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The Midnight Special: 1976

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I think that given the various genres on the show that I expected the DVD to have all types of artists. I actually have the whole series. The performances are complete. If you like the infomercial then you'd like the DVDs. Each DVD ranges from 70-95 minutes. I found the sound & picture quality to be good. The standup comedy acts are short and are under 'bonus features' so the running time of the DVD is all music. It is great to see some of these artists from the 70s (many of whom are no longer with us) and I've enjoyed watching every performace thus far simply because they take me back in time-even the songs I hated. Janis Ian, Heart, Fleetwood Mac's Rhiannon really stand out to me as awesome performances but there are more and I would think everybody would fine their favorites. Two Marvin Gaye performances in the series (not this DVD) are great to see even though he was 'under the weather'. There are a tiny handful of performances that are not live and the artists lip sync but it's only a couple and still fun to see--like Soul Train! The ONLY reason I'm not giving 5 stars is that I found the series to be a bit pricey... I thought they could have done better since I ordered the whole series at once.. but after seeing the product I'd do it again if I had to.

1976 DVD 84 min

Elton John - Your song
Fleetwood Mac - Over My Head
Spinners - Rubberband Man
Heart - Magic Man
Hot Chocolate - You sexy thing
Wild Cherry - Play that funky music (white boy)
George Benson - This Masquerade
Michael Murphey - Wildfire
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
Eric Carmen - All by myself
Tom Jones - Delilah
Donna Summer - Love to love you baby
England Dan & John Ford Coley - I'd really love to see you tonight
Janis Ian - At Seventeen
Ray Charles - Georgia on my mind

1976:

Elton John: Your Song
Fleetwood Mac: Over My Head
Spinners: Rubberband Man
Heart: Magic Man
Hot Chocolate: You Sexy Thing
Wild Cherry: Play That Funky Music
George Benson: This Masquerade
Michael Murphy: Wildfire
Diana Ross: Love Hangover
Eric Carmen: All By Myself
Tom Jones: Delilah
Donna Summer: Love To Love You Baby
England Dan & John Ford Coley: I'd Really Love To See You Tonight
Janis Ian: At Seventeen
Ray Charles: Georgia On My Mind

Yes, I knew what I was buying when I placed my order. Still after watching the dvd, I was extremely disappointed and will not be ordering any more. There is no theme to these dvds. Just a hodgepodge of selections from various episodes. A better concept would have been to have released complete episodes from the year in question or release collections devoted to style of music (soul, disco, pop, hard rock, etc)

I grew up watching the midnight special when i was young in the 70's and 80's and seeing it today there are a few choice moments on these videos to cherish such as elton johns your song, heart's magic man, eric carmen's all by myself and fleetwood mac's over my head..however there is also alot of junk they could have eliminated such as england dan, tom jones and hot chocalate. the problem i find with midnight special is what kind of audience they were aiming at? I think that kershners rock concert was a far better show. at least i did not have to watch helen reddy and olivia newton john sing .