Product Details

• Actors: Jake Shimabukuro
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• 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: Hitchhike Records
• DVD Release Date: September 6, 2005
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002HDBNE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,041 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • #52 in Music > New Age > Instrumental

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars For Advanced Players, March 11, 2007

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Ben Martin "Music Sponge" (Lake Tahoe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Play Loud Ukulele (DVD)

Jake Shimabukuro is an unbelievable ukulele player and a fantastic guy. This DVD is definitley for advanced players. He demonstrates some very difficult techniques that would take most people years to master. He shows you the techniques one time and then plays them at full speed! Beginners & intermediates might find this a bit frustrating but the DVD will definitely show you the unlimited possibilities and potential of the ukulele

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding for listening and for learning, June 7, 2006

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Inotherwords (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Play Loud Ukulele (DVD)

While I am not necessarily a fan of so-called "shred" playing, which to me is playing lightning fast just because you can, I think the right and left hand playing techniques Jake demonstrates in this video are really helpful, even if one does not plan to play them as fast as he does. He does a good job explaining what he's doing and how he does it, and you can tell he just loves playing music and teaching. The video quality did not bother me as it did some others.

This is a great video for intermediate players who want to kick up their strumming proficiency in a dramatic way. These are good techniques that anyone can use to illustrate various songs, even if theyre not played as fast as Jake plays.

The bonus to me was the performance footage. While this is not the ukulele style that I most prefer, I can definitely respect what he's doing and how hard it is to do. This video is a terrific value and highly recommended.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jake is great.....DVD doesn't do him justice!, March 17, 2006

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Victor Joe (Payson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Play Loud Ukulele (DVD)

While this is the best DVD showing Jake in concert and even a face-on demonstration of ukulele technique and stylings, there is a tendency for the camera work to become a distraction. In one segment of Jake playing in a small cafe type environment, why does the cameraman try to get fancy (or maybe trying to show photo techniques) by filming Jake with a post in the way, or focusing on his back?. I found myself trying to get the camera back to Jake playing his ukulele and watching his amazing hands and fingers fly across the strings. To me, the focus should be on the amazing talent of Jake Shimabukuro, not the embellishment of the producer's attempt to show how creative he can be to sell this DVD. Sometimes simple is more important than being avant garde. Let Jake sell the product by his playing......and let the producers humbly get out of the way.