Mary Chapin Carpenter - Jubilee (Live at Wolf Trap)
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Mary Chapin Carpenter - Jubilee (Live at Wolf Trap)
Starring: Mary Chapin Carpenter , John Jennings (II) , Shawn Colvin , and Joan Baez Director: Jim Brown (II) Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: DVD Binding: DVD  General
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ASIN: 1573300489 Release Date: 1997-10-28 |
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A giant.......2006-03-26
ubilee-Live At Wolftrap: Sit back and enjoy.......2004-01-28
Too short, bad mix, too bad.......2002-07-09
Let me say first that there is nothing wrong with her performance or the band. When it's MCP's music that is on screen, it's a lot of fun. But there are three things wrong: (a) it's too short, (b) it's chopped up by interviews, commentary and nattering, and (c) there are segues that make no sense.
Too short: this is a moderately old concert (c. 1995) and the focus in on songs from "Come Con, Come On." There's nothing wrong with that, but a number of fine songs from earlier albums aren't touched, and, of course, thee's nothing from "Party Doll" or "Time * Sex * Love". It's not a ridiculously short playlist, but it's mighty short.
Too chopped up: The DVD seems shorter than it is because it's mixed with interviews, commentary and annoying nattering. It comes across more like a TV special than a concert. Not all of the interviews and commentaries are bad; some is even insightful. But listening to it during a song is doubly annoying.
Bad segues: A specific example - There's a bit with Joan Baez where they talk about songs they've done and you can just sense there's going to be a nice duet. And they talk some more, and Baez shuffles lyric sheets in her laps. And they cut to a song -- and it's just Carpenter. Huh? What?
But as annoying and frustrating as these lapses may be, the DVD still does a fine job of showing MCP in concert, having fun, and making excellent music with a fine band. It just could have been better. Too short, bad mix, too bad.
Jubilee- a little missing.......2002-01-07
First, the positives: This undated (why?) 1995 show at Wolf Trap in Washington, DC, near her home in Maryland, shows Mary Chapin Carpenter in perferct form. The band is terrific, her singing i outstanding, her stage presence commanding and entertaining. She's probably the top singer-songwriter of the 90's, her album "Come On Come On" deservedly won some Grammy's, and some of the best songs on it are here as well as "Down at the Twist and Shout." The sound is excellent but NOT 5.1. There is no separate track for the rear speakers. (I suspect, since this was filmed in 1995, that surround sound on concerts wasn't important. There probably were no mikes in the rear of the crowd.) All in all, the filmed performance (not complete) is worthy of 5 stars. But there are some negatives that can't be overlooked, and should have been corrected.
The biggest draw back are the voice-overs at the beginning of each song, interview clips between songs, and voice-overs even during some songs. That's inexcusable!! In addition, the extra appearances of Shawn Colvin and Joan Baez (hardly a negative) are not part of the concert itself but extras. However, instead on placing them as bonus tracks, they are included right along, severely interrupting the flow. In fact, there is no flow, since the voice-overs/interviews appear between every song.
This should have been avoided. I believe that this show was taped for PBS fund-raiser telecast, which clearly accounts for the interruptions between songs. Television loves the overlapping voice-overs/music and interview footage. And it appears that they just copied that tape for the DVD release.But couldn't they have taken a little time and re-edited the tape to remove all interruptions and put the interviews and bonus tracks at the end (or on a separate special features section?) That is what should have been done. As a result, it seriously detracts from the show.
However, at the heart of the matter is a great performance by Ms. Carpenter which I do recommend. Strongly. Maybe next time, they'll get the DVDrelease right.
Concert No No.......2001-06-01
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