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simon garfunkel old friends live on stage
Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends, Live on Stage
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List Price: $19.98
Our Price: $15.99
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0075993862522
Format: Color
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Bros / Wea
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-12-07
Running Time: 140
Studio: Warner Bros / Wea
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-12-07
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Editorial Reviews:
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"Right from the opening montage that juxtaposed scenes from the duo's careers and other world events, the message was clear-Simon & Garfunkel were sharing this show with their generation." (David Wild, Liner Notes) For an entire generation, the concert event of the new millennium was the 2003 Old Friends tour from Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Their first national concert tour in two decades, performing songs that rank among the most memorable of the '60s, was a sold-out sensation in more ethan 30 cities across the country. Now many of those unforgettable performances are heard on the DVD Old Friends Live On Stage, as well as a 2-CD set and a Deluxe Edition with both the DVD and the CD's. The songs of Simon & Garfunkel have never sounded better.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Save Your Money
Comment: Okay, I've had this DVD for about three months, and it still hasn't grown on me. Simon and Garfunkel have their moments on this DVD, but they are far and few between. Simon's insistence on pseudo-improvisation on classic songs leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and though he's a fabulous songwriter/musician/singer, his attempt at singing "Bridge Over Troubled Water" sealed the deal for me.
If you want classic Simon and Garfunkel, get the Concert in Central Park DVD.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Old friends great music
Comment: I have owned Concert in central park before this purchase. If you are Simon and Garfunkel fan you must have both. For those who are not familiar with them I would recommend Live on Stage. This concert captures the spirit and soul of their beautiful music.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice but can't compare to the Central Park Concert
Comment: There are some very nice moments in this concert DVD (Kathy's Song, the Everley Brothers sequence, Sounds of Silence, American Tune, Slip Sliding Away, etc.) and, especially now in 2008, one is reminded of how timeless (and timely) Paul Simon's lyrics are. However, this whole concert seemed overly staged and forced compared to the Central Park Concert. Central Park was a phenomenon; an amazing, one-time, convergence of time, place, atmosphere, attitude, spirit and incredible, incredibly beautiful music. If you want to get both DVD's, great, but if you want definitive video evidence of S&G's greatness, Central Park will always be the one.
Customer Rating:
Summary: still maturing,sweeter getting vintage
Comment: Paul Simon wrote these songs years ago, and Art Garfunkel
gave them beauty and form in his singing. At first that
would seem to be it. We can just buy the original album.
But these artist continue to create these songs. As mature
men, they bring a dimension to the songs that they could not
do when they were younger.
It is like the songs turned about and helped to develop the
songwriter and singer in turn. There is an integrity and
beauty that is emerging.
They show us what the word artist means as a life's calling.
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Summary: Old, yes. Friends, maybe.
Comment: Perhaps universities around the world could adopt this DVD as a study in body language. As wonderful as the music is, it is often overshadowed by Paul Simon's dour and disinterested presence. At times it seemed as if he couldn't put enough distance between himself and Art Garfunkel. And it is perhaps understandable since Garfunkel comes off as more than a little self-satisfied and show-bizzy.
But the music . . . it certainly says something about the strength and power of this music when it can still move you in spite of the palpable animosity of the singers (or at least one of them).
There is a refreshing lack of musical window dressing here . . . no army of backing vocalists and no horn section, just a top notch band playing tight, streamlined arrangements allowing plenty of space for the vocals to stand out. Jim Keltner (drums) and Pino Palladino (bass) are especially effective and sensitive, reproducing all of the iconic parts and still adding their own individual touch.
In spite of the on-stage drama, I still highly recommend the DVD to S&G fans and fans of music in general.
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