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(More customer reviews)I was all set to give this DVD a great review but then I watched it LOL. Its not terrible; but there are some problems. One mark Farner, who is one of rock n roll's greatest singers, was not in great voice on this day, he sounded like he had some voice strain (I am sure from a heavy turning schedule) and this company passport Video should have had Mark do some overdubs. Another problem is the Vocals are very loud in the mix and that causes the songs to sound not as hard edged as they should. And lastly there are two songs mislabeled on the DVD. Song number 6 is Not He sent me you it is a medley of Paranoid, Sin's a Good man's Brother and Mr. Limousine Driver; and song number 7 is not Call yourself a Man it is Comfort me.
On the Good side this is the first full length DVD of mostly GFR songs anywhere; and it deserves 4 STARS JUST FOR THAT REASON ALONE. The picture looks fantastic, the backdrop is cool with the big screen and the Psychedelic colors. Judgment Day Blues one of Mark's Christian songs absolutely rocks, mark rips it up with some tasty and nasty blues riffs. there IS a nice version of Comfort Me on hear mislabeled as I said and it is one of my favorite GFR songs ever. And I'm Your Captain, one of Rock N roll's GREAT songs is done well.
Mark's band is adequate, But Mel's pounding Bass (or bong rattling Bass) and Don's drums and raspy vocals are missed. Mark's bass player cannot sing, his voice to me is like fingernails on a chalk board. Well, over exaggeration he is not that bad, and having said all that, this is still a must have DVD for any and all GFR fans.
Lets hope with the death of Terry Knight that the Guys will get together and realize we are all mortal and lets get the GFR classic stuff out there on DVD, such as the Shea stadium show. Can I get an Amen?
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