Living Legends of Rock & Roll - Live from Itchycoo Park

Starring:Starship, Styx, Grand Funk Railroad, Iron Butterfly, John Kay, Mark Farner
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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"When Dinosaurs Roamed the Stage" might be a good subtitle for this 85-minute concert, which features the likes of Styx, Iron Butterfly, John Kay & Steppenwolf, and other (mostly) '60s and '70s rockers performing in 1999 at Tennessee's Itchycoo Park. Calling them "legends" is a bit of a stretch; for the most part, these are people who had some hits and then disappeared, only to rise again on the rock revival circuit with, in most cases, less than a full complement of original members.

Amazon.com

"When Dinosaurs Roamed the Stage" might be a good subtitle for this 85-minute concert, which features the likes of Styx, Iron Butterfly, John Kay & Steppenwolf, and other (mostly) '60s and '70s rockers performing in 1999 at Tennessee's Itchycoo Park. Calling them "legends" is a bit of a stretch; for the most part, these are people who had some hits and then disappeared, only to rise again on the rock revival circuit with, in most cases, less than a full complement of original members.

Potentially pathetic, perhaps, but all concerned turn in good, solid performances. Predictable ones, too, but one can hardly expect Grand Funk Railroad's Mark Farner not to play "I'm Your Captain," and the same goes for Firefall and "You Are the Woman," Starship (with Mickey Thomas the only remaining singer from the Jefferson Airplane spinoff's "classic" lineup) and "We Built This City," and on and on. In fairness, some of the performances go beyond the by-the-numbers approach: Kay brings some genuine fire to "Born to Be Wild," and Christopher Cross and his superb band beautifully re-create the smooth groove of "Sailing." --Sam Graham

Description

In one of the biggest rock & roll events in decades, thousands of people came together at legendary Itchycoo Park in Tennessee for a four-day celebration of great music by some of history's top rock acts. Songs: We Built This City (Starship), Too Much Time on My Hands (Styx), Fooling Yourself (Styx), I'm Your Captain (Mark Farner and Grand Funk Railroad), I'm Getting Closer to My Home (Mark Farner and Grand Funk Railroad), In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Iron Butterfly), Magic Carpet Ride (John Kay and Steppenwolf), Born To Be Wild (John Kay and Steppenwolf), Love and Affection (The Nelsons), Get Ready (Rare Earth), You are the Woman [That I Always Dreamed Of] (Firefall), Sailing (Christopher Cross), Arthur's Theme [The Best That You Can Do] (Christopher Cross), Somebody to Love (Starship), Fooled Around and Fell in Love (Starship). 85 minutes.

Customer Reviews:

I was THERE!.......2005-09-22

It's a great snippet of what the entire concert was, however, there was SO much great music there. I think it's a real shame no one released the ENTIRE concert or at least MORE of what was a great 4 days in Tennessee!

I Knew The Words To Every Song.......2004-12-16

For those of you who grew up in the late 60's thru the 70s, this nice concert video might just hit the spot. Call me sentimental, but when Rare Earth finished their classic 70s megahit "Get Ready" and Firefall began performing "You Are The Woman", I couldn't help fighting back a tear. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but it was really nice to see these "legends" reach back and perform their hits. I mean, Mark Farner (Grand Funk Railroad) doing "I'm Your Captain/Closer To My Home"...! 'nuff said.

ENCUENTRO DE TITANES.......2003-04-28

ALTAMENTE RECOMENDABLE, ESPECIALMENTE PARA LOS CUARENTONES.
LA VERDAD ES DE QUE RECORDAR ES VIVIR.
NO SE LAMENTERAN SI LO VEN, ESTA MUY BUENO.
ADEMAS ES DIFICIL PODER JUNTAR TANTOS IDOLOS DEL ROCK CLASICO
EN UN LUGAR. DEBERIAN SEGUIR HACIENDOLO TAMBIEN CON OTROS GRUPOS
LEGENDARIOS. SIEMPRE HABRA MUCHA CLIENTELA DISPUESTA A COMPRARLOS.

Expecting better.......2002-10-04

I purchased this DVD, waiting for it for about a month, and expecting a big show of those 70's legends. Big names and excepcional songs. But when I watch the show, I feel that those great bands performed lightly with certain exceptions like John Kay & Steppewolf, and Rare Earth. The singer of Iron Butterfly was surely out of tune when singing their hit In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida. I think Christopher Cross becomes too old to perform on public, except for those beautiful girls on Drums and Keyboard.
This DVD could be better produced.

GREAT ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC DVD.......2002-08-28

THERE ARE VARIOUS ARTISTS FEATURED ON THIS DVD. HOWEVER, THESE PERFORMERS ARE VERY GOOD.
I'VE DEFINETELY SEEN BETTER, BUT THIS IS PRETTY GOOD STUFF. IT FEATURES A LOT OF GOOD MUSIC FROM THE 60'S AND 70'S.
ALL IN ALL, A PRETTY GOOD DVD!! SOUND IS GOOD IN 5.1 AND PICTURE IS OKAY TOO!!
YOU DECIDE.

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