Product Details

• Producers: Dennis Hedlund, Michael Macari, Ronald Davis
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Standing Room Only
• DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007TFH84
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,361 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Association - Greatest Hits Live" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Kultur Release Date: 04/26/2005

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Some time imitation ISN'T a form of flattery!, June 26, 2006

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D. Smith (Baton Rouge, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Association - Greatest Hits Live (DVD)

I have been an Association fan since the beginning. I've seen the original band and several of the "versions" over the years - even a slight change of the version here. First of all - for the most part, these are competent players, but instead of doing something artistic, they are making (at best) a rough approximation of someone else. There's only one original member here - Russ Giguere - who sounds pretty rough. The vocals are strained, unbalanced and at times a black mark on the band's name. The original Association were, after all, great singers. The music is played alright, but seems to lack passion and conviction and some lead singer choices on some songs are just wrong. (Maybe they couldn't hear the monitors - who knows?)Missed notes at high points add insult to injury. The final straw is that the music and the video are out of sync - enough to make it distracting. (I've noted this in other programs this company did for PBS.) If you loved the original Association, don't darken your memories with Larry Ramos' Sheraton band version. Get the original recordings and listen to Terry, Jules, Ted, Jim, Brian and Russ (Not to bash Larry overmuch, he was a replacement in 1968 for Jules while taking a hiatus and then kept on. Larry was actually the first in a l-o-n-g stream of replacements that included Richard Thompson (for Russ), David Vaught (for Brian), Rick Ulsky, Jerry Yester and others). Would you go hear The Who without Townsend & Daltrey? CSN without Crosby or Nash? In this case - imitation is no form of flattery.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hanyak, April 29, 2005

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Keith A. Vanderwerp (Grand Rapids, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Association - Greatest Hits Live (DVD)

I love the Association. They are a great GROUP!! I was waiting for this DVD. When I saw it, the sound and video very dissapointing. I am sure they are very good during this live concert but no one edited the actual audio for this DVD to make it presentable for sale. The video really does not show who is singing other parts. This DVD only focused on the two the main singers.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Psst! - It's Not Really the Association, February 21, 2006

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zero (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Association - Greatest Hits Live (DVD)

It's a group that purchased the name of the original band. It does include one original member, Russ Giguere, and one member from the "Windy" era, Larry Ramos. But the members of the band that actually had musical talent - Terry Kirkman, Jules Alexander, and Jim Yester - are not heard on this DVD. They should be embarrassed to represent themselves as the original band, and you should be embarrassed if you're taken in and are foolish enough to buy this.