Product Details

• Actors: Francis Cabrel, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, Michael Jones, Beverly Jo Scott
• Directors: Patrick Savey
• Format: AC-3, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1)
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Inakustic Gmbh
• DVD Release Date: April 15, 2008
• Run Time: 101 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001320ELE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,193 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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AUTOUR DU BLUES MEETS LARRY CARLTON & - DVD Movie

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not really a Carlton/Ford DVD, April 21, 2008

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Len Scaffidi "Scafeets" (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autour de Blues Meets Larry Carlton and Robben Ford (DVD)

When I saw the Larry Carlton/Robben Ford listing on this "new" DVD, I naturally thought it was from their recent worldwide tour, chronicled in the "Live in Tokyo" CD. There have been several video clips from the concerts featured on YouTube, and I have been anxiously awaiting the commercial video release. This DVD is actually a performance by a French "All-Star" band of sorts, with Larry and Robben occasionally and sporadically sitting in. The DVD contains a lot of different French singers and guitar players doing their best to replicate the blues. Unfortunately, their performances or on a par with what you can find in a Thursday night amateur/semi-pro blues jam in just about any US city. It's infuriating to hear one and then another, and another, guitarist take a solo while Larry and/or Robben graciously play sideman and wait for a discreet opening to give us 12 or 24 bars of the real thing. Pay no attention to the packaging displaying their names prominently: There's very little Carlton and Ford to be heard -- some songs are completely absent either one of them. And if you are into obscure French blues players, you'll have a hard time figuring out who IS playing. The packaging looks like a bootleg, with a paper sleeve wrapped around a generic DVD case. There's no booklet or liner notes to speak of. No personnel listing, etc. If you want to hear the real deal, buy Live in Tokyo and wait for a proper Carlton/Ford DVD to come out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not enough Larry and Robben, May 29, 2009

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Scott M. Mishoe "Scooter Blues" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autour de Blues Meets Larry Carlton and Robben Ford (DVD)

I'm a big fan of both Larry Carlton and Robben Ford. Unfortunately, this DVD uses their names as bait for you to buy it, but doesn't give you enough of either of them. The french players are adequate players, but singing the blues with french accents and without the signature licks of the headliners makes for a disappointing DVD. We barely even get to see Robben sing. I'd skip this one unless you've got an unlimited budget and are collecting all the blues DVD's you can find (like me).

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money for gas., May 26, 2008

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L. Leonard Gurule "L. Gurule'" (Seattle,WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Autour de Blues Meets Larry Carlton and Robben Ford (DVD)

This is awful. I was going to call this review Pepe La Pew!!! or Pepe La Stink, but I decided that the relations between the U.S. and France were strained enough. Robben and Larry have very little to do with this DVD. Don't waste you money!!! Here's a thought, take two sharp pencils and shove them in your ears at the same time. Even at that it still wouldn't be as painful as sitting through this terrible DVD.