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Waylon Jennings: Nashville Rebel

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First off, I'd like to begin by clearing up a couple misconceptions:

1) this is NOT the 1966 film of the same name;

2) there is NOT a 100-page booklet included.

Both these points have erroneously appeared on a number of online-retailer websites.

This IS a companion piece to the acclaimed 4-CD box set of the same title.

The DVD menu opens with the flipping thru of a Waylon scrapbook...flipping a bit too fast to really study the pix but that's OK as most are included in the lavish 144 page book that comes with this DVD's big brother box set of the same title, also in stores now.

Here's what you'll see:

1. Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line

- from the Johnny Cash Show, 1970. Waylon had just won a Grammy for MacArthur Park and JRC congratulates him on that significant accomplishment. Waylon throws in that even JR ain't done that yet. Before launching into 'ONLY DADDY' they exchange the now-familiar comments about the time they shared a room at the Fontaine Bleu apartments in Madison -- where JR points out that during that era he felt that 'Waylon wouldn't ever amount to nuthin...'. He was sure wrong about that!! ;-)

2. Honky Tonk Heroes

3. Louisiana Woman

4. This Time

5. Slow Rollin Low

- trax 2-5 are from "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert", 1974. Sounds a helluvalot like the September recordings in Texas that same year. As opposed to the August 1978 'Lost Outlaw Performance' -which was attended exclusively by a very boring bunch of industry executives- these songs were recorded before a typical 70's crowd!!! :-)

6. Lonesome, Onry & Mean

7. Ramblin Man

8. It's Not Supposed To Be That Way

9. Amanda

10. Waymore's Blues

- now, for the real treat....when he was producing Waylon's 'DREAMING MY DREAMS' album, brother-in-law/outlaw Cowboy Jack Clement was also doing a bit of taping. We've previously seen only but a clip of 'LONESOME, ON'RY & MEAN' in Waylon's official vid-ography -- but now, we get the song in its entirety as well as the 4 others listed above. For those fascinated with Waylon's formidable geetar-pickin, you'll find the extended version of 'RAMBLIN' MAN' to be well worth the price of admission. I especially enjoyed 'WAYMORE'S BLUES' which has Waylon sitting on a park bench, playing his acoustic, alongside Lil Miss Jessi. There's some great banter between the two --- as well as a real good hint that there's more to come!!!

11. Luckenbach, TX

12. Mammas, Don't Let Your....

13. Good Hearted Woman

14. Are You Ready...

15. Are You Sure Hank....

- trax 11-15 are from the aforementioned 'Lost Outlaw Performance' taped at Opryland, 1978.08.12

16. The Conversation (w/ Hank Jr)

17. Never Could Toe The Mark

18. America

- while many have seen these music vids before, they are great examples of the post-crazy-year portion of this fabulous sampling of the 14 year period in Waylon's career covered by this disc.

19. Commercial for Waylon's Greatest Hits

20. Commercial for Outlaws album

- while not in chrono-order [?] the inclusion of these rare TV spots is a great way to finish off the collection...especially with so many of Waylon's die-harder fans not having even been born when they originally aired.

I'm still hoping that RCA/Legacy will release a deluxe version of the NASHVILLE REBEL music and vid set -- as they did with Cash's THE LEGEND. Considerably more expensive, the deluxe version of that title includes a 12x16 hard-cover coffee table book, additional music and vids as well as s limited edition litho and some other goodies.

Hummm, and wouldn't it be great if it all were packaged in a real, hand-tooled leather coat!!

Be sure and get this DVD as soon as you're able. I believe the retail is 12.99 and can be had for as little as 9.99 -- so be sure to shop around to find the best buy.

This collection of 20 segments includes vintage television appearances, live concert footage from Opryland, music videos and a pair of TV commercials. It's a superb look at Jennings as both a live performer and a commercial commodity. The program opens as then-defunct hippie affectations were cropping up in the oddest of mainstream places. The 1970 appearance on the Johnny Cash show still finds Jennings Nashville-slick with his well-kempt hair, but the band displays extra-Nashville influences with a double-neck guitar and a flower-power sticker on the electric bass.

The leap to track 2 picks up four years later with a signature appearance on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert television program. These segments find Jennings' hair and beard grown out, and his music and band tuned to fit a rock audience. Jennings plays country rock (including excellent versions of Billy Joe Shaver's "Honky Tonk Heroes" and "Slow Rollin' Low"), but with the showmanship of a rock band. Aside from Red Rhodes western shirt, Jennings' group looks like a rock band, and they play with enough aggression to please the longhairs, headbands and rednecks in the audience. The staging and camera work are superb.

Next up are five segments taken from Jack Clement's TV show that feature a similar band, but with a different vibe. Set in a studio Jennings and band pull back ever so slightly, playing as much for each other as for the cameras. Jennings smiles his way through an extended take of "I'm a Ramblin' Man," offering up some awesome lead guitar as the band jams; Willie Nelson's "It's Not Suppose to be That Way" shows Jennings gripping presence as a ballad singer. A sit-down solo acoustic take of "Waymore's Blues," complete with lit cigarette in his guitar's headstock, is mesmerizing in the ease with which he segues from singing to chatting with his wife, Jessi Colter. The camerawork isn't up to that of the Kirshner shows, with zooms and tight close-ups that create more of a documentary feel.

Film of a 1978 Opryland concert finds Jennings still a potent force on stage, but working through a catalog of chart-topping hits is simply a less urgent showcase. The difference between the Kirshner and Opryland audiences is stark, with the former standing and hollering their encouragement, and the latter (primarily industry executives) seated, listening and applauding politely. "Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way" would surely have had the crowd on their feet just about anywhere but Opryland. The video is well shot and edited, with multiple cameras, video overlays and dissolves.

The mid-80s music video for "The Conversation" features Jennings and Hank Jr. in a barroom, engaged in a musical discussion about Hank Sr. "Never Could Toe the Mark" is choreographed as an intimate band sound check and "America" is a highly-produced piece whose stock images seem more like the director's vision that Jennings'. All three are interesting additions, but none of them pack the charge of the live appearances. The closing pair of TV commercials, particularly the 1976 spot for "Wanted! The Outlaws," are a treat, particularly for those who came to Jennings after his mid-70s peak.

This DVD is a superb companion to RCA/Legacy's recently released 4-CD Waylon Jennings box set. The earlier segments demonstrate the rock-like edginess Jennings brought to his music and the stage, and the later segments show the mainstream eventually catching up. Throughout, Jennings comes through as an individual bent on playing his music his way. The video transfers are excellent, and the sound is very good throughout. [©2006 hyperbolium dot com]

Note to Jennings collectors: this is *not* the 1966 American International Pictures film of the same title.

THE PREVIOUS REVIEW SENT ME RUNNING FOR A COPY OF THIS RELEASE AND AN OUTSTANDING ONE IT IS. CANNOT ADD MUCH TO WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID ABOUT ITS CONTENT, THE QUALITY OF SOUND AND PICTURE IS WONDERFUL, AND A GREAT ADDITION FOR ANY FAN OF OUTLAW,COUNTRY, OR JUST DAMM GOOD MUSIC.MOST FANS WILL ALREADY HAVE THE LOST OUTLAW CONCERT,SO MAYBE DON'T NEED THEM AGAIN, BUT ITS SO GOOD WHO CAN COMPLAIN. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A STARTER FOR SOME MORE MATERIAL TO BE MADE AVAILABLE,MUST BE A LOT OUT THERE, SO LETS ALL SUPPORT THIS RELEASE--YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.

Oh, I wish I could find more of these - I've always been a Waylon fan and have seen him in person several times - great performer and being able to see him again was great. Not enough songs on the DVD, tho - even tho 20 is quite a bit. Loved the first one with his clean cut look, but it just wasnt't the look we've all been used to.

Got my husband up to even dance to "Are you Sure Hank done it this a way". Can't just sit and listen to the music.

First let me say that I am an absolute diehard Hoss fan, so my review may be a tad slanted. I received the boxed set and the DVD for Christmas. I haven't watched the DVD yet, but I have listened to cds - over & over. I love the way the discographers put this box set together. The songs run in chronological order from the admittedly phonetic (and sometimes pigdin Cajun) rendering of "Jole Blon" (thank Buddy Holley for this recording)to the final years of his career. This chronology allows the listener to truly appreciate Waylon's growth not just as a singer, but also as a songwriter, a musician, and a man. While I have always loved Waymore's "Lonesome, Onry, & Mean" era (I go crazy over his growls and whup whups), I have now become a fan of his early years - the years when his voice, smooth as velvet, was a far cry from what it became. The man was awesome throughout his life and this box cd set is the best way for the newbie Waylon fan to learn his music and old fans such as myself to put it all into perspective.

The biggest regret of my life is not seeing Hoss on stage. Don't make the mistake of not buying this cd set - it will set you on the path to real country music - country music as it is meant to be. If you listen to 98.1 and adore Keith Urban, maybe this set will liberate you from the clutches of Music Row's clones.

This is a very comprehensive, compilation of some of Waylon's performances throughout the 1970's. These performances are great, and show Waylon, and his band, performing in many different settings. It also, contains some "videos", and some "commericals".

This dvd contains the following:

1.Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line - Johnny Cash Show 1970

2.Honky Tonk Heros - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1974

3.Louisiana Women - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1974

4.This Time - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1974

5.Slow Rollin'Low - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1974

6.Lonesome, On'ry, and Mean - Cowboy Jack Clement TV show

7.I'm a Ramblin' Man - Cowboy Jack Clement TV show

8.It's not Suppose to Be That Way - Cowboy Jack Clement TV show

9.Amanda - Cowboy Jack Clement TV show

10.Waymore's Blue's - Cowboy Jack's

11.Luckenback, Texas - Opryland 1978

12.Mamma's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboy's - Opryland 1978

13.Good Hearted Woman - Opryland 1978

14.Are You Ready For the Country - Opryland 1978

15.Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way - Opryland 1978

16.The Conversation with Hank Williams, Jr. (The Video) SIMPLY OUTSTANDING!!!

17.Never Could Toe the Line (Video)

18.America (the video)

19.RCA TV Commerical for Waylon's Greatests Hits

20.RCA TV Commerical for "Wanted!" "The Outlaws".

This is a great, comprehensive, enjoyable dvd by Waylon, his band, and with others.

First off...why they'd called this DVD "Nashville Rebel" when in 1967 Waylon starred in a film under the same name is sorta odd and confusing.

Great Gem of a DVD which classic LIVE peformances and a few Videos. Waylon was a true superstar and a country/rock legend. Young people, get this DVD and see some real great music!

All the clips are in pristine quality, as good as you can get from vintage tv.

These are all LIVE performances, no Lip sync (except the Videos "The Conversation" and "America").

You get a 1969 or 70 clip from the Johnny Cash show doing "Only Daddy that'll walk the line".

You get a great 1974 live show from Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, then 1976 Jack Clement's show, then a 1978 Live show from the Grand Ole Opry. Then the two videos and some promo spots. This is a RCA release, it's too bad they didnt get the rights to include 1990 Epic Video of "Wrong" and later video "The Wild Ones".

This is a GREAT DVD you can enjoy and see again and again, the songs are full length and not cut short like so many new DVD's these days. Enjoy!

Great DVD, already had some performances on other DVD's but anything "new" by Waylon is worth the price of admission.

This item arrived n great condition and just in time for Christmas. This is some of the best of the Waylon Jennings.

This was a Chritmas gift to my Dad. He really enjoy's the older country music. This is one of the titles his brother told him about. It is not easy to find these titles in stores so finding them on-line was a great help for us. It was a pleasure to watch Dad watching the DVD. And since then we have purchased 3 more country DVD's for him. Thanks!