Product Details

• Actors: Greg Philliganes, Phil Collins, Nathan East
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: September 19, 2006
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000HLDFDG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,817 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Eric Clapton’s status as a guitar hero is unmatched by anyone else. Still in his late teens, his fans nicknamed him "God", and he is still regarded with both awe and reverence by fellow guitarists and music fans alike. This concert, from the Montreux Festival in 1986, came shortly before the release of his "August" album later that year, and features the main musicians who would also appear on the album, namely Phil Collins on drums (who also produced the album), long-time collaborator Nathan East on bass and Greg Phillinganes on keyboards.

Tracklisting:
1. Crossroads
2. The White Room
3. I Shot the Sheriff
4. I Wanna Make Love to You
5. Miss You
6. Same Old Blues
7. Tearing Us Apart
8. Holy Mother
9. Behind the Mask
10 . Badge
11 . Let it Rain
12 . In the Air Tonight
13 . Cocaine
14 . Layla
15 . Sunshine of Your Love
16 . Further on Up the Road

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars incomplete, November 10, 2006

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This review is from: Eric Clapton: Live at Montreux, 1986 (DVD)

Why did Eagle Vision decide to remove "Run" and the encore with Robert Cray?

The Ramblin On My Mind > Have You Ever Loved A Woman encore track is awesome with a bunch of key changes, and Robert Cray on guitar.

A shame, but still a great DVD, much more complete than the other DVD from 1986 ("Eric Clapton and Friends").

As for the performance, it is top notch. Clapton had a great group of players in 86-87 with the four piece band of Collins/East/Phillinganes.
Greg Phillinganes provides the vocals for the chorus of "White Room" and the entire song of "Behind the Mask".

Some of Greg Phillingnaes synths are rather dated, but it doesn't detract from these excellent shows. Additionally, Phil Collins rocks the house with his smash hit "In The Air Tonight".

Can't recommend this enough despite its shortcomings. It would be five stars if it was complete.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Clapton burdened by 80s keyboards & material, January 21, 2007

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David Bonesteel (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eric Clapton: Live at Montreux, 1986 (DVD)

Eric Clapton was in fine voice and his guitar-playing was top-notch as always in this concert from 1986. Unfortunately, there were also some factors that really detracted from my enjoyment of the performance. First of all, I hated the electric keyboards of Greg Phillinganes. That noodling, mellotron sound, which was so popular in this 80s, is featured far too prominently in the mix to the extent that he even has several solos. In addition, there is a giant dead spot in the middle of the show when Clapton performs several songs that were then new but which have not stood the test of time. They are just not very good. The song that Phillinganes leads with bassist Nathan East is simply awful. A surprise highlight comes when Phil Collins leads the band in a performance of his classic "In the Air Tonight," one of the few songs from his solo work that I care for.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage 80's Clapton, November 11, 2006

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Luis C. Diaz (Mason, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eric Clapton: Live at Montreux, 1986 (DVD)

Clapton's career since his return in the 80's has been an interesting musical journey throught his musical influcences from blues to rock to pop. He flirted with Pop during the early 80's and slowly began moving towards the blues again with his album Journeynan. This video is from the end of his pop period and it shows some fine playing from Calpton and the rest of the band. The performance is true to the era as some of the arragements are 80's influenced (as well as tye clothes!).

After all these years of hearing Clapton perform with blues/rock drummers like Steve Gadd it is interesting on hearing him with Phil Collins on drums. His drumming is quite recognizable and it provided a different back beat for Clapton to perform to. Collins druming was pop oriented and helped Clapton explore some new territories. The rest of the band kept playing with Clapton during the 80's and 90's - specially Nathan East on Bass.

Overall, the performance is, as expected, very good and it is nice addition to Clapton's video collection.