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• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (PCM Stereo)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305131120
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,396 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Set against the raw majesty of Colorado's Red Rocks amphitheatre, this 1987, post-Fleetwood Mac concert by Stevie Nicks is pure rock & roll cabaret. Backed by the lapidary if impersonal arrangements of her sizable band, including ubiquitous session man Waddy Wachtel (Jackson Browne, Keith Richards) on guitar, Rick Marotta on drums, and mood-setter Jai Winding at keyboards, Nicks's dusky, chanteuse vocals bear down hard on this program's nine selections. Hard, but not always interestingly. Sorely missing is the rare alchemy of a real band like Mac, in which Nicks's irresistible status as grandiloquent white witch and heel- stomping rocker enlivens, and is enlivened by, the reciprocal quirks of fellow members. In this star-focused setting, Nicks doesn't get to dance freely on the ledges of Lindsey Buckingham's maniacal palaces. Her responsibility is to anchor a more predictable enterprise, and while that certainly doesn't dull Nicks's commitment, it obscures her artistry and makes her show look like a self-tribute at a supper club. Highlights include a driving cover of pal Tom Petty's "I Need to Know," a bluesy "Talk to Me," and a touching "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You." A still photograph of Nicks and Mick Fleetwood (who adds percussion at a couple of points) that kind of dissolves in and out during "Beauty and the Beast" is embarrassing, but makes it perfectly clear what that particular tune is about. Peter Frampton shows up for an encore of "Edge of Seventeen," as do a bunch of white-winged doves someone releases from the audience, one of which finds refuge in Nicks's palm and decides to stay awhile. Ahh, rock's very own Snow White. --Tom Keogh

Product Description
Stevie Nicks: Live at Red Rocks captures this sensual, poetic artist in the breathtaking, natural surroundings of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. State-of-the-art special effects set the stage for Stevie and her special guests, Mick Fleetwood and Peter Frampton. Your collection shouldn't be without this superb performance. Songs: Outside the Rain, Dreams, Talk to Me, I Need to Know, No Spoken Word, Beauty and the Beast, Stand Back, Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You, Edge of Seventeen.

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A few problems ... but you can't deny Stevie ..., September 10, 2004

By	W. Wilkinson (Colonie, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I first got into Fleetwood Mac back in 1997 when they were on the Dance Tour. My mother was totally excited because they would be performing at the Pepsi Arena, here in Albany, NY, on Thanksgiving Eve ... so of course we went. I was HOOKED from that day forward. For Christmas that year my mother got me Stevie's greatest hits album, Timespace, and then I went from being hooked to being OBSSESSED!

In 1999 I got the Red Rocks concert and I loved it. Actually, at this point in my life, I was in the middle of losing 60 pounds, so every night for months on the stationary bike I would watch the show.

Perhaps the only problem I might have NOW with the show is that not EVERY song performed that night in 1986 are included on the disc, like "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," "Sara," and "I Can't Wait." These probably weren't included for obvious Stevie reasons, being, for one, that "Sara" is a very personal song to her and she's always reluctant to perform it in front of people, not to mention that it, like "I Can't Wait," turned out MUCH better on recording and didn't transfer to stage all that well. But seeing that this Rock a Little Tour was the only in which she performed "I Can't Wait," it would have made the disc more of a collector's item ... and thus a better concert.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A difficult time in her life......, October 10, 2001

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I am a tried and true fan of Stevie Nicks. But, I must be honest, I was embarassed for her when I watched this concert video. She was nearing the end of a very dangerous drug and alcohol addiction. In fact, I have read that after this concert, she checked herself into a rehab. The setting was absolutely magical. The dove landing on her hand and not wanting to leave was symbolic and beautiful. As far as her performance, her voice never fails her, but she was screaming and sometimes singing in gibberish. I must say her first taped concert during the Bella Donna tour was superb in comparison! Apologies to other true fans like me, but I cannot lie about my opinion even though I love Stevie Nicks.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the few Stevie Nicks dvd's, May 7, 2006

By	Night Owl (new hampshire) - See all my reviews

I've owned this dvd for years and watched it recently for the first time in a long time. I was inspired to revisit this concert after hearing the uncut bootleg of Red Rocks. Man, did they clean up the vocals for this dvd! Her voice was shot to the point that she talked quite a few of her lyrics or just let the girls sing them for her at times. I've heard that the guy that edited the dvd said they couldn't show closeups of her because "she looked bad". Next time you watch Stand Back, pause it where they show her briefly to the right of Frampton. She looks so wasted I can't help wonder if she even remembers anything about that concert. Also during that song, check out the way her backup singers are looking at her when she sings "it's not all right" rather than the actual lyrics "it's all right". She was correct, it wasn't all right and I'm glad she quit the hard partying in the nick of time. 5 stars since I love Stevie Nicks and live footage of her during the 70s and 80s is scarce and I'll watch anything I can get my hands on from that period. Besides, I didn't dislike it and find it to be an interesting show even if we didn't get to see and hear the whole thing on dvd.