Product Details

• Actors: The Funk Brothers
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Live, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
• DVD Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0018M6J6S
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #61,708 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The surviving members of Motown's legendary house band, guitarist Eddie Willis, bassist Bob Babbitt and drummer Uriel Jones perform a set of the greatest classic Motown songs, on which they provided instrumentation. In front of a wildly enthusiastic New Year's Eve crowd in Orlando, songs made famous by the likes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes are performed with the same zeal as they were when they were first recorded 40 years ago.

As an added bonus, the DVD contains interviews with 3 of the surviving members of The Funk Brothers: Eddie Willis, Bob Babbitt & Uriel Jones.

TRACK LISTING 1. Signed, Sealed, Delivered 2. You Can't Hurry Love 3. (I Know I'm) Losing You 4. Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) 5. (Love Is Like A) Heatwave 6. Ooo Baby, Baby 7. Dancing In The Street 8. Shotgun 9. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted? 10. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) 11. You're All I Need To Get By 12. Higher And Higher 13. Ain't No Mountain High Enough

Bonus Feature: Interviews with Bob Babbitt, Eddie Willis & Uriel Jones.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TASTE OF THE FUNK BROTHERS LIVE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM, May 20, 2008

By	Mo-Fu - See all my reviews

I HAVE BEEN TO SEVERAL FUNK BROTHERS SHOWS...THESE GUYS ARE GREAT!!! .....NOTHING LIKE HAVING THEM IN YOUR LIVING ROOM ROCKIN' OUT THE GREAT MOTOWN TUNES.......A MUST BUY!!!.......GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS FINALLY GOT THIS OUT TO THE PUBLIC....LOVE, MO-FU LORI (#1 MOTOWN-FUNK BROTHER FAN)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Three of the original Funk Brothers in action, March 2, 2009

By	Henrique Peirano (Brasilia, Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a live DVD recorded with only 3 of the original Funk Brothers: Bob Babbitt, Uriel Jones, and Eddie Willis. I thought there would be more original musicians of Motown's "Snake Pit". It seems that Jack Ashford has his own "Funk Brothers" band, and some of the other musicians aren't alive anymore or just not interested in hitting the road again. With the exception of the great vocals of Marcia Ware, the other singers are ok. I'd say that the other band members are just as skilled as the FB trio. So it's a great show to watch, although I wish there had been one produced just as well as "Soul Comes Home" (celebrative show of Stax Records' singers/groups), for the Funk Brothers.

If you want to see most of the original FB in action, try "Standing In The Shadows of Motown". This is a fantastic documentary released in 2003. Some of the members that gave in interviews for this film are already deceased, so it's an important piece of Motown history.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, January 30, 2009

By	Joyce S. Long - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Live in Orlando (Audio CD)

Awesome music. Great sound. Too bad this studio band never got any attention until now. They're super!