Customer Reviews

Live From Bonnaroo Music Festival 2002

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The DVD is an incredible way to relive the Bonnaroo experience. This DVD was done very professionally & should be in your collection.

I thought some people might find the "tracklisting" on the DVD useful. Please note, this does not include interviews, etc.

- Thela Hun Ginjeet - Les Claypool's Frog Brigade
- Ain't Nothin' But a Party - Dirty Dozen Brass Band
- Time to Confess - Gov't Mule
- Brain Liaters - Drums & Tuba
- Roses are Free - Ween
- Number Two - Col. Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
- Burn One Down - Ben Harper
- Blue Indian - Widespread Panic
- Tall Boy - Widespread Panic
- Amazing Grace - Blind Boys of Alabama
- Good Times - Robert Randolph with Luther Dickinson
- What's His Name - Campbell Brothers
- Cheek to Cheek With the Blues - The Del McCoury Band
- B Song - Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer
- Search - The String Cheese Incident
- Sugartown - North Mississippi Allstars
- Rodeo Clowns - Jack Johnson
- Nightingale - Norah Jones
- Countdown - Jurassic 5
- Swing Low - The Del McCoury Band and DJ Logic
- Shibuya - Galactic
- Sugar Magnolia - Phil Lesh & Friends with very special quest Bob Weir
- Tennessee Jed
- Check Out Your Mind - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
- Buck It Like a Horse - Galactic and Little Rascals Brass Band
- Push On 'Til the Day - Trey Anastasio

I drove from Houston, TX for this festival which is now located only 20 miles away from my new home of Murfreesboro, TN. I had an incredible experience at the festival, and feel that no DVD can really capture ALL the INCREDIBLE music that was played. Other groups not mentioned on the DVD that should be are Keller Williams, ALL THE DJ'S!, Particle, Llama, the Superjam, Col Bruce and the Codetalkers to name a few. The way the DVD was put together was very impressive, and it flows nicely from one act to the next with little nuggets of interviews and photos stashed inbetween each one. The sound quality is great, and the picture is beautiful (great camera work), but like i said, a festival like this can't really be captured on film in just two and a half hours. Every single act put on a STELLAR show, and its almost as if each act should put out its own DVD of thier performance. It broke my heart to see Mikey of Widespread in his last days. No one knew his end was that close, but when you see one of the few close up shots of his face, you can tell he is weakening. Anyways, four out of five because some key performances were left out, and i would have chosen different songs from the bands that were shown. This is about as POP as jam bands get in this DVD. The music is about stretching out and seeing where the moment takes you, something that wasn't captured very well on this. But it should inspire you to make the trip to Tennessee for next years festival.

This dvd rocks. I was so sad when i couldn't go to the festival but now I am able to experience the festival on my big screen tv at home. The performances rock with highlights definetely coming from Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Widespread Panic, Trey Anastasio, and String Cheese. Other performances include Les Claypool, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Bela Fleck...etc. This dvd has amazing sound and amazing video quality as well and really puts you in the middle of the action. I would definetely recommend this to anyone who loves "jam band" music as much as I do or just loves music that makes them feel great and makes them want to get up and groove to the tunes. A wonderful buy....hope you all enjoy.

Having first bought the Bonnaroo CD, I did not think I really needed the DVD. Having bought it anyway now, I'm glad I did!! This DVD is simply amazing! The sound is crisp and clear, image quality is very good, but first and foremost the performances are incredible!

Highlights for me include of course Widespread Panic with Dottie Peoples, Gov't Mule, Blind Boys of Alabama, Phil Lesh and Friends and so on, but what really impressed me was Robert Randolph jamming with Luther Dickinson and Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer's beautiful B Song, which really gave me goose bumps!!

The variety is what makes it great, as this DVD includes a lot of different styles of music, all performed by excellent artists. Jam bands, gospel singers, rappers, bluegrass, it's all here.

There is simply no good reason not to buy this DVD. If you don't have a DVD player go get one, cause this DVD is a must have!!!

This 2-disc set features alot of great music ranging from Trey Anastasio to Widespread Panic. It had been years since I had heard the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and Phil Lesh and Bob Weir don't miss a beat on Sugar Magnolia. This set also introduced me to some pretty cool cats like Les Claypool's Frog Brigade and the String Cheese Incident, which featured some stellar drum playing by Samson Olawale. And, you just can't beat the Blind Boys of Alabama turning Amazing Grace on its head by singing it to the rhythm of House of the Rising Sun. But there was something missing in this DVD. It struck me that it failed to capture the incredible energy that must have existed at Bonnaroo. The film hints at it, and reaches peaks with WSP playing with Dottie Peoples, Norah Jones singig Nightingale, and Trey Anastasio soaring high with his new brass band, but in between you will find a lot of fillers that will leave you yawning.

What was great about this festival was the incredible range of music from the Bluegrass music of the Del McCoury Band to some powerhouse gospel singing in the Blind Boys of Alabama, which played well in the rural Tennessee setting. But, I expected a little more craziness, especially after the glimpse of Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains. The crowd seemed remarkably sedate, maybe burned out by the searing heat, but you don't really see the crowd let go until Trey Anastasio takes the stage to close out the 3-day concert.

The most annoying aspect of this film is that it doesn't clue you into who's playing (unless you know all these folks by sight). You have to go to a separate playlist, which is a bit disconcerting. But hey that gives you an excuse to watch it all over again editing out those acts that didn't strike your fancy.

I can only hope that Bonnaroo gets better with age. It certainly has gotten off to a great start, and fills the void created by the music industry. There is a lot to draw from in this DVD package.

Because the people selling them know how good this is. This may be the best concert DVD I own. I owned Bonnaroo 2003 before this one -- it's good, but this is better. Disc 1 runs more than two hours, and it's so good it's hard to look away. The second disc is a bit of a letdown, to be honest -- they breeze through a some partial performances, intercut with a lot of random crowd footage. In general, the DVD (and plenty of others, for that matter) would benefit from less documentary stuff and more concert footage. I also want to know why in the world they can't start making concert DVDs with decent liner notes that actually tell you something. Thank you to the reviewer who posted the tracklist.

I see about 30 to 50 shows a year and can say that this DVD captures quite a bit of a scene that gets missed by popular media. The performances are killer and the interviews and outtakes give you a view of the hottest music scene in the country. This is a must have for any Phil, Bobby, Warren, Trey, Les, Galactic, Ben, Jack, Fan!
Kudos to my boy Buddha and the FessHead Krew for the late night parade and party footage!

Incredible performances, excellent sound (5.1 DTS & 5.1 Dolby), crystal clear images, overall an excellent compendium of the jamband scene and its music. A great way to relive the shows you saw and see the ones you missed. Everyone I have shown this too loves it, from my friend's five year old to my mother!!

This film chronicles a very interesting cultural event, and does so in a way that is both informative and entertaining. The performances are incredible, and it is most definitely worth the purchase price to see the incomparable Les Claypool in action. Ween's Roses are Free is catchy and whimsical, while somewhat pithy and inciteful. Basically, it's just really good fun. Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer's playing is unbelievable, and Ronnie McCoury demonstrates why he is one of the most talented mandolin players on the planet, while his father Del charms the crowd with his distinctive voice.
Highlights: Widespread Panic w/Dottie People's and the People's Choice Choir, Phil and Bobby, and Trey (with his tight, talented band).
Missing: K-Dub and Soulive (what's the deal?)
Culmination of a musical movement? Let's hope not.
Great music, huge event,check it out!

Have not heard one of these Bonnaroo DVDs that I don't love.
The variety is tremendous and the opportunity to see some of these bands for the 1st time, without having to endure the obstacles of the festival is not to be missed.