Product Details

• Actors: Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), 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: Bmg Special Product
• DVD Release Date: June 5, 2001
• Run Time: 44 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005NNSL
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,763 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Live!" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Bmg Special Products Release Date: 06/26/2001 Run time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Do you love rock & roll? Joan Jett does., August 22, 2001

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Steve F "Steve F" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Live! (DVD)

This DVD vastly exceeded my expectations. Video quality is razor sharp (even on a 56" screen) and the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack is outstanding. I'd recommend this one to anyone, but if you have a decent surround sound setup with a good subwoofer this DVD will rock your house down. The sound mix includes tons of thunderous bass. This the gutwrenching, chest pounding sound that you get at a live rock concert. Rest assured, this ain't no trumpet playing band.

The music is non-stop and features most of the songs Jett is known for. There are no interviews or interruption of the music, just song after song. It's obvious that Ms. Jett loves performing and I'd say this is the best she's ever sounded. The band is outstanding and the crowd is ready to rock.

The editorial interviewer at the top of this page comments that "pop music styles may have passed her by". What he should say is that real rock will live on as long as there are performers like Joan Jett, and it's the pre-fab pop stars who will fade.

Well, I've run out of superlatives. If you like rock then I think you'll like this DVD. I'll just state again that video quality is great and the audio is superb (and sounds better the louder you crank it). My next door neighbor better get used to this one.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inactivity Grrl - Anybody Seen Joan Jett Lately?, February 19, 2003

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Clark Paull "(Sleepin' with the TV on)" (Murder City) - See all my reviews
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I'll be the first to admit that my grasp of DVD technology extends about as far as Robert Downey Jr.'s tenuous grasp of sobriety, but any live footage of Joan Jett ought to be a cause for celebration - a gift from the gods. Other than two video compilations she hawks on her website, a smoldering "Bad Reputation" from "Urgh: A Music War," and a surprising performance in "Light Of Day," there is a decided dearth of Jett available on the big screen. Missing in action since 1999's "Fetish" album, apparently to concentrate on acting endeavors, Jett (as well as the largely unheralded Suzi Quatro) blazed a trail in the industry for other women to follow but always seems to duck the accolades which come her way. Filmed in 1998 in Colorado (?!??), Jett and The Blackhearts (these guys deserve more credit - especially guitarist Ricky Byrd - total pros each and every one) tear through a 14-song set drawing from all phases of her career. Barely recognizable and clad from head to toe in lean, mean, streamlined black rubber and vinyl, with close-cropped blonde hair (gone forever apparently are the long raven tresses), there's no doubt it's Jett when she steps up to the microphone and sings into the light. It would have been nice to see more bonus features, like interviews with Jett and the band, but the videos for "Real Wild Child" and a 1980-something live "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" are a nice touch. For the price, this one's a no-brainer

21 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling live show, hurt by overactive edits. Fun extras, June 1, 2002

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Winthrop Harrison "winharrison" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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Although a fan of punk and musical outsiders in general, I hadn't really heard Joan Jett until I caught her at a casino (gulp!) in Elko Nevada 2002. I was thrilled, Joan Jett is one of the very few performers that I truly could not take my eyes off. She really does have a look that kills, great showmanship, and inspiring attitude. Ambiguious. I loved trying to figure her out while "comped" ranchers picked up their Stetson hats and left. She threw guitar picks to the few people in the crowd who seemed to get it.

This 1998 VH1 show was filmed in Telluride Colorado. The hits are included, along with many other songs I feel are stronger. The recording quality is sometimes a little thin, but good enough. My big complaint for this great show is the camerawork and editing. If a band is playing as hot and intense as this, they are the focus of the night. They are the event. The thrilled audience gets this, but the hyperactive cameramen clearly don't. This DVD has too many cut-aways from Jett and her band, and too many useless shots of nobodies crowd-surfing and shots from the back of the room. Sometimes less is more.

The extras? The DVD includes a brief photo album that reminds you how long Jett has been performing. (Those hairstyles connect generations...) Also included: 2 videos - one flawed, one great '80s cheese. The '90s "Real Wild Child" cover shows Joan Jett's excellent skill for pantomime/facial expression, proving she's got half the acting game down pat. The live performance of "Do You Wanna Touch Me" - filmed during a 1985 New Year's Eve for MTV or something even worse, is ridiculous. Jett and her band may be visibly bored, but they appear sane in a room filled of what can best be called "TV Party People". To put it another way, drunk party ghouls with Rob Lowe hair. (Pick a decade, it's the same creepy Rob Lowe hair...) A horrible clip, and it's my favorite point in the disc. It reminds me how much I hated the safe white-bread '80s culture - this clip is something else. Although I never really liked them, thank god Nirvana swept away the tired empty '80s vibe. Joan Jett's work fits better with the '90s vibe and beyond. This DVD shows that.