Anaheim Live
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Movie Reviews of Anaheim Live
Movie Review: anaheim live
Summary: 5 Stars
this is a Great DVD, as a fan you dont want it to end I love it.Movie Review: Great performance by Eric Johnson and the band.
Summary: 4 Stars
It's nice to see Eric becoming more comfortable with the mantle of guitar hero and finding more joy in his incredible gift. This is a stylistically varied set that really shows off his guitar mastery. His rosewood strat sounds beautiful and impossibly thick and creamy; Tommy Taylor and in particular Chris Maresh sound amazing as well.
After reading some of the reviews here I was afraid that this would look like a home video...I think the picture quality is fine and the camera work is not distracting to me either. I was pleasantly surprised.
The acoustic piano set is of interest to me because it's a side of EJ that I haven't seen before. Been a fan since '84 and it's nice to see someone you're so familiar with in a new light. I really enjoyed 'Wind Cries Mary' on the piano...very cool.
The second solo on 'Rocktopus' is another revelation only found on this DVD. Fluid wide-interval scale work and lyrical liquid arpeggios take me 20,000 leagues down in EJ's stratocaster 'Nautilus'. Wicked awesome.
On a personal level, it feels good to see someone you've come to know and admire enjoying themselves. It pleases me to see Mr. Johnson enjoying the friuts of his obvious hard labors. This guy is one of the greats of all time and this captures a great performance by him and his band...what's not to like?
Movie Review: Extremely tough act to follow
Summary: 4 Stars
It was with anticipation that i opened my copy of Anaheim today. His performance is engaging and spirited throughout and his interaction with the audience has improved since the '88 recorded ACL
DVD. However, what is lacking is the superior camera work we saw on the
ACL DVD....in fact, it's not even close!! For some reason, there are even
shots from the very back of the venue(or out in the street) so far away
that you can barely make out the band/EJ. When closeups come and you finally get to see Eric at work, we are thrust throughout the venue front
to back to side...etc. At times, it distracts excessively from Eric performace and that should not happen. I personally prefer his setup and sound from ACL to his current setup and Cliffs of Dover on a Gibson SG sounds at times hurried and out of tune(horrors). Still, he is my favorite artist...but there are much better performances that he has done(ACL in particular)that could/should be tapped into for their artistry and quality.
Movie Review: EJ's still EJ
Summary: 4 Stars
As a lifetime player (starting in the 60's), Eric blew me away with "Tones" and "Ah Via Musicom". I've also seen him live a few times so it was with anticipation of a great find when I was alerted to this most recent DVD. I enjoyed it and still see Eric as one of the great guitar players but the performance was a little disappointing. Or maybe it was just that it was him covering all the songs I know well? Familiarity breeds contempt?? I was struck one more time at how multi-talented Eric is... there are some songs where he just plays piano and they were impressive. Nonetheless, I just bought out the Andy Timmons store <grin> and was hoping for something fresh, new, and exciting and it wasn't there.
Movie Review: good show wish it was longer
Summary: 4 Stars
hi,
enjoyed this dvd performance was very good and EJ seemed very relaxed in front of the audience,i was disappointed about the length and the production values.having said that i am glad we get some EJ on dvd,he is a rare breed of musician in today's overly commercial music scene! regards map47