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The Best of Joe Cocker: Live

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When you can't be there, this is the next best thing. Two plus hours of Joe Cocker live from two different concerts. Includes several of his famous hits, and some songs I'd never heard him cover in his unique style. I loved it.

The base are 19 songs (94 min.) of the 1992 concert in Dortmund, Germany recorded live. The extras include 8 songs (30 min.) of the 2002 concert in Cologne, Germany also recorded live. 27 tracks in all are recorded in stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, All Code/NTSC, EMI, 2004. Do consider that Cocker's voice was in 1992 not as good as in 1982, and in 2002 - as in 1992. Both the quality of picture and sound leave a "bit" to be desired, but this is the best we can get on DVD now... and in the future, since Joe is not getting any younger [sic!]. Classic Cocker CD with DVD includes an 8-track video sample for next to nothing. Its video tracks are No. 13, 15, 8, 11, 20, 16, and 17 from the following list.

The Best of Joe Cocker - Live DVD Menu:

Concert (live in Dortmund, 1992; 94 min.)

Track List

1. Intro [:40]

2. Cry Me a River [3:51]

3. Feelin' Alright [4:56]

4. Hitchcock Railway [4:13]

5. Many Rivers to Cross [4:28]

6. Up Where We Belong [4:29]

7. I Can Hear the River [4:01]

8. Shelter Me [4:27]

9. Please No More [5:58]

10. Nightcalls [4:28]

11. Now That the Magic Has Gone [5:31]

12. You Can Leave Your Hat On [5:57]

13. When the Night Comes [4:39]

14. Love Is Alive [4:00]

15. Unchain My Heart [5:31]

16. Feels Like Forever [4:59]

17. With a Little Help From My Friends [7:55]

18. The Letter [4:21]

19. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word [4:09]

20. You Are So Beautiful [3:00]

21. Credits [:43]

Extras

Live In Cologne (2002; 30 min.)

Track List

1. You Can't Have My Heart [4:22]

2. Love Not War [4:39]

3. Never Tear Us Apart [3:44]

4. Midnight Without You [4:50]

5. Respect Yourself [5:50]

6. Everytime It Rains [3:41]

7. This Is Your Life [4:30]

8. Unchain My Heart [6:06]

Audio Set-Up

Stereo

Dolby Digital 5.1

DTS 5.1

Joe is at his absolute best here. He brings tears to my eyes. The musicians and the back-up singers are top-notch. I enjoyed every moment of this conert.

This is a very good concert. I enjoyed it very much. The sound was pretty good in DTS or 5.1 Picture quality was ok. Worth having in my collection.

I got this for my husband for Valentine's Day - and he LOVED IT!!! He is a big Joe Cocker fan from his youth - We even danced!!! This is really the BEST of JC!

Image on this dvd is very bad (even with upscaling), sound quality isn't good either. Its really sad that there's no blu-ray concert available.