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Collection of live performances featuring James Brown, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others performing classic songs such as 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag', 'I Feel Good (I Got You)', 'Bo Diddley', 'Mess Around', 'I'm a Fool for You', 'Great Gosh A'mighty', 'Great Balls of Fire', 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' and and 'Blueberry Hill'.
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Legends Of Rock 'N' Roll
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Aidan
Format:DVD
For any Rock 'n' Roll fan, or any music fan come to think of it, this dvd is a must-have. Recorded in 1989 in Rome this concert is a really eye-popping list of some of the greatest innovators of Rock 'n' Roll, and is truly a once in a lifetime occurence. James Brown opens the show in true entertainer style, with his trademark dancing and belting lyrics. What follows is the energy-charged Blues-Rock of Bo Diddley, who in turn is replaced by Ray Charles, who displays his versatility, sweeping with elegance from the classic "Mess Around" into his more soulful, moving style. Little Richard, followed by Jerry Lee Lewis, the wild pianists, prove that no-one tickles (or hammers) the ivories like that anymore, and the overshadowed genius of Fats Domino proves that he knew how to play it before it was even branded Rock 'n' Roll. B.B. King warmly shows the genre's roots in the Blues before they all return to the stage for a memorable, practically add-libbed, all star jam to close. This concert features some fantastic performances, but sadly 59 minutes is hardly long enough to showcase such talent, and it leaves you wondering why on earth it couldn't go on all night. As such, the concert feels compressed in some cases, and most performers only do 2 songs each, while Little Richard disappointingly only does the one. However, with songs like "papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "Great Balls of Fire" and "Blueberry Hill" it is an explosive hour well spent.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A. M. Tanoe
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Image and sound quality(stereo)5 stars.a must. great performances from all of them. the killer performing oustanding version of great ball of fire, wild one and of course whole lotta shakin' going on.James brown performing at his best and ray charles giving a version of mess around as GOOD as in the 50's.
this DVD is a must. the legends of R'n'R are still detonating. BEWARE
this DVD is a must. the legends of R'n'R are still detonating. BEWARE
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A must for lovers of R 'n' R, could have done with at least 4 songs from each artist. I personally think the late great Bo Diddley steals the show!
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Legends of Rock'N'Roll
Quality not good, it seemed to be lacking in sound quality. Film blurred too. Wish I hadn't bought it, will be more careful next time..
Published 1 month ago by D. J. Culshaw
4.0 out of 5 stars
good old music
It is a must have for a Rock and Roll collection. Reasonable quality with great artist performing together. Looks like they also have a lot of fun.
Published 17 months ago by Rob L
1.0 out of 5 stars
Fading legends
This was disappointing and to be honest I did not return it only because it cost so little. The quality appears to be way off that on YouTube where I came across the tracks by JLL. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by Mr. S. Grainger
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