Customer Reviews

The British Beat Live

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3 star:		(3)
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1 star:		(3)

 

 

A British PBS fund-raising show makes for some good music. While the artists are certainly older, more portly, and not in peak voice, the music is surprisingly good, and the feelings, hearfelt. The absolute highlight of this show is Lulu, who,40 years after becoming a household name (To Sir With Love) looks and sounds more wonderful than she ever has.It would have been nice to present more than just one song from her. Nonetheless, her performance is riviting. This show is worth a listen

I can't believe anyone that has a problem with this dvd, i mean it's the original artists singing they're songs live and they sound amazing for being not spring chickens what great show this was, i caught this on pbs channel i watching it and what show it was although, i wish they could've gotten a couple more groups/artists that did the songs like the hollies and spencer davis group etc, but hey you can't win them all. but this is a surefire hit with any classic rock fan or fan of good music. the accompanying box set of the same title has alot of songs i guess it too make up for that.

Highly Recommended Show.

This is a great modern day concert from many hitters of the British Invasion. It's unfortunate that it has been given so many bad reviews--however they were given by people who expected old footage instead of a live concert from 2007. But when you look at the concert itself, it is actually very good.

The only problem with this release is that it has some horrible editing. You can tell immediatley that many of the music is overdubbed while some scenes are placed in wrong areas. For example, in one shot you will get a close up of the drummer...however, the snare downbeat heard in the song is totally off from the footage (unless the drummer can produce a drum hit in midair!). In another close up of the drummer, you HEAR him make a fill while the footage SHOWS him drumming straight downbeats. Close ups of the piano player show him not in sync with the music. Then, you will occasionally HEAR the vocals, but SEE the vocalist not singing. On other occasions, you will see a single vocalist but hear numerous voices behind him. It makes you wonder if many of the bands sounded bad live that they had to make numerous overdubs...or if the person that put the perfomance footage together was even listening to the songs to make them in sync.

Other than these visual observations, it is actually a great concert. If you are a fan of this area, I highly recommend this release.

If you but this DVD only for the outstanding rendition of TO SIR WITH LOVE by Lulu, your money will have been well spent. She uses somewhat differnt phrasing of the very familiar lyrics but her voice is still resolute and vibrating. You will get chills watching and listening to her performance.

My fault for not reading the reviews from previous owners. When I saw the

picture on the DVD I assumed it would be The Groups/Singers performing LIVE in the 1960's, NOT! Don't let the picture fool you. It is not even the original group (at times just a member) singing a 2007 version of the

song. Yes, It's Live but the magic of their youth is missing. I'm sorry, but I have to agree with Grace Slick when she refers to the perfomers who are still milking the success they produced in the sixties- Cmon people,

Time to give it up. Keep the integrity of the orginal song(s)and the

exitement of the original sound at the time they were first heard-because that was MAGICAL.

Good I ordered this music video. The artists are great, too bad the video is too short. The sound is very good. Brings back memories of the past.

Most of songs are good and famous, I like Eric Burdon & Procol Harum perfomance.

Okay T J Lubinsky, I think you've had enough for a while. Why don't you slow down and do this right. You've got the right string, but the wrong yo-yo. Here a few critiques. Too much audience track. What happened? Did Eric Burdon sound like garbage when you cut to the vintage footage from Hullabaloo? Nowhere on stage did Peter and Gordon have an acoustic 12 string guitar, yet one cuts through the entire song. How much over-dubbing do you do? I know you bring in singers to fix the bad vocals. I know some people who have done it for you. Your hearts in the right place, but you're pumping these things out like there's no tomorrow and they suck. Try bringing some true quality to the projects and please!!!! Quit pimping PBS with every act..

I enjoyed the DVD very much. I wish their was a lot more, from the performers.

And it would of been great to of had, some of the other groups(the kinks-Hermans Hermits etc.

great music-great dvd- as advertised-fast shipping-A+++++++. a must have for anyone who grew up in the sixties. all the pbs shows are are living music history.