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Waylon Jennings - America - DVD

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WITH GUEST APPEARENCES BY ROBERT DUVALL, JOHNNY CASH, JESSI COLTER & HANK WILLIAMS, JR.
VIDEOS-
THE CONVERSATION - (DUET WITH HANK WILLIAMS, JR.)
IF SHE'LL LEAVE HER MAMA
SETTIN' ME UP
WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT
NEVER COULD TOE THE MARK
WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT YOU
AMERICA
[ DIRECTED BY DAVID HOGAN ]
NOTES: IN BETWEEN THE VIDEO TRACKS, WAYLON TAKES THE COUCH, DISCUSSING HIS PERFORMING CAREER AND PERSONAL LIFE WITH "PSYCHIATRIST" ROBERT DUVALL. THESE BRIEF SEGMENTS TIE THE SONGS TOGETHER IN A COHESIVE WHOLE, AND PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO WAYLON'S LYRICS.

I bought this video for the "Conversation" video where Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. are playing their guitars, singing, and sharing whisky. I like when they raise their whisky glasses to each other. This is a comical, well put together video with Robert Duvall. I like the 3 videos that tied together like a mini-movie... EVERY WALON JENNINGS FAN SHOULD OWN THIS GREAT VIDEO!...

I bought it just for the "Conversation" video with Hank Williams Jr. I liked seeing them at the bar sharing whisky, playing their guitars and singing about Hank Sr. This is a comical, well put together video. It had 3 separate videos something like you would see on CMT, if they would play Waylon Jennings' videos, that tied together like a mini movie. The America video was great too. My favorite video on this video is called "Whatever gets you through the night". I wish that song was on a CD somewhere. YOU JUST HAVE TO BUY THIS GREAT VIDEO!!

I saw this video several years ago and loved it. I have seen it a couple of times since and was hit the same. I am a Waylon Jennings fan from the time I was 14, so just about anything waylon, I like. This is one video that to me, portrays on one hand the tough side, and on the other, a tender side as when singing with his wife, Jessie Colter. The man really loved his wife.
I think this video would be good for the person that has never heard Waylon Jennings before and is curious. Waylon to me was still in top form at the time. It was before he kicked his cocaine habit after which he seemed to lose that edge for a while. He still put out good stuff, it just didn't have the fire. He was as I've heard it put, " working without a net" and was lost for a while, but he got it back! In a big way. This is a damn good video! Get it!

This DVD is not good. It's to short 43min. and including many songs in playback. To much talk and few songs.

(FYI-I consider myself a huge Waylon fan)I recently purchased this DVD and I have to say I was a little disappointed. I was quite surprised that other people gave it such great ratings. The fact that Robert Duvall is pretending to be his psychiatrist throughout the video was a little strange and the acting was quite corny and not comical as others had mentioned. I enjoyed the scenes and interviews with Hank Jr. but other than that this video was just strange and very dated. If you are looking for a Waylon video that is truly a biography I suggest "Waylon- Renegade Outlaw Legend" The DVD shows a lost/rare RCA footage of a concert at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and I believe it was one of his best concerts. There were times I got choked up watching the Renegade video and it really goes into detail about his life and background as a one of country's greatest artist. Another recent purchase was the CD "Never Say Die- The Complete Final Concert" which is Waylon's last concert at the Ryman theatre. This CD includes a bonus DVD with excellent interviews with Waylon and a behind the scenes concert practice.

I bought this years ago at a truck stop on VHS. Glad to see it made it to DVD.
It was filmed in 1984 to go with his album "Never could toe the mark and never could walk the line".
It has a few storylines in it. Being a very early Video album and Country at that, it's a really well done short film. The begining and ending where tagged together with 2 videos, "The Conversation" with Hank Jr and "America". Johnny Cash has a quick cameo in it. Great 40 mins of a flim.

i am a big fan of waylon, but this video was too short and that was disappointing

I`m Proud Of Being An Owner Of This Tape. It`s In My Oppinion A Must Have, For All Waylon Fans.

If you are a true Waylon fan you will enjoy this DVD..however short it is you still come away with a feeling of satisfaction of extracting a bit more knowledge of what made this man tick,where he drew from for his songs and the love he felt for Jessie is "oh so obvious." I never get enough of Waylon and this treasure just adds to my collection.My one regret in life is Waylon will never know the hearts he continues to touch.