BFrank Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Well......it didn't arrive today. Now I have to wait until Monday. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Have given the concert performance quite few airings. That first number of the set is funky beyond belief - they hit the high point from the outset. 'Call it anything' is made up of Directions Bitches Brew Its about time Spanish Key The theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Yep - it's 'Directions'.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Stream Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 I've been checking this out today... A couple of thoughts.... Like, MAN can we see the WHOLE Steve Allen Show footage!!!! Also, some of the other 70's footage I had never seen either. Cut all the boring Joni Mitchell interviews and show us THAT uncut footage. That ALWAYS bugs me when they show stuff on these docs. that is unreleased and only show a snippet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 This finally showed up in the mail today. (I don't know why it took 3 weeks.) I watched much of it tonight including about the first 10 minutes of the concert. I was really hoping to see that entire Steve Allen set, too. Couldn't they put that on the disk somewhere as an "extra"? Anyway, I'll probably get a fresh start on the concert portion tomorrow. Definitely looks SMOKIN' !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 I finally got this one. Love the concert portion, but the interviews and other footage are for the most part pretty sorry I think. They fall into one of several categories: 1) Irrelevant - Perhaps Miles did follow Tiny Tim at the concert but must I be forced to watch Tim footage -even if it is about 15 seconds 2) I have heard these people say these things before 3) these people are talking more about themselves than about Miles 5) some of the meaningless platiitudes were almost laughable I am the only one that feels this way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 They had to fill the DVD up with SOMEthing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 They had to fill the DVD up with SOMEthing! BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 anyone want to speculate as to what Keith Jarrett had in that leather pouch he wore on his belt?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 anyone want to speculate as to what Keith Jarrett had in that leather pouch he wore on his belt?? A groan-o-meter? Or a tool that prevents his head from bobbing up and down and around like it did on that evening on the Isle of Wight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 anyone want to speculate as to what Keith Jarrett had in that leather pouch he wore on his belt?? well duh! his hamster of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 anyone want to speculate as to what Keith Jarrett had in that leather pouch he wore on his belt?? A groan-o-meter? Or a tool that prevents his head from bobbing up and down and around like it did on that evening on the Isle of Wight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 anyone want to speculate as to what Keith Jarrett had in that leather pouch he wore on his belt?? well duh! his hamster of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 anyone want to speculate as to what Keith Jarrett had in that leather pouch he wore on his belt?? well duh! his hamster of course! So where did he keep the ductape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Finally got around to watching this. As far as the performance, it is great, without a doubt. This is not my favorite Miles electric ensemble - I prefer the ones with ONLY Keith or ONLY Chick - but it's MUCH better than the June Fillmore sets, at least partially because Gary Bartz replaces Steve Grossman. Miles's performance is excellent, he was in peak form during this period. As far as the interviews, I generally enjoyed them. I really detest Carlos Santana's vapid musings and wish they'd gotten a more thoughtful naysayer than Stanley Crouch (though on the opposite tack, this was about these peoples' experiences of Miles and how they came to terms with his electric music, so maybe it is appropriate). But the comments by the musicians that played with Miles are generally very insightful - particularly Dave Liebman and Keith Jarrett. I enjoyed Liebman's comments because they come from a guy who has great appreciation for the music, but for whom it didn't come easy. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I love Airto's contributions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 This DVD is up for a viewing tonight. Followed by Don Eliis 'Electric Heart'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATR Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I finally got this one. Love the concert portion, but the interviews and other footage are for the most part pretty sorry I think. They fall into one of several categories: 1) Irrelevant - Perhaps Miles did follow Tiny Tim at the concert but must I be forced to watch Tim footage -even if it is about 15 seconds 2) I have heard these people say these things before 3) these people are talking more about themselves than about Miles 5) some of the meaningless platiitudes were almost laughable I am the only one that feels this way? I got into Betty Davis because of this video. I like Joni Mitchell comparing the response to Miles plugging in to the response to Dylan doing the same. The guys who were in the band were OK. You can always just watch the interviews once, or skip them if you really don't like them and get right to the concert. But I thought it was cool to see how they've aged, physically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Has anyone else noticed that Airto is so stoned that he walks into a pole while exiting the stage? It really cracks me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Has anyone else noticed that Airto is so stoned that he walks into a pole while exiting the stage? It really cracks me up! Doesn't suprise me. The BBC repeated a radio interview a while ago where he mentioned that on the helicopter flight over to the IOW someone in the cabin mentioned that the pilot had been given LSD. Fortunately for all, a false alarm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fomafomic65 Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 (edited) This DVD is up for a viewing tonight. Followed by Don Eliis 'Electric Heart'. Now that's a nice match. I think both deserve mention as very good examples of jazz documentaries, with their little faults. Miles' clearly have had easily superior budget and video quality. The full IOW footage had to be inserted in some worth presentation. Edited November 8, 2009 by ArmandoPeraza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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