royd
Mar-09-2011, 05:17 GMT
USA - United Staates America
 | I bought mine earlier today. I haven´t had a chance to listen to the CD yet, so I don´t know if it sounds any better than the other 47 versions of the album that I have. The package did leave me with some questions. Remember that youtube video of "The Boxer" a capella? (OK, it wasn´t really a capella but it had the guitars and some other instruments stripped out). Wasn´t that supposed to be released with the 40th Anniversary package or did I misunderstand something?
The DVD is nice; the "Songs Of America" special looks dramatically better than my 2nd generation VHS tape from 8mm film shot from video screen....... This isn´t unexpected since much of the performance footage from the special was already released on "Old Friends: Live On Stage," so we knew what we were getting. The other program on the DVD is "The Harmony Game," which I had already seen in the theatre. It´s a shame that Larry Knechtel and Fred Carter, Jr. weren´t alive to share their memories of those sessions, but hearing Hal Blaine and Joe Osborne talk about them was fascinating. Forty years after the fact, Roy Halee´s passion for this music is striking. Halee clearly loved working with S&G, loved the music and loved the entire recording process. His enthusiasm even after all this time is amazing.
Most cryptic comment- Paul: "I wasn´t always an angel"
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Kuno
Mar-09-2011, 10:54 GMT
Switzerland
 | Has anyone found a download link for the dvd ?
I will buy it anyway, but can´t wait to see the harmony game.... |
