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Post by kybourbon on Jan 20, 2018 20:10:00 GMT -5
I just ordered the following tonight based on forum reviews from this and other sites...
Led Zeppelin Celebration Day
DMB Live at Radio City Music Hall
Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid (the Live Aid portion is supposed to be among the best 20 minute spans in concert history)
Queen Hungarian Rhapsody
I already own and watch frequently...
Eagles Farewell Tour (watch this one weekly)
Eagles Hell Freezes Over (DVD but sound quality is top notch)
Jason Isbell Austin City (DVD but sound quality is better than average)
Jack Johnson En Concert
Alison Krauss & Union Station Live
Adele Live at Royal Albert Hall
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Post by gus4emo on Jan 20, 2018 22:48:35 GMT -5
Yanni Live at the Acropolis
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Post by jlafrenz on Jan 21, 2018 9:24:32 GMT -5
A lot of good ones already mentioned here.
One of my favorites is Live at Abbey Road. It is hard to find and expensive now, but it has a great collection of artists and interviews.
Another on of my favorites is Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium.
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 22, 2018 11:36:20 GMT -5
I just ordered the following tonight based on forum reviews from this and other sites... Led Zeppelin Celebration Day DMB Live at Radio City Music Hall Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid (the Live Aid portion is supposed to be among the best 20 minute spans in concert history) Queen Hungarian Rhapsody I already own and watch frequently... Eagles Farewell Tour (watch this one weekly) Eagles Hell Freezes Over (DVD but sound quality is top notch) Jason Isbell Austin City (DVD but sound quality is better than average) Jack Johnson En Concert Alison Krauss & Union Station Live Adele Live at Royal Albert Hall As everyone here knows I'm a big Zeppelin fan so I can say this without hesitation. The Celebration Day Blu-ray is mostly very nice visually, and it sounds pretty good too. But it certainly has faults.As for the video they decided to insert audience phone video clips here and there. When doing that, in addition to the suddenly less clear smaller aspect ratios video, they added these red / pink lines which many people find seriously annoying / distracting. I don't mind them too much, but I can see why it would bother people. It's a distraction at the very least. The thing that kills me (does bother me) is the audio. Instead of doing a straight up really good concert recording, they decided to make it more like a movie soundtrack. The sound is good, but the mix is seriously annoying. For example, when the camera pans in on say, Jimmy cutting a riff, his guitar all of s sudden gets louder in the mix. Seconds later when the video switches to Jason on drums, the drums all of sudden get louder in the mix. Same with JPJ on bass or keys. And perhaps the most annoying parts are when Robert's voice is crystal clear up front, then all of a sudden mid sentence becomes all echoy in the rear surrounds. These parts were so bad I noticed it immediately while seeing it in the theater (twice the same night). It makes zero sense and becomes very distracting once you catch onto it. Unfortunately the Blu-ray isn't any better. In my opinion, this should have a been a perfect concert documentation of one of the greatest concerts, but instead they hyped it up and made it unrealistic. A big disappointment for me and many others. |
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Post by kybourbon on Jan 22, 2018 11:50:42 GMT -5
I just ordered the following tonight based on forum reviews from this and other sites... Led Zeppelin Celebration Day DMB Live at Radio City Music Hall Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid (the Live Aid portion is supposed to be among the best 20 minute spans in concert history) Queen Hungarian Rhapsody I already own and watch frequently... Eagles Farewell Tour (watch this one weekly) Eagles Hell Freezes Over (DVD but sound quality is top notch) Jason Isbell Austin City (DVD but sound quality is better than average) Jack Johnson En Concert Alison Krauss & Union Station Live Adele Live at Royal Albert Hall As everyone here knows I'm a big Zeppelin fan so I can say this without hesitation. The Celebration Day Blu-ray is mostly very nice visually, and it sounds pretty good too. But it certainly has faults.As for the video they decided to insert audience phone video clips here and there. When doing that, in addition to the suddenly less clear smaller aspect ratios video, they added these red / pink lines which many people find seriously annoying / distracting. I don't mind them too much, but I can see why it would bother people. It's a distraction at the very least. The thing that kills me (does bother me) is the audio. Instead of doing a straight up really good concert recording, they decided to make it more like a movie soundtrack. The sound is good, but the mix is seriously annoying. For example, when the camera pans in on say, Jimmy cutting a riff, his guitar all of s sudden gets louder in the mix. Seconds later when the video switches to Jason on drums, the drums all of sudden get louder in the mix. Same with JPJ on bass or keys. And perhaps the most annoying parts are when Robert's voice is crystal clear up front, then all of a sudden mid sentence becomes all echoy in the rear surrounds. These parts were so bad I noticed it immediately while seeing it in the theater (twice the same night). It makes zero sense and becomes very distracting once you catch onto it. Unfortunately the Blu-ray isn't any better. In my opinion, this should have a been a perfect concert documentation of one of the greatest concerts, but instead they hyped it up and made it unrealistic. A big disappointment for me and many others. Big bummer. However, this is exactly the useful information that this thread needs! I would have probably passed had I known! Thank you for your thoughts. |
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Post by simpleman68 on Jan 22, 2018 11:52:04 GMT -5
Plenty of great ones mentioned and not sure what genre(s) you're most interested in. Best concert vid out of the 25 I have is Peter Gabriel Secret World Live. Exceptional audio quality and very good picture (blu ray not dvd) Scott  |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 22, 2018 12:11:23 GMT -5
Plenty of great ones mentioned and not sure what genre(s) you're most interested in. Best concert vid out of the 25 I have is Peter Gabriel Secret World Live. Exceptional audio quality and very good picture (blu ray not dvd) Scott +1. AWESOME show! And yes, Blu-ray, not DVD. The video on DVD was not that great. |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 22, 2018 12:18:02 GMT -5
Big bummer. However, this is exactly the useful information that this thread needs! I would have probably passed had I known! Thank you for your thoughts. Well hopefully it won't bother you like it does me and some others. Some people love it. What is very cool is to see all the close up shots and actually see the band having so much fun. Nobody's Fault But Mine is a great example. Keep an eye out for how many smiles there are during that one. On a side note, I actually have the #1 bootlegs from this show, from the very original and onto all the re-releases. I enjoy those immensely for their "being there" quality. Of course they are more for the true Zep Head than the casual concert video person. But I have definitely watched them more often than the official releases. |
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Post by Gary Cook on Jan 22, 2018 18:14:49 GMT -5
My #1 choice is;
Roy Orbison - Black and White Night
The TCB Band (who were with Elvis from 1969 until 1977), with Glen D. Hardin, James Burton, Jerry Scheff and Ronnie Tutt. Background vocalists include Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Steven Soles, k.d. lang, Jennifer Warnes and Bonnie Raitt.
My current favourite;
Santana - Live at The House of Blues, Las Vegas
With the old crew together Carlos Santana, Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Michael Carabello, Karl Perazzo, Benny Rietveld and guest vocalist Ronald Isley.
Cheers
Gary
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Post by indyscammer on Jan 22, 2018 20:14:14 GMT -5
The #1 absolute reference concert Blu-ray I've seen is Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Live at Radio City. Sound and Vision magazine used to use it as their reference disk, even when most of the staff basically hated the music. They said something along the lines of wishing every sound engineer would follow it as the instruction manual of how to make the perfect sounding live recording. I'm sure there are some equally great sounding shows out there, but I seriously doubt there are any better. The video is spectacular too. This IS a reference level Blu-ray, no doubt about it. Buy it even if the music isn't your cup of tea just to know how good it can be. Luckily for me I also love Dave Matthews' music. It is an excellent recording too. I prefer the Eagles due to the 5.1 mix is just fantastic. And from just above....Roy Orbison is an unbelievable 5.1 mix also. Sound be good too! |
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Post by teaman on Jan 22, 2018 20:21:04 GMT -5
P!nk has a couple of fantastic concert Blurays. She is quite the performer
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Post by jcz06 on Jan 23, 2018 21:22:15 GMT -5
Dave and Tim is the benchmark....
Clapton- Slowhand at 70 is great
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Post by jcz06 on Jan 23, 2018 21:24:22 GMT -5
James Taylor live at the Beacon Theater is very good for DVD
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Post by ludi on Jan 24, 2018 11:54:18 GMT -5
All of the above plus:
Supertamp - Paris
The Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (the Blu-Ray version! Better mix than the DVD)
Sade - Bring Me Home
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Post by wilburthegoose on Jan 24, 2018 15:57:07 GMT -5
FYI - DirecTV is showing a few 4K concerts, which I'm sure will be telecast again. Peter Gabriel Back to Front, Hall & Oates in Dublin are two that were great.
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Post by kybourbon on Jan 28, 2018 0:36:41 GMT -5
Celebration Day is excellent. I didn't find the videos mentioned to be distracting. I use these Blu-rays just as much for the sound as the video and this one didn't disappoint. I think it's in my top 10 for sure.
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 29, 2018 12:45:12 GMT -5
Celebration Day is excellent. I didn't find the videos mentioned to be distracting. I use these Blu-rays just as much for the sound as the video and this one didn't disappoint. I think it's in my top 10 for sure. Really glad you like it and the "movie style" surround mix didn't bother you. I just would have preferred a more documentary type of approach. Record the sound and play it back with the same levels matched. Too bad they didn't make it an option on the disc. Now try the Dave Matthews!!! |
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Post by kybourbon on Jan 29, 2018 16:46:15 GMT -5
Celebration Day is excellent. I didn't find the videos mentioned to be distracting. I use these Blu-rays just as much for the sound as the video and this one didn't disappoint. I think it's in my top 10 for sure. Really glad you like it and the "movie style" surround mix didn't bother you. I just would have preferred a more documentary type of approach. Record the sound and play it back with the same levels matched. Too bad they didn't make it an option on the disc. Now try the Dave Matthews!!! Ahhh. I didn't try it yet in my 7.2 theater... only on my 2.2 music area. So I can't comment on the surround mix yet. In 2.2 it sounded great. I hear you on the Dave Matthews. I have it loaded and need to watch it ASAP. |
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Post by Bonzo on Jan 29, 2018 17:04:17 GMT -5
Really glad you like it and the "movie style" surround mix didn't bother you. I just would have preferred a more documentary type of approach. Record the sound and play it back with the same levels matched. Too bad they didn't make it an option on the disc. Now try the Dave Matthews!!! Ahhh. I didn't try it yet in my 7.2 theater... only on my 2.2 music area. So I can't comment on the surround mix yet. In 2.2 it sounded great. I hear you on the Dave Matthews. I have it loaded and need to watch it ASAP. Yeah, you won't hear what I'm talking about until you do the surround viewing. |
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Post by Loop 7 on Jan 30, 2018 0:37:01 GMT -5
I agree Peter Gabriel's Secret World Live is stunning and I was lucky enough to experience that tour but the 1987 Athens show (photographed in 35mm, restored and stunningly transferred) is the top of the mountain when it comes to concert video in my mind. Gabriel is mesmerizing and Manu Katche's drumming make for perfection. Youssou N'Dour's opening act is an incredible bonus.  |
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