Music for Montserrat
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Movie Reviews of Music for Montserrat
Movie Review: Knopfler And Clapton Steal The Show
Summary: 5 Stars
This concert was held to benefit the island of Montserrat after it was largely destroyed by a volcanic eruption. The show is good overall, and the sets by Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton are sublime. All performances are backed by such luminaries and Phil Collins and Phil Palmer and a full orchestra, which has never done better work than they do here on "Brothers in Arms."
The best performance of the show comes from Dire Straits founder Mark Knopfler. Dire Straits recorded the album "Brothers in Arms" in Montserrat, and here he performs the title track more perfectly than the on the original recording. He finishes his set with the help of Sting and good friend Eric Clapton with "Money For Nothing." Clapton returns the favor by having Mark sit in on "Layla" in what may be the definitive version of the song. These two master guitarists alone justify the purchase of this DVD.
I didn't really care for the Elton John or Paul McCartney sets. I don't know why the orchestra sat unused on "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", but it was not for the better. Likewise, McCartney is a great performer, but I have seen way too many singalong versions of "Hey Jude" at this point. McCartney's version of "Kansas City" though is one of the highlights of the show.
Everyone onstage does a competent job, but the performances of Knopfler and Clapton really do steal the show.
Movie Review: Legendary Concert!
Summary: 5 Stars
I originally came across this DVD while searching for material from Mark Knopfler. After looking at the set list, I tried to find it but it had gone out of print. I was thilled to see it available once again and bought it immediately. All I can say is this is an excellent show! The only drawback to me (but not enough to drop this rating to a four) is the flow of the music early on....Phil Collins does an excellent job on the opening track with Take Me Home, but then we shift to Hot Hot Hot, Blue Suede Shoes and Jimmy Buffet. Just seemed kinda screwy.
However, this is the turning point of the show with no weak performances the rest of the way. The highlights being Brothers in Arms, Sting, Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Layla and a great medley from McCartney to wrap things up.
The DTS recording is solid, but not at the level of Clapton's 'One more Car, One more Rider' or the Eagles 'HFO' but not many are. Still, it's well done and not a detriment to the disc whatsoever.
The bottom line is it's a legendary lineup for a very worthy cause...BUY IT!
Movie Review: Great if you have the RIGHT sound setup
Summary: 5 Stars
I almost sent this item back because the sound was so uneven going back and forth between loud and soft for no reason. luckily I ran across a comment by someone who mentioned you had to use 5.1 or DTS in the sound setup to get it to work right. Sure enough, Doby sounds awful, but when I selected 5.1 the sound was perfect. After that I enjoyed a really great concert with some excellent cuts from Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler-Dire Straits, Sting, Paul McCartney and many others. Brothers in Arms, Money for Nothing, Layla, Hey Jude and a great rendition of Kansas City with everyone joining in. If you think you might like this DVD you will, so buy it, just be sure you use 5.1 or DTS!Movie Review: Live event for tiny Country
Summary: 5 Stars
I first viewed a portion of this event on Youtube and liked it enough to look for the entire event. That event is Music for Montserrat, an event staged for the intent of generating aid for the Volcano stricken island of Montserrat. It deals with several musicians including Elton John, Sting, Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler who each do from two to four songs and the others accompany them during the performance. My favorite bits were Mark Knopflers Brothers in Arms and Money for Nothing with Phil Collins on Drums, Eric Clapton and Knopfler on Guitar and Sting doing backup vocals.
All in all a worthwhile DvD. I enjoyed it immensely.
Movie Review: What A Concert!
Summary: 5 Stars
Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Sting, Carl Perkins, Paul Mccartney. That's just some of the great artists you'll see performing in this, one of the best concerts ever! These are great live performances from all the stars who have recorded at or been inspired by the island of Montserrat. The concerts ends with all these great stars in one huge performance. Goosebumps.....
The only remote downside to this DVD is some of the audio, mainly the introductions, is way lower than the music. So beware when you crank it to hear the voice intros.
Purchase and enjoy! This is one of my most watched DVDS!