Grateful Dead - View From the Vault

Grateful Dead - View From the Vault
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Movie Review: Keep Them Coming
Summary: 5 Stars

Crystal clear images, great camera work, many close-ups of faces and hands, and, of course, excellent sound quality. And, at over 3 hours of music, a genuine bargain (the DVD contains over an hour of footage that isn't on the VHS release). Even if I'm not actually sitting and watching, I can listen to the music. I figure that for about the same price as a triple-disc CD set, I'm getting not only the music, but also a great vantage point to actually see the music play the band!

The advantage that "View From the Vault" has over "Ticket to New Year's" is the absence of extras. I prefer to just see the show, and can do without the comedy skits and trivia games. Seeing Jerry in the kitchen was fun a couple of times, but when I'm in another part of the house listening, and the music ends and the comedy starts, I'm bumming. "View" is nothing but music, which I think is a real improvement.

One feature that is common to both "New Year's" and the "View" (though to a much lesser extent on the "View") is the added visual effects. Frankly, I'd like to see these eliminated from future releases. First, I didn't think they were very well done. Second, if I'm going to be seeing visuals, I want them to be my own! I'm there to see the band, not some graphic artist's conception of what the visuals should be.

Ranting about minor flaws aside, I'm really enjoying this DVD, and I'm thrilled at the prospect of being able to collect many more.