Dvd's to check out?

**Flamaque** · May 25th, 2003, 06:28 PM

Hi,

Check out the Faith Hill "When the lights go down" DVD that Steve told us about.It's nice. Vinnie plays the pocket well. Nice tunes (for female pop kinda thing). Seems like she is slowly pulling away from country. It funny, the best tune IMO is "ONE" and it was written by one of the backup singers.

Also, this isn't on DVD but on VHS is:
Return of the Brecker Brothers - GRP 1993
with Dennis Chambers-Drums, Mike Stern-Guitar, James Genus-Bass (awesome player), George Whitty-Keys.
Great performance! Hope it shows up on DVD.

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**Randy walker** · May 25th, 2003, 07:54 PM

The RIT DVD is excellent.

**PocketPlayer** · May 25th, 2003, 09:59 PM

Steely Dan's making of Aja is fun!

PencilZ · May 26th, 2003, 05:38 AM

I bought the Rit special which was a double disc along with Steps in tokyo through THIS company

As much as Carlos is/was one of THE players and his playing is as his standard usually is, GREAT. I found the disc to be very dissapointing. As described earlier....Lee can get Cheesy and this ones Gorgonzola through and through. Theres about two tunes which i enjoyed the rest is pop tosh.

The backing band is excellent as would be expected and the most notable thing is....why is carlos using a black yamaha tom with his Gretsch's? (Its also full of 80's electro drumming)
I've yet to check out Ritenour The Coconut grove disc which, i would presume is better than this. imho Its crap.

If it wasn't for the excellent Steps on with it....it'd be GONE!

**Jean-Paul** · May 26th, 2003, 06:00 AM

RIT special live isn't cheesy at all IMO. I wish that I had proper technique like him on my instrument without moving my mouth so strange of course. [img]wink.gif[/img] At the moment a lot of bands are trying to sound as sloppy and alternative as possible. Finally an old concert appears on DVD where everything is placed where it should be placed with a perfect soundquality and with Carlos Vega. I was charmed by this disc; great band, great drummer and yes I miss him. Thank god there is also GRP all stars live with Carlos and I am waiting for Squibnocket on DVD.

**FuseU1** · May 26th, 2003, 05:00 PM

I like anythg CVega; altho LR CAN get Limbergher [cheeeze...REALLY SMELLY cheeeze] at times...
...i have the LR album "Portrait," & it has Will Kennedy on the track "White Water," which is a nice tune [& good drumg, of course [img]wink.gif[/img] - even tho some might think the tune as "safe"]...

How 'bout it, Me [sounds like i'm talkin' to myself [img]wink.gif[/img] ] - is that Steps Ahead Live Tokyo dvd BURNIN or what?! i have it on CD - SSmith is killin' [awa the whole band]! [Even tho some guys complain that his meter "isn't as strong as DW's" [img]wink.gif[/img] - he's still killin' on it!]
Except the tune 'Trains;' he's good on it, but the orig [w Erskine, off SA - 'Magnetic'] is WAY better - it grooves harder [live version is too uptempo & rushed, & the orig's feel is lost]; & MBrecker's sax solo on the orig is DA BOMB... it'll make some a' u grown men [img]graemlins/cry_smile.gif[/img] - oh, don't u play coy, nah' [all macho'n sh**] - ADMIT it - it WILL ;=)....

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PencilZ · May 26th, 2003, 05:17 PM

Fuse i've got magnetic too! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Yep the steps Tokyo is one of my fav discs which is why i bought it on dvd. I like smiths playing on that disc compared even to some of his other stuff. Brecker is THE SHIT though, and i'm a BIG stern fan too. Along with the the munch on bass what more could U want.

If only Manieri's Wanderlust was on dvd...i'd be happier than a pig in....

I like Rit but i'd rather watch him with Fourplay & Harvey mason than Rit special. But thats me2.