Live in New Haven 1983

Starring:Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo, Myron Grombacher, Roger Capps, Charles Giordano
Director: Marty Callner
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Very Enjoyable
Excellent Concert and Price!
"Wanna Crash in Music? ..Hire Neil Giraldo!"
Good show
Pat is Great !

Live in New Haven 1983
Starring: Pat Benatar , Neil Giraldo , Myron Grombacher , Roger Capps , and Charles Giordano
Director: Marty Callner
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 6305538433
Release Date: 1999-10-05

Customer Reviews:

Very Enjoyable.......2006-07-17

I find this video very easy to watch and listen to. It is not what I call "over-clipped", in other words the camera shots don't just constantly hop around. There is of course a reasonable amount of camera changes, but it's not extremely excessive like a couple of the concert videos I've seen. There are a decent amount of shots of "the rest of the band" which is another thing I like to see in a concert video. There are not a lot of crowd shots (are there even any?) which is fine with me, but if you like a lot of crowd shots that may disappoint you.

This is a basic concert video in that there are not streams of extra dancers flitting around the stage, no real costume changes, not a lot of "production". It's just Benatar and Band doing their thing which is also just fine with me.

I saw some of the other reviews referring to "bad sound" and that concerned me while I was shopping for this. I think it's fine. I would like to point out that there are audio settings on the DVD for Dolby 5.1 or Dolby 2.0 (stereo) and I'm wondering if some of the sound criticisms come from not making the proper sound selection from the menu. If I try to play Dolby 5.1 on my stereo-only equipment it does of course sound like garbage, kind of similar to what I think some of the other reviews are describing. Anyway if I play it as stereo it sounds fine, perhaps not excellent, but it was after all recorded in 1983.

As a casual Benatar fan I did not notice Benatar suffering any substantial vocal fatigue, but that may very well be something a more dedicated Benatar fan might hear. I can't say whether or not this is one of Benatar's better performances as I haven't seen any others, so again I'll have to leave that to the more serious fans. It did seem like they were putting their hearts into the performance, not just trying to get through it. At any rate I'd have to consider it to be better than a "good" performance.

Sidenote: I really enjoyed watching them in their classic early 80's look. It wasn't necessarily one of my favorite era's but it certainly brought back some memories.

I have no regrets whatsoever about buying this DVD. Heck, I've already watched it more than I've watched a couple of music DVD's I've had longer.

Excellent Concert and Price!.......2006-07-04

I was very please when I received the Live in New Haven DVD the other day in the mail. I've always liked Pat Benatar's music and this was the first time I've scene her perform. (other than music videos)Pat is an amazing live performer who both looks and sounds great. The concert is a bit short. (about one hour)
However it was still great value for the money. Eventhough it was filmed over twenty years ago the sound and video quality was very good...I'm going to follow up and purchase the Summer Vacation concert as well..

"Wanna Crash in Music? ..Hire Neil Giraldo!".......2006-06-24

First Off,anyone remember her first couple of albums when she hit the scene? Answer..They Smoked!She had the looks, and the Pipes, Presence, and Attitude all her own, there was no one like her..end of story.Enter Neil Giraldo...His antics and Goofy stage Movements are enough to make you want to Hurl, I suppose he wanted to reign as the undisputed King of Macheese-mo'(No, that wasn't a type-o either! : ) , Basically, the decline of her career can be traced back to her Direction from her guitarist/husband Neil, the albums got stupider, the material she used to 'Belt Out', became, well..Giraldofied! Why couldn't he have opened up a nice little Ristorante', or Sold his own home-made Provolone, and Proscutta in a nice deli in Little Italy or something, Instead, the shmuck managed to weasel into music somehow (Probably a 'Johnny Fontaine and the Bandleader' similar Family oriented affair via a .38 at some music execs temple!) Before we knew it, she was doing a 'Shadows of the Night' video..wearing a WWI helmet and goggles, flying around in a bi-plane on some kind of mission..and all I could remember was..What the Hell Happened to that Hot Chick, With an Amazing voice that Blew us away??, Anyway, The Cocert and Footage is Cool, (but short), and she sounds great, BUT the Audio mix is probably the Worst I ever heard, If you buy this, the only thing I can recommend is>>Turn the Bass all the way Down, and Raise the Treble, and you'll get through it! Incidently,..*"Music produced and mixed by NEIL GIRALDO" -BADA-BING!

Good show.......2005-05-08

I was going to buy the summer vacation video because it got such good reviews but unfortunately it's $45 here so i picked this one up instead.
The show,although short ,is very good with a lot of enthusiasm and energy.
Her voice was excellent and the guitar work was great.
The sound is suspect with it sounding like the mics were placed back in the corners of the auditorum or something.
After awhile i got used to it.
Camerawork was ok .Very few audience shots though.
Pat mentioned at one pt that the show was being taped for hbo so maybe they cheaped out because it was just for tv audience originally .

Pat is Great !.......2005-04-17

I own this Dvd -Pat is the Queen of Rock - She has a super voice .This is my favorite dvd ever and always will be ,Pat Rules . Also Pat is so SEXY she's incredible in her black mini skirt and black top . There will never be another Pat Benatar !

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