Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre

Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre
by Jim Gable

Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre
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Director: Jim Gable
Brand: Chicago
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 172 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment

DVD Reviews of Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre

DVD Review: Great Concert for those that remember!
Summary: 4 Stars

Just what we need, another bunch of aging rockers from the 60's and 70's trying to cash in on the nostalgia boom. Well, that's what it seems on the surface. Delve a little deeper and spend some time with this Blu-ray DVD and you'll discover a musical excellence that transcends time and generational change. Both groups have an infusion of youth (not surprising as some of the original members have gone to that great concert in the sky) but maintain the original sound albiet with much greater fidelity than was originally possible with 70's audio technology.
There are two reasons to buy this Blu-ray DVD, firstly the picture and sound quality are almost reference level (I own a HiFi store and use it for demo and system set ups), secondly the musical performance is just brilliant with band members of both groups interchanging and singing each others songs. The only reason I gave 4 stars is that there are some lulls in the performance although judicious use of the remote can soon dispatch them.
All in all this is a disk that anyone with a musical bent and good audio/video system should consider adding to their collection. Regardless of musical taste, you won't be disappointed.

DVD Review: Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire: Live at the Greek
Summary: 5 Stars

Energetic performances and superb pacing by Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire, enhanced by first rate Blu-Ray sound and picture add up to one of the greatest home video concerts ever made!

An absolute must for your collection! You'll feel like your sitting right in the audience in the Greek Theater on a warm summer evening. Let me correct that. You'll be up on your feet like everybody else in the audience!

DVD Review: Two for the price of one!
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought this DVD mainly to listen and view my Chicago favorites. They open the show with EWF and start off with Beginnings which has been one of my all time favorite Chicago songs if not the all time favorite. It almost goes downhill after that. I would have not chosen to open the show with that song. That one should have been at the end or on one of the encores. Nonetheless, they play a couple of other songs together than they break off. EWF gets to play first and then Chicago takes the stage and then they join together again as in the beginning. Earth Wind and Fire steal the show and they are tighter musically. Chicago sounds good but not as great as they can be. Overall I would give them an A-, EWF an A+, and together an A. I would recommend this disc if you're a hard core Chicago or Earth, Wind, and Fire fan.
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DVD Review: Earth, Wind, and Fire on Fire!
Summary: 4 Stars

Don't buy this for the Chicago set. Its ok, but lacks the brilliant Peter Cetera vocals. Earth, Wind, and Fire is the reason to buy and listen to this. The music and vocals are great and sound the same as they did 30 years ago. Way of the World is beautiful and they play all the favorites. One of the best music DVD's I own strictly for EW&F.

DVD Review: Great Combo Show
Summary: 4 Stars

Two of my favorite groups of all time in one concert.
Nice concert from the Greek Theatre with Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire performing separately and together - contrasts the two styles and horn sections nicely.
Great sound and the HD video looks good - lots of camera angles, but some from unmanned cameras fixed to things like the drum kit that naturally move around some when the drummer is playing - fortunately they cut away from these shots often in the editing.
If you like these groups you will like this one for sure.

Description of Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre

Legendary groups Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire perform together at the Greek Theatre.
Genre: Music Video - Pop/Rock
Rating: NR
Release Date: 28-JUN-2005
Media Type: DVD
The '70s and '80s rule as two of the most popular bands from that era join forces on Chicago/Earth Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre, a two-disc, nearly three-hour concert recorded in Los Angeles in 2004. These groups scored dozens of hits in their heydays, and if neither has come up with much of anything that's new in the past two decades, the sold-out audience at the Greek Theatre could hardly care less. Both Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire, have soldiered on despite key personnel changes over the years (Chicago bassist-singer Peter Cetera and EWF founder Maurice White are long gone, and much missed); here they perform energetic and tasteful versions of everything from "Make Me Smile," "I'm a Man," and "Saturday in the Park" (Chicago) to "That's the Way of the World," "Fantasy," and "Serpentine Fire" (EWF), among many others, to rapturous response. Nothing too exciting about all of that--in fact, it's a bit like witnessing a couple of very skilled tribute bands at work--but there are a few surprises, as when Chicago keyboardist-singer Bill Champlin takes the lead on "After the Love Has Gone" (which he co-wrote) and EWF singer Philip Bailey returns the favor on Chicago's "If You Leave Me Now." The highlights are the first and last portions of the show, when the two bands (complete with horn sections) share the stage for "September," "25 or 6 to 4," "Shining Star," and more, displaying genuine joy at performing together and generating a huge, infectious sound delivered with high definition visuals and digital audio. --Sam Graham

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