Get It On: The Seventies DVD Jukebox

I held off on buying this DVD because of the one vague review of it. I was pleasantly surprised upon receiving it today to find that it truly contained some gems! It has an obscure Fleetwood Mac song written by Danny Kirwan."Dragonfly" is the name of the song and it was written back in the day of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and could only be bought as a rare single or off of the English release of "The Best of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" on Columbia/Sony. "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry is shown with its kaleidescope effect. I remember seeing this on television way back and it was cool then. The Jeff Beck Group does "Definitely Maybe" and it still sounds great.Of course Jeff plays it super cool. I should cool it with the "cool." Alice Cooper goes glam with "Eighteen." This is a hoot, because in the beginning they were trying to find direction with their stage act. Thankfully the glam bit went by the wayside! T.Rex does "Ride A White Swan" and it has the psychedelic thing going. Marc Bolan is missed and not forgotten. Rory Gallagher does a powerful live acoustic version of "Pistol Slapper Blues." R.I.P. Rory. Joe Cocker does an early rocker in "Dear Landlord." A song that still to this day remains playing in my head. I wish he'd never started with those ballads! Stealer's Wheel(Rafferty and Egan) do "Star." They do it live with the rest of the song taped. It's funny to see Rafferty on occasion turn around at times as if looking for the band. What a great song it was, also. Eric Burden and War do a "Paint it Black" medley that far exceeded my expectations! Bachman-Turner-Overdrive do "Hey You" and it sounds fresh after not hearing it for a couple decades. The Kinks do "Muswell Hillbilly" and all seem to be having a good time. Ray is on a Johnny Cash kick which makes me wonder if it was on J.C's variety show from the 70's. There are 22 total songs done and some might be duds depending on your individual taste. There is also a pop-up feature available for facts about the performers/songs. Also....it seems that many of the songs were from TV shows and done live. So, that is also a plus in my book!

Great 70's performances from great artists from Musikladen/ Beat Club the awesome German TV show. Primarly live cuts (not lip-synched), it's especially worth seeing for Fleetwood Mac's rare Dragonfly -- a single recorded post-Peter Green but before Christine McVie & Bob Welch (though this performance features those 2); Roxy Music; and Jeff Beck (w/ him overdubbing not once but twice: three layers of Beck guitar laid down right there on the screen!)Includes a nice 10 cut "jukebox" programming feature.An awewome package of odds & ends mostly unavailable on their many US compilations(except for the omni-present Alice Cooper, and the also very worthwhile Roxy Music, T-Rex and Kinks packages.)01. Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (lip-synched)02. Roxy Music - Do The Strand (w/ a feathered Brian Eno!)03. Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (w/ videoverdubs!)04. Fleetwood Mac - Dragonfly05. Jeff Beck Group - Definitely Maybe (w/ drummer Cozy Powell and keyboardist Max Middleton)06. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode07. Rory Gallagher - Pistol Slapper Blues08. Stealers Wheel - Star09. Walker Brothers - No Regrets (moving cover of folkie Tom Rush)10. T.Rex - Ride A White Swan11. Status Quo - Spinning Wheel Blues12. Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen13. Joe Cocker - Dear Landlord14. Eric Burdon & War - Paint It Black Medley15. Muddy Waters - Honey Bee16. Bachman-Turner-Overdrive - Hey You (lip-synched)17. 10cc - I'm Not In Love (lip-synched, not surprisingly)18. The Kinks - Muswell Hillbilly19. Kiki Dee - Amoureuse20. Sweet - Turn It Down21. Roxy Music - All I Want Is You (w/ John Wetton; post-Eno)22. Tina Turner - Acid Queen

With the exception of a few clips, this is mostly a collection of second & third rate performances of fourth rate artists. The videography and video layout are truly annoying. The "psychedelic imagery effects" on some of the clips obfuscates the performace so completely that one cannot determine who the heck is playing. One could get the same effect by simply listening to their mediorce performances while looking through a cheap kaledeioscope. This is definitely NOT a disk for those that appreciate quality 1970's rock performances. This disk is more appropriate for those looking for examples of bad/campy/1970's kitsch to laugh at. However, after the laughter subsides, the disappointment sets in. It appears that many performances are culled from the German TV show "Rockplast". There are other DVD's available with performances from the 1970's Rockplast show that are worth the money, such as "Super Hits of the '70s - Have a Nice Day" which is recommended, instead of the "Get It On' disk.

Ordered as gift for husband. No problems receiving or any problems with quality ofitem. Not exactly the songs he wanted or thought were going to be on it,but he saidhe would keep it because it did have some good songs.

never heard most of these before

Not very good equity of video

These are mostly rare videos compiled from live performances on German television back in the seventies. There's a great mixture of music, and the sounds and visuals will take you back to that great period of time called the seventies!

Not what I expected, poor quality, unknown artists, won't make that mistake again.

could do with a few more well known acts

Grate dvd

Juste ceci : Je pense qu'il y avait d'autres solutions avec un choix plutôt large, afin de proposer une bien meilleure play liste. Bien que les titres sur le DVD soient bons, voir rares, Get It On devrait comporter un Volume 2, voir un Volume 3, sinon plus, tant il existe quantités d'autres titres qui auraient raison d'être mis en avant. Aller, je ne vais pas bouder pas mon plaisir et de vous remercier pour cette transaction.

７０年代のライヴ等の貴重な映像を２２曲収録しています。ブライアン・フェリー、ロキシー・ミュージック、フリートウッド・マック、ジェフ・ベック、チャック・ベリー、ロリー・ギャラガー、Ｔ．Ｒｅｘ、マディ・ウォーターズ、１０ＣＣ、ザ・キンクス、他・・・合計８０分、ＤＴＳ音声も収録でお勧めです。リージョンフリーなので日本のＤＶＤプレーヤーやＰＳ２で観れます。収録曲：1. Bryan Ferry / A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall2. Roxy Music / Do The Strand3. Mungo Jerry / In The Summertime4. Fleetwood Mac / Dragonfly5. The Jeff beck Group / Definitely Maybe6. Chuck Berry / Johnny B. Goode7. Rory Gallagher / Pistol Slapper Blues8. Stealers Wheel / Star9. Walker Brothers... No Regrets10. T-Rex / Ride a white swan11. Status Quo / Spinning Wheel Blues12. Alice Cooper / I'm Eighteen14. Eric Burdon and War / Paint It Black (Medley)15. Muddy Waters / Honey Bee16. Bachman-Turner Overdrive / Hey You17. 10cc / I'm Not In Love18. The Kinks / Muswell Hillbilly19. Kiki Dee / Amoureuse20. Sweet / Turn It Down21. Roxy Music / All I Want Is You22. Tina Turner / Acid Queen

副題のとおり，1970年代の音楽映像２２曲を収録したDVDです。　収録されているのはドイツの音楽番組『Beat Club』や『Musik Laden』で放送された映像なのですが，そのほとんどが口パクのヴィデオ・クリップではなくライヴ・ヴァージョンであるというのが嬉しいですね。　曲によってはオーヴァー・ダビングされているものもあるのですが，それもきちんと映像処理されています。たとえば，Jeff Beck Groupの『Definity Maybe』ではJeff Beckのギターが３本重ねられているのですが，その部分の映像ではなんと３人のJeff Beckがギターを弾いているんです(^^;)。　もっともあの時代の映像らしいというのか....変にサイケな映像処理がなされている曲があるのは，ちょっとアレなんですけれどね(^^;)。　映像の方は以前発売された『Beat Club』や『Musik Laden』のLDに収録されたものと比べて特に向上したようにはあまり感じませんが，サウンドの方は一応『5.1ch』や『dts』化されています....といってもあまり違いは分からないんですけれどね(^^;)