Customer Reviews

Live From Bonnaroo Music Festival 2002

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I think this is a great compilation for someone like myself to get a taste of what Bonnaroo is like. This double disc is a great set of bands that I know I like and of bands that I've never heard before but definitely fit in and belong in a festival like Bonnaroo.

I must say that I am very disappointed in the song choice for Les Claypool's Frog Brigade. I am a huge Claypool fan as well as being a huge Tull fan. However, I would much rather hear Claypool playing his own stuff, and I'm sure he provided a vast set of songs that could have been put on this disc instead of Locamotive Breath.

I am only slightly disappointed in the choice for the Galactic song. I have seen them live, and they seriously jam. The song that was chosen for this double disc doesn't really jam. It's still a good song, but I don't think it represents their true style.

To end, I am very glad that I purchased this double disc. It is very well done, and the compilation of music on here makes me even more upset with myself that I didn't make it to Tennessee myself. I definitely recommend picking this one up.

As a potential solution to the limitations that I have read about this disc is that the song chosen isn't what people wanted for a particular band. If a 4-disc set was released with a few songs from each band, I would buy that.

This CD is one of those rare CDs you can listen to in its entirety. It has an eclectic enough mix of artists to keep the serious jam band fan engaged and some incredible performances that will hook someone just entering the genre. It's one thing to put together a compilation of great acts and another to create a compilation of great performances from great bands. This album was recommended to me by a jam band fanatic and I would recommend it to a serious jam bander to expand their collection, to a fledgling jam band fan as a springboard into the scene and to anyone in between. Buy this album.

Buy this album. Enjoy it. Then make sure to get the DVD which has all different songs. DVD is 3 hours of the most intense music in the jam scene. CD is 4 stars, DVD is 4000 stars

while yes, this cd does have a good array of decent music, i think the cd itself flies in the face of the jamband scene. i don't understand how one can decide what should go on the cd and what shouldn't. i've never been a fan of "best of" cd's, and this is a perfect example. who's the guy that says norah jones should be chosen over disco biscuits?
also, i had the awful feeling after i bought this disc that i'm supporting a profit-based organization rather than one that truly appreciates the music these artists produce. sure, the cd serves as a vector to open people's eyes to a different genre of music, but it's closing the gap between a jam band and a pop band. plus, 22 bucks?

I was very blessed to be able to attend this amazing music festival. Overall, I was very pleased with this CD, and listening to it reminds me of those wonderful three days I spent in Manchester, TN. I was especially happy that Widespread Panic's "Tallboy" featuring Dottie People was on the CD, because that was truly a great musical moment. Overall, I thought most of the song selections were good, but there were some bands that I wished would have made the CD, for example The Big Wu, Keller Williams, Mofro and Donna the Buffalo. However, all in all, the CD did a fine job, and I especially enjoy the Widespread Panic, Robert Randolph, and String Cheese Incident song selections. Overall, I would recommend this CD for those who attended to festival and for those who did not manage to make it to Tennessee.

This is an excellent sampler of music that is blissfully free of corporate branding and meant to be heard LIVE. I must say that I come to this scene via the funk and jazz route, so unlike all the people who dig this because of it's "Dead" and "Phish" connections, I bought it becasue I figured anything with Galactic, Soulive, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Norah Jones must be worth investigating. I'm pleased to say that I am now much more interested in Widespread Panic and Ben Harper than I ever was before. And it confirms that Robert Randolph is the next big thing.

The most interesting thing to me is that the free download Amazon lists as being from this CD, Galactic's "Hangnail", is not in fact on the CD, but it is EXCELLENT, and actually better than their contribution to this CD, "Tiger Roll". Fans of this band should download this immediately, it is awesome!

Good job by the producers of this CD to mix up the funk with the roots and southern sounds. (Could have used a Karl Denson song, though. I saw he was on the DVD.) Hopefully the 2003 version will have the funky METERS and Medeski, Martin and Wood! But buy this one to get a hold of a whole scene, and the beauty of music not made for consumer groups.

While there are a lot of great jams in this recording, I would buy it simply for one song: Amazing Grace by the Blind Boys of Alabama. They've taken a classic and retuned it to "House of the Rising Sun" and it is powerful. The album has some lulls but overall, very good!

I knew the track list before I bought it, but this disc lacks alot of great music from the weekend. In particular, no Umphrey's Mcgee, no Disco Biscuits, and no Keller Williams Incident! I think most people that buy this disc could do without Del McCoury, The Blind Boys of Alabama, John Butler Trio, or Norah Jones. People are being deprived of great jams, and that just isn't right!

Live From Bonnaroo Double CD

The live from Bonnaroo Double CD was released on Tuesday, September 24th and features two discs of incredible live performance from this summers ultimate music festival. Fans of all types of music will find themselves enthralled with this collection, which gathers together some of today's most explosive and incredible live talent. This album chronicles some of the most exciting bands out there and captures them at their best. The deluxe edition packaging features a beautiful full-color booklet with photos by Danny Clinch and original liner notes. Fan of music should not miss this incredible collection!