Whistle Stopper - Jackson Browne - Going Home

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Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
Starring: Jackson Browne

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0013023162532
Format: Color
Label: Geneon [Pioneer]
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer]
Release Date: 2001-04-17
Running Time: 90
Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Theatrical Release Date: 1996-03-12

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Summary: Must have for serious fans
Comment: If you're thinking of buying this DVD, just do it. I would almost promise that you won't be sorry. It's full of rare footage and clips from concerts that, to my knowledge, you just won't find anywhere else (clips from the MUSE era, etc). It's kinda nice to know that you can't find everything for free on YouTube. There are a couple of really, really nice versions of some of his less famous songs (Birds of St. Marks, Farther On). Yeah, most songs aren't complete or uninterupted, but it works out fine in this instance. Also, for any David Lindley fan, this DVD is almost as much about him as it is Jackson Browne - mostly playing lap steel, but some of his crazy instruments, too. So if you're a fan of these guys, their music, and their stories, pick up a copy of this film. If you're like me, you'll watch some parts many times over.

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Summary: Well worth the price of admission
Comment: Have long been a fan of Jackson Browne and David Lindley, the 22 "other" cuts and (over edited) selections are simply a bonus to the prelude by Don Henley and Jackson telling the story of the writing of "Take It Easy" and the duet in an apparent motel or meeting room (with the left over potato salad on the table. That single video alone, to me, made this purchase well worth the "price of admission".

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Summary: Christmas present for a true friend
Comment: For the true fan or even for the reasonably interested and sensitive person, this is the DVD to buy them for Christmas. Not just a pure concert recording but a beautifully crafted history of Jackson with personal interviews as each song is previewed and played together with older versions skilfully merged.

No one does melancholy like Jackson and this DVD has it all. In the words of the master, 'You know, I think that life is full of pain, it's painful for everybody, growing is painful, but I think that the only way through it, is through it, and anything that helps is a blessing, that's why we do what we do, that's why we do music' What more can anyone say? Just don't miss him when he's next in London, I'll be the one in the front row!

This is the one DVD I would grab from a collection of over 200 if the house is burning down!

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Summary: Great, but I want to hear the music
Comment: Don't get me wrong. I love Jackson Browne. I have many fond memories of listening to his classic albums over and over again--we would have Jackson Browne nights when I was in college. And yes, learning what we learn from the interviews about the way he makes his music, about his early beginnings as a musician, his political activism, etc. (by the way, as a parent I would love to hear his thoughts on parenthood), all is fascinating and is well worth watching. But I would have made one plea to the editors: don't sacrifice the music! I am one who finds it sacriligious to cut off a song early, or to enter a song late. A song is an organic whole: if not heard in its entirety one has not heard the song. But time and time again, this DVD cuts the songs off before their conclusion. In fact, there are only perhaps three songs (and I mean "perhaps" because of some very quick editing) that we hear in full. I expect this sort of thing from VH1 or MTV (for consumers who, at least many of them, don't hold music in such high regard over celebrity), but I don't expect this of a DVD. The model of excellence in concert and interview video, as the model for so much in film making, is Martin Scorsese's work with The Last Waltz (The Band). The interviews in that film are fascinating and informative, but separated from the music. The format worked well on film, but even more on DVD. One can listen to the interviews one wants, but also hear the music in full.

Here's a message for Jackson Browne (if ever he would listen to this). Jackson, there are a lot of middle aged, near to exhaustion, folks like me who would be revitalized by your music. Yes we would love to hear whatever you want to say. But we would more than love a concert from you, with all the unexpected moments, the spontaneous smiles (when you did it just right! or a sideman does a nice lick!), and just the great songs that you have written so consistently over the many years. Give us another DVD please! Your fans, believe me, will want to keep ahold of this DVD, but we would love that concert!

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Summary: Rare glimpe at a rare artist
Comment: Few members of the human race can effect others hearts the way JB does.
Simply put, he is sugar to this sometimes sour world.

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For more than two decades Jackson Browne has been one of the Most compelling artists in popular music. In August of 1994, The Disney Chanel presented Jackson Browne: Going Home, a chronicle of Jackson's remarkable career. Jackson Browne: Going Home contains interviews, performances and rare footage spanning twenty-five years featuring Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, David Crosby, Graham Nash, The Eagles, David Lindley, Jennifer Warnes and many more.