Bonnie Raitt - Road Tested [Paperback]

Bonnie Raitt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1996

Road Tested is the matching P/V/G folio to Bonnie Raitts 1st live album! With 25 years of club and concert dates under her belt, eight- time Grammy-winner Bonnie Raitt has crafted Road Tested from a winning combination of tried and true material plus several exciting new songs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 155 pages
• Publisher: Cherry Lane Music (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895249936
• ISBN-13: 978-0895249937
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,509,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars She's Great! But what about the video!, October 17, 2003

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Richard W. Field (Maryville, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bonnie Raitt - Road Tested (DVD)

Let me start with a few words about Bonnie Raitt. I first saw her at the Lenox Arts Center in MA in the early '70s, and it is one of those performances that sticks with you. What a musical performance! And this woman who commented on the bare-chested guys in the audience (what audacity!). I have to be honest--haven't followed every recording of her career. But everytime I hear her I'm floored. Here's a woman who can belt out a ballad, play the blues, and put the most loving touch on a folk song, to bring you to tears. Versatility is Raitt. You want proof!? Just see her on the Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute belting out "Pride and Joy." She takes a guy song and makes it into the quintessential girl's torch song! All I can say is she made a lot of guys lonely (including me!) when she mentions a husband in the concert. But hey, we are happy for you Bonnie.
But what a minute! The production on this video just doesn't do Bonnie justice. I've heard much about the audio problems, and I agree. But the video doesn't give us fans a chance! I want something more than 5 seconds of a sustained shot on Bonnie and her guitar. The music is there, but a bit more of Bonnie, without endless cuts to her band, would be desirable. (A great band mind you, but nonetheless it couldn't hurt to let us see her a bit more!)
I would love to see Bonnie in a proper DVD. How about it Bonnie! There're plenty of us out here that would love to hear from you. You are a legend now, like BB and Buddy. Put your music on record (in resplendent DVD)! I'll be waiting.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome for Bonnie Raitt fans!, March 28, 1999

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[e-mail] (Haxtun, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Road Tested [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I confess to being a Bonnie Raitt fan, although a relatively recent convert in terms of her entire career. This concert starts with hits then the tempo slows down up to the halfway mark, then really picks up steam toward the end. It's not a "greatest hits" concert if you're a chart-watcher, but it could classify as a kind of "Best of" effort. "I Can't Make You Love Me" -- with Bruce Hornsby on keyboard -- brought tears to my eyes yet again. . . . followed by "Fallin" which may be erotically charged enough to require a cold shower as an encore. In addition to Hornsby, other guest artists include: Bryan Adams, Jackson Browne and blues legends Ruth and Charles Brown. Bonnie's band is outta sight! This is easily worth the bargain price listed above, so treat yourself.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Emd/Capitol did Bonnie a disservice with this DVD release, January 16, 2002

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D. W. Milligan (Scottsdale, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bonnie Raitt - Road Tested (DVD)

I waited a long time for this release in DVD and was very surprised that it was released without the DTS format that is available on the CD. The DVD audio is very poor. While viewing the DVD, closeups of the percussionist and hamonica player are shown BUT you can not hear their respective instruments. Knowing the quality of the CD/DTS, this is huge let down. Numerous contacts to Emd/Capitol Records's customer service department remain unanswered (why have such a department?) through their email and website. Bonnie is a great artist and this was a great concert. The DVD misses the mark badly. I'd give the CD/DTS version 5 stars.