Come Together - A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0013023190993 Format: Color Label: Geneon [Pioneer] Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer] Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2002-12-03 Running Time: 90 Studio: Geneon [Pioneer] Theatrical Release Date: 2002-10-08
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Is there an echo in here? Comment: Okay, I know that this was filmed in Radio Music Hall, but there is ENTIRELY too much echo on the DVD release. It's almost impossible to interpret what he is saying due to the rampant echo. This is mostly a product for the die hard Lennon fangirls and fanboys like myself, but I would have enjoyed it more if there wasn't an over abundance of echo. Still, a worthy purchase for a great price. Customer Rating: Summary: It was okay Comment: While the intentions of the people who put this benefit tribute together certainly seem very sincere and heartfelt, I just wasn't that hugely impressed by it overall. The vast majority of the people covering John's songs (most of them from his Beatle days) did not personally know him, which probably would have added a deeper level to the covers. Obviously the biggest omissions were Paul and Ringo, and his own son Julian, who seems to be a better musician than Sean. I didn't even recognise some of the singers on the bill. Most of the performances weren't that memorable or moving to me. While well-meaning, this tribute doesn't come anywhere close to the moving professional example of 'The Concert for George,' which had much better direction and selection of musicians. The best performances were Stone Temple Pilots on "Revolution," Alanis Morisette's "Dear Prudence," Dave Matthews's "In My Life," and Cyndi Lauper's beautiful rendition of "Strawberry Fields Forever" at Strawberry Fields in Central Park. Most of the rest of the covers were at best mediocre and unmemorable, and at worst downright awful. Among the worst performances were Shelby Lynne's "Mother" (John's powerful original made me sob uncontrollably the first time I ever heard it, and this dismal cover sounds like something you'd find in a country-western karaoke bar), Lou Reed's "Jealous Guy" (also doesn't begin to hold a candle to the moving original), Sean Lennon, Moby, and Rufus Wainwright's "Across the Universe," and Marc Anthony's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." The only compelling reason I can see for wanting to buy and not rent this one are the film and audio clips of John in between songs, most of which I hadn't seen or heard before, like his in-depth explanation of what he really meant in "Imagine" when he talked about imagining no religion. (It actually was not some sort of attack on religion, but more on the formal denominations that separate us.) Overall, this tribute was okay, but not the type of thing I'd be interested in watching again. Customer Rating: Summary: Lennon-lite and Peace -lite Comment: I am here to rain on this tribute to the work of John Lennon in New York City in early October 2001 on two counts- musically and politically. As to the music. I make no bones about the fact that, as a product of the Generation of '68, I grew to adulthood with this music, however, in any choice between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, in my book the Stones win hands down. The same applies to comparisons to Lennon as an individual artist. John Lennon could write lyrics with the best of them, no question, but here is the real question- which song, for example, better expresses the sense of working class alienation and, more importantly, what to do about it- Lennon's Working Class Hero or The Stones' Street Fighting Man? That said, even taking comparisons between artists out of consideration John Lennon's work, as witness here, and has not aged well. This, despite the profuse trade puffing by host Kevin Stacey and other narrators to the contrary. Part of this is because his works are so personal that they are not easily covered. Recently listening to some covers of the The White Album leads me to believe that this is true, as well, for most Beatles songs. Thus, the tribute, as a whole came off rather muzak-like, with the partial exception of Sean Lennon's work with Rufus Wainwright on That Boy and Nancy Marchant's powerful rendition of Nowhere Man. Now to the politics. Yes, we know that John Lennon, sincerely I believe, stood for `giving peace a chance' and for `power to the people, right on;' but frankly, those slogans today, as we are facing another titanic struggle against the imperial monsters over Iraq and Afghanistan just seems like some much children's talk. What the narrators held to be Lennon's profound wisdom on the peace question are things that seemed embarrassingly childish to me back even when they were first uttered. No, it is not enough to just think good thoughts about peace or have peace in our hearts for that to occur as if by magic. We have to go out and struggle for it against some people who will see us in our graves before they give `peace a chance'. And here my friends is the kicker. This tribute was performed in New York City on October 1, 2001 a few weeks after the criminal actions of a bunch of Islamic fanatics wrecked havoc on that city. Perhaps I would have been more impressed by the tribute if one person- host, performer or from the audience- in the whole one and one half hour program had mentioned peace and the desire for it not in the great by and by but actually mentioned some opposition to the war in Afghanistan that was being prepared even as they sang and was then only a few days from starting. Maybe, in the light of circumstances that couldn't be done in New York City during those weeks but I will be damned if I will listen to people spout forth about peace when they were not out in the streets with the few of us who were protesting the Afghan war then. Hell, I was afraid to go out in the streets and face the redneck reaction that was stirred up then too. But that is where `peaceniks' had to be. What would Mr. Lennon have to say about that? Mrs. Lennon certainly didn't have anything to say. Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic Comment: I am amazed at the perfect paring up of artists with the songs selected. They really do justice to the music and add a new dimension to it. Covers are not always so great but these are exceptional for the most part. John would approve! Customer Rating: Summary: Kevin Spacey blew us away! Comment: We watched this live on tv, couldn't wait to own it! Loved Moby, Shawn & Rufus's performence of "Across the Universe"!!! Kevin Spacey blew us away with "Mind Games". Velvet Revolver did "Revolution" better than any other band has ever done!!! A must have dvd for any John Lennon fan!!!!This was a tribute to John Lennon, Not Yoko Ono.
Editorial Reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Is there an echo in here? Comment: Okay, I know that this was filmed in Radio Music Hall, but there is ENTIRELY too much echo on the DVD release. It's almost impossible to interpret what he is saying due to the rampant echo. This is mostly a product for the die hard Lennon fangirls and fanboys like myself, but I would have enjoyed it more if there wasn't an over abundance of echo. Still, a worthy purchase for a great price. Customer Rating: Summary: It was okay Comment: While the intentions of the people who put this benefit tribute together certainly seem very sincere and heartfelt, I just wasn't that hugely impressed by it overall. The vast majority of the people covering John's songs (most of them from his Beatle days) did not personally know him, which probably would have added a deeper level to the covers. Obviously the biggest omissions were Paul and Ringo, and his own son Julian, who seems to be a better musician than Sean. I didn't even recognise some of the singers on the bill. Most of the performances weren't that memorable or moving to me. While well-meaning, this tribute doesn't come anywhere close to the moving professional example of 'The Concert for George,' which had much better direction and selection of musicians. The best performances were Stone Temple Pilots on "Revolution," Alanis Morisette's "Dear Prudence," Dave Matthews's "In My Life," and Cyndi Lauper's beautiful rendition of "Strawberry Fields Forever" at Strawberry Fields in Central Park. Most of the rest of the covers were at best mediocre and unmemorable, and at worst downright awful. Among the worst performances were Shelby Lynne's "Mother" (John's powerful original made me sob uncontrollably the first time I ever heard it, and this dismal cover sounds like something you'd find in a country-western karaoke bar), Lou Reed's "Jealous Guy" (also doesn't begin to hold a candle to the moving original), Sean Lennon, Moby, and Rufus Wainwright's "Across the Universe," and Marc Anthony's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." The only compelling reason I can see for wanting to buy and not rent this one are the film and audio clips of John in between songs, most of which I hadn't seen or heard before, like his in-depth explanation of what he really meant in "Imagine" when he talked about imagining no religion. (It actually was not some sort of attack on religion, but more on the formal denominations that separate us.) Overall, this tribute was okay, but not the type of thing I'd be interested in watching again. Customer Rating: Summary: Lennon-lite and Peace -lite Comment: I am here to rain on this tribute to the work of John Lennon in New York City in early October 2001 on two counts- musically and politically. As to the music. I make no bones about the fact that, as a product of the Generation of '68, I grew to adulthood with this music, however, in any choice between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, in my book the Stones win hands down. The same applies to comparisons to Lennon as an individual artist. John Lennon could write lyrics with the best of them, no question, but here is the real question- which song, for example, better expresses the sense of working class alienation and, more importantly, what to do about it- Lennon's Working Class Hero or The Stones' Street Fighting Man? That said, even taking comparisons between artists out of consideration John Lennon's work, as witness here, and has not aged well. This, despite the profuse trade puffing by host Kevin Stacey and other narrators to the contrary. Part of this is because his works are so personal that they are not easily covered. Recently listening to some covers of the The White Album leads me to believe that this is true, as well, for most Beatles songs. Thus, the tribute, as a whole came off rather muzak-like, with the partial exception of Sean Lennon's work with Rufus Wainwright on That Boy and Nancy Marchant's powerful rendition of Nowhere Man. Now to the politics. Yes, we know that John Lennon, sincerely I believe, stood for `giving peace a chance' and for `power to the people, right on;' but frankly, those slogans today, as we are facing another titanic struggle against the imperial monsters over Iraq and Afghanistan just seems like some much children's talk. What the narrators held to be Lennon's profound wisdom on the peace question are things that seemed embarrassingly childish to me back even when they were first uttered. No, it is not enough to just think good thoughts about peace or have peace in our hearts for that to occur as if by magic. We have to go out and struggle for it against some people who will see us in our graves before they give `peace a chance'. And here my friends is the kicker. This tribute was performed in New York City on October 1, 2001 a few weeks after the criminal actions of a bunch of Islamic fanatics wrecked havoc on that city. Perhaps I would have been more impressed by the tribute if one person- host, performer or from the audience- in the whole one and one half hour program had mentioned peace and the desire for it not in the great by and by but actually mentioned some opposition to the war in Afghanistan that was being prepared even as they sang and was then only a few days from starting. Maybe, in the light of circumstances that couldn't be done in New York City during those weeks but I will be damned if I will listen to people spout forth about peace when they were not out in the streets with the few of us who were protesting the Afghan war then. Hell, I was afraid to go out in the streets and face the redneck reaction that was stirred up then too. But that is where `peaceniks' had to be. What would Mr. Lennon have to say about that? Mrs. Lennon certainly didn't have anything to say. Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic Comment: I am amazed at the perfect paring up of artists with the songs selected. They really do justice to the music and add a new dimension to it. Covers are not always so great but these are exceptional for the most part. John would approve! Customer Rating: Summary: Kevin Spacey blew us away! Comment: We watched this live on tv, couldn't wait to own it! Loved Moby, Shawn & Rufus's performence of "Across the Universe"!!! Kevin Spacey blew us away with "Mind Games". Velvet Revolver did "Revolution" better than any other band has ever done!!! A must have dvd for any John Lennon fan!!!!This was a tribute to John Lennon, Not Yoko Ono. A disparate group of performers gathers to celebrate the life and music of John Lennon in this 90-minute concert, recorded in 2001 at New York's Radio City Music Hall and originally broadcast on the WB Television Network. Considering both the setting and the fact that it came just three weeks after the events of September 11, it's not surprising that the show has a somewhat somber tone, but that makes Lennon's message of universal peace somehow all the more relevant. As for the songs, the majority come from Lennon's Beatle days, including "In My Life" (Dave Matthews), "Strawberry Fields Forever" (Cyndi Lauper), and "Dear Prudence" (Alanis Morissette); but it's the material from his solo years that yields the most passionate performances, especially by Shelby Lynne ("Mother") and Lou Reed ("Jealous Guy"). Host Kevin Spacey does a surprisingly effective turn on "Mind Games," and the inclusion of Lennon's son Sean is both appropriate and touching. Nice. --Sam Graham
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