The '60s Rock Experience Live (2004) Review

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(More customer reviews)My experience with the PBS concert series has always been a good to great one. Unfortunately, this is the first one I have been slightly disappointed with. This December 9th, 2004 event definitely does not compare with others such as the many Soul, Doo Wop and Pop events. I expected the 60's Rock Experience reunion to be one of my favorites but I must agree with the last reviewer that the "fake or canned" applause is annoying. Below is my observation:
Pros
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* Audio: 5 stars (excluding the older footage); 5.1 audio
* Video: 4.5 stars (only due to the stage lighting; clarity is fine on new performances)
* 142 min. long with 29 songs/performances (old and new).
* Good mix of Rock, Folk Rock and Pop artists. Good line-up.
Cons
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* Fake applause. One example is Scott McKenzie's performance of "San Francisco. A wonderful performance ruined by this annoying "canned" crowd cheer. Same goes for Martha Reeves performance (Rock Experience??) and Eric Burdon. It's not as evident on the pre-taped performance of "Whiter Shade of Pale" by Gary Brooker and Procol Harum.
* Mixed results on old footage. Some pretty good (The Doors), some rare but severely chopped (The original Moody Blues with Denny Laine on lead vocals singing "Go Now") and some just poor.
Still a fun DVD just to see these artists on a nationally televised event. Some voices have aged well (i.e.: Rob Grill, Chuck Negron) and others have suffered slightly but still a good time.

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The ’60s Rock Experience Live’60s Rock anthems recorded live ... from the hit PBS pledge show!While the 1960s recedes further into history with each passing year, the music that came out of the decade remains enormously popular. That is plain to see-and hear-on PBS’ The ’60s Rock Experience Live. This new installment of the smash MY MUSIC concert series contains nearly 2½ hours of the most stirring, personal and yet universal songs ever written.Program Listing1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) – Roger McGuinn 2. Easy To Be Hard – Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night 3. One – Chuck Negron 4. Nowhere To Run – Martha Reeves 5. Go Now! – classic clip 6. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place – Eric Burdon & The Animals 7. The House Of The Rising Sun – Eric Burdon & The Animals 8. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) –Scott McKenzie 9. A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum 10. Piece Of My Heart – classic clip 11. Along Comes Mary – The Association 12. Let’s Live For Today –The Grass Roots starring Rob Grill 13. Midnight Confessions – The Grass Roots starring Rob Grill 14. Down On The Corner/Bad Moon Rising – classic clips 15. Nights In White Satin – classic clip 16. Purple Haze – classic clip 17. Light My Fire – classic clip 18. Magic Carpet Ride – John Kay & Steppenwolf 19. Born To Be Wild – John Kay & Steppenwolf 20. We Shall Overcome – classic clipBonus Performances:21. The Pusher – John Kay & Steppenwolf 22. It’s My Life – Eric Burdon & The Animals 23. So You Want To Be A Rock ’N’ Roll Star – Roger McGuinn 24. Mr. Tambourine Man – Roger McGuinn 25. Eli’s Coming – Chuck Negron 26. I’d Wait A Million Years – The Grass Roots starring Rob Grill 27. Jimmy Mack – Martha Reeves 28. Never My Love – The Association 29. We’ve Been Asking Questions – Scott McKenzie

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