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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live (Four-Disc Collector's Edition featuring Concert DVD)

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Note: It is my understanding that this "special 4 disc edition", is a "Best Buy" Exclusive. I bought mine at "Best Buy". So if you want one, you might have to go to a "Best Buy" to get one.

This package contains 4 discs as follows:
Disc 1: "Light My Fire".
Disc 2: "Sweet Emotion".
Disc 3: "Start Me Up".
Disc 4: "Concert For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". (Selected performances).

The 1st 3 discs contain the following:
This is an excellent piece of Rock & Roll History. It shows Inductor Speeches, Inductee Speeches, and Inductee performances. It also contains some excellent collorabtions. It does not include all the inductees, but what is does have is simply outstanding. I think the best colloration was the one with Neil Young, surrounded by a host of guitarists, including Johnny Cash, The Edge, Carlos Santana, John Fogerty & many others, performing "All Along the Watch Tower", it showcases individual guitarists, "solo-ing", at times. Another great collaboration was Mick Jagger & Tina Turner performing "Honky Tonk Women", along with many, many backing singers, guitar players, & etc.

The 4th disc contains the following: Part of the Concert for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame which was filmed in 1995, in Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, to commenorate the Grand Opening of the Hall of Fame.

The Concert is as followers: (Note: This is not the entire concert, but this is a great excerpt from it.)

1.John Mellencamp R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
2.Eric Burdon (from the Animals) and Bon Jovi - It's My Life
3.Aretha Franklin - You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman
4.Lou Reed & Soul Asylum - Sweet Jane
5.The Allman Brothers with Sheryl Crow - Midnight Rider
6.The Kinks - All day and all Night
7.Ann & Nancy Wilson - The Battle of Evermore
8.John Fogerty & Booker T. & the M.G.s - Fortunate Son
9.James Brown - I Feel Good
10.Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
11.Al Green - A Change is Gonna Come

Overall, this is a great 4 disc package of Rock & Roll History!!!

This compilation of some of the induction ceremonies into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during the past twenty-five years contains numerous jam sessions which often border on musical chaos. Frequently, five or six famous guitarists vie for the spotlight while Paul Shaffer tries valiantly to maintain control of the proceedings. What I wold have preferred would be more performances by inductees such as the outstanding renditions of "Master of Puppets" by Metallica and "Sunshine of Your Love" by the reunited members of Cream.
This collection includes many induction speeches by famous musicians, some of which are articulate and fervent and others of which are nearly incoherent, or just plain awful. Finally, I think this four disc set is overpriced. I expected more for my money.

I had seen this video before. I orderd it for my son and son-in-law. The pkg is new and perfect. Lynne McIntire