Product Details

• Directors: Eleanor
• Producers: David Barbe, Michael J. Pierce, Peter Jesperson
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: New West Records
• DVD Release Date: March 22, 2005
• Run Time: 134 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007TFIJW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,372 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Drive By Truckers - Dirty South - Live at the 40 Watt" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Track Listing
1 – Where The Devil Don’t Stay
2 – Tornados
3 – The Day John Henry Died
4 – Puttin’ People On The Moon
5 – Carl Perkin’s Cadillac
6 – Sinkhole
7 – Never Gonna Change
8 – Cottenseed
9 – The Buford Stick
10 – The Southern Thing
11 – Decoration Day
12 – Marry Me
13 – Goddamn Lonley Love
14 – Lookout Mountain
15 – Daddy’s Cup
16 – Danko/Manuel
17 – The Living Bubba
18 – Outfit
19 – Women Without Whiskey
20 – Shut up and Get On The Plane
21 – Careless
22 – People Who Died

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This One Sold Me..., September 9, 2006

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Evets (Wash., D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drive By Truckers - Dirty South - Live at the 40 Watt (DVD)

I watched this DVD having only heard of the DBT's and never hearing any songs. I only knew they were Southern. I was mesmerized from the get go! Then, after each frontman sang his piece, I was floored. Was this the same band? Each tune was a little different as all three guitar players, Patterson, Cooley and Jason each write and sing their own songs. I immediately went out and bought "A Blessing and a Curse", "The Dirty South" and 2 tickets to the show in D.C. That's the impact of this DVD.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything a Drive-By fan could want..., March 23, 2005

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D. J. Galante Jr. "GoaT" (watchcity, Ma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drive By Truckers - Dirty South - Live at the 40 Watt (DVD)

I'm not gonna write an in depth review-I know why you're here...so I'll just tell you this was well worth the wait. The packaging, the sound, the direction-killer. It's hard to believe one band could have SO many great songs, and perform them all with sweat, passion and grace. If you've seen these guys live, this will remind you of why you had such a great time at the show...for those who havn't, I assure you this is the next best thing to being there-just without the over-zealous fan next to you spilling your beer as he rocks out to the best Southern rock band since Skynyrd. Yeah, I said it, and you know it's true.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a masterpiece, albeit slightly flawed, October 25, 2009

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The Dude "Tryin' to Stay on the Righteous path" (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drive By Truckers - Dirty South - Live at the 40 Watt (DVD)

Over the last year, I have become a huge DBT fan and have most of their CD's (including "Live at Austin.") Despite some tepid reviews seen here, it is no exagerration to say that it is one of THE best live concerts I have ever seen (in person or recorded). Let's get the downsides out of the way now: The lighting is mostly miserable. You feel that the club (the 40 Watt) got its name because the lighting consists of some guy in the rafter using a 40 watt bulb. The upside is that you can bet this was the same lighting the audience had to deal with, so at least the DVD gives you a "club feel." Also, on the strengths of the Austin and 40 Watt concerts, I think it's safe to say that Patterson Hood teeters on the edge of self-indulgence, occasionally leaping, not stumbling over (It's not like I'm not a fan of Hood's..his new solo disc is great). An example of this would be the choice and execution of their final encore song, the old Jim Carroll song: "These Are People Who Died". First, most of us who are familiar with the original, thought that Carroll, an acknowledge poet, decided he wanted to be a rock star and wrote songs like this. I don't mind covers, but pick a worthy one. Hood's repition of "they f@#&in' died" about 6 times was both annoying and self-indulgent. Patterson, we got it the first time.
OK, the good stuff (and there's lots of it): Mike Cooley and Jason Isbell are the best guitar duo I have heard since Clapton and Allman during the "Layla" sessions. Equally gifted,in different. Although Cooley is spectactualar, Isbell is the star here. It's a credit to the band that they could sustain his loss (on guitar,vocals, and songwriting) and still be the superior band they are. Also, they are one of the tightest bands I've ever heard. It's ironic when they claim they never practiced, with Cooley chiming in, "If you want to break up a band, practice." Their harmonies were much more noticeable here, and the sound,in general was spot-on. I think that every live song bested the studio version. Lastly, it was obvious they were having a ball up there, and that's infectious to the viewer, even one seeing it on DVD.
In short, I can't imagine any true DBT fan not wanting to own this, especially because it's the only live performance with the incomparable Jason Isbell.