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Troubadours: The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter (DVD+CD) (2011)

Carole King , James Taylor , Morgan Neville  |  NR |  DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Carole King, James Taylor
  • Directors: Morgan Neville
  • Format: Color, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: HEAR MUSIC
  • DVD Release Date: March 1, 2011
  • Run Time: 91 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B004IXWI64
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,070 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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A DELUXE DVD/CD 2-disc package featuring the intimate, music-driven feature film Troubadours: The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter and special bonus audio CD. In the wake of the turbulent 1960's, as a new style of song and songwriter came to the fore, Troubadours tells the story of when rock `n' roll grew up. The time was the early `70s, the place was an old beatnik folk club called The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA, and the players were young musicians emboldened to share their most intimate thoughts backed by little more than a lone acoustic guitar or simple piano. Exploring the early careers of Carole King and James Taylor, as well as the entire California singer/songwriter scene, Troubadours includes interviews with many of the other singer/songwriters from that historical once-in-a-lifetime period - Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Kris Kristofferson, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, and more. Package includes special BONUS audio disc containing songs from many of the key artists from the Troubadour singer/songwriter era.

Disc 1: DVD
Troubadours: The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter [feature film]

Disc 2: Bonus CD
1. James Taylor - Sweet Baby James
2. Linda Ronstadt - Desperado
3. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
4. Elton John - Take Me to the Pilot
5. Tom Waits - Ol 55
6. Bonnie Raitt - Love Has No Pride
7. Randy Newman - Sail Away
8. Warren Zevon - Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
9. Kris Kristofferson - Why Me
10. Carole King - It's Too Late


Customer Reviews

If you like James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne, etc., you will enjoy this video. Mitchell S. Friedman  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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79 of 81 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars DVD Interviews Great - CD Not What I expected... March 2, 2011
By JM
Format:DVD
This DVD is very interesting and I loved the interviews with so many great singer/songwriters. And it was wonderful to see Carole King talk about her craft and her career. My only beef is that I assumed (and you know what that means) the songs on the CD were recordings from sessions at The Troubadour. They aren't. They are just normal tracks taken off albums of the singers. So if you already have James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt and Linda Ronstadt in your collection, you've probably got these very songs already.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend this documentary March 13, 2011
Format:DVD
This 90-minute American Masters special originally aired on PBS. It takes viewers back to the early 70s, a joyful and creative period in American music, especially in Los Angeles. There a group of young singer-songwriters was establishing a new genre whose gentleness and intimacy contrasted sharply with the untamed ferocity of rock. They blended folk and rock played on acoustic guitars and pianos, and the personal stories they told touched the hearts of my generation and of all the generations since.

Ground zero was The Troubadour, a small club on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. It was run by an influential, mercurial, and often dictatorial manager and producer, the late Doug Weston. Our guides to the scene are the men and women who wrote and sang the much-loved tunes of the era. We hear first and foremost from from James Taylor and Carole King, who are the best of friends and the focal point of the film.

Taylor and King are joined by Jackson Browne, Kris Kristofferson, Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Joni Mitchell, David Crosby of Crosby Stills and Nash, Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, J. D. Souther of the Eagles, and others, both in interviews and in performance. Recalling their experiences at The Troubadour and other clubs is clearly a pleasure for them, and they express great affection for the period and for one another. Growing up together, they formed intense bonds that endure to this day.

The film covers not only the wonderful music but also the groundbreaking comedy of the time: Steve Martin and Cheech and Chong hold forth at length about what went on in the clubs. Producers like Peter Asher and Lou Adler weigh in, as do songwriters like Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and critics like Robert Hilburn of the L.A. Times and Robert Christgau of Rolling Stone. They discuss the volatile personalities, occasionally shady business dealings, and frequent drug use that threatened the community they helped to build.

The bonus CD is a nice touch: a 10-track compilation of some of the most important original recordings of the era. It should pique your interest in complete albums by the artists I've already mentioned as well as Linda Ronstadt, Tom Waits, Randy Newman, and Warren Zevon. And if you'd like to preview the film, you can watch it in its entirety at the PBS American Masters website, together with outtakes and additional material.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Those were the good old days March 15, 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
After catching part of the documentary on PBS, I had to own the DVD. The CD is NOT the James Taylor/Carole King Troubadour recording but a CD of oldies. You can download the JT/CK concert - and it's a great download. It was tremendously interesting hearing the stories from those who were there as all of it was happening. I thought that I knew a lot of it, but I was totally enlightened. A must for those who still have a foggy memory of those days.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy!
It was a relaxing evening watching this DVD. Nice to see this versions history of the Troubadour and the comments from performers.
Published 1 month ago by Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
In this CD/DVD set the DVD is an excellent documentary on the Troubadour night club and the impact it had on the culture at the time. The CD is great also.
Published 4 months ago by G. LaBelle
5.0 out of 5 stars The best DVD
I purchased this for myself last year after seeing the PBS special on Carole King and James Taylor. Both have influenced my style of songwriting since the seventies and I love... Read more
Published 4 months ago by TruthSeeker
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
We loved the interviews with Carole King and James Taylor that formed the framework for this documentary. This is a perfect gift for fans of either of these amazing artists.
Published 6 months ago by JAM
4.0 out of 5 stars Good DVD Documentary with a short collection of studio hits on CD
Troubadours - The Rise of the Singer Songwriter (DVD/CD): Being immensely interested in the history of popular music, I was thrilled to get the DVD. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. Bynum
3.0 out of 5 stars nice trip down memory lane
It's a nice trip down memory lane to the late 60's and early 70's. Great interviews with all the troubadours and good music. Read more
Published 22 months ago by M. Stacks
5.0 out of 5 stars Great singer/songwriter documentry
As a baby boomer who loves the singer/songwriter era this DVD was a real treat. I enjoyed every minute of it. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Jeffrey Tucker
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent DVD/ Not very good CD
I really enjoyed the DVD Listening to Carole King & James Taylor talk about performing at the Troubadour in the 1970's was very informative and enjoyable for me. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Jeffrey M. Steron
1.0 out of 5 stars save your money
Nothing is wrong with the CD except that I did not read the liner notes.
I assumed this was a live recording fron the Troubadour
It is not . Read more
Published on April 26, 2011 by working rich
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Boomer Nostalgia
This documentary originated in the reunion tour that Carole King and James Taylor recently did, performing their classics all over the country. Read more
Published on April 16, 2011 by M. D. HEALY
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