New Orleans Concert - The Music of America's Soul

Katrina hit New Orleans folks do not believe in saving the best to the last. Sultry Irma Thomas quickly introduces the agenda. No time was wasted bringing on sexy and seductive (I mean the voice) bare-foot Joss Stone. The money track for me was "Amazing Grace" by Aaron Neville, which was a fabulous emotive version. I would have preferred Aaron Neville sing HIS version a cappella, showcasing his inimitable vocals. More heart-rending than the recent Oprah endorsed Il Divo version of "Amazing Grace". The back to back grand pianos played by Allen Toussaint and John Cleary on each end is reminiscent of the piano contest in the Movie "Legend of 1900". Awesome sight in 1080p Blu-ray. Track after track of the blues by legendary performers. Each a treat. No slackers tolerated in the company of R&B doyens. Bonnie Raitt shows off some guitar work, which would have been more remarkable if she were not compared with the many great guitarists performing that evening. The surprise guest was KEITH RICHARDS singing a Fats Domino classic; his trade-mark guitar work took on a blusey hue. Unusual for Keith Richards. There are four good bonus tracks, ending with a manic performance by the Mardi Gras Indians. Bonus meant bonus, not sub-standard extra footage. The absence of DTS does not detract from the sound. Instead of 5.1, I used the 2.0 soundtrack which sounds LPCM to me, and has tight and well-defined bass; essential for a concert well represented by drums and double bass sounds. All performers pulled their weight. Excellent, excellent, excellent variety concert BD.

Some nice tunes on this. I only liked about 6 tracks myself but at this price that's ok. Video looks good but audio is Dolby AC3, somewhat of a disappointment. No excuse for not releasing this in Dolby HD & DTS HD formats. That being said the Dolby 5.1 sounds good, Dolby 2.0 loses too much quality and depth for my tastes and the horns are mixed to low at times. If you're into the New Orleans music scene,this should please.

The New Orleans Concert is one of three blu-ray concert discs I ordered along with my first blu-ray player (the LG BD270) to check out blue-ray technology. As far as audio and picture quality the disc did not disappoint. Blu-ray is truly impressive. The performers are an ecclectic assembly of old timers, including Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. The concert is good but not particularly exciting. But what will a New Orleans concert be if not a throw back to something. It took me several hours to figure out how to get the disk to start playing. For this disc it's the ENTER button that does it, not PLAY. Do remember that.

Siempre sera bueno escuchar a maestros del blues, la mejor musica.

I own the DVD and when the Blue Ray became available I ordered. I was surprised because the documentary portion is totally eliminated and much of the music was also left out. I do not understand why the change but the dvd is better!

Excellent concert. Great value.

I should have saved a few dollars and ordered the DVD version.

a great album of old blues !!!

Very good

The - Music - of - America's - Soul - a Concert from the Hot - Spot one yoear after Hurricane Catrina

ネビルブラザース、アラン・トゥーサンなどニューオールリンズミュージシャンの和気藹々の競演に、キース・リチャーズやボニー・レイットが飛び入りするブルースフィール満載のライブ。デキシーカップス「愛のチャペル」はまんまオリジナルな出来映え。キースのギター小僧ぶりにわくわくさせられる。ボーナストラックの白眉はダーティ・ダズン・バンドの上質なアンサンブル。全２３曲中ベストはジョス・ストーン「ダーティマン」。彼女の切れ味のよいボーカルにましてバンドサウンドがぶっちぎりに凄い。リズム陣が半端じゃない。「コレ一曲買い」ありかも。録音はピーキーなところのない雄大なもの。オーディオ好きにぜひ聴いてもらいたい。

ブルーレイらしい高画質ですが、音が若干オフ気味なのが残念。Ａ・ネビルのアメージンググレースは何度か聞いていますが、やはり絶品です。また、ボニーレイットのかっこよさはさすがでした。ネビルブラザーズを含め有名ミュージシャンが集合したニューオリンズでのコンサートです。

Terrible DVD