Better than  Woodstock ?
346316
This movie is incrediable !  I believe the line up was much better than Woodstock.  The only thing I wish this documentry had was more proformances on film . The bottom line this DVD should be in your collection !
713405
ONE OF THE BETTER "BEST OFS" IN TERMS OF SONG SELECTION AND KEEPING IN CRONO ORDER. SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THEIR "RAYS & HAIL" COMPO. DIFFERENCES ARE STUDIO VERSION OF "PARADE" +"THANK YOU","SWEETHEART CONTRACT &"THIS POISON". RAYS HAS LIVE "PARADE" & "BURN AGAIN" INSTEAD. WORTH THE EXTRA 2 BUCKS. SHOWCASES GREAT BASS & DRUMS AND HOWARDS' GIFT FOR WORDS AND DRAMA. ALONG WITH THE GROUP "WIRE", MAGAZINE SHOWED THAT PROGRESSIVE AND PUNK CAN BE COMBINED INTO SOME GREAT MUSIC. WHAT I FIND FUNNY IS THAT EVERYBODY LOVES THIS NOW BUT BACK IN 1979 CRITICS COULD NOT DEAL WITH THIS GROUP. MAGAZINE DARED TO BLAZE THEIR OWN PATH AND NOT STAY WITH THE MUSIC OF THE TIMES. INTENSE POST-PUNK AT ITS BEST.
2310557
Far better than the "best" album. Richer sound albeit not as good as the LP upon which it is based. At the price, a real bargain.
766655
If you came of age in the Woodstock era chances are you listened to Savoy Brown.  They were a very good blues band if you enjoy blue eyed blues music.
4188576
This is the closest you can get to re-living Woodstock 99 without all the fires, riots, rapes, & overflowing toilets.
The Red disc is pretty good- It has great live songs from KoRn, Kid Rock, Rage, Offspring, Lit, Megadeth, Metallica, Live, Chili Peppers, Creed, Bush, Sevendust, & Godsmack. The Limp Bizkit song on here is not that great- I'm not a big fan of them or anything, but still, Show Me What You Got? If you were gonna put one of their fewer good songs on there put Break Stuff on! I skip over Buckcherry & DMX cause I hate them- Buckcherry just plain old sucks, and my god, they had to waste that track with an awful rapper like DMX- If you're gonna put a rapper on, two words- ICE CUBE! The interlude is just some guy saying "Ok, that fire really is a problem, we need to let the firemen get through"- what a waste of space- We all watched the news, we all heard about the little fire incident, no need to waste a track for something like that.
Now, as for the Blue Disc, there's a pretty interesting variety of music on here- Dave Matthews, Brian Setzer, Bruce Hornsby, Guster, Everlast, Everclear, Jamiroquai, G Love, Rusted Root, Alanis Morisette. If you have diverse taste you'll enjoy it. I said the Blue disc was "....ok" because I noticed that Wycleaf insn't on it! But nooo, they had to put Elvis Costello on! I also would've loved to see a Counting Crows song on there- They're a LOT better than Our Lady Peace! And what's up with EVERCLEAR on the blue disc?! They're pretty heavy- they should've been on the red cd instead of that stupid interlude!
Woodstock 99 had its fair share of good bands & bad bands- Even almost 3 years after the event I still ask this one question: HOW THE HELL DID SUGAR RAY GET ON THAT STAGE? and who the hell got INSANE CLOWN POSSEE in??
So in conclusion, if you only like loud heavy stuff, get the Red cd. If you like soft stuff, get the Blue cd. If you have extremely diverse taste and like both loud & soft(like me), get the 2-disc set.
4977628
I have box box sets of the remasters, and just started listening. My first choice, Abbey Road, is not much different sonically than the original CD released in the 1980s. Whatever differences exist are very subtle, like vocals being slightly louder. I kept reading reviews saying "the instruments JUMP out at you" etc, etc. I compared the new one to the old, and honestly, I can barely tell the difference. You can purchase either the old CD or the new one, and you won't miss anything.
3693795
Like the White Stripes alright, but L'Oncle Soul just does their song better than them. A whole lot bettah!

Borders on campish (the organ sounds kind of like a kids' toy version) but extremely well-done in spite of that.
1563265
Anyone who has heard both Enema of the State and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket knows TOYPAJ is probably the better of the two. This album is by far not punk but hard pop. It's quite a bit better than EOTS. Songs like "Stay Together For The Kids" and "Anthem Pt. 2" have the more "rockier" feel to them while the first single "Rock Show" and "First Date" have more of a poppy sound. My suggestion is if you like their pop-rock, go for this. If you want a harder Blink then by Dude Ranch (in my opinion it's the best).
3450097
Big Sur Celebration:  This DVD has some great performances and a few interesting occurrences that show the good and the bad of the era immediately after Woodstock.  All the music is very good and well worth the purchase.  The film shows the early signs of the idiotic presumption that all music ought to be `free' (un-paid).  This has the finest moments of `hippie' music, and shows the realization that the `movement' was as dead as a doornail.
3858661
Way better than Teenage Dream. This album is not just filled with sex with bad overly obvious sexual innuendos that weren't really even innuendos because of they obvious they were. This album even while not perfect is much more consistent maybe a little boring to some as many of the songs are slower paced but it definitely is much more tolerable than most of the tracks off Teenage Dream which was recently voted worst album of the decade by Billboard voters.
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Comparison of the 1987 CD Remaster, the 2009 Stereo Box Set Remaster, the 2009 Mono Box Set Remaster, and the 2009 Stereo Version on the Mono Set (which is different from the mix on the Stereo Box set). Why this song? Lots of harmonies, and we've all already heard it a million times. If anyone has a good version off of vinyl, or rock band, lemme know. I may put up another song comparison, any requests?

In my opinion, the Mono is usually best, especially when NOT listening to headphones.  Some songs, like Norwegian Wood, and the MMT stuff sound a bit better in stereo.  Also, I actually think that the original CDs aren't THAT bad.  Not as good as the new ones, but certainly not the crap that most folks make them out to be.
1280227
There's a lot of good music in this DVD but not enough real bluegrass and mountain folk. It's interesting that most of the festivals in the documentary were in geographical areas not normally associated with Bill Monroe and many of the people were from cities such as Los Angeles. There's nothing wrong with that but the contrast between the Del McCourey Band and Chris Thile's Nickel Creek is pretty dramatic. It's sort of like the difference between Wild Turkey Bourbon and blended canadian whiskey. Del is the real thing.
4735093
Nickel Creek sounds better with every offering.  While straying farther from their bluegrass roots (without leaving them totally behind) the band continues to find their own sound.  Excellent CD.
2113781
This album was something of a blind buy for me and i was hoping it was better than sunrise sessions was. Well to my surprise it was better hands down.
1016455
Amazing Jimi content. LP audio quality, not so much.

One of the reasons I jumped on this release was because I read how good this recording sounds.
I disagree.
It sounds fine, but it is definitely not audio quality worth raving about.
However, Jimi's performance is something from the stratosphere, as well as his Stratocaster.
I can highly recommend purchasing this vinyl. But for the content more than audio quality and clarity.
I actually found the sound on the Showtime special to be better, in many ways.
God, do I miss Noel Redding, on this recording.
This might be one of Jimi's greatest performances.
And the worst bottom.
His army buddy sounds like he's playing "Taps" to good bass, to my ear.
I might have to buy the CD too, with this release.
God Bless Jimi.
And curse Janie Hendrix.
She states on the liner notes that "love is unconditional".
How about spreading some of that lo$ve, throughout the WHOLE family.
Especially to Leon.
A true brother,  both physically and spiritually,  to Jimi.
Janie would be better served,  handling the Osmond family catalog.
2484109
I only recently discovered Grizzly Bear on my local community radio station. I fell in love with Veckatimest and thought I'd explore In Ear Park after sampling a few songs off it. Now there is a competition between the two for more attention. I would highly recommend anyone who enjoyed the last Grizzly Bear would most likely enjoy the Department of Eagles In Ear Park.
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It is worthwhile to compare Maazel's famous 1976 recording of the Festival and Pines (Fountain not recorded) for Decca with the Cleveland Orchestra. For the Festival in the Sony version, he played the outer movements slower and the middle movements faster than the Decca version. The feeling is less dramatic yet you may put as more "intellectual", though I doubt. All the parts are clearly presented with a higher emphasis on the Brass and woodwind. The strings are a bit masked. The new recording provides a better dynamic contrast as you can hear the orchestral bursts in the first movement of the Festival. However, the mid price Decca legend version still wins easily.