Rockpalast Live
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List Price: $24.98
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Manufacturer: Pioneer
Starring: Little Feat
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305841449
Format: Color
ISBN: 6305841446
Label: Pioneer
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Pioneer
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-05-16
Running Time: 74
Studio: Pioneer
Theatrical Release Date: 2000-05-16
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Summary: Frankly, I was underwhelmed:
Comment: Many reviewers of Little Feat video products have lauded this as the best Feat video on the market. So, if only by process of elimination, I'd have to agree. But that ain't saying much. Just click over to my review of Little Feat's "High Wire Act" DVD and you'll see what I mean.
Compared to what Little Feat accomplished in the post Lowell George era, I think this performance at "Rockpalast" (German for Rock Palace) is somewhat sub par..... So string me up, burn me at the stake and send me to a vivisectionist for blasphemy. But, the video resolution is so deplorable at times that you hardly see what you're watching. The sound mix and quality are equally stinky.....
For example, I love Richey Hayward. he is Little Feat's answer to Keith Moon. His "all over the kit ...lead drumming" style always fits the songs perfectly.... And Richey's ability to simultaneously sing the "high 5" harmony part is nothing short of the miraculous. But the audio has him mixed three times louder than the lead vocal... You can barely hear Lowell George sing at all. That's just "sound man stupidity". In addition, Lowell's guitar is equally as absent in the mix.... The sound people should be sent to prison for effing up the only real "Lowell George era" Feat video we have.... Bummer eh?
Besides that, I believe the band had serious chemistry problems in those years, both personal and pharmacological... It made for a less than acceptable product....
If you want the best Little Feat concert available anywhere... It's from Feat's Craig Fuller era. Call PBS and Terry Likona at Austin City Limits and DEMAND that they release the Little Feat concert that they have on file. This performance is so clean, you (personally) could lick any portion of it without fear of septic contamination.
But as for this "Rockpalast" concert, I'm giving this 3 stars because it's the only thing on video featuring Lowell George and Little Feat.... No..... in fact, I just changed my mind... 2 stars and that's it.... The music was probably OK, but who knows....?...you can't really hear much of it... It's Little Feat successfully concealed behind a wall of musical mush.
True, average music fans wouldn't know good sound if it ran them down in the street.... fans simply have tin ears. This fact is substantiated by the popularity of no talent morons like Madonna and Justin (frickin') Timberlake. Hell, If "Micah" Jackson walked onstage and threw up... the fans would fall weeping at his feet in undying admiration... Fans just don't know any better.
Having said that... if you're thinking of buying the DVD version of this concert for $200...... think again, friend.
Timothy A. Di Pietro
Certifed Django Junkie
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Summary: Classic Feat with Lowell
Comment: I can't even remember if I bought this through Amazon , but as soon as I saw that it was for sale ( maybe 5 years ago ?? )I bought it and have enjoyed it very much...I saw the band probably 6 months after this show and rank it as the best live show I have ever seen...yea ok the sound and video are from the 70's , but hey who cares ??? IT'S CLASSIC FEAT WITH LOWELL !!!!...if I could give it 10 stars I would...Hey I will anyway - 10 STARS -
The song selection is top notch , Lowell's slide guitar work is absolutely fantastic,Richtie's drumming is the best,Bill's work on the keyboards is A1,I have always loved Paul's guitar playing and this DVD is no exception....This band is the greatest band that noone has ever heard of !!!!...buy it !! enjoy it !!!
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Summary: Little Feat: Rockpalast Live - Great timepiece.
Comment: This DVD shows a great band on a great night. The clothes, the songs, and the production are very 70's, but that's what you want when you're hearing Little Feat. It's a good one!
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Summary: The gem is from Pinkpop, folks!
Comment: A fantastic dvd! for me the first actual footage showing Lowell George and the other instrument voodoo wizards in a state of, perhaps, jet-lag? Rockpalast was the prime rock program at that time. On this DVD, the sound is awful, the performance is about 60% of Waiting for Columbus, and still the concert is magic to me. And I agree with other reviewers, the absolute gem is the bonus "Cold, Cold, Cold", good sound, well played, and a far better quality (I 'm not saying this simply because I'm Dutch) then the Rockpalast concert. Lowell's voice is record quality. They all seem much more concentrated. Although no one, not even Bill Payne and Paul Barrere seems to have clue, I can see from everything that it's not a German concert, but a Dutch, recorded at the Pinkpop festival on June 7, 1976. Other acts at that festival, visited by 40,000 fans, were the Jess Roden Band, Streetwalkers, Outlaws, Chieftains, and Uriah Heep. Pinkpop was broadcasted live on Dutch television, so more footage should be somewhere! Anyway, a must have for everyone who loves Little Feat.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poor lighting!
Comment: I've got the DVD and compared to the 20 other concert DVD's I own this one has the WORST film quality, but hey where else are you going to see Lowell live?
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Frankly, I was underwhelmed:
Comment: Many reviewers of Little Feat video products have lauded this as the best Feat video on the market. So, if only by process of elimination, I'd have to agree. But that ain't saying much. Just click over to my review of Little Feat's "High Wire Act" DVD and you'll see what I mean.
Compared to what Little Feat accomplished in the post Lowell George era, I think this performance at "Rockpalast" (German for Rock Palace) is somewhat sub par..... So string me up, burn me at the stake and send me to a vivisectionist for blasphemy. But, the video resolution is so deplorable at times that you hardly see what you're watching. The sound mix and quality are equally stinky.....
For example, I love Richey Hayward. he is Little Feat's answer to Keith Moon. His "all over the kit ...lead drumming" style always fits the songs perfectly.... And Richey's ability to simultaneously sing the "high 5" harmony part is nothing short of the miraculous. But the audio has him mixed three times louder than the lead vocal... You can barely hear Lowell George sing at all. That's just "sound man stupidity". In addition, Lowell's guitar is equally as absent in the mix.... The sound people should be sent to prison for effing up the only real "Lowell George era" Feat video we have.... Bummer eh?
Besides that, I believe the band had serious chemistry problems in those years, both personal and pharmacological... It made for a less than acceptable product....
If you want the best Little Feat concert available anywhere... It's from Feat's Craig Fuller era. Call PBS and Terry Likona at Austin City Limits and DEMAND that they release the Little Feat concert that they have on file. This performance is so clean, you (personally) could lick any portion of it without fear of septic contamination.
But as for this "Rockpalast" concert, I'm giving this 3 stars because it's the only thing on video featuring Lowell George and Little Feat.... No..... in fact, I just changed my mind... 2 stars and that's it.... The music was probably OK, but who knows....?...you can't really hear much of it... It's Little Feat successfully concealed behind a wall of musical mush.
True, average music fans wouldn't know good sound if it ran them down in the street.... fans simply have tin ears. This fact is substantiated by the popularity of no talent morons like Madonna and Justin (frickin') Timberlake. Hell, If "Micah" Jackson walked onstage and threw up... the fans would fall weeping at his feet in undying admiration... Fans just don't know any better.
Having said that... if you're thinking of buying the DVD version of this concert for $200...... think again, friend.
Timothy A. Di Pietro
Certifed Django Junkie
Customer Rating:
Summary: Classic Feat with Lowell
Comment: I can't even remember if I bought this through Amazon , but as soon as I saw that it was for sale ( maybe 5 years ago ?? )I bought it and have enjoyed it very much...I saw the band probably 6 months after this show and rank it as the best live show I have ever seen...yea ok the sound and video are from the 70's , but hey who cares ??? IT'S CLASSIC FEAT WITH LOWELL !!!!...if I could give it 10 stars I would...Hey I will anyway - 10 STARS -
The song selection is top notch , Lowell's slide guitar work is absolutely fantastic,Richtie's drumming is the best,Bill's work on the keyboards is A1,I have always loved Paul's guitar playing and this DVD is no exception....This band is the greatest band that noone has ever heard of !!!!...buy it !! enjoy it !!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Little Feat: Rockpalast Live - Great timepiece.
Comment: This DVD shows a great band on a great night. The clothes, the songs, and the production are very 70's, but that's what you want when you're hearing Little Feat. It's a good one!
Customer Rating:
Summary: The gem is from Pinkpop, folks!
Comment: A fantastic dvd! for me the first actual footage showing Lowell George and the other instrument voodoo wizards in a state of, perhaps, jet-lag? Rockpalast was the prime rock program at that time. On this DVD, the sound is awful, the performance is about 60% of Waiting for Columbus, and still the concert is magic to me. And I agree with other reviewers, the absolute gem is the bonus "Cold, Cold, Cold", good sound, well played, and a far better quality (I 'm not saying this simply because I'm Dutch) then the Rockpalast concert. Lowell's voice is record quality. They all seem much more concentrated. Although no one, not even Bill Payne and Paul Barrere seems to have clue, I can see from everything that it's not a German concert, but a Dutch, recorded at the Pinkpop festival on June 7, 1976. Other acts at that festival, visited by 40,000 fans, were the Jess Roden Band, Streetwalkers, Outlaws, Chieftains, and Uriah Heep. Pinkpop was broadcasted live on Dutch television, so more footage should be somewhere! Anyway, a must have for everyone who loves Little Feat.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Poor lighting!
Comment: I've got the DVD and compared to the 20 other concert DVD's I own this one has the WORST film quality, but hey where else are you going to see Lowell live?
An integral part of the German entertainment scene since the late 70's, the live music television showcase, "Rockpalast," has been luring some of the world's most acclaimed artists to the spectacular outdoor stage of the Loreley on the Rhine, and to Germany's largest indoor concert halls. Come join us for a rare look back at the best of "Rockpalast"! Spearheaded by the prodigious songwriting and instrumental talents of band visionary, Lowell George, Little Feat set the American Music terrain ablaze with their rootsy blend of tasty dixie fried rock. In this rare live performance, capturing one of Lowell George's last appearances with the band before his tragic death on June 29, 1979. Little Feat - Rockpalast Live, the first volume of the Rockpalast Series, which was also the first Rockpalast broadcast is irrefutable proof of their undeniable status as one of music's premiere groups.
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