This is as good as music DVDs get!
935057
From the setting, to Joe's playing and voice, to the surrounding muscians that join Joe on stage, this my friends is as good of a music DVD as it gets! The quality of the players and the mix combine to create a wonderful sound that flows over the audience. Shot with about a dozen cameras, you will see the great Royal Albert Hall in all of it's beauty. It's almost as if you're in the first row; I can say that because I was! But even beyond all of that, there is an extra segment on the second DVD that has Joe being interviewed alone on the tour bus. Of course, he has his guitar with him and a small amp and to just watch Joe play and answer questions is worth the price of this video alone. If you enjoy music at all, then this is a must buy for you!
2399073
Like Ivan, and fortuitously, Fleetwood Mac's 'The Dance' also became the first DVD in my collection. As a recent production - rather than a 60's re-hash - it caught my eye. It had been a specially arranged  1997  production at Warner Bros Studios, and thus the music is remarkably sharp.  I was simply bowled over. Both the quality of the sound and photography is  truly astounding, and is certainly a fantastic advertisement for technology  and in particular DVD and Digital Dolby. The group certainly appeared  totally dedicated to their reunion, proven with  quality new material - and  seemed to be enjoying the experience as much as the audience. Buckingham  and Fleetwood both earned their fees for the night and if you watch closely  you will even glimpse a smile from the perpetually aloof Christine McVie -  ex-wife of bass guitarist John - towards the end, when the brass ensemble  had ensembled. And the diminutive Nicks was just great. A great DVD to  start out with - experience it yourself !
1516223
Folks - The 1994 PULSE tour was recorded to DVD ( Oakland concert ) . This is 5.1 surround quality and is every bit as good as the VHS version on which the promised offering from EMI ( now apparently set back to September if you believe anything coming out of EMI these days ! ) . Get it through ebay or other on-line sources and show the EMI suits the true meaning of consumer power . "we're so happy we can hardly count!" .
4582478
The hidden jewel of this set is DVD 2.  It's just simply incredible.  I've got no problems with the quality at all.  This is "Live at Leeds" on film, folks. Two months after this concert, at Leeds University they would record one of the greatest live albums in rock 'n' roll history and this video is virtually the same set. (No "Magic Bus", darn it.)  This is history and it sent shivers down my spine.  Kilburn's good too, but to see this band in it's prime, DVD 2 is the one.
4334571
I've always loved to watch this concert on my vhs copy, and now I have it on dvd and love it. The dvd is so much clearer than the vhs copy and the sound is amazing. There are a couple speacial features on the 2 discs it comes with including a documentary with Phil. The only problem is that I wish they could of put the whole concert on 1 disc instead of two, but you can't always get what you want. Anyway's buy this dvd you'll love it!
2373991
If you enjoy James Taylor's music, you will throughly enjoy this DVD.  The guests that perform his songs in a tribute to him are fantastic.  The picture and sound quality is exceptional.  I wish all live concert DVD's looked and sounded this good.

Its one of the best DVD's in my extensive collection of live concert shows.  I highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys acustic music and James Taylor's work.
2770082
WOW! I've never seen a more powerful collection of rock music on DVD. Various Led Zeppelin concerts from 1970, 1973, 1975 and 1979 are featured on two DVDs and all of the performances are excellent! Visual sources vary from 35mm film (1973, excellent left over footage of The song remains the same movie, incl. a fantastic version of The Ocean), 16mm film (1970, an almost complete concert from London's Royal Albert Hall, a bit dark maybe, but still excellent quality for an over 30 years old film) and video tapes (two inch video tapes I guess, filmed for the giant video screens at 1975's Earls Court and 1979's Knebworth performances). All of the concert footage is highly enjoyable, there are many great extras and the surround sound is simply spectacular! Almost all the famous Zep songs are included here. A must for everyone who likes (hard)rock music.
4791910
Blues lovers, don't miss this!

14 classics from blues maestro played good and rough, his solos are lengthy and inventive and the supporting band is just amazing (though it won't be amazing anymore when you look at the names of the musicians). Except "Layla" (the first track where the soundman was sleeping and we could not hear J. Portnoy's harmonica and whole horn section), all tracks sound powerful. The picture quality is rather good (not excellent, but considering the age of the record (the gig was in 1996), it is OK), and the sound is recorded in stereo, 5.1 Dolby surround and 5.1 DTS.

Great concert and simply a must-have for all music lovers!

Well, EC definitely was wonderful that night!
3721035
Well what can I say about this DVD that hasn't already been said. How about this. I have read three books on the band, own all of their CDs, travelled countless kilometers to see them live and read about them on the net all the time. The fact is I still learned some new stuff about the band during this DVD. The director commentaries are just perfect. The are informative, funand fact-filled. There are some really interesting perspectives on the band as a whole and their approach to shooting a video. The directors are really interesting people as well and it is funny to watch them relate to the wacky antics of Dave. (i.e. &#8220;So I just kept saying things to him like, &#8216;Pretend there are birds flying at your head, the floor is made of Jell-O!' Hilarious!) The fact you can se the lyrics on the screen with the video is wonderful for my roommate (who has a tendency to sing along really loud with the wrong lyrics)! The lyrics are superimposed in a way that really doesn't detract from the colour or feel of the video. I hate to admit it but it is kind of a cool feature despite the fact my initial reaction was, &#8220;Who would need lyrics to Dave songs?&#8221; The behind the scenes extras are kind of cool, one of them is rather weak. I won't say which one in case you feel differently, but you could really tell it was shot before DVDs really carried features like it! I (like many Dave fans) am not too thrilled by the song I Did It, but the video and making of feature are really enjoyable to watch. All in all a good buy! However, I will have to rate it as a 4.9999999999999997 because my girlfriend found a typo in the lyrics within the first 20 minutes. However, we played it for almost three hours the first night we had it and we will be watching it over and over and over no doubt. So if you are a fan of movies, videos and the Dave Matthews Band check it out! It has a little bit of all of these in it along with a lot of fun mixed in!
3300710
Excellent album and having the DVD to watch the musicians play makes it all the better!
3368312
O.k, so I went to one of the shows on this tour. It was one of the funnest concerts I've been to in a long time. I've been waiting for the DVD, but only as a momento of the tour since I was extremely disappointed in the Symphonic Yes DVD (I make myself watch it now and then, but it just doesn't cut it- very lackluster performance). My expectations for this DVD were quite low (hopeful- but I was ready to be disappointed again). Well I was quite pleasantly surprised! This DVD is WAY better than Symphonic Yes! The stage presentation, the playing- so much better! I love this DVD!  I think my wife is sick of me playing it over and over. I agree that the sound is at times not perfect and that Jon's voice does overshadow the instruments at times- but this is live music- it isn't perfect. But it is definitely very enjoyable.  I won't go track by track- but the song selection is great. The ONLY disappointing thing about this DVD is that my all-time favorite Yes song- Awaken- was played at the show I saw (oh yes! It was GREAT!)but wasn't played/included at this show. Other than that- a minor complaint- the DVD is worth every penney. There is a ton of music here (nearly 3 hours!), great playing, great visuals. I'm really glad I bought this one!
3765977
Here where i live (Argentina) is almost imposible that a band like this could tour. Even if they get together again on a world tour !!!. But to have this concert on a DVD is almost like that. Imagine yourself in Earls Court, on Oct 1994, play the DVD, put it loud in your HI FI system and fly !!!. To see the full performance of Dark Side of the Moon, the guitar solo on Comfortably numb and the "parafernalia" of ligths and sound worths it !!!

So, if u r a new fan of the band, or not even a fan, buy it, watch it, hear it and then tell me !!!.

If u dont't like it, i'll pay you the price !!!
8238
This was a great DVD, I also have the CD.
Both are very much like the other live CD's.  One of things I love about Dave Matthews Band, is they sound great live, just like they do on their albums.  Never out of tune!  Always smooth and rythmic, and I just love the instrumental solo's, which you get a lot more of on the LIVE albums.
Even though I wasn't at the actual concer, it sound like it was an amazing concert to be at (only if I could of afforded the tickets).
Basically, to sum it up, this is a really nice gift to get for any DMB fan (even if it is for yourself)!  Splurge and buy this one, it is SO worth the money!
898590
Unbelievably good.  I was not going to buy this, but they had an offer to buy both the CD and DVD together, and for some reason I ordered both.  I was not expecting the DVD to be very good, because normally the sound quality and even the video quality are not very good for most older music DVDs.  But I was really surprised.  First this one has Dolby Digital 5.0, Dolby Digital 2.0, and DTS 5.0 audio options.  I used the DD 5.0 option, and the sound quality was very good overall, actually excellent considering this is 2002 concert video.  It is not audiophile studio quality, but still very very good.  If you like Ronnie Milsap, you cant go wrong with this DVD.  His band is excellent throughout!  I just discovered Ronnie Milsap a few weeks ago when I bought the Cracker Barrel Ronnie Milsap "CLASSIC COLLECTION" CD.  I did not know he was so good until I bought these other RM CDs and DVD!!
4047440
Outstanding music!  The dvd concert is exceptionally good & have watched it a half dozen times already!
956575
I paid even less by pre-ordering but that's of no consequence. The DVD is a top-shelf production with a great variety of music (I mean come on--22 tracks!) and worth two-times the retail price. I'm a BIG JM fan...this is the next best thing to an actual concert experience...I couldn't be more pleased.
2933721
I'm a great fan of Fleetwood Mac and I love having a DVD to watch as I listen to the music and I have to say this one blew me away!  There is so much energy and emotion in these songs it's amazing!  Second Hand News, a good song but one I never cared for too much, is now one of my favorites.  Lindsey starts playing and singing the beginning and then the spotlights hit Stevie and the sing out this great song together.  During Tusk they hug and you can see all the bad feelings are gone; they have a look of pure contentment!  But that's not all the great songs, far from it!  Stand Back is performed perfectly in this DVD.  By far my favorite version of the song so far.  The new ending to Rhiannon is perfect for the song.  It truly captures the feeling and atmosphere of that great, moving song.  It is true that Christine isn't here and the DVD lacks Everywhere, Say You Love Me, Songbird and all her other wonderful songs, but the rest of the group does there songs without a hitch.  Eyes of the World is a song I've never heard before live and I have to say it's so fun to listen to.  The only thing I don't like about this DVD is that I heard the live concert lasted three hours and this is only two.  If you even somewhat enjoyed any of the pervious DVDs (The Dance, Tango in the Night etc.) then you'll love this one!  It's Great!