Product Details

• Actors: Ten Thousand Maniacs, Natalie Merchant
• Format: Color, DVD, Enhanced, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Warner Strat. Mkt.
• DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00028HBMK
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,700 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Time Capsule captures the incredible musical and visual creativity of 10,000 Maniacs. Every stage of the band's remarkable career is represented, from rare early performance footage through hit videos such as "Like the Weather" and "Trouble Me." The DVD also includes three videos not featured in the original release: "These Are Days," "Candy Everybody Wants" and "Because The Night" from the band's triumphant MTV Unplugged. Time Capsule is the definitive history of 10,000 Maniacs and a potent reminder of the band's artistry and vision. In the words of the band's classic song, "these are days you'll remember..."

Customer Reviews

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Natalie Merchant & 10,000 Maniacs fans, November 30, 2004

By	Melvin Ah Ching (Honolulu Hawaii) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good compilation of nearly all the major videos 10,000 Maniacs released with Natalie Merchant... and then some. I was delighted to see video clip representations of songs that I knew, but never knew existed on video.... "Wildwood Flower" is such a gem. It is great to see a video for that song. I like the little cow on the dashboard. You gotta see the video.

As I mentioned the major video hits are here including the wonderful signature song "Like the Weather" and the Maniacs' "Unplugged" hit version of "Because the Night," truly Natalie's great swan song as she departed the group shortly after.

About the only thing I am disappointed with is that I know there is a video for "Peace Train" that I used to like to watch on the old TBS video show "Night Tracks." As I vaguely recalled it featured Natalie and the group floating on some raft in the middle of a river. Too bad this will be a lost gem forever it seems.

For that reason I can only give this collection 4 stars.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazed it's on DVD, but thrilled!, July 10, 2004

By A Customer

This was a very happy surprise for me. Any fan of Natalie Merchant or 10,000 Maniacs needs to own this DVD. It isn't all "videos" its home movie clips, raw and amature performances of the group you love!!! Plus it is in 5.1 dolby digital. You will not be sorry.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great memories!, March 30, 2006

By	John (Hackettstown, NJ) - See all my reviews

I owned the VHS version of this tape long ago (and probably still do if I dig through my old videos), and it was one of those tapes I never got tired of watching. For anyone who was a fan of the Maniacs back in the '80's and early '90's, you must get this DVD, and I am right now!

It features early footage of the band going back to the beginning of the '80's, and consists of home movies, early videos, and TV appearances. The VHS version stopped at the beginning of the '90's, just before they had their biggest commercial success, and just before Natalie left to go solo, so I'm thrilled to see the addition on DVD of their later videos including "These Are Days", etc. If you have forgotten about the band over the years, this will remind you just how good they were.

As the name applies, this really is a time capsule. I had seen the band on several occasions from 1989-93, and this video brings back many happy memories of those days.

Unfortunately, 10,000 Maniacs have been largely forgotten since Natalie's departure, and I was very surprised recently to find out that the band is still around, although they are not what they once were. Sadly, guitarist Robert Buck passed away several years ago, and there have been additional band members that have come and gone, but this video will remind you of the Maniacs at their best.