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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Artist First
Salesrank: 14971
Released: March 6, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock 'n' roll and country music icon - a singer, songwriter, and pianist who's been amazing his audiences with his piano pyrotechnics for half a century. Lewis has never stopped touring, and he still delivers explosive concerts that are unpredictable, exciting, and personal. Following the critically acclaimed release of Last Man Standing in the fall of 2006, Lewis gathered with friends and family to perform at a series of private shows in New York and Los Angeles that were filmed for this DVD. Rock 'n' roll, soul, and country music legends gathered from the world 'round to show their admiration for one of the great original song stylists of all time. Last Man Standing Live is an intimate and unprecedented event in music history. Don't miss it!
Description of Last Man Standing:
It's called Last Man Standing, an apt-enough description when you consider that so many of his peers, like Sun Records mentor Sam Phillips and "Million Dollar Quartet" partners Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins, are six feet under. But Jerry Lee Lewis doesn't spend a lot of time on his feet during any portion of this two-hour show, the visual complement to his 2006 CD Last Man Standing: The Duets. Truth is, at 71, the Ferriday (Louisiana) Fireball is fairly rickety; sitting almost immobile at the keyboard, he's a far cry from the rock & roll firebrand who'd leap to his feet, kick away his piano stool, and wail, his golden locks flying. So this meeting between Lewis and about a dozen singing partners, ranging from fellow veterans (Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard) to relative youngsters (Chris Isaak, Norah Jones, Kid Rock), would have been more exciting had it happened, say, 10 years ago. It's still pretty cool. Lewis' piano chops are strong; his singing, while obviously weaker than in his heyday, ain't half bad either; he's got a great band, including guitarists Nils Lofgren and Rolling Stone Ron Wood and drummer Jim Keltner; and both he and his guests (not to mention the studio audience) are having a hellacious good time. Of course, he's still playing "Great Balls of Fire" and "Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On," the two rock & roll classics that bookend this 28-song set. But most of the repertoire emphasizes Lewis' country roots: there are Hank Williams chestnuts ("Your Cheatin' Heart" with Jones, "Jambalaya" with Nelson, "You Win Again" with Don Henley), genre classics ("Will the Circle Be Unbroken," with Kristofferson and John Fogerty), country blues ("Hadacol Boogie," with Buddy Guy), country-flavored rock ("Little Queenie" and "Honky Tonk Women" with Rock)... even a country fried version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," with Isaak. It's all a bit tame, but Last Man Standing (which includes some vintage Lewis performance clips, interviews, and a few brief bonus features) is nonetheless a worthy celebration of a national treasure. --Sam Graham
Last Man Standing Reviews:
Must Have DVD 
2009-10-01 - One of my favorite music dvd's. Great performer, great music, and well done dvd.
Sound and video quality are very good.
last man standing 
2009-09-10 - The dvd does not work on a European dvd-player, only on a computer (not on wmp).
He may be old but killer's still rockin' 
2009-05-12 - For old time R&R fans It's fun! His singin' and piano playin' is still
good. There is an incredible line-up of guest stars, but Jerry Lee is
carryin' the load! For you youngsters, listen to some of the great
rockin' blues of an era. It's real and not prettied up.
Joe Bob says, "Check it out!!"
Very entertaining
2009-02-08 - Jerry Lee gets better with age. He can still bang that piano and sing on key.
DVD is not even close to CD 
2009-01-03 - I first bought the CD which is out of the world great!!! So I was excited to see the DVD and ordered it. Much to my dismay the DVD did not have ANY of the great songs of the CD. Missing were, Pink Cadilac with the Boss, Rock n Roll with Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart and many others. I cannot understand how the DVD and CD have the same name??? Very disappointed
