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DVD : From the Big Apple to the Big Easy: Madison Square Garden Concert |
- Great Concert, Great CauseI was at this event also, and this two-DVD set wonderfully captures the excitement of the night.
In particular, I'm delighted to hear the intricacies of the brass bands playing, which were somewhat lost in the din at the Garden that night.
Other highlights for me include, yes, the great John Fogerty, although his voice deserts him on "Born on the Bayou"; the Dixie Cups doing "Iko"; Clarence "Frogman" Henry; Irma Thomas singing the original "Time Is on My Side"; Elton John doing "Levon"; Simon & Garfunkel doing "Mrs. Robinson", "Homeward Bound", and especially "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with the incredible Aaron Neville assisting; the Meters doing "Pocky Way"; and again Aaron Neville signing the most exquisite version of "Amazing Grace" I've ever heard.
As another reviewer said, you can't go wrong buying this set, as all proceeds are supposed to go to Katrina victims.
I am, however, deducting one star because of the "Buffet surfeit" here. Really -- with Fogerty, Elton, and S&G in the house, six songs by this one-hit wonder is about five songs too much, and it was a problem at the concert as well, although there were more than enough parrotheads present that night to lap it up.
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- LOVE THIS!!!I was at this concert last September! The guy that got the house really rockin was John Fogerty. He was introduced by former president Bill Clinton. There's a great duet with Cyndi Lauper and the Dixie Cups doing "Iko Iko." Jimmy Buffet, Simon & Garfunkel, The Frogman himself, Buckwheat Zydeco, Elton John,
Scarlet Johansen, Allan Tussaint, tons of traditional Dixieland complete with audience second line. This concert was over six hours long. I counted over 30 acts. I hope they also release
a soundtrack to go along with this if they haven't already.
You won't go wrong with this one. Any one of the above mentioned alone is worth the price of this DVD.
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- GREAT SHOWI was at this show last year and was eagerly anticipating the release of the DVD. You HAVE TO see Clarence Henry's performance. Looking forward to seeing it again and again.
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