Product Details

• Directors: Jim Gable
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Unknown (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unknown (DTS 5.1), Unknown (PCM Stereo), English (DTS 5.1), English (Stereo)
• 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: Rhino
• DVD Release Date: November 15, 2005
• Run Time: 146 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BF0DCE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,165 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Loggins and Messina Live - Sittin' in Again at Santa Barbara Bowl" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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LIVE:SITTIN IN AGAIN AT SANTA BARBAR - DVD Movie

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It good to hear them again!, November 20, 2005

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B. Bernardini "jaco111" (San Antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Loggins and Messina Live - Sittin' in Again at Santa Barbara Bowl (DVD)

To see Loggins & Messina in the 70's and seeing the DVD of their

final leg of the tour ,brought back some fond memories. I was

hoping they would do this and what a great job they did! First,

of all, the musicians they used were impeckable! Each one played

multi instruments with finese and ease. The violin player ,which played about 5 other instruments sometimes stole the show. He was even playing some of the guitar parts on the tunes! As for what they looked liked,well lets just say its been some 30 years. Kenny is skinny as a rail,Messina has a big gut ,both looked to be very happy. They did some great songs that I was not expecting. Growin,from Mother Lode,Sailing in the Wind from Full Sail and of course our favs,Angry Eyes,Holiday Hotel,Your Mama dont Dance etc.. An over all excellent DVD. At the end, at the special "section" it gives you 4 excerpts of the 1970 show " The Midnight Special". They all looked good, but take note on how fast every tune was played. Yes, this is worth getting. They will not tour again, if you missed it,nor will they make another CD. They stated "we all have other projects to do". Get the CD also for the memories. It also pays fine tribute to the late great

sax man Jon Clarke who just passed away just recently. Go and buy it, you will smile listening to those great tunes of yesteryear..

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good music, bad production, April 17, 2006

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RA Bell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loggins and Messina Live - Sittin' in Again at Santa Barbara Bowl (DVD)

I'm a big fan of the music. I first bought "Mother Lode" back in the 70's and it's still one of my favorite recordings. I missed this tour, but was happy to see it released on DVD. The concert itself was great. Band was good and Loggins & Messina were relaxed and playing comfortably. I was especially impressed that they didn't bring in a slew of extra musicians to sweeten their sound. Basically it's the same instrumentation that they toured with back in their hey-day. Great playing from all.

However, I have a BIG complaint about video production. The constant camera switching made the video almost unwatchable. There seemed to be no shot that lasted for more than 2-3 seconds before it switched to another camera. (It was especially bad during the song "Be Free".)

So, while the music was very good, the DVD suffered badly because of some overzealous producer who clearly didn't have an understanding of how to edit a concert video. I give it a three.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Return of the native sons, November 19, 2005

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feralduck "Opinions reasonably priced!" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Loggins and Messina Live - Sittin' in Again at Santa Barbara Bowl (DVD)

You normally don't expect much from reunions of long defunct bands. The performances are usually by the numbers, the vocalists have lost a lot of range, etc., etc. Prepare to be pleasantly surprised by this reunion, though. The backing band is entirely different from the original L & M band, but this group knows how to play these tunes, and adds some nice touches to the arrangements. Also, Kenny & Jim can still sing well.

A good selection of their catalog is played, no new material, but a well done cover of Buffalo Springfield's "Kind Woman" is performed. I've watched this dvd on 3 consecutive evenings, and enjoyed it more each time.