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Jimmy Buffett - MiniMatinee #1 (Amaray Keep Case)

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
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1 star:		(5)

 

 

If you're looking for a Jimmy Buffett concert video, this isn't it. I'm still waiting for one.

This is a haphazard collection of some concert footage mixed in with some back-stage and practice sessions. If all you want is to see Jimmy on stage and off stage, then go ahead and get it. But if you want good sound, forget it.

This DVD is not in Dolby Digital or DTS. It's not in 5.1 surround sound. It's not even in stereo. It's MONO - and muddy mono at that.

Do not purchase this DVD because it is the same as the Jimmy Buffett minimatinee. Amazon messed up this category big time and I ordered it thiking it was a second DVD. Now I am stuck with it because of their error

Minimatinee 1 is a kind of greeting card from the road. It acts as an appetizer leaving us wanting more. This six song offering from the Tiki Tour takes us to that magic world that only Buffett can creat albeit briefly.

The production is good, even though we don't get a 5.1 Dolby mix. There are snippets of the tour showing off Jimmy's best set design in years and of couse the music. The disc includes the Alan Jackson duet It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere, Cheeseburger, Meet Me in Margaritaville, Tiki Bar, Knees of My Heart, and Fins. There is some good bonus rehearsal footage of Tiki Bar if you can find it.

All in all a good low priced treat for the holiday season. But Jimmy please, release the whole concert in this format and your fans would be very greatful.

This is a great DVD for $5.88! What do you people expect. I would recommend this DVD to any true Parrotheads out there. Knees of My Heart is awesome. It's just Buffett and the Coral Reefers jamming on the porch:)

If the well is dry, perhaps Jimmy should retire. I am saddened when I see yet another three live albums with 99 percent of the same stuff. Changing a verse and a few licks ain't enough to deliver value. Meethinks bubba needs a new marketing consultant. I (FWIW) think the Jimmy brand should be reinvented around small gems, rather than quantity. Just stop the greatest hits machine, and start making art again. I always thought it was clever the way Jimmy worked the brand. Now it's starting to give me the creeps. Jimmy needs to think more like Andre Agassi and less like Anna Kournikova.

Why are most people complaining about this DVD? If, like me, you lived in England, you'd be grateful for any crumb of the great man. He's never played on the radio and I couldn't even begin to think when he was last in England. I'd give anything to be a real live Parrothead at a Jimmy Buffett concert but in the meantime have to make do with what little is available, for which I am VERY grateful. Whilst a full length concert DVD would be great, I for one am more than happy with this mini DVD. You folks in the U.S. should be grateful you have this treasure of a man in your midst!

For the money, it's not a bad DVD. But seeing as I haven't seen Brother Jimmy in over 12 years, well, he just seems...tired. The performances are, for the most part, good, but it appears as though the fun's gone out of it for JB. He moves about the stage and plays with the audience as only he knows how, but it seems forced. And when he breaks into "Tiki Bar" (he sits through all of it), it looks as though he's just trying to catch his breath.
The production is too big, too much stuff, the band (especially the drummer) seems to be mailing in their performances, and it just doesn't seem fun.
I give it three because it's Jimmy, but for any other artist, one at best for this. Maybe what the critical Parrotheads have said on his website is true, maybe "corporate Jimmy" has said enough. And that's hard enough to say.

While I would've liked to see more music and different songs, I enjoyed it. It's got a practice session in which one of the guys is playing a Walmart bag. It's worth a look

I agree with Josh. For ten dollars the DVD is worth it. Maybe some people were expecting a full concert and were disappointed with only six songs. I think there is room for improvement and hope that the next MiniMatinee has more special features. But all in all I found it to be entertaining and a good value.

Ok, Those who say Jimmy is money hungry this dvd costs about $5.00 from wal mart. The price is right. Yes its short but there is another that is being made now. This was his first release of a DVD. Its very cool dvd, its deffinatly worth the money. Someone also said that this is a typical release from Jimmy that shows he is money hungry. Well i dont know what else he has release recently thats crappy. The new live cd's are great and i hope he keeps them coming. MiniMatinee 2 is being made now! cant wait for it! :)