John Hiatt - Live From Austin Tx
by Gary Menotti
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Actor: John HiattDirector: Gary Menotti
Brand: RED Distribution
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: New West Records
Movie Reviews of John Hiatt - Live From Austin Tx
Movie Review: Pardon me for raving
Summary: 5 Stars
John Hiatt gives an exhilarating performance from the first note to the last: fiery, funny, and flat-out fun.
Every member of his young band, The Guilty Dogs, matches his energy and virtuosity on guitar, bass, and drums, but the endlessly expressive Hiatt is the unquestioned center of this 1993 show. He's completely switched on, telling hilarious stories, mugging for the audience, whispering, growling, and howling, dancing like a man possessed, playing and singing some of his best songs in a miraculous blend of styles, including folk, country, rock, and funk. You can't take your eyes off him as he rips through 14 great hits (and the few that weren't hits deserved to be).
Hiatt is well-known for being a songwriter's songwriter, but his delivery puts the seal on the deal. His versions of "Loving a Hurricane," "Your Dad Did," "Memphis In the Meantime," "Something Wild," "Thing Called Love," "Tennessee Plates," "Slow Turning," and "Perfectly Good Guitar" are positively irresistible.
His dedications are as cockeyed as his lyrics: to Marilyn (a high school crush who never gave him the time of day), to Anita Rodgers Court (late daughter of country music founder Jimmy Rodgers), to Bonnie Raitt (for "keeping tires on the old tour bus"), and even to Barry White (a label-mate who told Hiatt, "If you don't go slow, you got no show.") But he plays only two slow numbers, the soulful "Icy Blue Heart" and "Have a Little Faith in Me," both solo, and they're every bit as thrilling as the remaining dozen songs, which are all barn-burners.
Credit is due to the typically terrific Austin City Limits production crew, whose immaculate sound and camerawork give you Hiatt up close and at full volume.
I admit I'm a raving fan, but this 84-minute DVD will make you one even if you're not. You'll want to play it again immediately and wish it were twice as long.
Summary of John Hiatt - Live From Austin Tx
John Hiatt?s performance in 1993 for the Austin City Limits TV show was a typical John Hiatt performance. Incredible songs sung with passion and energy. Now that amazing performance is available on DVD with some bonus songs that were not included in the original broadcast. Also available on CD.Similar DVD Movies
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