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List Price: $19.98 Our Price: $16.99 You Save: $2.99 Features • Color • DVD-Video • Live • NTSC In Theaters : 07 December, 2004 DVD Release : 07 December, 2004 |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Old, yes. Friends, maybe. |
| Perhaps universities around the world could adopt this DVD as a study in body language. As wonderful as the music is, it is often overshadowed by Paul Simon's dour and disinterested presence. At times it seemed as if he couldn't put enough distance between himself and Art Garfunkel. And it is perhaps understandable since Garfunkel comes off as more than a little self-satisfied and show-bizzy.
But the music . . . it certainly says something about the strength and power of this music when it can still move you in spite of the palpable animosity of the singers (or at least one of them). There is a refreshing lack of musical window dressing here . . . no army of backing vocalists and no horn section, just a top notch band playing tight, streamlined arrangements allowing plenty of space for the vocals to stand out. Jim Keltner (drums) and Pino Palladino (bass) are especially effective and sensitive, reproducing all of the iconic parts and still adding their own individual touch. In spite of the on-stage drama, I still highly recommend the DVD to S&G fans and fans of music in general. |
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