Sixties Rock

Starring:Various Artists
Studio: PASSPORT VIDEO
Product Type: DVD

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Join us as we showcase some of the biggest names in music on Sixties Rock. Exciting archival Sixties performances from rock's cream of the crop of rock are included on this dynamic compilation and feature such seminal artists as The Kinks, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, Herman's Hermits , The Moody Blues, The Animals and many more.

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Join us as we showcase some of the biggest names in music on Sixties Rock. Exciting archival Sixties performances from rock's cream of the crop of rock are included on this dynamic compilation and feature such seminal artists as The Kinks, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, Herman's Hermits , The Moody Blues, The Animals and many more.

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely Rubbish!!.......2007-05-22

I ordered this DVD by the great title Sixties Rock by Various Artists. First let me tell you it is a complete disaster the quality and sound are horrible. The only song worth the $9.99 is California Dreamin by The Mammas and The Pappas other than that I'll tell you do not waste your money :(

Poor Sound/Production Kills.......2007-01-24

As another reviewer noted, this appears to mostly be footage culled from Hullaballoo, which only ran from 1965-1966, but featured just about every great artist from the day. All are in black & white (save one), most are lip synched (with a few exceptions), and the sound is quite awful. Granted, one cannot expect the sound to be up to modern standards, but whomever mixed this (if any mixing was done whatsoever) really botched it. First off, it is so overmodulated that the viewer will be treated to a scratchy static over the entire top end should you decide to run it through a surround system. I would further make the argument that for the lip synched tunes, the original stereo recording could have easily been used as substitute (as was done for a lot of great footage on the last Mamas & Papas DVD, "California Dreaming," as well as the vast majority of "Beat Club" footage on DVD). An engineer worth his weight could have used the original audience elements to create a combined mix. Secondly, the sound level is not only extremely low, but is wildly inconsistent from clip to clip, as well as during single perfomances. I criticize this because I know it's a production mistake; I have several of these clips on oher DVDs, but with no such flaw. My guess is that archive footage of these appearances was simply slapped on a dvd master without any notion regarding remastering of sound. Lastly, each clip begins and ends with a little video textbox at the bottom to identify the artist, song and DVD title. A "Sixties Rock" watermark also appears ocassionally, but this is much less intrusive. Thanks, but the track listing on the back of the box is sufficient. In the final analysis, it's clear that Hullaballoo, Hollywood a Go-Go, American Bandstand, Where the Action Is, Shindig and other 1960s music shows deserve much better treatment on DVD than we've previously seen. Shout Factory, where are you!?

Still, there are some great moments to be had. Amongst them:

1. The Animals - It's My Life. This is a classic clip of the band apparently performing live with authority and accuracy. Is it sexist to have go-go dancers? I certainly don't think so. Is is sexist to have go-go dancers' heads mounted all over the walls of a hunting lodge set as so many trophies? Yeah, probably.

2. The Byrds - The Times They Are a Changing. If it weren't for Bob Dylan, then....well, you've heard all that stuff before. This color clip spotlights the Byrds in all their granny-glasses glory. In this case, the dancers/models have switched the table on the boys. The wilderness set presents go-go ladies in hunting gear, wielding shotguns aimed in the direction of our peaceful Byrds. What was it with this show and hunting, anyway?

Sixties Rock.......2007-01-04

I have received this DVD satisfactory
Very Thank's and Happy New Year

Flashbacks Dude.......2006-01-13

Man what were people thinking at the time. You have a few pre-punk classics such as The Kinks-You Really Got Me or the Yardbirds-I'm a Man but have to suffer though Paul Revere and the Raiders and Herman's Hermits and other dated material (e.g. California Dreaming-I heard someone in the supermarket once say "that song has interesting lyrics"). Plus the show Hullabloo apparently insisted on having attractive female dancers to back up all the bands, today I guess you'd call that sexist. The most unintentionally hilarious moment is "Times are Changing" by the Byrds, the dancers are on the show are dressed in combat gear. Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs "Wolly Bully" is probably the best thing believe it or not. They are not trying to spread some kind of love vibe, they are just having fun. Material like this would later surface on the Nuggets compilations and inspire bands to turn their backs on the sixties and not look back.

Hullabaloo anyone?.......2004-08-22

What a disappointment. I was hoping for some new vintage versions of these songs. Nearly all of these great clips are culled from the "Hullabaloo" dvds released by MPI a few years ago and are still in print. The picture quality and sound seem to be identical on both. This is more like a sampler disc for the Hullabaloo series if you ask me. Nice low price, though....

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Sixties Soft Rock
Starring: Sonny & Cher , and Turtles
Manufacturer: PASSPORT VIDEO
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Sixties Rock
Remember the '70s - Greatest Hits Live
The '60s Rock Experience Live
Music Scene - The Best of 1969-70
British Invasion - 1960s & 1970s

ASIN: B00028G7AW
Release Date: 2004-09-07

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Journey back to the Sixties for a sunshine celebration of music's most charismatic and successful pop artists. Among the chart topping acts featured on this extraordinary collection of archival Sixties clips are Sonny & Cher, The Turtles, Leslie Gore, Nancy Sinatra, The Everly Brothers, The Toys, Freddie & The Dreamers and many more.

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A mixed bag of live and lip-synced performances by artists both legendary and long-forgotten (to many folks, anyway) is again the order of the day in The Sixties, one of five discs in the Rock n' Roll Goldmine boxed set, hosted by the eternal Casey Kasem. Included here are a few genuine classics, like Jim Morrison and the Doors playing "People Are Strange" on Ed Sullivan's show and the Who smashing through "My Generation" on "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" in 1967 (an infamous incident in which the extra gunpowder Keith Moon added to his drum kit resulted in an unexpectedly loud explosion at the end of the tune). Elsewhere, we see live concert footage of Eric Clapton and Cream (jamming on "Sunshine of Your Love"), Jimi Hendrix ("Purple Haze"--the sound and picture quality are poor, but it is Hendrix, and the interviews after the song are priceless), and a post-Big Brother Janis Joplin ("Try"); and if the lip-synced bits by the Small Faces ("Itchycoo Park"), proto-heavy metallurgists Blue Cheer ("Summertime Blues"), Canned Heat ("On the Road Again"), and others are somewhat less enduring, it's still pretty cool to have them at all. What's more, what could be bad about having footage from a Beatles interview in which John, Paul, and George are joined by Jimmy Nicol, who replaced Ringo for a few days when the drummer fell ill and was unable to tour? --Sam Graham

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In the late-sixties, after the British Invasion, music began to evolve into a heavier sound. With a blues-inspired, guitar-driven sound and trippy lyrics, this new hard rock seared its way to the top of the charts. Features full song performances of White Rabbit/Jefferson Airplane, People Are Strange/The Doors, My Generation/ The Who, Sunshine of Your Love/ Cream, Itchycoo Park/Small Faces, Magic Carpet Ride/Steppenwolf, Summertime Blues/Blue Cheer, On The Road Again/Canned Heat, Purple Haze/ Jimi Hendrix, Try/ Janis Joplin.

Customer Reviews:

If you can get it for five dollars, maybe buy it..........2005-05-21

but don't pay fifteen. It is nice to see a psychedelic, hard rock classic oldies extravaganza like this, but these videos are questionable at best. There is far better footage of Hendrix, Joplin, the Who, Airplane (with a female lead vocalist--that's a good thing, because she sounds good), and the Doors to be found elsewhere. I was letdown with the Beatles interview, as I thought they were going to explain what they thought about the new direction this music was taking. Oh well.

this is the stuff.......2004-05-24

Yep, the songs are great ones, the artists are great ones, and I'm just a bit less critical than the previous writer. Sure the production values could've been better on a few of these, but really, do you need to see Steppenwolf or Blue Cheer in a pristine transfer to appreciate their rocknroll greatness? Uhhh....I don't think so. Play this one loud and often, and enjoy it more every time! Recommended!!

great songs and artists but..........2004-05-22

I just recently recieved this 60's DVD and being a big fan of that era this looked like it might be a great addition to my collection. Let me break it down song for song, it's easier this way and hopefuly this will help with your decision.

1.White Rabbit-Jefferson Airplane: They were one of the first bands I saw live way back when and it was great to see the original band. The video was fair, pychedelic, of course.
The audio was good but it was lip-synched. 5.1 surround? take that with a grain of salt. (actually 2.1 is better since the center channel has too much going on, this applies to all)

2.People are Strange-The Doors: This is one of the better selections, it was live and the video was clean. If the entire collection was like this I would give it 5 stars.

3.My Generation-The Who: This was also one of the better ones. Since it was from "The Smothers Brothers Show" it was filmed and recorded better than most. Sounds live with some overdubs.

4.Itchycoo Park-Small Faces: Black and White British tv show with good video and audio. Lip-synched. It was just good to see the group and it's such a fun classic tune.

5.Magic Carpet Ride-Steppenwolf: This was a big disappoinmnet, lousy (and stupid) video, the sound was awful. Too bad.

6.Summertime Blues-Blue Cheer: Another lousy video, blurry and black and white (by the looks of the back drop it should have been color)the audio was good; lip-synch.

7.Sunshine of Your Love-Cream: This was live and the film was okay although the shots were closeups more often than they should have been.It jumps in the middle of the song which was a drag. Audio good.

8.On the Road Again-Canned Heat: It a rarity to see this group, the video was fair, black and white and audio good; lip-synched.

9.Purple Haze-Jimi Hendrix: This was live and most likey 1967. Its always great to see the man perform although the color video was poor and the audio was just fair.

10.Try-Janis Joplin: The live audio performance was really good on this one but the color video seems out of focus, too bad because this would have been one of the best ones on the disc.

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A DVD compilation featuring an eclectic mix of original rare live TV performances from some of the leading bands of the 1960's. These audio-video experiences highlight the innovators, the scene makers, the movers and shakers performing incredible music from the mid to late 60's. The package includes fine cuts from a blend of music that influenced the world.

Wild Weekend: Sixties Music, Garage Punk

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Wild Weekend: Sixties Music, Garage Punk
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Screen Edge
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The Wild Weekend is not just a gig or your average festival - it is a complete experience in entertainment. Day One (The Past): The Ulcers, The Flakes, Titty Twister Orchestra, The Roadrunners, The Launderettes, The Atlantics, Anita Steinberg & The Pimps. Day Two (The Present): The Fumestones, The Tikitiki Bamboos, Les Terribles, The Nederbietels, The Bristols, The Stems, Saturn V Featuring Orbit, King Khan & BBQ. Day Three (The Future): Wau Y Los Arrrghs!, Honey & The Hucksters, Dr. Frankenstein, The Bobbyteens, Les Dragueurs, Not Of This Earth & The Booboos, The Gonuts

Chartbuster Karaoke: Greatest Songs of the Sixties

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Chartbuster Karaoke: Greatest Songs of the Sixties
Starring: Karaoke
Manufacturer: Chartbuster Karaoke
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Soulful Sixties
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Passport Int'l (Vid)
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Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine - The Soul Years
Rhythm Love and Soul: The Sexiest Songs of R&B Live
Superstars of Seventies Soul: Live
Soul Comes Home: A Celebration of Stax Records
The Definitive Performances 1963-1987

ASIN: B00028G7BG
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Description

Come along and celebrate music's most exciting and innovative performers on Soulful Sixties. This indispensable collection draws together a vibrant collection of archival clips of such classic artists as The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Dionne Warwick, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Young Rascals, Brenda Holloway, Dobie Gray and many more. So sit back, relax and get ready to relive those halcyon days of the Swinging Sixties.

1. Nowhere To Run-Martha & The Vandellas
2. Baby Love-The Supremes
3. Stop! In The Name Of Love-The Supremes
4. Every Little Bit Hurts-Brenda Holloway
5. Shotgun-Jr. Walker & The All Stars
6. Jenny Take A Ride-Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
7. When I'm Gone-Brenda Holloway
8. Something About You-The Four Tops
9. Nothin' But Heartaches-The Supremes
10. Good Lovin-The Young Rascals
11. Going To A Go Go-Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
12. Don't Mess With Bill-The Marvelettes
13. Ain't That Peculiar-Marvin Gaye
14. Message To Michael-Dionne Warwick
15. Soul & Inspiration-The Righteous Brothers
16. The In Crowd-Dobie Gray
17. Soul Shop-MAJ Music

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