Product Details

• Actors: Santana, Grateful Dead, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, The Who
• 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: Rhino / Wea
• DVD Release Date: September 11, 2001
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005NQGW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #278,326 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This collection features many of the world's greatest rock 'n' roll guitarists, each with their own distinct character and personality. These timeless moments of supreme achievement are peak performances of the Guitar Gods! Track listings: Santana (Jingo)

Customer Reviews

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Take it for what it is, July 4, 2002

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Gerald B. Johnson (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock Icons - Guitar Gods (DVD)

It is important for anyone who would purchase this DVD to understand what they're getting and what they are not. It is NOT state of the art, it is NOT the finest performances of the artists involved, and it is certainly not the 'guitar fest' you might think. You could find many other DVD's showcasing much more impressive guitar performances. Having said all that.. I LOVE this DVD. It's like a musical chocolate box, you don't know what you're going to get with each morsel.

Strangely the best performances are by some of the most unlikely bands; the biggest stars mostly come up lacking. Hendrix, Beck, Clapton and Santana are all a bit disappointing. Hendrix looks half asleep as he plods through Hey Joe, and Santana is almost invisible. Clapton's performance is culled from a song with Delaney and Bonnie where his contribution is not the focal point of the music, its a nice song, but it's not the showcase of Eric Clapton that the guitar fan might be craving. And Jeff Beck is Jeff Beck... undeniably brilliant but somehow missing the mark with a performance almost totally devoid of emotion. But I'd rather see second rate Hendrix,Santana,Clapton and Beck than almost anything being put out by todays 'stars'.

It's the lesser lights who steal this show. Joe Walsh and the James Gang are great, as is Johnny Winter and Leslie West with Mountain. Ten Years After are incredible, although the video quality is pretty poor. The Grateful Dead (never a favourite of mine) are damn good and Duane Eddy rocks the house down. Who would have guessed? There is a vintage clip of the Who bashing their way through Happy Jack, complete with teens dancing in the foreground in what looks like some teeny bopper TV show from the 60's. Musically it's not of any real substance, but as a nostalgia piece it's a treat just to see them at that stage in their career (I don't think Keith had started shaving yet)

Please note as well, all performances are live, there is no lip synch crap on this DVD. This is real music, warts and all. The audio/video quality is sub-standard by today's standards, but this is the REAL DEAL. Previously unseen live footage of monster talents. Its like finding buried treasure for the real rock fan.

I love it.

One minor gripe: The Mountain song also appears on the "Hard Rocking" collection in the Rock Icons Series.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ROCK ICONS - GUITAR GODS, September 14, 2002

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PETRU DUNA (CHICAGO, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock Icons - Guitar Gods (DVD)

Don't buy the dvd. The poorest quality possibile, worst than the worst video tape. As to the Guitar Gods, they are nowhere to be found given th poor quality of the dvd. I trew it in the garbage can...

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Review of Rock Icons, May 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Rock Icons - Guitar Gods (DVD)

I have a collection of several music and concert DVD's. Rock Icons has the poorest audio and vidio quality I have ever seen on any DVD or VHS tape. It isn't worth watching even if someone gave it to you for free. Great idea, but take a pass on this one.