ZZ Top: Live from Texas [Blu-ray]

ZZ Top: Live from Texas [Blu-ray]
by Milton Lage

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Actor: Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard
Director: Milton Lage
Brand: Universal Studios
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Dutch (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-06-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
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Condition: Used, Very Good
Format: Blu-ray
Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound

Blu-ray Reviews of ZZ Top: Live from Texas [Blu-ray]

Blu-ray Review: Horrible Sound. AVOID. I own 100+ Concert DVD's...
Summary: 1 Stars

Cannot describe how disappointed I am in this BluRay ZZ Top concert. I have a full Polk RL Speaker setup (2 Mains, 1 Center, 2 Surround) and a Denon receiver, along with a 58" Plasma TV. Many, many people think my audio setup is the best they've heard in a home.

I don't buy movies. I buy concerts. I am pretty sure I have over 100 DVD Concerts and have learned multiple times to NEVER buy one without extensive online research...due to the frequent 'mix' issues. IE, many concert DVDs sound horrible due to the mix, or post-production conversion into 5.1. Whatever the issues, I thought I had learned to NEVER make an impulse buy.

When you see people reviewing this disc and saying the sound is muddy, you need to think Redneck four-wheeling muddy (I'm an Atlanta boy, so I'm allowed to say this). It's the worst mix/sound balance I think I have out of all my discs.

I finally bought a BluRay player and ordered a bunch of concerts I know I want from Amazon. However, the 'free shipping' shipment won't arrive for a few more weeks, so this past weekend my wife and I dropped by the local big box store and purchased the Clapton/Winwood BluRay along with this one...without even checking online. I guess I somewhat thought "hey, we're in the 21st century. Surely they've figured out how to produce a decent concert on BluRay by now." I played the ZZTop one first, mainly because the shrink wrap was easier to get off.

I literally thought I had some setting(s) wrong. I spent a few minutes verifying what format my receiver thought it was getting, what audio format was selected on the BluRay player and more. Seeing things seemed to be correct, I pulled it out and dropped in the Clapton/Winwood disc. MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better sound quality, mix, balance, etc.

I just saw ZZ Top perform in June2010 at the Eric Clapton Guitar Festival in Chicago. I know they still sound AWESOME. BUT...not on this disc. AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS.

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Description of ZZ Top: Live from Texas [Blu-ray]

LIVE FROM TEXAS - Blu-Ray Movie

That Little Ol? Band from Texas comes up big in ZZ Top: Live from Texas, a concert recorded in Dallas in November, 2007. The hirsute trio (guitarist Billy Gibbons, bass player Dusty Hill, drummer Frank Beard) has been at it for nearly four decades now, and notwithstanding their synth-tinged commercial breakthrough in the ?80s, they haven?t changed a whole lot in that time--not that that?s a bad thing, as ZZ Top is still essentially a fine, gut-bucket blues band. In the course of this 80-minute gig, they dig deep into the back catalogue, mixing in tunes from ?70s albums like Tres Hombres, Rio Grande Mud, and Fandango, as well as more recent items from the multi-platinum Eliminator. Their themes (cars, women, good barbeque) are as eternal as their beards are long (well, not Beard?s beard; the fact that he doesn?t have one remains a source of ironic amusement), their shtick is effortlessly cool, their presentation is minimal (calling Gibbons and Hill?s moves "dancing" would be a major stretch), and their stage show is modest by Big Rock Show standards; the crowd eats it all up, especially when the band careens into a set-closing string of hits including "Legs," "Sharp Dressed Man," "La Grange," and, of course, "Tush." This is the only ZZ Top concert performance out there, and while it has occasional shortcomings (in terms of both performance and technical aspects), it?s a fine example of a veteran band that remains a potent live attraction despite long-dwindling clout as record sellers.

As is often the case, the principal appeal of the Blu-ray edition of this title is its crisper visuals and especially its highly enhanced sound. Bonus material is the same as other releases, highlighted by Gibbons, Hill, and Beard playing poker while reminiscing about everything from opening for the Rolling Stones and the menagerie (buzzards, longhorn steer, tarantula, etc.) that accompanied the band on a long ago tour to Paula Abdul?s attempt to teach the boys some dance steps (the results speak for themselves). Their version of Jimi Hendrix?s "Foxey Lady" is pretty cool, too. --Sam Graham

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