Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Shanachie
• VHS Release Date: September 20, 1993
• Run Time: 80 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302983177
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,195 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The buildup to this historic concert film is nearly as exciting as the actual spectacle of the sole surviving Wailer working out on the stage of NYC's famous Madison Square Garden arena. By 1986, the year of this concert, both Bob Marley and Peter Tosh were gone, and Wailer had not been seen abroad in at least 10 years, reportedly because of a fear of flying. Very few artists can make their comeback in a venue of this size, but Wailer played to a packed house, and what a show it must have been. This video does get off to a laughably lame start, with Wailer appearing in a burst of smoke amidst other cheesy special effects, but there's nothing comical about the canon of songs from which he draws in the show proper. The viewer can't help but wonder at the serendipitous stroke of fate that brought Wailer, Marley, and Tosh together, because as this performance video proves (along with the many of Bob Marley and the few of Peter Tosh), each was a songwriter and performer of genius. Clad in flowing robes, a woven Rasta belt doing double duty here to hold a lion's head against his forehead, Bunny proves himself to be a living reggae treasure. His "Blackheart Man" is the music's defining hymn to the Rastaman's spiritual grace in the face of society's condemnation, and his "Dreamland" remains the most vivid expression extant of the Rastaman's vision of Zion. Backed by a full orchestra of Jamaica's finest musicians and accompanied by a full array of dancers (including B Boy break dancers!), Bunny's solo show has not been equaled since. --Elena Oumano

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tekya de Blackheart man children, fe even lions fear him!, January 27, 2004

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michael phillips "smog.net" (smog.net) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Concert [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was at this show. I live in Los Angeles, and Bunny played here in Long Beach (a 3 hour show!) before the Madison Square Garden concert - so this show wasn't really his "comeback" - not to mention the fact that no Rasta would say "comeback," they'd say "go forward." ;) My seats were in the first row, and I arrived early. When the show was about to start I turned around to see the entire Garden full to the brim. I thought at most the first level would fill, but the place was packed.

The show itself was almost exactly the same as the Long Beach show - which is to say, amazing. Bunny didn't play much in the U.S., but these shows were incredible both in their scope and impact. He performed nearly the entire Blackheart Man album - a seminal Reggae classic impeccably played by seasoned JA vets. The dancers and hoopla were really secondary to the music. Bunny kept the music true to the roots, and did not deviate or falter.

Both shows were transcendent, and I feel extremely lucky to have seen them. I saw Bunny perform in Orange County about a year later and I don't know what it was, but the show was lackluster...perhaps the Long Beach and Madison Square Gaarden shows set too high a standard.

This isn't just a video tape, it's a historical record. Reggae will never again be as crucial as it was in the 70's and early 80's, so documents such as this are precious.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Haven't seen it, just wanted to comment on the text., June 1, 2001

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Miami Nights (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Concert [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Greetings all,

Just wanted to let people know that, contrary to what the text about the video states, "by 1986" Marley may have been gone, but Peter Tosh was murdered in September of 1987. So by 1986, Tosh was still very much alive.

one love

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I give this Video 10 **'s - Webmaster of Wicked Reggae Site, August 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In Concert [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I am so honored to be the able to write the 1st review of this video! I must say that this Video is great; the sound & color are both outstanding! U can't go wrong with this one, it's a collectable!

One love,

Jah Schreiber