Product Details

• Actors: Mike Gordon, Page McConnell, Phish, Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Rhino / Wea
• DVD Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Run Time: 221 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BH4Z2G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,214 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #97 in Music > Rock > Jam Bands > Rock Jam Bands

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet, August 1, 2006

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B Brown (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Phish - Live in Brooklyn (DVD)

This is not a very good show, but it still beats just about any other live act that was around in 2004. By this time Trey had pretty much stopped listening to the other three members of the band and arrogantly wanked off on solos that stretched for far too long while the other guys awkwardly kept the rhythm going. Any fan of Phish knows that the essence of their beautiful, transcendant jams was based on their ability to listen to each other, "connect" with each other, and build stunning new creations in unison.

Many of the songs in this show rock, for sure. But it's not just about the buzz, the party, and the shredding. What made Phish special was their unique ability to jam as one. By 2004 it was mostly Trey tearing the crap out of his guitar and using the rest of the band as a backing unit. What's worse is that the band had obviously gotten lazy and cut way back on rehearsing, and it shows, as many of the more intricate tunes are flat-out butchered. Still, it's Phish, it's pretty good, and probably worth the money, depending on how diehard you are.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocrity, thy name is "Live in Brooklyn", July 15, 2006

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CM (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phish - Live in Brooklyn (DVD)

Thought about going for 1 star to counteract all the mindless 5-star [cough] reviews [cough] on this page.

Here's the rundown. Fanboys and girls will eat it up. 5starz, ez! Jaded heads will talk about how phish peaked, and it's been all downhill ever since 90/93/95/97/Big Cypress. Whatever.

Truth, as always, is in the middle. This isn't a bad show. But it isn't a particularly good one, either. The first set is hit or miss. Aside from "Dinner," the first 45 minutes are mostly forgettable. Moma>Free is a genuine highlight. Maze, Fankenstein are hollow shells of their former selves. 2nd set starts well. 46 Days > Possum, Oh Kee Pah > Suzy are all strong, without too many strey notes. From that point on, though, it's fairly disappointing as several would-be climaxes fizzle, failing to live up to potential. The encore is brutal.

Recommendation:
Ignore the hype; this is not "the one." Buy it for Moma and the first 45 minutes of set II.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Enough, July 25, 2006

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TrEy (Atlanta, Ga USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phish - Live in Brooklyn (DVD)

Being that Phish was a couple years before my time, i never saw a phish concert. I've heard plenty of live performances and they all sound great. This is about as close as alot of ppl will ever get to seeing phish live. Now the performance is not the most inspiring thing i've ever heard, but it's still phish. they still look like they're having fun, jamming hard, and this dvd isn't like IT where it was 1/2 interviews and 1/2 concert. this dvd is straight through the entire concert. hopefully we'll one day get a dvd where we see phish at their best in the mid 90s, but the performance was great and the dvd well worth the money.