The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions
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Actor: Curtis Mayfield & The ImpressionsBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hip-O Records
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DVD Review: THE INCOMPARABLE IMPRESSIONS !!
Summary: 5 Stars
Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden, Fred Cash, and Jerry Butler, THE IMPRESSIONS, made some of the most monumental music ever recorded. No, they didn't have the explosive dance steps of the MOTOWN groups,like THE TEMPTATIONS,THE MIRACLES, OR GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS , or non MOTOWN groups like JAMES BROWN & THE FAMOUS FLAMES , or LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS... but , they didn't need them. They didn't scream and shout , and drop to their knees on stage...but , they didn't have to. That's not what THE IMPRESSIONS were all about. They were about dignity..the music, and...the MESSAGE. They had a story to tell, and a message to relate ...and dance steps would have only detracted from that message. They were the first group to address REAL, TOPICAL ISSUES that affected You and Me .... and they did so YEARS before the so- called protest singers of the mid to late sixties, years before the Norman Whitfield/ Barrett Strong-produced songs on THE TEMPTATIONS,years before MARVIN GAYE'S classic "WHAT'S GOING ON",years before GAMBLE & HUFF. They were THE THINKING MAN'S SINGING GROUP.
THE IMPRESSIONS took a real risk in doing this... for some artists, this would have been career SUICIDE. But the Sixties were a very turbulent time in America, and they felt the story had to be told. Violent protests in many cities , inequality, and racism affected millions. The songs and music of CURTIS MAYFIELD & THE IMPRESSIONS addressed these issues, but did so in a dignified way that encouraged pride and peaceful change...not violent reprisal. Their music was the soundtrack of our lives. It is with great anticipation, then, this new DVD finally arrives : " MOVIN ON UP...The Music and the Message of CURTIS MAYFIELD and THE IMPRESSIONS". One of the ALL-TIME great vocal groups, led by one of the ALL-TIME great songwriters in music history. Featuring ALL-NEW interviews with Original IMPRESSIONS members SAM GOODEN and FRED CASH (who discussed the history of the group starting in Chatanooga, Tennessee and Chicago ,Illinois...along with taped vintage interviews with the late CURTIS MAYFIELD,along with interviews with his widow, ALTHEIDA, CARLOS SANTANA, and others, this great new DVD includes classic 60's footage of the IMPRESSIONS, finally realeased after sitting in the vaults for over 40 years, along with several performances of CURTIS after he went solo in the early 70's. Also several special features and bonus performances make this DVD a MUST BUY !!
Now,for the gripes.
I think that , as with the MIRACLES' Motown DVD,There should have been more classic IMPRESSIONS performances,along with the CURTIS solo performances.THE IMPRESSIONS , like the MIRACLES , HAVE HAD OVER 50 CHART HITS. Where were the video performances of "GYPSY WOMAN", "FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE", "TALKING 'BOUT MY BABY","I'M SO PROUD","KEEP ON PUSHING","FOOL FOR YOU","AMEN", (which is sung only as part of a medley with "WE'RE A WINNER"..."AMEN WAS THEIR BIGGEST HIT E V E R ....why wasn't the FULL SONG included ?}, "I'VE BEEN TRYING","YOU MUST BELIEVE ME",the post Curtis Mayfield million- selling hit; "FINALLY GOT MYSELF TOGETHER", and "WE'RE ROLLING ON"? These songs were among THE IMPRESSIONS' BIGGEST HITS...but , they're not included. Granted , the "REELIN'IN THE YEARS" COMPANY may not have the rights to all of these performances...some are sitting in the vaults in local stations where the Impressions performed on various local and regional 1960's "dance party" shows,ie: LLOYD THAXTON , HY-LIT,the Cleveland-based UPBEAT..from which their performance of "CHECK OUT YOUR MIND" was lifted,two other Cleveland-based TV shows, "JERRY G. AND COMPANY" ...(hosted by D.J.Jerry G.Bishop), and THE KEN HAWKINS "WORLD OF SOUL" T.V. SHOW (hosted by KEN HAWKINS, Cleveland's number one R&B disc jockey in the sixties),CASEY KASEM'S "SHEBANG",and others...but this may be the ONLY time that an IMPRESSIONS video compilation appears...so still,it would have been nice to have seen those performances as well. also, interviews with Original IMPRESSIONS lead singer , JERRY BUTLER, and the other original members, ARTHUR & RICHARD BROOKS,(if still alive), would have been nice, and also the shining moment when CURTIS , accompanied by fellow IMPRESSIONS SAM, FRED , AND JERRY BUTLER, was inducted into THE GRAMMY HALL OF FAME. in ...but overall, REELING IN THE YEARS,and UNIVERSAL did an excellent job in compiling the history of one of the MOST SUCCESSFUL, MOST IMPORTANT GROUPS IN MUSIC HISTORY,, THE INCOMPARABLE IMPRESSIONS !! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!
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