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Dead Ahead [VHS]
 
 

Dead Ahead [VHS] (1981)

Tom Davis , Al Franken , Len Dell'Amico  |  NR |  VHS Tape
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Tom Davis, Al Franken, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann
  • Directors: Len Dell'Amico
  • Producers: Len Dell'Amico, Alan Trist, Amy Polan, Bonnie Parker, Eileen Law
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Number of tapes: 1
  • Studio: Monterey Video
  • VHS Release Date: September 5, 1995
  • Run Time: 114 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6303562965
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,409 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Los Angeles Times

"More perhaps than any other attraction in rock, the Dead audience is part of the show."

"Stickers with Grateful Dead slogans are appearing not only on Cadillac's but on China's Great Wall."

"The Dead have forged a symbiosis with their audience that is simply unequaled."

Product Description

Our Seller Notes and Fine Print Department:..This is like new, is in very good shape....Please note, this is not a rental copy....From Monterey..1994..Over 114 minutes.


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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
So I netflixed this, man am I glad I did. The sound quality is incredible as is the song selection. The video is great for something that was filmed in 1980, you can tell they really cleaned it up, and the many different camera shots made me feel I was right there. The Skits in between were fun, the cameo bits with the band members.

The best part of this DVD? The special features. The 5-6 extra songs included are the best ones on the DVD!

If you're a fan just go get this. Really great show - although I think it's a compilation of different nights - not sure about that.

Either way, a very unique and entertaining Dead DVD.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
A truly rewarding concert experience that showcases the endless talents of one of rock & roll's most storied bands, The Grateful Dead. All of the concert footage is culled from a series of concerts performed at New York City's Radio City Music Hall in 1980. This film is especially vital because it offers both the avid fan and the uninitiated listener an opportunity to experience the full spectrum of the Grateful Dead experience. The first set is comprised of beautiful and highly improvisational (of course) acoustic renditions of Grateful Dead standards while the second set focuses mainly on the electric and psychedelic aspects that Grateful Dead fans are more familiar with. This film, however, is vital not only because of the superb musical craftsmanship, but also because it re-familarizes Grateful Dead fans with a period that has been much forgotten, sandwiched as it is between the earlier days of pure 60's psychedelia and the neo-hippie late 80's resurgence of the band. A must-see for any music fan truly interested in sonorous nirvana.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This video is worthwhile for the single acoustic set that it contains. The electric sets that make of the rest of the video are pretty lackluster, with only minimal jamming. Hats off to the director for focusing on the band, though - I've seen a couple other Dead videos that focus way too much on the audience and don't even show many songs in their entirety. If you like the acoustic playing in this video, check out "Reckoning", the live album that was made from the same series of concerts from which Dead Ahead was created.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A superb DVD for the fastidious DEAD HEAD.
The Grateful Dead DEAD AHEAD is a fantastic DVD although I wish it was a long as the original version that was first released on VHS many years ago. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sergemaster
Worth finding
I picked this one up as a memoir from the only time I ever actually saw them with Jerry, which was a few days before this Radio City Music Hall gig. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Paul Bellocq
a must have
This dvd represents the dead at their peak in my opinion. The sound and picture are excellent, and the set offers some alternative songs to the norm. Read more
Published on April 14, 2010 by Onion Head
Superb!!!!!
Excellent DVD, good quality, not great, but a fair price. good track selection by the way
Published on July 1, 2009 by Luis Guifarro
I'm from NY, so it's still cool
Because of the location, i'm still into this dvd. however, the editing, sound and video all get 3 stars in my book. Read more
Published on May 9, 2009 by Mr. G
Grate
This is the best Dead video I've seen. Jerry is really alive on this one. 1980 was a great year for them.
Published on June 29, 2007 by j
Buy it - you won't be sorry
I've owned this one for a looong time. Dang good concert and the Dead are in top form throughout. Having gone to Dead shows, I can say that sitting back in the comfort of your... Read more
Published on March 17, 2007 by E. Johnson
Great Dead
If you like early Brent-era Grateful Dead, you'll love this DVD which finds Jerry and the band in great form. Read more
Published on January 7, 2007 by CJD
Not enough bonus material
The only problem I have with this DVD is that they cheesed out with the bonus material. This is a compilation of two shows that were both aired on cable way back when and... Read more
Published on December 26, 2006 by Dark Star-The Other One
Grew on me (let it grow)
Original title: Just OK, but enjoyable once or twice
Man, I remember those days so well...evrybody was excited about the acoustic sets, and when Reckoning came out, hoo! Read more
Published on December 7, 2006 by C. C. Peterson
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