Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music

Starring:Peter Aykroyd, Mel Brandt, Chris Farley, Mitchell Kriegman, Laurie Metcalf, Don Novello, Emily Prager, Chris Rock, Julia Sweeney, Alan Zweibel, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Fran Brill, Richard Hunt, Jerry Nelson, Lorne Michaels, Alice Tweedy, Jack Handey
Director: Dave Wilson, A.D. Miles, Christopher Guest, Mike Judge, Tom Schiller
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

Product Description

From Paul Simon to Ricky Martin, Billy Joel to Snoop Dogg, and The Blues Brothers to Wayne's World, Saturday Night Live is always on the cutting edge of the latest and greatest musical performers. Look back on some of the best musical performances and funniest music-related sketches in Saturday Night Live history. 25 years of memorable performances from Garth Brooks, Dave Matthews Band and a lot more!

Format: DVD MOVIE

Customer Reviews:

A must-buy, although some bizarre omissions........2007-06-26

There's no way that I couldn't have NOT purchased this set for my collection (does that make any sense? read it again) but there were some really glaring omissions that were a little irritating and made me think, "Are they doing this for the sole reason that they want to sell me another installment?" Answer: probably yes.
For example, we have the skit of Lorne Michaels offering three thousand dollars to the Beatles, and we have the scene of him explaining to George Harrison, on a subsequent guest spot, that the offer was for "all four" of them-- but no song performance by George. Why omit a four minute--maximum--performance by one of the best known musicians of the twentieth century after you have already taken the trouble to introduce him into the mix?
Also, we have the commercial parody with Stevie Wonder selling cameras, but no song performance.
I think that they would have done a lot better to do the following: put more care into selecting a comprehensive set of appearances from each era, and then sell each era as a separate set. I would gladly have paid this amount four times for a really good set of four five-year time spans, and then been able to avoid the crappy comedy and mediocre pop music from the last five years covered in this set.

Awesome Collection.......2007-02-24

This is an awesome collection of some of the best moments from Saturday Night Live, especially the early (pre-Spice Girls) days. Great performances by Patty Smith, Paul Simon, Beck, REM, the list goes on and on. I deducted a star for some of the music-related skits that were totally un-funny. The early ones were good (Bill Murray's cheesy lounge lizard act - priceless!) but declined in quality as the show got older - which is reflected by the rest of SNL as a whole.

Too much missing!.......2007-01-16

The quality of this 5 dvd set is very good and there are some excellent performances as one would expect when buying this type of compilation. However there are some very noteable omissions that deserve to be here, considering that rare footage such as Sinead O'Connor ripping up the Popes's picture did make the grade.
Some noteables missing;
George Harrison / Paul Simon singing Here Comes The Sun, Homeward Bound
The Clash: Should I Stay Or Should I Go
The Stones: Beast of Burden, Shattered
Blondie: Dreaming
Tom Petty: I Need To Know.

James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Devo, the list of omissions is very long and although I know that you can't satisfy everyone, I am willing to bet that a superior followup to this DVD could be made from only the omissions. Had the producers lightened up on the sketches and devoted that space to additional music, this set would have been worth the money.
Let's hope that somewhere down the line, they realize how much stuff is still in the vault and they decide to make a true compilation.

SNL, Sign Of The Times.......2006-07-04

I was 11 years old when SNL first hit the airwaves. I lived in Greenwich Village NY and was into the show right off the bat. I even ran into Belushi, Akyroid and Chase in a diner in the village and was the only one there to ask for an autograph they were that new. As far as the music goes, this show was awesome to have groups like Elvis Costello and The Specials on the air in the 70's, that was my favorite stuff to see and really got me into the music. The Blues Brothers and Joe Cocker's appearances were also great. I'm looking at the groups for each disc and I see that I have greatly departed from the tastes of the SNL group escpecially when you get to disc 5. I think Metallica and Garbage are on that one but thats about all I could take. I haven't seen SNL in at least 5 years, I guess I'm tired of Bush bashing, and the lack of musical talent that I enjoy that the show has to offer is probably another reason. The shows curse is when it is so successful, the stars get the big money in Hollywood and we get stuck with a bunch of lame comedians and a producer who has decided not to hide his political biases because he's old and rich and has nothing to lose. SNL, sign of my times.

No Leon Redbone?.......2006-01-07

Unless i missed it there's no Leon Redbone on this set. To my knowledge there's no Leon on dvd?? Please give us some Redbone.

Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 4

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 4

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 3
Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 5
Shanghai Surprise (Special Edition)
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Live Aid (4 Disc Set)

ASIN: B000BTH6ES

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.E.M. Losing My Religion 1991, Sinead O'Connor War 1992, Madonna Fever 1993, Aretha Franklin Chain of Fools 1994, Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight 1990, Nirvana Rape Me 1993, Paul McCartney Hey Jude 1993, En Vogue Free Your Mind 1992, Counting Crows Round Here 1994, Bruce Springsteen Living Proof 1992, Live I Alone 1995 Blind Melon No Rain 1994 Plus Sketches starring Mike Myers, Mick Jagger, Dana Carvey, Madonna, Phil Hartman, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, James Taylor, Rosie O'Donnell, Kevin Knealon, David Spade, Paul McCartney, Michael Bolton

Saturday Night Live 25 Years of Music Volume 2

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Great performances, not many though.

Saturday Night Live 25 Years of Music Volume 2

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 3
Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music
Saturday Night Live - The Complete First Season
Superman Returns (Two-Disc Special Edition)

ASIN: B000BMXR20

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25 years of music perfomanced and sketches volume 2

Customer Reviews:

Great performances, not many though........2006-10-17

I really enjoyed watching this DVD. The Talking Heads were great. Queen rocks. The Go-Go's look so young. Rick James jams. Duran Duran sounded great. Heck, all the performances are great. The problem is that I was hoping for a disc full of songs. DVD's these days hold a lot of information and SNL as usual lacks taking up any of that space. At least they don't edit the songs like they do the acts on the best of DVD's. There was just so much more from that era they could have added. Maybe one day the true vault will open up.

Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 5

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 5

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 4
Elton John - One Night Only (The Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden)

ASIN: B000BTH6I4

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Mariah Carey Butterfly 1997, No Doubt Don't Speak 1996, Alanis Morissette Hand In My Pocket 1995, Spice Girls Wannabe 1997, Garbage Special 1999, Jewel Who Will Save Your Soul 1997, Hanson Mmm Bop 1997, Beck Where It's At 1997, Snoop Doggy Dog Snoop's Upside Upside Your Head 1997, Metallica Fuel 1997, Garth Brooks Two Piña Coladas 1998, Dave Matthews Band What Would You Say 1995, Backstreet Boys All I Have To Give 1999, Ricky Martin Livin' La Vida Loca 1999, Paula Cole I Don't Want To Wait 1998

Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 1

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 1

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 3
Saturday Night Live - The Complete First Season
Live at Massey Hall (CD/DVD)

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Billy Joel Only The Good Die Young 1978, Ray Charles What'd I Say 1975, Carly Simon You're So Vain 1976, Grateful Dead Casey Jones 1978, Simon & Garfunkel The Boxer 1975, Joe Cocker Feelin Alright 1975, Elvis Costello Less Than Zero / Radio Radio 1977, Blues Brothers Soul Man 1978, Patti Smith Gloria 1976, Mick Jagger & Peter Tosh Don't Look Back 1978, The Band The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 1976 Plus Sketches starring John Belushi, Steve Martin, Jane Curtin, Laine Newman, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Paul Simon, Bill Murray, Andy Kaufman, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd and Mick Jagger

Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 3

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 3

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Saturday Night Live 25 Years of Music Volume 2
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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 1 - 5

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Saturday Night Live - 25 Years of Music - Vol. 1 - 5

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Cream - Royal Albert Hall - London May 2-3-5-6 2005

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25 Years of Music (Saturday Night Live) ~ Garth Brooks ~ Snoop Doggy Dogg ~ Alanis Morissette ~ Metallica ~ Mariah Carey ~ Spice Girls ~ Jewel ~ Backstreet Boys ~ Ricky Martin ~ Beck ~ Hanson ~ Dave Matthews Band ~ Garbage ~ No Doubt (Dolby Digital 5.1) [Import, All-regions] (Dvd)

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25 Years of Music (Saturday Night Live) ~ Garth Brooks ~ Snoop Doggy Dogg ~ Alanis Morissette ~ Metallica ~ Mariah Carey ~ Spice Girls ~ Jewel ~ Backstreet Boys ~ Ricky Martin ~ Beck ~ Hanson ~ Dave Matthews Band ~ Garbage ~ No Doubt (Dolby Digital 5.1) [Import, All-regions] (Dvd)

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Saturday Night Live 25 Years of Music Vol. 5

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