# Favorite concert/music DVDs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 7, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569 "2004-12-07T16:48:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZTOMR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3be4f8/32.png) [@ZTOMR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZTOMR)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/1 "2004-12-07T16:48:21Z")
I just watched the Crossroads Guitar Festival DVD and I really enjoyed it. The sound quality was pretty good considering it was a live concert, good performances by some of the guitar greats. I was wondering what other concert or music DVDs other people really liked. Some of my other favorites were Concert for George. And The Last Waltz by The Band. So what are yours? ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/2 "2004-12-07T17:09:29Z")
Some of my favorites: **Jerry Garcia & David Grisman** \* Grateful Dawg \*- this is a wonderful look at the other side of Jerry - the banjo pickin’ traditional appalachian/sea shanty singin’ side, and has lots of great in the studio material. Grisman, one of the greatest living mandolin players, isn’t too shabby either. Mostly them recording in the studio for the album _Not For Kids Only_ and some rare Garcia/Grisman and Old & In the Way performances. If you like Garcia, Grisman, roots or old-time, you should watch this. Not jam band at all. **Alison Krauss and Union Station** \* Live \*- Unbelievable concert from the best group performing newgrass/country today. Even if it weren’t for Alison’s stunning voice and amazing songs, Jerry Douglas’ dobro playing is some of the best I’ve ever heard. Period. **Ben Folds Five** - _Sessions at West 54th_ Great performance, great video. **Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble** _Live From Austin, Texas_. Your jaw will hit the floor so hard your shoes will fly off. **Neil Young** _MTV Unplugged_ - A seminal performance, and gives rare insight into Neil Young the man, as opposed to Neil Young, the icon. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/3 "2004-12-07T17:31:55Z")
**Stop Making Sense** Talking Heads - maybe the best concert movie ever! **The Kids Are Alright** The Who - if you never saw Keith Moon on stage, this is what all the fuss was about **Black and White Night** Roy Orbison - origiannly produced as a Cinemax special in 1987, it seems the only time you get to see this now is during a PBS pledge drive - so before you hear “Pretty Woman” you have to endure a plea for money. Better to own the DVD and see Orbsison supported by a band made up of Bruce Springsteen, k. d. lang, Bonnie Rait, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Jackson Browne, and a bunch of others in its entirety. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/4 "2004-12-07T17:32:21Z")
**Ghengis Blues** The best Tuvan throat-singing DVD ever! ---
**Author:** ![ZTOMR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3be4f8/32.png) [@ZTOMR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZTOMR)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/5 "2004-12-07T18:20:49Z")
**Picker** I haven’t seen SRV Live from Austin but I have seen SRV Live at Mantreaux. That was amazing. The guy can play, makes me jealous. **Labdad** I’ve seen B&W Nights on PBS and you really do lose the flow with the interuptions asking for money. Anybody seen Eric Clapton and Nothing but the Blues? What did you think? ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/6 "2004-12-07T21:29:17Z")
As opposed to Old Blue Eyes’ throat-singing concerts, **Tapioca**? 😃 Anyway…I’m a big fan of Sarah Brightman’s _One Night in Eden_ and _La Luna_ concert DVDs, as well as the _Freddy Mercury Tribute Concert_. ---
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/7 "2004-12-07T22:36:49Z")
Definitely Talking Heads - “Stop Making Sense.” ---
**Author:** ![sleeepy2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sleeepy2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeepy2)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/8 "2004-12-07T22:42:49Z")
Rush - Exit Stage Left Alice In Chains - Unplugged Nirvana - Unplugged ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/9 "2004-12-07T23:00:11Z")
Blue Man Group - Complex Rock Tour Live. If it’s possible to wear out a dvd I’m in the process of doing so. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/10 "2004-12-07T23:49:05Z")
Ozzy’s **Live and Loud** is good. I just got the **Ramones Raw** and it’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/11 "2004-12-07T23:53:05Z")
U2 - Rattle and Hum Portishead - PNYC (Live at the Roseland Ballroom) Tom Waits - Austin City Limits performance (from the '70s; probably not available commercially) Styx - Caught In the Act ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/12 "2004-12-08T00:04:46Z")
AC/DC - No Bull Wonderful after a hard day. Turn it on, turn it up and hold tight 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/13 "2004-12-08T00:14:52Z")
_Live in Austin_ and _Live at Montreaux_ are great but my all-time favourite SRV video is _Live at the El Mocombo_. _Stop Making Sense_ is one of the best ever concert videos. Other favourites include:[ul][li]The recent _Led Zeppelin_ DVD set. All of the performances shine, delivering everything that _The Song Remains The Same_ promised, but didn’t.[/li] [li]_Diana Krall: Live in Paris_ is also a recent favourite. Her recent studio albums have been underwhelming, over-produced and too focused on her adequate but limited singing talents. But, live on stage, she’s able to showcase her wonderful piano playing and improv skills. Plus, she’s sexy as hell.[/li] [li]_Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser_ is more of a documentary than concert film but it contains lots of great music and arhival footage. An absolutely fascinating portrait of a mad genius. My only complaint is that it’s too short.[/li] _Oscar Peterson: Night in Vienna_. Taped last year, the concert focuses on Oscars original compositions and the amazing emotion he can still evoke with his playing. At 79, he’s no longer capable of the lightning fast runs of his earlier years but he’s still a formidable talent.[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/14 "2004-12-08T00:28:54Z")
> [@picker](#): > > **Alison Krauss and Union Station** \* Live \*- Unbelievable concert from the best group performing newgrass/country today. Even if it weren’t for Alison’s stunning voice and amazing songs, Jerry Douglas’ dobro playing is some of the best I’ve ever heard. Period. I second, third, and fourth this one. I’m going to see them in February. They are, hands down, one of the finest groups of musicians in any genre anywhere. They have yet to pick a bad song. Also: _Neil Young in Berlin_: Made to support the _Trans_ album. A few classics thrown in for good measure. Two words for Neil Young: tie clip! _Genesis: Three Sides Live_: One of the last concerts before Phil Collins’ head expanded into the stratosphere. Daryl Stuermer is a featured guitarist and is highly underated. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/15 "2004-12-08T00:57:07Z")
The best live concert dvd is The Wall, Live in Berlin, not so much for the musicians though many are fantastic, but for the atmosphere of tearing down Pink Floyd’s wall in Berlin just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/16 "2004-12-08T01:21:29Z")
Being a Frank-o-phile, I’m partial to **Does Humor Belong In Music?**. Okay, seriously, how do I punctuate the end of that sentence properly? ---
**Author:** ![ZTOMR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3be4f8/32.png) [@ZTOMR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZTOMR)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/17 "2004-12-08T16:53:59Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > The best live concert dvd is The Wall, Live in Berlin, not so much for the musicians though many are fantastic, but for the atmosphere of tearing down Pink Floyd’s wall in Berlin just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. BtB have you seen Pink Floyd Pulse. If you like Pink it’s worth taking a look at. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/18 "2004-12-08T17:39:07Z")
Another vote for “Stop Making Sense”. That’s a high-quality film. > [@Ellis Dee](#): > > Being a Frank-o-phile, I’m partial to **Does Humor Belong In Music?**. > > Okay, seriously, how do I punctuate the end of that sentence properly? The style books would probably tell you to leave the period off, but I prefer your method. You’re not asking a question, are you? ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/19 "2004-12-08T17:46:30Z")
> [@sqweels](#): > > Blue Man Group - Complex Rock Tour Live. If it’s possible to wear out a dvd I’m in the process of doing so. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-concert-music-dvds/278569/20 "2004-12-08T19:08:33Z")
> [@ZTOMR](#): > > BtB have you seen Pink Floyd Pulse. If you like Pink it’s worth taking a look at. Yep I’ve seen it, but haven’t seen the DVD available recently, that’s a good idea for my Xmas list thanks.