Eric Clapton Video:

		List Price: $19.98		Label: Geneon [Pioneer] Salesrank: 96807 Released: January 29, 2002
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		MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Media: DVD

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band - Sweet Toronto Reviews:
Great Music, But Film Needs To be Remastered
2007-09-28 - I really enjoyed watching this, but I agree with the reviews that state that the sound is not great. I have the remastered CD version and the sound is fantastic. Also, the film has too many zooms in and out and that can tire the eyes some.

I am a huge Yoko fan and think that her back-up of John is great and really love her set, both for her and for the ability to see just how John and the others made those feedback sounds. Yoko really has a quite lovely stage presence. Because of the awkward camera angles, it is hard to see, but you can tell that she is directing the musicians during her set. She clearly is in control of what is going on. I have seen other footage of John playing for Yoko when she is doing her thing, so I know he was very supportive and encouraging of her work. But the way they are filmed with the constant cut-aways and zooms in and out, you don't quite get as genuine a sense of their chemistry as you would if they took longer shots and zoomed much more slowly.

Still, I am glad to have the film in my collection. But I look forward to a restored version with better sound and chapters so I can look at an individual song if I so wish.

Sweet Toronto- The best music for the best cause
2006-12-27 - In 1969 the Beatles were on the virge of a breakup and their leader John Lennon had teamed musically with Yoko Ono, an avante garde vocalist. This historical DVD showcases their first mainstream peformance together ( they had performed earlier in the year, see Life with the Lions) as well as a few other performances from the anti-war festival their performance was taken from. Read on for the meat of the review. The DVD was exeptional! What a great concert it must have been; I'm sorry this DVD doesn't have the full thing. Picture and sound are very good for footage of this age and the musical highlights are many. Johhny B. Goode ( Chuck Berry), Lucille ( Little Richard), Hound Dog ( J.L. Lewis)and Dizzy Lizzy performed by Lennon are but a few ; read further for a more complete listing. 1. Bo Diddley by Bo Diddley of course is nothing exeptional to me but the guitar work is great and its a real dance tune and fun! 4/5 stars. 2. Hound Dog- performed here with great energy by Jerry Lee Lewis: great instrumental solos and vocals but overall a little short by comparison to other performances, 4.5/5 stars. Johhny B. Goode by Chuck Berry: one of my favs playing one of his greatest plus the guitar work and signature 'duck walk', 5/5 easy. Lucille by Little Richard: another classic rock 'n'roll performance from the man who was Long Tall Sally and Slipin' and Slidn'and vocally it's classic L.R. ,5/5 Blue Swede (sp?) Shoes performed by John Lennon: Energetic, great guitar by E. Clapton, the wonderful words and an exiting starter, 4.5/5. Money ( that's what I want): so John wasn't perfect with the lyrics, big deal , it's still a great rock'n'roller although it worked even better with Paul and George screaming in the backround- 4.5/5 Dizzy Miss Lizzy : John performances this song with such zeal and engergy, the words and tune are great and John is so good on it and so rousing ;it also features more great work by Eric-5/5. Yer Blues-pretty good Lennon song with great words, tune and guitar, oh and Yoko's vocalizations DO add something to this intensely personal song: 5/5 Cold Turkey- Lennon plays it for the first time although Eric'guitar could be louder and although you feel Lennon's pain, it's not as intense as the studio version, 4/5. Give Peace a Chance- a live version of the anti-war Lennon classic great with a wonderful message, 5/5 ( no matter if he forgot the lyrics, he was making it up as he went along on the original) . Don't Worry Kyoko - Yoko's opening number and for her pretty good, if breif -it really works, great beat and melody and Yoko's signauture vocals , 4/5. John John , Let's Hope For Peace- the finale, and I haven't heard it all the way through but I didn't dig what I heard all that much although the guitar work seemed good. A generous 3/5 for Yoko. Peace, Peace, Peace! Love, Love Love ! ( Chuck Berry, 1969.

Three Acts and Rare Presence
2006-07-05 - Sweet Toronto...ah yes! Bo Diddly, Jerry LEEe, CHUCK BERRY, and the Little Devil Himself (Little Richard);are well worth the price of this DVD,and then some. To see them at this point of space/Time...and their "Top Hat", 50s Hippie-Rocker Roller, Sterling preformances, is a Keep-Sake. John had his Magical Mystery Hat on, in arranging for them to be there.
Johnny's Presence, guitar, Voice, and "signature", is also Star Striking ! As for Yoko.... well...thats Called "ART", and Eric Clapton is a very Kind Friend To John Lennon.
This Segment of the Film MUST BE Viewed, atleast once. Persona
Gratis, and the First Preformance of "Give Peace a Chance", besides other Charms, are well worth it. John was not my Favorate Beatle, sadly to say (most of his Life was Really..Tragic), But the Beatles and his solo music could not be seperated. OWN THIS FILM...now !!

For Lennon fans only
2006-05-27 - "errr...this is what we came for really....

ELLYELSHAN!!

It's errr... give peace a chance so, sing along will ya. I've forgotton all those bits in between, but I know the chorus so"...


Nuff said....

Short But Not Sweet
2006-01-20 - If you're curious about this event this dvd may be more than you need to know. Be warned Yoko is nearly unlistenable.
She does have a lot of good songs that can be found on the ONOBOX but here she just wails tunelessly on Yer Blues and Cold Turkey.It is fun however to see if you can watch the dvd all the way through without someone else telling you to shut it off.
The Chuck Berry ,Little Richard, and Jerry Lee Lewis clips are all cool but i'd really love to see the Alice Cooper Group performance from the same day.