDEOS EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR,AND WAS VERY EXITED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE DVD.WHAT A DISSAPOINMENT,I SHOULD SUE THE EDITOR, TERRIBLE EDITING, INTERVIEWS OVER GUITARS SOLOS,JESSICA IS CUT OUT,WHIPPING POST IS LESS THAN 3 MINUTES. WHAT WAS THE EDITOR THINKING???????? THIS DVD IS BAD.STAY AWAY BUY THE VHS IT IS MUCH BETTER.

I was also expecting an incredible DVD version of this fantastic vhs show. I urge you NOT to buy the DVD version! Stick with the vhs...it gives you a great show. I could not believe how cheated I felt when I threw this DVD on. What a shame. I am still mad and from this day forward I am not buying anything from SONY DVD until I read some reviews from the folks who bought them.

Long time Allman Bros. fan. I own the "Live at Great Woods VHS" and was excited to purchase the DVD. I am disappointed with the interruptions and interviews during several of the songs. "Blue Sky" hardly exist due to an interview with Dickey Betts. It just appears that this recording was hurried and it is much shorter than the original VHS tape. I would purchase the tape instead of the DVD. Bummer....

what an incredible botch job! the laserdisc rocks! and I understand so does the vhs version...but this DVD cuts out songs...cuts up songs...and generally dissapoints...THE INTERVIEWS SHOULD BE IN ADDITION TO...NOT ..instead off SONY..get it right! and put this out AGAIN!

I hate it when reviewers don't list band personell, so I'll just say right now that Dickey Betts & Warren Haynes [are awesome], together & solo, and the late Allen Woody also does so on bass. Since ABB is a volotile band, you never know who may pop up, but this is the early-late 90's line-up that never disappointed. The problem with this DVD, is that instead of having a seperate interview feature (which is the same problem that plagues Black Sabbath's Reunion), this concert turns into a documentary, and a very annoying one at that! This was originally filmed for Japanese TV, with Robbie Robertson of The Band hosting it. I have the original Laser Disc version, which just has THE CONCERT, PERIOD, as if you were there. No interruptions, nobody to "tell" me what I am going to see OR are seeing, or interviews with the band that send the concert screens & sound into the background. I bought the DVD thinking I would get slightly better sound & video (which I did), & was shocked at the "butcher job" that was done to it. So now, I put on both the LD and DVD versions (if I have friends over), & switch back and forth to the LD when an annoying interview screws up the continuity of the concert. Buy the VHS or used LD & do the same! I give the DVD 1 star (great audio & picture), and it loses 4 stars for the [terrible] job. If all you can find is the DVD version, it's still worth it for die-hard ABB fans, BUT, I have seen the original... Mentally deranged? You bet!