Music DVDs

[Vince Kargatis]

What music DVDs are out there that you'd recommend?

The question's inspired by my recent acquisition of the excellent recent Wilco documentary I Am Trying To Break Your Heart by Sam Jones. I didn't have a chance to see it in the theater, unfortunately, but the dvd's quite nice, lots of extra performances and scenes on a second dvd. Haven't listened to the commentary yet.

Other music DVDs I own and mostly recommend:

Jazz on a Summer's Day: a classic jazz doc of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

The Beatles - Yellow Submarine: more a film than just 'music', but great, of course. I unfortunately haven't gotten A Hard Day's Night, which is now oop?

Bjork:
- Volumen: a great great video comp - essential. But note, there's soon to be an expanded reissue, so check on what's available
- the live series (MTV Unplugged, Cambridge, Shepherd's Bush) - worthwhile live concerts - fans will want.

Eurythmics:
- Greatest Hits: essential for fans, no question
- Peacetour - a very good concert, good accompanying doc, nice dvd

Prince:
- The Hits - a decent enough video comp. As a Prince fan, I'd like to see him release a complete collection, but no sign.
- I'll note there's no decent (widescreen, etc) DVDs of any of his films. That sucks.
- Rave Un2 the Year 2000: Not all that great, really. Too much filler and guests.

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense: the true classic, nice dvd with commentary and two different music mixes.

Music vids I have on VHS I'd love on DVD:
Eurythmics - Live (1987 concert)
Tom Waits - Big Time
the The - Infected
Prince - the films, all his other concert videos

So what great music DVDs are out there? I quite like good music vids/concert, myself, as long as they reward repeat viewings. My buy list includes Hendrix's Live at Fillmore East, only cuz I liked a few minutes that I saw - not sure of other offerings of his.

[Jim Dye]

There is a 2 DVD Led Zeppelin set that is coming out in a few weeks. From what i've read, it is going to put The Song Remains The Same to shame. All the sound is in 5.1 surround as well.

[Sergio Zamora]

I'd sure like to get "ABBA: The Movie", but alas it's never been released on DVD.

[Noj]

The Beastie Boys DVD features all their classic videos and numerous remixes. Well worth the purchase.

[SinginSumo]

Calle 54

Standing In The Shadows of Motown

Satchmo

Latin Jazz Suite (Lalo Schifrin)

[Chris D]

Straight No Chaser

[Pete C]

Jorge Ben Jor - Acustico MTV
Chico Buarque - As Cidades
Caetano Veloso - Prenda Minha
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All Star Tribute (Hancock, Henderson, Rubalcaba, Horn, Costa, etc.)
Milton Nascimento - Acustico na Suica
Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho, Tom Jobim & Miucha - Musicalmente
Legends of Jazz Guitar, Vol. 1 (Montgomery, Kessel, Ellis, Pass)
The Genius of Joe Pass
Devil Got My Woman (Skip James, Howlin' Wolf, Rev. Pearly Brown, Son House, Bukka White)
Jazz Casual: John Coltrane
Jazz Casual: Carmen Mcrae/Mel Torme/Jimmy Rushing

[Pete C]

Originally posted by Vince Kargatis
I unfortunately haven't gotten A Hard Day's Night, which is now oop?

In print according to Amazon.

[john williams]

[kedoane]

I have finally gotten the Beatles Anthology DVD box set, but I haven't had the time to look at that.

[al j]

the new Beatles 5 DVD anthology is sublime

my favorite jazz DVD of those I own is Jazz Scene USA w/ the Shelly Manne Quintet (Kamuca!) and Shorty's Giants (Peacock!)

[Pete C]

Originally posted by Joe Christmas
the Shelly Manne Quintet (Kamuca!)

(Freeman!)

[Geoff Pfeifer]

Jazz Casual: Sonny Rollins (I know it's on VHS, I think it's on DVD)