Product Details

• Actors: The Black Crowes
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Megaforce
• DVD Release Date: November 23, 2009
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002Q5O6RU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,678 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Innovative & Pioneering DVD by the Crowes, Showing The Band Recording Songs for the Album "Before the Frost" = A1+, December 17, 2009

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Gary Covington "Southern Rocker" (Louisiana, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cabin Fever (DVD)

This is a very innovative dvd. It shows the Black Crowes performing, and "recording" in a large 2 story cabin, before a live, "packed", enthusiastic audience, in an informal setting. This shows the "actual recording" of songs for the album "Before the Frost...Until The Freeze". There are a few songs that were recorded & filmed in the cabin, without a live audience, but most of the songs were recorded before the live audience. Also, you get some documentary elements mixed in. However, everything was filmed in a very informal setting. You get to see the actual "making" of an album.

This is not one of those gentle, "intimate" acoustic performances. Here you get the real thing, electric guitars, keyboards, drums, a banjo, a fiddle, a petal steel guitar, and maybe even more.

A lot of the "stuff" on this dvd, was edited out of the album cd "Before the Frost", but everything on the album cd "Before the Frost" actually came from recordings seen on this dvd.

So, the Crowes "experiment" was successful, you get a great dvd, plus a recorded album. The camera angles are great. This was "experimental", but it was well planned, well filmed, well mixed, well performed, thus resulting in a great innovative result. I applaud the Black Crowes for their innovation & pioneering effort.

Chris has excellent interaction with the crowd. The songs are all great. Plus you even get 2 bonus songs. You also get commentaries by each of the band members. The first song has Rich sitting on the floor, playing a sitar, which is a large Indian (as in the country of India) guitar. I've never seen anything quite like it, but he does an excellent job. I was very impressed with Luther Dickinson's slide guitar play. Chris is an excellent lead man, spokesman, comedian & lead singer. Rich and the rest of the band are all impressive also. This is a "must-have" for any Black Crowes fan period. Thanks!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cabin Fever is a good thing!, November 24, 2009

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C. Inman (Tampa, Fla USA) - See all my reviews
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Really enjoying this dvd; it provides an opportunity for those of us who were not able to attend the recording sessions the ability to experience it to an extent. It is fun to watch the interaction between band members and to hear Chris' sense of humor. The Crowes are not known for much stage talk when you see them live...unless Chris goes into one of his tirades and those are always fun. This a great snapshot of the recording process and a band doing what they do best...making music. Enjoy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only thing better than listening to the album is watching it be created!, November 24, 2009

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Joseph D. Beullens - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cabin Fever (DVD)

This dvd is awesome! I loved the album Before the frost.... Until the Freeze when It came out and love it more now watching the dvd of them cutting the record. You get to see the band working through the tunes and little pieces of the brothers working up the tunes alone. Just an amazing insight to the process behind the album. The Crowes are one of those rare bands who strive to go somewhere they have never been on each record, that always makes you wish you were a fly on the wall while they were creating them. Now you are. Very few bands are this gracious to their fans, creating these unique moments and sharing the journey with fans. They will and always will be one of the truly great bands in music. It is always a pleasure to see where they are going to go next, and now we are all invited to get there with them.